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A 1-Year Analysis of Lumber Prices Vs. Timber ETFs
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The accompanying table [click to enlarge] includes a 1-year analysis for near-month CME Random Length Lumber Futures (LB), Claymore/Clear Global Timber ETF (CUT), iShares S&P Global Timber & Forestry ETF (WOOD), and the S&P 500 ETF (SPY).

The declines were similar for all four – with WOOD + SPY posting identical losses of 38.4% while lumber declined 40.3% and CUT fared the worst with a 51.6% decline. However, WOOD has only been trading since late June, so there is less than six full months of data to analyze.

The profile for CUT includes 27 companies with about one-third based in the U...
By  Mike Havrilla   (+1.04%  risk: conservative)  12/19/08 Comment


YTD Analysis of Lumber Prices Vs. Timber ETFs
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The accompanying table [click to enlarge or download] includes a year-to-date analysis for near-month CME Random Length Lumber Futures (LB), Claymore/Clear Global Timber ETF (CUT), iShares S&P Global Timber & Forestry ETF (WOOD), and the S&P 500 ETF (SPY). The price of lumber has declined the least of all four with a YTD loss of about 33% versus a 46.8% loss for WOOD, a 57.7% loss for CUT, and a loss of 42.8% for SPY. Over the past 12 years, near-month CME Lumber Futures have traded within a range of about $200-$450, which places the current price at key support levels.

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By  Mike Havrilla   (+1.04%  risk: conservative)  11/23/08 Comment


YTD Analysis of Lumber Prices Vs. Timber ETFs
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The accompanying table [click to enlarge or download] includes a year-to-date analysis for near-month CME Random Length Lumber Futures (LB), Claymore/Clear Global Timber ETF (CUT), iShares S&P Global Timber & Forestry ETF (WOOD), and the S&P 500 ETF (SPY). The price of lumber has declined the least of all four with a YTD loss of about 33% versus a 46.8% loss for WOOD, a 57.7% loss for CUT, and a loss of 42.8% for SPY. Over the past 12 years, near-month CME Lumber Futures have traded within a range of about $200-$450, which places the current price at key support levels.

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By  Mike Havrilla   (+1.04%  risk: conservative)  11/23/08 Comment


Week in Review: As Financials Go, So Go Stock Markets
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This post is a guest contribution by Prieur du Plessis, writer of the Investment Postcards from Cape Town blog.

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By  Paul Kedrosky   (-37.74%  risk: moderate)  08/03/08 Comment


Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (July 28 – August 3, 2008)
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As oil prices seesawed through the past week, fresh uncertainty about the outlook for the beleaguered financial sector triggered another wave of volatility in financial markets.

With the exception of Friday, crude prices closed each day with a gain or loss of more than 1%, with US stocks doing likewise as sentiment waxed and waned on the back of a barrage of economic and corporate earnings reports. Economic data were mixed, whereas earnings were mostly better than feared. After all the action, the S&P 500 Index closed the week virtually unchanged, posting a small gain of 0.2%.

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By  StraightStocks   (-6.57%  risk: moderate)  08/03/08 Comment



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