For The Next Leg Up In Japanese Equities, Companies Need To Pay Up
Portfolio Management 101 - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 19, 2:20PM CDT
NKY: 19.38 (+0.35), JYN: 47.40 (-0.75), DXJ: 56.03 (+0.41), DBJP: 42.17 (+0.36), YCS: 89.12 (-1.41), FXY: 80.98 (+0.65), EZJ: 99.33 (+3.08), EWJ: 12.81 (+0.20)
Watch for iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund to Potentially Pullback After Gaining 1.51% Yesterday
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Mar 18, 4:08PM CDT
iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund (NYSE:EWJ) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $12.59 to a high of $12.78. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.5%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $12.58 on volume of 43.2 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
EWJ: 12.81 (+0.20)
Japan rises on export data; Nintendo soars
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 18, 5:23AM CDT
DXJF: 27.32 (+0.31), JPMV: 57.67 (+0.61), DXJH: 31.30 (+0.40), JPNL: 57.79 (+2.66), SCJ: 57.45 (+0.80), JSC: 52.70 (+0.84), DFJ: 54.84 (+0.83), DXJS: 34.39 (+0.42), DXJR: 28.00 (+0.09), DXJT: 30.21 (+0.32), EWJ: 12.81 (+0.20), DXJ: 56.03 (+0.41), NKY: 19.38 (+0.35), EWV: 50.27 (-1.14), HEWJ: 30.96 (+0.33), ITF: 54.87 (+0.74), QJPN: 66.59 (+0.89), DBJP: 42.17 (+0.36), JPP: 48.16 (+0.75), EZJ: 99.33 (+3.08), FJP: 50.61 (+0.48), DXJC: 28.45 (+0.13)
Abenomics And The J-Curve
David Kotok - Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 17, 3:50AM CDT
By Bill Witherell, Chief Global Economist The global economy has been experiencing very substantial moves in exchange rates. The likely effects of these changes in the relative value of national currencies on the respective economies are an...
DXJF: 27.32 (+0.31), JPMV: 57.67 (+0.61), DXJH: 31.30 (+0.40), JPNL: 57.79 (+2.66), FXY: 80.98 (+0.65), SCJ: 57.45 (+0.80), JSC: 52.70 (+0.84), DFJ: 54.84 (+0.83), DXJS: 34.39 (+0.42), DXJR: 28.00 (+0.09), DXJT: 30.21 (+0.32), EWJ: 12.81 (+0.20), DXJ: 56.03 (+0.41), NKY: 19.38 (+0.35), EWV: 50.27 (-1.14), HEWJ: 30.96 (+0.33), ITF: 54.87 (+0.74), QJPN: 66.59 (+0.89), DBJP: 42.17 (+0.36), JPP: 48.16 (+0.75), EZJ: 99.33 (+3.08), FJP: 50.61 (+0.48), DXJC: 28.45 (+0.13)
Monetary policy around the world
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 17, 1:30AM CDT
DXJF: 27.32 (+0.31), JPMV: 57.67 (+0.61), DXJH: 31.30 (+0.40), AUSE: 56.14 (+1.88), KROO: 16.19 (+0.48), JPNL: 57.79 (+2.66), JSC: 52.70 (+0.84), SCJ: 57.45 (+0.80), DFJ: 54.84 (+0.83), DXJS: 34.39 (+0.42), DXJR: 28.00 (+0.09), DXJT: 30.21 (+0.32), EWJ: 12.81 (+0.20), DXJ: 56.03 (+0.41), NKY: 19.38 (+0.35), EWV: 50.27 (-1.14), HEWJ: 30.96 (+0.33), ITF: 54.87 (+0.74), QJPN: 66.59 (+0.89), EWAS: 18.20 (+0.47), DBJP: 42.17 (+0.36), JPP: 48.16 (+0.75), EWA: 23.93 (+0.69), FAUS: 30.37 (+0.28), QAUS: 55.41 (+1.56), EZJ: 99.33 (+3.08), FJP: 50.61 (+0.48), DXJC: 28.45 (+0.13)
Lessons From Another Tough Week And The Big Day Ahead
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Mar 14, 9:24AM CDT
XLB: 49.23 (+0.13), VXX: 25.73 (-0.40), EWL: 34.00 (+0.71), TLT: 131.51 (+0.69), EWJ: 12.81 (+0.20), HEDJ: 66.87 (+0.74), EEM: 40.08 (+0.59), KRE: 41.38 (+0.48), FXB: 146.71 (+2.18), OIL: 9.79 (+0.22), XLK: 42.54 (+0.10), FXC: 79.03 (+0.88), FXE: 106.32 (+1.63), EMB: 111.69 (+1.20), SLV: 16.00 (+0.56), XLF: 24.71 (+0.24), VNQ: 87.03 (+2.13), FXF: 99.75 (+1.49), JJC: 33.04 (+1.20), XLE: 76.91 (+0.60), HYG: 90.44 (+0.70), MUB: 110.47 (-0.03), FXY: 80.98 (+0.65), EZU: 39.08 (+1.08), XLU: 44.98 (+0.05), UUP: 25.82 (-0.35), XRT: 100.96 (+0.28), FXS: 116.66 (+2.56), XLV: 74.90 (+0.33), GSG: 19.51 (+0.25), PCY: 28.30 (+0.29), EWU: 18.82 (+0.43), GLD: 113.57 (+1.28), PFF: 40.05 (+0.14), IWM: 125.99 (+1.10)
MV Weekly Market Flash: Currency Conundrums
MV Financial - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Mar 14, 7:44AM CDT
Paris, Je T'Aime There seems to be no end to the euro's woes. The Old Continent's currency has fallen 25% against the dollar from its high mark last summer, and is closing in on parity. That's good news for tourists dreaming of springtime in Paris;...
