Eco Data - Non-Manufacturing PMI For December Improves To 54.1
China Stock Research - Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 01, 10:39AM CST
The official Non-manufacturing PMI for December was 54.1, a four-month high, and the second month of an improving reading ( source, Chinese ). However, despite improvements in the headline reading, the main sub-indexes pointed to extended weakness,...
XPP: 69.24 (+2.29), YANG: 11.39 (-0.61), FXP: 42.27 (-1.49), PGJ: 27.85 (-0.01), FCA: 22.67 (-0.05), CHXF: 52.00 (+0.30), YAO: 27.70 (+0.30), YINN: 35.76 (+1.66), YXI: 28.04 (-0.05), CN: 34.89 (+0.62), MCHI: 50.23 (+0.77), GXC: 79.64 (+0.99), FXI: 41.62 (+0.67)
Eco Data - December PMI Drops Lower To 50.1
China Stock Research - Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 01, 9:56AM CST
China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released its reading of December PMI, which was 50.1 ( source, Chinese ), a nearly two-year low, indicating conditions were barely above contraction territory. The key indexes were mixed; new orders...
XPP: 69.24 (+2.29), YANG: 11.39 (-0.61), FXP: 42.27 (-1.49), PGJ: 27.85 (-0.01), FCA: 22.67 (-0.05), CHXF: 52.00 (+0.30), YAO: 27.70 (+0.30), YINN: 35.76 (+1.66), YXI: 28.04 (-0.05), CN: 34.89 (+0.62), MCHI: 50.23 (+0.77), GXC: 79.64 (+0.99), FXI: 41.62 (+0.67)
The Year Of Divergences That Weren't
Joseph Calhoun - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 01, 1:32AM CST
By Jeffrey P. Snider The Caracas Stock Exchange Index only gained 44% this year, a far less intense surge than the 452% increase in 2013. Of course, not even in Venezuela do stocks travel in a straight line forever, as the exchange saw a bit of an...
XPP: 69.24 (+2.29), EEML: 36.57 (+0.01), CHXF: 52.00 (+0.30), YINN: 35.76 (+1.66), MCHI: 50.23 (+0.77), YANG: 11.39 (-0.61), LBJ: 11.97 (-0.07), FXP: 42.27 (-1.49), PGJ: 27.85 (-0.01), FCA: 22.67 (-0.05), YAO: 27.70 (+0.30), FLN: 19.02 (-0.24), GML: 52.41 (-0.19), ILF: 31.81 (-0.09), YXI: 28.04 (-0.05), CN: 34.89 (+0.62), FXI: 41.62 (+0.67), GXC: 79.64 (+0.99)
China's factory activity slows
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 01, 12:31AM CST
