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Palladium ETFs Lead Metals on Car Sales, Supply Concerns

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:18:53 -0400

Palladium exchange traded funds are outshining other precious metals as consumers, who have held kept their cars for the longest period in half a century, are feeling confident enough to buy new vehicles. Severe supply deficits are also helping to support prices. The ETFS Physical Palladium Shares...

What gold, silver mining investors should do next

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:00:52 -0400

A 40% drop in benchmark indexes for gold and silver mining shares this year isn’t a good reason to hate them. Some money managers say they’re poised for a rebound in the next two years.

Stocks Rally Back to Erase Morning Loss! HPQ, VIX, PCLN, GLD, CRUS, APC, MPC, TSO, WDC, STX, MRVL

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:34:06 -0400

Last night, Asian markets took huge drops after manufacturing data from China came out weaker than expected. Japan’s Nikkei tumbled more than 7%! This morning, SPX gapped down 20 points at open, but, buyers came in after about an hour into the trading. There were some big swings! For instance, PCLN traded as low as $784 [...]

Wolf on Wall Street Gold Calls Entered Yesterday

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:59:22 -0400

Here's a GLD update on some Calls in GLD we entered yesterday at a nice gain today, be sure to see our other trades exited today below this post. For more information about our member's site, click on the link, but we only have about 2 open slots for new members- after that it's a waiting list until our new site is complete. Wolf on Wall Street GLD Call Position Update Thursday, Mat 23

Bernanke: Fed Sticks To Stimulus Measures, But Changes Loom

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:00:53 -0400

Wall Street was in for some choppy trading sessions this week, as investors shifted their attention to the Fed and its massive stimulus measures. Earlier this week, markets took their cue from comments made by three Fed officials. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans had stated that while the central bank’s stimulus measures have made good progress, officials need “more time” before they can make any substantial monetary policy changes. St. Louis Fed President James Bullard’s and New York Fed President William Dudley’s commentary also reflected this sentiment, though Dudley indicated that the Fed could change asset purchases in either direction [for more market news and analysis subscribe to our free newsletter]. See the full story here →

ETF Bear Put Spread Options Strategy Explained

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:00:10 -0400

Exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) have become a very valuable tool for investors seeking exposure to all corners of the market. While they provide diversified exposure in a single U.S.-traded security, equity options can be used in conjunction with ETFs to create more complex trading strategies designed to achieve specific goals or targeted strategies [see also ETF Call And Put Options Explained]. In this article, we’ll take a look at how bear put spreads can be used to place a controlled bearish bet on an ETF’s direction. What Is a Bear Put Spread Strategy? Suppose that an investor has a bearish outlook on a commodity like gold and wishes to devise a strategy to profit from its decline; however, short-selling the SPDR Gold Trust could be a bit risky given the commodity’s volatile dependence on external events. After all, a single comment out of the U.S. Federal Reserve about further easing could send [...]

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Gold will not make a comeback

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:42:45 -0400

Gold has been beaten down hard after soaring to over $1,900 an ounce, and some investors think that the time has come to get back into the metal. However, there are simply too many negatives to see much upside here.

ETFs to Watch May 22, 2013 (CUT, EWW, HYD)

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:31:54 -0400

Here is the ETF Professor's ETF Watch List for Wednesday, May 22, 2013.

The SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE: GLD) looks terrible.

The First Trust ISE-Revere Natural Gas Index Fund (NYSE: FCG) does not.

Keep an eye on the Guggenheim Timber ETF (NYSE: CUT).

Emerging markets plays of the

Wednesday’s ETF Chart To Watch: GLD Rebound Hinges On FOMC Minutes

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:57 -0400

Stocks charged higher on Tuesday as stimulus hopes ahead of today’s FOMC minutes kept confidence levels afloat, while a sparse data front further paved the way higher for major equity benchmarks. Bernanke’s testimony to the Joint Economic Committee of Congress this afternoon should offer some valuable insights into the Fed’s policy stance, which currently follows the “wait-and-see” approach as policymakers recently expressed their willingness to raise or lower bond repurchases depending on how economic conditions evolve. As such, our ETF to watch for today is the SPDR Gold Trust because it has a history of volatile trading following commentary from Fed Chairman Bernanke [see also The Cheapest ETF For Every Investment Objective]. Chart Analysis Consider GLD’s one-year daily performance chart below. Following its steep sell-off in mid-April of this year, GLD managed to rebound sharply. However, as you can see in the chart below, this rebound was short-lived as the precious yellow metal fund failed to summit $145 [...]

