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The Turkey ETF Is Cooking

Stoyan Bojinov — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:00:42 +0000

Investors have been gradually increasing their risk appetite since the start of 2012 thanks to improving economic data and renewed optimism in the global recovery. Likewise, emerging markets are off to a strong start this year and one particular country-specific ETF has attracted serious interest from investors. The iShares MSCI Turkey Investable Market Index Fund (TUR) is up an impressive 20% year-to-date, and even more impressive are the trading volumes over the past few days [see also Doomsday Special: 7 Hard Asset Investments You Can Hold in Your Hand]. This ETF, which offers exposure to Turkish equity markets, has a three month average daily volume of around 290,000 shares; the noteworthy observation is that daily trading volumes in TUR have seen an exponential increase since last week. On 2/29/2012 daily trading volumes topped 1 million shares; the ETF traded over 1 million shares the next two trading days as well. [...]

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ETF Insider: High Hopes, Big Gains

Stoyan Bojinov — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 15:00:54 +0000

Equity indexes finished the week in bright green territory thanks to a spectacular rally on Wednesday. Euphoria swept over equity markets all over the world last week after major central banks, including the Fed and the European Central Bank, collaborated to lower the cost of dollar funding in an effort to improve liquidity and restore confidence back in the markets. Investors saw the collective bank agreement as a key positive development, as lawmakers from around the globe demonstrated their commitment to maintain stability across financial markets. On the home front, U.S employment data surpassed analyst expectations, with the unemployment rate coming in at 8.6% versus the expected 9%. Gold ended the week higher alongside stocks, settling near $1,750 an ounce on Friday. Actionable ETF Trade Ideas Last Week’s Actionable ETF Ideas Ticker Position Performance XLV Long +5.4% TUR Long +5.2% PLW Long +0.3% Our picks from Monday’s Insider performed quite [...]

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ETF Insider: Can The Bulls Hold On?

Stoyan Bojinov — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:46:32 +0000

Domestic equity markets started off the week on a strong note as investors were optimistic to see a very strong start to the holiday shopping seasons, showcasing that U.S. consumers are still alive and kicking. Euphoria swept over stocks on Wednesday after the Fed and the central banks of the euro area, Canada, Japan, U.K., and Switzerland all agreed to reduce the cost of offering dollar financing through swaps. The collective central bank effort was aimed at improving liquidity and more indirectly restoring confidence back in the markets by proving to investors that policymakers are in fact recognizing the issues and actively combating them. Optimism across equity markets spurred a rally in gold, with futures prices for the precious yellow metal settling near $1,750 as the trading session drew to a close. Checking In: Trading Ideas This week, our technical trading ideas included long recommendations in a domestic sector ETF [...]

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ETF Insider: Investors Shopping For Hope

Stoyan Bojinov — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:43:00 +0000

Investors were left empty handed before the Thanksgiving Holiday; the Euro drama theme dominated financial markets last week as ongoing debt woes stemming from overseas overshadowed a host of positive economic data releases on the home front, including a surprise to the upside in durable goods orders. We anticipate for the spotlight to remain fixated on the Euro zone this week as well, while the super committee gridlock in Washington D.C. is the other critical roadblock holding back the bulls from reclaiming Wall Street. Weekly Outlook The coming week will see a host of economic releases both at home and on the international front, including several key unemployment reports from both sides of the Atlantic ocean. Below, we highlight ETFs that may see an increase in trading activity as relevant market data is released and evaluated by investors: Dynamic Retail ETF (PMR): U.S. consumer confidence data is expected to rise [...]

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Direxion Fills Up Leveraged ETF Pipeline

Stoyan Bojinov — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:00:29 +0000

Direxion laid the groundwork for several new products in a recent SEC proposal, including a handful of sector ETFs as well as an international equity offering. The Boston based issuer detailed plans to potentially ramp up its product lineup with four new 3x leveraged bull-bear pair ETFs. Triple-exposure products are the bread and butter of Direxion, which was the first firm to specialize in the leveraged and inverse corners of the exchange-traded universe back in 2008. In a recent SEC Filing, Direxion filed a proposal for eight new funds, focusing on the industrials sector along with gold and silver miners. The filing also included plans for Direxion to expand the geographic scope of its current product lineup with a proposed bull-bear pair of international ETFs offering exposure to Turkey. The proposed funds are listed below and all are expected to feature annual expense fees of 0.95%: Direxion Daily Turkey Bull [...]

