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  • Investment Strategies VI – Bet on Countries by morssglobalfinance.com
    On May 9, I urged you to bet against the dollar - http://www.morssglobalfinance.com/investment-strategies-iii-specific-suggestions/.   Since then, the dollar has lost 10% against both the EUR and Japanese Yen. On June 11, I said buy commodities -... More »
    December 7, 2009 • ADRE, EEM, EWZ
  • 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
  • IMF Meeting Financial Leaders in Beijing to De-Link Chinese Currency by Brian McMorris
    The financial world is centered in China this week as the IMF meets with Chinese and other global financial leaders.  The discussion is centered on how to improve the world's financial stability by perhaps rebalancing the global currencies against each other.  It is time the... More »
    November 16, 2009 • FXI, EWY, EWT
  • Systematic Trading of the 200 day simple moving average, ETF’s (QQQQ) by Mark Seleznov
    Systematic trading using the 200 day simple moving average is used by many of the largest college endowments, money managers and registered investment advisors. I am opposed to using one system for all assets, but the 200 day simple moving average system and versions of it is an excellent... More »
    November 13, 2009 • SPY, ILF, IYM
  • Six Global Risks that could Spark a New Crisis by Surly Trader
    Never before has there been such a dichotomy of opinions emerging from economists.  Some predict utter chaos while others feel that government intervention will spark the next bull market.  Here I will present some of the risks going forward so that we can all reflect on how much... More »
    November 11, 2009 • XLF, KBE, IYR
  • There is No Value in Stocks Here by Mad Hedge Fund Trader
    The one absolute, take it to the bank, bet the ranch fact you can count on right now is that there is no value in the stock market. We are at a lofty 20 X earnings, and historically, when the market sported such a rich valuation, a 7% drop ensued in the following year. But what is history, but... More »
    September 26, 2009 • SPX, FCX, FXI
  • Sick of BRIC ETFs? Part 2 by Don Dion
    In the quest to seek out the newest emerging markets, investors have been snapping up shares of exchange-traded funds that focus on individual countries like Russia, Vietnam, Thailand, Turkey and South Korea. Rather than sticking with traditional "BRIC" ETFs, which…READ MORE More »
    September 16, 2009 • RSX, VNM, THD
  • Trend Condition of Country Funds by Richard Shaw
    There were some substantial price moves today for many country and region funds.  How do they look now relative to their 200-day simple moving averages? The chart below shows the ratio of the price to the 200-day average, and the 100-day average to the 200-day average, for 35 country and... More »
    August 17, 2009 • VT, EFA, VWO
  • Japan's Q2 Recovery Was Already Discounted by Darrel Whitten
    Japan's fiscal Q1 (April~June) GDP grew for the first time in five quarters. Real GDP 0.9% for the quarter and 3.7% annualized, but was slightly worse than the 1.0% Q-on-Q and 3.9% annualized seen by the street consensus. External demand (net exports) boosted growth by 1.9 percentage points as... More »
    August 17, 2009 • EWY, FXY
  • South Korea Blasts Away by Mad Hedge Fund Trader
    I have long advocated that the term “BRIC” should be expanded to “BRICK” with the inclusion of South Korea (maybe BRISK?”) (see my last last report ). The Hermit Kingdom’s exporters are super competitive, with Hyundai forging ahead in terms of both market... More »
    August 6, 2009 • EWY

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