Leveraged ETF

Solar stocks have been getting a lot of attention. As mentioned earlier (see Uranium ETF), while Uranium stocks were slammed as fears of permanent ban come out, investors are looking at alternative energy such as solar power as a means to produce energy. As an alternative source of energy, solar power has been around for [...]

The earthquake and tsunami had an effect on various sectors that do business in the land of the rising sun. For example, engineering and infrastructure companies will most likely see demand rise in the immediate future as Japan struggles on multiple fronts to get life “back to normal”.  Besides the death toll and the infrastructure [...]

Over the next few years, natural gas ETF could be the move that plenty of investors make. There are a few good reasons why this could be one of the good stocks to invest in and we will look at this here briefly. Natural gas burns much cleaner than oil or coal, which makes it [...]

The little secret among commodity investors: its the “other” commodities where the real money is made. Oil, Gold, and Silver are not the only commodities making the big gains due to supply interruptions. There are other commodities spiking up as interruptions in the Middle East and Africa interrupt sensitive supplies. Among these commodities facing possible [...]

The unrest in the Middle East has once again caused crude oil to reach the century mark. During the 20th century, it was a major event if crude surpassed the $30 mark. $30 then became normal and it was $50 which caused many to panic. Nowadays, we can only dream about seeing $50 oil. We [...]

Industrial metals are getting a lot of attention as of late. Demand from emerging economies and a relative week dollar has caused the price of metals to rise over the past year. One of thoese metals trading at near all time highs includes copper. While not as popular as gold and silver, copper definately holds [...]

The investment story for 2010 need not focus on the volatility and uncertainty of the year, or even the incredible growth dynamics taking place in emerging market countries. The award for the year must be given to commodities, both hard and soft, with growth, mostly during the latter part of the year, that outpaced most [...]

The recent rise in commodity prices has led to another rise, a rise in commodity exchange traded funds offerings. Prior to exchange traded funds, commodities were traded by few individuals, large hedge funds, corporations, and governments. But now, everyone is on the same playing field and the demand for commodity ETFs is there. This has [...]

China recently dropped a bomb when they announced they will be cutting back on rare earth shipments. As soon as the statements were released, there was a reaction by major players such as Japan and mining companies. One of the mining companies that immediately reopened a closed mine is Molycorp (MCP), which reopened a rare [...]

Of all the commodities that are near their highs, wheat has to be the most interesting one considering the events that have led to the sudden increase in wheat prices. Its as close to a perfect storm that you will see in the commodity market. Like many commodities, there is a shortage of wheat. The [...]