Stocks and Commodities Consolidation

Stocks and Commodities may be going into a consolidation mode. 


===>> Strategy is to Buy Bear ETFs or Short Bull ETFs


Major indices Bear ETFs:
1. SH (Bear S&P 500),
2. PSQ (Bear Nasdaq 100)
3. DOG (Bear Dow 30)
4. RWM - (Bear Russell 2000)

Commodities Bull (ETF):
1. USO - US Oil
2. DBC - Commodity
3. DBA - Agriculture
4. GLD - Gold
5. SLV - Silver

Quantitative Easing & The Market

Here is an interesting chart from Free Gold Money showing the S&P 500's near perfect correlation to the US Federal Reserve’s money printing activities a/k/a “quantitative easing”.

"The S&P Index and other stock indices like the Dow Jones Industrial Average are not rising because of better economic conditions or an improved outlook for economic activity.  Stock prices are rising because of money printing, just like they did in the early days of the hyperinflations in Weimar Germany, Argentina, Zimbabwe and every other country ravaged by misguided government and central bank policies".

Keys To Successful Trading / Speculation / Investing

The are two Main Keys to Successful Trading or Speculation or Investing.
1. By trading in the "Direction of a Trend", and
2. By using a "Logical Stop-Loss Strategy".

If the trend is UP (Bull market) we want to be buying every decline or pullbacks, and when the trend is DOWN (Bear Market) we want to be selling rallies or pullbacks.

The questions that needs to be answered are:
1. What is a "Trend"?, and
2. What is a "Logical Stop-Loss Strategy"?

The answer to the above 2 questions is the Key to Successful Trading, Investing or Speculation.

Here is a chart example, just for illustration purposes, of how to manage a trade in a downtrend (bear market)  once we are in it.

Government Bond ETFs on Toronto SE

Bullish Bond ETFs
1. ZFS - BMO Short Term Federal Bond Index ETF
2. ZFM - BMO Medium Term Federal Bond Index ETF
3. ZFL - BMO Long Term Federal Bond Index ETF
4. ZPS -  BMO Provincial Short term Bond ETF
5. CLF - Claymore 1-5 Year Laddered Government Bond ETF

Bearish Bond ETF
1. CIB - Claymore Inverse 10Yr Government Bond ETF

Oil & Gas ETF - Toronto Stock Exchange

Bullish ETF
1. GAS - Claymore Natural Gas Commodity ETF
2. CLO - Claymore Oil Sands Sector ETF

3. HUC - Horizons BetaPro Wnter-Term NYMEX Crude Oil ETF

4 HUN - Horizons BetaPro Winter-Term NYMEX Natural Gas ETF

5. HEU - Horizons BetaPro S&P TSX Capped Energy BULL ETF

6. HNU - Horizons BetaPro NYMEX Natural Gas Bull+ ETF
7. HOU - HorizonsPro  NYMEX Crude Oil Bull+ ETF
8. ZEO - BMO S&P TSX Equal Weight Oil & Gas Index ETF
9. ZJO - BMO Junior Oil Index ETF
10. ZJN - BMO Junior Gas Index ETF


Bearish/Inverse ETF
1. HED - Horizon BetaPro S&P TSX Capped Energy BEAR ETF
2. HIE - Horizons BetaPro S&P TSX Capped Energy Inverse ETF
3. HIN - Horizons BetaPro NYMEX Natural Gas Inverse ETF
4. HIO - Horizons BetaPro  NYMEX Crude Oil Inverse ETF

5. HND - Horizons BetaPro NYMEX  Natural Gas+ Bear ETF

6. DOE - PowerShares DB Crude Oil Dobe Short ETN

Silver ETFs Listed of the Toronto Stock Exchange

Bullish ETFs 
1. PHS.U - Sprott Phsical Silver Trust ETF
2. HUZ - Horizons BetaPro COMEX Silver ETF
3. HZU - Horizon BetaPro COMEX Silver BULL+ ETF


Bearish ETF
1. HZD - Horizons BetaPro COMEX Silver BULL+ ETF

Gold ETF - Listed on Toronto Stock Exchange.

