Over the last twelve months, the overwhelming majority of major world currencies gained ground against the U.S. dollar. In fact, world currencies didn’t just garner marginal appreciation… they... read more »
Many prognosticators describe the dire jobless recovery, then follows it up with bearish outlooks on the S&P 500. Similarly, you’ll read how increases in business confidence are a precursor... 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 »
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 »
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 »
One of the top single-country exchange traded funds (ETFs) year-to-date is the Market Vectors Indonesia (IDX), up 9.4%. This country is certainly worth keeping an eye on as one of the most exciting... read more »
Direxion, a pioneer in the 3x leveraged ETF space, announced Thursday the launch of six new funds, bringing the firm's total product offerings to 34, and represent firsts for both the company and the... read more »
There may be 33 million people in Canada. All of them, and perhaps most of the world’s citizens, may have cheered its gold medal victory over the Americans in the 2010 Winter Olympics. Yet... read more »
The market has gone straight up over the past week since beginning the month of March by breaking through its 50-day moving average. The top and bottom of Sabrient's SectorCast-ETF rankings look... read more »
March 9, 2009 is a date etched into the memories of many investors. After months of unprecedented volatility, depressing statistical releases, and countless false bottoms, that's the day most equity... read more »
