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China: The Next Bubble To Burst?
Ariel Aharonovich • Tue, Mar 5 • 48 Comments
Time Investment Means More To Your Portfolio's Performance Than Capital Investment
Peter F. Way • Mon, Feb 18 • 12 Comments
Has A New China Bull Market Begun?
Bespoke Investment Group • Mon, Jan 14 • 7 Comments
An Almost Risk-Free Way For Annual Return Of 50%+
Macro Investor • Sat, Dec 15, 2012 • 111 Comments
Shopping For The China Bull
Macro Investor • Tue, Dec 11, 2012 • 5 Comments
Will We Hold It Wednesday - Fiscal Cliff Fever Edition
Market Shadows • Thu, Nov 29, 2012
Invest Like Jim Chanos With These ETFs
Benzinga • Wed, Nov 21, 2012 • 2 Comments
China's Slowdown: Why The Analysts Keep Getting It Wrong
William Gamble • Mon, Oct 22, 2012 • 22 Comments
China Investment's Gao Xiqing: Economy 'Still On Right Track'
CFA Institute Contributors • Tue, Oct 9, 2012 • 1 Comment
A Potential Chinese Stimulus Package
George Liu • Fri, Aug 10, 2012 • 6 Comments
Am I A China Bear?
Patrick Chovanec • Tue, Jul 17, 2012 • 20 Comments
Is China's Economy Heading For A Crash?
Shaun Rein • Mon, Jul 16, 2012 • 93 Comments
Why We Don't Own China
Joseph L. Shaefer • Mon, Jul 2, 2012 • 135 Comments
S&P Breaks Support: 83 Inverse Equity ETFs To Use As A Hedge
Epsilon • Wed, Jun 6, 2012 • 4 Comments
5 ETFs For A China Bank Bubble
Stoyan Bojinov • Thu, May 10, 2012 • 1 Comment
2012 Has Delivered Some Attractive Bargains In Commodities
Dr. Duru • Mon, Apr 23, 2012 • 2 Comments
China's Falling GDP
William Gamble • Mon, Apr 16, 2012 • 3 Comments
How To Short China With ETFs
Sammy Pollack • Sun, Apr 15, 2012 • 2 Comments
How China Opens To Competition
Martin Lowy • Thu, Apr 5, 2012 • 1 Comment
Investing In China For The Long Term
Martin Lowy • Tue, Apr 3, 2012 • 46 Comments

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IndexUniverse • Wed, Sep 16, 2009
Waiting for Something to Prick China's Bubble
Romeo Fayette • Mon, Aug 17, 2009
China's Manufacturing Crisis Deepens
Andrew Mickey • Mon, Dec 1, 2008 • 3 Comments
China: Next Big Growth Region?
Jeff Pierce • Mon, Nov 3, 2008 • 2 Comments
Why It's Not Too Late to Short China
Wealth Daily • Fri, Mar 14, 2008 • 5 Comments
ProShares' New Ultra China Mutuals to Complement UltraShort ETF
IndexUniverse • Fri, Feb 8, 2008
Post-Olympics Bubble: Shorting China With ProShares
Yaron Kaufman • Wed, Jan 9, 2008 • 2 Comments
Perfect Timing for ProShares UltraShort China ETF
Rob Ivanoff • Wed, Nov 14, 2007
Double Down On This China Fall
The Sun • Tue, Nov 13, 2007 • 2 Comments

China: The Next Bubble To Burst?
Ariel Aharonovich • Tue, Mar 5 • 48 Comments
Time Investment Means More To Your Portfolio's Performance Than Capital Investment
Peter F. Way • Mon, Feb 18 • 12 Comments
Has A New China Bull Market Begun?
