Till last year, people using words such as "nascent" and "pre-mature" to describe the actively-managed ETF market in the United States would have been justified in doing so. The... read more »
With just two and a half months in the books, 2010 has already been an odd year from an investment perspective. A small European nation that accounts for just a fraction of global GDP has become a... read more »
In the last 3-4 weeks, it appears that the floodgates have opened for the actively-managed ETF sector, with nearly every week bringing a new announcement of a major player putting their chips on the... read more »
This morning, I read Richard Shaw’s commentary with a great deal of interest (Brick Chart View of Major Indexes). In the editorial, Shaw explained the nature of “brick charting,” including: (1)... read more »
Perhaps no exchange-traded product listed in the U.S. has seen the level of investor interest or been the subject of as much controversy as the United States Natural Gas Fund (NYSE: UNG). UNG was... read more »
Thursday (3/11/2010) was the first day of trading for SPDR S&P Russia ETF (NYSE: RBL). The fund follows the S&P Russia Capped BMI Index, which seeks to reflect the performance of investable... read more »
On Thursday (3/11/2010) Direxion added six new funds to its menu, giving investors leveraged and inverse opportunities in the BRIC countries, India, and the semiconductor sector. This was... read more »
The NASDAQ and SP 600 Small Cap Index broke above the January high last week and they have continued higher this week on solid moves to the upside. Yesterday the S&P 500 index attempted to join... read more »
If you've been lulled to sleep by the recent intraday market action, don't fret. According to the long-standing price principle of "Range Expansion and Contraction," the next move in the... read more »
There’s no consensus on what an unusually high level of trading interest means. Extreme volume sometimes hints at a coming trend change for a particular asset. Other times, it may indicate a... read more »
