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20 Strongest ETFs In September (UGL, DGP, GXG, AGQ, TYD, UBT, TMF)
Below are the 20 hottest ETFs at the close of September, based on the 6 month performance. These are not ’buy’ recommendations or aggregate portfolios for investment. An investor could(...)Read the...
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How to Short Treasuries: With Yields this Low, Trade of the Century? (TBF,...
Treasury Yields continue to drift lower, breaking new records weekly it seems. Many attribute the current rate to investors baking in a substantial Quantitative Easing measure (dubbed QE2) to...
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We Live In The Age Of Global Government (BND, UBT, TMF, TIP, JNK, MUB, EMB,...
An Observing Mind notes that we live in the age of global and federal governance. The Sovereigns, that is the Congresspeople, passed the Dodd Frank legislation that created the authority of(...)Read...
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Monday’s ETF Movers: (RKH, KBE, TMF, VXX, BHH, EWT)
In trading on Monday, the Regional Bank HOLDRS ETF (AMEX:RKH) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 3.22% on the day. Also down on the day are the(...)Read the rest of Monday’s ETF Movers: (RKH, KBE,...
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Key ETFs To Watch Related To QE2 in November (XLF, FAS, FAZ, TMF, TMV, GLD,...
The current consensus is that the Fed will announce some sort of significant quantitative easing program in early November following the Nov 2-3 FOMC meeting. What isn’t clear is just how...
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Wagner Daily: A Closer Look At These ETFs (IWC, YCS, AGG, TMF)
After an explosive breakout day on November 4th, Friday’s trading action was subdued. The major indices were stuck in a choppy trading range for most of the day. However, stocks did manage a...
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Direxion Debuts Short Aggregate Bond, Treasury ETFs (SAGG, TYNS, TYBS, TYD,...
Direxion, one of the largest issuers of 2x and 3x leveraged ETFs, announced the launch of three products offering daily inverse exposure to fixed income benchmarks. The new -1x Direxion ETFs(...)Read...
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Many Short-Term Reversals – But Are They Trend Reversals?
Sy Harding: According to popular opinion the Fed’s QE2 decision last summer, in which it would become a major buyer of new bonds being issued by the U.S. Treasury, would be a big positive for(...)Read...
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Shorting Treasuries For The Ultimate Risk-Takers (TMF, TBT, TLT, IEF, TBF)
While there are numerous ways to short Treasuries, there are several different approaches investors choose to take, each suited to a particular strategy and risk tolerance. What I’m outlining today is...
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How to Play Rising Dollar, Falling Treasury Yields
You may have never thought it possible, but right now, more than any time in the past few years, it is not unthinkable to be bullish in the morning, bearish after lunch, and neutral into the close, all...
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Four (4) Ways For Investors To Play The Bond Market Bubble (TLT, TBT, TBF,...
Keith Fitz-Gerald: To hear the “bond bubbleistas” tell it, the bond market is poised to collapse the second interest rates start to rise.(...)Read the rest of Four (4) Ways For Investors To Play The...
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The Fed Doesn’t Believe We Have Inflation (TBT, TLT, IEF, TBF, TMF)
Jeff Harding: The CPI for September came out showing year over year price inflation at 3.9%, up from last month’s 3.8%. Prices increase 0.3% over August. Core price inflation (less energy and food...
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ETF Trade: Shorting Treasury Options; Profit, Rinse, Repeat
ETF Base: Every few months, I’ve been repeating the same pattern of shorting out of the money leveraged ETFs on US Treasuries and keeping the premiums when the options expire. It’s been a nice way to...
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Musings On Interest Rates (TLT, TBF, TMF, TMV)
ETF Base: Since the Fed has projected that the Fed Funds rate will be virtually zero for another few years, investors may assume investments tied to interest rates will be range-bound during this...
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Direxion 30-year Treasury Bull 3X ETF Is Setting Up To Break Out Above...
The Direxion 30-year Treasury Bull 3X ETF (NYSEARCA:TMF), an index that tracks the performance of long-term government T-bonds, has been in a long-term uptrend since February of 2011, but has been in...
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Look For A Potential Swing Trade Buy Entry In This ETF (SMN, TMF, SIL, SRS)
The ProShares UltraShort Basic Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:SMN), an inversely correlated “short ETF,” is now on our radar screen for potential swing trade buy entry, as the ETF is poised to break out above...
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A Closer Look At Our ETF Trades (TMF, SMN, SIL, SRS, UNG, FXE, XLF)
Despite yesterday’s sharp losses in the broad market, the model ETF trading portfolio of our newsletter had a great day. We are currently holding four open ETF positions, three of which we were already...
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We Are Looking For A Potential Swing Entry In These ETFs (EEV, TMF, SMN, XHB)
One ETF we are stalking for potential swing trading buy entry today is ProShares UltraShort Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:EEV), an inversely correlated short ETF. As you can see on the chart below,...
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Further Upside Is Expected For The Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bull 3x...
Trading Central: From a technical view, the ETF broke above a bearish trend line in progress since December 2012. (...)Read the rest of Further Upside Is Expected For The Direxion Daily 20+ Year...
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Is The U.S. Treasury Secular Bond Bull Market Dead?
Andrew Kassen: By nearly all accounts, the secular bull market bonds have cycled through since the early 1980s is in its final days. Almost too neatly, faint murmurs of an LSAP “taper” got underway in...
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