On Wednesday, Global X expanded its lineup of ETFs with the launch on the NYSE of two new funds. Both the MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call ETF (MLPD) and the S&P 500 Quality Dividend Covered Call ETF (QDCC) use covered call strategies. “During volatile markets, elevated premiums can make covered call strategies especially appealing [...]...

This weekly update tracks some of the largest cryptocurrencies by market share: bitcoin and ether. We’ve also included XRP, as it was one of the largest cryptocurrencies when this series began. According to Wikipedia, a cryptocurrency is “a digital asset designed to work as a medium of exchange that uses cryptography to secure its transactions, to [...]...

The Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) is higher by 7.6% year to date. That’s good news. Yet year to date, the performance of the famed “Magnificent Seven” hasn’t been linear. Some of those stocks are up, while others are lagging. That underscores the difficulties in stock-picking while highlighting the benefits of ETFs like the Invesco QQQ Trust [...] The post...

China’s stock market rally could be in its early stages, giving traders plenty of time to ride the momentum wave using leveraged exchange traded funds (ETFs) like the Direxion Daily CSI 300 CHN A Share Bull 2X ETF (CHAU) and the Direxion Daily FTSE China Bull 3X ETF (YINN). Per a Markets Insider report, at [...] The post China’s Rally Could Have More...

Bitcoin is just a few weeks removed from its quadrennial halving. And the expected price surge hasn’t materialized yet. But there are other avenues through which cryptocurrency could benefit in a post-halving landscape. Those include leveraging the supply-dampening halving to increase usage of renewable energy. With the halving cutting the rewards accrued...

The higher-for-longer interest rate narrative continues to play out as the U.S. Federal Reserve opted to once again keep rates unchanged. Rather than wait for interest rate cuts, some companies are opting to simply offload debt, which could be a boon for corporate bonds. Jettisoning debt now, especially debt accumulated with high rates, can help [...]...