Exchange Traded Fund Guide

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28810683807053784852009-12-08T08:49:10.999-08:00Exchange Traded Fund Guide(C)2008-9, William L. Sinclair, All Rights ReservedJose Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03860067230183443583wmjosesinclair@charter.netBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881068380705378485.post-56722370455222874552009-05-10T19:44:00.000-07:002009-05-10T19:46:44.415-07:00Beware Commodity Index Funds

Many commodity funds are really ETN's, or exchange traded notes, which carry more risk than equity funds. This is an excellent article at Seeking Alpha about the inherent risks of using commodity ETF's for investments:Commodity Funds: The Good, Bad, and the Ugly

Jose Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03860067230183443583wmjosesinclair@charter.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881068380705378485.post-31589054810853791422009-04-11T00:34:00.000-07:002009-05-01T02:09:07.323-07:00Country Funds

EWA = AustraliaEWO = AustriaEWK = BelgiumEWZ = BrazilEWC = CanadaECH = ChileGXC = China (Spider)EWQ = FranceEWG = GermanyEWH = Hong KongEWI = ItalyEWJ = JapanKF = KoreaEWM = MalaysiaEWW = MexicoEWN = NetherlandsRSX = RussiaEWS = SingaporeEZA = South AfricaEWY = South KoreaEWP = SpainEWD = SwedenEWL = SwitzerlandEWT = TaiwanTF = ThailandTKF = TurkeyEWU = United KingdomFXI = Shanghai (Index)GCH =

Jose Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03860067230183443583wmjosesinclair@charter.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881068380705378485.post-37995419530093338802009-04-20T22:14:00.000-07:002009-04-22T02:32:24.227-07:00Short ETFs Soar on Monday 4.20.09

Monday, 4.20.09: Dow -290 (3.6%)@7841, Nas -65 (3.9%)@1608, SP500 -37 (4.3%)@832Apparently fear moved back into the financial sector Monday after the BAC earnings report. All the leverage short funds showed monster one day gains.Here are just some of the short ETFs gains for today:FAZ +30.7% (financials)TZA +15.3% (R2000)EDZ +14.7% (Emerging mkts)MWN +13.9% (Midcap)ERY +13.6% (Energy)DPK +13% (

Jose Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03860067230183443583wmjosesinclair@charter.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881068380705378485.post-31791304259390127642009-01-03T18:48:00.000-08:002009-04-20T15:58:38.478-07:00Ag Sector Funds

Four new Deutsche Bank Ag funds, out in April 08:Long Agriculture: AGFDouble Long Ag: DAGShort Agriculture: ADZDouble Short Ag: AGA

Jose Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03860067230183443583wmjosesinclair@charter.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881068380705378485.post-55988182279414792702009-04-20T15:49:00.000-07:002009-04-20T15:55:41.028-07:00New 3x ETFs from Direxion

Direxion continues to issue more 3x ETFs. Some of their listed symbols aren't trading yet, however, so here's the lastest list of those that are trading currently, as of 4.20.09Large Cap: BGU (long), BGZ (short)Small Cap: TNA (long), TZA (short)Financials: FAS (long), FAZ (short) - huge volume latelyEnergy: ERX (long), ERY (short)Technology: TYH (long), TYP (short)[Newer funds]Mid Cap: MWN (short

Jose Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03860067230183443583wmjosesinclair@charter.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881068380705378485.post-52368011228338946022009-04-12T22:14:00.000-07:002009-04-12T22:20:39.152-07:00ETFs and Market Explode Up on Wells EPS on 4.09.09

Thursday, 4.09.09 - Dow: +246(3.1%)@8083, SP500:+31(3.8%)@857, Nasdaq:+62(3.9%)@1653These are the changes in % for these ETF's on "Wells Thursday", when financials exploded higher and led the market with them due to Wells Fargo's dramatic EPS report.-------------------------..Longs..Index ChgDIA 3.22%SPY 3.97%QQQQ 3.10%IWM 5.86%MDY 5.26%2x IndxDDM 5.96%SSO 7.87%QLD 5.99%MVV 10.67%SAA 11.90%UWM

