How to Trade ETFs for Treasuries, Gold, Oil and the Dollar
at The Street - Mon Jul 20, 8:27AM CDT
It's a mixed bag for bond, gold, oil and U.S. dollar ETFs. Here are some guidelines on when to buy and sell them.
GLD: 105.37 (-0.33), UUP: 25.45 (-0.18), TLT: 118.86 (+0.64), GSG: 19.28 (+0.09)
Notable ETF Inflow Detected - TLT
ETFChannel.com - Fri Jul 17, 10:03AM CDT
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF where we have detected an approximate $271.2 million dollar inflow -- that's a 5.9%...
TLT: 118.86 (+0.64)
SmarTrend Watching for Potential Pullback in Shares of iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund After 1.06% Gain
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Jul 15, 4:26PM CDT
iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund (AMEX:TLT) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $116.04 to a high of $117.55. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.1%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $116.72 on volume of 8.3 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
TLT: 118.86 (+0.64)
Watch for iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund to Potentially Pullback After Gaining 1.06% Yesterday
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Jul 15, 4:26PM CDT
iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund (AMEX:TLT) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $116.04 to a high of $117.55. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.1%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $116.72 on volume of 8.3 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
TLT: 118.86 (+0.64)
Look for Shares of iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund to Potentially Pullback after Yesterday's 1.06% Rise
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Jul 15, 4:25PM CDT
iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund (AMEX:TLT) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $116.04 to a high of $117.55. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.1%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $116.72 on volume of 8.3 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
TLT: 118.86 (+0.64)
It's Time for Investors to Focus on Individual Stocks, Not Macro Events
at The Street - Mon Jul 13, 1:42PM CDT
The 'Fast Money Halftime' trading panel says that in this weak macro market, momentum stocks, individual companies and specific sectors should be the theme for investors, not broad-based index funds.
FIT: 46.87 (+2.40), GREK: 10.04 (+0.11), XBI: 266.35 (-4.58), C: 59.10 (+0.25), IBB: 395.49 (-2.51), BAC: 18.08 (-0.04), TLT: 118.86 (+0.64), MS: 40.08 (+0.04), NFLX: 112.51 (+1.96), SPY: 211.75 (-0.84), GS: 211.50 (-0.89), JPM: 69.10 (-0.16), QQQ: 113.91 (-0.07), DIA: 178.97 (-1.72), IWM: 124.49 (-0.59), XLF: 25.39 (-0.03)
Must-See Charts for ETFs That Track Treasuries, Gold, Oil, Dollar
at The Street - Mon Jul 13, 8:33AM CDT
The rise in bond yields is overdone as the uptrend continues, gold and crude oil have negative weekly charts, while the dollar has a positive weekly chart.
GLD: 105.37 (-0.33), UUP: 25.45 (-0.18), TLT: 118.86 (+0.64), GSG: 19.28 (+0.09)
Bullish Chart of the Week: Lennar
at The Street - Sun Jul 12, 6:00PM CDT
If that's not for you, try Facebook or Williams-Sonoma.
RH: 102.83 (-0.29), LEN: 51.99 (+0.24), FB: 98.39 (+0.48), WSM: 82.50 (-1.06), TLT: 118.86 (+0.64)
Watch for iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund to Potentially Rebound After Falling 1.59% Yesterday
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Jul 10, 3:46PM CDT
iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund (AMEX:TLT) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $115.76 to a high of $116.72. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.6%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $117.85 on volume of 12.8 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
TLT: 118.86 (+0.64)
Look for Shares of iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund to Potentially Rebound after Yesterday's 1.59% Sell Off
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Jul 10, 3:46PM CDT
iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund (AMEX:TLT) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $115.76 to a high of $116.72. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.6%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $117.85 on volume of 12.8 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
TLT: 118.86 (+0.64)
iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund Falls 1.59% on Heavy Volume: Watch For Potential Rebound
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Jul 10, 3:45PM CDT
iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund (AMEX:TLT) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $115.76 to a high of $116.72. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.6%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $117.85 on volume of 12.8 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
TLT: 118.86 (+0.64)
Investors Should Carry on as Usual Despite NYSE Halt
at The Street - Wed Jul 08, 2:10PM CDT
TheStreet’s Jim Cramer and the CNBC ‘Fast Money’ traders say investors should carry on with their business despite the NYSE technical issues.
CME: 98.70 (-1.14), SPY: 211.75 (-0.84), FEYE: 46.62 (+0.13), QQQ: 113.91 (-0.07), DIA: 178.97 (-1.72), ICE: 231.70 (+0.19), IWM: 124.49 (-0.59), TLT: 118.86 (+0.64), NDAQ: 51.21 (-0.54), UAL: 55.97 (+0.62)
'Fast Money' Recap: Oil Prices Falling, Airline Stocks Rising
at The Street - Tue Jul 07, 4:00AM CDT
The trading panel discussed how much lower oil can go and whether to invest in Chinese stocks now.
