STOCKCHASE

S&P/TSX 60 Bear+ ETF. Performance of this is indicating that TSX has been going the other way. Not so sure TSX is going to fall off a cliff unless something blindsides us in the next 2-3 months. Not a big fan of the double up on a short in the Canadian market.

2010-10-01

PAST TOP PICK

11.530

Steven Conville

(A Top Pick Dec 18/09. Down 11.71%.)

2010-06-21

WEAK BUY

12.470

John Hood

2 times leverage. You have to be careful in terms of how you follow it. You have to be certain it is tracking the way you want it to. Also see HYG-N, which is leveraged to Canadian dollar.

2010-06-08

WAIT

12.100

Don Vialoux

Historically it makes sense to look for an entry point into this one, but the fundamentals don’t look right. You want to see signs that a sign that a trend is established before going in.

2010-05-31

TOP PICK

13.060

Steven Conville

S&P/TSX 60 Bear+ ETF. Would encourage investors to use a small portion of their portfolio to get a little bit of defensive protection. This is a double short so if you use 2.5% of your portfolio, it would react as if it were 5% of your portfolio. If he is wrong and the market goes roaring, the other 97.5% of your portfolio will cover it. Not a long-term hold.t

2009-12-18

Comment

12.380

Som Seif

This is an inverse ETF and so there is erosion of capital when it re-calibrates.

2009-12-02

BUY

14.320

Mike S. Newton, CIM FCSI

Excellent short-term trade. No more than a week or two. Investors have been begging for a pullback.

2009-10-27

Comment

13.880

S&P/TSX 60 Bear+ E.T.F. This is a “double” levered play and there is erosion to the initial value. If your timing is good you can do very well and this is the secret of this type of ETF. If there were another 10%-12% in the market, he would be into this one.

2009-10-26

PAST TOP PICK

15.020

(A Top Pick Aug 29/08. Down 17.8%.) Beta Pro TSX60 Bear + ETF. After he recommended this, there was a stunning decline in the market and this went up more than 50%. Given his outlook on the market currently, he would be inclined to be heading back into this.

2009-08-13

SELL

18.650

TSX 60 Bear+ ETF. If you own, this will have paid off very well in the last few days. He thinks we are still in a trading range environment and are probably at the lower end of it. He would take profits.

2009-07-09

DON'T BUY

16.070

Benj Gallander

S&P/TSX 60 Bear+ ETF. A way of shorting the TSX 60. It is 2X giving twice the torque. People feel blue chips are more stable but often are hit more percentage wise than the market as a whole. It is somewhat wary of Beta products, as you have to be very nimble in order to make money. Can be very difficult for the average investor.

2009-06-12

Comment

24.600

Double short on the S&P/TSX 60. This is for traders as this can move up or down very quickly. You need to have a good market sense. Doubles are for traders, not for buy and hold. For short-term trade, he believes the market could drop in the next 30 days.

2009-04-07

PAST TOP PICK

26.340

David Burrows

(A Top Pick Jan 18/08. Up 7%.) Very useful to hold through last year. ETF’s are great tools as long as you understand how they work and the risks.

2009-01-07

Comment

33.090

This is a way to protect you against a downfall. This one is a double short. If the market goes down, you double your money. Could be dangerous if you do more than you should. (Consult your financial advisor.)

2008-12-02

PAST TOP PICK

31.640

(A Top Pick Sept 17/09. Up 63%.) (This is a Short Call.) He covered on this one because at this stage he believes there will be a rebound so there is no point to be short anymore. On a very strong rebound he will short again.

2008-10-17

Comment

20.460

Som Seif

HXD-T and HFD-T are for traders. 2X market risk every time you buy them. Very volatile. Would have been a great play while the financial markets where tanking earlier in the year.

2008-09-22

TOP PICK

18.370

This is a Short of the TSX. Essentially a bet that longer-term we are going to see the TSX lower than it is now. For every $1 you put into it, you get 2 times the leverage. This will hedge the risk in most people's portfolios a great deal. No more than 25% of your portfolio.

2008-08-29

TOP PICK

19.730

This gives you double the exposure to the market. If the market goes down 10% this will go up 20%. A nice way of not putting a lot of cash into a position but getting yourself lots of leverage.

2008-07-15

DON'T BUY

16.270

David Burrows

A brave move to step in front of this freight train at this time. Oil has come a long way along with the other energy sources but it’s what is working now.

2008-05-22

Comment

15.660

Gavin Graham

If you think the stock market is going to go down, this would be the one to buy, but if you think the market is going up, this is not the one you want.

2008-05-20

Comment

17.710

This is the Bear ETF. It goes up about twice the percentage rate that the TSX would go down. Essentially, you are shorting the market.

2008-04-21

BUY

21.560

Som Seif

BetaPro S&P/TSX 60 Bear E.T.F (HXD-T) and BetaPro S&P/TSX 60 Bull E.T.F. (HXU-T) are great for short-term trading. This is a leveraged short ETF. When the markets go down, it tries to do the inverse. It uses futures contracts underlying it. Would be little more cautious for long-term trading. For more sophisticated investors.

2008-02-13

TOP PICK

23.750

David Burrows

This is a wonderful tool to help people hedge their portfolios. We are oversold and there could be a bounce, but he would consider adding this now as it could get worse or if there was a bit of a bounce.

2008-01-18

TOP PICK

20.820

Bill Carrigan

This is not a recommendation for individuals who want to go short on the market, but is using it as an insurance product. If you have a balanced portfolio and you are nervous about the market, rather than selling your securities and you have a bit of cash; you can put it in this, no more than 10%. It'll cushion the down side.

2007-11-13

TOP PICK

20.630

HBP 60 bear E.T.F. A special structure. Only as a hedge. Can protect your gains by shorting. Gamble that market will go down. Very bearish approach.

2007-09-17

TOP PICK

21.370

Feels the market is going to retest its lows before there is any sustained move to the upside. For a short-term trade today this will give you twice the exposure to the down side on the TSX60. (Sell it when you retest the lows.)

2007-08-24

TOP PICK

21.060

Bill Carrigan

An "ETF" that operates inversely to the TSX by 2 times. Use it as a hedge. If we are nervous about the market, this will reduce your exposure to the long side. Stop loss at $20.

2007-06-13

DON'T BUY

21.930