http://www.inveslogic.com/popular/articles/etfs ETF's - Today's Popular Articles at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/random-rogers-big-picture/1105138?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 One concept I've never been a fan of is buying a basket of different stocks to capture a theme. I'm not talking about an ETF, but instead buying several different stocks to capture something like airports or maybe farmland stocks to pick two for whic... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:31:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/random-rogers-big-picture/1105138?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/cxo-advisory-group/1104633?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 After accounting for trading frictions, medium-term long-short industry momentum strategies implemented via sector/industry ETFs do not offer abnormal returns.... Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/cxo-advisory-group/1104633?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/crowder-investments/1104365?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 I will be away shortly after the bell today so expect a late post tonight. If market levels stay where they are I expect to see a signal tomorrow in the ETF Extremes strategy and the Sector ETF Extremes. I will have more to discuss on this topic late... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:09:28 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/crowder-investments/1104365?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1104310?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 Research in Motion has a mixed technical profile. Weakness this morning caused the stock to break support at $127.86 U.S. and its 50 day moving average at $133.88. Intermediate trend changed from up to neutral. Short term momentum indicators (RSI, MA... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:03:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1104310?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1104152?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 WisdomTree has recently unveiled a group of eight Currency Income ETFs. Four of them, tracking foreign money market rates related to the Brazillian Real, the Chinese Yuan, the Indian Rupee, and the Euro, started trading in mid-May on NYSE Arca. ETFs ... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:55:20 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1104152?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1103969?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 Below we highlight the ETFs in our daily ETF Trends report that are currently trading the furthest above and below their 50-day moving averages. Five commodity ETFs top the list of the most overbought ETFs. DBA, DBC, UNG, DBO and DBE are all more... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:08:21 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1103969?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1103970?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 Reader S. V. raises an interesting question:I am working on scenarios to trade the contra-ultra indexes like SDS to take advantage of either a combo spread (selling puts and buying call) or another method to take advantage of price movements while re... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:04:31 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1103970?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1103978?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 One area that many portfolios are lacking is international exposure. Most people feel more comfortable buying the companies they are familiar with, which is understandable. However, we still need some exposure to international equities. I too need to... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:43:35 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1103978?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1103812?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 Sales of new homes have declined 40.3% decline since May of 2007. Prices of single-family homes in 20 major cities dropped by 15% year-over year, with California and Florida falling 20%+. And few seem to think a bottom is in sight. A dart-throwing... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:03:03 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1103812?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1103730?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 Good news for currency investors looking for bundles of currencies other than the Group of 10! Last Wednesday, June 18, Barclays Bank finally brought to market two bundled ETNs that have been in the works over a year. And, each of the currencie... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:09:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1103730?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1103660?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 The iShares S&P Global Timber and Forestry ETF (WOOD) launched this week, with very light volume of 7,000 shares traded on its opening day. The fund seeks to replicate the performance of the S&P Global Timber and Forestry Index, which Standard and Po... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:51:19 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1103660?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1103667?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 Kind of like PowerShares launching their private equity ETFs, does the slew of new commodity ETFs signal a top? In my inbox Wednesday:iPath Global Carbon (GRN) iPath Dow Jones-AIG Softs Total Return Sub-Index (JJS) iPath Dow Jones-AIG Precious ... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:27:37 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1103667?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/stock-advisors/1103938?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 We re continuing to emphasize conventional energy, solar, shipping, agriculture, and commodities, says Harry Domash (http://www.thestockadvisors.com/ccount/click.php?id=2119), who adds, But one industry we ve overlooked so far is coal. In his ... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/stock-advisors/1103938?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1103526?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 ETF junkies have been dying for a frontier markets fund for quite some time, and their wish has finally come true. Claymore/BNY Mellon Frontier Markets just started trading under the ticker FRN. Given the buzz surrounding frontier markets, FRN will p... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:25:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1103526?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/crowder-investments/1103483?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 Oversold levels dominated the market coming into fed day , but I am never a fan of taking a position ahead of an event that can move the market against you (and your position) in a matter of seconds. In options trading such a quick move can be d... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:24:59 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/crowder-investments/1103483?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1103247?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 With a five-year annualized return of 55.6%, iShares MSCI Brazil (EWZ) has been the best-performing ETF tracked by Morningstar. The fund is also tops over three years (also 55.6%) and 14th among all ETFs, with a one-year return of 47.7%. But EWZ stum... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:54:59 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1103247?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1103115?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 I wrote a post this past weekend that identified the strongest BUY and SELL signals in the ProShares lineup of ETFs.All the strongest BUY signals belonged to the short and ultra-short ETFs.... