What Is Going on With Lumber and Copper Prices This Week?
- This has been a messy week if you ask me. Yields rose, Bitcoin ( BTC-USD ) fell, stocks largely, and volatility is, well, volatile.
- 03/15/2024
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5 Best-Performing Leveraged ETFs of February
- U.S. stocks rallied in February, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite Index recording the best month in nearly a decade.
- 03/01/2024
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NAIL: Unlikely To Be More Good News
- NAIL: Unlikely To Be More Good News
- 02/29/2024
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Top Performing Leveraged/Inverse ETFs: 02/25/2024
- These were last week's top performing leveraged and inverse ETFs. Note that because of leverage, these kinds of funds can move quickly.
- 02/27/2024
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Best Inverse/Leveraged ETF Areas of Last Week
- While Nvidia's ascent and strong earnings reports have buoyed investor confidence, ongoing developments in monetary policy and economic data will continue to shape market sentiment in the weeks and months ahead.
- 02/27/2024
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5 Leveraged ETFs That Gained More Than 75% in Q4
- Wall Street enjoyed a robust fourth quarter despite experiencing a correction in late October.
- 12/28/2023
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5 Leveraged ETFs That Are Up More Than 50% in December
- The demand for leveraged ETFs have increased as investors seek to register big gains in a short span.
- 12/27/2023
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Top Performing Leveraged/Inverse ETFs: 12/17/2023
- Top Performing Levered/Inverse ETFs Last Week These were last week's top performing leveraged and inverse ETFs. Note that because of leverage, these kinds of funds can move quickly.
- 12/19/2023
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5 Leveraged ETFs That Gained More Than 200% in 2023
- This year has been a banner year for Wall Street. This has resulted in increased demand for leveraged ETFs as investors seek to register big gains in a short span.
- 12/18/2023
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Best Inverse/Leveraged ETFs of Last Week
- Wall Street was upbeat last week. Stocks closed their longest winning streak since 2017.
- 12/18/2023
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Rate Cuts in the Cards: Bet on Leveraged Rate-Sensitive ETFs
- Investors seeking to capitalize on the steady/declining rate scenario in a short span could consider any of these ETFs.
- 12/15/2023
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Top Performing Leveraged/Inverse ETFs: 12/10/2023
- Top Performing Levered/Inverse ETFs Last Week These were last week's top performing leveraged and inverse ETFs. Note that because of leverage, these kinds of funds can move quickly.
- 12/13/2023
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NAIL: Lower Interest Rates Create An Opportunity
- Direxion Daily Homebuilders & Supplies Bull 3X Shares ETF experienced significant gains in 2023 as rates moved lower and sentiment for new home construction improved. Home buying slowed in 2023 as interest rates soared, but prices remained high due to low existing home supplies. The Dow Jones U.S. Select Home Construction Index reached a record high in 2023, supported by low existing home inventories and pent-up demand.
- 12/12/2023
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NAIL - Homebuilders Are In A Strong Uptrend (Technical And Intermarket Analysis)
- NAIL is ranked as the top ETF in the class of equity leveraged funds by Seeking Alpha Quant. The recent decline in mortgage rates has improved earnings expectations for homebuilding stocks. The current economic and market conditions are favorable for investing in homebuilding stocks.
- 12/07/2023
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5 Top-Performing Leveraged ETFs of Blockbuster November
- Wall Street wrapped up its best month of 2023, with all three major indices logging in blockbuster gains.
- 12/01/2023
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Top Performing Leveraged/Inverse ETFs: 11/19/2023
- Top Performing Levered/Inverse ETFs Last Week These were last week's top performing leveraged and inverse ETFs. Note that because of leverage, these kinds of funds can move quickly.
- 11/21/2023
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Top Performing Leveraged/Inverse ETFs: 11/05/2023
- Top Performing Levered/Inverse ETFs Last Week These were last week's top performing leveraged and inverse ETFs. Note that because of leverage, these kinds of funds can move quickly.
- 11/07/2023
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Breakouts Everywhere As Buffett Moves To Record High $157 Billion Cash
- Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has reached record-high levels of cash, with $157 billion on hand, exceeding Disney's market capitalization. The last time Buffett held record cash levels was in late 2021, ahead of the 2022 market correction. Similar patterns are observed between 2018 and 2023, the only two years when the Fed hit multi-year high Fed funds rates while conducting the largest QT balance sheet reduction in history.
- 11/06/2023
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Best Leveraged ETFs of Wall Street's Best Week of 2023
- Wall Street logged the best weekly performance of 2023 last week.
- 11/06/2023
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5 ETF Winners in Wednesday's Session as Yields Retreat
- While many corners of the space have shown strength, we have highlighted five best-performing ETFs of the day that were the biggest beneficiaries of the change in trend.
- 10/05/2023
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Nailing Profits With NAIL If Interest Rates Stabilize Or Decline
- The Dow Jones U.S. Select Home Construction Index experienced significant volatility due to the global pandemic and government stimulus programs. Rising interest rates have made it more difficult for home buyers, leading to a decline in existing home supplies and an increase in new home construction. Despite rising rates, the stock market and housing market have continued to climb, indicating that the market is digesting higher interest rates.
- 09/09/2023
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Top Performing Leveraged/Inverse ETFs: 09/03/2023
- Top Performing Levered/Inverse ETFs Last Week These were last week's top performing leveraged and inverse ETFs. Note that because of leverage, these kinds of funds can move quickly.
- 09/06/2023
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Best Inverse/Leveraged ETF Areas of Last Week
- Wall Street delivered an upbeat performance last week, with the Dow Jones logging the best week since July.
- 09/05/2023
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Assessing the Economy Through Consumer Sentiment and Housing
- Several key economic indicators are released every week offering valuable insights into the overall health of the U.S. economy. Policymakers and advisors closely monitor economic indicators to understand recession risk and the direction of interest rates because the data can ultimately impact business decisions and financial markets.
- 08/28/2023
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The Effect Of Technical Analysis On ETF Investing
- I explain the methodology for choosing which ETFs to invest in, using a combination of technical and fundamental analysis to identify the best sectors and trends. I suggest that ETFs are not less than stocks but are used to diversify the portfolio and can be used as a good alternative investment to stocks. I conclude that investing in ETFs is an excellent method of investing exclusively or in tandem with a stock portfolio, and using technical analysis when monitoring the entire portfolio is worthwhile for all investors.
- 08/10/2023
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5 Best Inverse/Leveraged ETFs of Last Week
- Wall Street was upbeat last week due to a fall in inflation.
- 07/18/2023
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Top Performing Leveraged/Inverse ETFs: 07/16/2023
- Top Performing Levered/Inverse ETFs Last Week These were last week's top performing leveraged and inverse ETFs. Note that because of leverage, these kinds of funds can move quickly.
- 07/18/2023
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July Breakout ETF/ETNs Week 29 - 2023: Strongest Momentum Gainers For Next Week
- This article highlights current and future ETF/ETN breakouts for Week 29 using the MDA momentum cycle model. Following the positive Momentum Gauge signal on June 1st, leading funds include NAIL +67.1%, FNGU +27.5%, TNA +26.5%, BNKU +20.5%, SPXL +19.5%, FAS +19.4%. Healthcare remains the only sector negative for the past month, and the beat by UnitedHealth Group may lead to a breakout in Healthcare fund CURE.
- 07/17/2023
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5 Leveraged ETFs That Gained More Than 45% in Second Quarter
- Wall Street wrapped the second quarter of 2023 on a high note, with a broad rally across various sectors.
- 07/05/2023
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Can Homebuilder Stocks Keep NAILing It?
- As interest rates and inflation climbed, the homebuilders sector was getting squeezed from both sides. Supply costs were increasing while high-interest mortgages began scaring buyers away from the market.
- 06/27/2023
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This Homebuilder ETF Is Up Over 100% Despite Rising Rates
- Rising interest rates should be putting a damper on homebuilders, but the Direxion Daily Homebuilders and Supplies Bull 3X Shares (NAIL) being up over 100% tells a different story. Amid the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary policy tightening to stave off inflation, mortgage interest rates have been going through the roof.
- 06/27/2023
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5 Best Leveraged ETFs of the New Bull Market
- The S&P 500 Index entered a new bull market powered by a mega-cap tech stocks surge, a better-than-expected earnings season and hopes that the Fed is nearing the end of its rate-hiking cycle. Additionally, bouts of solid data indicate a still strong economy.
- 06/12/2023
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5 Best Leveraged ETF Areas of Last Week
- Wall Street delivered a moderate performance last week.
- 06/12/2023
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RIP, Lumber-Futures Contract That Jumped During Covid-19
- The longtime barometer of wood prices and building activity is being replaced with a new lumber-futures contract in an effort to boost trading.
- 05/14/2023
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Housing Market Crash Alert: Why Investors Should Pay CLOSE Attention to Lumber Prices
- When it comes down to it, lumber is at the core of my research. It's now been eight years since my original research paper talked about the relationship between lumber and gold and how its predictive nature could help mitigate portfolio risk.
