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Benzinga's ETF Decliners (SOXL, DRN, ERX, FAS)
Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 4:50pm | 250The semiconductor stocks struggled today, and so did the Direxion Daily Semconductor Bull 3X (NYSE: SOXL). Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE: AMD) dropped 5.02% and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) fell 2.35%. SOXL lost 8.72%, and closed at $33.92. Direxion Daily Real Estate Bull 3X (ETF) (NYSE:...
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2010 Fund Performance Period 6
Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 3:54pm | 3836If, after reading the blog content you might have an interest in participation for the mutual fund, please consider reading why this blog exists. [Jan 2008: Reader Pledges Toward Mutual Fund Launch] [May 2008: Frequently Asked Questions] Our story in Barron's [A New Kind of Fund Manager] [...
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Benzinga's Top ETF Decliners (DRN, ERX, TNA, URE)
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 5:14pm | 217The Real estate stocks traded lower today, and so did Direxion Daily Real Estate Bull 3X (ETF) (NYSE: DRN). DRN fell 9.32% as Boston Properties, Inc. (NYSE: BXP) and Simon Property Group, Inc (NYSE: SPG) dropped 3.82% and 3.68% respectively. Direxion Daily Energy Bull 3X Shares(ETF) (NYSE: ERX)...
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Bookkeeping: Weekly Changes to Fund Positions Year 3, Week 45
Monday, June 14, 2010 - 9:31am | 1814Year 3, Week 45 Major Position Changes To see historic weekly fund changes click here OR the label at the bottom of this entry entitled 'fund positions'. Cash: 85.6% (v 84.8% last week) 16 long bias: 10.6% (v 13.1% last week) [Incudes 1 option position] 4 short bias: 3.8% (v 2.1% last week) [...
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Bookkeeping: Closing SL Green Realty (SLG)
Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 3:26pm | 665My timing on REITs has been horrific the past year and a half; I will wipe away the egg on my face yet again and sell SL Green (SLG) on strength here. If the stock moves over $64 it could begin a new leg up but I want to use our +3% days (which now come every 4th or 5th session) to lighten up on...
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Puts Purchased on Digital Realty Trust (DLR)
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 - 10:51am | 164Shares of Digital Realty Trust (NYSE: DLR) are higher on the session by 1.08%, currently trading $60.56. The stock has been a relative outperformer as of late; though the stock cratered during Mid-May, it has come roaring back and is now trading above the 50-day moving average. Protection has been...
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Benzinga's Top ETF Decliners (EDZ, ERY, DRV, FAZ)
Tuesday, June 8, 2010 - 4:40pm | 245Direxion Daily Emerging Markets Bear 3x Shares(ETF) (NYSE: EDZ) traded in the negative territory today, it fell 6.58% and closed at $52.09. Emerging markets bounced today after trading down in three consecutive trading sessions. Direxion Daily Energy Bear 3X Shares(ETF) (NYSE: ERY) is another bear...
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Benzinga's Top ETF Gainers (EDC, ERX, UYM, DRN)
Tuesday, June 8, 2010 - 4:21pm | 245Direxion Daily Emerging Markets Bull 3x Shares(ETF) (NYSE: EDC) closed 5.93% higher, as the MSCI Emerging Markets Index managed to rebound today. Petroleo Brasileiro SA (ADR) (NYSE: PBR) had a pretty good trading session, with an increase of 2.77%. The energy sector traded higher today, along with...
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BioMed Realty Trust to Present at the Jefferies 2010 Global Life Sciences Conference (BMR)
Monday, June 7, 2010 - 4:24pm | 188BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: BMR) announced today that members of its executive management will present at the Jefferies 2010 Global Life Sciences Conference in New York City on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at approximately 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. A live webcast of the presentation will be...
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Top Narrow Based Indexes For June 7 (DLR, KRY, DROOY)
Monday, June 7, 2010 - 2:13pm | 243The markets are moving south again today as the euro has pulled off a four-year low. Till 11:49 am, the Dow Jones Industrial Average had lost 14.73, or 0.15%, to 9,917.24, S&P 500 index had dipped 1.66, or 0.16%, and the NASDAQ had moved down 15.60, or 0.70%. Some of the few narrow based...
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Benzinga's ETF Decliners (DRN, TNA, FAS, URE)
Friday, June 4, 2010 - 1:23pm | 198Direxion Daily Real Estate Bull 3X (ETF) (NYSE: DRN) and ProShares Ultra Real Estate (ETF) (NYSE: URE) are trading down today, along with real estate sector. Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO) trades 3.8% down, and Boston Properties, Inc. (NYSE: BXP) dropped 3.2% so far. Direxion Daily Financial Bull...
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Oppenheimer Reiterates Perform Rating on Digital Realty Trust (DLR)
Thursday, June 3, 2010 - 9:48am | 160Oppenheimer is out with an analyst note this morning that reiterates their Perform rating on shares of Digital Realty Trust (NYSE: DLR); they do not have a price target for the REIT. Oppenheimer cited DLR’s recently announced the acquisition of a five-property data center portfolio of 365 Main....
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2010 Fund Performance Period 5
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 3:30pm | 4279The mutual fund is now on schedule for a late summer.early fall 2010 launch. If, after reading the blog content you might have an interest in participation, please consider reading why this blog exists. [Jan 2008: Reader Pledges Toward Mutual Fund Launch] [May 2008: Frequently Asked Questions]...
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Bookkeeping: More Stop Losses Hitting
Monday, May 17, 2010 - 12:54pm | 666A few more stop losses triggered this morning: Lennar (LEN) and BorgWarner (BWA) Lennar for half the remaining position (I had already taken some off the table earlier for profit) was set at $17.60s. These are being sold at a 3% loss. BorgWarner, about 55% was sold at a stop loss of $38.70; about...
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Bookkeeping: Weekly Changes to Fund Positions Year 3, Week 41
Monday, May 17, 2010 - 8:15am | 2193Year 3, Week 41 Major Position Changes To see historic weekly fund changes click here OR the label at the bottom of this entry entitled 'fund positions'. Cash: 75.0% (v 85.9% last week)20 long bias: 18.2% (v 10.7% last week)4 short bias: 6.8% (v 3.4% last week) [Includes 1 'long dollar' position; 1...