Tag: foreign market ETFs

3 Emerging Market ETFs – EVAL, FEMS, EEME

| October 12, 2013 | 0 Comments
3 Emerging Market ETFs – EVAL, FEMS, EEME

Emerging markets have been hit or miss this year.  Many investors are pessimistic about emerging markets because of slowing economic growth, weakening currencies, and growing current account deficits.  What’s more, most of the gains in emerging markets have been linked to large inflows of foreign capital thanks to the US Fed’s monetary policy.  The mere […]

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Top Performing European ETFs – EIRL, DFE, EWUS

| September 27, 2013 | 0 Comments
Top Performing European ETFs – EIRL, DFE, EWUS

Optimism about European and US economies is heading in opposite directions. Last week the European commission said confidence rose faster than expected and was at the best level since August 2011.  On the other hand, US consumer confidence fell for the third month in a row after peaking in June. And for good reason, US […]

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ETFs Surging After Fed Delays Taper – GDX, SOCL, EEME

| September 20, 2013 | 0 Comments
ETFs Surging After Fed Delays Taper – GDX, SOCL, EEME

In what was a surprise to many market participants, the Fed delayed reducing their monetary stimulus at this week’s FOMC meeting.    Let’s take a closer look at three ETFs that are moving higher this week… Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX) GDX has been hit hard by falling gold prices this year.  The gold miners […]

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Beaten Down Foreign Market ETFs Rebound – PLND, TUR, IDX

| September 13, 2013 | 0 Comments
Beaten Down Foreign Market ETFs Rebound – PLND, TUR, IDX

The current bull market in US stocks has been well documented.  The S&P 500 is up about 20% year-to-date and just below its all-time high set last month. Outside of the US it’s a different story.  A number of foreign market ETFs are down 5% to 10% and in some cases 20% or 30% this […]

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Weekly ETF Losers – EGPT, PBW, FBT

| August 16, 2013 | 0 Comments
Weekly ETF Losers – EGPT, PBW, FBT

It’s been a rough week for stocks.  The S&P 500 has lost 2% as traders locked in profits in some of the year’s best performing ETFs. Let’s take a closer look at the three ETFs that lost the most ground this week… Market Vector Egypt Index ETF (EGPT) EGPT dropped 6% this week.  The selloff […]

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ETFs Riding High After Earnings – GREK, QQQC, SOCL

| August 10, 2013 | 0 Comments
ETFs Riding High After Earnings – GREK, QQQC, SOCL

The bulk of second quarter earnings are in.  According to CNBC, 72% of the companies reporting have beat the consensus estimate for EPS and 56% beat the consensus estimate for revenue.   Not surprisingly, we’ve seen the S&P 500 soar to record highs as investors digested these better than expected earnings.  But US stocks aren’t […]

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Hot ETFs – GDXJ, FAN, QGEM

| July 26, 2013 | 0 Comments
Hot ETFs – GDXJ, FAN, QGEM

The new all time highs just keep coming for the Dow Jones Industrial Average.  It reached an all time high of 15,604 earlier this week.  That’s an eye popping 141% surge from March 2009 low for the blue chip index. But that doesn’t mean large cap stocks are the only place you can make money… […]

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Biggest Leveraged ETF Losers – DWTI, UVXY, SMK

| July 5, 2013 | 0 Comments
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 […]

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Weekly ETF Winners – EPHE, EWW, ECH

| June 28, 2013 | 0 Comments
Weekly ETF Winners – EPHE, EWW, ECH

Stocks have staged a dramatic comeback this week after the Fed-induced selloff sent stocks off a cliff last week. Amazingly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has soared nearly 500 points from Monday’s low of 14,551.  That’s an impressive 3% rally for the blue chips over the last few days. But US stocks aren’t the only […]

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3 ETFs That Tanked In May – TUR, EHPE, AUSE

| June 5, 2013 | 0 Comments
3 ETFs That Tanked In May – TUR, EHPE, AUSE

The bull market in US stocks sent the S&P 500 racing to a new all-time high of 1,687 on May 22nd.  Amazingly, the large cap index was up 5.6% for the month at its peak! Even after Fed Chairman Bernanke’s ‘tapering’ comments sparked a selloff, the S&P still finished the month of May up 2%.  […]

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