FXY: 80.98 (+0.65), EFA: 65.66 (+1.42), FXE: 106.32 (+1.63), IEUR: 46.52 (+1.12), EWJ: 12.81 (+0.20)
Weekly ETF Gainers / Losers
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 13, 3:12PM CDT
USO: 16.43 (+0.35), OIL: 9.79 (+0.22), BNO: 20.47 (+0.31), IYR: 81.96 (+1.94), BRF: 16.19 (+0.53), EWZ: 31.54 (+1.32), VNQ: 87.03 (+2.13), TLT: 131.51 (+0.69), UUP: 25.82 (-0.35), EWJ: 12.81 (+0.20)
Nikkei closes at 15-year high, breaches 19,000 mark
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 13, 3:27AM CDT
DXJF: 27.32 (+0.31), JPMV: 57.67 (+0.61), DXJH: 31.30 (+0.40), JPNL: 57.79 (+2.66), SCJ: 57.45 (+0.80), JSC: 52.70 (+0.84), DFJ: 54.84 (+0.83), DXJS: 34.39 (+0.42), DXJR: 28.00 (+0.09), DXJT: 30.21 (+0.32), EWJ: 12.81 (+0.20), DXJ: 56.03 (+0.41), NKY: 19.38 (+0.35), EWV: 50.27 (-1.14), HEWJ: 30.96 (+0.33), ITF: 54.87 (+0.74), QJPN: 66.59 (+0.89), DBJP: 42.17 (+0.36), JPP: 48.16 (+0.75), EZJ: 99.33 (+3.08), FJP: 50.61 (+0.48), DXJC: 28.45 (+0.13)
Nikkei passes 19K, reaches new 15-year high
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 12, 7:56PM CDT
JYN: 47.40 (-0.75), DXJF: 27.32 (+0.31), JPMV: 57.67 (+0.61), DXJH: 31.30 (+0.40), JSC: 52.70 (+0.84), DFJ: 54.84 (+0.83), TM: 143.09 (+2.99), DXJS: 34.39 (+0.42), DXJR: 28.00 (+0.09), DXJT: 30.21 (+0.32), EWJ: 12.81 (+0.20), NKY: 19.38 (+0.35), DXJ: 56.03 (+0.41), YCL: 13.95 (+0.18), ITF: 54.87 (+0.74), QJPN: 66.59 (+0.89), DBJP: 42.17 (+0.36), YCS: 89.12 (-1.41), JPP: 48.16 (+0.75), EZJ: 99.33 (+3.08), DXJC: 28.45 (+0.13), JPNL: 57.79 (+2.66), FXY: 80.98 (+0.65), SCJ: 57.45 (+0.80), EWV: 50.27 (-1.14), HEWJ: 30.96 (+0.33), FJP: 50.61 (+0.48)
'Beaten By The Nikkei' Is Better Than It Sounds
Stuart Parkinson - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 12, 10:01AM CDT
“There’s no reason to suspect that Japan’s experience of the past fifteen years has any real relevance in our country”. OK, it isn’t an exact quote from anybody I’ve heard recently, but I’ve seen lots of...