FXCH: 78.90 (unch), CNY: 42.02 (+0.12), PEK: 46.02 (+1.33), CQQQ: 34.67 (+0.28), CHXF: 52.00 (+0.30), YINN: 35.76 (+1.66), FXP: 42.27 (-1.49), PGJ: 27.85 (-0.01), FCA: 22.67 (-0.05), YAO: 27.70 (+0.30), ASHR: 37.21 (+0.98), GXC: 79.64 (+0.99), FXI: 41.62 (+0.67), XPP: 69.24 (+2.29), DSUM: 24.31 (-0.03), KWEB: 32.60 (-0.20), ECNS: 45.33 (+1.02), TAO: 20.87 (+0.13), CHNA: 38.80 (+1.76), CHLC: 25.07 (+0.03), QQQC: 21.11 (-0.11), CHIX: 15.68 (+0.17), KFYP: 65.23 (unch), HAO: 25.99 (+0.59), MCHI: 50.23 (+0.77), CHIM: 14.93 (-0.06), YANG: 11.39 (-0.61), CHIQ: 12.62 (+0.14), CHIE: 13.40 (-0.01), CYB: 25.13 (-0.02), YXI: 28.04 (-0.05), CHII: 14.07 (+0.43), TCHI: 27.63 (unch), CHXX: 17.75 (-0.44)
China stocks end 2014 with a bang
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 2:35AM CST
EWH: 20.54 (+0.01), PEK: 46.02 (+1.33), CNXT: 28.81 (+0.45), KBA: 46.91 (+1.06), CQQQ: 34.67 (+0.28), YINN: 35.76 (+1.66), CHXF: 52.00 (+0.30), FXP: 42.27 (-1.49), EWHS: 26.54 (+0.34), PGJ: 27.85 (-0.01), FCA: 22.67 (-0.05), YAO: 27.70 (+0.30), FCHI: 51.00 (+0.94), ASHR: 37.21 (+0.98), ASHS: 35.13 (+0.43), GXC: 79.64 (+0.99), FXI: 41.62 (+0.67), XPP: 69.24 (+2.29), KWEB: 32.60 (-0.20), TAO: 20.87 (+0.13), ECNS: 45.33 (+1.02), CHNA: 38.80 (+1.76), QQQC: 21.11 (-0.11), CHIX: 15.68 (+0.17), KFYP: 65.23 (unch), HAO: 25.99 (+0.59), MCHI: 50.23 (+0.77), CHIM: 14.93 (-0.06), YANG: 11.39 (-0.61), CHIQ: 12.62 (+0.14), CHIE: 13.40 (-0.01), FHK: 38.30 (+0.35), YXI: 28.04 (-0.05), CHII: 14.07 (+0.43), CN: 34.89 (+0.62)
Market Outlook 2015 - Robust Economy Could Offset Rate Hikes
Markos Kaminis - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 30, 2:51PM CST
VTI: 106.00 (-1.06), SPY: 205.54 (-2.06), QQQ: 103.25 (-1.07), IEV: 42.53 (-0.31), DIA: 177.88 (-1.58), IWM: 119.62 (-0.72), FXI: 41.62 (+0.67)
Stocks Have Done Well This Year but Are Going Even Higher in 2015
at The Street - Tue Dec 30, 1:36PM CST
The CNBC 'Fast Money Halftime' trading panel expects 2015 to be generous to investors.
AMZN: 310.35 (+0.05), SJT: 14.25 (-0.19), FB: 78.02 (-1.20), INTC: 36.29 (-0.47), TLT: 125.92 (+0.24), GOOG: 526.40 (-4.02), SPY: 205.54 (-2.06), QQQ: 103.25 (-1.07), BYD: 12.78 (-0.04), IBM: 160.44 (+0.39), WDAY: 81.61 (-1.46), DIA: 177.88 (-1.58), GOOGL: 530.66 (-4.62), IWM: 119.62 (-0.72), YELP: 54.73 (+0.49), TWTR: 35.87 (+0.01), MSFT: 46.45 (-0.57), AAPL: 110.38 (-2.14), XLE: 79.16 (-0.60), CRM: 59.31 (-0.12), FXI: 41.62 (+0.67)
5 Hedge Ideas To Protect Your Portfolio
Mark Gomes - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Dec 27, 11:44AM CST
By Scott Moses Murray & Mark Gomes Recently, PTT Research Chief Analyst Mark Gomes issued a Stock Market Yellow Alert . These are fairly rare. We publish them when the market is frothy and excessively bullish or when it is showing signs of...