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May 20, 2013: New Features: FolioInvesting One-Click, Portfolio Dividend & Static Portfolio Change

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:18:36 -0400

We introduce several new features including email attachment for FolioInvesting portfolio allocations, portfolio dividend data and dynamically changing a static portfolio while maintaining historical performance data.

Gold prices rise, following up on ‘key reversal’

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:30:57 -0400

Gold futures rise Tuesday, building on gains from the previous session that ended a lengthy streak of losses.

In a rare move Stocks end lower; Gold and Silver find their Footing

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:20:00 -0400

ETF Insider: Asia Pacific Country Fund Looks Ripe For Rebound, Gold Offers A Hedge

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:40:24 -0400

U.S. markets are on the move again as merger and acquisition news are spurring buying euphoria even after last week’s stellar run-up. Stocks are off to a strong start this week as news of Yahoo! buying blogging giant Tumblr is helping to keep confidence levels afloat while a clear data front in the first half of the week is further helping to keep profit taking pressures at bay [see also How To Take Profits And Cut Losses When Trading ETFs]. Below we outline two new actionable idea that stands to benefit from a potential rebound in overseas markets: Actionable ETF Ideas: Pro Membership Required to Continue Reading To continue reading this article, you must be an ETFdb Pro member. Please login or begin your 14-day free trial to continue reading. There are several benefits to becoming an ETFdb Pro member today:Access to 50+ All-ETF model portfolios. Whether you're a long-term, buy-and-hold investor or a [...]

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Gold extends losing streak as bearish bets rise

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:05:36 -0400

Gold futures are facing their eighth straight session of losses, as data show there’s been a rise in bearish bets on the precious metal, while silver futures are on track for their worst fall in a month.

And the Masters of the Universe say...

Sun, 19 May 2013 04:58:46 -0400

Some of these “smart money” guys haven’t been looking too smart of late.

Five takeaways from the global commodities rout

Sun, 19 May 2013 04:21:59 -0400

It's now reaching far and wide.

Mid-Afternoon Market Update: SolarCity Continues to Rise as Gold Bugs Get Smashed

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:54:26 -0400

Toward the end of trading Thursday, the Dow was up 0.77 percent to 15,249.41, while the NASDAQ rose 0.89 percent to 3,496.33. The S&P was also up 0.97 percent to 1,666.90.

Top Headline Gold has plummeted 4.8% as the week comes to a close, dropping below $1,390 an ounce, the lowest level

Mid-Day Market Update: Gold Prices Fall on Strength in US Dollar, Stock

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:48:29 -0400

Midway through trading Thursday, the Dow was up 0.43 percent to 15,298.41, while the NASDAQ rose 0.49 percent to 3,482.33. The S&P was also up 0.51 percent to 1,658.90.

Top Headline Gold has plummeted 4.8% as the week comes to a close, dropping below $1,390 an ounce, the lowest level seen since

Gold heads for seventh straight loss

Fri, 17 May 2013 04:13:14 -0400

Gold prices fall again on Friday, with the precious metal facing a seven-in-a-row loss and a weekly decline of nearly 5%, as the dollar gets another boost on more talk about winding down the Fed’s bond-buying program.

ETPs Turn to Selling Options to Generate Income

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:03:00 -0400

Gold ETFs Lose Their Allure

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:50:53 -0400

Gold fever is abating, with related exchange traded funds have taking a hit as global factors weigh on gold interest. The SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEArca: GLD) has declined 14.9% year-to-date as the fund has shed 300 tons of gold. [Gold ETFs Could Shed Another 250 Tons of Bullion: Analysts] Gold prices...

PreMarket Info Recap for May 16, 2013

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:14:13 -0400

Have you ever woken up to find that a stock in your portfolio made a dramatic move overnight? Are you interested in learning how to understand each day's post-market and pre-market moves? Veteran traders Joel Elconin and Dennis Dick will give you all of the insights that you'll need to get

Thursday’s ETF Chart To Watch: GLD Heading To Support Ahead Of U.S. Inflation Data

Thu, 16 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400

The bulls continue to reign supreme on Wall Street as buying pressures mounted even after domestic economic reports came in mixed. Investors focused on stimulus hopes and major equity indexes continued their ascent to record highs in light of lackluster manufacturing data; industrial production for April posted a 0.5% contraction, marking a noticeable deterioration from last month’s positive reading of 0.3%. On the bright side, the homebuilders’ index posted a modest improvement, coming in at 44 compared to last month’s reading of 41 [see also The Cheapest ETF For Every Investment Objective]. Our ETF to watch for today is the SPDR Gold Trust , which will look to hold above a major support level after investors digest the latest U.S. CPI report. Analyst are expecting for inflation to come in at 1.8%, which would mark a minimal decrease from last month’s reading of 1.9%. Chart Analysis Consider GLD’s one-year daily performance chart below. Since [...]

