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InternetNews May 29, 2007 Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: Stocks Remain Range-Bound But the biggest futures traders continue to bet on more upside. |
The Motley Fool January 17, 2007 Zoe Van Schyndel |
A Farming Fund Sprouts Up If you want to farm the market by investing in agricultural commodities, PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund is one way to accomplish that, but be aware of this fund's complexity and the potential for a wild ride. |
The Motley Fool October 26, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
What's Fair Value? Confused by market jargon? Here's the simple scoop. The term fair value refers to a relationship that exists between stocks and stock futures. |
InternetNews June 15, 2007 Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: Bulls Get a Leg Up Stocks appear to be headed higher once again. |
The Motley Fool February 24, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Risky Investing Just Got Easier With the first commodity-based exchange-traded fund having just been launched, you can invest in commodities easily, but do you really want to? |
The Motley Fool October 25, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Why Futures Markets Are Important Understanding how futures work is important -- even if you never use them yourself. |
The Motley Fool January 13, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
The Biggest Threat to Your Budget One source says low energy prices can't last. But is it right? |
The Motley Fool October 4, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Are These Investments Worth the Risk? Trading futures directly has pros and cons. |
InternetNews September 24, 2007 Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: Market Faces a Big Test With the S&P approaching its all-time high as sentiment and internals weaken and October approaches, the environment for stocks has turned risky. |
InternetNews May 30, 2007 Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: S&P Gets the Job Done But one hurdle remains. |
BusinessWeek May 14, 2007 Lewis Braham |
A Two-Way Wager On Commodities Rydex' new fund allows investors to play the ups and downs of the futures market. |
InternetNews July 20, 2007 Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: Internals Told the Tale Financial stocks and the NYSE advance-decline line suggested that the rally wasn't a strong one. |
BusinessWeek January 20, 2011 Asjylyn Loder |
Limiting the Speculators The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's proposal to limit the number of contracts that speculators can own. |
The Motley Fool August 26, 2004 Phil Wohl |
Smithfield Doesn't Go Whole Hog Profits for pork and beef producer, Smithfield Foods, more than double but were restrained by futures contracts. |
The Motley Fool November 3, 2010 Eric Dutram |
Wednesday's ETF to Watch: Volatility ETN (VXX) The Federal Open Market Committee meeting is on tap today, with the central bank scheduled to announce its policy decision later today in Washington D.C. |
Financial Advisor July 2011 Virginia Munger Kahn |
Natural Selection Are futures or natural resource stocks the best way to get commodity exposure? |
Financial Advisor August 2009 Jeff Schlegel |
Seeking Alternatives Managed futures generate interest as people pick up the pieces of their shattered stock and bond portfolios. |
The Motley Fool September 2, 2005 Dean Paton |
Keeping an Eye on Refco The IPO roster includes companies benefiting from the commodity boom. Among them, Refco is one to watch. |
InternetNews October 1, 2007 Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: Bulls Stay In Charge Could October be yet another mild one for stocks? |
The Motley Fool May 17, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
You Can Cash In on Volatility Bouncy markets make these strategies more attractive. What many people don't realize is that the level of market volatility itself is a measure that investors can buy and sell. |
The Motley Fool May 24, 2004 |
The Triple-Witching Hour Triple witching occurs on the third Friday of March, June, September, and December. On that day, stock options, stock-index options, and stock-index futures all simultaneously expire. |
InternetNews May 18, 2007 Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: Breakout The S&P cleared a major hurdle on Friday. |
InternetNews January 11, 2008 Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: One Small Ray of Hope The outperforming advance-decline line and shrinking new lows represent about the only hope for stock market bulls. |
Financial Advisor May 2006 Louis Stanasolovich |
Managed Futures: Worth A Look Most financial advisors and the general public have little knowledge of managed futures as an investable asset class, but they offer a way to increase returns and diversification in a long-term bear market. |
The Motley Fool May 10, 2011 Travis Hoium |
Speculators Aren't to Blame for Energy Prices Our blame is in the wrong place for high prices at the pump. |