- 05/05/2023
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5 Leveraged/Inverse ETFs That Gained Double Digits in April
- The month of April was marked by huge volatility. Though recession fears continued to weigh on investors sentiment, cooling inflation and better-than-expected earnings drove the stocks higher.
- 05/02/2023
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Best Inverse/Leveraged ETFs of Last Week
- Wall Street offered a moderate performance last week. On a positive note, there were upbeat big tech earnings and on a negative note, there were renewed regional banking crisis.
- 05/01/2023
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5 Best Inverse/Leveraged ETFs of Last Week
- Wall Street offered a flat performance last week.
- 04/25/2023
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5 Best Inverse/Leveraged ETFs of Last Week
- Wall Street experienced moderate optimism, as the S&P 500, the Dow Jones, the Nasdaq Composite and the Russell 2000 posted modest gains. Earnings from a few big banks came in upbeat.
- 04/18/2023
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Top Performing Leveraged/Inverse ETFs: 04/16/2023
- Top Performing Levered/Inverse ETFs Last Week These were last week's top performing leveraged and inverse ETFs. Note that because of leverage, these kinds of funds can move quickly.
- 04/18/2023
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Storage Wars
- Storage REITs are the best-performing property sector this year after lagging in late 2022, lifted by surprisingly solid earnings results and a thawing of the previously icy-cold housing market. Storage demand is driven largely by housing activity – specifically, home sales and rental market turnover - and the recent moderation in mortgage rates has eased concern of a deepening housing recession.
- 04/14/2023
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Lumber Futures Buffeted by Housing Market Volatility
- Buffeted by housing market headwinds and tailwinds, lumber has made headlines as one of the most volatile commodities of recent years. What conditions in the broader economy have impacted lumber prices in recent economic cycles, and what does recent housing-starts data portend for this bellwether commodity?
- 04/11/2023
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5 Top-Performing Leveraged ETFs of Q1
- We highlight a bunch of the best-performing leveraged equity ETFs from different corners of the market that are leaders in their respective segments.
- 03/31/2023
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ETFs to Watch With New Homes Sales on the Rise
- With new home sales rising, the U.S. housing market is showing growth prospects
- 03/28/2023
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Long-term lumber demand looks to benefit from U.S. ‘population demographics'
- Lumber was one of 2022's worst commodity performers, and it has been volatile at the start of this year, but prices may gain on the back of a housing shortage.
- 02/16/2023
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Lumber falls 21% in 8-day losing streak, but analysts see a bottom forming for the key building commodity
- "If the homebuilders' January momentum proves sustainable
- 02/14/2023
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NAIL ETF: Capturing The New Found Enthusiasm For The Homebuilders
- The homebuilders jumped after Powell's dovish Fed meeting. NAIL, a 3x leveraged ETF, could be an effective short-term trade on the sector over the next month, as inventory remains limited but better affordability returns this Spring.
- 02/03/2023
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Lumber soars 13% as the housing market shows signs of a rebound for the first time in a year
- The National Association of Realtors said it expects the median home price to increase 0.3% this year, compared to a near-10% gain in 2022.
- 01/27/2023
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Storage REITs: Downsized Demand
- Despite delivering the strongest earnings growth of any property sector in 2022, Self-Storage REITs have stumbled of late amid a post-pandemic demand normalization and pressure from elevated supply growth. Storage demand is driven largely by housing activity – specifically home sales and rental market turnover. Rental market turnover finished 2022 near historic-lows while home sales also dipped to decade-lows.
- 01/27/2023
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Lumber prices are up 14% in 2023 after tanking last year, and a lack of supply could fuel another surge ahead of key homebuilding season
- A further rise in lumber prices would be a positive for producers, but not so much for consumers who are still reeling from high levels of inflation.
- 01/19/2023
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Lumber falls to a new 2022 low after homebuilder sentiment drops for the 12th month in a row
- "NAHB is expecting weaker housing conditions to persist in 2023 and we forecast a recovery coming in 2024," economist Robert Dietz said.
- 12/19/2022
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3 Things I Think I Think - Housing Risks
- If I had to distill my current macro outlook down into a sentence or two it would be “watch everything housing related”. The CPI is still showing rents rising.
- 12/13/2022
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NAIL: Timing This ETF Is Key
- NAIL ETF has gone down 85% in price, as the housing sector slowed due to doubling of mortgage rates. In this article, let us take a look at the housing market before investing in this ETF due to the risks involved with leveraged sector ETF.
- 12/12/2022
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Lumber prices hit new lows after massive pandemic spike
- Yahoo Finance Live's Brian Sozzi breaks down the chart of the day which looks at lumber prices.
- 12/07/2022
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What's Driving the Fall in Lumber Prices?
- Lumber prices, a vital barometer of the state of the US economy, are down 60% on the year. What's the source of the pressure on lumber prices, and what can that tell investors about the outlook for the economy?
- 12/06/2022
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Housing ETFs Jump Despite Real Estate Slowdown
- These funds have continued climbing despite indications of a slump as investors battle supply constraints.
- 11/30/2022
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Dropping Homebuilder Sentiment Is Providing Headwinds for This ETF
- Rising inflation and normalizing home prices are already putting a damper on the real estate market. To add to that, homebuilder sentiment is on the way down, providing headwinds for homebuilding exchange traded funds.
- 11/28/2022
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Top Performing Leveraged/Inverse ETFs: 11/13/2022
- Top Performing Levered/Inverse ETFs Last Week These were last week's top-performing leveraged and inverse ETFs. Note that because of leverage, these kinds of funds can move quickly.
- 11/16/2022
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Best Leveraged ETFs of Last Week
- Wall Street was upbeat last week. The S&P 500 logged best week since June, per CNBC.
- 11/14/2022
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High Mortgage Rates And High Inflation
- Mortgage rates have not been this high since before the housing crisis. And while the housing market is slowing, prices are still high.
- 11/08/2022
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Best Inverse/Leveraged ETFs of Last Week
- Wall Street was upbeat last week as rates slumped on speculation that the Fed may slower rate hike momentum from December.
- 10/31/2022
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Lumber prices have defied a cooling housing market to climb 26% in October, but surging mortgage rates will keep a lid on further upside
- "At 7% interest rates I wouldn't expect lumber to do much for a while," Ashley Boeckholt of MaterialsXchange told Insider.
- 10/20/2022
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Best Inverse/Leveraged ETFs of Last Week Up At Least 15%
- Wall Street was upbeat last week. Cannabis and oil were the specific outperformers,
- 10/10/2022
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Bullish On The Homebuilding Sector? This 3X Bull ETF Tracks Home Depot, Lowe's - Direxion Daily Homebuilders & Supplies Bull 3X Shares (ARCA:NAIL)
- Direxion Daily Homebuilders & Supplies Bull 3X Shares (NYSE: NAIL) was surging more than 12% higher on Wednesday in an attempt to reverse course from its most recent downtrend that began on Aug. 17.
- 09/28/2022
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Lumber prices drop back to pre-pandemic levels
- Yahoo Finance reporter Ines Ferre looks at the price action for lumber, which is down 64% year to date.
- 09/27/2022
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Lumber prices have dropped by more than 60% this year, and have room to fall even further
- Lumber prices have dropped by more than 60% so far this year, but don't count on a recovery soon. Higher interest rates and inflation will continue to slow demand for single-family homes.
- 09/27/2022
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Lumber Prices Plunge as Higher Rates Hit Home Buyers
- Lumber prices have dropped by more than 60% so far this year, but don't count on a recovery soon. Higher interest rates and inflation will continue to slow demand for single-family homes.
- 09/27/2022
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Lumber prices fall to a new 2022 low as housing market cools and mortgage rates approach 7%
- Homebuilders like Lennar and KB Home are walking away from 19,000 residential land deals due to the soured outlook in the housing market.
- 09/27/2022
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Lumber falls after mortgage rates solidify their move above 6% amid hawkish Fed rate hikes
- "The lumber market continues to be in a state of overall malaise as buyers anticipate lower overall demand going forward," Sherwood Lumber told Insider.
- 09/22/2022
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Which Industries Are Impacted The Most By Lumber Prices?
- The price of lumber skyrocketed in 2021 when folks spent more money on DIY home improvement projects, unable to travel and dine out. Now that the cost of lumber has decreased somewhat, let's look at the impact in the market, and what it means for investors right now.
- 09/21/2022
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Lumber prices fall as US mortgage rates top 6% for the first time in 14 years
- Lumber prices fell 6% on Wednesday after rallying earlier in the week amid fears that a possible rail strike could disrupt supplies.
- 09/14/2022
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Lumber prices defy the most recent surge in mortgage rates to extend 3-day rally to 10%
- "If interest rates get to 6.5% the waters will get very choppy," a Tampa home builder told John Burns Real Estate Consulting in its August survey.
- 09/09/2022
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Lumber prices decline to a new 2022 low as Goldman warns housing market has further room to fall
- While Goldman Sachs expects housing to slowdown, it doesn't mean a deep recession will follow as it did during the last housing bust in 2007.
- 08/30/2022
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Lumber extends 2-day rally to 18% as the real estate market shows signs of sticking a soft landing, research firm says
- "Even with a shrinking GDP, the American homeowner is in great shape. There is no panic selling," Altos Research CEO Mike Simonsen said.