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:44:19 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1103115?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/the-kirk-report/1103105?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 Consumer confidence plummets New evidence of inflation vexes central banks The Fed will express increased concern about infolation but do so in a manner than avoids any suggestion that interest rate rises are imminent Economic challenges draw out div... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:40:29 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/the-kirk-report/1103105?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1102890?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 It seems that the insatiable appetite for new exchange traded funds (ETF's) and exchange traded notes (ETN's) has now gone as far as carbon trading, which will...[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and m... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:38:23 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1102890?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1102891?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) today announced the launch of many new Barclays iPath Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) on NYSE Arca. Here are the ones that launched for...[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and m... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:35:07 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1102891?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1102892?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) today announced the launch of many new Barclays iPath Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) on NYSE Arca. Here are the new ones that launched...[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and m... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:32:22 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1102892?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1102813?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 U.S. equity index futures are quietly higher this morning. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures are up 34 points in pre-opening trade. Traders are waiting for news from the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting today at 2:15 PM EDT. Consensus ... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:34:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1102813?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/random-rogers-big-picture/1102781?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 The video is pretty much useless from a stock market point of view but kind of fun anyway. My brother Larry and I went to Fenway Park to see the Red Sox against the Diamond Backs. We bought SRO tickets on the green monster and also seats up high... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:14:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/random-rogers-big-picture/1102781?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1102686?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 Do the inventory changes at the SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD) have anything to do with the price of gold? Dunno. But, it sure does make you wonder sometimes. Note that the last time huge numbers of GLD shares were created, resulting in big increases to ... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:33:47 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1102686?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/trader-feed/1102810?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 * Weakness Across Sectors - Looking at the 40 stocks in my basket, chosen evenly from eight S&P 500 sectors, my technical strength measure (a quantitative measure of trending) finds 4 in uptrends, 3 neutral, and 33 in downtrends. In a different sh... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:30:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/trader-feed/1102810?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1102695?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 Excerpts from Dr. Enzio von Pfeil's June 25, 2008, appearance on CNBC Asia:Many believe that the Fed will keep rates on hold for now. What are your views? Do you think that Ben Bernanke has good reasons to stay neutral for now? Has the Fed been d... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:24:19 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1102695?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1102526?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 A couple of weeks ago, I was invited by the guys at The Market Traders to join in on their weekly roundtable podcast as one of three guest panelists. If you check out their site, you ll see that they re big on commodities. Possibly a bi... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:12:16 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1102526?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/crowder-investments/1102308?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 The four major market benchmarks are officially in a short-term oversold state with the market stalwart, S&P 500 (SPY) in an extreme short-term oversold state. The RSI (2) for SPY is currently 3.6. The last time the RSI (2) for SPY hit a level this l... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:05:35 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/crowder-investments/1102308?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1102091?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 Tesoro (TSO) Call volume and volatility in oil refiner Tesoroshot sharply higher, one day after Bloomberg news revealed that insider buying in refinery stock had reached a 8-year high on speculation of an imminent pullback in oil prices and p... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:52:08 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1102091?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1102288?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 For those who were underwhelmed by yesterday s monthly charts of the call volume and put to call ratios for the VIX, I am going to try to whelm you a little more by switching over to weekly charts of SPY (the ETF for the S&P 500 index) puts. ... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:35:50 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1102288?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1102262?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 Investor psychology on U.S. equity markets remains negative. The Dow Jones Industrial Average broke its March low this morning when it moved below 11,731.60. Negative earnings surprises prior to release of second quarter reports are contributing to w... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:34:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1102262?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/peridot-capitalist/1102190?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 Those of you who follow the oil markets know that a core bullish argument for rising oil prices over the long term is the growth in demand from overseas, most notably China and India. Those two countries alone represent 36% of the world population, s... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:38:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/peridot-capitalist/1102190?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1101913?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 U.S. equity index futures are lower this morning. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures are off 31 points in pre-opening trade. Geopolitical concerns continue to weigh on equity markets. Rumors that Israel is preparing an attack on Iran are circulatin... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:13:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1101913?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/random-rogers-big-picture/1101854?