ETF Performance Report: April 2017
U.S. equities and stock exchange traded funds slipped on the last day of trading after a stellar weak of earnings helped push…
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ETF Performance Report: Best & Worst of 2016
After a remarkable surge since Donald Trump’s presidential election win that has helped the markets extend into the 9th year of its…
Chocolate ETNs Look Sweet in a Sour Market
Cocoa-related exchange traded notes surged Monday as the El Nino phenomenon fueled abnormal weather patterns across the globe and added to crop…
November’s Worst Commodity Nightmare
Unfortunately for commodities, there’s no waking up from this nightmare. It’s real. Since 1970, the S&P GSCI has never seen a Nov.…
El Nino Heating Up Commodity ETF Impacts
Record high temperatures in October may be a prelude to a strengthening El Nino weather pattern, potentially leading to opportunities in the…
Cocoa ETNs Can Sweeten Stale Portfolios
While the commodities market has been tanking, cocoa-related exchange traded notes have been strengthening this year, and with potential weather concerns across…
Commodity ETF Traders Have to Be Picky
With the U.S. dollar strengthening and global growth concerns lingering, the commodities market have stumbled. Nevertheless, traders can still find some opportunities,…
Ebola an Issue for the Switzerland ETF
The Ebola virus has been in the news quite a bit over the past month and although some were initially reluctant to…
Cocoa ETNs Trip Near Three-Year High
Cocoa prices and related exchange traded notes were hovering around a three-year high. However, a surge in production could begin to temper…
Emerging Markets’ Chocolate Craze Bolsters Cocoa ETNs
Developing countries are developing a voracious appetite for chocolate, pushing cocoa prices and related exchange traded notes to a three-year high. The…
Chocolate High: Cocoa ETNs Surge
The growing middle class in the emerging markets is gobbling up chocolate confections, pushing cocoa prices and related exchange traded notes to…
Indexology®: COCOA Is The New Valentine
Perception might be that lovers everywhere have always enjoyed the confection of affection, chocolate. However, it has taken some time for many…
Largest Cocoa Deficit in 50 Years Strengthens Chocolate ETNs
Cocoa-related exchange traded notes are having a sweet year as a surge in Asia demand led to the longest production shortfall in…
Cocoa ETNs Sweeten on Shrinking Supply
Cocoa exchange traded notes are looking sweet as traders push cocoa futures to a two-week high on crop damaging weather conditions. The…