Rate Hike or Not: ETFs in Focus Ahead of FOMC Meet

by Sweta Killa Published on March 20,2023

All eyes are currently on the crucial two-day FOMC meeting to see whether the hawkish central bank will go for a 50-bps hike or a smaller one or a halt following the latest crunch in the financial sector.

• CS Quick QuoteCSNegative Net Change
• UBS Quick QuoteUBSNegative Net Change
• FRC Quick QuoteFRCPositive Net Change
• GLD Quick QuoteGLDNegative Net Change
• UUP Quick QuoteUUPPositive Net Change
• EEM Quick QuoteEEMNegative Net Change
• KRE Quick QuoteKRENegative Net Change
• VCR Quick QuoteVCRNegative Net Change

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4 Top-Performing ETF Areas of Last Week

by Sanghamitra Saha Published on March 20,2023

Wall Street delivered a mixed performance last week due to the concerns regarding the ongoing banking crisis made up somewhat by the bets over a less hawkish Fed.

• UUP Quick QuoteUUPPositive Net Change
• GDX Quick QuoteGDXNegative Net Change
• SLVP Quick QuoteSLVPNegative Net Change
• SGDM Quick QuoteSGDMNegative Net Change
• ARKF Quick QuoteARKFNegative Net Change
• IVOL Quick QuoteIVOLPositive Net Change
• TYA Quick QuoteTYAPositive Net Change
• BITO Quick QuoteBITONegative Net Change

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4 Safe ETFs to Invest to Counter Global Financial Market Crisis

by Sanghamitra Saha Published on March 14,2023

Global financial market crisis is likely to trigger a risk-off sentiment. These ETFs may thus gain ahead.

• FXY Quick QuoteFXYPositive Net Change
• UUP Quick QuoteUUPPositive Net Change
• GDX Quick QuoteGDXNegative Net Change
• AGG Quick QuoteAGGPositive Net Change
• IGOV Quick QuoteIGOVNegative Net Change

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4 ETFs to Make The Most of Dollar Strength

by Sweta Killa Published on March 09,2023

The bets of an aggressive rate hike raised fears of recession once again, driving the appeal for greenback as a safe-haven play.

• DXJ Quick QuoteDXJNegative Net Change
• UUP Quick QuoteUUPPositive Net Change
• IWM Quick QuoteIWMNegative Net Change
• USDU Quick QuoteUSDUPositive Net Change

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5 ETFs to Pick for March

by Sanghamitra Saha Published on March 06,2023

While rising rate concerns are prevalent in the market, investors may find these ETF options as intriguing picks for March.

• UUP Quick QuoteUUPPositive Net Change
• VBR Quick QuoteVBRNegative Net Change
• LVHD Quick QuoteLVHDNegative Net Change
• HSCZ Quick QuoteHSCZNegative Net Change

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Best Inverse/Leveraged ETFs in the Worst Week of 2023

by Sanghamitra Saha Published on February 28,2023

Last week was the worst week of 2023 so far, for Wall Street. Rising rate worries weighed on markets last week.

• GLD Quick QuoteGLDNegative Net Change
• UUP Quick QuoteUUPPositive Net Change
• YANG Quick QuoteYANGPositive Net Change
• WEBS Quick QuoteWEBSPositive Net Change
• HIBS Quick QuoteHIBSPositive Net Change
• GDXD Quick QuoteGDXDPositive Net Change
• FLYD Quick QuoteFLYDNo Net Change

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Top ETF Stories of January

by Sanghamitra Saha Published on February 01,2023

The year 2023 recorded the best January in four years. The month will be remembered for the comeback of the Nasdaq index after a tough 2022.

• TSLA Quick QuoteTSLANegative Net Change
• GLD Quick QuoteGLDNegative Net Change
• UUP Quick QuoteUUPPositive Net Change
• ACWI Quick QuoteACWINegative Net Change
• RZV Quick QuoteRZVNegative Net Change
• WGMI Quick QuoteWGMINegative Net Change
• TSLL Quick QuoteTSLLNegative Net Change

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Time for Emerging Markets ETFs?

by Sanghamitra Saha Published on January 30,2023

Undervaluation, falling inflation, higher growth rates and chances of slower Fed rate hikes should make emerging market ETFs winners.

