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  • Do Inverse ETFs Have to Fear New Short Regulations? [View article]
    just when the playing field is level for the small guy, the cry baby hedge funds and their cohorts facing constant redemptions take back the upper hand just like you said. c'est la vie....
    Apr 15 18:44 pm |Rating: +3 0 |Link to Comment
  • ETF Update: Where's the Bull Market? [View article]
    ;-)


    On Mar 09 12:03 PM Tomcat101 wrote:

    > All you can hope to do right now is get sea sick.
    Mar 09 22:01 pm |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
  • ETF Update: Where's the Bull Market? [View article]
    i'd say the water now is like the staying afloat in the bearing sea during stormy conditions. lots of big waves there. but one wave is canceled out by another wave and the overall net motion is, well, zero or worse. crashing wave to front, crashing wave to the left, crash here, crash there. is anybody sea sick?
    Mar 09 11:10 am |Rating: +1 0 |Link to Comment
  • Short the Market with Options or ETFs? [View article]
    good work. i trade primarily in my sep-ira retirement account so i don't trade options. so i quantitatively arbitrage ultralong and ultrashort ETFs for the S&P (SDS, SSO) and Dow (DXD, DDM). it's a slog but i've been gaining incremental profits this way despite the volatility. the quantitative analysis takes into account tracking errors and whether there's money to be made at all. pairing QID & QLD isn't working as well as the others, at least on paper. pairing DIG & DUG has been a disaster for anyone considering this approach. the last pair trade may work if oil gets above $50/barrel.
    Mar 06 10:31 am |Rating: +2 0 |Link to Comment
  • Triple-Levered ETFs: Bomb Shelters, or Bomb-Making Kits? [View article]
    hi paul,

    i see this post has bee out for a minute but i'll comment any way. for an trader who doesn't do options, i think leveraged etfs in this type of market are a great way to hedge and/or make money by doing a delta neutral arbitrage. i've made out fairly well doing over the last 6 weeks with arbitrage scheme i developed by pitting sector based long & short etfs against each other. like anything else, it requires discipline and patience but it has worked for me - i don't trade options. i primarily use 2X etfs that are tightly coupled to each others relative changes. my favorite pairs are SKF-UYG and QID-QLD. plus, these etfs pay dividends and cap gains while you trade them.
    Nov 10 14:53 pm |Rating: +1 0 |Link to Comment
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