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 Um, where or when is the bottom for financials.I guess they dropped on Monday due to the Goldman downgrade? From the top, around $38, XLF is down 43%. While 30% might be normal for the broad market during a bear phase, 43% doesn't seem like a lot for... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:23:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/random-rogers-big-picture/1101854?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1101627?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 Netherlands ETF Gives Heineken Cold Shoulder And Warms Up To Renewable Energy It has been all quiet on the Netherlands front, so what's going on with the related ETF? As of now, the Dutch government has set aside 7.5 billi... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:46:12 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1101627?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1101527?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 Some moviegoers may recall Ashton Kutcher in the Butterfly Effect. In essence, minor and apparently inconsequential actions in the past had radical effects on the main character's present life. Put another way, if a butterfly's wings are flapping ... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:54:14 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1101527?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1101528?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 I noodled around with the recent monthly history of regular gas prices since 2000 and monthly performanceof the Energy ETF XLE. As you can imagine, the two time series arecorrelated; as gas prices rise, so does the XLE. What was curiousth... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:23:01 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1101528?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1101553?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 It is always nice to see a model continue to perform out-of-sample. Below are the results of the Quant Approach to TAA paper since it left off in 2005. Equity-like returns with bond-like volatility and low drawdowns. Obviously, much of this outper... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:06:22 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1101553?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1101559?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 The Hindenburg Omen is a technical indicator named after the famous German airship that crashed and burned on landing in New Jersey in May, 1937. The indicator s purpose is to predict potential stock market crashes, and this week, numerous financia... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:51:10 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1101559?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/crowder-investments/1101445?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 The major benchmarks are still an oversold to near oversold state. Unfortunately, I need to see the underlying ETFs push lower into a short-term very oversold state before I will take a position.There are also quite a few sector ETFs that have moved ... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:00:45 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/crowder-investments/1101445?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1101225?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 Sector as a whole stumbles; metals ETFs mostly weak... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:29:42 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1101225?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1101054?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 You're asked to allocate $10,000 between four S&P 500 index funds. The first has a front-end of 2.5% and charges fees of 60bp per year; the second has a front-end of 5.25% and charges fees of 64bp per year; the third has a front-end of 5.75% and char... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:26:26 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1101054?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1101056?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 Rebecca Engmann Darst co-authored this article.SPDR Homebuilder sETF (XHB) Option traders have cottoned toout-of-the-money calls to an unusual degree in the SPDR Homebuilder sETF. Shares in the closed-end fund are down 2.5% at $17.57, one fre... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:05:30 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1101056?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1100867?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 I keep thinking things can't get any worse and then they do.For example, I felt that whether or not all the bad news was revealed by the large banks, it was a foregone conclusion that these stocks would be dogs for months to come. Along came more new... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:27:25 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1100867?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1100872?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 This is the first of what will be a recurring series of posts where I publish the results of running a number of technical analysis screens against all of the ProShares ETFs. Below we have the list of those ETFs with the strongest technical underpinn... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:10:17 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1100872?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/john-mugurian/1100934?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 Dynamic Growth: ETF PortfolioNEW BUYS:NoneNEW SELLS:NoneHere are our Top 10 ETF's for the week of June 23th:1) FXF: Currency Shares Swiss Franc Trust- .4212) SLX: Market Vectors Steel Index Fund- .4603) EWZ: Brazil Index- .4054) EEB: Claymore ETF BNY... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:21:17 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/john-mugurian/1100934?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1100746?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 You cannot read an article on the merits of buying international currencies without finding the assertion that currencies often act as a counter cycle to the stock market. It is, it appears, axiomatic in the financial industry. Here is some evidenc... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:18:19 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1100746?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1100734?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 U.S. equity index futures are slightly higher this morning. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures are up 69 points in pre-opening trade. Strength can be attributed partially to takeover news and rumors. Allied Waste has offered to purchase Republic Wa... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:10:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1100734?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/random-rogers-big-picture/1100720?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 There was an article in the NY Times Sunday titles For Foreign Stocks, The Sure Bet Is Over. As is often the case the headline writer sensationalized the article a tad but there are some important things to think about if you are one to invest in f... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:20:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/random-rogers-big-picture/1100720?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1100635?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26 This past week seemed to be a bit of a snag for oil prices. Oil had been almost invulnerable from rhetoric used to slow increasing prices. We have OPEC saying speculators are the problem. We have our government stating we need more oil be... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:02:34 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1100635?rsstype=populararticles&cid=26