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2 Strategies Solar Is Fighting Over - Which Will Win?
Gary Bourgeault • Thu, May 23 • 11 Comments
Solar Stocks: Take Your Money And Run Or Short Them
Gary Bourgeault • Thu, May 23 • 13 Comments
Why Black Is The Real Green In Energy Production
Ian Wyatt • Fri, May 17 • 8 Comments
GT Advanced Technologies May Outperform As We Approach A 2014 Catalyst
James Holden • Tue, May 14 • 5 Comments
Solar Power Is Unstoppable
Modeled Behavior • Thu, May 2 • 4 Comments
Time To Look Into Energy
Robert Taylor • Thu, Apr 18 • 2 Comments
First Solar And Solar ETFs: Here's How You Can Participate
Wall Street Sector Selector • Mon, Apr 15 • 3 Comments
US Residential Solar Financing To Reach $5.7 Billion By 2016
Greentech Media • Thu, Feb 14
Why Solar ETFs Are Rallying
Tom Lydon • Wed, Feb 13
First Solar Rumor Boosts 2 ETFs
Benzinga • Mon, Feb 11 • 10 Comments
Solar Investing Without The Politics
Dana Blankenhorn • Thu, Feb 7 • 2 Comments
Alternative Energy Investing For 2013
Harris Roen • Sun, Jan 27 • 23 Comments
New Ways To Invest In Solar Like Buffett
Tom Konrad • Fri, Jan 18 • 1 Comment
Time To Get TAN?
Dana Blankenhorn • Mon, Jan 14 • 19 Comments
Alternative Energy Performance In 2012: The Case For Mutual Funds Over ETFs
Harris Roen • Wed, Jan 9 • 3 Comments
Commodities From Heaven, Commodities From Hell: Finding Value In 2013
Mark Scheffler • Thu, Jan 3 • 5 Comments
Cleantech Investing: 2013 Predictions
Greentech Media • Thu, Dec 27, 2012
Looking Back On 2012 Cleantech Investing Predictions
Greentech Media • Tue, Dec 25, 2012 • 3 Comments
China's Investment Heats Up Solar ETFs
Tom Lydon • Thu, Dec 13, 2012 • 1 Comment
U.S. Solar Photovoltaics Market Looking For Huge Q4
Greentech Media • Tue, Dec 11, 2012 • 2 Comments

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Why The Solar ETF KWT Was Up Over 1,400% Monday
CommodityHQ • Tue, Jul 3, 2012
Solar's Supernova?
Fisher Investments MarketMinder • Wed, May 30, 2012 • 1 Comment
The Solar Bubble Has Officially Burst - Survivors Will Ultimately Capture More Market Share
Investing Hobo • Fri, Apr 6, 2012 • 321 Comments
Germany Solar Feed-In-Tariff Cuts Underline Reasons To Stay Uninvested In Sector For Now
Clean Energy Intel • Fri, Feb 24, 2012 • 21 Comments
Solar Panel Makers See Demand Moving East
Dana Blankenhorn • Fri, Jan 27, 2012 • 15 Comments
Market Vectors Solar Energy ETF in Focus as Trina Solar Reports Earnings
Michael Johnston • Tue, May 17, 2011 • 4 Comments
Tom Lydon's Earth Day Guide to Green ETFs
Tom Lydon • Thu, Apr 22, 2010 • 1 Comment
ETFdb's Definitive Guide to Clean Energy ETFs
Eric Dutram • Thu, Apr 22, 2010 • 1 Comment

2 Strategies Solar Is Fighting Over - Which Will Win?
Gary Bourgeault • Thu, May 23 • 11 Comments
Solar Stocks: Take Your Money And Run Or Short Them
Gary Bourgeault • Thu, May 23 • 13 Comments
Why Black Is The Real Green In Energy Production
Ian Wyatt • Fri, May 17 • 8 Comments
GT Advanced Technologies May Outperform As We Approach A 2014 Catalyst
James Holden • Tue, May 14 • 5 Comments
Solar Power Is Unstoppable
Modeled Behavior • Thu, May 2 • 4 Comments
Time To Look Into Energy
Robert Taylor • Thu, Apr 18 • 2 Comments
First Solar And Solar ETFs: Here's How You Can Participate
Wall Street Sector Selector • Mon, Apr 15 • 3 Comments
US Residential Solar Financing To Reach $5.7 Billion By 2016
Greentech Media • Thu, Feb 14
Why Solar ETFs Are Rallying
Tom Lydon • Wed, Feb 13
First Solar Rumor Boosts 2 ETFs
Benzinga • Mon, Feb 11 • 10 Comments
Solar Investing Without The Politics
Dana Blankenhorn • Thu, Feb 7 • 2 Comments
Alternative Energy Investing For 2013
Harris Roen • Sun, Jan 27 • 23 Comments
New Ways To Invest In Solar Like Buffett
Tom Konrad • Fri, Jan 18 • 1 Comment
Time To Get TAN?