- 08/09/2022
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Lumber prices fall to a new low this year as reality sets in that the housing market is 'going back to normal'
- "The last couple years are just going to be an outlier as far as [home] pricing goes," LGI Homes CEO Eric Lipar said.
- 08/03/2022
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Lumber prices fall 7% as new-home sales plunge to a 2-year low - and one economist sees further downside ahead
- "As workers change jobs and adjust to the hybrid working environment, housing will likely weaken further in areas with high cost of living," LPL said.
- 07/26/2022
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Top Performing Leveraged/Inverse ETFs: 07/24/2022
- Top Performing Levered/Inverse ETFs Last Week These were last week's top-performing leveraged and inverse ETFs. Note that because of leverage, these kinds of funds can move quickly.
- 07/26/2022
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Best Inverse/Leveraged ETFs of Last Week
- Wall Street was upbeat last week due to better-than-feared corporate earnings, upbeat retail sales for the month of June and investors' beliefs that markets have reached a bottom.
- 07/26/2022
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Lumber Prices Take a Big Chop as Housing Slows
- The lumber market has taken some big hits from rising inflation and a slowdown in the housing market, with lumber prices down more than 40% in the first six months of the year. They could fall still further before bottoming out.
- 07/15/2022
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Lumber plays ‘canary in the coal mine', cues downturn in commodities
- The lumber market has taken some big hits from rising inflation and a slowdown in the housing market, with lumber prices down more than 40% in the first six months of the year. They could fall still further before bottoming out.
- 07/14/2022
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Lumber prices surge 7% as mortgage rates fall for the first time in 4 weeks
- Lumber prices are still down 63% from their May 2021 high of $1,733 per thousand board feet, and are down 43% year-to-date.
- 06/30/2022
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Top Performing Leveraged/Inverse ETFs: 06/26/2022
- Top Performing Levered/Inverse ETFs Last Week These were last week's top-performing leveraged and inverse ETFs. Note that because of leverage, these kinds of funds can move quickly.
- 06/29/2022
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Lumber prices fall as mortgage rates hit fresh 13-year high to edge closer to 6%
- "Fixed mortgage rates have increased by more than two full percentage points since the beginning of the year," Freddie Mac's chief economist said.
- 06/23/2022
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Lumber prices hover near recent lows as new home construction sinks and mortgage rates jump to highest since 2008
- The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage climbed 25 basis points to 5.65% for the week ended June 10, the highest level since late 2008.
- 06/17/2022
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Lumber is going to trade at a higher range, says Sherwood Lumber's Kyle Little
- Kyle Little, Sherwood Lumber COO, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss the housing slowdown's impact on the lumber market.
- 06/09/2022
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Lumber prices just hit their lowest point in 9 months as mortgage demand sinks to levels not seen in 2 decades
- "Some parts of town where finished homes are now taking a month to sell versus hours. Market is definitely correcting," a home builder in Texas said.
- 06/09/2022
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Lumber prices see no relief and continue to drop as Fed rate hikes put pressure on the housing market
- Fed Vice Chair Lael Brainard told CNBC it's "very hard to see the case" to pause its interest rate hikes until inflation is tamed.
- 06/03/2022
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Lumber prices fall as the Fed battles inflation
- Yahoo Finance Live anchors Brian Cheung and Akiko Fujita break down the chart of the day.
- 05/31/2022
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Best Leveraged Equity ETF Areas of Last Week
- The S&P 500 recorded its best week since November 2020 last week.
- 05/31/2022
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Lumber prices fall to new 2022 low as April existing home sales hit lowest level since the start of the pandemic
- "It looks like more [home sales] declines are imminent in the upcoming months, and we'll likely return to the pre-pandemic home sales activity."
- 05/19/2022
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Is This Homebuilding ETF (NAIL) Ready To Reverse Course?
- Direxion Daily Homebuilders & Supplies Bull 3X Shares (NYSE: NAIL) was spiking up almost 7% higher on Friday, in an attempt to reverse course from its most recent downtrend, which began on May 4. NAIL is a triple leveraged fund that is designed to outperform 52 U.S. companies in the home.
- 05/13/2022
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Despite Rising Rates, New Home Construction Improves
- The Federal Reserve is expected to continue raising interest rates through the rest of 2022, but that doesn't appear to be affecting new home construction so far. The U.S. Census Bureau reported positive numbers for new home construction.
- 04/20/2022
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Lumber prices have slumped as mortgage rates cool housing demand, but the commodity may bounce back up by 13% on tight supply, 2 experts say
- Futures pricing "tells me is there's still a long-term, bullish supply-demand situation in lumber," said commodities analyst Darin Newsom.
- 04/16/2022
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Lumber falls to fresh 2022 lows as spike in mortgage rates cools housing demand and inflation puts dent in home renovations
- "Buyers remained cautious in light of heightened lumber prices, inflation concerns, and rising mortgage rates," Bank of America said.
- 04/12/2022
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Lumber prices are flirting with a crucial level as mortgage rates jump above 5% for first time in years
- Surging mortgage rates will only add to the barriers faced by consumers in the already restrictive housing market.
- 04/05/2022
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Lumber prices fall 22% in March as housing market cools on soaring mortgage rates
- The average traditional 30-year fixed mortgage rate hit 4.72% on Tuesday, representing a big jump since the Fed began hiking interest rates last week.
- 03/23/2022
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NAIL ETF: A Few Considerations
- NAIL should only be pursued by investors with a trading mindset and those who have the bandwidth to manage leverage risk.
- 02/11/2022
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Lumber prices are up 29% in February as pace of economic reopening sparks new rally in global commodities
- Prices for iron, oil, soybeans, and fertilizer have also pointed higher amid cold winter weather, geopolitical tensions, and supply chain disruptions.
- 02/09/2022
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Lumber prices crash 30% in 2 weeks as rising mortgage rates take some heat out of US housing market
- A surge in mortgage rates contributed to a decline in pending home sales last month, according to the National Association of Realtors.
- 02/01/2022
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Lumber prices are at a 7-month high and are set to stay elevated on the back of 3 key trends, an expert says
- Lumber futures rose for the fourth-straight session on Friday to their highest level since June 2021.
- 01/07/2022
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Commodities Corner: Here's what's in store for the lumber market after a whirlwind 2021
- Lumber saw a whirlwind of action last year, with a rally to an all-time high in prices followed by a slump to one-year lows, and a recovery that led to the commodity's strongest quarterly performance on record.
- 01/07/2022
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Top Performing Leveraged/Inverse ETFs: 01/02/2022
- Top Performing Levered/Inverse ETFs Last Week These were last week's top-performing leveraged and inverse ETFs. Note that because of leverage, these kinds of funds can move quickly.
- 01/05/2022
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5 Best-Performing Leveraged ETFs of Q4
- Leveraged ETFs provide multiple exposure (2X or 3X) to the daily performance of the underlying index by employing various investment strategies such as swaps, futures contracts and other derivative instruments.
- 01/03/2022
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5 Leveraged ETFs That Gained Double-Digits in December
- Although inflationary fears and the rapidly spreading Omicron variant of COVID-19 have kept investors jittery, strong consumer confidence and a holiday sales surge have driven the market higher.
- 12/31/2021
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Lumber prices have new growth spurt
- Lumber prices have shot up again in a rise reminiscent of a year ago, when high-climbing wood prices warned of the hinky supply lines and broad inflation to come.
- 12/20/2021
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Lumber prices have spiked 95% in 5 weeks as supply issues arise following Canadian floods while demand stays strong
- British Columbia last month struggled with heavy rainfall that resulted in delays in exporting lumber.
- 12/20/2021
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Housing Construction Performed Well In November
- Total housing starts rose to a 1.679 million annual rate in November from a 1.502 million pace in October, an 11.8 percent increase. Starts of multifamily structures with five or more units increased 12.1 percent to 491,000 and are up a robust 39.1 percent over the past year while starts for the two- to four-family-unit segment were up 50.0 percent at a 15,000-unit pace versus 10,000 in October.
- 12/17/2021
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Leveraged ETFs That Have More Than Doubled This Year
- The major indices have reached series of record highs this year on the back of improving economy and return of strong corporate earnings growth.
- 12/17/2021
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Top Performing Leveraged/Inverse ETFs: 12/12/2021
- Top Performing Levered/Inverse ETFs Last Week These were last week's top-performing leveraged and inverse ETFs. Note that because of leverage, these kinds of funds can move quickly.
- 12/14/2021
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7 Best Leveraged ETFs of Last Week
- Overall, last week was upbeat for Wall Street with the S&P 500, the Dow Jones, the Nasdaq Composite and the Russell 2000 gaining about decently. The rally was spurred by bets that the new COVID-19 variant Omicron may cause milder illness than previously feared.
- 12/13/2021
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Lumber continues its wild ride with no end in sight: Sherwood Lumber COO
- Kyle Little, chief operating officer with Sherwood Lumber, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss the growing demand for lumber. Sign up and learn more about the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer https://cnb.cx/3Ei22n4 » Subscribe to CNBC TV: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBCtelevision » Subscribe to CNBC: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBC Turn to CNBC TV for the latest stock market news and analysis.