Jose Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03860067230183443583wmjosesinclair@charter.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881068380705378485.post-30608736273572118172008-01-01T02:16:00.000-08:002009-04-01T02:17:27.099-07:00Privacy Policy

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Jose Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03860067230183443583wmjosesinclair@charter.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881068380705378485.post-38465865972503002952009-03-23T20:51:00.000-07:002009-03-23T21:06:22.596-07:00Leveraged ETFs Explode With Market Monday 3-23

Monday 3/23/09: Dow +497 (6.8%)@7776, S&P +54 (7.1%)@823, Nasdaq +98 (6.8%)@1556Well, we got confirmation that the market buys into the new government plan to deal with toxic assets. Did you see some of the gains in the leveraged funds today?The 3x ones from Direxion: FAS +41%, TNA +26%, ERX +23%, BGU +22%Some of the 2x ones from ProShares: URE +30% (SRS -30%), UYG +25% (SKF -30%), UVT +18%, UWM

Jose Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03860067230183443583wmjosesinclair@charter.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881068380705378485.post-47842551612190431322009-03-14T20:30:00.000-07:002009-03-19T14:57:36.480-07:00How to Use ETFs in Your Portfolio

ETF stands for Exchange Traded Fund. Rather than a traditional mutual fund, these are funds that are on a stock exhange that look, work, and trade like stocks. Some represent a basket of stocks, some mirror an index by trading futures in that index, while some may short stocks or futures. There are several advantages with ETFs over traditional mutual funds:They trade instantly, no waiting for the

Jose Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03860067230183443583wmjosesinclair@charter.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881068380705378485.post-44951433177915813242009-03-13T19:38:00.000-07:002009-03-13T19:43:41.166-07:0010 Most Common Stock Trading Mistakes

I've aggressively traded the market since the advent of electronic trading in the late 1980's. I've made more than my share of mistakes and have too often witnessed these from amateur investors. In today's market, you have to be flexible and move fast, or you won't be trading very long.The 10 most common trading mistakes that amateur investors make:1. Buy and Hold - this simply does not work any

Jose Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03860067230183443583wmjosesinclair@charter.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881068380705378485.post-92095739499367546722009-03-02T20:49:00.000-08:002009-03-02T20:52:18.294-08:00ProShares Leveraged Currency Funds

ProShares Leveraged Currency FundsEach is 200% of the index or its inverse if shortEuros: UltraLong(ULE), UltraShort(EUO)Yen: UltraLong(YCL), UltraShort(YCS)these funds also allow wagering! -- the Jman

Jose Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03860067230183443583wmjosesinclair@charter.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881068380705378485.post-40910607814779385112009-03-02T20:33:00.000-08:002009-03-02T20:36:49.598-08:00ETF Deathwatch

The investing site Invest With an Edge has a good ETF section, and I like this feature they have, called Deathwatch, where they keep tabs on ETF's doing less than 100k in trades per day.ETF DeathwatchThis is a good site to bookmark, they have good info in different sections.

Jose Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03860067230183443583wmjosesinclair@charter.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881068380705378485.post-50655752911173218432009-02-15T22:44:00.000-08:002009-02-15T23:12:20.830-08:00Total 08 Returns for Short ETFs

Exchange Traded Short FundsTotal Returns for 2008 (with dividends)________________________Index Tot08retDOG 31.12%SH 39.28%PSQ 46.42%RWM 26.23%MYY 15.80%________________________2x IndexDXD 47.07%SDS 62.16%QID 77.78%MZZ 51.00%SDD 29.56%TWM 61.74%________________________2x SectorsSMN 61.82%SZK 47.94%SCC 39.54%SKF 3.67%RXD 35.29%SIJ 82.06%DUG -7.62%SRS -51.82%SSG 110.36%REW 96.56%SDP 43.54%_________