Bullish ETFs / ETNs
1. CGL - Claymore Gold Bullion ETF
2. CMW - Claymore Global Mining ETF
3. HBU - Horizons BetaPro COMEX Gold Bullion BULL ETF
4. HGU - Horizons BetaPro Global Gold BULL ETF
5. IGT - iShares Gold Trust ETF
6. XGD - iShares Global Gold Index Fund ETF
7. ZJG - BMO Juinor Gold Index ETF
8. DGU - PowerShares DB Gold Double Long ETN

Bearish (Inverse) ETFs / ETNs
1. HBO - Horizons BetaPro COMEX Gold Bullion BEAR ETF
2. DGJ - PowerShares DB Gold Double Short ETN

Toronto-Listed ETFs - Soft Commodity ETFs &ETNs

1. CRB - Claymore Broad Commodity ETF
2. COW - Claymore Global Agriculture ETF
3. DAA - PowerShares Double Long ETN

List of Commodity ETF (Starting with the Largest Market Capitalization)

1. GLD - SPDR Gold Trust - ETF that tracks Gold Bullion Prices
2. SLV - iShares Silver Trust - ETF that tracks Silver Bullion Prices
3. DBC - PowerShares DB Commodity Index - ETF that tracks Commodity Prices
4. IAU - iShares Gold Trust - ETF that tracks Gold bullion Prices
5. DJP - iPath - DJ-UBS commodity Index
6. DBA - PowerShares DB Agriculture  Trust
7. UNG - United States Natural Gas
8. USO - United States Oil
9. GSG - iShares S&P GSCI Commodity Index
10. PHYS - Sprott Physical Gold Shares
11. SGOL - ETFS Physical Swiss Gold Shares
12. PALL - ETFS Physical Palladium Shares
13. PPLT - ETFS Physical Platinum Shares
14. OIL - iPath S&P GSCI Crude Oil
15. DBO - PowerShares DB Oil
16. RJI - ELEMENTS Rogers International Commodity Index
17. DBB - Powerhares DB Base Metals
18. GCC - Greenhaven Continuous Commodity Index
19. AGO - ProShares Ultra 2x Silver
20. DGP - PowerShares DB Gold Double Long
21. RJA - ELEMENTS Rogers Internation Commodity Agriculture
22. DBP - PowerShares DB Precious Metals
23. UCO - ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil
24. UGL - ProShares Ultra Gold 2x
25. DBE - PowerShares DB Energy

Great ETF That Profit From Declining US Dollar

As investors retreat from the dollar they look to two key areas for safety, hard assets such as Gold, Silver, Oil.

Gold is now trading back at around $1,400, Silver around $30 and oil around $90.

How long this new trend sticks around for is any investor’s guess, but we will cover it for readers until the bitter end. Here are five great ETFs that profit from declining US Dollar.

1. GLD: Spider Gold Trust. This exchange traded fund tracks the price of the Gold Bullion. 

2. CEF: Central Fund of Canada. This exchange traded fund tracks the price of Gold Bullion.

3. SLV: Ishares Silver Trust. The exchange traded fund that tracks Silver Bullion.  

4. PSLV - NYSE, PHS.U - Toronto: Sprott Physical Silver Trust. The ETF that tracks Silver Bullion.  

5. GDX - AMEX: Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF. A great play on gold mining stocks. 

6. USO - AMEX: United States Oil Fund. Tracking the spot price of west texas light sweet crude 

7. DBC - AMEX: Powershares DB Commodities Index Tracking Fund. A great play on commodities as a whole. 

8. DBA - NYSE: Powershares DB Agriculture Fund. This ETF tracks agriculture commodities prices such as Corn, Wheat, Sugar, Soyabean.

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US Market Ultra (2X) Sector ETF

1. UYM = Ultra Basic Materials – UYM – Dow Jones U.S. Basic Materials Index
2. UGE = Ultra Consumer Goods – UGE – Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Goods Index
3. UCC = Ultra Consumer Services – UCC – Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Services Index
4. UYG = Ultra Financials – UYG – Dow Jones U.S. Financials Index
5. RXL = Ultra Health Care – RXL – Dow Jones U.S. Health Care Index
6. UXI = Ultra Industrials – UXI – Dow Jones U.S. Industrials Index
7. DIG = Ultra Oil & Gas – DIG – Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas Index
8. URE = Ultra Real Estate – URE – Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index
9. USD = Ultra Semiconductors – USD – Dow Jones U.S. Semiconductors Index
10. ROM = Ultra Technology – ROM – Dow Jones U.S. Technology Index
11. LTL = Ultra Telecommunications – LTL – Dow Jones U.S. Select Telecommunications Index
12. UPW = Ultra Utilities - UPW – Dow Jones U.S. Utilities Index

