You’d think that after losing over half its value, the S&P 500 would be cheap. But you would be wrong, too, just by thinking that thought.
The Dow can drop for a ton of reasons – from business conditions deteriorating to the VIX rallying higher – both of which I’ve discussed before.
‘Contango’ has become a buzzword of late. But Matt Weinschenk says you must be careful how you position yourself to profit in the oil market. The most popular oil sector ETFs (USO, OIL) actually suffer in today’s market conditions. Matt says the United States 12 Month Oil Fund (NYSE:USL) is a much better way of maximising the return on your oil investments.
Latest data from the housing market shows that the misery is set to continue for a while yet. But Christian Hill says investors can still make money by shorting two real estate specific ETFs (IYR, VNQ). A more speculative play is the UltraShort Real Estate ProShares (NYSE:SRS) inverse ETF.
Many think that inflation will kill the dollar in the year ahead as the government and Federal Reserve create trillions of new dollars out of thin air.
I’m happy to turn the page on 2008. We had a great streak of profitable trades in Strategic Short Report, but it still was a stressful, painful year to be an investor. Even if you’re far more patient and disciplined than most investors, you still were punished in 2008.
With over a trillion dollars in bank losses and foreclosures, bankruptcies, and unemployment all ticking higher by the day, you can be sure that the stock market should head down… over the long-term. But over the short-term, anything can happen…
The battle between inflation and deflation is the most important thing for investors to watch right now, says Adam Lass. Fears of falling prices are rife in Washington today. But the inflation cycle will come around again soon, especially with all the new money being pumped into the economy by the Fed. Adam says that’s why investors should buy the PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bearish ETF (NYSE:UDN).
Oil prices could fall as low as $20 a barrel in early 2009, says Jason Simpkins. But don’t expect these low prices to last long. Dwindling investment will prompt a longer-term supply crunch, which will send crude to new record highs. Jason gives seven ways to profit from this coming spike.
There’s a fine line between a stimulated economy and a destroyed currency, says Adam Lass. And the world’s central bankers are in a race to the bottom. Japan’s latest rate cut has given the US dollar a short-term lift versus the yen. But the greenback will soon plummet again. Adam says investors should take up a short dollar/long gold position for 20-30% gains in the coming months.