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By Shishir Nigam | March 15, 2010 | 2:16 PM | 0 Comments

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 »

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By Michael Johnston | March 15, 2010 | 12:59 PM | 0 Comments

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 »

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By Shishir Nigam | March 12, 2010 | 1:41 PM | 0 Comments

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 »

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By Gary Gordon | March 12, 2010 | 12:57 PM | 0 Comments

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 »

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By Michael Johnston | March 12, 2010 | 12:55 PM | 0 Comments

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 »

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By Ron Rowland | March 12, 2010 | 11:52 AM | 0 Comments

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 »

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By Ron Rowland | March 12, 2010 | 11:41 AM | 0 Comments

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 »

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By Jim Farrish | March 12, 2010 | 8:36 AM | 0 Comments

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 »

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By Corey Rosenbloom | March 11, 2010 | 5:43 PM | 0 Comments

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 »

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By Gary Gordon | March 11, 2010 | 1:00 PM | 0 Comments

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 »

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