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Turkey ETF Looks Delicious

Stoyan Bojinov — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:00:50 +0000

Financial markets all over the globe have taken investors for a wild ride this year and many are still dizzy from all of the wild up and down swings that seem to be abundant across virtually every asset class. A sluggish economic recovery at home coupled with ongoing debt woes in the financially fragile Euro zone have all weighted down on investors’ confidence. Many have fled from emerging markets entirely, deeming them far too risky given the cloud of uncertainty that is plaguing even the most prosperous developed markets and concerns over slowing growth and inflationary pressures in developing economies. However, Turkey, which is often times overlooked when considering international investments, may offer investors a “bright spot” in the currently gloomy global economic environment. Turkey, classified as an emerging market economy by the IMF, has been flying under the radar for many investors largely because nations like Brazil and China [...]

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ETF Insider: Bad Week To Be A Bear

Stoyan Bojinov — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:00:05 +0000

The bulls came rushing back last week and equity indexes soared, bolstered by solid corporate earnings at home coupled with encouraging developments in the Euro zone. Investors were more than cheerful to see EU leaders take the first steps towards negotiating on a viable “rescue plan” to ensure stability in the financially fragile currency bloc. Confidence in the global economic recovery is slowly, but surely, improving and investors are gradually reallocating capital back into equities. Gold soared amidst the optimism, as inflation fears resurfaced following the announcement of the $1.4 trillion Euro zone “bailout”. Futures for the precious metal hit a fresh multi-week high of $1,754 an ounce early Friday morning and settled just a few dollars lower to close out the week. Actionable ETF Trade Ideas Last Week’s Actionable ETF Ideas Ticker Position Performance CORN Long +0% TUR Long +7.8% DBB Long +1.7% Our picks from Monday’s Insider fared [...]

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ETF Insider: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

Stoyan Bojinov — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:20:48 +0000

Domestic equity indexes started the week off with fresh multi-month highs as investor optimism from last week carried over. Stock markets were quick to give up gains on Tuesday however, after disappointing corporate earnings results weighted down on investor confidence, while continuing Euro zone debt woes didn’t do much to remedy the situation. Wednesday proved to be a pivotal day for the markets, despite the lack of volatility, as European lawmakers announced that they had come to terms on a broad strategy, which is merely the first step in the right direction. News of the Euro zone “bailout” sparked inflation fears and paved the way higher for gold, with futures prices for the precious metal soaring as high as $1,728 an ounce for the day. Checking In: Trading Ideas This week, our technical trading ideas included long recommendations in a commodity fund as well as an emerging market ETF, while [...]

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ETF Insider: Bulls In Drivers Seat

Stoyan Bojinov — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:09:43 +0000

Domestic equity equity indexes struggled near technical resistance levels all of last week, however, the bulls prevailed on Friday. The S&P 500 Index opened and closes every single day above the key resistance level at 1,200; quite a technical feat, given that it failed to break this this level three times in the past three months. Stocks markets are not out of the woods yet by any means as many hurdles remain. Until the Euro zone debt drama is answered and lawmakers present a comprehensive plan we anticipate for volatility to remain lurking in the background. Gold remains range-bound and the precious metal flirted with support at the $1,600 an ounce level last week, and held as anticipated. Weekly Outlook The coming week will focus on the European debt summit and any news from overseas may have a bigger impact on the markets than corporate earnings reports at home. Below, [...]

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Forget BRIC ETFs: Look To VISTA Nations For Better Opportunities

Eric Dutram — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:45:49 +0000

One of the biggest stories in the investing world over the past few years as been the rise of emerging markets. These countries continue to grow at an impressive clip and are in a much better position from a fiscal perspective than their developed market counterparts. Furthermore, the countries often have more favorable demographics than fully-industrialized nations, suggesting that more gains could be had in the future as well. Unfortunately, many of these trends have become painfully obvious to pretty much every investor, causing many to pile into funds such as EEM or VWO for broad based exposure. Beyond these two funds, another popular choice has been to take a closer look at the BRIC bloc of countries which represents four large emerging markets, Brazil, Russia, India, and China. These four nations have, thanks to their large size and domination of key industries, attracted the lion’s share of assets by [...]

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