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U.S. Retail Sales: April 2013 Preview
James Picerno • Fri, May 10
The Unstoppable Consumer Staples Sector
Bespoke Investment Group • Wed, Apr 17 • 1 Comment
Sector Rankings For ETFs And Mutual Funds: Only Consumer Staples Currently Attractive
David Trainer • Mon, Apr 15
Consumer Discretionary Back To Leading Consumer Staples
Bespoke Investment Group • Wed, Jan 30 • 1 Comment
How To Profit From A Stock Market Crash, Part II: Inverse Equity ETFs
Epsilon • Sun, Feb 12, 2012 • 6 Comments
A Strategy For Shorting Leveraged ETF Pairs
Eric Falkenstein • Mon, Oct 31, 2011 • 5 Comments
Just the Beginning of June Gloom for Stocks: ETF Plays
Danny Furman • Thu, Jun 2, 2011 • 1 Comment
Black Friday Investing: Should You Buy or Sell?
Invest With An Edge • Mon, Nov 23, 2009 • 1 Comment
Profiting from the Tapped Out Consumer
The Inoculated Investor • Mon, Sep 7, 2009 • 11 Comments
Portrait of a Bear: Inverse ETFs Rule
Trade Radar Operator • Tue, Mar 3, 2009 • 1 Comment
How to Trade in a Crisis
Fritz Hottinger • Mon, Mar 2, 2009 • 3 Comments
The Hidden Cost in Inverse ETFs
ETF Edge • Mon, Jan 26, 2009 • 6 Comments
ProShares Short ETF Short-Term Capital Gains Distributions
Bespoke Investment Group • Tue, Dec 23, 2008 • 26 Comments
U.S. Records Huge Current Account Deficit
Peter Morici • Thu, Dec 18, 2008 • 6 Comments
Investors Turn to UltraShort Funds to Beat the Bear
Don Dion • Thu, Dec 4, 2008 • 7 Comments
Three Investment Themes: Retail, Energy and Materials
Andy Sutton • Sun, Nov 23, 2008 • 8 Comments
After Coming Rate Cuts, Some Appealing Short ETFs
Larry MacDonald • Sun, Oct 5, 2008 • 12 Comments
Short Cut to Profits? A Closer Look at Inverse Funds
Richard Shaw • Mon, Sep 29, 2008 • 7 Comments
25 ETFs That Actually Are Making Money
IndexUniverse • Fri, Aug 29, 2008 • 3 Comments
Double Short ProShares ETFs
Bespoke Investment Group • Sun, Aug 24, 2008 • 11 Comments

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U.S. Retail Sales: April 2013 Preview
James Picerno • Fri, May 10
The Unstoppable Consumer Staples Sector
Bespoke Investment Group • Wed, Apr 17 • 1 Comment
Sector Rankings For ETFs And Mutual Funds: Only Consumer Staples Currently Attractive
David Trainer • Mon, Apr 15
Consumer Discretionary Back To Leading Consumer Staples
Bespoke Investment Group • Wed, Jan 30 • 1 Comment
How To Profit From A Stock Market Crash, Part II: Inverse Equity ETFs
Epsilon • Sun, Feb 12, 2012 • 6 Comments
A Strategy For Shorting Leveraged ETF Pairs
Eric Falkenstein • Mon, Oct 31, 2011 • 5 Comments
Just the Beginning of June Gloom for Stocks: ETF Plays
Danny Furman • Thu, Jun 2, 2011 • 1 Comment
Black Friday Investing: Should You Buy or Sell?
Invest With An Edge • Mon, Nov 23, 2009 • 1 Comment
Profiting from the Tapped Out Consumer
The Inoculated Investor • Mon, Sep 7, 2009 • 11 Comments
Portrait of a Bear: Inverse ETFs Rule
Trade Radar Operator • Tue, Mar 3, 2009 • 1 Comment
How to Trade in a Crisis
Fritz Hottinger • Mon, Mar 2, 2009 • 3 Comments
The Hidden Cost in Inverse ETFs
ETF Edge • Mon, Jan 26, 2009 • 6 Comments
ProShares Short ETF Short-Term Capital Gains Distributions
Bespoke Investment Group • Tue, Dec 23, 2008 • 26 Comments
U.S. Records Huge Current Account Deficit
Peter Morici • Thu, Dec 18, 2008 • 6 Comments
Investors Turn to UltraShort Funds to Beat the Bear
Don Dion • Thu, Dec 4, 2008 • 7 Comments
Three Investment Themes: Retail, Energy and Materials
Andy Sutton • Sun, Nov 23, 2008 • 8 Comments
After Coming Rate Cuts, Some Appealing Short ETFs
Larry MacDonald • Sun, Oct 5, 2008 • 12 Comments
Short Cut to Profits? A Closer Look at Inverse Funds
Richard Shaw • Mon, Sep 29, 2008 • 7 Comments
25 ETFs That Actually Are Making Money
IndexUniverse • Fri, Aug 29, 2008 • 3 Comments
Double Short ProShares ETFs
Bespoke Investment Group • Sun, Aug 24, 2008 • 11 Comments

