George Soros Made Billions Using This Simple Strategy -- You Can Use It, Too
at The Street - Tue Oct 27, 8:55AM CDT
You can reap outsized profits in today's volatile market by betting against the Japanese yen, a simple tactic that made billions for legendary hedge fund impresario George Soros.
YCS: 88.77 (-0.65), FXY: 80.35 (+0.32)
Top ETF Stories of August
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Aug 31, 10:15AM CDT
Inside the top financial stories of August and the impact on related ETFs.
AAXJ: 56.49 (-0.10), CNY: 41.73 (-0.42), USO: 14.81 (+0.18), FXY: 80.35 (+0.32), TLT: 122.78 (+0.92), UUP: 25.25 (-0.09), EEM: 34.87 (+0.06), SPY: 207.93 (-0.90), QQQ: 113.33 (-0.51), GLD: 109.30 (-0.42), CYB: 25.17 (+0.12), DIA: 176.49 (-0.89), FXE: 107.76 (+0.22)
3 Safe-Haven ETFs to Watch on Market Correction
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Aug 24, 11:34AM CDT
These safe haven ETFs should hold up better than most in a turbulent economic environment.
ZROZ: 112.77 (+1.49), GLD: 109.30 (-0.42), EDV: 118.00 (+1.22), FXY: 80.35 (+0.32), IAU: 11.02 (-0.04), TLT: 122.78 (+0.92)
The Australian Dollar Stabilizes In The Wake Of A Copy And Paste Monetary Decision
Dr. Duru - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jul 07, 12:44AM CDT
FXA: 71.41 (+0.62), FXY: 80.35 (+0.32)
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: 45.28 (+0.06), GREK: 10.50 (-0.07), IBB: 325.46 (-3.09), EWO: 15.98 (+0.05), TLT: 122.78 (+0.92), EEM: 34.87 (+0.06), XLP: 49.88 (-0.56), SPY: 207.93 (-0.90), ITB: 27.19 (+0.24), IYR: 75.36 (-0.55), XLI: 54.27 (-0.07), SLV: 14.80 (-0.08), FXE: 107.76 (+0.22), XLF: 24.08 (-0.35), GDX: 14.96 (-0.16), JJC: 27.10 (-0.08), XLE: 68.03 (+0.44), FXI: 38.27 (-0.11), USO: 14.81 (+0.18), DBC: 15.20 (+0.15), DBA: 21.28 (+0.15), XLY: 80.97 (+0.17), FXY: 80.35 (+0.32), EZU: 36.85 (unch), XLU: 43.75 (+0.20), HAO: 25.54 (-0.28), UUP: 25.25 (-0.09), XRT: 45.89 (+0.25), XLV: 71.34 (-0.45), IEV: 42.23 (-0.03), GLD: 109.30 (-0.42), EPI: 20.10 (-0.14), RSX: 16.71 (+0.18), EFA: 61.11 (-0.13), EWZ: 22.87 (+0.09)
After Initial Drama, Calmer Markets, Even If Nervous, Prevail
Marc Chandler - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jul 06, 6:35AM CDT
The global capital markets responded in a typical risk-off fashion to the sharp victory in Greece for the rejection of the creditors' demands. However, by the time European markets opened, some semblance of stability was emerging, European equities...
FXY: 80.35 (+0.32), FXE: 107.76 (+0.22), UUP: 25.25 (-0.09)
4 Key Issues In The Week Ahead
Marc Chandler - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Jul 05, 7:28AM CDT
Polls indicate that the outcome of the Greek referendum is too close to call. However, the results of the Scottish Referendum and the British national election are fresh in our memories, and the polls there provided little guidance. While there is...
SPY: 207.93 (-0.90), FXB: 151.14 (+1.12), PGJ: 30.78 (+0.73), FXY: 80.35 (+0.32), FXE: 107.76 (+0.22), UUP: 25.25 (-0.09), FXI: 38.27 (-0.11)
The June U.S. Jobs Report Helps Push The First Fed Rate Hike To 2016
Dr. Duru - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Jul 04, 11:09PM CDT
FXY: 80.35 (+0.32), UUP: 25.25 (-0.09)
A Look At The Condition Of Prices That Will Absorb The Greek Referendum Results
Marc Chandler - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Jul 04, 12:59PM CDT
It is difficult to make much sense of the short-term price action in the foreign exchange market spurred by this or that headline about Greece. On the week, the euro lost about 0.6% against the dollar but outperformed the other major currencies save...
