The crash in oil prices has truly reached shocking levels at this point. Oil prices which were trading above the triple-digit mark only months ago, but have now given up gains to gravitational forces and are now hovering around the five-year low of $65 a barrel. Sectors ETFs That Should Thrive On Low Oil Prices [SPDR S&P Retail (ETF), SPDR Series Trust]
The crash in oil prices has truly reached shocking levels at this point. Oil prices which were trading above the triple-digit mark only months ago, but have now given up gains to gravitational forces and are now hovering around the five-year low of $65 a barrel. Two ETFs On Our Watch List (PBJ, GWL)
Morpheus Trading: Stocks put in an impressive reversal yesterday, especially tech stocks, as the NASDAQ Composite and NASDAQ 100 closed above Monday's high and gained 1.7% and 1.9% respectively. The S&P 500 did not clear Monday's high, Watching This ETF For A Potential Pullback Buy Entry
Morpheus Trading: Clean energy ETFs have put in a strong advance over the past few weeks. $TAN, $QCLN, and $FAN have all run up with little rest, after breaking out above their daily downtrend lines and clearing the 50-day moving averages. Can The Surge Continue For The Greece ETF?
Morpheus Trading: Global X FTSE Greece 20 ETF (NYSEARCA:GREK), which we recently highlighted as a potential buy entry, has broken out to new highs this week. Volume has also confirmed the move, as turnover is already well above the 10-week moving Watching The Food & Beverage ETF (PBJ) For A Potential Buy Entry
Morpheus Trading: Led by the strength in the NASDAQ Composite, stocks rallied higher across the board on a pick up in volume yesterday. The strong turnover produced "accumulation days" in the NASDAQ Composite and S&P 500, which was a good sign Downtrend In The Gold Miners ETF To Continue
Morpheus Trading: Monday's gap down in Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDX) produced a new 52-week low for the year. Gold stocks and spot gold have been incredibly weak in 2013, and we expect the trend in $GDX to continue, ETFs That Do Well Even If Consumer Confidence Is Falling?
John Whitefoot: As consumers, we don’t always do what we say we do. Consumer confidence is, by all accounts, down, but spending in some areas is up. According to the Michigan Index, U.S. consumer confidence slipped in August from Play This ETF For Great Rotation Into Food and Drink Stocks
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Rudy Martin: Yesterday’s most-fashionable sector resides in today’s dog house. But you can take some comfort that one of mankind’s oldest commercial activities is churning out plenty of present-day profit opportunities. 4 Ways To Play Rising Food Prices With ETFs (FUD, COW, DBA, PBJ)
Eric Dutram: Though global economic growth is still hinged on the crisis in Europe and the sluggish U.S. job markets, rising food prices have become a major concern in the economies the world over. Why Consumer Staples ETFs Make Sense? (XLP, PG, HSY, KO, RAI, KFT, SBUX, VDC, IYK, FXG, PBJ)
Sam Subramanian: As economic uncertainty heightens, investors prefer stocks of companies that enjoy stable demand for their products like food, beverages, toothpaste or soap. It is not surprising that the consumer staples companies are performing well. Five “Recession Proof” ETFs (VDC, XLU, WSTE, PBJ, IHF)
Stoyan Bojinov: The clouds of uncertainty looming over the global economy since the most recent financial meltdown have yet to scatter completely. In fact, growing debt-drama in the eurozone coupled with a painfully sluggish recovery at home has led Nouriel Roubini: Three ETFs For Dr. Doom’s “Perfect Storm” (GLTR, OFF, PBJ)
Stoyan Bojinov: Dr. Doom has diagnosed the global economy once again, except this time the symptoms are pointing to something far worse than many pessimists could have expected. Nouriel Roubini, perhaps best known for predicting the 2008 financial meltdown, The Comprehensive Guide To Consumer Staples ETFs (PBJ, PSL, ECON, IYK, FXG, KXI, VDC, XLP)
Eric Dutram: With the entire U.S. equity market in the doldrums, it has been a rough time to be a stock investor. However, a few of the defensive sectors have been able to hold up better than most, including the traditional safe havens such as consumer staples, health care, and utilities. Thursday’s ETF To Watch: Dynamic Food & Beverage Fund (PBJ, KFT)
Jared Cummans: As earnings season begins to wrap up, stocks have yet to establish a decisive direction. Though this week saw the Dow close at its highest level in four years, most are still unsure as to where we are headed in the foreseeable future. Perhaps the most pressing issue will be the resolution, or lack
