A couple weeks ago, the first ETF to offer a wind energy pure play, the FirstTrust Global Wind Energy ETF (FAN) began trading with little fanfare. The ETF has plummeted from the get go, but sell volume is drying up, which could indicate a bottom is near. As I do with all IPO’s and new ETF’s, I’ll let FAN carve out a bullish pattern first and initiate an entry on a break from the pattern.
| Nov 21 | Texas invests record $3.5M in UT startup
November 21, 2008: NanoMedical Systems , a startup cofounded by Mauro Ferrari, Ph.D., of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston to improve the effectiveness of anti-cancer agents and other ... |
| Nov 21 | Geithner report sends stocks skyrocketing
U.S. stocks soared in late afternoon trading on news that Timothy Geithner, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, was President-elect Barack Obama's choice for Treasury secretary. |
| Nov 21 | Wall Street's Worst-Kept Secret
If you own stocks, you should consider mixing in some small caps. Of course, that's not personal investment advice. |
| Nov 21 | S&P may bring in products based on global indices
Indian investors may soon be able to invest in S&P-500 index. If that is not enough, they may also get to invest in BRIC markets. |
| Nov 21 | If You Could Make Only One Investment ...
Music geek that I am, I'm a big fan of the BBC's "Desert Island Discs" game: If you were stranded for the rest of your life, which eight albums would you want for company? Investing geek that I am, I can't ... |
| Nov 21 | 10 Stocks Under Attack
Since everyone loves a winner, it's reasonable to assume that everyone hates a loser -- everyone but short-sellers , at least.A These contrarian investors bet that hot stocks are primed to fall, aiming to turn ... |
| Nov 21 | Report: Geithner chosen as Treasury secretary
President-elect Barack Obama is preparing to name Timothy Geithner, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as secretary of the Treasury, published reports. |
| Nov 21 | Builder, REITs down sharply in latest sell-off
Exchange-traded funds indexed to home builders and real estate investment trust fell sharply Friday as investors continued to flee the financial sector and Citigroup Inc. |
| Nov 21 | Morningstar hooks up with South African firm
Morningstar Inc. announced today that it will obtain the business operations of InvestData Ltd., a proprietary of New York-based Standard & Poor's Fund Services located in Kwazulu Natal, South Africa. |
| Nov 21 | Bank of Japan keeps call rate at par
After holding a monetary policy meeting today, the Bank of Japan has decided to keep the uncollateralized overnight call rate steady at 0.3%. The vote was unanimous among the eight policy board members. |
| Nov 21 | Financial Stocks: Banking stocks sell off; Citi below $4 a share
Citigroup Inc. appeared to be in a struggle for survival heading into the weekend as the company's shares traded below $4 on Friday amid the latest slide in banking stocks. |
| Nov 21 | MetLife to include ETFs in variable annuities
MetLife Inc. of New York said that State Street Global Advisors in Boston will subadvise a pair of exchange-traded-fund-focused asset allocation portfolios for the carrier's variable annuities. |
