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Eric Dutram: Economic uncertainty all over the world has taken a toll on equity markets, rendering them highly unpredictable at this time. Some respite comes from commodities like precious metals, but even these have seen some weakness thanks to a stronger dollar. Read more…
Jared Cummans: Commodity investing has surged in recent years, as investors have discovered the diversification benefits associated with low-correlated hard asset exposure in their portfolios. But with commodity investing also come the dangers of contango, as a number of traders fall prey Read more…
NYSE:DGAZ, NYSE:GASZ, NYSE:SCO, NYSE:UNG, NYSE:USO, NYSE:ZSL
ETRACS Natural Gas Futures Contango ETN (NYSEARCA:GASZ), linked to the ISE Natural Gas Futures Spread™ Index (the “Index”), reported a return of 19.62% for the six-month period ending on April 30, 2012. Read more…
Jared Cummans: At this point, there isn’t anything new to say about natural gas. Its massive decline has been well documented and it seems that most of the investing world has temporarily lost hope that NG will recover anytime soon. While it is true that recent losses have been attributed to an unseasonably warm Read more…
Jared Cummans: Natural gas continues to be one of the most frustrating commodities for 2012. After seeing prices hit new lows by the day, a number of investors speculated that its price could not possibly get any worse; they were wrong. NG futures are still struggling to establish a healthy trend as prices Read more…
Ron Rowland: Last week Sean Brodrick used my space to tell you some Inconvenient Truths About Alternative Energy. I think he is right on track about the natural gas sector, and you need to pay Read more…
NYSE:BOIL, NYSE:FCG, NYSE:GASZ, NYSE:NAGS, NYSE:UNG, NYSE:UNL
BS Investment Bank today announced that the ETRACS Natural Gas Futures Contango ETN (NYSEArca:GASZ), linked to the ISE Natural Gas Futures Spread(TM) Index (the “Index”), has significantly outperformed the leading natural gas ETF, the United States Natural Gas Fund (NYSEArca:UNG), Read more…
Jared Cummans: 2012 has only had a handful of trading days, but that has been plenty of time for natural gas prices to plummet. So far this year, NG futures have tanked by nearly 15% in just 11 total trading days. With futures sinking to end 2011, many speculated that prices would see some relief with Read more…
Jared Cummans: Natural gas, one of the most popular commodities in the world, has been under the microscope lately as its volatility has gone through the roof. Normally, this time of year sees gas prices rise as demand around the world increases to combat the cold weather. But due to a mild start to the winter Read more…
Jared Cummans: Natural gas investing is an incredibly popular and active sector of the commodity world, as its high volatility as well as robust growth predictions make it a candidate for all kinds of investors. As a trading tool, natural gas tends to exhibit violent daily swings with high and liquid volumes. Read more…
NYSE:BOIL, NYSE:DCNG, NYSE:GASZ, NYSE:GAZ, NYSE:UNG, NYSE:UNL
Jared Cummans: Natural gas has quickly become one of the most popular commodities as its violent daily movements make it perfect for traders who don’t mind a bit of risk in their daily lives. But apart from acting as a trading instrument, natural gas is an extremely popular fossil fuel that is only predicted Read more…
Michael Johnston: ProShares, the largest issuer of geared ETFs that has made a push into the alternatives space, adding two more products to its lineup late last week. The new Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas Read more…
NYSE:BOIL, NYSE:FCG, NYSE:GASZ, NYSE:GAZ, NYSE:KOLD, NYSE:UNG, NYSE:UNL
Sumit Roy: Two new products aim to make betting on contango easier than ever. In an odd case of product following controversy, two new ETNs designed to make playing the same calendar spread used by Arcadia traders in their alleged market manipulation are now available in a convenient Read more…
The latest innovation in the commodity ETP space came from UBS on Thursday, as the company rolled out a pair of products designed to exploit contango in two of the most heavily-traded energy futures markets. The new ETRACS Natural Gas Futures Contango ETN (NYSE:GASZ) and ETRACS Oil Read more…
In trading on Thursday, the iPath Global Carbon ETN (NYSEARCA:GRN) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 14.93% on the day. Also up on the day are the 
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