- 12/10/2021
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Lumber prices spike above $1,000 for the first time since mid-June as hot housing market drives renewed demand
- The commodity is 41% below its record high, while its up 127% from its recent low, highlighting its extreme volatility over the past few months.
- 12/09/2021
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What Supply Chain Woes? Buy Housing ETFs On Earnings Strength
- The broader housing sector appears in decent shape if we go by the latest earnings reports.
- 11/18/2021
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6 Leveraged ETFs That Gained More Than 25% in October
- We highlight some best-performing leveraged equity ETFs from different corners of the market that gained more than 25% in October.
- 11/01/2021
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Housing Prices Continue To Soar In Many Countries Around The World
- While most economic indicators deteriorated last year, house prices largely shrugged off the effects of the pandemic. Of the over 60 countries that enter into the IMF's Global House Price Index, three-quarters saw increases in house prices during 2020, and this trend has largely continued in countries with more recent data.
- 10/19/2021
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Revisiting NAIL - Real Estate Bubble Front & Center
- NAIL is a leveraged bullish bet on US homebuilding and supplies.
- 10/07/2021
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Lumber's pandemic rally has spilled over into fake alternatives, sending shares of faux-wood companies soaring
- Trex and Azek are both producers of fake-wood decks, and saw their stock prices and sales boom during the pandemic amid high lumber prices, according to CNBC.
- 09/03/2021
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2 reasons why lumber prices will tumble another 28% from 13-month lows, according to one analyst
- Naeem Aslam, chief market analyst at AvaTrade, said Fed tightening and China releasing stockpiles could weigh on the price of lumber.
- 08/18/2021
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Best Leveraged ETF Areas of Last Week
- Wall Street delivered a moderate performance last week.
- 08/16/2021
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3 Reasons We're Overweight Industrials
- The confluence of the strong economic cycle and what we expect will be a step up in capital investment spending suggests a portfolio focus on industrials. We believe favorable market structures exist in areas as diverse as North American rails, aircraft production, airlines, HVAC manufacturing, and other niche markets.
- 08/15/2021
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Lumber prices fall after previous supply crunch
- Kyle Little, chief operating officer of Sherwood Lumber, joins The Exchange to discuss the current state of the lumber shortage. The supply is rebounding after pandemic lows, he says.
- 08/12/2021
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Why this year's epic surge in lumber sent cheese prices to a 15-month low
- There's now a glut of processed cheese swamping the market, sending prices as low as $1.31 per pound for a 500-pound barrel - the lowest since 2020.
- 08/12/2021
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Lumber Prices Have Fallen. Don't Expect Cheap House Prices.
- Lumber supply is increasing, and demand for housing is high relative to available homes.
- 08/12/2021
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Lumber Prices Have Fallen. Don't Expect Cheaper House Prices.
- Lumber supply is increasing, and demand for housing remains high relative to available homes.
- 08/11/2021
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Lumber prices have already bottomed - and 3 forces will drive them higher going forward, one investment head says
- Ed Egilinsky of Direxion pointed to the tightening labor market, the raging wildfires, and the emerging delta variant as possible factors that will push lumber prices higher.
- 08/09/2021
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3 reasons why lumber prices could stage a late summer rally, according to Bank of America
- "A better-than-expected demand outlook would prompt an inventory rebuild and could spark a large move in pricing," BofA said.
- 07/27/2021
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5 Best Leveraged ETFs of Last Week
- Wall Street was overall upbeat last week. Though concerns about the spread of the Delta Variant of coronavirus worried investors, low rates boosted the demand for stock investments.
- 07/26/2021
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Lumber prices spike as wildfires cause producers to cut output, citing 'significant' supply chain challenges
- Lumber futures have jumped in recent days on mounting concerns that wildfires in Canada and the Western US will snarl production and supply chains.
- 07/22/2021
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3 factors will keep lumber prices elevated despite a multi-week decline, an economist says
- As the price of lumber stabilizes, more volatility lies ahead, and three factors will keep the red-hot commodity in high demand.
- 07/19/2021
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Lumber's quick cooldown could be just the beginning for commodity market, according to one chart
- Lumber's massive turnaround this year is just the start of a cyclical downturn for commodities. Lakshman Achuthan of Economic Cycle Research Institute explains.
- 07/15/2021
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Lumber prices continue to fall, and are headed to as low as $350 by August, an analyst says
- By end of August and into September, the price of lumber could settle in a range between $350-$450 per thousand board feet, an analyst told Insider.
- 07/14/2021
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Lumber prices have rebounded sharply over the last 3 days after plummeting more than 50% from record highs
- Commercial construction may be fueling demand this time around as the US economy makes its way to a full recovery, an analyst said.
- 07/07/2021
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5 Best Leveraged ETFs of Last Week
- The last week was moderately upbeat for Wall Street.
- 07/05/2021
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Lumber futures tank more than 40% in June, where do prices go from here?
- John Duncanson, Executive VP of Corton Capital Inc. and Timber Analyst on the Corton Global Timber Fund, joins Yahoo Finance's Alexis Christoforous and Kristin Myers to discuss to discuss lumber prices and the impact on housing. Watch the 2021 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting on YouTube: https://youtu.be/gx-OzwHpM9k
- 07/02/2021
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Sherwood Lumber's Kyle Little on lumber outlook
- Kyle Little, Sherwood Lumber chief operating officer, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss the lumber price volatility and what the price drop means for the business. For access to live and exclusive video from CNBC subscribe to CNBC PRO: https://cnb.cx/2NGeIvi » Subscribe to CNBC TV: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBCtelevision » Subscribe to CNBC: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBC » Subscribe to CNBC Classic: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBCclassic Turn to CNBC TV for the latest stock market news and analysis.
- 07/01/2021
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Lumber prices are on pace to plunge 45% in June after a record-breaking rally driven by homebuilding demand
- "I would not be surprised at all if we see the price continue to trail lower than $600 or below toward the year-end," Mace McCain of Frost Investment Advisors told Insider.
- 06/30/2021
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Lumber prices dive more than 40% in June, biggest monthly drop on record
- Lumber futures have tanked 42% in June alone, on pace for its worst month on record back to 1978.
- 06/30/2021
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Best-Performing Leveraged ETFs of the First Half
- We highlight a bunch of the best-performing leveraged equity ETFs from the different corners of the market that piled up more than 60% gains in the first half of 2021.
- 06/29/2021
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High Lumber Prices Bring New Urgency to Old Trade Fight
- Facing high costs for wood, home builders want the Biden administration to settle a long-running trade dispute over Canadian lumber imports. It won't be easy.
- 06/28/2021
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The price of a plywood substitute that used to be cheap is hitting repeated record highs even as lumber's rally cools
- The price of a formerly cheap plywood substitute call oriented strand board has surged 97% since the start of the year.
- 06/24/2021
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Lumber slips 5 to continue skid below $900 with the commodity in free-fall from May highs
- Lumber prices are now trading nearly 50% below their May 10 peak of $1,711 per thousand board feet.
- 06/23/2021
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Macro Data Appears To Put NAIL In Housing's Coffin
- NAIL – Direxion Daily Homebuilders & Supplies provides investors with leveraged exposure to the US housing market. Yet a drop off in demand coupled with a spike in input costs may provide headwinds.
- 06/21/2021
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Lumber Caught in A Market Standoff: Stinson Dean
- May.21 -- Lumber prices posted their worst week in two months. Stinson Dean, Deacon Lumber Company CEO, talks with Bloomberg's Romaine Bostick and Joe Weisenthal on "What'd You Miss?
- 06/21/2021
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Lumber Prices 2021: Why Are Lumber Prices Falling Now?
- Lumber prices are falling in 2021 as the bubble surrounding the market pops and we've got all the details you need to know. The post Lumber Prices 2021: Why Are Lumber Prices Falling Now?
- 06/17/2021
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Lumber and copper prices have further to slide as speculation dies down and supply catches up, a top commodity strategist says
- Lumber futures point to a price slide in the winter, while copper could fall 10% over the summer before rebounding, Saxo strategist Ole Hansen said.
- 06/16/2021
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Here's What Plunging Lumber Prices Tell Us About Inflation
- The Fed says price spikes are transitory, but not everyone agrees.
- 06/15/2021
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Lumber prices continue to slide as pandemic-driven boom wanes
- Lumber future sank for the 10th straight day on Tuesday to as low as $944 per thousand board feet before mounting a mild recovery.
- 06/15/2021
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Lumber prices sink below $1,000 for the first time since March, now down 40% since May's record high
- Lumber prices fell as much as 6% on Monday to briefly trade below $1,000 per thousand board feet for the first time since late March. Lumber has been the talk of the commodities markets in recent months after surging prices caused issues for homebuilders and renovators. Now, prices are down for the an eighth straight day and are trading roughly 40% below their May 10 peak of $1,711 per thousand board feet.
