Jodie Gunzberg

Historically, stocks perform well in the month of December, but that reputation was betrayed in significant fashion in 2018. On a total return basis, which includes paid dividends, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY), the world's largest exchange traded fund, lost 10 percent last month....

Monday was a brutal day for the S&P 500 and the related exchange traded funds, such as the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY). For the second consecutive day, every sector, market capitalization segment (large, mid and small) and investment factor (growth, value, etc.), declined. What Happened...

Oil's price action can have predictable influences among some exchange-traded funds. For example, it is arguably of little value at this point to tell investors that Canada and Russia ETFs are highly sensitive to oil prices. Likewise, the argument in favor of consumer stocks and ETFs in a low...

It is frequently said that copper is the industrial metal with a doctorate in forecasting economic trends – ence the moniker “Dr. Copper.” Conventional wisdom also states that Chinese demand is the primary driving force in the red metal's price action. Investors might be...

More than a few asset classes turned in impressive performances in March. Particularly boffo were commodities and some of the corresponding exchange-traded products. While the likes of the SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) (NYSE: GLD) and the United States Oil Fund LP (ETF) (NYSE: USO) often garner the bulk of...

The heavily traded and much maligned United States Oil Fund LP (ETF) (NYSE: USO), which tracks West Texas Intermediate futures, is up 8.6 percent over the past five days, while U.S. benchmark crude for March delivery is higher by 9.4 percent over the same period. Under any circumstances, those are...

Conventional wisdom dictates that as the U.S. dollar rises, commodities do the opposite. Over the past year, conventional wisdom has held true; the PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish (NYSE: UUP) has climbed 10.7 percent, while the GREENHAVEN Continuous Commodity Indx Fnd (NYSE: GCC) has plunged...

Seasoned commodities investors know that geopolitical events often have profound impacts on oil prices. History is littered with examples of conflicts in major oil-producing countries prompting supply disruptions, which in turn stoke higher prices for oil futures and exchange traded products such...