Yesterday kicked off what has historically been the strongest period (September through December) of the year for mining stocks and gold. We discussed this back in August (Ready, Set, Gold!) but if you were out enjoying a family vacation, don’t worry you probably haven’t missed the opportunity.
Research from Barry Cooper at CIBC shows that while [...]

ETF Database submits:
With equity markets declining in much of the developed world, many investors have put a greater focus on stable commodity-producing economies that seem to have weathered the recent downturn better than most. Countries such as Australia and Canada come to mind as markets that have been able to grow thanks to vast [...]

optionMONSTER submits:
By Chris McKhann
The Short Term VIX futures ETN (VXX) has dropped to the lowest level since April, even though the volatility index it tracks is little changed in the last four weeks.
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ETF Database submits:
Despite relative strength in emerging markets, shares of Brazilian companies have lagged far behind their counterparts in South America as Chilean and Colombian index funds have both been crushing South America’s largest economy as of late. While this has helped to divert the focus away from Brazil for much of the summer, [...]

Bill Luby submits:
Both volatility traders and long-term investors should be interested to know that Barclays launched the launched the ETN+ S&P VEQTOR ETN (VQT) on Wednesday. Flying mostly under the radar, this ETN traded only 300 shares in its first day. That being said, I think VQT is probably the most [...]