- 06/14/2021
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Lumber prices fall for the 8th straight day to near $1,000 per thousand board feet for the first time since March
- Lumber prices fell for the eighth straight day on Friday to near $1,000 per thousand board feet for the first time since March in a reprieve for ailing homebuilders and renovators. Lumber futures fell 5.61% to trade at $1,059.20 per thousand board feet on Friday.
- 06/11/2021
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What's the Prognosis for the Red-Hot Housing Market?
- The coronavirus pandemic has shifted how people conduct business and where they choose to live, resulting in massive disparities in both income and lifestyle. But while the period has been a challenge for many Americans, some homeowners are actually growing more affluent simply by owning a home, as prices continue to rocket this year.
- 06/10/2021
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Lumber executive sees further relief in sky-high prices, says delaying building projects makes sense
- Lumber industry veteran Kyle Little said it's sensible to delay building projects due to high wood costs. "We do see some relief over the next six to 12 months.
- 06/08/2021
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Will Rising Lumber Prices Translate to Homebuilder Strength?
- Lumber prices are rising, which could push housing prices higher and strengthen the Direxion Daily Homebuilders and Supplies Bull 3X Shares (NAIL). As the global economy continues to re-open, the demand for housing continues to remain elevated.
- 06/04/2021
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Lumber Prices, Stocks Soar — But Can The Industry Manage The Windfall
- The coronavirus pandemic's hit to manufacturers and its unique homebuilding and home-renovation boom have combined to catapult lumber prices to record highs. Investor's Business Daily has been helping people invest smarter results by providing exclusive stock lists, investing data, stock market research, education and the latest financial and business news to help investors make more money in the stock market.
- 06/02/2021
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Lumber prices avoid 7th straight decline with late-day surge as the commodity's blistering 250% rally whipsaws
- A late-day surge helped lumber prices avoid a seventh straight daily decline as the commodity's blistering 250% rally over the past year whipsaws. Prior to the recovery, lumber futures traded down 2.41% to $1,237 per thousand board feet on Wednesday. Despite the rebound, the commodity is still down roughly 20% from its May 7 record high of $1,670.50 per thousand board feet.
- 06/02/2021
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Lumber Futures: The Taming Of The Inflation Shrew
- Lumber Futures: The Taming Of The Inflation Shrew
- 05/31/2021
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Top Leveraged ETFs of Last Week
- We highlight a few leveraged ETFs that shot up last week.
- 05/31/2021
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Lumber executive expects volatility, elevated prices to last for 'foreseeable future'
- Sherwood Lumber COO Kyle Little told CNBC on Thursday he expects the hot lumber market to persist, keeping both prices and volatility elevated.
- 05/20/2021
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Lumber prices are headed back up after a seven-day sell-off
- Lumber prices are going back up after a rough seven-day sell-off. Prices have fallen every day since lumber hit a record of $1,711 per thousand board feet on May 10.
- 05/20/2021
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6 reasons why lumber prices are soaring in record-setting fashion — and why demand won't die down anytime soon, according to 2 experts
- Lumber prices have been on a tear over the past year, with futures rising more than 275% since May 20, 2020. Over the past eight days, prices have retreated nearly 30% in a reprieve for home builders, renovators, and retailers. But Thursday saw the pullback come to an end.
- 05/20/2021
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Mall REITs: Only The Strong Shall Survive
- Despite reporting record-low occupancy rates and rental rate spreads, mall REITs have been the best-performing property sector this year, riding the vaccine-driven reopening rotation to gains of more than 40%.
- 05/20/2021
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A Case for Transitory Inflation: Lumber Prices Are Down 22% Since May 10 Peak
- The decline suggests supply-demand imbalances will normalize as the economy recovers, says Cornerstone Macro's Nancy Lazar. Rising wages offer a counterpoint to the temporary-inflation view.
- 05/19/2021
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Lumber prices bounce back after bruising 7-day selloff
- Lumber futures are trading higher Wednesday for the first in eight days as buyers emerge following a bruising seven-day selloff that dropped prices by as much as 29%.
- 05/19/2021
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Lumber prices fall for an 8th straight day, deepening a roughly 30% pullback
- Lumber prices fell for an eighth straight day on Wednesday, deepening a roughly 30% pullback in the commodity. Specifically, lumber futures fell roughly 5% to $1,201 per thousand board feet on the day.
- 05/19/2021
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Lumber futures fall for an eighth-straight day, as speculation that took prices to a record unwinds
- Lumber sank again on Wednesday and threatened to derail a monthslong frenzy that pushed the price of wood to record levels.
- 05/19/2021
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What Are Lumber Prices Saying About the Housing Market?
- Lumber's expensive and so are homes. But the cost of this important commodity tumbled over the last week.
- 05/18/2021
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The price of lumber is wild right now and it's a disaster for the already disastrous housing market
- The economy is reopening at such speed that it's caused all kinds of shortages, from chicken wings to computer chips. But nobody saw lumber coming. America is in a lumber frenzy, and it's not abating anytime soon.
- 05/17/2021
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Lumber price increase is driven by supply and demand: Analyst
- Corton Global Timber Fund Analyst John Duncanson discusses what is driving up lumber prices with Yahoo Finance's Myles Udland, Julie Hyman, and Brian Sozzi. Watch the 2021 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting on YouTube: https://youtu.be/gx-OzwHpM9k
- 05/17/2021
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Cramer on the Colonial Pipeline resuming operations, price of lumber
- The Colonial Pipeline is restarting operations following the cyberattack, but the company is warning it would not be fully functional immediately. CNBC's Jim Cramer, Carl Quintanilla and David Faber discuss.
- 05/13/2021
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Higher Lumber Prices And Homebuilder Credit Quality
- Over the past 12 months, lumber prices have skyrocketed. To date, the homebuilders have been able to offset higher lumber costs with price increases, while earnings have remained strong.
- 05/12/2021
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5 Best Leveraged ETF Areas of Last Week
- We highlight a few leveraged ETF areas that won last week.
- 05/10/2021
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Leveraged ETFs That Gained Double Digits in April
- Wall Street had a solid run last month, with the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones logging in gains for the fourth consecutive month, rising about 5% and 2.7%, respectively.
- 05/03/2021
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Wood Woes 2021: When Will Lumber Prices Return to Normal?
- Wood woes for 2021 continue as customers still have to deal with rising lumber prices amid a shortage and other market issues. The post Wood Woes 2021: When Will Lumber Prices Return to Normal?
- 04/23/2021
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A Housing Market Quandary
- You can see that house prices really took off compared with rents during the housing bubble, and have done so again in the past year. Rents have only gone up about 2% in the past year, while house prices have gone up 12%.
- 04/22/2021
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Let's Take A Look At This Weeks Highest Performing ETFs
- Many investors utilize exchange-traded funds (ETFs) which are diversified securities that contain various investments including stocks, commodities, and bonds. Here are the top-performing ETFs this week that have been providing investors with consistent returns.
- 04/09/2021
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Best Leveraged ETF Areas of Last Week
- Wall Street was extremely upbeat last week with the S&P 500, the Dow Jones, the Nasdaq and the Russell 2000 offering stellar gains.
- 04/05/2021
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5 Best-Leveraged ETFs of the First Quarter
- The combination of rapid COVID-19 vaccinations, progress on vaccines, and an unprecedented stimulus have been the major catalysts.
- 04/05/2021
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7 Best Leveraged/Inverse ETFs Up 20% Plus in March
- Amid the bull and bear tug-of-war, the demand for leveraged and inverse-leveraged ETFs has increased.
- 03/31/2021
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Will A Housing Construction Downturn In 2021 Lead To Recession In 2022? A 75-Year Review
- Interest rates lead housing sales and construction - which appear to have peaked. Sales and construction lead prices - which are still sharply rising.
- 03/31/2021
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Top Inverse/Leveraged ETFs of Last Week
- Last week was mixed for Wall Street. Tax hike fears, rising COVID-19 cases and still-existing rising rate worries led to the volatility.
- 03/29/2021
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Red-Hot Housing Keeps Fueling Homebuilder ETFs
- A pandemic-induced spike in housing demand and a dearth of supply suggests that the spring housing market could be one of the most competitive ever. A significant fall in new listings due in part to severe weather, in conjunction with already anemic supply, will make it extremely challenging for buyers to find their dream home [.
- 03/07/2021
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As Confidence Improves, NAIL Down This Homebuilder ETF
- When homebuilder confidence is rising, so is traders' interest in homebuilders. This is certainly feeding into strength for the Direxion Daily Homebuilders and Supplies Bull 3X Shares (NAIL).
- 03/01/2021
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Best And Worst Q1 2021: All Cap Blend ETFs And Mutual Funds
- The All Cap Blend style ranks third in Q1'21.
- 02/17/2021
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‘NAIL' Down Portfolio Strength with this Homebuilder ETF
- Low interest rates and strong demand are feeding into strength for home builders. The Direxion Daily Homebuilders and Supplies Bull 3X Shares (NAIL) was Direxion's strongest leveraged performer the past week, gaining almost 30%.
- 01/25/2021
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5 Leveraged ETFs Up At Least 15% Last Week
- Global markets were charged up last week with the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq Composite gaining about 1.9%, 0.5% and 3.2% respectively.