Jose Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03860067230183443583wmjosesinclair@charter.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881068380705378485.post-66000545851049334792009-02-15T22:22:00.000-08:002009-02-15T22:30:53.776-08:00Total 08 Returns for Long ETFs

These are the total returns for 2008 for the long ETFs for indices, sectors, a few international regions, with dividends added in.Long Exchange Traded Funds2008 Total Returns___________________Stock Index ETFsDIA -32.02%SPY -36.45%QQQQ -41.66%IWM -34.44%MDY -36.24%___________________2x Index LongsDDM -61.37%SSO -67.60%QLD -72.87%MVV -67.45%SAA -62.01%UWM -66.72%___________________2x Sector

Jose Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03860067230183443583wmjosesinclair@charter.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881068380705378485.post-78127359123668800212009-02-04T17:54:00.000-08:002009-02-05T01:03:27.640-08:00New 3x ETFs Provide More Movement

There are now some 3x leveraged funds (called "Direxion") available.Here are the sectors they cover:BGU = Ultra Long Large Cap (Russell 1000)BGZ = Ultra Short Large Cap (Russell 1000)TNA = Ultra Long Small Cap (Russell 2000)TZA = Ultra Short Small Cap (Russell 2000)FAS = Ultra Long FinancialsFAZ = Ultra Short FinancialsERX = Ultra Long EnergyERY = Ultra Short EnergyBy 2009, now trading in the

Jose Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03860067230183443583wmjosesinclair@charter.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881068380705378485.post-39514753653444613862009-01-13T18:09:00.000-08:002009-01-13T18:10:32.147-08:00Leveraged Commodity Funds from ProShares

ProShares Leveraged Commodity FundsEach is 200% of the index or its inverse if shortUGL = Ultra Long GoldGLL = Ultra Short GoldAGQ = Ultra Long SilverZSL = Ultra Short SilverUCD = Ultra DJ-AIG CommodityCMD = Ultra Short DJ-AIG CommodityUCO = Ultra Long Crude OilSCO = Ultra Short Crude OilIn this case, wagering allowed! -- the Jman

Jose Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03860067230183443583wmjosesinclair@charter.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881068380705378485.post-5798136754800092642009-01-09T15:31:00.000-08:002009-01-13T17:43:12.516-08:00Leveraged Gold Funds

Two new 2x gold ETF's:Double Long = DGPDouble Short = DZZ

Jose Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03860067230183443583wmjosesinclair@charter.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881068380705378485.post-77869691305394130512009-01-10T17:52:00.000-08:002009-01-13T17:37:25.765-08:00Crude oil ETF trackers

Here are some new ETFs whose goal is to more closely track the price of oil:Crude Oil Double Short ETN (NYSE Arca): DTOCrude Oil Short ETN (NYSE Arca): SZOCrude Oil Double Long ETN (NYSE Arca): DXOCrude Oil Long ETN (NYSE Arca): OLO

Jose Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03860067230183443583wmjosesinclair@charter.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881068380705378485.post-2983908799121008422008-11-16T16:15:00.000-08:002008-11-16T16:19:51.643-08:00Ultrashort ETF 5-day and 4-week Change

Ultra-short ETF’s – Prices through Friday 11.14.08(Showing first 5 day % change, then 4-wk % chg)Chg/5day, Chg/4wk.…Indexes….DXD, 8.40%, -4.13%SDS, 9.58%, 2.18%QID, 13.11%, 11.36%MZZ, 14.41%, 9.51%SDD, 17.21%, 19.08%TWM, 17.02%, 15.16%…International….EFU, 12.63%, -4.90%EEV, 3.67%, -33.29%EWV, 7.38%, -13.89%FXP, -8.70%, -33.63%.…Sectors….SMN, 13.68%, 18.88%SZK, 9.06%, 6.33%SCC, 14.85%, 9.12%SKF,

Jose Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03860067230183443583wmjosesinclair@charter.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881068380705378485.post-48821567037972361902008-09-29T18:45:00.000-07:002008-09-29T18:51:51.759-07:00Ultrashort Funds on No B.O. Monday

