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The Five (5) Worst Performing Commodity ETPs Of 2011 (UNG, NIB, JJM, BAL, GRU)
Jared Cummans: Statistics show that the vast majority of commodity investors come away actually losing money, this was especially true for 2011. This year was a rough one on commodities as global instability created volatile trading, resulting in most of this asset class losing money. But of course with Read more…
Three Commodities Ripe With Political Risk (SLV, PKN, NIB, CCJ, SLW)
Jared Cummans: Any commodity investor worth their salt will tell you that investing in these products requires an understanding of the global economy, not just that of the US. In fact, a number of the world’s most popular commodities, like gold and copper, are mainly produced abroad. Though the U.S. holds Read more…
Weekly Agriculture Roundup: Hot Cocoa (JO, SGG, NIB, COW, DBA, MOO, DBC)
Michael Johnston: Like just about every other asset class, agricultural commodities have been on a wild ride over the last several trading sessions, fluctuating along with equity markets as investors have tried to evaluate the latest news out of Europe. The last week has generally been a strong stretch for Read more…
Transports: The Dow Jones Transportation Average Rolls To Record High
Jon D. Markman: The biggest news of the week for me was the fantastic earnings report from railroad Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE:NSC), which pushed the Dow Jones Transportation Average Read more…
Tuesday, March 29th ETF Movers: (REMX, PIN, INDY, GAZ, NIB, CVOL)
In trading on Tuesday, the Market Vectors Rare Earth/Str Metals ETF (NYSE:REMX) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 3.00 on the day. Also up on the day are the Read more…
NASDAQ:INDY, NYSE:CVOL, NYSE:GAZ, NYSE:NIB, NYSE:PIN, NYSE:REMX
Thursday, February 10th ETF Movers: (BAL, PSTL, NIB, IIH, CVOL, EPHE)
In trading on Thursday, the iPath DJ-UBS Cotton TR Sub-Idx ETN (NYSE:BAL) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 5.53% on the day. Also up on the day are the Read more…
NASDAQ:PSTL, NYSE:BAL, NYSE:CVOL, NYSE:EPHE, NYSE:IIH, NYSE:NIB
Why Your Chocolate Fix Is Getting More Expensive (NIB)
The summer of 2010 saw cocoa prices shoot up, much to bears’ skepticism. They said there was no fundamental reason for the move: It was just a hedge fund manipulation. On that notion, coca prices fell from a 33-year high at over $3,400 a metric ton down to about $2,600 in September. But the Read more…
Got The Cocoa ETN In Your Portfolio? (NIB)
Hard assets sometimes aren’t. By that I mean some of the best assets to hold—if one’s inclined to hold commodity interests—are often the softest. Read more…
At The Top of Your Commodities Shopping List …(NIB)
The report containing the Institute of Supply Management’s monthly Purchasing Managers Index flew over the transom Monday morning. Normally, it’s pretty dry reading. This month, however, Read more…
Ten Worst Performing ETFs Of 2010 (UNG, ERO, LSC, NIB, VXX, EWI, KWT, EWP, PWND, TAN, ICLN, GAZ, FAN, UNL, VXZ, GEX, FXE, EU)
In general, 2010 has been a pretty solid year for most portfolios. Despite lingering concerns about unemployment and mounting debt burdens, most global equity markets have moved higher on the Read more…
NASDAQ:ICLN, NASDAQ:PWND, NYSE:ERO, NYSE:EU, NYSE:EWI, NYSE:EWP, NYSE:FAN, NYSE:FXE, NYSE:GAZ, NYSE:GEX, NYSE:KWT, NYSE:LSC, NYSE:NIB, NYSE:TAN, NYSE:UNG, NYSE:UNL, NYSE:VXX, NYSE:VXZ
Gold No Longer Leading The Parade (NIB, JJS)
The leading edge of the commodity bull market was, for a long time, the price of gold. Note the word was. Now, I’m not saying bullion’s story has been written for the decade, but clearly gold’s Read more…
A Breakout In The Works For The Cocoa ETN? (NIB)
It is the holiday season and that can only mean one thing: Everyone cheats on their diets and sneaks an extra piece of chocolate. Unfortunately, that piece of chocolate may be costing you Read more…


In trading on Monday, the iPath Short Extended Russell 1000 TR ETN (NYSEArca:ROSA) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 50.94% on the day. Also up on the day are the
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