Bespoke Investment Group • Mon, Jan 14 • 7 Comments
An Almost Risk-Free Way For Annual Return Of 50%+
Macro Investor • Sat, Dec 15, 2012 • 111 Comments
Shopping For The China Bull
Macro Investor • Tue, Dec 11, 2012 • 5 Comments
Will We Hold It Wednesday - Fiscal Cliff Fever Edition
Market Shadows • Thu, Nov 29, 2012
Invest Like Jim Chanos With These ETFs
Benzinga • Wed, Nov 21, 2012 • 2 Comments
China's Slowdown: Why The Analysts Keep Getting It Wrong
William Gamble • Mon, Oct 22, 2012 • 22 Comments
China Investment's Gao Xiqing: Economy 'Still On Right Track'
CFA Institute Contributors • Tue, Oct 9, 2012 • 1 Comment
A Potential Chinese Stimulus Package
George Liu • Fri, Aug 10, 2012 • 6 Comments
Am I A China Bear?
Patrick Chovanec • Tue, Jul 17, 2012 • 20 Comments
Is China's Economy Heading For A Crash?
Shaun Rein • Mon, Jul 16, 2012 • 93 Comments
Why We Don't Own China
Joseph L. Shaefer • Mon, Jul 2, 2012 • 135 Comments
S&P Breaks Support: 83 Inverse Equity ETFs To Use As A Hedge
Epsilon • Wed, Jun 6, 2012 • 4 Comments
5 ETFs For A China Bank Bubble
Stoyan Bojinov • Thu, May 10, 2012 • 1 Comment
2012 Has Delivered Some Attractive Bargains In Commodities
Dr. Duru • Mon, Apr 23, 2012 • 2 Comments
China's Falling GDP
William Gamble • Mon, Apr 16, 2012 • 3 Comments
How To Short China With ETFs
Sammy Pollack • Sun, Apr 15, 2012 • 2 Comments
How China Opens To Competition
Martin Lowy • Thu, Apr 5, 2012 • 1 Comment
Investing In China For The Long Term
Martin Lowy • Tue, Apr 3, 2012 • 46 Comments

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ProShares UltraShort FTSE China 25 seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the FTSE China 25 Index.
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Thursday, May 23, 3:17 AM China PMI shrinks for the first time in seven months, dropping to 49.6 from 50.4 in April, missing expectations. HSBC, who collect the data, didn't mince words in an appeal to Beijing: "The cooling manufacturing activities in May reflected slower domestic demand and ongoing external headwinds. A sequential slowdown is likely in the middle of Q2, casting downside risk to China's fragile growth recovery. Moreover, the further signs of labor market slackness call for more policy support. Beijing still has fiscal ammunition to do so." ETFs: FXI, GXC, PGJ, YAO, FCHI, PEK, CAF, YXI, XPP, FXP, MCHI, YINN, YANG, TCHI, CHXF; BONDS: RMB, DSUM, CHLC, CNY, CYB, FXCH Comment! [Global & FX]
Friday, May 17, 7:16 AM Shanghai (FXI, CAF) completes its biggest week in 4 months, up 1.4% overnight as the government slashes red tape for certain investment projects. A total of 117 "approval items" - including gas fields, airports, and paper pulp - can now move forward without getting an "Ok" from Beijing. Comment! [Global & FX]
Tuesday, May 14, 7:39 AM China's Q2 GDP growth forecast is cut to 7.8% from 8% at JPMorgan, which also reduces its full-year estimate to 7.6% from 7.8%. There's no indication the government's policy stance will be shifted quickly to support near-term growth, says the bank. Slash rates? Can't do it, says a state economist, thanks to an already abundant pool of global liquidity. Shanghai (FXI, CAF) fell 1.1% overnight. 1 Comment [Global & FX]
Monday, April 29, 8:00 AM Chinese industrial company profit growth slowed to 5.3% Y/Y in March, down from a 17.2% pace in the year's first two months. For the quarter as a whole, profits rose 12.1% - roughly inline with sales, meaning flat margins. "With problems of overcapacity and the sluggish global picture, it doesn't bode well," says RBS' chief China economist Louis Kuijs. Shanghai (FXI, CAF) closed overnight. 2 Comments [Global & FX]
Tuesday, April 23, 5:32 AM Shares in China lead Asian stocks lower after HSBC's PMI survey for the country falls more than expected. Japan -0.3%, Hong Kong -1.1%, China -2.6%, India -0.3% to 19107. Comment! [Global & FX, Top Stories, On the Move]
Monday, April 22, 4:35 PM Jim Chanos isn't backing off, laying out his bearish case on China in a new presentation entitled, China: The Edifice Complex. The arguments aren't new to anyone who's been following along: Property bubble, diminishing returns on the capital investment boom, and massive corruption at both the government and corporate levels. Priced in? China A Shares (CAF) fell years ago and they haven't gotten up. 4 Comments [Global & FX]