- 01/25/2021
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Direxion Daily Homebuilders & Supplies Bull 3x Shares ETF - A Mix Of Conflicting Signals Makes This An Intriguing Option
- Direxion Daily Homebuilders & Supplies Bull 3x Shares ETF - A Mix Of Conflicting Signals Makes This An Intriguing Option
- 01/12/2021
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November Construction Spending Confirms Building Surge
- One of my consistent themes in the past few months has been how the housing market is priming the economy for strong growth in 2021 as soon as the pandemic is brought under control. November construction spending surged, confirming what we have already been seeing in housing permits and starts.
- 01/10/2021
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U.S. Housing Market: Home, Sweet Home
- Economists estimate that home prices will rise by 3.7% in 2020. NAR too has reported bullish data for August 2020, and October 2020 data are likely to witness an uptick.
- 10/28/2020
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3 Compelling Reasons To Consider NAIL In The Current Environment
- NAIL is the leveraged homebuilders and supplies product. NAIL nailed it from March through mid-October.
- 10/27/2020
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U.S. Market For New Homes Surges To Highest Level Since Bubble
- The market for new homes in the U.S. continued to surge in September 2020. Our initial estimate of the trailing twelve-month average of the market capitalization of new homes sold throughout the U.S. in September 2020 is $26.87 billion.
- 10/27/2020
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Flat Trend Forms For Affordability Of New Homes
- The median sale price of new homes sold in the U.S. has ranged between a low of 4.88 times median household income from April through May 2020 and a high of 4.93 times median household income in January 2020 and in July 2020.
- 09/10/2020
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Single-Family Rentals: The Burbs Are Back
- The suburbs are back. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, residential REITs - particularly the traditionally countercyclical single-family rentals - have proven to be a source of relative shelter for investors.
- 09/03/2020
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The U.S. Housing Market Since 1976, In Pictures
- The lower the interest rates, the more affordable a higher sale price for new homes can be, which can contribute to rising sale prices.
- 08/28/2020
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Housing Market Overview For August 2020
- The Fed's actions over the last few months have lowered mortgage rates to near five-year lows. Sales of new and existing homes have rebounded.
- 08/27/2020
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Some Encouraging Signs On The Economic Front, But Beware Of The Income Cliff
- This is a weekly series focused on analyzing the previous week’s economic data releases. The objective is to concentrate on leading indicators of economic activity to determine whether the economy is strengthening or weakening and the rate of inflation is increasing or decreasing.
- 08/25/2020
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Housing Roars Back
- Permits are within 3% of their expansion highs from January and are only exceeded by that month plus October and November of 2019.
- 08/23/2020
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Existing-Home Sales Soar In July
- This morning's (Aug. 21) release of the July Existing-Home Sales showed that sales rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.86 million units from the previous month's revised 4.70 million.
- 08/22/2020
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Housing Stays Red Hot
- U.S. equity markets climbed to fresh all-time record highs this week as another slate of stellar housing data provided reassuring evidence that the economic rebound remains on solid footing.
- 08/22/2020
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Existing-Home Sales Surge In July, Extending Sharp Recovery
- Sales of existing homes jumped 24.7 percent in July to a 5.86 million seasonally adjusted annual rate.
- 08/22/2020
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Home Construction Fully Recovers From COVID-19
- Housing activity posted a solid gain in July as starts and permits both rose. Total housing starts rose to a 1.50 million annual rate from a 1.22 million pace in June, a 22.6 percent increase.
- 08/19/2020
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New Residential Housing Starts Up In July
- The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have published their findings for July new residential housing starts.
- 08/19/2020
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Housing Came Roaring Back In July
- Housing is a long leading indicator for the economy, helping to forecast its shape 12+ months in the future.
- 08/18/2020
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Weighing The Week Ahead: Do Housing Market Shifts Offer An Opportunity To Investors?
- The calendar is light, with a focus on housing data. In a quiet, mid-summer week, with Congress gone and little on the calendar, what could possibly happen? OK, despite politics and COVID news, there will be some time to fill.
- 08/16/2020
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Good News Is Bad News
- U.S. equity markets flirted with fresh all-time highs this week following a slate of better-than-expected economic data, which has ironically thrown a political curveball into the now-stalled fiscal stimulus negotiations.
- 08/15/2020
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New Home Sales A Bright Spot For U.S. Economy
- The U.S. new home market continued to show surprising resiliency during June 2020.
- 07/29/2020
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Shift From Condos To Houses And From Big Cities To Suburbs? New House Sales Rose 6.9% From June Last Year To Highest Level Since July 2007
- Sales of new single-family houses (based on signed contracts) rose 6.9% in June compared to June last year.
- 07/26/2020
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COVID Brings New Hope To First-Time Home Buyers
- For first-time home-buyers or those who were planning to move in a year or two, selling now and holding out for the end of the decline could yield rewards.
- 07/25/2020
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New Home Sales Up 13.8% In June, Beats Forecast
- This morning's (July 24) release of the June New Home Sales from the Census Bureau came in at 776K, up 13.8% month-over-month from a revised 682K in May.
- 07/25/2020
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'Pent-Up Supply' Floods San Francisco Housing Market, Most Since Housing Bust
- Supply of homes for sales has more than doubled. Homes are being pulled off the market again.
- 07/19/2020
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New Residential Housing Starts Up In June
- The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have now published their findings for June new residential housing starts.
- 07/18/2020
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Top Piotroski-Graham Long-Term Value Stocks: Mid-Year 2020 Selections
- These mid-year 2020 value picks mark the 19th portfolio formed since 2017 to evaluate the top-rated one-year buy/hold models of the Joseph Piotroski and Benjami
- 07/05/2020
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The Reopening Killed The V-Shaped Recovery
- This is a weekly series focused on analyzing the previous week’s economic data releases. The objective is to concentrate on leading indicators of economic activ
- 06/29/2020
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Leveraged ETFs That More Than Doubled in Q2
- We highlighted some leveraged equity ETFs that piled up more than 100% returns in the second quarter.
- 06/26/2020
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Takeaways From Earnings Calls: A Focus On The Home
- Renewed focus on the home means housing is holding up well. Observations from the travel industry: Cruising may take a while to bounce back, and there is renewe
- 06/25/2020
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U.S. New Home Market Showing Surprising Resiliency
- After last peaking at $21.7 billion in December 2020, the market cap of all new homes sold in the U.S. has ranged between $21.34 billion (March 2020) and $21.45
- 06/25/2020
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The Direxion Daily Homebuilders & Supplies Bull 3X Shares Offers A Good Way To Bet On A U.S. Home Construction Recovery
- The U.S. home construction sector should start to recover as the US COVID-19 lockdowns ease, especially with interest rates at record lows. Timing an entry will
- 06/19/2020
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The Housing Market Is Alive And Well
- 30-yr fixed-rate mortgage rates are back down to record-low levels: a bit less than 3.4%, according to the nationwide average calculated by the Mortgage Bankers
- 06/19/2020
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Housing Permits Pick Up In May, Outlook Improving
- Housing activity improved modestly in May as starts and permits posted gains. However, the results were uneven across the major regions. Total housing starts ro
- 06/18/2020
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Leveraged ETFs That Have Gained More Than 80% at Halfway Q2
- After a brutal first quarter, U.S. stocks strongly rebounded on an unprecedented fiscal and monetary stimulus, progress in the development of a coronavirus vaccine or treatment as well as optimism over the reopening of the economy.
- 05/20/2020
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6 Leveraged ETFs Up At Least 25% Last Week
- Oil, tech and biotech caused a rally in the leveraged ETF space last week.
- 05/11/2020
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"The bottom is here" for the housing market: Zillow Economist
- Zillow forecasts that home sales may fall as much as 60% through the end of this year, before rebounding by the end of 2021. Zillow Senior Principal Economist Skylar Olsen joins Seana Smith to discuss.
- 05/04/2020
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USO, UCO, LABU and ITB among weekly ETF movers
- Gainers: Direxion Homebuild & Suppliers Bull 3X (NYSEARCA:NAIL) +32.00%.Direxion S&P Biotech Bear 3X (NYSEARCA:LABD) +19.7%.Latin America Bull 3X Direxion (NYSEARCA:LBJ) +18.7%.Microsectors U.
- 05/01/2020
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Leveraged ETFs That More Than Doubled in April
- U.S. stocks came back roaring in April buoyed by unprecedented fiscal and monetary stimulus, progress in the development of a coronavirus vaccine or treatment as well as optimism over the reopening of the economy.
- 05/01/2020
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Mortgage rates sink to all-time low
- 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averages 3.23% in the week ending April 30, down 10 basis points from the previous week, according to the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey.A year ago at this time
- 04/30/2020
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D.R. Horton Earnings Beat Lifts Homebuilder Stocks
- Homebuilding stocks moved higher Tuesday after D.R. Horton reported better-than-expected earnings. Build on momentum with these trading ides.
