22 ETF Experts You Need to Follow on Twitter

May 22, 2012

The ETF corner of the Twitterverse represents the crossroads of perhaps two of the hottest trends of the past five years. ETFs have burst onto the investing scene as tools for accomplishing a growing range of objectives, while social media has emerged as a tremendously powerful tool for staying up to date on just about everything. For [...]

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BTAL: A Different (And Effective) Low Volatility ETF

May 22, 2012

When it comes to defensive exposure, few assets can truly offer a safe haven escape when turbulence hits the market unexpectedly. There’s no need to look far back into history to see how a volatile environment can take its toll on asset classes across the board without mercy. The most recent Euro zone-inspired risk-aversion wave [...]

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Tuesday’s ETF To Watch: MSCI United Kingdom Index Fund (EWU)

May 22, 2012

After a week of sour trading, markets opened up Monday on a positive note as it seemed that headwinds had subsided for the moment. While major indexes appear to be find their footing, the newly debuted Facebook (FB) stock lost all momentum, sinking more than10% in early day trading, well below its IPO price. The [...]

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Daily ETF Roundup: GDX Snaps Higher, VXX Corrects Lower

May 21, 2012

Investors came back in a buying mood after the weekend following last week’s absolutely dismal performance on Wall Street. Major equity indexes managed to snap out of their losing streaks to kick-off the week; the Nasdaq soared ahead, gaining an impressive 2.46% on the day, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average lagged behind, clinching a [...]

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ETF Insider: Be Wary Of A Dead Cat Bounce

May 21, 2012

After taking a beating last week, equity markets appear to be holding at key technical support levels at the start of this week. More specifically, watch for the S&P 500 Index as it fluctuates around the 1,300 mark; a break below this level could accelerate selling pressures and sink the benchmark to to anywhere from [...]

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ETF Technical Trading FAQ

May 21, 2012

The growth of the ETF industry has spawned numerous tools that bring forth previously difficult-to-reach corners of the market at the fingertips of mainstream investors. The evolution of the exchange-traded product structure has not only become the preferred vehicle for investors looking to achieve cost-efficient diversification, this instrument has also struck a chord with active traders. ETFs [...]

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FXE Is Oversold: Trade The Bounce

May 21, 2012

Predicting the future is not easy, it might even be impossible. However, anticipating the recent wave of fear in the markets should have been a no-brainer. Seriously. Anyone with a 2012 European parliamentary elections calendar could have speculated (with great certainty) that debt drama would likely resurface; in early March of this year we gave ETF investors a heads up [...]

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Three ETFs To Watch This Week: EWJ, IAU, SOCL

May 21, 2012

After another choppy week of trading, investors will be on their toes for the coming week, as a number of factors have created high anxiety in the financial world. Perhaps the biggest piece of news is the threat of Greece exiting the euro, as it seems more and more likely each day that the indebted [...]

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This Week In ETFs: May 20th Edition

May 20, 2012

Product development seemed to be put on the back burner this week with no new launches from the ETF industry. Despite the slowdown, some ETFs may be getting a makeover soon as Facebook’s highly anticipated IPO hit the markets on Friday to an overwhelmingly high volume. While a number of internet IPOs saw their stock [...]

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ETF Insider: Stocks In Free Fall

May 19, 2012

Equity markets were rattled back-and-forth as Euro zone debt drama swept over Wall Street for another week. Volatility levels climbed higher across asset classes as profit taking pressures and bargain buying created a trading frenzy, although major stock indexes did end the week lower in red territory. Investors got no relief on the home front as the latest Fed [...]

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Daily ETF Roundup: GLD Takes Another Leap, VXX Leaps Higher

May 18, 2012

Today saw markets turn south as investors continue to lose confidence in general markets. The biggest story on the day was the relatively lackluster performance from Facebook (FB), as the social networking giant made its IPO. While a number of tech IPOs over the last few months have opened with stellar gains, FB finished the [...]

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Updated: Which ETFs Will Own Facebook (And When)

May 18, 2012

Today is the day: Facebook finally becomes a public company, trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol FB. The highly anticipated ETF is expected to bring massive trading volumes, and interest should remain elevated for the next several sessions. The IPO also spurs some rebalancings and reconstitutions for ETFs that will include Facebook in [...]

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