• UUP Quick QuoteUUPPositive Net Change
• EEM Quick QuoteEEMNegative Net Change
• ECON Quick QuoteECONNegative Net Change
• JPEM Quick QuoteJPEMNegative Net Change
• EDOG Quick QuoteEDOGNegative Net Change
• ISEM Quick QuoteISEMPositive Net Change

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Is Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish ETF (UUP) a Strong ETF Right Now?

by Zacks Equity Research Published on January 30,2023

Smart Beta ETF report for UUP

• UUP Quick QuoteUUPPositive Net Change
• PDBC Quick QuotePDBCNegative Net Change
• FTGC Quick QuoteFTGCNegative Net Change

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4 Reasons Why Gold ETFs May Stage a Comeback in 2023

by Sanghamitra Saha Published on January 12,2023

Safe-haven gold, high inflation, a likely decline in the greenback and higher demand from central banks should boost gold prices.

• GLD Quick QuoteGLDNegative Net Change
• IAU Quick QuoteIAUNegative Net Change
• SGOL Quick QuoteSGOLNegative Net Change
• UUP Quick QuoteUUPPositive Net Change
• BAR Quick QuoteBARNegative Net Change

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5 Top-Ranked ETF Wins Amid Worst Market in 2022

by Sweta Killa Published on January 03,2023

Wall Street wrapped up 2022 with the biggest annual loss since 2008 and the first yearly fall since 2018.

• UUP Quick QuoteUUPPositive Net Change
• DHS Quick QuoteDHSNegative Net Change
• OIH Quick QuoteOIHNegative Net Change
• IAK Quick QuoteIAKNegative Net Change
• FTXG Quick QuoteFTXGPositive Net Change

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4 Best Areas of Q4 Up At Least 20% & Their Top ETFs

by Sanghamitra Saha Published on December 29,2022

The fourth quarter of 2022 is just about to wrap up. The broader market has posted mixed performance during this time frame.

• UUP Quick QuoteUUPPositive Net Change
• IEZ Quick QuoteIEZNegative Net Change
• EZU Quick QuoteEZUNegative Net Change
• DBS Quick QuoteDBSPositive Net Change
• CHNA Quick QuoteCHNAPositive Net Change

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ETFs to Gain on Cooling U.S. Inflation Data

by Sanghamitra Saha Published on December 14,2022

The annual inflation rate in the United States slowed for five months in a row to 7.1% in November 2022.

• GLD Quick QuoteGLDNegative Net Change
• VNQ Quick QuoteVNQNegative Net Change
• UUP Quick QuoteUUPPositive Net Change
• KRE Quick QuoteKRENegative Net Change
• SPYG Quick QuoteSPYGNegative Net Change

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Best Inverse/Leveraged ETFs of Last Week

by Sanghamitra Saha Published on November 29,2022

Stocks offered moderate gains last week, with the S&P 500 adding 2%, the Dow Jones advancing about 2.4% and the Nasdaq inching up just 0.7%.

• UUP Quick QuoteUUPPositive Net Change
• RETL Quick QuoteRETLNegative Net Change
• YANG Quick QuoteYANGPositive Net Change
• UTSL Quick QuoteUTSLNegative Net Change
• GDXU Quick QuoteGDXUNegative Net Change

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Is Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish ETF (UUP) a Strong ETF Right Now?

by Zacks Equity Research Published on November 29,2022

Smart Beta ETF report for UUP

• UUP Quick QuoteUUPPositive Net Change
• PDBC Quick QuotePDBCNegative Net Change
• FTGC Quick QuoteFTGCNegative Net Change

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Top-Performing ETFs of Thanksgiving Week

by Sanghamitra Saha Published on November 28,2022

Wall Street was moderately upbeat in Thanksgiving week.

• UUP Quick QuoteUUPPositive Net Change
• TUR Quick QuoteTURNegative Net Change
• SGDJ Quick QuoteSGDJNegative Net Change
• MLPO Quick QuoteMLPONegative Net Change
• UNG Quick QuoteUNGPositive Net Change
• BDRY Quick QuoteBDRYNegative Net Change
• KEUA Quick QuoteKEUAPositive Net Change

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Here's Why Brazil ETFs Breezing Past S&P 500 This Year

by Sanghamitra Saha Published on October 26,2022

Brazil's Bovespa stock index has gained 10% this year, while the S&P 500 is down 25%.

• UUP Quick QuoteUUPPositive Net Change
• EWZS Quick QuoteEWZSNegative Net Change
• FBZ Quick QuoteFBZNegative Net Change
• FLBR Quick QuoteFLBRNegative Net Change

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Time for Beaten-Down Emerging Markets ETFs?

by Sanghamitra Saha Published on October 18,2022

Falling inflation in many developing economies, cheaper valuation and higher yields may boost some emerging markets ETFs.