Ultra (2X) Bullish Index ETF

1. QLD = Ultra QQQ – NASDAQ-100 Index
2. DDM = Ultra Dow30 – Dow Jones Industrial Average
3. SSO = Ultra S&P500 – S&P 500 Index
4. MVV = Ultra MidCap400 – S&P MidCap 400 Index
5. SAA = Ultra SmallCap600 – S&P SmallCap 600 Index
6. UMW = Ultra Russell2000 – Russell 2000 Index
7. UVG = Ultra Russell1000 Value – Russell 1000 Value Index
8. UKF = Ultra Russell1000 Growth – Russell 1000 Growth Index
9. UVU = Ultra Russell MidCap Value – Russell Mid-Cap Value Index
10. UKW = Ultra Russell MidCap Growth – Russell Mid-Cap Growth Index
11. UVT = Ultra Russell2000 Value – Russell 2000 Value Index
12. UKK = Ultra Russell2000 Growth - Russell 2000 Growth Index

US Government Bond ETF

For investment in the US Treasury Market, here are the ETFs


Bullish US Treasury ETF
1. SHY - iShares Barclays 1-3 yr Treasury ETF
2. IEI - iShares Barclays 3-7 Yr Treasury ETF
3. IEF - iShares Barclays 7-10 yr Treasury ETF
4. TLH - iShares Barclays 10-20 Yrs Bond ETF
5. TLT - iShares barclay's 20+ Treasury ETF


Bearish US Treasury ETF
1. PST - UltraShort 2x 7 - 10 Year Treasury ETF
1. TBF - ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
2. TBT - ProShares UltraShort (2x) 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

US Stock Market Sector ETF

OIH - Oil Services Sector
XLE - Oil Sector
XLI - Industrial Sector
IGE - Natural Resources Sector
IYR - US Real Estate Sector
XLU - Utility Sector
SMH - Semiconductor Sector
XLF - Financial Sector
RTH - Retail Sector
TTH - Telecom Sector
WMH - Wireless Sector
SWH - Software Sector
XLK - Technology Sector
HHH - Internet Sector
XLB - Materials Sector
XLY - Consumer Discretionary Sector
PPH - Pharmaceuticals Sector
XLV - Health Care Sector
IGN - Networking Sector
BBH - Biotech Secto

Currency ETF

FXA - Rydex CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust ETF
FXB - Rydex CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling ETF
FXC - Rydex CurrencyShares Canadian Dollar Trust ETF
FXE - Euro Currency Trust ETF
FXF - Rydex CurrencyShares Swiss Franc Trust ETF
FXM - Mexican Peso Trust ETF
FXS - Rydex CurrencyShares Swedish Krona Trust ETF

Country ETF

1. EWA - Australia

2. EWC - Canada

3. EWD - Sweden

4. EWG - Germany

5. EWH - Hong Kong

6. EWI - Italy

7. EWJ - Japan

8. EWK - Belgium

9. EWL - Switzerland

10. EWM - Malaysia

11. EWN - Netherlands

12. EWO - Austria

13. EWP - Spain

14. EWQ - France

15. EWS - Singapore

16. EWT - Taiwan

17. EWU - UK

18. EWW - Mexico

19. EWY - Korea

20. EWZ - Brazil

21. FXI - China

22. RSX - Russia

23. IIF - India

24. IDX - Indonesia

25. EZA - South Africa

UltraShort (2X) Bearish Indexes ETF

1. QID = UltraShort QQQ – QID – NASDAQ 100 Index
2. DXD = UltraShort Dow30 – DXD – Dow Jones Industrial Average
3. SDS = UltraShort S&P500 – SDS – S&P 500 Index
4. MZZ = UltraShort MidCap400 – MZZ – S&P MidCap 400 Index
5. SDD = UltraShort SmallCap600 – SDD – S&P SmallCap 600 Index
6. TWM = UltraShort Russell2000 – TWM – Russell 2000 Index

7. SJF = UltraShort Russell1000 Value – SJF – Russell 1000 Value Index
8. SFK = UltraShort Russell1000 Growth – SFK – Russell 1000 Growth Index
9. SJL = UltraShort Russell MidCap Value – SJL – Russell Mid-Cap Value Index
10. SDK = UltraShort Russell MidCap Growth – SDK – Russell Mid-Cap Growth Index
11. SHK = UltraShort Russell2000 Value – SJH – Russell 2000 Value Index
12. SKK = UltraShort Russell2000 Growth - SKK – Russell 2000 Growth Index

Stock Index Inverse / Short ETF for Bearish Investors

1. PSQ = Short QQQQ – NASDAQ 100 Index
2. DOG = Short Dow30 – Dow Jones Industrial Average
3. SH = Short S&P500 – S&P 500 Index
4. MYY = Short MidCap400 – S&P MidCap 400 Index
5. SBB = Short SmallCap600 – S&P SmallCap 600 Index
6. RWM = Short Russell2000 – Russell 2000 Index

Stock Indexes (Bullish) ETF List

Standard & Poor's 500 Index Depository Receipts (SPY: AMEX)

The first and still the biggest ETF, this inexpensive fund (pronounced Spiders) tracks the S & P 500 index, which is widely regarded as the standard for measuring large-capitalization U.S. stock market performance. Some selectivity by Standard & Poor's surrounds an otherwise methodical list of the 500 largest traded firms.

Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock (QQQQ: AMEX)

Tracks the Nasdaq-100 index, which includes 100 of the largest companies listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market based on market capitalization. It is widely perceived as a technology benchmark and includes computer hardware and software, telecommunications, retail/wholesale trade and biotechnology. It does not contain financial companies or investment companies.

DIAMONDS Trust (DIA: AMEX)

This popular ETF Tracks the Dow Jones Industrial Average, a benchmark of 30 blue chip stocks selected by The Wall Street Journal. The index is highly subjective and rather antiquated in its formula but serves as a good barometer for very large old-line US companies.

iShares S & P 500 (IVV: AMEX)

Barclays' slightly less expensive version of the SPDR tracks the S&P 500 index, which is widely regarded as the standard for measuring large-capitalization U.S. stock market performance. Some selectivity by Standard & Poor's surrounds an otherwise methodical list of the 500 largest traded firms.

Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 SPDRs (MDY: AMEX)

Tracks the S & P MidCap 400 index, which measures the performance of the mid-size company segment of the U.S. market and complements the S&P 500 seamlessly.

iShares Russell 2000 (IWM: AMEX)

Tracks the Russell 2000 index, a popular benchmark for mid- and small-cap companies. The Russell 2000 Index represents the second tier of U.S. equities, or companies with market values between $20 million and $300 million, which account for approximately 8 to 9 percent of the total market. Russell's methodology leads to relatively high turnover.

Currency ETF List

FXA CurrencyShares Australian Dollar 

FXB CurrencyShares British Pound

FXC CurrencyShares Canadian Dollar 

FXE CurrencyShares Euro

FXY CurrencyShares Japanese Yen

FXM CurrencyShares Mexican Pesos 

XRU CurrencyShares Russian Rouble 

FXS CurrencyShares Swedish Krona 

FXF CurrencyShares Swiss Franc

Ways to Play US Treasuries and Bonds With ETFs

Bullish investors believe Bond will go up, while Bearish Investors believe a bubble is preparing to burst. How do investors play the trend? By buying ETFs. 

The following ETFs are Bullish ETF, tracking the long performance corresponding the appropriate Lehman Brothers Treasury Index.

1. TLT = Ishares Barclays Lehman 20+ Year Treasuries 
2. TLH = Ishares Barclays Lehman 10-20 Year Treasuries 
3. IEF = Ishares Barclays Lehman 7-10 Year Treasuries 
4. IEF = Ishares Barclays Lehman 3-7 Year Treasuries 
5. SHY = Ishares Barclays Lehman 1-3 Year Treasuries
6. AGG = Ishares Lehman Aggregate Bond 
7. TIP = Ishares Lehman TIPS Bond

And for those who are betting that the bonds bubble will eventually burst here are some investment ideas on the short side (note “ultra” denotes a 2x inverse effect).

1. TBT = Ishares Barclays UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year Treasuries 
2. PST = Ishares Barclays UltraShort Lehman 7-10 Year Treasuries 
3. SHV = IShares Barclays Lehman Short Treasuries
   

Country ETF List

iShares MSCI Australia Index	EWA
iShares MSCI Austria Index	EWO
iShares MSCI Belgium Index	EWK
iShares MSCI Brazil (Free) Index	EWZ
iShares MSCI Canada Index	EWC
iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund	EFA
iShares MSCI Emerg Mkts Index	EEM
iShares MSCI EMU Index	EZU
iShares MSCI France Index	EWQ
iShares MSCI Germany Index	EWG
iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index	EWH
iShares MSCI Italy Index	EWI
iShares MSCI Japan Index	EWJ
iShares MSCI Malaysia (Free) Index	EWM
iShares MSCI Mexico (Free) Index	EWW
iShares MSCI Netherlands Index	EWN
iShares MSCI Pacific ex-Japan	EPP
iShares MSCI Singapore (Free) Index	EWS
iShares MSCI South Africa Index	EZA
iShares MSCI South Korea Index	EWY
iShares MSCI Spain Index	EWP
iShares MSCI Sweden Index	EWD
iShares MSCI Switzerland Index	EWL
iShares MSCI Taiwan Index	EWT
iShares MSCI United Kingdom Index	EWU