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The Daily Capitalist: On Monday, Sept. 19, I suggested that the price of gold (NYSE:GLD) was vulnerable, and also suggested that the stock prices of miners (NYSE:GDX) were a better intermediate-term bet. This was two days before the FOMC meeting, which much of the “smart money” expected would produce a Jobsian Read more…
David Zeiler: After a barrage of bad news — a disappointing move by the U.S. Federal Reserve and a couple of really bad days for the world’s key stock markets last week — it would be understandable if you wanted to dump all your investments, stick the cash in a duffel bag, and move to the hills. Read more…
Friday brought a modest recovery to the market but on light trade. All major indices ended the session higher with higher beta issues leading the way. Both the small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) and the S&P MidCap 400 rallied 1.3% while the Nasdaq (NASDAQ:QQQ) climbed by 1.1% The S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY) tacked on 0.6% Read more…
US stock futures point to a sharply higher open Monday following last week’s sharp decline. On Friday we said the market felt heavy but it was tough to be short given the amount of attention being paid to the crisis by European policy makers. There was nothing concrete over the weekend, but hopes are growing that leaders will find Read more…
Eric Dutram: Earlier this week, Northern Trust, the Chicago-based asset manager best known for its banking and wealth management divisions, announced a second foray into the Exchange-Traded Fund world with the debut Read more…
Tim Seymour: Vladimir Putin has announced that he will be running for president of Russia next year. Is anyone surprised? Read more…
Willem Weytjens: After gold (NYSE:GLD) and silver (NYSE:SLV) got hit hard last week, some of you probably wonder if that was the end of the 10 year+ bull market for precious metals. Read more…
George Maniere: ProShares Ultra Pro S&P 500 (NYSE:UPRO) is a triple leveraged fund that seeks a 300% return on the performance of the S&P for a single day. Conversely, The Pro Shares Ultra Pro Short S&P 500 (NYSE:SPXU) Read more…
Toby Connor: It’s taken much longer than I originally expected, but we now have confirmation that gold’s D-Wave decline has begun. Read more…
After a 100 handle move lower since Tuesday afternoon, the market is trying to get some footing here. This would have been Day 4 of the down move, which makes it hard to stay short, so traders are using this area Read more…
Tim Seymour: The now-infamous “twist” in the Federal Reserve’s bond-buying activities is driving money out of emerging markets ETFs and mutual funds. Read more…
If dollar-dumping turns from a trickle into a flood, look out. Exploding prices (aka exorbitant inflation) resulting from the devaluation of the dollar will compound the problems we saw in 2007–2009. Catastrophe will come when everybody realizes Read more…
Mike Larson: Folks, I’ve been warning you repeatedly — for the last several months — to get defensive. I’ve urged you to sell most of your stocks, dump risky bonds, eliminate your real estate exposure, and even take offensive action, adding inverse ETFs that rise in value when stocks fall. Read more…
Sean Hyman: There’s a hurricane headed for the U.S. economy, one that’ll send stocks tumbling and rip gains out of your portfolios – especially if you aren’t ready with some protective currency plays. Read more…
In trading on Friday, the iShares MSCI Indonesia Invstble Mkt Idx (NYSE:EIDO) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 6.54% on the day. Also up on the day are the 
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