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Gold prices under pressure, below $1,400

Thu, 16 May 2013 02:36:45 -0400

Gold futures fall Thursday, holding to losses in electronic trade after the release of a report that provided some insight on demand before the massive slide in the metal’s prices last month.

Physical gold demand shines in first quarter: WGC

Thu, 16 May 2013 01:01:03 -0400

Investors didn’t buy enough gold to offset outflows from gold-exchanged traded funds in the first quarter, but year-on-year demand for jewelry, bars and coins grew a lot, a report from the World Gold Council shows.

Market Wrap-Up for May 15 (GOOG, GLD, DE, M, WMT, more)

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:10:57 -0400

Despite starting off in the red to open today’s session, the markets were able to to be pave their way into positive territory. Though there is plenty of positive action to point to, I am afraid the type of specific price moves we are seeing may be signs of investors performing a typical investing blunder [...]

PIMCO’s Big Picture: Dialing Down Risk

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:40:09 -0400

PIMCO’s CEO Mohamed A. El-Erian published an article on Barrons.com that discussed the PIMCO’s global investing outlook. To summarize: Views for the next three-to-five years: • In Europe, with the lack of a comprehensive resolution, the collapse of the single currency will remain conceivable though not a dominant probability. The more immediate threat is a [...]

Aussie Dollar Weakness A Dangerous Sign For Gold

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:00:49 -0400

The commodities front remains mixed as the U.S. dollar’s recent rally has put downward pressures on many resource prices. Furthermore, the ongoing bull run on Wall Street has prompted many investors waiting on the sidelines to jump into equities in lieu of chasing paltry yields in the bond market or lackluster returns in the commodities space [for more market news and analysis subscribe to our free newsletter].

Surprisingly, gold has managed to keep afloat in recent weeks amid the stock market euphoria, which is a commendable feat given the extreme selling pressures it saw earlier in April. The outlook for the yellow metal remains mixed, however, as technical patterns and currency market trends are hinting at another round of selling in the near future.

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May 13, 2013: Preparing To Take A Loss

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:35:16 -0400

Preparing for a loss in the coming correction: we would rather do it proactively and getting psychologically prepared before it happens.

Gold Chart of The Week

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:30:54 -0400

Each Week Longleaftrading.com will be providing us a chart of the week as analyzed by a member of their team. We hope that you enjoy and learn from this new feature. Weekly Gold Report (May 13th through May 17th) Outside of a late week Currencies surge...

Can QE Boost Retail Sales Forever? – Real Time Insight

Mon, 13 May 2013 10:45:01 -0400

Fed programs boost stocks. Rising stocks boost the consumer. Can this continue forever?

ETF Options Strategies: Neutral Calendar Spread Explained

Mon, 13 May 2013 09:00:12 -0400

Exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) provide an easy way for investors to gain access to nearly any country or asset class. In addition to providing diversified exposure in a single U.S.-traded security, ETFs are equities themselves that may have options available to trade. These options open up the door for investors to create additional highly targeted strategies [see also ETF Call And Put Options Explained]. In this article, we’ll look at the neutral calendar spread strategy and explore how ETF investors can use it to capitalize on sideways trading. What Is a Neutral Calendar Spread Strategy? Suppose an investor owns a commodity ETF that he or she uses to diversify an otherwise equity-heavy portfolio. Since the ETF is being used as a hedge, the investor may not be particularly bullish on the commodity ETF’s prospects. In this case, the investor could employ a neutral calendar spread in order to generate income from this sideways trading. [...]

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Gold ETFs Fuel Selling as Prices Try to Hold $1,400

Mon, 13 May 2013 08:51:39 -0400

Physically-backed gold exchange traded funds are used by investors as an easy alternative to buy the metal within the equities markets. However, the innovation in ETFs can also add to the selling pressure on gold. “The ETF revolution set expectations very high and brought a lot of liquidity at...

Gold prices dull as U.S. dollar strengthens

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:59:05 -0400

Prices for gold fall, suffering along with other dollar-denominated metals as the U.S. dollar gathers strength.

Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, GLD, FDN, XLE, XME, GOOG, PCLN, CRM, EQIX, TSO, HES, MPC, WLT, CLF, CMI, JOY

Sun, 12 May 2013 23:38:05 -0400

Last weekend, in my Market Forecast, I wrote: "For the new week, we should see the markets glide higher. I wonder if we could see the type of rise that Nasdaq had in 2000. Both SPX and the Dow are in uncharted territory. So, we’ll have to watch the levels in the next couple of [...]