Friday, April 19, 9:18 AM Shanghai posted its biggest gain in a month, +2.1% as regulators look to lure more money into stocks, mulling plans to allow A shares to be added to well-known international indexes, including the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (EEM, VWO). FXI +2.9%, Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund (CAF) +5% premarket. 1 Comment [Global & FX, On the Move]
Tuesday, April 16, 1:05 PM China's local government debt is "out of control," says Zhang Ke, head of a top Chinese accounting firm, and it could spark a bigger crisis than the U.S. property crash. He says his firm has mostly exited from the business of underwriting local government bond issues as the municipalities cannot service the debt they are taking on. "Things could become very serious." 8 Comments [Global & FX]
Tuesday, April 16, 11:36 AM China's big miss on Q1 GDP might show the country nearing its "Pettis Moment" in which the country's growth must slow as the economy shifts reliance from investment to consumption. JPMorgan's Jing Ulrich says over-investment is responsible for the "sub-par economic expansion" and likely a key factor in the poor performance of Chinese stocks. A chart of CAF vs. the S&P since the 2009 bottom. Comment! [Global & FX]
Monday, April 8, 7:40 AM Shanghai carves out a new 2013 low, sliding 0.6% overnight with property developers leading the way as Beijing increases to 70% the minimum downpayment for 2nd homes. Airlines slumped and one pharmaceutical company soared in response to the bird flu outbreak. FXI -0.7% premarket, now -11.9% YTD. 3 Comments [Global & FX]
Friday, April 5, 9:46 AM The iShares FTSE China 25 Index (FXI) gets an upgrade, if you ask Dennis Hudachek, making changes allowing it to own sectors to which it previously had no exposure - fairly significant for a fund owning just 25 names. Though maybe the most popular China ETF, FXI has been notable for its underperformance vs. the Shanghai Composite. Also affected wil be sister fund FCHI. 1 Comment [Global & FX]
Thursday, March 28, 7:46 AM The China 25 Index ETF (FXI) falls 1.5% premarket as Beijing moves to break up the opacity of the shadow banking system with regulators demanding non-traditional wealth-management products be clearly linked to specific assets. Seems prudent. Citic Bank -6.8%, Minsheng Banking -7.9%. Banking ETF (CHIX) -6.1% YTD. 6 Comments [Global & FX, Financials]
Tuesday, March 26, 8:23 AM Bank of China and Ag Bank last night joined Construction Bank in reporting a slowing profit increase in 2012, with Ag Bank President Zhang Yun warning growth may slow further this year. "Chinese banks' high-growth rates of the past aren't sustainable," says an analyst, expecting a small rebound in earnings, but only if markets improve. Shanghai fell 1.2% overnight, but FXI - which often goes its own way - gains 0.8% premarket. Comment! [Financials]
Wednesday, March 20, 7:09 AM Shanghai rises 2.6% with Tom DeMark predicting shares are about to pull out of their slump and resume the rally that began late last year. The famed technician - who correctly called the current correction - describes the current level as a "low-risk entry zone," and says shares could rise 28% by summer's end. FXI +2.2% premarket. 1 Comment [Global & FX]
Tuesday, March 19, 11:01 AM More on the BAML survey: Just 14% of respondents expect the Chinese economy to be stronger a year from now, representing "one of the sharpest falls in this reading in the survey's history." The thinking is behind a shift out of emerging equity markets (EEM. DEM, VWO) and into developed - notably the U.S. and Japan. It also coincides with a sharp correction in Chinese stocks (FXI, CAF) over the last month. 1 Comment [Global & FX]
Monday, March 18, 7:50 AM Also shaking Chinese markets is the departure of Guo Shuqing as head of the China's markets regulator, the Securities Regulatory Commission. Guo was seen as a reformer and one who pushed to open up the brokerage sector. He's succeeded by the Bank of China's Xiao Gang, who it's hoped will continue with reforms. Citic Securities fell 2.1% overnight. Comment! [Global & FX]

Joshua Hayes
Stocks Extend Gains for Third Straight Day http://bit.ly/11jkmmG $VMW $EW $AMGN $PNRA $CREE $EW $AAPL $FXP $ARMH
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Macro Investor
Did I mention that I am loving my paired trade, short $FXP long $XPP?