Dana Blankenhorn • Mon, Jan 14 • 19 Comments
Alternative Energy Performance In 2012: The Case For Mutual Funds Over ETFs
Harris Roen • Wed, Jan 9 • 3 Comments
Commodities From Heaven, Commodities From Hell: Finding Value In 2013
Mark Scheffler • Thu, Jan 3 • 5 Comments
Cleantech Investing: 2013 Predictions
Greentech Media • Thu, Dec 27, 2012
Looking Back On 2012 Cleantech Investing Predictions
Greentech Media • Tue, Dec 25, 2012 • 3 Comments
China's Investment Heats Up Solar ETFs
Tom Lydon • Thu, Dec 13, 2012 • 1 Comment
U.S. Solar Photovoltaics Market Looking For Huge Q4
Greentech Media • Tue, Dec 11, 2012 • 2 Comments

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Market Vectors Solar Energy ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Market Vectors Global Solar Energy Index (the “Index”).
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Sector: Technology

Country: United States

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In Your Portfolio: Energy ETFs, Green and Alternative Energy ETFs
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Friday, May 24, 12:21 PM Solar stocks (TAN +0.8%; KWT +1.5%) wrap up a banner week, as Chinese solar panel makers begin to shift emphasis from their overcrowded home market in favor of lucrative exports. The rally was sparked by JA Solar's better than expected shipments, but analysts call for caution: The stocks are addicted to momentum, and stock moves are often disconnected from dire market prospects most of the companies face. Comment! [Tech, Energy]
Monday, May 20, 10:45 AM JA Solar (JASO +34.4%) is now skying higher following its Q1 beat and full-year shipment guidance reiteration, and is providing fresh fuel for the colossal solar stock rally that started last fall (TAN +4.4%). TSL +13.3%. DQ +20%. LDK +9.9%. JKS +10.3%. SCTY +11.6%. SOL +9.4%. CSUN +8.9%. SPWR +4.9%. ASTI +9.4%. YGE +8.4%. CSIQ +6.6%. The fact 38% of JA's Q1 module shipments went to Japan (a market with higher ASPs/margins than China) is likely going over well with investors. 6 Comments [Tech, On the Move, Earnings]
Wednesday, May 15, 2:14 PM Solar stocks continue to surge (TAN +4.6%) following SunPower's strong analyst day guidance. A few more winners: DQ +19.8%. SCTY +4.3%. JASO +9.2%. CSUN +7.9%. YGE +6.8%. Chinese solar names could also be getting a lift from news bankrupt Suntech (STP +9.7%) has reached a new forbearance agreement with a majority of its convertible debtholders, under which the debtholders agree not to exercise their rights until June 28. Also: LDK (LDK +8%) has filed its 2012 20-F. (yesterday) (Monday) 3 Comments [Tech, On the Move]
Monday, May 13, 11:27 AM SolarCity (SCTY +18.6%) is skyrocketing ahead of today's Q1 report - does someone know something? - and many other solar peers are also doing pretty well (TAN +4.5%). SOL +9.8%. CSIQ +11.6%. WFR +8%. LDK +9.3%. JASO +5.4%. SPWR +4.8%. FSLR +4.5%. GTAT +5.2%. JKS +7.9%. Short interests for many industry names remain sky-high: SolarCity had 16.6% of its float shorted as of April 30. SunPower was at 29.9%, First Solar 33.4%, and GT Advanced 34.8%. 4 Comments [Tech, On the Move]
Friday, May 10, 12:29 PM Volatile/well-shorted solar stocks are ripping higher (TAN +5.4%) to close out a week in which the EU imposed long-expected tariffs on Chinese solar panel imports. TSL +10%. CSIQ +16.1%. STP +9.1%. SCTY +8.6%. SOL +8.3%. JASO +7.5%. FSLR +4.6%. JKS +9.4%. LDK +3.4%. SPWR +7.8% A Reuters column today notes the pace of module price declines is expected to slow, as weaker players are forced out and U.S./emerging markets demand gradually soaks up excess capacity. 4 Comments [Tech, On the Move]
Tuesday, May 7, 10:43 AM Solar stocks head south (TAN -3.3%) in sympathy with First Solar, which is giving back some of this year's huge gains in response to a Q1 miss, a margin drop, and pipeline visibility concerns. SCTY -8.1%. LDK -6.2%. JASO -5.9%. SPWR -4.8%. CSIQ -4.3%. WFR -3.8%. YGE -3.5%. TSL -3.4%. GAT -3.1%. JKS -6.2%. The declines come a few days after a rally triggered by SunPower's strong Q1. Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
Thursday, May 2, 4:37 PM Solar stocks spiked in the final hour of trading (TAN +2.3%) after SunPower's blowout Q1 results were leaked. LDK +8%. JKS +9.5%. JASO +11%. TSL +7.5%. WFR +3.6%. DQ +4.6%. YGE +3.7%. FSLR +1.4% after spending most of the day in negative territory. 2 Comments [Tech, On the Move]
Wednesday, April 24, 12:59 PM First Solar (FSLR +12.9%) and other solar stocks (TAN +3%) are sharply higher, apparently related to news the MLP Parity Act is being re-introduced today in the House and Senate - a bill that's not likely to even pass and is not a game changer. JKS +12.1%, SPWR +10.7%, STP +11.4%, LDK +9.6%. Comment! [Tech, Energy, On the Move]
