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Wednesday, December 26, 2012, 6:48 PM Can artificial scarcity continue propping up the aluminum market in the face of a production glut? Barclays predicts stockpiles will grow to 8.67M metric tons by the end of 2013. But with about half of all inventories possibly tied up in financing deals, many buyers are having trouble procuring supply, and analysts polled by Bloomberg expect prices to rise 14% next year. The EC recently said it's discussing the issue of premiums caused by financing deals. Comment! [Commodities, Quick Ideas]
Thursday, January 19, 2012, 9:40 AM Defining overbought as being more than 5% above a 50-day moving average, Bespoke says 24% of tracked ETFs fit the bill. Leading the list is the homebuilders (XHB), more than 13% above its 50 day MA; Brazil (EWZ) leads the country ETFs, 8.2% above. A few more days of market gains and look for talk about the entire market being overbought. Comment! [Quick Ideas]
Sunday, December 4, 2011, 4:56 AM Graham Tuckwell, who created the first ETFs for gold and oil, is looking to sell his company, ETF Securities, for a potential price of £1B ($1.6B), the FT reports. Tuckwell's decision comes as money pours into gold ETFs and scrutiny increases on the market for the funds. 1 Comment [Commodities]
Friday, September 23, 2011, 1:12 PM Microscopic Fed rates and opaque information out of China have combined to distort the prices of industrial metals, but fundamentals such as years of rising stock/usage ratios are finally catching up. YTD: Copper JJC -28.5%, Lead LD -25%, Aluminum JJU -14.9%, Nickel JJN -23.7%. Comment! [Commodities]
Friday, May 14, 2010, 11:13 AM A preliminary victory for U.S. makers of aluminum products for door and window frames, as the ITC rules the makers are being harmed by low-cost imports from China. Anti-dumping duties may follow next year; aluminum exports from China (now the No. 1 exporter) nearly doubled Y/Y. (ETF: DBB) Comment!
Monday, February 22, 2010, 10:10 AM Sector ETF strength: Regional Banks– RKH +1.3%. Commercial Banks– KBE +1.3%. Heating Oil– UHN +1.1%.
Sector ETF weakness: Solar– KWT -1.8%. Solar– TAN -1.4%. Base Metals– DBB -1%. Biotech– BBH -1%. Comment!
Thursday, February 18, 2010, 10:10 AM Sector ETF strength: Gold Miners– GDX +1.2%. Silver– SLV +1.1%. Base Metals– DBB +1.1%. Gasoline– UGA +1%.
Sector ETF weakness: Semis– IGW -1.1%. Semis– SMH -0.8%. Comment!
Tuesday, February 16, 2010, 10:13 AM Sector ETF strength: Base Metals– DBB +3.1%. Heating Oil– UHN +2.8%. Solar– TAN +2.8%. Oil– USO +2.7%. Steel– SLX +2.4%.
Sector ETF weakness: Healthcare Providers– IHF -0.7%. Biotech– IBB -0.7%. Comment!
Wednesday, February 3, 2010, 10:06 AM Sector ETF strength: Heating Oil– UHN +3.7%. Coal– KOL +1.5%. Gold Miners– GDX +1.3%. Oil– USO +1.2%. Agribusiness– MOO +1.1%.
Sector ETF weakness: Base Metals– DBB -1%. Pharma– PPH -0.9%. Regional Banks– KRE -0.9%. Comment!
Wednesday, January 27, 2010, 9:54 AM Sector ETF strength: Biotech– BBH +1.6%. Semis– SMH +1.4%. Commercial Banks– KBE +1.1%. Regional Banks– RKH +1%.
Sector ETF weakness: Livestock– COW -1.7%. Gasoline– UGA -1.5%. Base Metals– DBB -1.4%. Coal– KOL -1%. Comment!
Thursday, January 14, 2010, 10:08 AM Sector ETF strength: Solar– KWT +1.5%. Solar– TAN +1.5%. Base Metals– DBB +1.1%. Clean Energy– PBW +0.7%.
Sector ETF weakness: Real Estate– IYR -0.7%. Basic Materials– XLB-0.7%. Comment!
Wednesday, January 13, 2010, 10:06 AM Sector ETF strength: Base Metals– DBB +1.8%. Healthcare Providers– IHF +1%. Silver– SLV +1%. Pharma– PPH +1%.
Sector ETF weakness: Gasoline– UGA -1.5%. Heating Oil– UHN -1.3%. Oil– USO -0.8%. Comment!
Tuesday, January 12, 2010, 10:09 AM Sector ETF weakness: Solar– KWT -3.2%. Base Metals– DBB -2.3%. Semis– IGW -2%. Semis– SMH -2%. Homebuilders– XHB -1.8%.
Sector ETF strength: Insurance– KIE +0.8%. Comment!
Thursday, January 7, 2010, 10:07 AM Sector ETF weakness: Base Metals– DBB -1.7%. Biotech– BBH -1.4%. Basic Materials– XLB -1.3%. Gold Miners– GDX -1.3%. Internet– HHH -1.3%.
Sector ETF strength: Homebuilders– XHB +2.9%. Healthcare Providers– IHF +0.6%. Comment!
Wednesday, January 6, 2010, 10:06 AM Sector ETF strength: Base Metals– DBB +1.7%. Gold Miners– GDX +1.7%. Coal– KOL +1.5%. Basic Materials– IYM +1.2%. Steel– SLX +1%.
Sector ETF weakness: Gasoline– UGA -0.9%. Broker/Dealers– IAI -0.6%. Comment!
Wednesday, September 16, 2009, 10:11 AM Sector ETF strength: Gold Miners– GDX +2.9%. Regional Banks– KRE +2.3%. Coal– KOL +2.3%. Base Metals– DBB +2.2%. Real Estate– IYR +1.8%.
Sector ETF weakness: Heating Oil– UHN -0.9%. Semis– IGW -0.5%. Comment!

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