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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…
Ron Rowland: You’ve heard it before: “Stocks are just too volatile right now.” So is volatility really a bad thing? And what the heck is volatility, anyway? We’ll talk about it today. Read more…
Moby Waller: As we have entered November, 2011 has turned into yet another year where “buy and hold” of the major market indices hasn’t really worked. The 4 major US stock index ETFs are mixed on the year: Read more…
Jared Cummans: This past week was, for the most part, a stellar time for major equities as a number of positive data releases buffered a healthy market rally. The Dow pushed through 12,000 while the S&P is making reaches for the 1,300 mark. Oil was perhaps the most talked about asset, as its price skyrocketed Read more…
Larry Edelson: Good morning! I’m on my way back to Bangkok, some 40,000 feet over the North Pole as you read this column. I’ll be back online Tuesday afternoon, but let me tell you right now, virtually all markets are shaping up for some pretty wild moves as we head into the end of the year. Read more…
Keith Fitz-Gerald: Stuart Varney, host of the aptly named and very highly rated “Varney & Co.” program on Fox Business, put the following question to me in his usual direct style: “Will we have an agreement on Wednesday out of Europe and what will that mean for the markets?” Read more…
Martin D. Weiss: Mark your calendar for two historic days that could shake Wall Street to its foundation and change the Western world forever … The first is Europe’s day of reckoning, postponed to Read more…
Michael Johnston: iShares, the largest issuer of ETFs in the U.S. by total assets, rolled out another suite of funds on Thursday that offer targeted exposure to domestic and international equity markets. Read more…
NYSE:ACWV, NYSE:EEMV, NYSE:EFAV, NYSE:LVOL, NYSE:SLVY, NYSE:USMV
To say that the past few months were rough on the markets is an understatement… After smooth sailing in the first half of 2011, the markets became dreadful, choppy waters for most investors. Fear was the main driver as financial catastrophe in Europe and America are thought to be triggering a global recession Read more…
In trading on Tuesday, the iPath Long Extended Russell 1000 TR ETN (NYSE:ROLA) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 19.16% on the day. Also up on the day are the Read more…
NASDAQ:FEFN, NYSE:CVOL, NYSE:HMTM, NYSE:HMTM, NYSE:VXX, ROLA, RTLA
In trading on Monday, the C-Tracks Citi Volatility Index TR ETN (NYSE:CVOL) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 12.81% on the day. Also up on the day are the Read more…
NASDAQ:CU, NASDAQ:FEFN, NYSE:CVOL, NYSE:KWT, NYSE:SLX, NYSE:VXX
Andrew Snyder: Earnings season is off to a strong start. It’s good enough for now, but trouble is brewing. It’s not how we normally do things, but we’ll start with a chart: Read more…
Stocks surged higher on Friday helping the Nasdaq post its biggest weekly gain since the initial rally off the March 2009 lows. However, as has been common lately, the rally was accompanied by light trade. All five major indices closed in the black as higher beta issues led the advance. By the closing bell both Read more…
Mike Larson: If you didn’t know, read or watch anything before October 4, you’d think we were in the strongest economy and strongest market environment ever! Read more…
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