What Makes PTE More “Dynamic” Than The Other Telecom ETFs?
Wed, Mar 10, 2:37 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
This year has not been kind to telecommunication ETFs, as increased competition for existing users ...

Sector Detector: Energy and Healthcare look good
Tue, Mar 9, 8:27 PM ET, by Scott Martindale, Sabrient.com
The market has gone straight up over the past week since beginning the month of ...

Fibonacci Retracement Reference Levels on the US Indexes
Tue, Mar 9, 8:11 PM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
Today’s post at the Green Faucet’s Technican’s Edge Column serves as a reference for the ...

Under The Microscope: FVL
Tue, Mar 9, 4:37 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
While most mutual fund firms shied away from ETFs initially, many have now seen the ...

NewsFlashr Business Blog Editor Picks for March 9
Tue, Mar 9, 2:21 PM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
It’s been a while since I have updated the NewsFlashr Business Blog Editor’s Picks, so ...

RIMM Shows us a Lesson in Open Air Pockets Mar 9
Tue, Mar 9, 1:11 PM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
I wanted to highlight an important lesson we can learn from the recent breakout action ...

Africa ETF: Ready To Surge?
Tue, Mar 9, 12:37 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
In recent months a great deal has been written regarding the wildly different recoveries underway ...

Monetary Policy: Not Just the Federal Funds Rate
Tue, Mar 9, 12:32 PM ET, by Bob McTeer
Last week I argued that the considerable period language in the FOMC's post-meeting announcements is ...

Claymore Launches Three Wilshire ETFs (WFVK, WXSP, WREI)
Tue, Mar 9, 11:17 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Claymore, the Chicagoland issuer known for its line of themed ETFs and targeted sector funds, ...

One Year Later: Top Ten Performing ETFs Since The Market Bottom
Tue, Mar 9, 2:17 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
March 9, 2009 is a date etched into the memories of many investors. After months ...

West Energy Buyout Is a Win for OGIB Subscribers � but sell or tender?
Mon, Mar 8, 9:16 PM ET, by Keith Schaefer, Oil and Gas Investments Newsletter
Shareholders in West Energy (WTL-TSX) received a premium buyout offer from Daylight Resources Trust (DAY.UN-TSX) ...

WHAT THE MARKET WANTS: A Tale of Two Stocks
Mon, Mar 8, 6:37 PM ET, by David Brown, Sabrient.com
I have a special story for you this week about a pair of stocks, but ...

Yet Another Sleepy Divergence Forms in NYSE Market Internals
Mon, Mar 8, 5:51 PM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
I’m never one to pass up mentioning a key negative divergence in price and market ...

FedEx Earnings Preview: Earnings Beat Expected
Mon, Mar 8, 3:54 PM ET, by EarningsPreviews.com
FedEx (FDX: 86.90 -0.06%) is scheduled to report their fiscal third quarter 2010 results before ...

Incredible Winning Streak Continues for McDonald's
Mon, Mar 8, 2:22 PM ET, by RetailSails.com
Even as business in the U.S. has stagnated over the past few months as consumers ...

Retailers Hoping for the Luck o' the Irish on St. Patrick's Day
Mon, Mar 8, 1:52 PM ET, by RetailSails.com
While not traditionally viewed as a big spending holiday, retailers will nonetheless have an opportunity ...

Russell 2000 Makes New Recovery Highs but Must Break Weekly Resistance
Mon, Mar 8, 1:11 PM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
In an interesting turn of events, the Russell 2000 “Small Cap” Index broke to new ...

The Euro into the Briar Patch
Mon, Mar 8, 12:42 PM ET, by Bob McTeer
Isn't it ironic that the Greek debt crisis depressed the Euro, whose nations needed more ...

5 Quality Dividend Stocks despite Their High Payout Ratios
Mon, Mar 8, 11:35 AM ET, by eDividendStocks.com
For investors currently evaluating dividend stocks, there really are a lot of attractive options. The ...

Chart of the Week: Updated Nonfarm Payrolls and Unemployment Rate
Mon, Mar 8, 11:32 AM ET, by Bill Luby
Any week that the employment report is released, that data is automatically in the running ...

Weekly Crude OIl Report
Mon, Mar 8, 10:57 AM ET, by Jeremy Ascher at ChartWhiz.com
Crude oil prices topped $82.00 last week for the first time since Jan 11 as ...

Google Broadband, Trouble at Qualcomm Sinks Broadband HOLDR (BDH)
Mon, Mar 8, 10:27 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Despite the increased need and demand for many broadband services, the first two months of ...

Time For An International Corporate Bond ETF?
Mon, Mar 8, 9:57 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
State Street has filed for SEC approval on the Barclays Capital International Corporate Bond ETF ...

