Stretching The High-Yield Rubber Band
Wade Slome, CFA - Seeking Alpha - Sun Jan 11, 9:41AM CST
The 10-Year Treasury note recently pierced below the all-important psychological 2% level (1.97%), which has confounded many investors, especially if you consider these same rates were around 4% before the latest mega-financial crisis hit the globe....
JNK: 38.87 (-0.04), HYG: 89.99 (-0.11), SJB: 27.94 (+0.11), XOVR: 26.27 (+0.07), QLTC: 49.31 (+0.44), ANGL: 26.46 (+0.20), UJB: 57.23 (+2.09), HYLS: 49.54 (-0.29), HYLD: 40.87 (-0.37)
U.S. Stocks Living On Borrowed Time As 2015 Begins
Daniel R Moore - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Jan 10, 2:22AM CST
USO: 17.41 (-0.87), HYG: 89.99 (-0.11), UCO: 7.56 (-0.80), IEF: 108.35 (+0.38), DTUS: 34.59 (-0.38), SJNK: 29.05 (+0.02), TLT: 131.82 (+0.75), JNK: 38.87 (-0.04), SGOL: 120.84 (+1.30), SPY: 202.65 (-1.60), TAPR: 30.87 (-1.24), QQQ: 101.55 (-1.07), DBO: 13.27 (-0.73), GLD: 118.56 (+1.30), DIA: 176.24 (-0.98), OIL: 10.47 (-0.65), SHY: 84.73 (+0.05), IAU: 11.94 (+0.12), BKLN: 23.91 (-0.01)
The Failure Of Non-Traditional Bonds In 2014
YCharts - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jan 06, 8:08PM CST
By Carla Fried Old school high-quality bonds were supposed to be the dogs of 2014. The popular meme among the bond cognoscenti heading into this year was that given the end of the 30+ year cyclical bull market for bonds, you had to get creative and...
JNK: 38.87 (-0.04), SPY: 202.65 (-1.60), MUB: 111.16 (+0.13), AGG: 111.12 (+0.09), BKLN: 23.91 (-0.01), LEMB: 45.62 (-0.45)
Best Multi-Asset ETFs For 2015
Matthew Sauer, Esq. - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jan 06, 4:55PM CST
JNK: 38.87 (-0.04), HYG: 89.99 (-0.11), GYLD: 23.94 (-0.41), FDIV: 50.15 (-0.24), DVY: 78.61 (-0.42), IYLD: 25.81 (-0.02), AMJ: 42.68 (-1.69), MDIV: 21.24 (-0.14), ENY: 10.21 (-0.55), TLO: 75.82 (+0.38), RWX: 42.27 (+0.04), INKM: 32.24 (-0.10), PFF: 39.64 (-0.03), YDIV: 19.13 (-0.20), TLT: 131.82 (+0.75), ICF: 103.06 (+0.79), CVY: 21.84 (-0.22)
Prudential seeing value in high-yield
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jan 06, 2:22PM CST
JNK: 38.87 (-0.04), HYG: 89.99 (-0.11), SJB: 27.94 (+0.11), XOVR: 26.27 (+0.07), QLTC: 49.31 (+0.44), ANGL: 26.46 (+0.20), UJB: 57.23 (+2.09), HYLS: 49.54 (-0.29), HYLD: 40.87 (-0.37)
European Vacation, Anyone?
Financial Sense - Seeking Alpha - Tue Jan 06, 8:39AM CST
By Cris Sheridan The dollar continues to climb higher as capital floods to the U.S. This means lower commodity prices and lower inflation. Marc Chandler, well known foreign exchange analyst and frequent guest to the show, explained to us in 2014...