InternetNews January 17, 2006 Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: Bulls Get Tested The S&P hangs on, but Wednesday may be a different story. |
The Motley Fool February 1, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson |
Chicago Merc Battles Momentum The futures exchange posts strong growth, but it's not enough for investors in this momentum-crowd darling. |
InternetNews March 23, 2007 Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: Another Day, Another Pause At least stocks aren't going down. |
The Motley Fool April 28, 2004 Mark Mahorney |
The Allure of Merc Markets Extreme economic volatility adds to the viability of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Is the exchange's stock a good buy? |
InternetNews October 19, 2007 Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: October Flexes Its Muscles October shows once again why it remains the most feared month for investors. |
Investment Advisor September 2009 James J. Green |
Danger & Opportunity: Futures Education Michael Bulley, senior VP for research and risk management for Steben & Co. in Rockville, Maryland, a firm that has specialized in managed futures funds for 20 years, on what you should know about managed futures. |
The Motley Fool July 17, 2007 Toby Shute |
Energy Jargon, Demystified: Contango and Backwardation Oil and gas terminology in plain English. These terms may sound like exotic yoga positions, but in fact, they refer to the price of oil and gas futures. |
Reason March 2004 Julian Sanchez |
Data: InvestaPundit Iowa Electronic Markets, a project run by the University of Iowa's business school, allows investors to buy futures on political outcomes. |
Financial Planning October 1, 2013 Ilana Polyak |
Fund Bracing for Market Shocks Managed futures have lost some of their luster, but AQR makes a compelling case for the category. |
BusinessWeek May 28, 2007 Frederik Balfour |
Can China Defuse Its Stock Market? Index futures might create stability, but Beijing fears they could prick the bubble. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2011 Temma Ehrenfeld |
The Big Idea: Diversify With Futures Your clients may balk when they hear "futures" - accusing you of straying into a fantasy of an asset class that solves all our problems. Yet finance professionals have used managed futures for decades to boost the performance of stock and bond portfolios. |
The Motley Fool June 24, 2011 Jared Cummans |
Commodity ETFs: It Takes Two to Contango We outline five ETFs currently exhibiting contango patterns for investors interested in this budding industry. |
InternetNews March 10, 2006 Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: Techs Hang On The Nasdaq and Nasdaq 100 pulled off a big save on Friday. |
InternetNews August 10, 2007 Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: Nasdaq, S&P Hang On Stocks finally stabilized on Friday, but we're still waiting for buyers to show some enthusiasm. |
Registered Rep. February 7, 2012 Diana Britton |
Yield of Dreams: Managed Futures for Crisis Alpha, But What About the New Normal? The majority of managed futures managers are trend followers, meaning they react to price movement and ride trends. They don't try to make a prediction about where the markets are headed. The hard part is knowing you're in a trend when it's happening. |
InternetNews February 8, 2008 Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: Downside Momentum Wanes The bears have lost momentum here, but stocks have yet to turn up convincingly. |
Registered Rep. September 20, 2013 Brad Zigler |
Finding Order in (Commodity) Chaos Managed futures funds have struggled recently, but historically outperform equities (at least on a risk-adjusted basis). Here's how retail investors can play along. |
Financial Advisor December 2005 Alan Lavine |
Playing Two Sides PIMCO's three-year-old StocksPlus Total Return Fund buys S&P 500 futures, then tries to beat the index with bonds. |
InternetNews July 28, 2006 Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: Stocks Push Resistance The indexes are testing some big overhead levels here. |
Financial Advisor November 2011 Tom Lydon |
A Short-Term Hedge Funds based on the CBOE Volatility Index, otherwise known as the "VIX," may provide investors a way to profit in volatile markets. |
The Motley Fool June 15, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
This Oil Play Will Burn You Commodity ETFs don't always work out the way you'd expect. |
BusinessWeek August 11, 2003 Susan Scherreik |
Reading Interest-Rate Tea Leaves For insight, check the futures markets |
InternetNews October 8, 2007 Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: Bulls Keep Running The market remains strong technically, but keep an eye on growing bullish sentiment. |
InternetNews November 1, 2005 Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: A Lesson From The Futures Market Some of the most important players in the market are turning bullish. |
Financial Planning March 1, 2005 |
Mutual Fund Monitor Commodities futures have unique diversification properties and, on average, perform well whenever stocks and bonds have done poorly. |