From 3/8/10 Letter
Mon, Mar 8, 9:47 AM ET, by Kenneth C. Bateman, The Brookside Letter
As for the market, please forgive me for my honest admission of I dont know. ...

Is Your Biotech ETF A Leader Or Laggard?
Mon, Mar 8, 4:18 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
As the array of ETF product offerings has expanded in recent years, the biotech space ...

What Assets Could the United States Sell?
Sun, Mar 7, 12:53 PM ET, by Donald Marron
Several German lawmakers hit a nerve last week with their suggestion that Greece sell some ...

Yamana's Q4 2009 Earnings Review: Disappointing Results
Sat, Mar 6, 1:22 PM ET, by The Gold Stock Strategist
Mid-tier producer Yamana Gold (AUY) released earnings after the market closed on Wednesday, March 3. ...

Net Insider Transactions cycles back to selling
Fri, Mar 5, 5:57 PM ET, by Scott Martindale, Sabrient.com
As I reported last month, January saw relatively limited insider trading in the wake of ...

This Week In ETFs: March 5th Edition
Fri, Mar 5, 5:57 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
ETFs started March on a high note, as major indexes gained over 1% for the ...

VIX Price Channel Chart
Fri, Mar 5, 3:12 PM ET, by Bill Luby
Today I am concluding my presentation of some of the charts I received as entries ...

Fourth Quarter Earnings Performances of the Dow Stocks
Fri, Mar 5, 2:14 PM ET, by EarningsPreviews.com
EarningsPreviews.com takes a look at the fourth quarter earnings performances of the Dow stocks. On ...

Who Else Wants A Better S&P 500 ETF?
Fri, Mar 5, 1:47 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
As the popularity of ETFs has surged in recent years, so too has the number ...

Looking Back and Forward on the SP500 Slow Creeper Trend
Fri, Mar 5, 12:51 PM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
Today showed another example of the theme I’ve been highlighting - literally - on the ...

Comparative Analysis: February Same-Store Sales
Fri, Mar 5, 11:42 AM ET, by RetailSails.com
This morning, we reported that consolidated same-store sales for the 30 retailers we track rose ...

What's Driving The Malaysia ETF (EWM)?
Fri, Mar 5, 11:17 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
In a year that has seen many stock markets struggle to find their footing, one ...

Thursdays With UNG
Fri, Mar 5, 10:57 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Yesterday, the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG), one of the largest and most heavily-traded ...

Fracking Fluids Part I: A Controversy Coming to an Energy Investment Near You
Thu, Mar 4, 11:56 PM ET, by Keith Schaefer, Oil and Gas Investments Newsletter
Thecontroversy surrounding fracking fluids is getting louder. Websites and media savvy organizations are getting more ...

Love Wins
Thu, Mar 4, 10:33 PM ET, by Donald Marron
The photos on the front page of the Washington are usually depressing. War, natural disasters, ...

Van Eck Files Two New Fixed Income ETFs
Thu, Mar 4, 10:27 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Van Eck, an ETF issuer specializing in hard asset and international equity funds, has registered ...

France ETF (EWQ) In Focus After Disappointing Unemployment Numbers
Thu, Mar 4, 3:37 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
France, one of Europe’s largest economies, reported disappointing employment figures this week, calling into question ...

February Same-Store Sales Strongest in More than 2 Years
Thu, Mar 4, 3:32 PM ET, by RetailSails.com
Despite unseasonably cold temperatures nation-wide and record snowstorms across the Northeast, retailers managed to post ...

Three Key Differences Between Platinum and Palladium
Thu, Mar 4, 3:17 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Historically, precious metals investing for U.S. investors has been limited to gold and, to a ...

Annotated VIX Downtrend Symmetry Channel
Thu, Mar 4, 12:22 PM ET, by Bill Luby
Not surprisingly, I received quite a few VIX charts in last week's chart of the ...

Walmart Remains A Below Average Dividend Stock
Thu, Mar 4, 11:35 AM ET, by eDividendStocks.com
Wal-Mart Stores (WMT: 53.88 +0.41%) announced today that the company is increasing their annual dividend ...

GOOG Shows the Importance of Watching Prior Price Lows
Thu, Mar 4, 10:50 AM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
I wanted to follow-up and highlight an interesting point in the recent price rally in ...

Three Reasons The Nickel ETF (JJN) Is Soaring
Thu, Mar 4, 10:47 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Since the most recent global recession began (and the subsequent stimulus measures took effect), many ...

The FOMC's Extended Period
Thu, Mar 4, 10:12 AM ET, by Bob McTeer
________________________________________________________________ The Committee will maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 0 ...

Warning: Three ETFs That Could Be Crippled By Contango
Thu, Mar 4, 9:38 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The surge in popularity of ETFs is often credited with bringing buy-and-hold investors a cost-efficient ...