Broad U.S. Equity ETFs

Here is the ETF Professor's ETF Watch List for Monday February 13, 2012. Pullback plays: ProShares Ultra QQQ (NYSE: QQQ) and the ProShares UltraShort S&P500 (NYSE: SDS). The Market Vectors Coal ETF (NYSE: KOL) is looking a tad vulnerable. The iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF (Nasdaq: IBB)...

Here we are nearly two months into 2012 and we're still talking about Greece. Stalled negotiations regarding a bailout package for the "G" in oft-used and notorious PIIGS acronym led to some panic selling at the open today. The totals weren't as bad at the close as they were in the morning, but...

Nearly a year ago to the day we highlighted some ETFs even the most conservative investors could embrace. That version of Grandpa's ETF Portfolio probably didn't catch anyone by surprise. After all, it featured a mix of income plays, one of the biggest ETFs on the market tracking value stocks and...

The reasons are plentiful regarding why investors and even active traders should tread carefully with leveraged and inverse ETFs but if today's market pullback sticks around for a while, the utility of these ETFs (when properly used) has the potential to shine. Inverse ETFs are probably the best...

Lot of ETFs and ETNs are positive year-to-date. That's no exactly breaking news two weeks into February. Well, lots of exchange traded products residing well into the green can also mean a lot are overbought. Indeed, the number is high. Over 500 ETFs and ETNs, more than a third of the the entire...

Here is the ETF Professor's ETF Watch List for Friday February 10, 2012. Play a little defense with the Health Care Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLV). The ProShares UltraShort Oil & Gas (NYSE: DUG) is worth a look for a day. Earnings plays: SPDR S&P International Energy ETF (NYSE: IPW) and...

The stock market has had one of its best annual starts in history in 2012. The S&P 500 is already up a whopping 7.51% for the year, and the market looks like it could continue to grind higher in the near-term. Given the continued macro uncertainty surrounding the European debt crisis, however,...

Here is the ETF Professor's ETF Watch List for Thursday February 9, 2012. The Guggenheim Solar ETF (NYSE: TAN) shined bright on Wednesday. The Global X FTSE Greece 20 ETF (NYSE: GREK) did not. Keep an eye on the Energy Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLE). Emerging markets plays of the day: EGShares...

Comments by San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams today serve as a reminder that another round of quantitative easing remains at the Fed's disposal should the U.S. economy start to falter. Williams appears to be a fan of buying mortgage-backed securities, but how many fans will...

New York-based ETF issuer Global X rolled out the Global X Permanent ETF (NYSE: PERM) today, an ETF that is designed to deliver alpha in myriad market environments. With an expense ratio of 0.48%, the Global X Permanent ETF tracks the Solactive Permanent Index. PERM is the first new product...