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ETF Insider: Volatility Is Still Lurking

Stoyan Bojinov — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:05:55 +0000

Domestic equity indexes snapped out of their loosing streak last week as investor confidence in the markets improved after a robust start to the holiday shopping season. The bulls charged through Wall Street on Wednesday after a global central bank initiative to lower the cost of dollar funding through swap arrangements sent a wave of buying-euphoria across equity markets. Excitement cooled off before the weekend, despite a better-than-expected U.S. unemployment report, and we expect for volatility to remain abundant this week given the unresolved Euro zone debt drama along with several key central bank meetings. Weekly Outlook The coming week will be a bit sparse on economic data releases on the home front, with central bank meetings across the globe dominating international news. Below, we highlight ETFs that may see an increase in trading activity as relevant market data is released and evaluated by investors: CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust (FXA): [...]

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ETF Insider: Caution, Bumpy Trading Ahead

Stoyan Bojinov — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:07:59 +0000

Equity indexes crept up higher since the opening bell at the start of last week, although a grim jobs report on Friday quickly sparked a sell-off, with domestic equities broadly finishing in red territory for the week. The S&P 500 is now back below our outlined support at 1,200 and we advise stepping to the sidelines once again, although active traders can certainly take advantage of the ongoing volatility so long as they are prudent to take profits before they evaporate. Gold appears poised to continue higher as the precious metal has established definitive support above $1,800 an ounce, while uncertainty in the markets will only add to the appeal of the hot yellow metal. Weekly Outlook The coming week is quite lacking in major economic releases on the home front, while investors keeping an eye on international data will have more than a handful to talk about. The Euro [...]

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ETF Insider: Beware Of A Dead Cat Bounce

Stoyan Bojinov — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:00:48 +0000

Fear ran wild across every corner of the financial markets last week and nearly every asset class fell victim to brutally volatile trading. Friday was the only day during which the Dow Jones Industrial Average did not swing by more than 400 points, managing to regain some of the losses on Thursday and Friday and end the week lower by less than 2%. Amidst all of the uncertainty, gold made yet another run higher and futures prices for the hot yellow metal hit record highs, soaring to $1,817 an ounce on Wednesday evening. Weekly Outlook The coming week is sparse with major economic data releases, although investors will have a plateful of inflation data to digest as CPI data for the United Kingdom, Canada, and U.S. is slated come out. At home, housing market and industrial production data will take center stage as investors look for reassurance that the economy [...]

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Nikkei ETF Debuts: Newcomer Precidian Launches NKY

Michael Johnston — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:13:39 +0000

Precidian Funds, a New Jersey-based ETF newcomer, announced on Thursday the launch of the first U.S.-listed ETF offering exposure to the Nikkei 225 Index. The new MAXIS Nikkei 225 Index ETF (NKY) will seek to replicate the widely followed benchmark of Japanese stocks, often referred to simply as the Nikkei or the Nikkei Index. That benchmark is a price-weighted index consisting of 225 stocks listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The Nikkei has been calculated by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun newspaper since 1950. There are several investment products linked to the Nikkei in existence around the world, but NKY is the first U.S.-listed ETF to offer exposure to the well known index. Under The Hood Like the Dow Jones Industrial Average in the U.S., the Nikkei is a price-weighted index. That means that the index will make the largest allocations to the companies with the highest stock prices, a methodology [...]

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ETF Insider: Bullish Abroad, Defensive At Home

Stoyan Bojinov — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:17:26 +0000

Domestic equities were shaky last week to say the least, managing to rally on Thursday and immediately sell-off on Friday following a very dismal employment report. Gold emerged as the strongest asset class, while crude oil futures fluctuated wildly much like equity markets across the globe. Earnings season officially starts this week and we are cautiously optimistic that companies will surpass market expectations, although a strengthening dollar could create headwinds. Our trade recommendations for this week are geared towards international exposure and one of our picks is very appealing from both a technical and fundamental perspective, making it a potentially attractive tactical tool for traders. Weekly Outlook The coming week will be anything but sparse of headlines as investors keep a close eye on the markets once Alcoa Inc. kicks off earnings season after the market closes on Monday. Corporate earnings will be the central focus in the next coming [...]