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SZK Description

ProShares UltraShort Consumer Goods seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Goods IndexSM.
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Sector: Consumer Goods

Country: United States

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In Your Portfolio: A Guide to Sector ETFs, Retail and Consumer Goods & Services ETFs
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Monday, May 6, 7:27 AM The S&P 500 (SPY) is fairly valued, says Goldman, but opportunity lies in cyclicals (XLY, XLE, XLI, XLB) which are more undervalued vs. defensives (XLU, XLP, XLV, XTL) than at any time in the last 15 years. "Given the 4 P/E multiple point head start, even a slight valuation normalization should translate into outperformance of cyclicals over defensives during the next 12 months." 1 Comment
Friday, April 26, 8:34 AM The beginning of a bigger move? Two of the year's three strongest performing sectors - healthcare (XLV) and consumer staples (XLP) - are down on the week as the three weakest sectors - energy (XLE), materials (XLB), and tech (XLK) - post gains of 3%-4.5%. 2 Comments
Wednesday, April 24, 9:20 AM "To say that the advance has gotten ahead of fundamentals is an understatement," says iShares' Russ Koesterich, suggesting investors lighten up on red-hot consumer staples (XLP, IYK) holdings. He questions the conventional wisdom saying staples are not immune to consumer spending slowdowns, and further, he argues, how many companies are really pure staples plays? Comment! [Consumer]
Friday, February 15, 2:41 PM The XLP, XRT, and XLY all give up gains and turn lower following Wal-Mart sounding the warning over the effects of the payroll tax hike. It's fascinating that it took markets until just now to react to what was crystal clear 6 weeks ago. 2 Comments [Consumer, On the Move]
Wednesday, January 16, 4:33 PM Tech (XLK) is the new defensive sector, its 14.8 PE ratio continuing to trail traditional cautious plays like telecom (IST), consumer staples (XLP), and utilities (XLU). At a lofty 22 PE ratio, telecom leads all S&P sectors - it's a pretty fancy multiple for a slow-growth sector, but investors are attracted by the lofty yield. The S&P (SPY) as a whole has creeped up to a 14.8 ratio. 2 Comments
Monday, January 14, 7:56 AM Li & Fung - the world's largest supplier of clothes and toys to retailers - plunged 15.4% in Hong Kong trade after reporting a 40% drop in operating income thanks to weak U.S. orders. Major customer Wal-Mart -0.5% premarket. Comment! [Global & FX, U.S. Economy, Consumer]
Monday, January 7, 3:48 PM Maybe what's got Wal-Mart (WMT) and Consumer Staples (XLP) so down in the dumps relative to the general market over the last month is the payroll tax hike allowed by the fiscal cliff deal. A FRBNY study finds workers spent 28-43% of 2011's payroll tax cut - that's money now going to D.C. instead of retailers. "We continue to be baffled that politicians on both sides agreed ... this was a good idea," writes Cardiff Garcia. 8 Comments [U.S. Economy]
Friday, January 4, 11:25 AM Omega Advisors' Leon Cooperman is no fan of consumer staples stocks as his hedge fund moves to short Procter & Gamble (PG +0.1%), Unilever (UL -0.1%), and Nestle (NSRGY.PK) in the new year. The investor says he isn't convinced by the margins and growth of the group. If he's right on his call, the Consumer Staples Select Sector ETF (XLP) also looks dicey. 8 Comments [Consumer, Quick Ideas]