- 04/29/2020
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U.S. New Home Sales, Before The Coronavirus Lockdowns
- The new home market cap is the product of the number of sales and the average sale price of new homes sold in the U.S., where both component factors have fallen
- 04/29/2020
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Homebuilders see sales perk up in past two weeks - CNBC
- By the fourth week of national social-distancing efforts, home sales shrank 85% from the usual spring pace.In the past two weeks, though, home sales numbers have started to rise, according to John Bur
- 04/27/2020
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Housing To Take A Hit
- Home purchases in March had their biggest decline since November 2015. Some say a crash is inevitable at this point. With this disinflationary shock, inflation-
- 04/27/2020
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Sea Buckthorn Farm Launches Its Complete Omega All Natural Oil Blend
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March's home sales decline is just the beginning, Redfin says
- The view of the housing market for the entire month of March will understate the stalled condition of the market heading into April, Redfin says.Home sales entered the month strong, but then COVID-19
- 04/20/2020
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How Will COVID-19 Lockdowns Hit The Housing Market? It Gets A Little Clearer
- Actual data for U.S. homes sold after the lockdowns began will not be available for a while, and everyone is grappling with preliminary indications of just how
- 04/17/2020
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Mortgage rates hover near all-time lows
- 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averages 3.31% for the week ending April 16, down from 3.33% in the prior week and 4.17% at this time a year ago, according to the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Surve
- 04/16/2020
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Leveraged ETFs That Gained More Than 50% Last Week
- Here are some leveraged equity ETFs that gained more than 50% last week and will continue to do so if the market sentiment remains positive.
- 04/14/2020
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Home sales seen shrinking in 2020: Freddie Mac forecast
- In October Freddie Mac expected 6.1M of new home sales in 2020, on an annualized basis.Now it doesn't see reaching that level until 2021.Freddie reduces its sales forecast to 5.1M homes for this year,
- 04/13/2020
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Leveraged ETFs That Gained More Than 50% Last Week
- The series of developments last week have spurred huge demand for leveraged ETFs as investors seek to register big gains in a shorter span of time.
- 04/13/2020
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Another U.S.-Wide Housing Slump Is Coming
- A U.S. housing crisis is coming and although it won't be anything like the last one, that won't make it any less painful. Even though there has been no rampant
- 04/12/2020
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Mortgage rates take a breather
- 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.33% for the week ending April 9, unchanged from the previous week and down from 4.12% at this time a year ago, according to the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Mark
- 04/09/2020
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Best Performing ETFs Of The Year
- The top ETFs of 2019 surged by more than 50%.
- 04/07/2020
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Mortgage rates fall as market liquidity improves
- 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averages 3.33% for the ending April 2, down from 3.50% in the previous week and 4.08% at this time a year ago, according to the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey.T
- 04/02/2020
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5 Top Leveraged ETFs of Last Week
- These leveraged ETFs gained massively in last week's Wall Street rally.
- 03/30/2020
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Mortgage rates fall after Fed swoops in
- After last week's mini-spike, mortgage rates settle after the Fed takes action to stabilize the market.30-year fixed-rate mortgage averages 3.50% for the week ending March 26, vs. 3.65% a week earlier
- 03/26/2020
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From Bad To Worse For REITs
- There were few places to hide on another punishing week for global equity markets as the coronavirus-related shutdowns continue to wreak havoc on the global fin
- 03/22/2020
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VXX, UVXV, TVIX and REM among weekly ETF movers
- Gainers: VS 2X VIX Short Term (NASDAQ:TVIX) +81.1%.Real Estate Bear 3X Direxion (NYSEARCA:DRV) +78.9%.Financial Bear 3X Direxion (NYSEARCA:FAZ) +60.6%.Ultra VIX Short-Term Fut Proshares (NYSEARCA:UVXY
- 03/20/2020
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Mortgage rates jump amid refinance demand surge
- 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averages 3.65%, up 29 basis points from 3.36% from the prior week, according to the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey.Compares with 4.28% a year ago.“Mortgage rate
- 03/19/2020
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Mortgage rates tick up from all-time low
- 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rate averages 3.36% for the week ending March 12 vs. 3.29% in the previous week and 4.31% a year ago at this time last year, according to the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage M
- 03/12/2020
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U.S. Housing Market In Balance
- Housing costs have been rising faster than overall inflation, but at fairly stable rates of gain. Vacant housing units, both apartments and single-family homes,
- 03/10/2020
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3 Reasons To Put The CatchMark Timber Trust On Your Buying Radar
- CTT owns wood. Lumber futures are untradable. Reason one: Risk-off sends lumber toward the buy-zone. Reason two: Fed rate cuts will cause demand for wood to ris
- 03/10/2020
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How to Go Long on Rate Sensitive Sectors With ETFs
- A rate cut is a boon to rate sensitive and high-yield sectors such as utilities and real estate.
- 03/05/2020
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Mortgage rates drop to all-time low
- 30-year fixed rate mortgage averages 3.29% for the week ending March 5, down from 3.45% in the previous week and 4.41% at this time a year ago, according to the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Sur
- 03/05/2020
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Homebuilders: Rate Cuts Add Fuel To Resurgent Housing Market
- Homebuilders - which helped to power the economy up the wall-of-worry last year - may be a significant beneficiary of the sharp plunge in long-term interest rat
- 03/04/2020
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Housing: Prices Follow Sales, February 2020 Edition
- One of the consistent things I have written about the housing market for going-on 10 years is that interest rates lead sales, and sales, in turn, lead prices. E
- 03/04/2020
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U.S. Housing Market - New Homes Sales And Prices Up
- The U.S. housing market continues to advance with prices rising as are volumes. Mortgage applications have risen and the only concern is affordability. However,
- 03/04/2020
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Financials sink, homebuilders rise after Fed cut
- With the Fed lowering interest rates, bank stocks swoon and homebuilders revive.Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEARCA:XLF) sinks 2.9%, while the iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (BATS:ITB) adva
- 03/03/2020
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Good News Amid Virus Hysteria
- In a move reminiscent of what occurred during the 2014 Ebola scare, U.S. equity markets sold off sharply this week: Investors piled into safe-haven assets given
- 03/01/2020
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Mall REITs: Merger Madness
- Mall meltdown? The bleeding continues for the long-struggling mall REIT sector, which woefully underperformed the REIT average for a fourth straight year in 201
- 02/28/2020
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Mortgage rates continue decline
- 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averages 3.45% for the week ending Feb. 27, down from 3.49% in the previous week and 4.35% at this time a year ago, according to the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Sur
- 02/27/2020
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TECL: Beware Extreme Liquidity, Concentration Risk
- Large technology companies like Apple and Microsoft seem to be in a typical end-of-bubble blow-off top speculative price pattern. This has caused 3X leveraged t
- 02/24/2020
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Existing Home Sales Remain Range Bound; Inventory Remains Tight
- Sales of existing homes fell 1.3 percent in January to a 5.46 million seasonally adjusted annual rate. Sales are still up 9.6 percent from a year ago and have f
- 02/22/2020
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New Home Construction Falls, While Permits Rise In January
- Total housing starts fell to a 1.567 million annual rate from a 1.626 million pace in December, a 3.6 percent fall. For housing permits, total permits rose 9.2
- 02/21/2020
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6 Leveraged ETFs That Gained More Than 25% At Halfway Q1
- These funds will continue to be investors’ darlings provided the sentiments remain bullish.
- 02/20/2020
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6 Leveraged ETFs That Gained More Than 25% at Halfway Q1
- We highlighted six leveraged equity ETFs that piled up more than 25% returns halfway through the first quarter.
- 02/20/2020
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6 Leveraged ETFs That Gained More Than 25% at Halfway Q1
- We highlighted six leveraged equity ETFs that piled up more than 25% returns halfway through the first quarter.
