Leveraged ETFs
Emerging Market Leveraged ETFs Battleground
The battle between the bears and bulls over emerging markets stocks is heating up. Aggressive traders can use an emerging markets leveraged ETF to pick a side and profit. The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) has managed a paltry 10% gain over the last five years. That’s less than 2% per year on average. […]
Small Cap Leveraged ETFs Battleground
The battle between the bears and bulls over small cap stocks is heating up. Aggressive traders can use a small cap leveraged ETF to pick a side and profit. The S&P Small Cap 600 is up more than 2% this year. Is this just the beginning of a new rally for small cap stocks or […]
How To Make Money When Gold Prices Fall
If you’ve made money investing in gold lately – you didn’t do it by being bullish. Gold prices are down 4% this year. And the value of gold is now 40% below the 2011 peak. Put simply, gold is in a bear market. Last month I pointed out that gold prices were on the verge […]
Oil Field Battleground – Bulls Versus Bears
The battle between the bears and bulls over crude oil prices is heating up. According to a report from Bloomberg, analysts are evenly split on the outcome of next week’s OPEC meeting. Half of the experts expect OPEC to cut production while the other half expects them to keep production the same. The price of […]
How Far Will Gold Fall?
If you hadn’t already noticed, the price of gold is in a nose dive. Just take a look at this chart of the SPDR Gold Shares (GLD). GLD is an ETF that replicates the performance of gold bullion. As you can see, GLD has been moving lower since it made a high of $133.69 in […]
Top Performing Leveraged ETFs – GASX, YINN, RUSS
It’s been an eventful month for the world and the markets… Unfortunately, most of it has been bad news. The conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza, Syria, and other areas of the Middle East have taken center stage in the geopolitical arena. These are horrible humanitarian disasters that create instability and uncertainty. What’s more, there are renewed […]
3 Inverse ETFs Up 10% In The Last Month – DWTI, YANG, BRZS
After a fantastic year for US stocks, most investors are focused on finding ways to profit from more upside in the market. After all, the majority of investors only play the stock market to go one way… up. Here’s the thing… Sometimes the best trades available aren’t on the upside. Sometimes the best trades are […]
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 […]
3 Inverse ETFs To Buy Now – TTT, EDZ, DRV
As I’m sure you know, Fed Chairman Bernanke released the FOMC statement on Wednesday. He laid out the Fed’s plan to taper off asset purchases and begin to raise interest rates. He believes the Fed will begin to taper asset purchases when the unemployment rate falls to 7% by the end of the year and […]
What Happened To Your Leveraged ETF?
Investors may have been surprised to see 15 of ProShares leveraged ETFs share price sinking or soaring on Monday. But don’t worry, these ETFs didn’t go haywire. ProShares planned the split of seven ETFs and a reverse split of eight other ETFs. These splits and reverse splits do not change the value of a shareholder’s […]
