ETF Trends Review: Markets Balancing Higher Interest Rates [VIDEO]
Another month is upon us so it's a good time to check in on what's been happening in the ETF space of the markets. In...
Q1 US GDP Growth Turns Negative: A Ray Of Light For Bonds?
The initial ‘advanced’ US GDP growth estimate for the first quarter of 2015 estimated that the economy grew at 0.2%. The second revision based...
Solar ETF (TAN) Falls 7.8% As Chinese Stock Hanergy Craters
A couple of weeks ago, I came across what I thought was a construction oddity in one of the popular solar ETFs and noted...
Buckle Up: Bond Market Phase Transition Will Be Volatile
Have you ever noticed how the pace of water flow seems to increase as it approaches a waterfall? If you watch a leaf floating...
Bonds Continue To Sell Off, But Risk-Reward Getting Better
I devoted last week’s market commentary to explaining the incredible volatility that has been occurring in bond yields. I explained that volatility associated with trading...
Emerging Markets Trading Setups: ETFs In Mean Reversion
The Emerging Markets space has been an interesting one. All hopes of a rally last summer were dashed by a soaring US Dollar. But...
Australian Dollar: Chart Suggests A Rally Followed By Final Wave Lower
The Australian Dollar is putting together a nice rally for Forex traders. Also known as the Aussie and traded under the Forex pair AUDUSD,...
Bonds Selloff: Why Investors Shouldn’t Sell Into The Panic
Last week was a difficult week for those of us that own bonds. In particular, ETFs like the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund...
Ned Davis: Deconstructing The “Cash On The Sidelines” Argument
Ned Davis, founder of the very well-respected Ned Davis Research firm has some interesting thoughts on the suspected large amount of cash that is...
Gazprom Bonds: A Leading Indicator For Crude Oil Prices?
Today, I'd like to highlight how the bond market can (and often does) serve as a leading indicator for equities and commodities.
Below is a...
