Shelly Vinson

Despite skepticism about the efficacy of OPEC’s agreement, we think that oil (USO) (UCO) is set to rise in the medium term.

OPEC’s output cuts helped buoy oil prices in a big way. Oil prices enjoyed a steady increase in December. It’s expected to breach $60 per barrel in 1H17.

Worriers Welcome: hedging using inverse or leveraged inverse ETFs Direxion inverse and leveraged inverse ETFs from Direxion are funds that seek to provide an inverse multiple (for example, -1x or -2x or -3x) of the daily return of a benchmark before fees and expenses. Inverse and leveraged inverse ETFs cover a broad range of equity, […]

Inverse ETFs can help protect against a squall US stocks bumped up against all-time highs again this year. After hitting a new intraday high of 2,178 on August 1, the S&P 500 was unable to hold onto the gains. Sector performances offer a glimpse of where we are in the market cycle. The top performing […]

Double bottom? From a technical standpoint, the current environment may have been viewed as either bullish or bearish. Those on the bull side of the equation took heart in a technical indicator known as the double bottom. The double bottom reversal is a bullish reversal pattern that traders use to anticipate possible upside movements. As its […]

Hedge with an inverse ETF Finally, there are exchange-traded funds. These tools may be used when seeking to hedge the market. As their name reveals, inverse ETFs go up when the market goes down, and they go down when the market goes up. Inverse ETFs allow you to seek the opposite return of specific sectors, […]

Various factors could continue to act as tailwinds for the rebounding emerging market space (EDC).

Emerging markets (VWO) have been on a tear this year! The past few years saw the asset class languish under fears of an economic downturn in China (YINN)(FXI), a US rate hike by the Federal Reserve, current account deficits, and currency volatility.

Falling oil prices don’t always mean only adverse effects on the economy. In fact, the opposite is true for select sectors.

To reap the rewards at both ends of the spectrum, a fund like the Restaurant ETF (BITE) could come in handy!

You could consider investing in restaurant stocks, given the solid fundamentals in the sector and the macroeconomic tailwinds favoring the industry.

The 2016 Dogs of the Dow are based on dividend yields measured on December 31, 2015. KO, GE, and MCD have been replaced by Walmart (WMT), Cisco Systems (CSCO), and IBM (IBM).

The simplicity of the Dogs of the Dow strategy is its biggest advantage. It doesn’t involve technical or fundamental analysis and can be easily followed even by investors new to the markets.

The Dogs of the Dow strategy involves ranking the 30 stocks comprising the Dow Jones Industrial Average index on the basis of their dividend yields and selecting the top ten.

Companies in the tech sector have a cash on hand–to–debt ratio of 106%. The massive cash reserves act as a sizable buffer against rising borrowing costs.

Greece’s creditors need to recognize that the massive Greek debt is largely untenable. Greek debt still stands close to 175% of its GDP, which is unsustainable by any standard.

The fallout from a Grexit could rise to mythic proportions, especially if it occurs simultaneously with the collapse of the Chinese bull market.

For the past week, the Greek referendum has been a major source of volatility and worry for global markets. Referendum results came in on Sunday, July 5, and the Greeks gave a resounding “no” to the bailout terms.

Greece is opposed to the austerity and reform agenda. In the past, austerity measures helped reduce Greece’s fiscal deficit, but reduction came at a heavy price: crippling social and economic impacts.

Crisis has embroiled Greece for more than half a decade. The once prosperous economy has been reduced to shambles and is teetering on the verge of bankruptcy. How did Greece get here?

Eurozone ministers gave Greece until yesterday to come up with a concrete bailout proposal. Greece submitted its plan two hours before Thursday’s midnight deadline. The plan will be discussed in an emergency Eurozone summit on Sunday.

Recent cybersecurity breaches has fanned paranoia and veered companies towards increased security spending—a major tailwind for US cybersecurity stocks.

There are several major points of contention related to the structural reforms. Money may change hands before they’re resolved.

The CPI and PCE are both important indicators of U.S. inflation. CPI is more important from an individual perspective, while PCE is more important for monetary policy.

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis issues PCE data, and the price index is a measure of the average increase in prices for all domestic personal consumption.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (or BLS) developed the U.S. CPI in 1913 to measure the change in prices.

U.S. inflation is not just a measure of growth and price pressure in the U.S. economy. It has more far-reaching consequences.