Well, the Dow fell 777 pts today, the Nas 199 pts, when the House failed to pass the "Bailout Bill"... (hey, maybe we can do without credit for awhile, just put that house purchase on hold and rent!)Here are just today's gains in some ultrashort funds:[Indices]DXD (Dow) +11.5%SDS (SP) 14.7%QID (Nas) 19.95%MZZ (Midcap) 14.4%SDD (Smallcap) 12.1%TWM (Russell 2000) 14.4%[Int'l]EEV (Emerg. mkts) +

Jose Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03860067230183443583wmjosesinclair@charter.net1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881068380705378485.post-96073788674935272008-05-12T00:20:00.000-07:002008-05-13T21:52:32.679-07:00Major Stock Index Funds

Simple Stock Index FundsDIA = Dow 30SPY = S&P 500QQQQ = Nasdaq 100IWM = Russell 2000MDY = S&P Midcap 400OEF = S&P 100Short Index FundsDOG = Short Dow30SH = Short SP500PSQ = Short Nasdaq100MYY = Short SP Midcap400SBB = Short SP Smallcap600RWM = Short Russell 2000

Jose Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03860067230183443583wmjosesinclair@charter.net2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881068380705378485.post-24599278576590385422008-04-15T20:23:00.000-07:002008-04-15T20:25:48.580-07:00New Solar ETF: TAN

Today the new Claymore solar ETF started trading, symbol TAN. It represents 25 solar stocks. The fund opened at 25.84, closed at 25.98 on 98k shares, so kind of a slow start. Now we need an ultrashort version of this, I suggest a symbol of BURN!Have fun in the sun, but don't get burned... use protection!

Jose Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03860067230183443583wmjosesinclair@charter.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881068380705378485.post-21636198803811486262008-03-31T19:53:00.000-07:002008-03-31T22:07:25.133-07:00Currency Funds - 1st Qtr 2008 Results

__________________CURRENCY FUNDS__________________Foreign CurrenciesFXA.........+4.36% AustraliaFXB.........-0.21% British LbFXC.........-3.14% Canadian dollarFXE.........+8.12% EuroFXF........+14.22% Swiss FrancFXM.........+2.64% MexicoFXS.........+7.00% SwedenFXY........+11.87% YenAvgForgn....+5.61%__________________U.S. Dollar FundsUDN.........+6.93% (dollar bear)UUP.........-5.49% (dollar

Jose Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03860067230183443583wmjosesinclair@charter.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881068380705378485.post-30381129196239108762008-03-31T20:33:00.000-07:002008-03-31T22:06:45.557-07:00Metal and Commodity Funds - 1st Qtr 2008 Results

METAL AND COMMODITY FUNDS - FIRST QTR 2008__________________Metals__________________GLD........+6.20%IAU........+6.35%SLV.......+12.36%SLX........+7.16%DBP........+6.45%DBS.......+10.49%DGL........+5.50%AvgMtl.....+7.79%__________________Commodities__________________COW.......-13.88%CUT.......-10.21%DBA........+5.41%DBC.......+10.10%DBO........+5.58%GAZ.......+28.70%GSG........+6.56%IGE........-

Jose Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03860067230183443583wmjosesinclair@charter.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881068380705378485.post-8343686144090589672008-03-31T21:16:00.000-07:002008-03-31T21:34:45.014-07:00US Index and International Funds - 1st Qtr Results

First Quarter 2008 Performance__________________INDEX FUNDS__________________LongDIA........-4.50%SPY........-6.61%QQQQ.......-9.67%IWM........-5.27%MDY........-5.04%IJR........-2.76%AvgLng.....-5.64%__________________ShortDOG........4.11%SH.........6.15%PSQ........8.10%RWM........3.79%MYY........3.38%SBB........2.19%AvgShrt....4.62%__________________Dbl-ShortDXD........6.17%SDS.......11.44%QID..

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