VIDEO Blog: Understanding The Risks Tied To Greece
With the Greek referendum coming up tomorrow, every day investors (and pros) have been trying to assess the risks. Here are a few key...
Outcome In Greece Clouds Stocks vs Bonds Debate
With the sudden rush of news hitting the markets, I thought it would be good to provide a quick market update, hitting on the most...
German DAX Rebounds: Index Testing Key Resistance Level
The German DAX correction started in early April and accelerated into June. Blame it on valuations, the rebound in the Euro, or Greece, but...
Greek Financial Crisis: Why Traders Should Tread Lightly On Opinions
The situation in Greece has once again come to the forefront of our attention as the Greek government, the EU, and the IMF try...
Chart Of The Week: Gold Prices Nearing Key Support Zone
Gold prices continue to meander sideways. In fact, Gold has moved sideways for the better part of two years. For much of last year,...
ETF Trends Review: Markets Balancing Higher Interest Rates [VIDEO]
Another month is upon us so it's a good time to check in on what's been happening in the ETF space of the markets. In...
Q1 US GDP Growth Turns Negative: A Ray Of Light For Bonds?
The initial ‘advanced’ US GDP growth estimate for the first quarter of 2015 estimated that the economy grew at 0.2%. The second revision based...
Solar ETF (TAN) Falls 7.8% As Chinese Stock Hanergy Craters
A couple of weeks ago, I came across what I thought was a construction oddity in one of the popular solar ETFs and noted...
Buckle Up: Bond Market Phase Transition Will Be Volatile
Have you ever noticed how the pace of water flow seems to increase as it approaches a waterfall? If you watch a leaf floating...
Bonds Continue To Sell Off, But Risk-Reward Getting Better
I devoted last week’s market commentary to explaining the incredible volatility that has been occurring in bond yields. I explained that volatility associated with trading...