TBX: 29.31 (-0.06), DFVS: 30.14 (+1.75), TBZ: 27.93 (+0.53), DFVL: 66.97 (-0.87), GREK: 10.50 (-0.07), FXA: 71.41 (+0.62), SPY: 207.93 (-0.90), TYO: 16.40 (-0.18), ITE: 60.35 (+0.02), FXB: 151.14 (+1.12), OIL: 8.59 (+0.09), FXC: 75.91 (+0.53), SCHR: 54.15 (+0.03), GSY: 50.00 (+0.01), FXE: 107.76 (+0.22), FXF: 97.92 (+0.24), SYTL: 45.31 (-0.36), FIVZ: 80.45 (-0.01), VGIT: 65.02 (-0.03), IEI: 123.91 (+0.06), DTYL: 77.93 (-0.43), TYD: 47.48 (unch), DIG: 38.53 (+0.57), IEF: 107.02 (+0.21), PST: 23.02 (-0.09), UST: 57.28 (+0.22), FXY: 80.35 (+0.32), DTYS: 18.95 (-0.15), TYNS: 29.48 (+0.09), UUP: 25.25 (-0.09), UDN: 21.81 (+0.08)
Japan's 'Lucky Few'
Market Anthropology - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jul 03, 12:22PM CDT
In what gradually became practically an anything but US equities market approach for us, Japan's Nikkei succeeded in strongly outperforming the S&P 500 in the first half of the year; rising just under 16 percent - while the SPX barely remained...
EWV: 48.59 (+0.41), NKY: 18.62 (-0.03), DXJ: 53.29 (-0.49), HEWJ: 29.77 (-0.22), ITF: 51.17 (+0.50), JPNL: 47.43 (-0.48), DBJP: 39.55 (-0.20), FXY: 80.35 (+0.32), JPP: 47.02 (-0.26), EZJ: 90.03 (-0.27), FJP: 47.80 (-0.39), JEQ: 7.48 (-0.04), EWJ: 12.32 (-0.06)
U.S. Employment Data Disappoints, But Recovery Remains Intact
Marc Chandler - Seeking Alpha - Thu Jul 02, 8:49AM CDT
The US employment data disappointed. The headline grain of 223k was only slightly less than expected, but the job growth in April and May was revised lower by 60k (almost evenly divided). The most disappointing part of the report was the decline in...
FXB: 151.14 (+1.12), FXY: 80.35 (+0.32), FXE: 107.76 (+0.22), UUP: 25.25 (-0.09)
Bullish On Japanese Yen Despite Wage Weakness
FX Analyst - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jul 02, 8:12AM CDT
FXY: 80.35 (+0.32)
Another Weak Manufacturing PMI Report Sets Up Next British Pound Buy
Dr. Duru - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jul 02, 7:48AM CDT
FXA: 71.41 (+0.62), FXB: 151.14 (+1.12), FXY: 80.35 (+0.32), FXE: 107.76 (+0.22), FXF: 97.92 (+0.24), UUP: 25.25 (-0.09)
Markets Temporarily Bulled Up For NFP
Dean Popplewell - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jul 02, 6:24AM CDT
By Dean Popplewell This morning’s focus temporarily shifts from Greece to the U.S, where the granddaddy of economic indicators, the non-farm payroll (NFP) report, could give up a subtle hint to the timing of the Fed’s first...
FXA: 71.41 (+0.62), FXB: 151.14 (+1.12), FXY: 80.35 (+0.32), FXC: 75.91 (+0.53), FXE: 107.76 (+0.22), FXF: 97.92 (+0.24), UDN: 21.81 (+0.08), UUP: 25.25 (-0.09)
Greece's Woes Deepen, Focus On U.S. Jobs
Marc Chandler - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jul 02, 6:15AM CDT
The official creditors have made it clear that there is no scope to resume negotiations with Greece until after the referendum. There have been several polls published. They generally appear to show a shift toward the government's position to reject...
FXA: 71.41 (+0.62), FXY: 80.35 (+0.32), FXB: 151.14 (+1.12), FXC: 75.91 (+0.53), FXE: 107.76 (+0.22), UUP: 25.25 (-0.09)
Economic Sentiment Is Rising In Japan, Aiding The Yen
Andrew Sachais - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jul 02, 3:28AM CDT
FXY: 80.35 (+0.32)
The CAD/JPY Did The Opposite Of What I Anticipated; Here's What I'm Doing Next
Michael Grogan - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Jul 01, 3:13AM CDT
FXY: 80.35 (+0.32), FXC: 75.91 (+0.53)
Some Miscellaneous Thoughts About The FX Price Action
Marc Chandler - Seeking Alpha - Tue Jun 30, 7:46AM CDT
Today is the end of the quarter so we will get the IMF's COFER report on currency reserves from Q1. This is when the dollar was very strong. We should therefore expect the dollar value of reserves to fall and for the dollar's share to rise purely on...
FXA: 71.41 (+0.62), FXB: 151.14 (+1.12), FXY: 80.35 (+0.32), FXC: 75.91 (+0.53), FXE: 107.76 (+0.22), UDN: 21.81 (+0.08), UUP: 25.25 (-0.09)