Junk Bonds: Go Active, Or Don't Go At All
Morningstar - Seeking Alpha - Thu Dec 04, 9:02AM CST
By Samuel Lee The way most investors think about high-yield bonds goes something like this: I'm retired and want to earn a steady stream of income while preserving principal. Because Treasury yields are so low, I'll own high-yield bonds. This way...
JNK: 39.17 (-0.04), HYG: 90.38 (-0.06), SJB: 27.94 (-0.04), XOVR: 26.07 (-0.03), QLTC: 50.00 (-0.16), ANGL: 27.42 (+0.28), UJB: 57.22 (-0.06), HYLS: 50.77 (+0.07), HYLD: 44.63 (-0.47)
Energy rout roughs up high-yield complex
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 03, 1:01PM CST
JNK: 39.17 (-0.04), HYG: 90.38 (-0.06), SJB: 27.94 (-0.04), XOVR: 26.07 (-0.03), QLTC: 50.00 (-0.16), ANGL: 27.42 (+0.28), UJB: 57.22 (-0.06), HYLS: 50.77 (+0.07), HYLD: 44.63 (-0.47)
Are Stocks Really The Only Game In Town?
Gary Gordon - Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 03, 7:59AM CST
Contrarians must be thinking about the sustainability of the year-end stock rally after six weeks of remarkable gains. The most recent AAII Investor Sentiment Survey discovered that a whopping 52 percent of respondents were bullish, far surpassing...
ZROZ: 113.32 (+1.35), HYG: 90.38 (-0.06), IEF: 105.69 (+0.37), GLD: 115.88 (-0.45), UUP: 23.53 (-0.09)
Debauchery In The Land Of Oz - Part 4
The Nattering Naybob - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 03, 5:21AM CST
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Disingenue In The Land Of Oz - Part 3
The Nattering Naybob - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 03, 3:59AM CST
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Disinformation In The Land Of Oz - Part 2
The Nattering Naybob - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 03, 2:37AM CST
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Deflation And Dichotomy In The Land Of Oz - Part 1
The Nattering Naybob - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 03, 1:12AM CST
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U.S. corporate bond sales break annual record
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 02, 4:09AM CST
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Ferro: High-yield energy credit crisis may be coming at worst possible time
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 01, 6:55PM CST
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iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Falls 1.46% on Heavy Volume: Watch For Potential Rebound
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Dec 01, 3:48PM CST
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond (AMEX:HYG) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $89.74 to a high of $90.67. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.5%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $91.04 on volume of 12.4 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
HYG: 90.38 (-0.06)
Watch for iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond to Potentially Rebound After Falling 1.46% Yesterday
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Dec 01, 3:48PM CST
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond (AMEX:HYG) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $89.74 to a high of $90.67. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.5%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $91.04 on volume of 12.4 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
HYG: 90.38 (-0.06)
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Set to Possibly Rebound After Yesterday's Selloff of 1.46%
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Dec 01, 3:47PM CST
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond (AMEX:HYG) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $89.74 to a high of $90.67. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.5%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $91.04 on volume of 12.4 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
HYG: 90.38 (-0.06)
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Fund announces monthly distribution of $0.4168
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 01, 9:55AM CST
HYG: 90.38 (-0.06)
Guess What Happened The Last Time The Price Of Oil Crashed Like This?
Michael T. Snyder - Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 01, 5:05AM CST
There has only been one other time in history when the price of oil has crashed by more than 40 dollars in less than 6 months. The last time this happened was during the second half of 2008 , and the beginning of that oil price crash preceded the...
USO: 25.34 (-0.24), HYG: 90.38 (-0.06), UCO: 16.16 (-0.31), OLO: 9.56 (-0.63), DTO: 57.88 (+1.07), BNO: 27.35 (-0.16), UWTI: 9.89 (-0.29), ANGL: 27.42 (+0.28), UJB: 57.22 (-0.06), HYLD: 44.63 (-0.47), SCO: 52.14 (+0.83), CRUD: 31.57 (-0.44), JNK: 39.17 (-0.04), SJB: 27.94 (-0.04), SZO: 51.92 (+2.90), XOVR: 26.07 (-0.03), DNO: 44.98 (+0.25), DBO: 19.82 (-0.22), OIL: 16.05 (-0.19), QLTC: 50.00 (-0.16), OLEM: 30.56 (-0.58), HYLS: 50.77 (+0.07), DWTI: 66.60 (+1.85), USL: 31.93 (-0.30)
A Few Quick Observations On Crude
Paulo Santos - Seeking Alpha - Fri Nov 28, 7:01AM CST
This article updates my opinion on crude (NYSEARCA: USO ), as well as comments on a few other related subjects that are bound to happen in light of the ongoing crash in crude prices. Going neutral, longer-term positive First of all, after having...
USO: 25.34 (-0.24), HYG: 90.38 (-0.06), SPY: 207.66 (-0.23), QQQ: 105.37 (-0.05), IWM: 116.81 (-0.56)
In Energy Revolution, Bond Investors Must Keep Their Heads
AllianceBernstein - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Nov 25, 12:19AM CST
By Ivan Rudolph-Shabinsky and Petter Stensland A surge in capital expenditures and leverage in the energy industry could end badly for some companies and their creditors. While select opportunities exist, we think bond investors should think...
JNK: 39.17 (-0.04), HYG: 90.38 (-0.06), SJB: 27.94 (-0.04), XOVR: 26.07 (-0.03), QLTC: 50.00 (-0.16), ANGL: 27.42 (+0.28), UJB: 57.22 (-0.06), HYLS: 50.77 (+0.07), HYLD: 44.63 (-0.47)
Stocks: Clear Sailing Into 2015
Eric Parnell, CFA - Seeking Alpha - Sun Nov 23, 5:26AM CST
The bull remains unstoppable. After enduring what was the first measurable decline in nearly two years in September and early October, stocks have recovered impressively to the upside. In the weeks since the mid-October bottom, stocks have...
HYG: 90.38 (-0.06), SPY: 207.66 (-0.23), IWM: 116.81 (-0.56)
Bond Market Update: Municipals Outperformed Corporates Handily In 2014
Brian Gilmartin, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Nov 21, 12:18PM CST
We’ve had a tougher year in our balanced and fixed income accounts, mainly because like the 99% of the other money managers in the universe of money management, we thought interest rates would rise again this year, (sentiment should have been a...
HYMB: 57.12 (-0.01), HYG: 90.38 (-0.06), TBF: 26.17 (-0.23), HYD: 30.95 (+0.10), NUV: 9.65 (+0.05), MUB: 109.80 (+0.07), AGG: 110.09 (+0.33), MEN: 11.34 (+0.03)
Experts almost in agreement: High-yield not a good bet at these prices
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Nov 20, 11:58AM CST
JNK: 39.17 (-0.04), HYG: 90.38 (-0.06), SJB: 27.94 (-0.04), XOVR: 26.07 (-0.03), QLTC: 50.00 (-0.16), WYDE: 38.92 (+0.07), TYTE: 40.70 (-0.11), ANGL: 27.42 (+0.28), UJB: 57.22 (-0.06), HYLS: 50.77 (+0.07), HYLD: 44.63 (-0.47)
'Fast Money' Recap: Buy Bank Stocks if They Fall on Senate Commodities Report
at The Street - Thu Nov 20, 4:00AM CST
The trading panel discussed what to buy in banks, technology and airlines.
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