12 ETF Strategies to Cope with Changing Markets
Given the current certainties and market risks, ETF investors should construct resilient portfolios to participate on any further upside and hedge the…
Energy ETFs
Potential ETF Strategies for Today’s (and Tomorrow’s) Markets
As markets surge and then sputter, the prospects of downside risk loom large in the short term. Yet advisors have to meet…
Natural Gas ETF Heats Up While Rest of the Market Cools
A natural gas ETF was one of the few bright spots in the markets Friday, with natgas futures hovering back above $3,…
Oil ETFs Retreat Ahead of OPEC Meeting
Oil prices and related exchange traded funds slipped Friday ahead of an Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries’ meeting next week as some…
Oil ETFs: Why Fundamentals Are Still Sound
The United States Oil Fund (NYSEArca: USO), which tracks West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures, has recently given back some gains, but…
Carl Icahn and SandRidge Energy Directors Trade Barbs
A war of words between iconic investor Carl Icahn and SandRidge Energy directors ensued less than a week prior to a key…
Oil ETFs Lifted by Drop in U.S. Crude Stockpiles
A combination of increased supply and expectations that OPEC would eliminate cuts in oil output placed pressure on oil prices Wednesday, but…
Oil ETFs up as Iraq Warns Saudi Arabia on Oil Production
With OPEC’s June 22 meeting on the horizon, geopolitical tensions are already weighing in as Iraq is warning Saudi Arabia that any…
VanEck Oil & Gas ETF Sports 18% Q2 Gain
Exchange traded funds tracking energy stocks are rebounding and the enthusiasm is not limited to the most conventional funds in the group.…
E&P ETFs Still Merritt Consideration
After surging in April, the SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (NYSEArca: XOP) retreated a bit in May, but the…
Why Oil ETFs Can Bounce Back
The United States Oil Fund (NYSEArca: USO), which tracks West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures, is lower by more than 7% over…
Transportation ETFs Are Transporting Good Vibes
Transportation stocks and indexes, namely the Dow Jones Transportation Average, are often watched as potential tells on the direction of broader equity…
Why Natural Gas ETFs Are Burning Brighter
Natural gas futures and commodity-related exchange traded funds jumped after hotter weather trends added to increased demand, fueling momentum in the gas…
Energy ETFs Plunge as OPEC Looks to Higher Production
Energy stocks and sector-related exchange traded funds plunged Friday as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies consider raising production…