12/14/12
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Option Millionaires
Looks like the Shanghai Composite broke 2100, FXI, XPP, FXP, following through, Long term targets here. http://bit.ly/O9476a
8/24/12
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Econ Grapher
China property prices: implications for macroeconomic, markets outlook http://goo.gl/s87sO FXI FXP CNY CYB FCHI
7/27/12
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Michael Clark
Lets short: APOL BBVA CNTF DSX ESI GNW HL IES.DE IRE, ITMN, JDSU, KWT, MTL, MXWL, NOG, SAN, VCI, VVUS, WPRT Long: JO, NFLX, BZQ, EEV, FXP
7/19/12
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Tack: I must be buying your SAN shorts.
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Michael Clark: Must be. Did you notice VVUS dropped 10% last night. Another one of my shorts from yesterday.
7/20/12
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Econ Grapher
China Update - Housing Market and Manufacturing http://bit.ly/JGjMpq FXP FXI CYB CNY VWO
6/4/12
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Dr. Duru
T2108=21%: "ALMOST Oversold As Bulls Lose Control of Momentum" http://bit.ly/IMQXX1 SPY VIX VXX CAT TEX FXP SPX
4/11/12
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Dr. Duru
T2108=62%. All systems go on the SPY follow-through. Review of recent T2108 trades: SI, VXX, FXP, BBY, SSO: http://bit.ly/Hb5cqE
3/27/12
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Thomas Pan
China experienced 22% drop for orders from Europe in October, compared with September. FXI FXP PGJ
12/30/11
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humahuaca
Trade idea: Long FXP (2x short China ETF) at $30, write June $35 calls for $4 against it. If you are bearish on China, seems like a great
12/27/11
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REIT: me too its been like this for 70 years if not more ,im not saying there are no issues around us ,im saying life will goon some will work
12/27/11
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REIT: longer hrs ,some need to think why they cant keep up but it will keep on rolling ,and married couple will both work ppl will manage
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Michael Clark
Lets short: APOL BBVA CNTF DSX ESI GNW HL IES.DE IRE, ITMN, JDSU, KWT, MTL, MXWL, NOG, SAN, VCI, VVUS, WPRT Long: JO, NFLX, BZQ, EEV, FXP
7/19/12
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Tack: I must be buying your SAN shorts.
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Michael Clark: Must be. Did you notice VVUS dropped 10% last night. Another one of my shorts from yesterday.
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humahuaca
Trade idea: Long FXP (2x short China ETF) at $30, write June $35 calls for $4 against it. If you are bearish on China, seems like a great
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REIT: me too its been like this for 70 years if not more ,im not saying there are no issues around us ,im saying life will goon some will work
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REIT: longer hrs ,some need to think why they cant keep up but it will keep on rolling ,and married couple will both work ppl will manage
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humahuaca
I am short oil (tiny), short Canadian $ (huge), long FXP (wrote Jan $33 calls against), about 80% cash USD (I'm Cdn so that's a position)
12/16/11
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humahuaca: keeping powder dry for fireworks to come. Plan to keep positions small and buy options mainly, to define risk in this insane mkt
12/16/11
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humahuaca
i'm new here, ex FX trader from way back, now trade my own acct, mostly SSO, SDS, TBT, FXP, FXC, some oil and NG ETFs in canada
12/15/11
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Eric Stalee: http://bit.ly/saAs0I
12/15/11
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humahuaca: thanks JCH looking forward to contributing what I can haha I guess campus glass did the same as I did, chose a stock pic from acer
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The_American
DWX FCHI if you believe FXI has bottomed or near with soft landing and if you believe it's going down FXP & SDS SQQQ DXD SDOW
11/21/11
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Ocean Man: TZA for small caps and EDZ for emerging markets lev shorts.
11/21/11
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