Cash In On Wheat Through ETFs (MOO, PAGG, GRU, JJG)

August 13th, 2010

The price of wheat recently made its largest one-month jump in more than three decades. With global demand soaring and production tanking, wheat really has become the “golden” grain. And at the heart of the crisis is the Read more…

NASDAQ:PAGG, NYSE:GRU, NYSE:JJG, NYSE:MOO

Why This VIX ETN Is A Market Hedge You Want to Avoid (VXX, VXZ)

August 12th, 2010

“It’s easy to see why the iPath S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN (NYSE:VXZ) sounds like it’s a good hedge for longer time horizons, after all, it proxies VIX futures out four to seven Read more…

NYSE:VXX, NYSE:VXZ

U.S. Natural Gas ETF Holds Steady On Storage Levels (NYSE:UNG)

August 12th, 2010

“Natural gas storage levels came in slightly higher than the market had expected, although prices remained unchanged Thursday. Crude futures, however, continued to fall as fears of a Read more…

NYSE:UNG

Cushioning Losses With ETFs (BWV, PQBW, PBP, AAPL, GOOG, MSFT, XOM)

August 12th, 2010

As the markets continue to witness enhanced volatility and uncertainty, exchange traded funds (ETFs) which employ options as a way to hedge bets can provide insurance and Read more…

NASDAQ:PQBW, NYSE:BWV, NYSE:PBP

Will Active ETFs Remain On The Margin?

August 12th, 2010

Charles Schwab hosted a panel discussion about the ETF industry on Aug 10th, 2010 involving many of the leaders in the space including Peter Crawford from Charles Schwab, Ben Fulton Read more…

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How Are Those Gold Stocks Doing? (GDX, GOLD, EGO)

August 12th, 2010

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NYSE:GDX

Four Ways To Play China’s Energy Stance With ETFs (PBD, GEX, TAN, NLR)

August 12th, 2010

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), China has taken the top spot as the world’s largest energy consumer and as a result is pledging to develop cleaner energy. Read more…

NYSE:GEX, NYSE:NLR, NYSE:PBD, NYSE:TAN

Pay Attention To These Small-Cap Sector ETF’s (SPY, XLES, XLFS, IJR)

August 12th, 2010

Back in April PowerShares came out with its lineup of Small Cap Sector ETFs, making it easier for small-cap investors to play certain sectors of the market. This is a huge deal, and I recommend you Read more…

NYSE:IJR, NYSE:SPY, NYSE:XLB, NYSE:XLBS, NYSE:XLE, NYSE:XLES, NYSE:XLF, NYSE:XLI, NYSE:XLIS, NYSE:XLK, NYSE:XLKS, NYSE:XLU, NYSE:XLUS

Thursday, August 12th ETF Movers: (BHH, GDXJ, GDX, EXB, NUCL, IGN)

August 12th, 2010

In midday trading Thursday, the B2B Internet HOLDRs (AMEX:BHH) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 6.54% on the day. Also up on the day is the Read more…

AMEX:BHH, NASDAQ:NUCL, NYSE:EXB, NYSE:GDX, NYSE:GDXJ, NYSE:IGN

Global X Funds to Ring Opening Bell at NYSE and Host Institutional Reception to Celebrate Lithium, Silver Miners and Copper Miners ETFs

August 12th, 2010

Global X Funds will be ringing the opening bell at the NYSE at 9:30 am on Friday, August 27, 2010.  The event is meant to celebrate the launch of the company’s most recent ETFs: Lithium (LIT), Silver Read more…

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How To Take Advantage Of Panic Selling For The S&P 500 ETF and Gold (SPY)

August 12th, 2010

Did you close out any long positions today? Well if not then you are one of a few! Today (Wednesday) the market gapped down 1.5% at the opening bell which set a very negative tone for Read more…

NYSE:SPY

SPDR Gold ETF Close To A MACD Histogram Confirmed Buy Signal (GLD)

August 12th, 2010

The SPDR Gold Trust ETF (NYSE:GLD) appears to be close to a weekly confirmed MACD histogram buy signal.  The (NYSE:GLD) ETF needs to get a weekly close tomorrow above 118.42. Read more…

NYSE:GLD

The S&P 500 Registers Second Highest Arms Index Reading Since June 4 2010 (SPY)

August 12th, 2010

The Arms Index yesterday closed at an amazing number if you are superstitious.  It closed at 6.66 according to my data provider.  I am not going to go into the superstitious aspects of that number Read more…

NYSE:SPY

Update On Surging Bond ETFs (NYSE:TLT), (NYSE:IEF), (NYSE:SHY)

August 12th, 2010

With the Federal Reserve announcing a policy to buy 2-year and 10-year Treasuries, naturally bond/note prices have been rising … some would say skyrocketing recently. Read more…

NYSE:IEF, NYSE:SHY, NYSE:TLT

12 Ways To Play Gold With ETFs (GLD, IAU, SGOL, GDX, GDXJ, DGL, UGL, GLL, UBG, DGZ, DGP, DZZ)

August 12th, 2010

As fear continues to loom in investor’s eyes and the Federal Reserve expected to maintain its short-term nominal interest rate target near or at zero, the appeal for gold is expected to continue Read more…

NYSE:DGL, NYSE:DGP, NYSE:DGZ, NYSE:DZZ, NYSE:GDX, NYSE:GDXJ, NYSE:GLD, NYSE:GLL, NYSE:IAU, NYSE:SGOL, NYSE:UBG, NYSE:UGL

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