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American Consumer Slowdown Impedes Retail ETFs

Spender’s remorse has set in and retail-related exchange traded funds (ETFs) are showing the aftermath of a less enthusiastic buyer.
The most recent figures show that the American economy has shrunk by an annualized rate 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Consumer spending, the largest factor in the……
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  31 October, 2008| Derivatives | Comments (0) @ 15:00
October ETF Performance Report

October was a spooky month for the markets and exchange traded funds (ETFs), and we saw things that haven’t been seen in decades.
The two strongest areas, and one of the few to end the month in positive territory are the Japanese yen and the U.S. dollar. CurrencyShares Japanese Yen (FXY) rose……
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  31 October, 2008| Derivatives | Comments (0) @ 14:31
Bear Market Rally - Sell Out of the Money Puts - Don’t Overstay Your Welcome!

Market conditions are gradually improving and I still expect to see a bear market rally. However, a breakout above SPY 100 needs to happen quickly. If bulls can’t muster enough strength to do that, short-sellers will regain confidence and they will try to knock the market back down. If we do get a quick breakout, short covering could fuel us to SPY 110. As I mentioned yesterday, bears would test the downside and when they failed to generate momentum, buyers would step in. We saw a big rally right into the closing bell. With every failed decline, buyers will get a …

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  31 October, 2008| Derivatives | Comments (0) @ 13:44
Returns — Through October 2008

Both 2008 year-to-date and 2007 performance results for the Covered Calls Advisor Portfolio (CCAP) are presented below. In each instance, CCAP results are compared against the Russell 3000 Index ETF(IWV) benchmark. 1. 2008 Year-to-Date Results (Jan 1st through Oct 31st, 2008): CCAP 2008 Year-to-Date Absolute Return = -21.8% ($201,744.61-$257,886.51)/$257,886.51Benchmark Russell 3000(IWV) 2008 Yr-to-Date Absolute Return = -33.8%…
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  31 October, 2008| Derivatives | Comments (0) @ 13:18
Three Ways to Take Advantage of Market Decline

As we wait for stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) to rebound, it’s a great time to help yourself and those that you care about. I have no clue about the short-term direction of the stock market, but I’d bet my new Taylor Made driver that it will be higher five years from now. With……
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  31 October, 2008| Derivatives | Comments (0) @ 13:00
Dollar, Yen ETFs On Pace for a Banner Month

The dollar and yen exchange traded funds (ETFs) are gearing up to cap off a banner month, with their strongest one-month gain against the euro ever.
Global recession fears are prompting investors to sell off their higher-yielding currencies, benefiting the dollar and yen, report Lukanyo Mnyanda and……
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  31 October, 2008| Derivatives | Comments (0) @ 12:00
Gas Prices, ETFs Tumble, Consumers Resume Leisurely Drives

The falling prices of gasoline have lead to some consumers to return to their gas-thirsty habits, but what effect has it had on exchange traded funds (ETFs)?
Consumers have started to shun conservation and have started to enjoy a comfortable lifestyle which includes discretionary driving and……
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  31 October, 2008| Derivatives | Comments (0) @ 11:00
Consumers, ETFs Hurt While Oil, Gas Companies Win

While the markets have seemed relatively calm in recent days, consumer confidence has taken a wallop.
In October, it suffered its sharpest monthly drop on record, reports Chris Reese for Reuters. The reading plunged from 70.3 in September to 57.6 this month. It’s slightly below the 57.8……
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  31 October, 2008| Derivatives | Comments (0) @ 10:00
Watch Emerging Markets Bonds

I know a number of equities-only investors who have started following the bond markets for the first time ever over the course of the past year after becoming tired of being blind-sided by inter-market relationships. Of the many credit market data points, LIBOR, the TED spread, OIS-LIBOR and others have received a fair amount of press as of late as measures of liquidity. More traditional bond market indicators focus more on risk than liquidity and include the spread between corporate and government bonds or between investment grade and high yield corporate bonds. …
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  31 October, 2008| Derivatives | Comments (0) @ 7:03
DRYS - What To Do?

Forbes had an article explaining why DRYS and other dry bulk shipping companies are a bad buy right now.  Forbes seems to be under the belief that the economy will never pick up.  I had to give DRYS some extra thought throughout the day yesterday.  I’m long (own) 200 shares and short (sold) two naked puts and six calls.  Two of my calls are so far out of the money I’m not even thinking of buying them back for a profit.  I’ll just let them expire worthless in three weeks.  The two puts and the other four calls are all at the $17.50 strike and are all at a paper loss for me now.  Obviously one side will have to “win” in the end.  I can’t lose on both if I hold until expiration, but either can cost me a lot.

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  31 October, 2008| Derivatives | Comments (0) @ 6:28
Halloween Indicator Could Be a Treat for ETFs

Investors of stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) may be feeling more tricked than treated, but one needs not get spooked, as daylight always shines.
There’s lots of energy surrounding us, with Halloween upon us, elections less than a week away and a global recession teetering on every……
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  31 October, 2008| Derivatives | Comments (0) @ 6:00
PharmaNet Development (NASDAQ:PDGI): Shares are 98% off annual highs; Upgrade to Outperform, $7 tgt - Baird

Baird is out with a pretty interesting upgrade on PharmaNet Development (NASDAQ:PDGI) raising their rating to Outperform with a whopping $7 tgt saying they believe that PDGI is increasingly likely to successfully address the convertible debt-related liquidity concerns by early 2009. While fundamental performance is poor and market trends not fully certain in the near-term, they believe that resolution of bankruptcy risk fears may drive materially higher valuation, despite PDGI’s ongoing challenges….
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  31 October, 2008| Derivatives | Comments (0) @ 4:56
Target-Date ETFs: Are They On Target?

Life-cycle funds or target-date exchange traded funds (ETFs) are a unique balance of fund in that they automatically adjust their allocation of equities and bonds.
The closer you get toward your retirement date, the higher the ratio of bonds in your portfolio, earning their name of a retirement……
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  31 October, 2008| Derivatives | Comments (0) @ 1:00

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