You can’t beat the machines

Fri, 10 May 2013 15:42:50 -0400

As computer-driven trading increases each passing year, the ability for individual investors as well as professional advisors to beat the market, and subsequently the computers, becomes that much more difficult.

‘ETF revolution’ in gold bloodies investors

Fri, 10 May 2013 11:09:19 -0400

Exchange-traded funds ushered in a new era of investing in commodities, allowing retail investors to bet on gold, silver and other hard assets. But their popularity has become a curse.

Peter Schiff: Gold Is At A Steep Discount

Fri, 10 May 2013 09:00:44 -0400

Even gold bugs have to admit that the yellow metal has seen better days. After hitting record lows on April 15th, many analysts have speculated that gold may no longer be a viable investment option, at least not in the way it has been in the past five years. With investor faith and gold prices reaching fresh lows, some see these new market conditions as an opportunity. Well-known for his high opinion of gold and commodity centered investment strategies, Peter Schiff thinks these low prices could provide a huge payoff for savvy investors who are willing to continue gambling with gold prices [for more gold news and analysis subscribe to our free newsletter]. See the full story here →

Are We On The Verge Of Witnessing The Death Of The Paper Gold Scam?

Thu, 09 May 2013 21:25:26 -0400

Submitted by Michael Snyder of The Economic Collapse blog,
The legal claims on physical gold far exceed the amount of physical gold that the banks actually have by a very, very wide margin. And right now the bankers are scared out of their wits because their warehouses are being drained of physical gold at a frightening rate. So what happ...

Gold prices shy away from one-month high

Thu, 09 May 2013 01:11:24 -0400

Gold futures lose ground Thursday, slightly cutting into gains in the previous session that left prices at their highest level in about a month.

Why Wall Street is unmoved by gold fever

Wed, 08 May 2013 06:42:08 -0400

When it comes to gold, what might Wall Street know that moms and pops in developing markets do not?

Gold prices edge higher after selloff

Wed, 08 May 2013 01:10:52 -0400

Gold futures rise following a drop in the previous session as concerns about outflows from gold exchange-traded funds linger

Ominous Options Activity in Gold Miners ETF

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:59:20 -0400

Shares of the downtrodden Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSE: GDX) are down 3.4 percent Tuesday, extending the ETF's 90-day loss to 33.6 percent, and some traders are betting things could get worse for GDX.

Citing a note from Interactive Brokers, Barron's reports nearly 40,000 June $27 puts

May 6, 2013: High Dividend ETF Portfolio Construction

Tue, 07 May 2013 10:01:43 -0400

One can use a tactical strategy to construct a high dividend ETF portfolio by carefully including a well selected candidate ETFs with high yields. A 6% to 7% yield portfolio is possible.

Gold still has a place in a portfolio

Tue, 07 May 2013 08:12:22 -0400

Gold remains an insurance policy in times of distress.

Gold ETF Asset Flows are a New Market Indicator

Tue, 07 May 2013 07:31:51 -0400

Gold exchange traded funds witnessed large redemptions in the recent gold market collapse, and some argue that investors can track gold ETF inflows and outflows as a new market indicator. So far this year, the largest gold ETF, SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEArca: GLD), has lost $14 billion in outflows....

Commodity Country ETFs Search For Ways to Rebound

Mon, 06 May 2013 14:36:43 -0400

Still not a month removed from gold's worst one-day performance in three decades, the crumbling commodities trade is weighing on ETFs beyond mining funds and those that are backed by physical holdings such as the SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE: GLD).

Predictably, some futures-based ETFs and ETNs have suffered in

Precious Metals Look Golden For Market Bears

Fri, 03 May 2013 09:00:18 -0400

Investing in precious metals has become an extremely popular choice for equity investors looking to hedge their portfolios. Generally, this commodity class has gained the reputation as a “safe haven” holding during volatile market periods, but recently precious metals have flipped sides and saw a period of relatively high correlation to equities [see also 2013 Commodity Trades You Wish You Made].

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What bullion dealers are saying about gold demand

Fri, 03 May 2013 08:00:16 -0400

Gold bullion dealers offer some impressive numbers on the scope of physical demand for the precious metal following last month’s nearly 8% price drop.

ETFs to Watch May 3, 2013 (DUG, EWW, UNG)

Fri, 03 May 2013 06:38:53 -0400

Here is the ETF Professor's ETF Watch List for Friday, May 3, 2013.

The SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE: GLD) should be in play.

Give the ProShares UltraShort Oil & Gas (NYSE: DUG) a look.

The United States Natural Gas Fund (NYSE: UNG) was a mess Thursday.

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