NYSE:EFA, NYSE:JJC, NYSE:SLV, NYSE:XME

Chris Ciovacco: It’s easy and comfortable to join the bullish Treasury club and the mob currently bearish on the euro. Despite the hopes of the masses, it may be very uncomfortable to learn contrarian analysis, bailout progress in Europe and numerous Read more…

NYSE:DBO, NYSE:JJC, NYSE:TBT, NYSE:XME

Chris Ciovacco: To the casual observer, the announcements made late last week in Europe may appear to be just another in a series of “do the minimal to get by” moves by policymakers. In reality, Germany moved off their hard-line stance, which may mark a watershed Read more…

NYSE:DBC, NYSE:EEM, NYSE:EFA, NYSE:SPY, NYSE:TLT, NYSE:XME

Stocks slipped lower on Wednesday on higher trade. All five major indices closed in the red. The small-cap Russell 2000 showed the most relative weakness yesterday, as it fell 0.9%. The Nasdaq, S&P 500 and S&P MidCap 400 all dropped 0.4%, while the Dow Jones Industrial average lost just over 0.6%. Read more…

NYSE:XME

Equities posted solid gains on Tuesday, but trade was light. The Nasdaq surged 1.8%, while the S&P 500 (NYSEARCA:SPY), S&P MidCap 400 and the small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSEARCA:IWM) each added 1.6%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSEARCA:DIA) tacked on 1.5%. Computer hardware, coal and Read more…

NYSE:XLB, NYSE:XME

Stoyan Bojinov: Exchange-traded funds offering exposure to Commodity Producers Equities have become a popular tool for those looking to make an indirect play on natural resource prices. These funds offer investors the ability to easily tap into the lucrative commodities market through a diversified basket of Read more…

NYSE:EMT, NYSE:PICK, NYSE:XME

Michael Johnston: Heading into 2011, many observers of the ETF industry were warning that this year could see a wave of fund closures, as ETFs that were failing to generate positive cash flow for the institutions behind them could be shuttered. That wave of contraction has yet to really play out, as only Read more…

NYSE:CRBA, NYSE:CRBI, NYSE:CROP, NYSE:EMT, NYSE:MOO, NYSE:XME, PAGG

In trading on Wednesday, the Pax MSCI EAFE ESG Index ETF (NYSEArca:EAPS) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 16.57% on the day. Also up on the day are the Read more…

NYSE:CVOL, NYSE:EAPS, NYSE:KOL, NYSE:VIXY, NYSE:VXX, NYSE:XME

Chris Ciovacco: As of 3:15 p.m. on Friday, we have four factors that tell us the odds are increasing for the market to pull back soon (Monday or Tuesday): Read more…

NYSE:FCG, NYSE:IWM, NYSE:SLV, NYSE:XLE, NYSE:XME

Chris Ciovacco: It is difficult to predict how the market will react to what is expected to be a favorable German vote Thursday approving the July 21 changes to the European bailout plan.  However the early read as of 12:50 p.m. on Wednesday leans bearish.  If we get a move higher in stocks after the German vote Read more…

NYSE:SH, NYSE:SLV, NYSE:TLT, NYSE:UUP, NYSE:XME

Tony Daltorio:  It was a disappointing summer for mining stocks, with some measures falling more than 25% for the year at one point. Read more…

NYSE:EMT, NYSE:XME

Chris Ciovacco:  The Federal Reserve printed money in 2009 and bailed out the stock market. The Federal Reserve printed money in 2010 and bailed out the stock market. As the financial markets anticipate the next Fed statement due to be released on September 21, the markets are again Read more…

NYSE:IEZ, NYSE:XLE, NYSE:XME, OIH

David Fry:  Our goal in this profile is to help investors wade through the many competing ETF offerings available. Using our long experience as an ETF publication, and nearly 40 years in the investment business, we can help select those ETFs that matter and may or may not be repetitive. Read more…

NYSE:FCG, NYSE:IGE, NYSE:MOO, NYSE:SLX, NYSE:XLE, NYSE:XME

Sumit Roy:  For the first time in a long time, commodity-related ETPs saw their second straight week of inflows, as market sentiment improves. Read more…

NYSE:ERX, NYSE:GDX, NYSE:GLD, NYSE:MOO, NYSE:SLV, NYSE:UNG, NYSE:XLE, NYSE:XME, NYSE:XOIL

Sumit Roy: Investors add money to commodity ETPs despite continued jitters over the economy. Despite more macroeconomic worries and volatility in financial markets, commodity-related exchange-traded products managed to see a solid net inflow in aggregate last week. Investors added Read more…

NYSE:DBA, NYSE:GDX, NYSE:MOO, NYSE:USO, NYSE:XLE, NYSE:XME, NYSE:XOP