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Possible Gartley Butterfly Sell Pattern In The Financials ETF? (XLF, SKF, FAS, FAZ, UYG)

February 8th, 2012

Thomas Carreno: The Financials ETF (NYSEArca:XLF) is currently showing a possible gartley butterfly sell pattern.  If the pattern is valid then we should begin to see very soon a sell off in the XLF Financials ETF.  The pattern and its bearish implications will not work if we start to see the XLF trade higher Read more…

NYSE:FAS, NYSE:FAZ, SKF, UYG, XLF

The 2008 Financial Crisis Was Nothing Compared To What Lies Ahead (XLF, SKF, FAZ, BAC, C, JPM, GS, JPM)

February 5th, 2012

Michael Snyder: The people out there that believe that the U.S. economy is experiencing a permanent recovery and that very bright days are ahead for us should have their heads examined.  Read more…

NYSE:FAS, NYSE:FAZ, SKF, UYG, XLF

Fund Managers Turn Bullish As “Risk Appetite” Increases (IXN, XLK, KRE, XLF, KBE, ONN, SGGG, VFH, SPHB)

February 3rd, 2012

Stoyan Bojinov: Although uncertainty continues to linger across financial markets, investors’ confidence in the global economic recovery has without a doubt improved considerably going Read more…

IXN, KBE, KRE, NYSE:ONN, XLF, XLK

Select Sector SPDRs’ Average Monthly Assets Soar 32 Percent In 2011 (XLU, XLP, XLK, XLB, XLF, XLI)

January 31st, 2012

The Select Sector SPDR Trust, which offers a family of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that divide the S&P 500 into nine individual sector funds, saw its average monthly assets climb 32 percent, or $10.5 billion, in 2011, further entrenching its position as the largest sector ETF family. Launched in 1998, Read more…

XLB, XLF, XLI, XLK, XLU

Sector Rotation: Are Bank ETFs About To Correct? (XLF, KBE, EUO, SPY, DIA, IWM, QQQ)

January 27th, 2012

Stocks fell on Thursday amidst quicker trade.  The market gapped higher at the open but stocks struggled for most of the day, and by the close, had pulled the major averages near session lows.  All five major indices fell on the day.  The S&P MidCap 400 showed the most relative weakness as it slid 0.7%. Read more…

KBE, NYSE:EUO, XLF

Morning Call: Futures Follow European Markets Higher on Fed Reaction

January 26th, 2012

US stock futures point to a higher open on Wall St Thursday, following gains in European markets. Overseas markets today got their first chance to react to the Fed’s decision to keep rates near 0% until late 2014, and most are up more than 1%. Commodities also Read more…

NYSE:DIA, NYSE:GLD, OIH, SPY, VXX, XLF

Big Banks Are Still Risky Investments (XLF, FAS, FAZ, UYG, SKF, MS, BAC, C, GS, JPM, WFC)

January 25th, 2012

Ian Wyatt: Big bank stocks had a good showing last week, with share prices rising across the board. The six biggest U.S. banks by market capitalization gained an average of 8% during the holiday-shortened week in which each released its 2011 fourth-quarter earnings. Since the financial sector is the Read more…

NYSE:FAS, NYSE:FAZ, SKF, UYG, XLF

Morning Call: Nazzy Futures Higher on Apple (AAPL) Earnings, Dow and S&P Sag

January 25th, 2012

US stock futures are mixed on Wednesday morning, with the Nasdaq set for a higher open on the heels of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s impressive quarter. The Read more…

NYSE:DIA, SPY, VXX, XLF

Morning Call: Greek Debt Anxiety, Profit Taking Weigh on Futures

January 24th, 2012

US stock futures point to a lower open Tuesday after a five-day winning streak for the S&P. Volume has been light in the up-move and yesterday the index rallied late to post a marginal gain, but today is the first sign of some real anxiety across Read more…

NYSE:DIA, OIH, SPY, XLF

Morning Call: Market Waits on Greek Debt Deal

January 23rd, 2012

US stock futures point to a higher open on Wall St Monday despite a lack of resolution in the Greek debt talks. Negotiations hit a wall over the weekend as private creditors said they could not improve their offer, but optimism as returned today. With a Read more…

NYSE:DIA, OIH, SPY, VXX, XLF

The U.S. Recovery Is Producing Surprises (BAC, IYR, XLF, GM, EWG, EWC, C, DIA)

January 20th, 2012

Sy Harding: In 2008 it was a sure thing the bursting of the real estate bubble (NYSEARCA:IYR), the collapse of the sub-prime mortgage market, the freeze-up of the banking system (NYSEARCA:XLF), the ravages of the ‘Great Recession’, collapse of the auto industry, bailout of mortgage- insurance Read more…

IYR, NYSE:EWC, NYSE:EWG, XLF

Morning Call: Market Lower After Google (GOOG) Earnings Miss

January 20th, 2012

US stocks are opening slightly lower on Friday, digesting a slew of corporate earnings and focusing an eye on the debt talks in Greece. Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) missed EPS last night by $1 and the stock is trading sharply lower, although off last night’s lows. The market, Read more…

NYSE:DIA, OIH, SPY, XLF

Westpac Banking-Dividends From Down Under (XLF, VGK, WBK, C, BAC)

January 19th, 2012

Jim Trippon: Time was when bank stocks provided some nice, stable dividend yields. That ended abruptly after the financial crisis of 2008-2009 when many of the larger US banks became happy just to stay in existence. The days of investors buying large US bank stocks for stable dividends was gone. Read more…

VGK, XLF

Morning Call: Market Cheers Bank of America (BAC) Surprise on Busy Earnings, Data Day

January 19th, 2012

US stock futures are up almost 0.5% Thursday morning, tacking on further gains after Bank of America (NYSEArca:BAC) turned a surprising profit in Q4 2011. The downtrodden bank reversed a loss from the year earlier, earning $2 billion by selling debt and offloading its stake in Read more…

OIH, SPY, VXX, XLF

The Myth Of U.S. De-Leveraging (XLF, FAS, SKF, FAZ, UYG, C, BAC, GS)

January 18th, 2012

Jeff Nielson: Following the Crash of ’08, when the mainstream propaganda machine was desperately trying to “put a happy face” on the collapse of the U.S. economy, a ridiculous two-part economic myth was first spawned, and then regurgitated millions of times by media talking-heads: ordinary Read more…

NYSE:FAS, NYSE:FAZ, SKF, UYG, XLF

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