On 10/18 we posted a note to our Seeking Alpha Instablog titled, “UUP and GLD, Like Looking In a Mirror?” Commenting on the recent price action and options markets activity in both ETFs. Read more…

NYSE:GLD, NYSE:IAU, NYSE:RTH, NYSE:SGOL, NYSE:UUP, NYSE:XLY, NYSE:XRT

WITH THE EXPLOSION AND POPULARITY OF ETF’s over the last few years, many advisors have moved a large portion, if not most, of their assets from single equities and mutual funds to ETFs. Read more…

NYSE:DIA, NYSE:SPY, QQQQ

On July 2nd, David Chojnacki, market technician of Street One Technical Analysis, LLC (one of our affiliates) put out a note in our “S1F ETF Daily” that (NYSE:GLD) – SPDR Gold Trust “broke down last Read more…

NYSE:GDXJ, NYSE:GLD, NYSE:SGOL, NYSE:SLV

In today’s S1F ETF Daily disseminated to trading clients, we note a continued fall in the U.S. Dollar (NYSE:UUP) (and strengthening Euro (NYSE:FXE), and we originally highlighted these moves in a Read more…

NYSE:FXE, NYSE:UDN, NYSE:UUP

On July 1st Gold commodity prices dropped sharply, over 4% in one session, causing Gold related ETFs such as SPDR Gold Trust ETF (NYSE:GLD),  ETFS Gold ETF (NYSE:SGOL), and the iShares Read more…

NYSE:GDX, NYSE:GDXJ, NYSE:GLD, NYSE:IAU, NYSE:SGOL, NYSE:SIL, NYSE:SIVR, NYSE:SLV, NYSE:XME

The Euro has rallied against the U.S. Dollar in recent weeks, as we note (NYSE:UUP) – PowerShares DB U.S. Dollar Index Bullish is down nearly 5% from its June 7^th high of $25.84.  (NYSE:FXE) Read more…

NYSE:FXE, NYSE:GLD, NYSE:IAU, NYSE:SGOL, NYSE:UDN, NYSE:UUP

Back on June 9th we updated clients and also published a note to Seeking Alpha, (original posting here), pointing out a possible rally in Crude Oil, and the ETF and ETN products that track the Read more…

NYSE:CYB, NYSE:FXE, NYSE:UNG, NYSE:UNL, NYSE:USL, NYSE:USO

Given the recent turmoil in both the global markets as well as the massive oil leak in the gulf, the price of oil has sharply declined.  Currently, the July light sweet crude is trading at $73.18 per Read more…

NYSE:BNO, NYSE:DBO, NYSE:USL, NYSE:USO, OIH

Early on Monday May 25^thwe stressed that (NYSE:OIH) (Oil Services HOLDRs) was erroneously being bought by investors as a play on Oil. Besides outlining the reasons that pressure would Read more…

NYSE:UCO, NYSE:USL, NYSE:USO, OIH, OIL, OLO

There’s a certain element out there in the investment community that believes that ETFs are supposed to be strictly low cost, plain vanilla, equity index funds, i.e. “cheap beta” products Read more…

NYSE:MCRO, NYSE:MNA, QAI

ETF investors are dumping stocks for bonds, but potential trading problems with fixed-income ETFs could trim their results. In January, investors pulled $18.4 billion out of stock ETFs and poured Read more…

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