F: 14.51 (-0.06), DAL: 44.65 (+0.56), JBLU: 23.21 (+0.33), LLY: 85.57 (-2.30), BMY: 68.87 (-1.10), ALK: 74.95 (+0.81), TLT: 118.86 (+0.64), ALGT: 203.73 (+0.69), UAL: 55.97 (+0.62), VLO: 66.32 (-0.25), TSO: 98.83 (-0.76), GM: 30.39 (-0.11), WTW: 4.21 (+0.08), FXI: 42.75 (+0.18)
Uncertainty Escalates After Greek Referendum
David Fry - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jul 06, 11:14PM CDT
At this point words fail me once again. What will happen to Greece and their EU partners, no one knows. For now it's a cancer growing on both Greece and many world stock indexes. China is more alarming after the PBOC intervened in markets to no...
XLB: 46.97 (-0.29), GREK: 10.04 (+0.11), IBB: 395.49 (-2.51), EWO: 16.46 (unch), TLT: 118.86 (+0.64), EEM: 38.52 (+0.01), XLP: 50.04 (-0.12), SPY: 211.75 (-0.84), ITB: 27.41 (+0.05), IYR: 74.25 (-0.27), XLI: 54.34 (-0.59), SLV: 14.14 (+0.09), FXE: 107.36 (+0.99), XLF: 25.39 (-0.03), GDX: 14.12 (+0.36), JJC: 29.27 (+0.03), XLE: 71.51 (+0.03), FXI: 42.75 (+0.18), USO: 16.91 (+0.22), DBC: 16.65 (+0.07), DBA: 22.29 (-0.12), XLY: 78.94 (-0.25), FXY: 78.35 (+0.22), EZU: 39.04 (-0.08), XLU: 42.74 (-0.39), HAO: 28.87 (+0.01), UUP: 25.45 (-0.18), XRT: 99.65 (-0.66), XLV: 76.88 (-0.34), IEV: 45.17 (-0.17), GLD: 105.37 (-0.33), EPI: 22.09 (-0.15), RSX: 17.91 (+0.18), EFA: 65.27 (-0.19), EWZ: 31.29 (+0.15)
How to Trade Bonds, Gold, Crude Oil and the Dollar Now
at The Street - Mon Jul 06, 8:03AM CDT
The rise in yields is overdone, and the downside for gold approaches an uptrend. Oil has a negative weekly chart as the euro heads for a negative weekly chart.
GLD: 105.37 (-0.33), UUP: 25.45 (-0.18), TLT: 118.86 (+0.64), GSG: 19.28 (+0.09)
Greece Isn't The Only Swan, And A Rare Rotation
Michael A. Gayed, CFA - Seeking Alpha - Mon Jul 06, 7:30AM CDT
"In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule." - Friedrich Nietzsche Last week, all eyes turned to Greece and the unfolding referendum drama as stocks tumbled worldwide. Broad market US averages such...
SPY: 211.75 (-0.84), DIA: 178.97 (-1.72), TLT: 118.86 (+0.64)
Stocks set for ugly Monday open as Greece rejects austerity
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jul 06, 12:27AM CDT
EWG: 28.89 (-0.11), SPY: 211.75 (-0.84), QQQ: 113.91 (-0.07), EWU: 18.67 (-0.12), EWQ: 26.78 (+0.04), DIA: 178.97 (-1.72), TLT: 118.86 (+0.64), TBT: 48.20 (-0.48)
Is The Fed Making A Bad Bet Right Now With Zero Rates?
Michael Roat - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Jul 05, 12:57AM CDT
GLD: 105.37 (-0.33), SLV: 14.14 (+0.09), TLT: 118.86 (+0.64)
Oil's Collapse Is Accompanied By Consumer Goods Decline
Jay Taylor - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Jul 04, 3:51AM CDT
David Jensen passed along the following charts to me and to our group on June 15. This chart of Light Crude shows a coincident decline in oil during the same timeframe as the Manufacturer's New Orders declined in late 2014: (click to enlarge) ...
USO: 16.91 (+0.22), DTYL: 74.33 (-0.22), IEF: 105.14 (+0.29), GLD: 105.37 (-0.33), OIL: 10.05 (+0.13), BNO: 20.12 (+0.19), DTYS: 21.69 (-0.36), TLT: 118.86 (+0.64)
Snake Oil Stats
David Fry - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jul 02, 11:44PM CDT
Economic reports Thursday were mixed with some hard to believe. The all-important Employment Report led the list of reports. It showed 223K jobs created vs 230K expected & prior revised lower to 254K. The Unemployment Rate dropped to 5.3% vs...
USO: 16.91 (+0.22), EWH: 22.53 (-0.09), PEK: 53.86 (+0.52), KBE: 36.63 (-0.14), CNXT: 48.02 (+0.78), UNG: 13.87 (+0.28), XLU: 42.74 (-0.39), HAO: 28.87 (+0.01), TLT: 118.86 (+0.64), XLV: 76.88 (-0.34), HEDJ: 65.06 (-0.70), KRE: 44.48 (-0.21), EEM: 38.52 (+0.01), IDX: 21.00 (-0.07), EWW: 57.25 (-0.05), EWU: 18.67 (-0.12), PGJ: 32.25 (+0.40), EWA: 21.23 (+0.05), IYR: 74.25 (-0.27), RSX: 17.91 (+0.18), IWM: 124.49 (-0.59), XLF: 25.39 (-0.03), ILF: 28.80 (+0.04), GDX: 14.12 (+0.36), EWZ: 31.29 (+0.15)