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Options Intelligence Report: Sizeable Options Activity Found In The XLF Financials ETF

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:21:09 GMT

Today's tickers: XLF, X, FCX, AIG, CF, JAVA & UAUA[More...]

Options Intelligence Report: Gold Miners ETF Attracts Bullish Option Plays

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:15:10 GMT

Today’s tickers: GDX, CF, S, XHB, PCLN, XLF, CX, CAR, BZH, CRI & ERTS[More...]

ETF Commentary : November 10,2009

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:46:04 GMT

Following up last Friday's lethargic session with a large, broad-based advance on higher volume, stocks scored their sixth straight day of gains yesterday. The major indices gapped sharply higher on the open, then trended steadily north throughout the entire session. The S&P 500 jumped 2.2%, as the Nasdaq Composite and Dow Jones Industrial Average scored matching gains of 2.0%. The small-cap Russell 2000 and S&P Midcap 400 indices increased 2.1% and 2.4% respectively. All the main stock market indexes finished at their best levels of the day, showing no signs of deliberation into the close.[More...]

ETF Preview: Transportation Funds Get Boost From BNI Deal - Banking Funds Drop On European News

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:52:36 GMT

Major market ETFs, including the SPY, DIA, UYG and others, are lower in reaction to sharp downside futures trading. European banking declines are weighing on financial markets. An Australian interest-rate hike is seen as a sign of more tightening to come around the globe, the timing of which will be crucial in keeping the recovery on track.[More...]

ETF Preview: Tech Funds Should Find Support in Earnings, Telecom Boost May Follow Upgrades

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:47:32 GMT

Major market ETFs, including the SPY, DIA, UYG and others, are narrowly mixed, with most pointing just higher.[More...]

ETF Preview: Tech Funds Leaning Higher in Step With Broader Market, Ahead of Post-Bell Results From Apple, TI

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:54:14 GMT

Major market ETFs, including the SPY, DIA, UYG and others, are firmer, in step with an expected broad market gain. The PowerShares QQQ (QQQQ), which tracks the technology-studded Nasdaq Composite, is up 0.2%.[More...]

ETF Preview: Broad-Market and Commodity Funds Ease After Strong Week

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:45:49 GMT

Major market ETFs, including the SPY, DIA, UYG and others, are lower. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 have gained over four straight sessions and the Dow Jones Industrial Average has advanced in three of four days.[More...]

ETF Preview: Homebuilders Fund Gains After Sector Upgrade - Toll Brothers (TOL) and KB Home (KBH) In Focus

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:56:00 GMT

Major market ETFs, including the SPY, DIA, UYG and others, are modestly firmer as futures have beat back early weakness to now point to modest opening-bell gains. Choppy trading is likely to ensue, though averages look to hold onto weekly gains.[More...]

ETF Preview: Gold Funds Gain as Metal Clears $1,000 - Industrials Get Boost From GE Upgrade

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:40:32 GMT

Major market ETFs, including the SPY, DIA, UYG and others, are firmer in step with broader futures trading. Wall Street is eyeing Kraft Foods' (KFT) $16.7 billion unsolicited bid for Cadbury. A Group of 20 leadership pledge to continue global economic stimulus is also lifting the mood.[More...]

Stocks Set On Lower Course, Following Global Markets

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:28:58 GMT

Stock futures are tilting sharply lower to start the new week. Futures did slightly pare their declines after a regional manufacturing gauge came in much stronger than expected, but global equities have already set the downbeat tone[More...]

How to Play the Banks After Stress Tests

Thu, 14 May 2009 14:50:00 GMT

The stress tests are finished and so, it appears, is the rally in financial stocks.
Financial shares, as measured by the Financial Select Sector Index, have dropped 13% since May 8, when the stress tests results were announced.
On the assumption that the banks aren't going bust, intrepid investors can find value in securities issued by financial firms in everything from bonds to more esoteric securities.

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The Naked Option ETF Solution

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:06:00 GMT

Many traders have discovered the benefits of selling naked options on stocks.
Selling naked options on an exchange-traded fund (ETF) has an advantage over selling an individual stock option.
That being said, there are about 600 ETFs compared to thousands of stocks, and only the most active and liquid ETFs should be used for selling naked options.

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SPDR® ETF Family Announces Impact of Receiving Settlement Payments

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:47:00 GMT

The total amount payable to each Fund is listed below.
State Street manages $139 billion in SPDR ETF assets worldwide (as of March 31, 2009) and is one of the largest ETF providers in the U.S. and globally.
State Street Global Advisors, the investment management arm of State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT), delivers investment strategies and integrated solutions to clients worldwide across every asset class, investment approach and style.

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SPDR® ETF Family Announces Impact of Receiving Settlement Payments

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:33:00 GMT

The SPDR® S&P 500 ETF (SPDR Trust, Series I, NYSE: SPY), Dow Diamonds® (DIAMONDS Trust, Series I, NYSE: DIA), The Financial Select Sector SPDR® Fund (NYSE: XLF), SPDR® Dow Jones Total Market ETF (NYSE: TMW), SPDR® Dow Jones Large Cap Growth ETF (NYSE: ELG) and SPDR® DJ Global Titans ETF (NYSE: DGT) announced today that each Fund received payments as eligible claimants from a settlement fund established by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission related to American International Group, Inc.[More...]

Schaeffer's Options Update: Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Attracts Bears As 100 Mark Nears

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:16:00 GMT

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) has clearly held up better than its peers in the financial/banking sector, logging a year-to-date gain of 15%, compared to the Select Sector SPDR Financial's (NYSE: XLF) decline of nearly 35% for the same time frame.
The company has also resisted taking part in this week's trend of proclaiming profits for the start of 2009.
The only big news for GS this week was yesterday's announcement that the company sold $5 billion in FDIC-guaranteed notes under the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program in a 4-part sale.

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"Stock Alert" Service Starts New Streak in 2009, First 18 Closed Positions Yield 100% Gains

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:27:00 GMT

Subscribers to the BullTrade.com "Stock Alert" Service (Special Membership) have managed 18 straight gains (closed positions) to start the year.
Since then, traders realized an almost 20% gain shorting SKF, over 10% on a quick trade in QLD and nearly 10% in Google, among others.
Over the past six years, subscribers have closed out over 96% of "Stock Alert" trades profitably.

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Regardless of Market Direction, BullTrade.Com Stock Alerts Maintain 97%+ Winners

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:07:00 GMT

"Stock Alerts" have a long history of success regardless of the markets.
From September 2006 through June 2008, Special Members enjoyed a streak of 106 consecutive winning trades.
Stock Alerts are usually sent prior to the market open detailing new recommendations (exact buys or shorts) and further advice for open positions.

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SPDR(R) ETF Family Announces Impact of Receiving Settlement Payments

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:35:00 GMT

The SPDR® S&P 500 ETF (SPDR Trust, Series I, AMEX:SPY - News), The Technology Select Sector SPDR® Fund (AMEX:XLK - News) and The Financial Select Sector SPDR® Fund (AMEX:XLF - News), announced today that each Fund received payments from certain class action settlements as authorized claimants.[More...]