Currency 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...

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...

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...

Sony Corporation (NYSE: SNE) had its credit rating lowered by Standard & Poor's on Wednesday, with the credit rating agency citing Sony's weak profit outlook. The credit rating agency lowered Sony's rating one notch from A- down to BBB+, with a negative outlook. Sony, which was once one of the...

Every one of Asia's major stock markets ended trading on Wednesday higher, as hopes of a deal between Greece and its creditors were on the rise. Asian stock markets have been sensitive to any news coming out of Europe regarding the financial crisis that the region has been experiencing. A Greek...

Here is the ETF Professor's ETF Watch List for Wednesday February 8, 2012. Keep an eye on the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLP). Still loving the iShares Gold Trust (NYSE: IAU) and the iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV). The iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF (Nasdaq: IBB) is looking a...

Swiss banking giant UBS AG (NYSE: UBS) announced that its 4th quarter net profit fell 76% to 393 million Swiss francs ($427 million), down from 1.66 billion Swiss francs for the same quarter a year earlier. The result fell well short of the forecast of 737 million Swiss francs in a Reuters poll of...

Spain's top three banks announced that they would comply with new government regulations by setting aside billions of euros for extra provisions against bad real estate loans. Last week the Spanish government announced new regulations aimed at ensuring that banks are equipped to deal with...