SPDR

It's rare that we go under the hood with an ETF that has just one trading day under its belt, but when the opportunity presented itself, we decided to give it a short. That new ETF is the SPDR S&P Small Cap Emerging Asia Pacific ETF (NYSE: GMFS), which debuted on Thursday. Apparently the ETF...

Tractor Supply (NASDAQ: TSCO) is scheduled to share its second-quarter 2011 results tomorrow, July 20, after the markets close. Investors will be watching to see if the specialty retailer will beat consensus earnings estimates for the seventh consecutive quarter. Analysts are looking for Tractor...

PowerShares S&P SmallCap Health Care (NYSE: PSCH) is up nearly 22% year to date. The investment seeks to replicate the S&P SmallCap 600 Capped Health Care index, which is comprised of common stocks of U.S. health care companies. Top holdings include Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: REGN...

First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX (NYSE: FXG) is up more than 20% year to date. The investment seeks results that correspond generally to the price and yield of an equity index called the StrataQuant Consumer Staples Index. Top holdings include Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR),...

Can you trade real estate just like this guy trades securities? Of course, but let’s face it. Investing effectively in actual real estate is tough. A few reasons why are that real estate tends to be illiquid, and is usually rather expensive (at least in comparison to other...

U.S. housing starts reached a one and a half year high in April, which is a positive sign for the troubled U.S. housing market. It is not all good news, though, with permits dropping to a six-month low. This would suggest that the housing market recovery will remain slow. Housing starts rose 5.8...

Shares of the SELECT SECTOR SPDR FINANCIAL ETF (NYSE: XLF) are falling again today, currently trading $15.22, off 0.85% on the session. The ETF has now failed to regain the 50-day moving average and is now focused on the 200-day moving average around $15. The SELECT SECTOR SPDR FINANCIAL ETF is...

Shares of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY) are higher on the session by 0.12%, currently trading $114.03. This little relief rally comes after a hard sell off on Friday. The market is now stuck between the 50-day and 200-day moving average and looking for direction. Options traders are buying...

Shares of the SPDR SERIES TRUST HOMEBUILDERS ETF (NYSE: XHB) are off 2.45% to $17.89 today. The ETF is now trading right on top of the 50-day moving average and is still holding onto bull territory as of today. Protection was purchased in the ETF earlier in the day though, with the June $17 put...

The market is trending sideways today as leaders struggle to find direction. The S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) is struggling to regain the 50-day moving average today; if it cannot, we may drift lower; support would not be found in significant size until 1123. Here are your Options Volume Leaders today...

Commodities prices are on the rise today with Gold, Silver, and Platinum Futures gaining nicely on the session. This is occurring in the face of a rising U.S. Dollar as well, which, as most of you know, are usually correlated inversely. Investors realize that commodities have the potential to win...

The SPDR S&P Oil and Gas Explorers Trust ETF (NYSE: XOP) is protection sold on the ETF today that was established last week in the wake of the selling. The May $40 put has traded over 9,500 during today’s session; open interest on the strike is 22,543, which suggests that a position may have...

Shares of Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEW) are trading higher today by 4.94% to $58.23; the stock was even higher earlier in the session before pulling back slightly. The stock is now trading at fresh 52-week highs. Options traders are largely bullish on the name and are making upside bets in May and...

Yesterday, Goldman Sachs was out with an investor research note citing the positives of following the credit markets as a precursor to movement within the equity markets. Today they are out with round two of that note where they are reiterating their recommendation to hedge Financial names (NYSE:...