- 02/20/2020
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Mortgage rates hold steady
- 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averages 3.49% for the week ending Feb. 20, up slightly from 3.47% in the previous week and 4.35% at this time a year ago, according to the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Mar
- 02/20/2020
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Housing Starts Are Truly Impressive
- For the past several months, the news from the residential construction sector of the economy has been truly impressive, greatly exceeding forecasts. Winter wea
- 02/20/2020
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Strong Housing Rebound Continues: Recession Risk Receding; Expect H2 YoY GDP Improvement
- Housing permits and starts are long leading indicators. Both total and single-family permits made 10-year highs in January. The three-month moving average of th
- 02/19/2020
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Homebuilders on the rise after housing start beat, TRI Pointe Q4
- With January housing starts falling less than expected, iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (ITB +0.9%) and SPDR Homebuilders ETF (XHB +0.6%) gain.TRI Pointe Group (NYSE:TPH) moves up 5.3% after Q4 res
- 02/19/2020
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Weighing The Week Ahead: Investing In Housing Stocks
- The calendar is modest and the week is only four days. The most important economic reports feature housing news, perhaps focusing attention on the rally in the
- 02/16/2020
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Lumber Is Quietly Rising
- Lumber has not followed crude oil and copper. An industrial commodity for construction. Rates in the U.S. favor new home building. Levels to watch in the lumber
- 02/14/2020
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Mortgage rates generally hold steady
- 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averages 3.47% for the week ending Feb. 13, 2020, up 2 basis points from 3.45% in the previous week, according to the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey.Compares wi
- 02/13/2020
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Sizing Up The 2017-2020 Housing Cliff Hanger
- The best time to size up the collapse in housing that I called almost two years ago will be when it is over - so we can visualize its full extent. Since it is n
- 02/09/2020
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Housing: Part 361 - Homeownership By Age Doesn't Show Much Recovery
- It could be the beginning of a trend, but for ages above 44, homeownership has been pretty flat for a while. The good news is that, within age cohorts, the rate
- 02/07/2020
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Mortgage rates decline for three straight weeks
- 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averages 3.45% for the week ending Feb. 6, 2020, down 6 basis points from 3.51% in the previous week, according to the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey.Compares w
- 02/06/2020
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U.S. Housing - A Good Investment
- U.S. housing prices are rising nicely, stock is in short supply, the homeownership rate is rising - looks good as an investment. The Federal Reserve is unlikely
- 02/04/2020
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Mortgage rate decline continues
- 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averages 3.51% for the week ending Jan. 30, 2020, down from 3.60% in the prior week, according to the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey.Compares with 4.46% a year
- 01/30/2020
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Existing Home Sales Surged In Fourth Quarter Of 2019
- Existing home sales gained strength in the fourth quarter of 2019, with the estimated market capitalization of the existing home market in 49 states for which w
- 01/24/2020
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Trump administration rolls back federal protections for some waterways
- The Environmental Protection Agency today released new federal clean water regulations that will remove many seasonal streams, small waterways and wetlands from federal oversight.Critics say the rollb
- 01/24/2020
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Can 2020 Be the Year for Homebuilder ETFs?
- Homebuilder confidence got a boost in light of last week’s data, which showed that construction starts in the U.S. grew to a 13-year high with 1.61 million starts in December, according to data from the Commerce Department. According to some analysts, the milder-than-expected winter could be a reason for December’s rise in housing starts.
- 01/23/2020
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U.S. homes for sale fall to new low, Zillow says
- The number of U.S. homes for sale fell to 1.49M in December, down 7.5% Y/Y and down 0.7% M/M to the lowest level recorded by Zillow.Meanwhile, the typical home value of $244,054 in the U.S. rose 3.7%
- 01/21/2020
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Lumber Looks Set To Rally - Weyerhaeuser Is A Wooden REIT
- Lumber is heading into the peak season. The trading pattern is bullish because of steady rates at low levels. Levels to watch in lumber futures. Avoid the futur
- 01/21/2020
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Housing BOOM! 2
- Housing is a very important long leading indicator, and it reflects both the consumer and producer sides of the economy. Total housing starts were 1.608 million
- 01/21/2020
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6 Top-Performing Leveraged ETFs Of Last Week
- These are the six best-leveraged equity ETFs of last week that could continue to be investor favorites.
- 01/21/2020
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6 Top-Performing Leveraged ETFs of Last Week
- All the three major indices posted their strongest weekly gains since Aug 30 last year.
- 01/20/2020
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6 Top-Performing Leveraged ETFs of Last Week
- All the three major indices posted their strongest weekly gains since Aug 30 last year.
- 01/20/2020
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Housing: Part 359 - Recent Shifts In Housing May Be Related To GSE Activity
- There has been a bit of a mystery recently in housing markets. For a couple of years, the square footage of new homes has been declining. I think a clue to what
- 01/18/2020
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Homebuilder Sentiment Remains Strong
- Homebuilder sentiment declined in January, but the drop came on the heels of a much stronger-than-expected December. Even with this month's decline, though, ove
- 01/17/2020
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Fed's Bowman sees housing sector strong, even with challenges
- Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman remains optimistic and expects "construction to continue advancing to meet the underlying expansion in housing demand."Recent housing data are encourag
- 01/16/2020
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Mortgage rates hold steady overall
- 30-year fixed-rate mortgage
rate averages 3.65% for the week ending Jan. 16, 2020, up 1 basis point from 3.64% in the previous week, according to the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey.
Compares with 4.45% at this time a year ago.
By all acco
- 01/16/2020
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The Growth Of U.S. New Home Sale Prices
- The rate of growth of new home sale prices in the U.S. has slowed significantly from historical rates. Starting from January 1963, the earliest that monthly dat
- 01/16/2020
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Mortgage Rates Falling Could Have Homebuilder ETFs Rising
- The average rate on a typical 30-year fixed rate mortgage fell to its lowest level since October, which could feed into strength for homebuilder ETFs. According to Mortgage News Daily, the rate fell to 3.69%, which could have prospective home buyers rethinking a real estate purchase in 2020. This fall in rates couples increased buyer sentiment tracked by a monthly survey put out by secondary mortgage market participant Fannie Mae (HPSI).
- 01/08/2020
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Updated S&P Case Shiller Home Price Data
- An updated look at home price changes across the country using the most recent S&P Case Shiller home price indices. The National index rose just 10 basis points
- 01/08/2020
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Lower Interest Rates to Start 2020 Could Help Homebuilder ETFs
- Low interest rates to start 2020 could help give a shot in the arm to homebuilder ETFs in the new year. Lower mortgage rates could continue to give the housing market a much-needed boost, which could translate to more strength for homebuilders. Rising rates, low affordability and rising homebuilder costs due to tariffs have been thorns in the side for the housing market the past couple of years.
- 01/06/2020
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9 Leveraged ETFs That More Than Doubled in 2019
- While this strategy is highly beneficial for short-term traders, it could lead to huge losses compared to traditional funds in the fluctuating or seesawing markets.
- 12/31/2019
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Home Builders Maintain Confidence in Housing Market
- Lower interest rates are injecting more optimism for home builders as they look to the close of 2019 and into 2020. This comes despite the National Association of Home Builders’ monthly confidence index falling one point to 70 in the month of November after October’s number represented a 20-month high. Home builders expect future sales to grow in the next six months, but confidence in near-term prospects for homes currently on the market is lower.
- 11/19/2019
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Top Performing Leveraged ETFs
- We discuss how leveraged and inverse ETFs work and what's hot this year.
- 11/08/2019
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Caterpillar Earnings Miss Keeps Real Estate ETFs at Bay
- Caterpillar disappointed investors in Wednesday’s trading session as the construction equipment manufacturer missed analysts’ expectations for its third-quarter earnings results and lowered its forecast for the rest of the year. This kept ETF investors who were looking for signs of construction strength translating to real estate strength at bay. The company also lowered its full-year earnings per share forecast to a range of $10.59 and $11.09 from $12.06 and $13.06 a share.
- 10/24/2019
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6 Leveraged ETFs That Are Up More Than 15% in September
- September has been kind to the U.S. stock market thanks to another Fed rate cut and positive trade developments that have led to renewed trade of riskier assets.
- 10/01/2019
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With Earnings Season Approaching, Consider Homebuilder ETFs
- The SPDR S&P; Homebuilders ETF (NYSEArca: XHB) is up nearly 34% year-to-date and with earnings season looming, homebuilder ETFs have a chance to extend their 2019 paces. XHB seeks to provide investment ...
- 09/27/2019
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4 Leveraged ETF Areas That Are Up 100% This Year
- As we are about to complete nine months of 2019, these leveraged ETF areas are in focus for having returned more than 100%.
- 09/26/2019
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Institutional Investors Nail Down Homebuilder ETFs
- A confluence of lower mortgage rates and rising affordability could give homebuilder exchange-traded funds (ETFs) the necessary fuel to propel further gains. In particular, the SPDR S&P; Homebuilders ETF ...
- 09/13/2019
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8 High-Flying Leveraged ETFs YTD
- We highlighted eight leveraged equity ETFs that piled up more than 70% returns in the year-to-date time frame.
- 09/11/2019
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5 Leveraged/Inverse ETFs That Gained Double Digits in August
- Investors are rushing to leveraged or inverse leveraged ETFs to increase returns on quick market turns in a short span.
- 09/03/2019
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Low Mortgage Rates Could Shore Up Homebuilder ETFs
- National home prices are beginning to taper off, but low mortgage rates could give the housing sector a boost, which could shore up homebuilder exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Home prices were higher in ...
- 08/27/2019
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Is a Homebuilder Breakout on the Horizon?
- This article was originally published on ETFTrends.com. Homebuilder exchange-traded funds (ETFs) could be on the verge of a breakout. As such, ETFs to watch moving forward include the the iShares US Home Construction ETF (ITB) and SPDR S&P; Homebuilders ETF (XHB) . From a technical perspective, things are also looking on the up and up.
- 08/23/2019
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Caterpillar Earnings Miss Puts Homebuilder ETFs on Watch
- Equipment manufacturer Caterpillar disappointed with its second-quarter earnings on Wednesday, citing the U.S.-China trade wars as the primary reason for higher costs affecting the company’s bottom line. ...
- 07/25/2019
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Will Trump Policies Spell Trouble for Homebuilding ETFs?
- The Trump administration's policies of increased tariffs on steel, aluminum and Canadian lumber as well as tougher immigration rules (especially pertaining to Mexico) could hurt homebuilding ETFs.
- 07/15/2019
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