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How The Market's Volatility Is Shaking Out In Leveraged ETFs
Tuesday, October 30, 2018 - 11:10amRead More...The third quarter earnings season is in full swing, with the busiest week of earnings upon us. But what makes this earnings season unique is it has been accompanied by a bought of volatility that, to be frank, is rather unusual in this market. Not only has the VIX reached levels not seen since the...
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Economic Worries Are Making Themselves Known Across The U.S. Markets
Monday, October 29, 2018 - 1:38pmRead More...True to form, October continues to prove extremely volatile for the equity market. Despite the continuation of strong earnings trends, most of the broad indexes have posted their biggest monthly losses in more than six months, with the S&P 500 down more than 5.5 percent since the start of the...
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As Emerging Markets Struggle, 2 Countries Make Their Claim
Thursday, September 6, 2018 - 3:16pmRead More...As tariffs, sanctions, and politics continue to coalesce into a shadow of uncertainty hanging overhead, the markets haven’t blinked—at least not the US markets. The S&P 500 Index is hovering around all-time highs, and the Q2 earnings season was a rousing success across the board....
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Put Insider Sentiment To Work With This ETF
Thursday, August 9, 2018 - 8:13amRead More...Seasoned investors often track purchases and sales of a company's stock by insiders. The Direxion All Cap Insider Sentiment Shares (NYSE: KNOW) is an exchange traded fund that puts everyday investors firmly in the insider sentiment arena. KNOW turns seven years old later this year and tracks...
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Rising Prices Are Heating Up The Summer Energy Trade
Monday, July 9, 2018 - 9:40amRead More...Higher oil prices, expectations for increased gasoline demand with the summer travel season in full swing and looming second-quarter earnings reports are among the catalysts that could spark the energy sector in the near-term. Thanks to rising oil prices and improved earnings, energy is one of a...
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Emerging Markets Bears Prowling With This ETF
Friday, July 6, 2018 - 11:11amRead More...The widely followed MSCI Emerging Markets is flirting with a year-to-date loss of 9.40 percent. On Thursday, 16 emerging markets exchange traded funds hit 52-week lows. That could present a good opportunity for the Direxion Daily MSCI Emerging Markets Bear 3X Shares (NYSE: EDZ), which...
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Financials' Losing Streak Lifts A Leveraged ETF
Monday, July 2, 2018 - 5:08pmRead More...The financial sector has rebounded slightly after a 13-day losing streak—its longest ever—at the end of June, but the recent uptick hasn't stopped the bear trade in related ETFs. Short-term traders willing to bet on more declines for the financial services sector, the second-...
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Retail Resurgence: Right For REIT ETFs?
Friday, June 29, 2018 - 8:33amRead More...While the environment remains challenging, the obituary for traditional brick-and-mortar retailers may have been written prematurely. After slumping last year, the S&P Retail Select Industry Index is up about 9 percent year-to-date. The ability of brick-and-mortar stores to not only survive but...
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Trade Spat's A Boon For This Bearish Chip ETF
Thursday, June 28, 2018 - 11:12amRead More...Escalating fears of a full-blown trade war between China and the U.S. are not taking prisoners at the sector level. That includes technology stocks and the related exchange traded funds (ETFs). On Monday, several of the worst-performing ETFs in terms of percentage losses were Internet and...
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China Losing Streak Lures Traders To Leveraged ETF
Thursday, June 28, 2018 - 11:03amRead More...Down more than 8 percent over the past month, the FTSE China 50 Index, one of the most widely followed gauges of Chinese stocks, is on a losing streak of more than two weeks, the likes of which the benchmark has not seen in several years. Amid fears of an escalating trade war with the U.S., the...