Monday, April 15, 12:49 PM Disappointing Chinese GDP data helps fuel a rout in solar stocks (TAN -3.8%). A broader selloff in risk assets isn't helping either. Suntech (STP -21.1%) is the biggest loser, as the Buffett rumor rally officially comes to an end. JASO -11.8%. LDK -10.7%. YGE -8%. WFR -7.9%. GTAT -5.9%. SOL -8.2%. TSL -6.9%. SPWR -5.1%. JKS -8.5%. DQ -5.2%. YGE -8%. Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
Wednesday, April 10, 12:38 PM Many solar stocks are giving back some of yesterday's monumental First Solar-driven gains. A weak Q4 report from JinkoSolar (JKS -5%) is a likely factor: in addition to soundly missing estimates, Jinko reported a gross margin of just 3.8% (-200 bps Q/Q and +820 bps Y/Y), and guided for Q1 module shipments to fall to 270MW-300MW from Q4's 301.9MW. YGE -7.4%. SOL -6.2%. LSK -4.5%. CSUN -2%. LDK -4.5%. TSL -1.6%. SunPower (SPWR -2.7%) is lower in spite of receiving an upgrade to Buy from S&P. Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
Tuesday, April 9, 1:41 PM First Solar (FSLR +23.8%) guides on its analyst day for 2013 revenue of $3.8B-$4B and EPS of $4-$4.50, far above a consensus of $3.15B and $3.46. Shares have spiked higher on the news, and were shortly halted due to volatility. Other solar names are also surging: SPWR +9.8%. TSL +8.7%. DQ +12.3%. STP +36.1%. LDK +15%. JKS +15.4%. WFR +7.5%. JASO +6.6%. (previous) Update (1:56): First Solar shares are now up 48.2%, and have been halted again. CNNMoney's Paul R. La Monica notes over 1/3 of the float is shorted. "Can you say squeeze?" 9 Comments [Tech, On the Move, Earnings, Breaking News, Top Stories]
Monday, April 8, 10:07 AM First Solar (FSLR +1.8%) and sales chief James Brown have "mutually agreed" Brown should no longer work for the company. The disclosure, which comes in advance of tomorrow's analyst day, doesn't seem to be bothering investors much, as First Solar joins a broader rally in solar names (TAN +1.3%) in the wake of Trina's upbeat comments about industry capacity and Chinese demand. JKS +8.2%. CSUN +8.4%. YGE +4%. SOL +4.7%. SPWR +2.4%. SCTY +1.9%. DQ +6.3%. CSIQ +2.6%. JASO +2.3%. 3 Comments [Tech, On the Move]
Friday, April 5, 2:30 PM Top German utilities EON and RWE are set to significantly pare back their alternative energy spending, actions bound to further weaken demand in a top solar market that has already been hurt by subsidy cuts. EON plans to lower its clean-energy investments to less than €1B in 2015 from €1.79B in 2012, and RWE plans to cut its annual renewable energy spending by roughly half over the next two years to €500M. Comment! [Tech]
Monday, April 1, 2:00 PM Disappointing Q4 results from Daqo (DQ -9.8%), together with a general decline in risk assets, fuels a rout in solar names. YGE -7.9%. SOL -7.3%. JKS -5.4%. GTAT -4.1%. CSIQ -4.9%. SPWR -2.8%. WFR -2.5%. Daqo's Q4 revenue of $6.2M represented a 77% Y/Y drop, and was well below the $14.5M forecast by the one analyst providing estimates. Gross margin was -178.5% (no typo), a little worse than Q3's -51.1%. Polysilicon output is expected to total 720 MT in Q1, up from Q4's 592 MT. Comment! [Tech, Earnings, On the Move]
Monday, March 25, 12:36 PM Solar stocks slump after JA Solar misses Q4 EPS estimates (while beating revenue estimates) thanks to a -4.6% gross margin, and forecasts a major Q/Q shipment drop. TSL -13.3%. YGE -11.1%. SOL -5.7%. LDK -4.1%. CSIQ -4.4%. JKS -3.1%. FSLR -2.6%. SPWR -2.8%. Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
Thursday, March 21, 9:19 AM A Wuxi, China court has "formally accepted" an insolvency petition for Wuxi Suntech, Suntech's (STP) main Chinese manufacturing unit. An admin committee has been appointed to handle the restructuring, and Wuxi Suntech will continue making solar cells/modules in the interim. Bankruptcy proceedings haven't yet started for Suntech proper. (yesterday) Comment! [Tech]

The_American
FSSIF.PK UEC URRE URA and LIT and some ETFs and individual stocks that CCJ may look to acquire for alternative energy PWND KWT KOL FAN GLD X
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Long term and SH trade GLD SLV PSLV GDX GDXJ DBC DBA JJG ACI ANR AONEQ.PK up and Energy play in USO UNG AMLP XCO SD KOL KWT GLD SLV GFI ABX PLG
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The_American
GM is requiring additional lines of credit. Same gang running it TM HMC . Put Elon Musk from TSLA to run it AONEQ.PK KWT not even 10k Volt sold
8/27/12
