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  • The Fed and some top charts for December 16th by Pro Stock Pickers
    We don’t expect much to come out of today’s Fed meeting and will probably keep their verbage more or less the same. Would I be initiating new positions here, probably not.  You should have already been in your positions with some very nice profit cushions to ride out any... More »
    December 16, 2009 • NTAP, CTRP, LFT
  • Going Global Beyond BRIC by SmartStops.net
    By Kevin GrewalAs the U.S. and most developed countries struggle to get out of the global recession, faster-growing emerging markets may be the answer to many questions. When speaking of emerging international markets most automatically think of Brazil, Russia, India and China, the BRIC... More »
    November 30, 2009 • TUR, EZA, EWW
  • Hedging With Leveraged ETFs by Short-Term Capital Management
    There are plenty of ways for your portfolio to profit when the market goes down--you can go short, buy puts, sell naked calls. But what if the market moves against you and you're not hedged? Considering using one of the 2x or 3x leveraged ETFs to balance out your portfolio? While these funds can... More »
    October 3, 2009 • UYG, SKF, URE
  • Know Your Nontraditional ETFs by Don Dion
    Nontraditional ETF strategies have created a rift in the family of ETF funds. First introduced as passive, low-cost and transparent vehicles, ETFs now utilize a host of indexing approaches. While funds like Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X (FAS), U.S. Natural Gas (UNG) and iPath India (INP) have... More »
    August 14, 2009 • FAS, UNG, INP
  • Leveraged ETF's Have Become A Day Traders Dream Come True (FAS, FAZ) by ETF Daily News
    With all the criticism about leveraged ETF’s, not much has been said about how much of a great investment tool they are.  Many day traders have relied on margin for decades to gain leverage through their daily trades.  Using margin with your brokerage account can... More »
    August 14, 2009 • TMV, TYO, EDZ
  • Buy volatility of high volatile ETF's by pdsro
    In the option universe there are several investment strategies. The one I want to talk today is the straddle and strangle. The straddle strategy is a nondirectional strategy. It consist on a purchase of a call and a put at the same strike price and expiration month because one expect a large... More »
    August 11, 2009 • FAS, FAZ, BGU
  • Leveraged ETFs: A Call for Coordination by Don Dion
    Morgan Stanley (MS) Smith Barney is the latest firm to put the kibosh on leveraged ETFs. The sophistication of many nontraditional ETF strategies, like leveraged ETFs and futures-based commodity ETFs, takes away from the transparency that many investors expect from ETF investments. A coordinated... More »
    August 10, 2009 • MS, UBS, AMP
  • Direxion Diversifies With 130/30 ETF by Don Dion
    Direxion, the creator of Daily Financial Bull 3X (FAS), recently filed to launch a 130/30 strategy ETF to add to their leveraged product line. The new 130/30 ETF would take aim at a longer time period than the daily exposure that the warning labels on leveraged funds promote. Investors should... More »
    August 4, 2009 • FAS, MS, WFC
  • Direxion ETF's: High Delta High Return 1 Day Trade Ideas by Marco Hickey
    With just 1 day left being Friday July 17, 2009, for the July options expiration, there are still several Buy/Write option strategies which will yield high returns (considering the probabilities and it is just 1 trading day). In this post I am using the highly volatile Direxion ETF shares, which... More »
    July 17, 2009 • SPY, DIA, TLT
  • Direxion’s Emrging Mkts Bull 3X, A Well Performing Leveraged ETF (EDC) by ETF Daily News
    The triple-leveraged fund offerings from Direxion topped both the ETF winners and losers for second-quarter 2009. According to a recent Barron’s report, five out of the top 16 fund gainers in the second quarter belong to the Direxion family, including a more than 100% gain in its Emerging... More »
    July 16, 2009 • EDC, EDZ, FAS

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