EEM: 39.29 (+0.03), SPY: 205.54 (-2.06), QQQ: 103.25 (-1.07), JAKK: 6.80 (-0.01), MATR: 6.25 (-0.05), QADA: 22.62 (-0.09), HDGE: 11.43 (+0.08), IWM: 119.62 (-0.72), GLUU: 3.90 (-0.11), UUP: 23.97 (+0.08), FXI: 41.62 (+0.67)
iShares FTSE Rises 3.35% on Heavy Volume: Watch For Potential Pullback
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Dec 26, 3:38PM CST
iShares FTSE (NYSE:FXI) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $41.57 to a high of $41.92. Yesterday, the shares gained 3.3%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $41.15 on volume of 13.6 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
FXI: 41.62 (+0.67)
Look for Shares of iShares FTSE to Potentially Pullback after Yesterday's 3.35% Rise
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Dec 26, 3:38PM CST
iShares FTSE (NYSE:FXI) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $41.57 to a high of $41.92. Yesterday, the shares gained 3.3%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $41.15 on volume of 13.6 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
FXI: 41.62 (+0.67)
Weekly ETF Gainers / Losers
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 26, 3:25PM CST
USO: 20.36 (+0.07), VXX: 31.51 (+2.31), UNG: 14.77 (-0.95), IDU: 118.27 (-2.31), FCG: 11.21 (-0.04), OIL: 12.54 (+0.04), GAZ: 2.01 (-0.14), PHO: 25.75 (-0.27), XLU: 47.22 (-0.87), FXI: 41.62 (+0.67)
Chindia 2014: Our Top 10 Stories You Don't Want To Miss
Frank Holmes - Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 26, 7:56AM CST
There are many reasons for curious investors such as yourself to follow and care about the economic health of China and India, or "Chindia," as the region is sometimes referred to. Fortunately for you, we closely monitor these two...
XPP: 69.24 (+2.29), INDY: 29.90 (-0.03), CHXF: 52.00 (+0.30), YINN: 35.76 (+1.66), INCO: 32.30 (-0.13), MCHI: 50.23 (+0.77), INP: 69.65 (+0.35), YANG: 11.39 (-0.61), INDL: 80.47 (-0.19), FXP: 42.27 (-1.49), INXX: 12.66 (+0.04), PGJ: 27.85 (-0.01), FCA: 22.67 (-0.05), EPI: 22.05 (+0.04), PIN: 20.99 (-0.01), YAO: 27.70 (+0.30), YXI: 28.04 (-0.05), CN: 34.89 (+0.62), INDA: 29.95 (+0.07), FXI: 41.62 (+0.67), GXC: 79.64 (+0.99)
Boxing Day Update
Marc Chandler - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 26, 5:43AM CST
In thin trading conditions, the major currencies are little changed. The euro is straddling the $1.22 area. It has held above the low seen earlier this week near $1.2165. Since the low was seen, the reaction has been limited to the $1.2250 area. For...
PGJ: 27.85 (-0.01), FXB: 153.06 (+0.24), FXY: 81.21 (-0.20), RSX: 14.63 (-0.91), FXE: 119.14 (-0.53), UUP: 23.97 (+0.08), FXI: 41.62 (+0.67), EWJ: 11.24 (-0.06)
Chinese stocks rise for a second day
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 26, 2:22AM CST
EWH: 20.54 (+0.01), PEK: 46.02 (+1.33), CNXT: 28.81 (+0.45), KBA: 46.91 (+1.06), CQQQ: 34.67 (+0.28), YINN: 35.76 (+1.66), CHXF: 52.00 (+0.30), FXP: 42.27 (-1.49), EWHS: 26.54 (+0.34), PGJ: 27.85 (-0.01), FCA: 22.67 (-0.05), YAO: 27.70 (+0.30), FCHI: 51.00 (+0.94), ASHR: 37.21 (+0.98), ASHS: 35.13 (+0.43), GXC: 79.64 (+0.99), FXI: 41.62 (+0.67), XPP: 69.24 (+2.29), KWEB: 32.60 (-0.20), TAO: 20.87 (+0.13), ECNS: 45.33 (+1.02), CHNA: 38.80 (+1.76), QQQC: 21.11 (-0.11), CHIX: 15.68 (+0.17), KFYP: 65.23 (unch), HAO: 25.99 (+0.59), MCHI: 50.23 (+0.77), CHIM: 14.93 (-0.06), YANG: 11.39 (-0.61), CHIQ: 12.62 (+0.14), CHIE: 13.40 (-0.01), FHK: 38.30 (+0.35), YXI: 28.04 (-0.05), CHII: 14.07 (+0.43), CN: 34.89 (+0.62)
China's Slow Down Is Overplayed With $300 Billion Added To GDP
MarketGyrations - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 23, 5:34PM CST
XPP: 69.24 (+2.29), YANG: 11.39 (-0.61), FXP: 42.27 (-1.49), PGJ: 27.85 (-0.01), FCA: 22.67 (-0.05), CHXF: 52.00 (+0.30), YAO: 27.70 (+0.30), YINN: 35.76 (+1.66), YXI: 28.04 (-0.05), CN: 34.89 (+0.62), MCHI: 50.23 (+0.77), GXC: 79.64 (+0.99), FXI: 41.62 (+0.67)
Most Countries Still Oversold; China And U.S. Overbought
Bespoke Investment Group - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 23, 3:33PM CST
While the U.S. is enjoying a stock market at new all-time highs, most countries around the world are still at oversold levels. Below is a look at our trading range screen for the 30 largest country ETFs traded on U.S. exchanges. For each ETF, the dot...