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Deutsche Bank Debuts Suite Of Currency Hedged Equity ETFs

Michael Johnston — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:00:33 +0000

Deutsche Bank rolled out the latest additions to an ETP lineup that is rapidly approaching 1,300 on Thursday, debuting five ETFs that offer exposure to international equity markets while stripping out the impact of fluctuations in value of the U.S. dollar and non-U.S. currencies. Each of the new products are linked to MSCI indexes, offering exposure to the same basket of companies delivered by many of the most popular existing ETPs. The new hedged equity ETFs include: MSCI Japan Currency-Hedged Equity Fund (DBJP) MSCI Brazil Currency-Hedged Equity Fund (DBBR) MSCI Canada Currency-Hedged Equity Fund (DBCN) MSCI EAFE Currency-Hedged Equity Fund (DBEF) MSCI Emerging Markets Currency Hedged Equity Fund (DBEM) Currency Hedge Difference In addition to offering exposure to the stocks of a particular country or region, most international equity ETFs effectively establish a long position in the local currency and a short position in the U.S. dollar. When the value [...]

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ETF Insider: Prudent Buying After Panic Selling

Stoyan Bojinov — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 11:05:59 +0000

Investors poured into U.S. Treasuries last week as far worse than expected economic data from the manufacturing and housing sectors sent waves of anxiety through equity markets both in the U.S. and abroad. Surprisingly enough, amidst all the chaos even gold failed to climb much higher and the precious metal closed just above $1,540 for the week. Volatility in the energy market remains abundant as crude oil futures wildly fluctuated between $98 and $103 a barrel, managing to close just above the $100 level by the end of the trading week. Silver failed to regain the $40 level and futures contracts sank lower by about $2 throughout the week, closing at around $36.28 an ounce. As expected, the U.S. dollar continued to depreciate and we are cautiously holding our ground in anticipation of an equity-market rebound in the coming days. Against this backdrop, we see several technicals-based opportunities among the [...]

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Japan ETFs In Focus After Devastating Quake

Michael Johnston — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 11:00:53 +0000

The attention of investors shifted from the Middle East to Japan late last week, as the natural devastation caused by a massive earthquake trumped the manmade chaos that has been playing out in Libya, Saudi Arabia, and elsewhere in the oil-rich region. With rescue efforts intensifying in the north of Japan after a magnitude 8.9 quake and resulting tsunami, a potential nuclear crisis has emerged as another threat that could impact the entire country. The death toll had climbed to nearly 1,600 on Sunday, but by some estimates that figure will reach as high as 10,000 as rescue efforts continue. Assessing the economic impact remains challenging as details continue to emerge, though investors have been selling off Japanese stocks since the quake hit and are expected to continue to do so when trading resumes on Monday. The area closest to the epicenter of the quake accounts directly for only a [...]

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Three ETFs To Watch This Week: DXJ, XLE, FXF

Stoyan Bojinov — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 08:00:54 +0000

Last week domestic equities were confined to a volatile trading range. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones both slid lower by over a percentage point each, while the NASDAQ took a much larger hit and lost over two percentage points for the week. Ongoing tension in the Middle East, especially recent protests in Saudi Arabia, caused plenty of concerns for equities world-wide, with emerging market indexes broadly trending lower as well. On Friday, a devastating earthquake shook Japan, triggering a massive tsunami and potential nuclear crisis in one of the world’s largest economies. Surprisingly enough, oil failed to make new high; the energy commodity has been falling since last Wednesday and it closed right near the $100 mark on Friday. Given all the uncertainty and volatility in the markets last week gold was rather weak despite its “safe haven” appeal, with the precious metal closing at around $1,420 an ounce [...]

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Deutsche Bank Planning International Equity ETFs

Michael Johnston — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 11:00:53 +0000

Deutsche Bank, the financial giant that has partnered with PowerShares on some of the most popular currency and commodity ETF products, has begun laying the groundwork to launch its own line of equity ETFs. In a recent SEC filing, the firm detailed five proposed ETFs: DBX MSCI Emerging Markets Currency Hedged Equity Fund (XEMG) DBX MSCI EAFE Currency Hedged Equity Fund (XEAF) DBX MSCI Brazil Currency Hedged Equity Fund (XBRZ) DBX MSCI Canada Currency Hedged Equity Fund (XCAN) DBX MSCI Japan Currency Hedged Equity Fund (XJPN) Each of the proposed funds would utilize forward contracts to hedge out the currency risk that usually accompanies any international equity investment. That feature would essentially isolate the component of returns generated from the performance of the underlying stocks, effectively reducing the overall volatility by stripping out exposure to exchange rates. The uptick in exchange rate volatility and speculation over a second round of [...]

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