Thursday, January 3, 9:32 AM "Stocks soar on news of rapidly shrinking paychecks" is a headline you won't see today, but Nick Colas points out 79% of households make under $100K/year and are subject to the full brunt of the higher payroll tax which kicked in on Jan. 1 - removing 4% of their annual spending power. He sees it as a 50 bp drag on GDP growth in 2013. 15 Comments [U.S. Economy]
Friday, December 28, 2012, 7:37 AM A port strike looms this weekend that could paralyze cargo traffic from Maine to Texas. Nearly all retailers could be affected, but none more than Home Depot (HD) and Lowe's (LOW) as Christmas comes in spring for the home-improvement industry. The President has the power to force workers back on the job, but the White House is mum at this point. 9 Comments [U.S. Economy]
Wednesday, December 26, 2012, 7:20 AM Early results suggest a weak holiday season for retailers, with MasterCard's SpendingPulse reporting sales just 0.7% higher than a year ago. "It's a lost season," says the group's Michael McNamera. Not too surprising, major discounting was common in the days leading up to the holiday, and even greater bargains are expected after. 5 Comments [Consumer]
Friday, December 7, 2012, 10:25 AM More on Consumer Sentiment: The 74.5 read wasn't just sharply below the 83 consensus, it was 5 points underneath the lowest estimate out there. It was led by a 13 point plunge in expectations to 64.6. Double-digit declines are very rare, say the report authors, and point to a "sudden pessimism" as the final surge of the holiday shopping season approaches. The XLY, XRT, and XLP can't be bothered, all with moderate gains today. 7 Comments [U.S. Economy]
Tuesday, November 13, 2012, 10:43 AM Consumer staple bellwether? Procter & Gamble (PG +0.5%) holds its Analyst Meeting this week with a sharp focus on if the company can pull a rabbit out of its hat in Q4. After relying on higher prices to offset dips in volume in key categories, execs tipped product innovation and emerging markets to lead the company out of the 1%-4% growth doldrums. For P&G to pull it off, it will have to buck an overall consumer staples trend that looks sluggish globally. PG watching: The Consumer Staples Select Sector ETF (XLP +0.3%) with 13.67% of its assets in the stock, VDC, FXG, IYK, PSL, UGE, SZK. Comment! [Consumer]
Wednesday, October 3, 2012, 12:36 PM With the Consumer Staples ETF (XLP) at an all-time high, trader(s) really get bullish with 254K January 38 calls purchased yesterday, tripling the typical open interest on the contract. The 38 strike is about 5% out-of-the-money and cost $0.15. Comment! [Consumer]
Tuesday, October 2, 2012, 7:43 AM A 2.8% decline in the Consumer Discretionary sector (XLY) relative to Consumer Staples (XLP) since the Fed's QE∞ announcement may suggest investors aren't buying Bernanke's insistence the program will boost the economy. More likely, it's a case of buy the rumor, sell the news, as the XLY outperformed the XLP by 9.2% in the 6 weeks prior to the Fed move. 1 Comment
Monday, September 24, 2012, 3:56 PM ProShares sets splits and reverse splits on 11 of its levered ETFs to try and bring the share prices back to levels more palatable to traders. Among those affected is a favorite of pain-seekers, the double-levered short 20+ Year Treasury fund (TBT), which will see a 1-for-4 reverse split on Oct. 4. 2 Comments

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