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The_American: That's just a guess if Elon Musk at TSLA had GM for full scale production we can compete with TM HMC We need change OFF USO : UDN GLD PTM
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nsahbti: It's a possibility, will not compete with Volt. On the other hand, Elon has a brand new robotic line for the S
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The_American
BA NOC LMT FSLR LDK KWT KOL XLE REMX HDGE on SPY rally : SPXU DXD SQQQ DXD FSG China FXI opens their PMs Exchange with PHYS GLD SLV ETFs
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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.
7/19/12
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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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Saibus Research
First Solar Is The Berkshire Hathaway Of The Solar Industry http://seekingalpha.com/a/ff1f $FSLR $BRK.B $GE $JASO $KWT $LDK $STP $TAN $TSL
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The_American
OPTT up over 70% yesterday signed deal with LMT The company creates renewable energy using ocean currents GE should have picked up KWT LDK T
7/12/12
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Joelitch: VTI
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The_American
MCP had nice day REMX space undervalued REE QRM AVL TC KOL companies still needed as PCXCQ.OB JRCC had huge rally Seems trading KWT LDK SPY T DUK
7/6/12
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The_American
SIRI will eventually become the norm as radio and a great LT perspective along with TSLA LDK STP PWND KWT KOL XLE USD INTC MSFT HMC TM GM F
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Funkengruven
Wow... heavy volume for FIW and KWT!
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GM is requiring additional lines of credit. Same gang running it TM HMC . Put Elon Musk from TSLA to run it AONEQ.PK KWT not even 10k Volt sold
8/27/12
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The_American: That's just a guess if Elon Musk at TSLA had GM for full scale production we can compete with TM HMC We need change OFF USO : UDN GLD PTM
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nsahbti: It's a possibility, will not compete with Volt. On the other hand, Elon has a brand new robotic line for the S
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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
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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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OPTT up over 70% yesterday signed deal with LMT The company creates renewable energy using ocean currents GE should have picked up KWT LDK T
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Dr. Kris
Alt energies discharging: This space is still deflating. New lows today--Solar ($TAN, $KWT), Wind ($FAN, $PWND), Coal ($KOL), Nuclear ($NLR)
5/17/12
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Bob de'Long: :-) If you don't have an oil well, get one. There is no alterative to oil.
5/17/12
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mun2000: Smart people load here on great name in oil BOB I remember on last august everybody sold you were a big buyer .NICE
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Dr. Kris
Is the sun setting on alternative energies? Solar etfs ($TAN, $KWT) & wind etfs ($FAN, $PWND) at alltime lows. Very ugly.
4/23/12
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Dr. Kris: I like alt energies on the micro-scale: solar panels to heat the pool, wind to grind the grain, Mr. Fusion to power the DeLorean, etc.
5/9/12
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1980XLS-2.0: In the context you describe, it can be useful and viable. I agree.
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Funkengruven
Why is solar climbing? FSLR, KWT??
1/11/12
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Funkengruven: But glad to get my $$ back from KWT with a profit. I am still holding FSLR and SPWR.
1/11/12
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Funkengruven: ah... just saw it.
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Dr. Kris
Solar energy also dimming: KWT & TAN keep on hitting new lows.
9/30/11
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Windsun33: And I think that the "green" Obama touted stocks will continue to fall for a while, even if market goes up.
9/30/11
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Dr. Kris: You may have to change your user name to OutOfBusiness.
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