ETF DAILY NEWS

Seven Surprising ETF Performance Comparisons (GLD, GDX, UNG, UNL, SPY, VXX, VXZ, AMLP, MLPI, DTN)

David Bettencourt — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:48:20 +0000

Michael Johnston: With more than 1,400 exchange-traded products now available to U.S. investors, odds are that there will be more than one option for most desired exposures. In many cases, the generally similar products targeting a specific asset class or strategy will deliver generally similar returns. (...)
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Wednesday, February 22nd ETF Movers (RTSA, EU, GAZ, GREK)

Greg Cullen — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:39:20 +0000

In trading on Wednesday, the iPath Short Extended Russell 20 (NYSEArca:RTSA) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 5.27% on the day. Also up on the day is the(...)
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What It Means: Credit Suisse Suspends Creation Units In This VIX Short-Term ETN (TVIX, UNG, CS, DB)

David Bettencourt — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:56:04 +0000

Bill Luby: After today’s (2-21-12) regular trading session, Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) announced in a brief press release that it has “temporarily suspended further issuances of the VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short-Term ETNs (NYSEArca:TVIX) due to internal limits on the size of the ETNs.” The company(...)
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Crude Oil vs. Iran: Who Blinks First? (USO, UGA, XLE, XOM, CVX)

David Bettencourt — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:16:44 +0000

EconMatters: Oil futures (NYSEArca:USO) spiked more than 2% in one day to their highest level in nine months on Tuesday Feb. 21. WTI front month contract closed at $105.84, while Brent ended at $121.66 on ICE, primarily on investors fear of potential conflict over the escalating tensions between the(...)
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Invesco PowerShares to Expand High Beta Family of ETFs

David Bettencourt — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:01:15 +0000

Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC, a leading global provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), today announced the anticipated listing of two new ETFs that will provide investors with access to high-beta strategies covering emerging and international developed markets. The ETFs are expected to(...)
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Guggenheim Investments To Close Eight Exchange Traded Products In March

David Bettencourt — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:49:49 +0000

Guggenheim Investments, the investment management division of Guggenheim Partners, LLC, today announced that it will close and liquidate eight exchange traded products (“ETPs”) in order to focus resources on products that have demonstrated the most marketplace demand.(...)
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Comparing Daily Range Volatility In The Dow Jones and S&P 500 Index (SPY, DIA, SPXU, UPRO, SSO)

David Bettencourt — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:35:38 +0000

Corey Rosenbloom: While there are plenty of methods to assess the volatility environment of a market, one of the simplest tactics is to measure the daily range.(...)
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S&P 500 Index: Is The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Overbought?

David Bettencourt — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:14:03 +0000

Stoyan Bojinov: Last year was riddled with volatility across the board as European debt woes took center stage. Despite all of the uncertainty spilling over from the debt burdened currency bloc, U.S. stocks managed to end the year far better than their developed and emerging market counterparts. (...)
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Could China’s Dragon Economy Lose Its Fire? (YXI, FXP, FXI, GM, AAPL, YUM, MSFT)

David Bettencourt — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:04:17 +0000

Tony Sagami: Like clockwork every week, I can expect to open an e-mail or two that questions my investment enthusiasm for China. Those e-mail critiques are generally along the lines of:(...)
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Volatility Index: VIX – How Low Can You Go? (TVIX, XIV, VXX, VXZ, ZIV)

David Bettencourt — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:07:57 +0000

John Townsend: Since I’ve had a little success trading VelocityShares 2X VIX ETN (NYSEArca:TVIX) I thought a little homework on the subject of the volatility index VIX may help me grasp some fresh perspective. I decided to see if I could get a sense of the degree to which the VIX has been able to stray(...)
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Topnotch ETFs for Taxable Accounts (EFA, VWO, MGC)

Greg Cullen — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:39:21 +0000

Morningstar’s director of ETF research, Paul Justice, explains which ETFs offer the most tax efficiency and names some of his favorite low-cost ETFs for building a simple but diversified tax-saving portfolio. Paul also explains to investors why(...)
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Wednesday’s ETF To Watch: Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index Fund (IYR, SPG, AMT, PSA)

David Bettencourt — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:17:07 +0000

Jared Cummans: Investors cheered as European leaders were able to come to a consensus on a Greek debt deal late yesterday to help the severely indebted nation. The terms will total to a 130 billion euro package marking the second relief funding that the country has received in the past two years. Some(...)
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Commodity Trading Trends: Silver Futures Take The Lead For 2012 (SLV, SLW, GLD, AGQ, ZSL)

David Bettencourt — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:02:13 +0000

Jared Cummans: When investors think of precious metals, their go to image is gold. Gold (NYSEArca:GLD) has gobbled up headlines over the past year as it has smashed through historical highs and been a major point of contention among the financial world. But digging deeper than gold, there is another(...)
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First Trust Files For First Trust International Dividend AlphaDEX Fund

Greg Cullen — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:54:51 +0000

First Trust has filed paperwork with the SEC for a “First Trust International Dividend AlphaDEX Fund.” The First Trust International Dividend AlphaDEX(R) Fund (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund’s fees and expenses) of(...)
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8 Reasons Why The Latest Greek Debt Deal Still Can’t Stop An Inevitable Greek Debt Default

David Bettencourt — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:51:30 +0000

Michael Snyder: The global financial system is not a game of checkers. It is a game of chess. All over the world today, news headlines are proclaiming that this new Greek debt deal has completely eliminated the possibility of a chaotic Greek debt default. Unfortunately, that is simply not the case.(...)
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First Trust Files For First Trust Emerging Markets Dividend AlphaDEX Fund

Greg Cullen — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:49:42 +0000

First Trust has filed paperwork with the SEC for a “First Trust Emerging Markets Dividend AlphaDEX Fund.” The First Trust Emerging Markets Dividend AlphaDEX(R) Fund (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund’s fees and expenses) of(...)
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First Trust Files For First Trust Dividend AlphaDEX Fund

Greg Cullen — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:42:20 +0000

First Trust has filed paperwork with the SEC for a “First Trust Dividend AlphaDEX Fund.” The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund’s fees and expenses) of an equity index called the(...)
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The Arbitrageur: The Decline and Fall of Silver Backwardation (SLV, GLD, AGQ, ZSL, SIVR, PSLV)

David Bettencourt — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:41:33 +0000

Keith Weiner: On Friday, I published an article “The Arbitrageur: Silver Backwardation“. I was the only one to cover the news of the end of silver backwardation. And I gave my prediction that the price of silver could correct sharply.(...)
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Investor Guide: U.S. Natural Gas ETF Share Split Goes Into Effect (NYSEArca:UNG)

David Bettencourt — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:32:20 +0000

The United States Natural Gas Fund ETF (NYSEArca:UNG) executed a 4 four 1 reverse unit split that went into effect for shareholders. With investors there may be some confusion and questions in regards to the share split. We have included an informational summary below that should clear up many of(...)
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Is The U.S. Federal Reserve Doing A Good Job? (UUP, UDN, GLD, IAU)

David Bettencourt — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:15:34 +0000

Michael Snyder: Have you noticed that very few people in the mainstream media ever directly criticize the Federal Reserve? But why should that be the case? Criticizing top politicians from both major political parties has become a national pastime. Most Americans love to throw mud at either the(...)
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