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Christian Magoon: Here’s the complete list of all gold ETF and gold ETN products ranked by their performance through July 7th, 2012. This compilation proves why selecting the best gold ETF or ETN for a particular portfolio can make a massive difference Read more…
Stocks finished modestly higher on Tuesday, on mixed trade. All of the major exchanges ended the day higher, with the Nasdaq and S&P MidCap 400 leading the advance. Both indices closed up by 0.6%. The S&P 500 added 0.5%, while the small-cap Russell 2000 Read more…
For the second time in as many days, stocks skidded lower in broad based selling. All five major indices closed in the red, with higher beta issues leading the decline. The Nasdaq, S&P MidCap 400 and small-cap Russell 2000 plunged 2.0%, 1.8% and Read more…
Christian Magoon: Time to Short Gold Prices (NYSEARCA:GLD)? With gold prices on the decline, many investors are beginning to short gold as a way to profit from this trend. Over the last month a variety of short gold products have produced double digit returns. Read more…
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Christian Magoon: What is the best gold ETF in 2012? Probably not one you own. Many are familiar with the four largest gold ETFs which account for the majority of all assets in gold ETFs. On the physical gold side there is the SPDR Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:GLD) Read more…
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Christian Magoon: Gold is getting hammered – first by the crushed hopes for QE3 in late February and now by the EU debt crisis and weakening economies within India and China. These factors combined this week to push traditional gold ETFs into negative territory for 2012. Read more…
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Jordan Roy-Byrne: The junior sector had a very difficult year in 2011 but has led the recent recovery (at least statistically) in the precious metals sector. Two of our favorite exchange traded funds, Market Vectors Junior Miners ETF (NYSEArca:GDXJ) and BMO Junior Gold Index ETF (TSE:ZJG) are up Read more…
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Stocks ended mostly down on Monday, but barely. The S&P 500 (NYSEArca:SPY) was the day’s only winner, as it closed higher by a meager 0.1%. For the second time in as many days, the S&P MidCap 400 closed flat. Both the Nasdaq (NASDAQ:QQQ) and the Dow Jones Industrial Average Read more…
Stocks closed modestly higher on Thursday on mixed trade. All five major indices ended up on the day. The S&P MidCap 400 led the way, as it rose by 0.8%. The Nasdaq (NASDAQ:QQQ) tacked on 0.7%, while the S&P 500 (NYSEARCA:SPY) finished up by 0.5%. Both the DJIA (NYSEARCA:DIA) Read more…
Stocks closed modestly higher on increased volume. Stock meandered in a tight range for the entire session. Each of the major indices finished in higher territory, as smaller cap stocks showed the most resiliency. By the close, the small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSEARCA:IWM) added 0.6%, while the S&P Read more…
Stocks lost ground on Friday on higher trade. Friday’s lower close resulted in mixed results for the major indices in 2011. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSEARCA:DIA) finished just over 5.0% higher in 2011, while the S&P (NYSEARCA:SPY) ended flat and the Nasdaq (NASDAQ:QQQ) slid Read more…
Michael Johnston: Direxion, one of the largest issuers of leveraged exchange-traded funds, will make significant changes to ten of its products next week. The Direxion ETFs currently offering 2x and -2x exposure to their underlying index Read more…
NYSE:BRIL, NYSE:BRIS, NYSE:DUST, NYSE:GASL, NYSE:GASX, NYSE:INDL, NYSE:INDZ, NYSE:NUGT
The Board of Trustees of the Direxion Shares ETF Trust has approved changes to the names, investment strategies and investment objectives of 10 leveraged funds, based on the recommendation of the funds’ advisor, Rafferty Asset Management, LLC. Each fund’s investment objective Read more…
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Jared Cummans: Gold ETFs have become some of the most popular options for investors to make a speculative play on their favorite precious metal. With unparalleled transparency, rock bottom fees, and superior liquidity, the exchange-traded structure has emerged in recent years as the vehicle of choice Read more…
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