EWI: 14.83 (+0.46), EWG: 30.26 (+0.79), SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), QQQ: 108.53 (+0.45), EWC: 27.45 (+0.60), EWU: 18.82 (+0.43), DIA: 180.96 (+1.30), EWQ: 26.42 (+0.70), IWM: 125.99 (+1.10), EWJ: 12.81 (+0.20)
Beware Chasing QE
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 11, 1:12PM CDT
EWG: 30.26 (+0.79), VXX: 25.73 (-0.40), EWQ: 26.42 (+0.70), FXY: 80.98 (+0.65), EWP: 34.42 (+1.53), EZU: 39.08 (+1.08), XLU: 44.98 (+0.05), TLT: 131.51 (+0.69), EWJ: 12.81 (+0.20), DXJ: 56.03 (+0.41), HEDJ: 66.87 (+0.74), SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), PFF: 40.05 (+0.14), FXE: 106.32 (+1.63), VNQ: 87.03 (+2.13), SDY: 79.11 (+0.43)
SmarTrend Watching for Potential Rebound in Shares of iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund After 1.47% Loss
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Mar 10, 4:35PM CDT
iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund (NYSE:EWJ) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $12.07 to a high of $12.13. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.5%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $12.23 on volume of 38.7 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
EWJ: 12.81 (+0.20)
iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund Set to Possibly Rebound After Yesterday's Selloff of 1.47%
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Mar 10, 4:35PM CDT
iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund (NYSE:EWJ) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $12.07 to a high of $12.13. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.5%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $12.23 on volume of 38.7 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
EWJ: 12.81 (+0.20)
3 Country ETFs to Outshine in 2015 - ETF News And Commentary
Sweta Killa - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Mar 09, 10:00AM CDT
These country ETFs have the potential to outperform over the next one-year period given low unemployment and low inflation.
EWY: 57.77 (+0.56), EWT: 16.13 (+0.06), EWJ: 12.81 (+0.20)
ECB Bond Buying Program Launched, Euro Firms
Marc Chandler - Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 09, 5:48AM CDT
The euro finished last week three standard deviations below its 20-day moving average. Even though the returns in the foreign exchange market are not normally distributed, this is a rare event, and reflected the stretched technical condition of the...
FXB: 146.71 (+2.18), FXY: 80.98 (+0.65), FXE: 106.32 (+1.63), UUP: 25.82 (-0.35), EWJ: 12.81 (+0.20)
Asian shares lower following U.S. jobs report
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 09, 1:20AM CDT
EWH: 21.45 (-0.02), KBA: 51.83 (+1.05), DFJ: 54.84 (+0.83), CHXF: 53.25 (-0.02), DX: 8.49 (+0.18), EWJ: 12.81 (+0.20), NKY: 19.38 (+0.35), DXJ: 56.03 (+0.41), ITF: 54.87 (+0.74), FXP: 37.81 (-0.37), PGJ: 29.21 (+0.92), EWHS: 26.67 (-0.14), JPP: 48.16 (+0.75), YAO: 28.48 (+0.18), ASHR: 40.53 (+0.83), FCHI: 53.39 (+0.31), FXI: 43.34 (+0.19), GXC: 82.40 (+0.45), ASHS: 46.11 (+0.93), XPP: 74.44 (+0.77), KWEB: 33.31 (+0.62), JPNL: 57.79 (+2.66), TAO: 20.88 (+0.01), ECNS: 46.38 (+0.73), QQQC: 22.10 (+0.39), HAO: 25.72 (+0.13), MCHI: 52.97 (+0.18), EWV: 50.27 (-1.14), YANG: 9.49 (-0.08), HEWJ: 30.96 (+0.33), FHK: 41.31 (-0.18), FJP: 50.61 (+0.48), YXI: 26.63 (-1.41), JPMV: 57.67 (+0.61), PEK: 51.17 (+1.13), DXJH: 31.30 (+0.40), CNXT: 40.95 (+1.27), CQQQ: 37.62 (+0.42), JSC: 52.70 (+0.84), YINN: 39.08 (+0.56), DXJS: 34.39 (+0.42), DXJR: 28.00 (+0.09), DXJT: 30.21 (+0.32), QJPN: 66.59 (+0.89), DBJP: 42.17 (+0.36), FCA: 23.29 (+0.19), EZJ: 99.33 (+3.08), DXJC: 28.45 (+0.13), SCJ: 57.45 (+0.80), CHNA: 39.22 (+0.99), CHIX: 15.82 (+0.15), KFYP: 63.80 (unch), CHIM: 14.91 (unch), CHIQ: 13.13 (+0.14), CHIE: 13.14 (+0.04), CHII: 14.15 (unch), CN: 37.41 (unch)
All Eyes Are On The BOJ
Richard Solomon - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Mar 08, 7:07AM CDT
Originally published here . The Bank of Singapore's Chief Economist Richard Jerram doesn't fault the Bank of Japan for the jam it is in. That, he says, is the result of 20 years of policy mismanagement. The BOJ is 'doing whatever it takes' to end...
EWV: 50.27 (-1.14), NKY: 19.38 (+0.35), DXJ: 56.03 (+0.41), HEWJ: 30.96 (+0.33), ITF: 54.87 (+0.74), JPNL: 57.79 (+2.66), DBJP: 42.17 (+0.36), JPP: 48.16 (+0.75), EZJ: 99.33 (+3.08), FJP: 50.61 (+0.48), EWJ: 12.81 (+0.20)