USO: 17.41 (-0.87), UCO: 7.56 (-0.80), OLO: 6.98 (-0.35), DTO: 104.23 (+7.14), BNO: 18.68 (-0.98), UWTI: 2.95 (-0.51), SCO: 102.00 (+9.16), JNK: 38.87 (-0.04), SPY: 202.65 (-1.60), SZO: 69.50 (+3.37), DBO: 13.27 (-0.73), DNO: 64.00 (+2.98), OIL: 10.47 (-0.65), OLEM: 22.28 (-0.40), DWTI: 181.01 (+23.40), USL: 23.59 (-0.95)
Peak What? Christmastime In Hell? Part 5
The Nattering Naybob - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jan 06, 3:06AM CST
HK: 1.52 (-0.07), EXXI: 2.77 (-0.08), SLB: 78.05 (-3.17), SPY: 202.65 (-1.60), LNCO: 10.43 (-0.71), SCTY: 49.32 (-0.30), FXE: 116.53 (-0.08), BKLN: 23.91 (-0.01), BKF: 35.31 (-0.36), PSX: 64.24 (-3.07), EXC: 36.63 (+0.14), IEF: 108.35 (+0.38), EOX: 0.88 (-0.07), TPLM: 4.53 (-0.02), HNR: 1.09 (+0.05), CLB: 103.91 (-8.20), CPE: 4.78 (-0.43), IWM: 117.18 (-0.39), PDCE: 38.34 (-2.26), OAS: 13.36 (-1.97),
5 Red Flags Retail Stock Investors Should Not Ignore
Streetwise Research - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jan 05, 10:29AM CST
JNK: 38.87 (-0.04), SPY: 202.65 (-1.60), QQQ: 101.55 (-1.07), DIA: 176.24 (-0.98), BKLN: 23.91 (-0.01), IWM: 117.18 (-0.39), XLU: 47.27 (-0.11), XLE: 74.16 (-2.20)
2015 Fixed Income Yield Comparison And Recommendations
Dividend Investor 101 - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Jan 04, 5:46PM CST
GBAB: 22.47 (+0.05), TFI: 24.40 (+0.06), TLT: 131.82 (+0.75), BAB: 30.84 (+0.13), PGX: 14.77 (-0.01), JNK: 38.87 (-0.04), BABS: 64.65 (+0.17), LQD: 121.13 (+0.23), NBB: 21.48 (+0.05), BBN: 22.48 (+0.08)
SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond announces monthly distribution of $0.185
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 29, 12:58PM CST
JNK: 38.87 (-0.04)
Under The Hood Of SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond ETF
Morningstar - Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 29, 1:08AM CST
By John Gabriel For strategic, long-term exposure to U.S. high-yield bonds, investors may consider SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond ETF (NYSEARCA: JNK ) as a small core holding. The fund can also serve as a tactical investment for the satellite...
JNK: 38.87 (-0.04), HYG: 89.99 (-0.11), HYS: 101.20 (+0.01), PHB: 18.82 (+0.01), SJNK: 29.05 (+0.02)
Texas: Recession In 2015?
Josh Young - Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 24, 6:30AM CST
Texas is the largest oil producer in the US. And oil prices are down almost 50% in the past 4 months. Yet nowhere in the news do we hear about the risk of Texas entering a recession. The facts and figures below should concern investors in securities...
JNK: 38.87 (-0.04), OIH: 32.59 (-1.29), XOP: 43.10 (-2.16), RSX: 14.77 (-0.44)
Saturday Night Recap Fever: With Many Thanks To Janet Yellen
Yinzer Analyst - Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 22, 1:55PM CST
First my apologies for taking so long to get this posted but after the excitement of the last few days, I thought it best to wait till after Friday's close before taking stock of the post-FOMC fallout. If the only thing worse than a sore loser is...
JNK: 38.87 (-0.04), HYG: 89.99 (-0.11), SPY: 202.65 (-1.60), EZU: 35.21 (+0.10), FXE: 116.53 (-0.08), UUP: 24.38 (unch), ASHR: 36.39 (-0.57), XLE: 74.16 (-2.20)
Energy Bonds Causing Havoc And Stress For All High-Yield Bond Fund Holders
George Fisher - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 19, 5:24PM CST
JNK: 38.87 (-0.04), BSJH: 26.21 (unch), HYG: 89.99 (-0.11), BSJF: 25.99 (+0.03)
Another week of outflows for junk funds
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 19, 1:52PM CST
JNK: 38.87 (-0.04), HYG: 89.99 (-0.11), SJB: 27.94 (+0.11), XOVR: 26.27 (+0.07), QLTC: 49.31 (+0.44), ANGL: 26.46 (+0.20), UJB: 57.23 (+2.09), HYLS: 49.54 (-0.29), HYLD: 40.87 (-0.37)
Junk Bonds Are Going To Tell Us Where The Stock Market Is Heading In 2015
Michael T. Snyder - Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 19, 5:29AM CST
Do you want to know if the stock market is going to crash next year? Just keep an eye on junk bonds. Prior to the horrific collapse of stocks in 2008, high yield debt collapsed first. And as you will see below, high yield debt is starting to crash...
JNK: 38.87 (-0.04), HYG: 89.99 (-0.11), SJB: 27.94 (+0.11), XOVR: 26.27 (+0.07), QLTC: 49.31 (+0.44), ANGL: 26.46 (+0.20), UJB: 57.23 (+2.09), HYLS: 49.54 (-0.29), HYLD: 40.87 (-0.37)