Thomas Carreno: I am switching back to BOT short on the S&P 500 at 1266 for possibly a very long time (ie. most of the rest of this year). The barrage of whipsaw signals during the last several weeks has been somewhat frustrating, but if that was the price to finally get it right with today’s signal then Read more…
NYSE:BGU, NYSE:BGZ, NYSE:DIA, NYSE:DXD, SDS, SH, SPY
Most investors have a pretty good idea which ETFs will perform well in bull markets (generally any type of risky asset, including equities and commodities) and which will perform well in bear Read more…
IWB, NYSE:BDCL, NYSE:BGU, NYSE:BGZ, NYSE:BWV, PBP, XIV
I hope you had a chance to read my article on Tuesday, titled “Which Signals Tell You That the Market Is About to Drop?” As we’ve seen, a market correction has already started, and I believe Read more…
NYSE:BGU, NYSE:BGZ, NYSE:DIA, NYSE:DOG, NYSE:FAZ, SPY, USO, UUP, VXX
Bear markets begin when something fundamental breaks. Usually the sector initially affected will roll over before the general market and tends to be a warning sign of what lies ahead. Read more…
NYSE:BGU, NYSE:BGZ, NYSE:DIA, NYSE:DXD, NYSE:EEM, NYSE:FAS, NYSE:FAZ, SDS, SH, SPY, TNA, TZA, VXX
When leveraged and inverse ETFs were first launched, many investors weren’t aware of the negative effects that daily rebalancing would have on the long-term performance of those ETFs Read more…
NYSE:BGU, NYSE:BGZ, NYSE:DPK, NYSE:DRN, NYSE:DRV, NYSE:EDC, NYSE:EDZ, NYSE:ERX, NYSE:ERY, NYSE:FAS, NYSE:FAZ, TNA, TZA
In recent years, few corners of the investing world have been the subject of as much controversy, misinformation, and confusion as the leveraged ETF space. Last summer these securities received Read more…
IWB, MLPL, MZZ, NYSE:BGU, NYSE:DTO, NYSE:EDC, NYSE:EDZ, NYSE:EEM, SCO, UPRO
“Jumping into a stock because your rich neighbor did, or because you heard about it from your friend’s uncle who used to work on Wall Street, or because CNBC has been talking about it nonstop Read more…
NYSE:BGU, NYSE:FAS, NYSE:FAZ, QID, SDS, SKF, TNA
“The Direxion Daily Large Cap Bull 3X Shares (NYSE:BGU) — This exchange-traded fund (ETF) seeks to equal 300% of the daily performance of the Russell 1000 Index. Since it tracks large-cap stocks Read more…
NYSE:BGU
This year has been a frustrating one for investors, as equity markets came racing out of the gate only to lose steam as much anticipated job creation failed to materialize and much of the developed Read more…
JNK, NYSE:BGU, NYSE:BGZ, NYSE:BWV, PQBW
Direxion, a pioneer in providing alternative and tactically-oriented investment strategies to sophisticated investors, is pleased to announce the listing of six Direxion Shares Daily ETFs Read more…
NYSE:BGU, NYSE:BGZ, NYSE:EDC, NYSE:EDZ, NYSE:FAB, NYSE:FAZ
With all the criticism about leveraged ETF’s, not much has been said about how much of a great investment tool they are. Many day traders have relied on margin for decades Read more…
ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:BGU, NYSE:BGZ, NYSE:DRN, NYSE:DZK, NYSE:EDC, NYSE:EDZ, NYSE:ERY, NYSE:FAS, NYSE:FAZ, TNA, TYH
“Isn’t it time regulators stopped issuing empty press releases about leveraged ETFs and started regulating? One would think so. If financial regulators really want to do something productive and meaningfully important for the investing public’s benefit, they should begin by forcing providers of short Read more…
ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:BGU, NYSE:BGZ, NYSE:ERX, NYSE:ERY, NYSE:FAS, NYSE:FAZ
You do not here much about options trading in leveraged ETF’s. This trader is an active ETF options trader which shared some insight to the leveraged ETF options market. Read more…
ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:BGU, NYSE:EDC, NYSE:ERX, NYSE:FAS, TNA, UPRO
Secretary of State William Galvin of Massachusetts’s has launched a formal review of the sales practices of leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETF’s) which are designed to magnify the market’s daily performance. Galvin says he’s concerned about the returns and costs of the increasingly popular financial products. Read more…
ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:BGU, NYSE:BGZ, NYSE:FAS, NYSE:FAZ
“Direxion has issued its semi-annual report for its triple leverage ETF holders and there are some interesting revelations here. While there are many others covered, we wanted to demonstrate some of the differences among the Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (NYSE: FAS), Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (NYSE: FAZ), Read more…
NYSE:BGU, NYSE:BGZ, NYSE:ERX, NYSE:ERY, NYSE:FAS, NYSE:FAZ
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