VTI: 106.00 (-1.06), IYY: 103.56 (-0.97), YANG: 11.39 (-0.61), FXP: 42.27 (-1.49), PGJ: 27.85 (-0.01), YINN: 35.76 (+1.66), SCHB: 49.82 (-0.48), MCHI: 50.23 (+0.77), ITOT: 93.89 (-0.94), GXC: 79.64 (+0.99), FXI: 41.62 (+0.67)
China's Shift To A Consumption-Driven Economy
Cornell Current - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 23, 8:32AM CST
By Jeffrey Fung of Cornell Current Ever since the late 70′s, China has witnessed its transformation from a nation living in isolation into one that is progressively opened to the world. With Deng Xiaoping’s rise to power, China began...
XPP: 69.24 (+2.29), YANG: 11.39 (-0.61), FXP: 42.27 (-1.49), PGJ: 27.85 (-0.01), FCA: 22.67 (-0.05), CHXF: 52.00 (+0.30), YAO: 27.70 (+0.30), YINN: 35.76 (+1.66), YXI: 28.04 (-0.05), CN: 34.89 (+0.62), MCHI: 50.23 (+0.77), GXC: 79.64 (+0.99), FXI: 41.62 (+0.67)
China Macro Commentary: Policy Easing Just Around The Corner?
WestEnd511 - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 23, 7:29AM CST
LEJU: 10.76 (-0.12), SFUN: 7.39 (-0.10), EJ: 7.24 (-0.28), FXI: 41.62 (+0.67)
China leads Asian stocks lower
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 23, 2:24AM CST
EWH: 20.54 (+0.01), PEK: 46.02 (+1.33), CNXT: 28.81 (+0.45), KBA: 46.91 (+1.06), CQQQ: 34.67 (+0.28), YINN: 35.76 (+1.66), CHXF: 52.00 (+0.30), FXP: 42.27 (-1.49), EWHS: 26.54 (+0.34), PGJ: 27.85 (-0.01), FCA: 22.67 (-0.05), YAO: 27.70 (+0.30), FCHI: 51.00 (+0.94), ASHR: 37.21 (+0.98), ASHS: 35.13 (+0.43), GXC: 79.64 (+0.99), FXI: 41.62 (+0.67), XPP: 69.24 (+2.29), KWEB: 32.60 (-0.20), TAO: 20.87 (+0.13), ECNS: 45.33 (+1.02), CHNA: 38.80 (+1.76), QQQC: 21.11 (-0.11), CHIX: 15.68 (+0.17), KFYP: 65.23 (unch), HAO: 25.99 (+0.59), MCHI: 50.23 (+0.77), CHIM: 14.93 (-0.06), YANG: 11.39 (-0.61), CHIQ: 12.62 (+0.14), CHIE: 13.40 (-0.01), FHK: 38.30 (+0.35), YXI: 28.04 (-0.05), CHII: 14.07 (+0.43), CN: 34.89 (+0.62)
iShares FTSE Rises 2.46% on Heavy Volume: Watch For Potential Pullback
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Dec 22, 3:53PM CST
iShares FTSE (NYSE:FXI) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $40.92 to a high of $41.29. Yesterday, the shares gained 2.5%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $40.79 on volume of 16.3 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
FXI: 41.62 (+0.67)