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Commodities 2018 Set for Refresh Following 2017 Pause-Year End Review/Outlook
December 22, 2017--Commodities 2018 Set for Refresh Following 2017 Pause
Commodities are set to accelerate their recovery in 2018
More of the same likely in crude oil: range-trading higher
Favored again, metals show signs of nascent bull market
Increasingly caged ags have greatest potential upside surprise
Commodity risks increasingly point to a potential sharp recovery
Disappointing 2017 Leaves Room for Broad Commodity Gains in 2018
Performance: December +3.0%, 2017 +1.7, Spot +7.6%.
(Returns are total return (TR) unless noted)
The Bloomberg Commodity
Index Total Return increased 3.0% in 2017 with a spot
gain of 7.6%. If the dollar weakens further, metals should
continue to lead broad-commodity gains in 2018 after a
disappointing 2017.
Source: Mike McGlone-BI Senior Commodity Strategist, Bloomberg
TradeStation Announces Plans to Support Proposed Bitcoin ETFs
December 21, 2017--TradeStation, a Monex Group company and award-winning* online broker-dealer and futures commission merchant, today announced that it intends to support trading in two proposed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tied to Bitcoin, pending federal regulatory approval of such listing.
On December 4, NYSE Arca, which is owned by Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), submitted a proposed rule change to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that would allow it to list two ETFs, the ProShares Bitcoin ETF and the ProShares Short Bitcoin ETF.
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Source: TradeStation
ETFGI reports record year for ETFs listed in Canada with greatest ever annual increase in invested assets of 28.3 billion US dollars during first 11 months of 2017
December 21, 2017--ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that assets invested in ETFs listed in Canada increased by a record $28.3 billion during the first 11 months of 2017, the greatest annual increase on record, to reach a new high of US$113 billion at the end of November.
According to ETFGI's November 2017 Canada ETF and ETP industry insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service, assets invested in ETFs grew by 33.5%, from $84.6 Bn at the end of 2016. With one month of 2017 still to go the increase of $28.3 Bn far surpassed the previous record of $19.8 Bn for the whole of 2016.
If the trend continues through December, 2017 is also on track to see the greatest percentage increase in assets since 2009, when markets recovered following the 2008 financial crisis.
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Source: ETFGI
WisdomTree Launches ICBCCS S&P China 500 Fund (WCHN) and Balanced Income Fund (WBAL)
December 21, 2017--WisdomTree and ICBCCS Collaborate to Launch WCHN Tracking S&P China 500 Index
WCHN Offers Broad-Based, Diversified Exposure to Chinese Equities
WisdomTree (NASDAQ:WETF), an exchange-traded fund ("ETF") and exchange-traded product ("ETP") sponsor and asset manager, today announced the launch of two new ETFs, the WisdomTree ICBCCS S&P China 500 Fund (WCHN) and the WisdomTree Balanced Income Fund (WBAL).
WisdomTree ICBCCS S&P China 500 Fund (WCHN)
WCHN is listed on the NYSE Arca and seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P China 500 Index and has a net expense ratio of 0.55%.
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Source: WisdomTree Investments, Inc.
Cboe Welcomes New Issuer James Investment Research to ETF Marketplace
December 20, 2017-- Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE | Nasdaq: CBOE), one of the world's largest exchange holding companies, today welcomed new issuer James Investment Research, Inc. to the Cboe ETF Marketplace with the launch of one fund.
The James Biblically Responsible Investment ETF (Cboe: JBRI) seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, track the performance of the James Biblically Responsible Investment Index.
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Source: Cboe Global Markets
CFTC.gov Swaps Report Update view more
GraniteShares Acquires HIPS ETF view more AdvisorShares Weekly Market Review-Good News, Bad News, News We Don't Understand? Market Up!
December 20, 2017--CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.
James Investment Research Inc., known for its 40-year history of providing principles-driven investment management products is expanding with the addition of its first ETF, the James Biblically Responsible Investment ETF (JBRI). JBRI applies James' time-tested multi-factor stock selection methodology to the growing world of biblically responsible investing.
Source: James Investment Research
December 18, 2017--GraniteShares seeks to establish benchmark for high income pass-through securities with acquisition
GraniteShares, a new kind of ETF company, has acquired the HIPS US High Income ETF (NYSE Arca: HIPS), just weeks before the fund hits the crucial three-year trading mark.
Source: GraniteShares
December 18, 2017--Highlights of the Prior Week Ending 12/15/2017
Macro
Stop us if you've heard this one before; the stock market went up last week. We will double check but we think that is 700 weeks in a row (lame humor attempt). The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 1.30%, the S&P 500 gained 0.89%, the NASDAQ rallied 1.37% and the Russell 2000 was good for 0.56%.
At close to 20% YTD for the S&P 500, the index is likely to close out the year up a lot. The stock market has an up year almost 75% of the time but it doesn’t necessarily go up a lot like it has in 2017 all that often.<>view more
Source: AdvisorShares
