As Oil Supply Dwindles, What It Means for ETFs
August 17, 2009 – It is no secret that the world’s oil supply is finite and could be depleted within a matter of decades, but what does this mean for shares and related exchange traded funds (ETFs)? ... Continue Reading »

Why Trading Oil With ETFs Is Better and Easier
August 14, 2009 – The wild price swings in oil and its related exchange traded funds (ETFs) has many investors going to sleep at night having dreams about being a speculator and making mounds of money. But what does... Continue Reading »

Oil ETFs: Too Much Supply, Not Enough Consumption
August 12, 2009 – The global economic engine is not what it used to be, and as a result, most people aren’t consuming like they used to. This translates into lower oil demand and related exchange traded funds (ETFs)... Continue Reading »

New Natural Gas ETF Could Help Battle Contango
June 25, 2009 – United States Commodity Funds has plans to bring another natural gas-focused commodity exchange traded fund (ETF) to the market, as pending approval. (more…) Continue Reading »

Midday Market Update: Revised GDP Has Market On Pause
May 29, 2009 – The markets and exchange traded funds (ETFs) have been operating much like they have all week, in the early hours at least, wavering between positive and negative territory.  (more…) Continue Reading »

Midday Market Update: Wall Street Looks for Direction After Housing News
May 12, 2009 – Wall Street and exchange traded funds (ETFs) are unsteady this morning after reports about home prices, big banks and the trade deficit were released. (more…) Continue Reading »

Do You Know What You’re Doing With Oil ETFs?
January 28, 2009 – Goldman Sachs has stepped forward to warn of unprecedented flows into oil exchange traded funds (ETFs), and it has raised the question of whether investors know what they’re doing. (more…) Continue Reading »

Earnings Reports Fire Up ETF Investors’ Nerves
October 22, 2008 – Wall Street and exchange traded funds (ETFs) are feeling woozy this morning after a slew of less-than-stellar earnings reports. Now that credit markets are improving, the focus is turning to the corporate earnings that have... Continue Reading »

Dow, ETFs Recover, But VIX Says This Isn’t Over
October 16, 2008 – It was an impressive finish for Wall Street and exchange traded funds (ETFs) after the way things were looking this morning. After falling 380 points at the open, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed more than... Continue Reading »

Oil, ETFs Spike As Investors’ Nerves Frayed By Fed’s Plan
September 22, 2008 – Bailout anxiety today led to the biggest one-day spike in the price of oil as the dollar weakened and crude futures contracts expired. Oil jumped by $25 a barrel, which more than shattered the previous record... Continue Reading »