Commodity ETFs
Biggest Leveraged ETF Losers – DWTI, UVXY, SMK
The Dow Jones Industrial Average leveled off around 15,000 during this holiday shortened week. But that didn’t stop these three leveraged ETFs from making a big move down. Let’s take a closer look at what’s driving the losses… VelocityShares 3x Inverse Crude ETN (DWTI) DWTI has lost a whopping 16% this week. And it’s down […]
Real Estate’s Hot And Gold’s Not – Weekly ETF Fund Flows
Today we’re taking a look at ETF fund flows in iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate (IYR), SPDR Gold (GLD), and Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners (GDXJ). ETF fund flows are a valuable indicator of what traders are thinking. It takes a lot of buying or selling to drive millions of dollars into or out […]
Weekly ETF Winners – CVOL, CHOC, GLDX
It’s been an interesting week on Wall Street. A series of weaker than expected economic reports to start the week fanned the flames of the market-wide selloff that began a few weeks ago. One thing’s for sure, it made for some unusual weekly ETF winners. Let’s take a closer look at three of the top […]
This Week’s ETF Winners – REMX, CPER, GREK
The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit an impressive milestone this week – Dow 15,000! As I write, the blue chip average is up 2% for the week and an eye-popping 16% year-to-date. Let’s take a closer look at three of the best performing ETFs this week… Market Vectors Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF (REMX) REMX’s 10% […]
ETF Trading Research Mailbag
Last week I wrote about ‘3 ETFs That Tanked In April’… As the name suggests, I highlighted three of the worst performing ETFs during the month of April. And then I gave you my opinion of whether or not the ETF was worth owning at this point. One of the ETFs I highlighted was the […]
3 ETFs That Tanked In April
The S&P 500 finished the month of April at an all-time high of 1,597. But it wasn’t all sunshine and teddy bears. Some ETFs aren’t enjoying the same success as the large cap index. Understanding why these ETFs struggled in April will give you some insight into whether they’re a buy or sell at this […]
3 ETFs That Tanked This Week
Right now we’re in the thick of the first quarter earnings season. It’s the time of year for companies to deliver the revenue and earnings investors are expecting… or be ready to deal with the fallout. Here are three ETFs that have taken heavy losses this week. VelocityShares Long VIX Short Term ETN (VIIX) VIIX […]
EWJ, GLD – Weekly ETF Fund Flows
Today we’re taking a look at ETF fund flows in – iShares MSCI Japan (EWJ) and SPDR Gold (GLD). ETF fund flows are a valuable indicator of what traders are thinking. It takes a lot of buying or selling to drive millions of dollars into or out of individual ETFs. This is something traders can […]
Time To Go Short Gold
I know I’m going to get hate mail from some of you gold bugs out there, but I have to be honest – it’s time to short gold. Gold fell below $1,500 per ounce today. The price of gold is now down more than 20% from the 2011 peak. That puts the shiny yellow metal […]
ETF Fund Flows
It’s no secret that stocks had a great first quarter. Today we’re taking a look at ETF fund flows to see where ETF investors were putting their money last quarter. And we’ll also take a look at where funds are flowing in the first few days of the second quarter. The fund that attracted the […]
