Country vs. Basket: Which Currency ETF Strategy Is Right For You?
ETFs continue to open up the doors to international markets that were previously too difficult, or costly, to access for mainstream investors. Those looking for the most direct exposure to a foreign...
View ArticleGreat Graphic: Rise of the Yuan (in Hong Kong)
This Great Graphic comes from the CME. We tend not to see the increase in the yuan's deposits in Hong Kong as the same as its internationalization. After all, Hong Kong is part of China and is just...
View ArticleHow To Use A Pairs Trading Strategy With ETFs
Pairs trading is a dynamic trading strategy any ETF trader can add to their playbook. Some traders use the strategy during volatile market conditions in an attempt to control risk; others use it...
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The Japanese Cataclysm Is Just Around The Corner
Waiting for Japan’s economy to make a strong recovery has been an ongoing game since 1990. Shall we play that game one more time?There have been many false dawns in Japan over the past 20 years....
View ArticleNot So Smart
"The Fed can afford to lose money because it can simply print more."--The New York Times One striking but little discussed element about the new Netflix Washington political drama series, House of...
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Twelve Reasons Why Globalization is a Huge Problem
Globalization seems to be looked on as an unmitigated “good” by economists. Unfortunately, economists seem to be guided by their badly flawed models; they miss real-world problems. In particular, they...
View ArticleCHINA TODAY: Smog, Japanese Tensions, And Bo Xilai Gets Lucky
The New Year holiday ended on a polluted note as smog enveloped China during the Lantern Festival (China Daily):The authority issued a yellow smog alert at 10 am. Yellow is the second lowest level in...
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FELIX ZULAUF: 'Lira-ization Of The Euro' Is Inevitable
“I’m sitting on cash,” Felix Zulauf said when he was asked in an interview where he was putting his money. With decades of asset management experience under his belt, he’d founded Zulauf Asset...
View ArticleKeiretsu: Another Obstacle to Japan’s Comeback
Kap Su Seol, Research AnalystJapan’s biggest film studio, Toho Co. Ltd.’s Feb. 21 acquisition of Toho Real Estate Co., Ltd. offers a sneak preview of how battle lines are being drawn between the...
View ArticleETF Insider: Sequester Looms
Equity markets got a long-overdue whiff of profit taking pressures last week after mixed commentary from the Fed managed to welcome back the bears, although the selling party was very short lived on...
View ArticleDaily ETF Roundup: Stocks Tumble On Italian Elections
Selling pressures swept across Wall Street once again today, with the S&P breaking below the 1,500 level and the Dow declining more than 200 points. Sparking the selloff was investors’ heightened...
View ArticleDaily Interest Rate Monitor – February 25
Huge move in VIX today. Biggest move since August 2011 and 10th largest since 1990. Also note the 2-10′s US Treasury spread 12 bps flatter.(click here if table is not observable)Read more posts on...
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Gas Prices Are Closing In On A Danger Zone For Stocks
Do you feel like you are paying too much for gasoline? At least you did not have to fill up for the Daytona 500. The special ethanol-blended fuel that NASCAR drivers put into their tanks at the race on...
View ArticleVIX Spikes and the S&P500
Epic 34% spike in the VIX today.The 1oth largest daily percent increase since 1990 and biggest since August 2011, which, at the time was in the midst of a nasty correction/mini bear market. The...
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US Vehicle Miles Driven Have Sunk To A New Post-Crisis Low
The Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Commission has released the latest report on Traffic Volume Trends, data through December. Travel on all roads and streets changed by -2.9% (-7.0...
View ArticleItaly’s Election Results
Protest voting in Italy has created a new political landscape and pushed the country towards deadlock.With more than 90 percent of the votes counted in the country’s parliamentary elections (at 22:00...
View ArticleQuote of the Day: Euro VOLcano Erupts Again
This election is close to being the worst-case scenario for the markets. If there is one wild card in the European pack willing to do anything, it is Silvio Berlusconi, and he is sitting on the biggest...
View ArticleAll About The New BDC Income ETF (BIZD)
ETFs continue to extend their reach, providing investors with more and more accessible options for investing their money. From bonds, to commodities, to stock market sectors and global indexes, through...
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Why Nobody Will Win In A Currency War
see lots of people discussing how “successful” Japan’s strategic decimation of the Yen has been so far. They mainly just cite the Nikkei’s enormous rally as “proof” that all’s well that begins well....
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A Simple Anomaly That's Been Crushing The Market For Decades
The straightforward strategy of buying companies that have recently been spun off from their parent has generated very good results. Here's the performance of the Bloomberg Spin-Off index (BNSPIN...
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