Chris Harvey of Weeden & Co. explains why global risks may actually make stocks worth buying. Chris also gives a few ETF Read more…

NYSE:FAA, NYSE:ITB, NYSE:IYT, NYSE:XLB

Michael Johnston: The first half of 2012 is now in the books, dropping the curtain on a back-and-forth six months for many investors. Though the sentiment recently Read more…

NYSE:EGPT, NYSE:FBT, NYSE:ITB, NYSE:JO, NYSE:KWT, NYSE:TUR

In a Holiday shortened session, stocks closed higher yesterday. All five major indices closed near session highs. The light volume rally was led by a 1.3% on the small-cap Russell 2000 and a 1.2% gain on the S&P MidCap 400. The Nasdaq tacked on a solid Read more…

NYSE:FXH, NYSE:ITB

In trading on Friday, the iPath Short Extended S&P 500 TR ETN (NYSEARCA:SFSA) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 15.36% on the day. Also up on the day is the Read more…

NYSE:ITB, NYSE:SFSA, NYSE:SVXY, RTSA

In trading on Wednesday, the ELEMENTS CS Global Warming ETN (NYSEARCA:GWO) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 14.91% on the day. Also up on the day is the Read more…

NYSE:GWO, NYSE:ITB, NYSE:SFSA, ROSA

Don Miller: Analysts, government officials and certainly homebuyers are spending hours trying to figure out if we have reached the housing market bottom. Tuesday’s data would seem to suggest the bottom is a bit bumpier than most people think.  Read more…

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Ian Wyatt:  A week ago in this space I wrote about the improving forecast for the housing market and why now is a good time to invest in housing stocks. But there’s a much easier way to play the housing Read more…

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Jeff Nielson:  Every month, the U.S. propaganda machine plays the same game in the housing sector. It announces “new home starts”. Then a few days later it announces “new home sales”. But it never, ever, ever talks about the two numbers in the same news item. Read more…

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David Zeiler:  The long-anticipated housing market rebound will hit a speed bump this year as the number of foreclosures rises again. With January’s mammoth $26 billion settlement between five major banks and a group of state attorneys general, foreclosures that had been held up for a year or more are Read more…

NYSE:ITB, NYSE:IYR, NYSE:XHB

Ian Wyatt:  Nearly four years removed from the subprime mortgage lending crisis pushed the U.S. into a deep recession, it’s finally time to invest in housing. Read more…

NYSE:ITB, NYSE:IYR, NYSE:XHB

Stocks closed higher on Monday, but faded into the close. Trade was light. The small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) finally set a new 52-week high, as it cleared resistance at 833. By the closing bell, the Russell had tacked on 0.9%. The Nasdaq finished a close second as it added 0.8%. The S&P 500 Read more…

NYSE:EWW, NYSE:ITB, NYSE:SPY

The S&P/Case-Shiller is a composite index of home price indices for 20 major metropolitan statistical areas in the United States. The index is published monthly by Standard & Poor’s and uses the Karl Case and Robert Shiller method of a house price index using a Read more…

NYSE:ITB, NYSE:XHB

In trading on Wednesday, the iShares Dow Jones U.S. Home Con (NYSEArca:ITB) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 3.70% on the day. Also up on the day is the Read more…

NYSE:GRN, NYSE:ITB, NYSE:VXX, PALL

Steve Mauzy:  As someone who considers himself a contrarian, my interest is always piqued by alarmist headlines. Which is why I’m interested in housing. For the past two years, the sector has been a wellspring of head-for-the-hills Cassandraisms.  Read more…

NYSE:ITB, NYSE:XHB

Jeff Harding: It would not surprise anyone that home prices are still falling, perhaps less, but they are still declining. The Case Shiller report for November 30, 2011 showed: Read more…

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