• UUP Quick QuoteUUPPositive Net Change
• EEM Quick QuoteEEMNegative Net Change
• PCY Quick QuotePCYNegative Net Change
• EMB Quick QuoteEMBNegative Net Change
• DVYE Quick QuoteDVYENegative Net Change
• SDEM Quick QuoteSDEMNegative Net Change

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ETF Areas to Benefit/Lose as Oil May Hit $100 Soon

by Sanghamitra Saha Published on October 11,2022

As OPEC+ producers agreed on deep output cuts, oil prices have chances to touch $100-level. If this happens, these ETF areas will gain/lose.

• XLE Quick QuoteXLENegative Net Change
• UUP Quick QuoteUUPPositive Net Change
• USO Quick QuoteUSONegative Net Change
• XRT Quick QuoteXRTNegative Net Change
• SLX Quick QuoteSLXNegative Net Change
• KBE Quick QuoteKBENegative Net Change
• BNO Quick QuoteBNONegative Net Change
• INDY Quick QuoteINDYNegative Net Change
• JETS Quick QuoteJETSNegative Net Change
• CRAK Quick QuoteCRAKNegative Net Change

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5 Top-Ranked ETFs Likely to Flourish in October

by Sanghamitra Saha Published on October 06,2022

After a downbeat September, October started on a volatile note. Still, we believe these top-ranked ETFs may gain in October.

• UUP Quick QuoteUUPPositive Net Change
• XRT Quick QuoteXRTNegative Net Change
• XOP Quick QuoteXOPNegative Net Change
• KBWR Quick QuoteKBWRNegative Net Change
• MDYV Quick QuoteMDYVNegative Net Change

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Oil ETFs Up on Steep OPEC+ Output Cuts

by Sanghamitra Saha Published on October 06,2022

Oil prices rallied on Wednesday as OPEC+ producers agreed deep output cuts.

• UUP Quick QuoteUUPPositive Net Change
• USO Quick QuoteUSONegative Net Change
• DBO Quick QuoteDBONegative Net Change
• OIL Quick QuoteOILPositive Net Change
• BNO Quick QuoteBNONegative Net Change
• OILU Quick QuoteOILUNegative Net Change
• OILK Quick QuoteOILKNegative Net Change

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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights CTEX, IGN, XBI, XLY and UUP.

by Zacks Equity Research Published on October 05,2022

CTEX, IGN, XBI, XLY and UUP are part of the Zacks top Analyst Blog.

• UUP Quick QuoteUUPPositive Net Change
• XLY Quick QuoteXLYNegative Net Change
• XBI Quick QuoteXBINegative Net Change
• IGN Quick QuoteIGNPositive Net Change
• CTEX Quick QuoteCTEXNo Net Change

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Top-Ranked ETFs That Beat the Market in Q3

by Sweta Killa Published on October 04,2022

After logging the best month since July 2020, the Wall Street rally fizzled in August on aggressive Fed rate hike speculation. This has pushed the major indices to end the quarter with losses.

• UUP Quick QuoteUUPPositive Net Change
• XLY Quick QuoteXLYNegative Net Change
• XBI Quick QuoteXBINegative Net Change
• IGN Quick QuoteIGNPositive Net Change
• CTEX Quick QuoteCTEXNo Net Change

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• consumer-discretionary
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• tech-stocks

4 Best ETF Areas of Last Week That Are Up At Least 5%

by Sanghamitra Saha Published on October 03,2022

Wall Street was downbeat last week led by Apple after it dropped plans to boost production of its new iPhones.

• UUP Quick QuoteUUPPositive Net Change
• BBC Quick QuoteBBCNegative Net Change
• SIL Quick QuoteSILNegative Net Change
• SGDM Quick QuoteSGDMNegative Net Change
• IBRN Quick QuoteIBRNNo Net Change

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Top ETF Stories of Q3

by Sanghamitra Saha Published on September 30,2022

The third quarter was quite a volatile one. While July was upbeat for the market, Wall Street started falling from late August.

• UUP Quick QuoteUUPPositive Net Change
• XLU Quick QuoteXLUNegative Net Change
• TAN Quick QuoteTANNegative Net Change
• ICLN Quick QuoteICLNNegative Net Change
• JO Quick QuoteJONegative Net Change
• CORN Quick QuoteCORNNegative Net Change
• URNM Quick QuoteURNMNegative Net Change