With the U.S. dollar on a monumental run commodities have been hampered. After all, commodities are priced in dollars, weakening their value with each tick higher of the Dollar Index. On the other hand, Bespoke Research Group points out that a number of Commodity ETFs have beeen approaching “oversold” territory. Should investors steer clear of oversold areas [...] Continue Reading...
Does the ”Google-Twitter” information age help stock markets or hurt them? I find myself asking this question often. On the one side, real-time dissemination of info should increase informed decision-making. Efficient market hypothesis believers might argue that the faster the news, the more quickly the stock prices reflect the news. In fact, the taking advantage of inefficiencies might, in theory, be [...] Continue Reading...
While there are those that covet gold, most would trade it all for a glass of clean water. Yet as one of the most precious commodities on Earth, water companies in the Water ETFs have had a rather rough go of it in recent weeks. On Tuesday, May 18th, 2010, we look at how Water ETFshave fared during the recent stock market [...] Continue Reading...
Bargain hunters have been stepping up to the equity batter’s box in spite of bearish pressure. On Friday, 5/14/2010, and on Monday, 5/17/2010, stock assets finished well off their lows. Indeed, we may be able to rejoice at buyer interest. Yet it’s quite another thing to dismiss trouble in “stock-land” outright. For instance, many “long” investors may be willing to [...] Continue Reading...
Build America Bonds are designed to help fund the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Buyer beware, though… these are not your typical Muni Bond ETFs. The interest here is actually taxable. Does the added safety of a U.S. government backing make this asset more attractive? If not, where might income investors look to find exceptional Bond ETF choices? State Street And [...] Continue Reading...
China ETFs, Coal ETFs, Emerging Market ETFs Click here to listen to the show: 5-16-10 Continue Reading...
On Thursday, April 22, 2010, I penned a column for ETF Risk Alert subscribers titled, “Resilience Or End Of the Road?” The commentary focused on the increasing volatility that one could see by looking at the intra-day price range for stock assets. On April 30, 2010, in “A Week of Heightened Volatility,” I addressed the fact that [...] Continue Reading...
According to The Street, oil futures are hitting 3-month lows. Some speculators argue that the seasonal summer pattern of increasing prices as well as lingering effects from the Gulf oil spill will push oil prices higher. Yet, others say supply and demand will push prices lower. Oil ETFs Influenced By Depressed Prices - Kevin Grewal, The Street Jeremy Siegel: The Euro Is [...] Continue Reading...
The 5 best year-over-year performers? They’re all REIT ETFs. On the one hand, one has to marvel at any diversified investment that gains 80%+ in a 12-month period. Those returns have come in spite of a glut of commercial property; they’ve come in the wake of unresolved, unpaid and unsustainable commercial property debts. On the other hand, even if REIT ETF [...] Continue Reading...
Some investors see the creation of a new Aluminum ETF as a potential winfall for the price of the commodity itself. Will an Aluminum ETF find bullish commodity sentiment that is similar to other positions in this space? New Aluminum ETFs May Be On The Way - Jim Trippon, China Stock Digest Volatility Has Vanguard Looking To Calm ETF [...] Continue Reading...
