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How Inverse ETFs Can Help You Play Fed Rate Hike Decisions
Friday, September 23, 2016 - 9:24am | 503Read More...Federal Reserve meetings are one of the most consistent stock market catalysts out there. But for every bull bet on the Fed’s rate decision, there is an inverse ETF to buy to take the respective bearish stance. Here’s a look at three inverse ETFs to play the Fed. Banks and other...
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New Direxion ETFs Target Gold Miners, European Financials
Wednesday, July 27, 2016 - 1:12pm | 492Read More...In what has been a rough year for European financial services stocks and a banner year for gold miners shares, some traders might be looking to make contrarian bets. Direxion, the second-largest issuer of inverse and leveraged exchange-traded funds, is there to oblige with two new ETFs targeting...
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A Conservative Way To Short The S&P 500
Friday, June 10, 2016 - 8:21am | 379Read More...Direxion, the second-largest issuer of inverse and leveraged exchange-traded funds, might be known for more adventurous fare such as the Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bull 3X Shares (NYSE: LABU), Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 3X Shares (Direxion Shares Exchange Traded Fund Trust (NYSE:...
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Signs Traders Are Looking To Hedge In May With ETFs
Monday, May 2, 2016 - 12:16pm | 623Read More...Every year when May rolls around, investors hear plenty about selling in May and going away, but what about hedging in May? After all, there are scores of inverse and leveraged exchange-traded funds risk-tolerant traders can use to capture upside, assuming markets swoon in the second half of the...
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This Biotech ETF Is Setting A Blistering Pace
Thursday, February 11, 2016 - 1:43pm | 488Read More...Knowing that biotechnology stocks and exchange-traded funds are struggling to start, that headline gives away the fact the ETF that is on a blistering pace is an inverse fund. With the biotech sector's well-known penchant for volatility on the way down, an ETF such as the Direxion Daily S&P...
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Traders Get Adventurous With Leveraged Biotech ETFs
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 - 2:12pm | 671Read More...After a third-quarter swoon that saw the iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology Index (ETF) (NASDAQ: IBB) and the SPDR S&P Biotech (ETF) (NYSE: XBI), two of the largest biotech exchange-traded funds by assets, tumble 18.1 percent and 24.4 percent, respectively, traders have displayed caution regarding...
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Volatility Sparks Inflows To Inverse, Leveraged ETFs
Saturday, October 24, 2015 - 4:37pm | 646Read More...No genre of exchange-traded fund comes with caveats, warning labels and controversy that accompany inverse and leveraged ETFs, but that is not stopping traders from pouring capital into these products. In fact, the recent dose of volatility digested by market participants during the third quarter...
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Nine ETFs on a Roll (DOIL, DEE, EWV, AGA)
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 5:49am | 1056Read More...Shares of the following exchange traded funds are more than 15% higher than 90 days ago and trading within 10% of their 52-week highs. PowerShares Deutsche Bank Agriculture Double Short ETN (NYSE: AGA) is trading near the 52-week high and is about 23% higher than at the beginning of the year. The...
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Long And Short Funds, A Timely Strategy For High Volatility Markets
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 7:34pm | 1146Read More...Many investors want only the highest long-term returns they can get. But what stock market volatility shows us is that that sooner or later investors’ risk tolerance drops, as market volatility climbs and investors’ stomachs get tight. For that reason long-short funds deserve consideration...
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Tiffany Earnings Preview: Second Quarter Expected to Shine
Thursday, August 25, 2011 - 6:35am | 602Read More...Tiffany (NYSE: TIF) is scheduled to report second-quarter 2011 results Friday, August 26, before the opening bell. The luxury goods retailer has been on a roll, with double-digit growth of both EPS and revenues in the previous three quarters. Investors will be looking for that momentum to continue...
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Guess? Earnings Preview: Double-Digit Revenue Growth Expected
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - 6:09am | 646Read More...Guess? (NYSE: GES) is scheduled to report second-quarter fiscal 2012 results later today, after the markets close. Investors will be watching to see whether expansion in Europe and Asia will again offset domestic weakness and provide another positive earnings surprise, as it did in the first...
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Ann Earnings Preview: Double-Digit Sales and Profit Growth Expected
Thursday, August 18, 2011 - 8:22am | 624Read More...Ann (NYSE: ANN) is scheduled to report second-quarter 2011 results Friday, August 19, before the markets open. The company, formerly known as AnnTaylor Stores, has been investing in e-commerce and outlet stores as it grows its presence beyond its traditional, highly competitive retail space....
