Corey Williams

Corey Williams is the editor of Sector ETF Trader, an investment advisory service focused on profiting from ETFs and the economic cycle. Under Corey’s leadership, the Sector ETF Trader has become one of the most popular and successful ETF advisories around.

In addition to his groundbreaking service, Corey is the lead contributor to ETF Trading Research, where he shares his insights about ETFs and financial markets on a daily basis. He’s also a regular contributor to the Dynamic Wealth Report and the editor of one the hottest option trading services around – Elite Option Trader.

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Investing In Options: Put Time On Your Side

| May 16, 2016 | 0 Comments
Investing In Options: Put Time On Your Side

As you know, there are four major variables in determining an option’s price – stock price, strike price, time, and volatility. One of the most puzzling aspects of option trading for new option traders is time value premium decay. For instance, I’ve heard from many novice option traders who were shocked to see the value […]

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Butterfly Spread

| March 21, 2016 | 0 Comments
Butterfly Spread

The butterfly spread is a neutral options strategy, also called the long butterfly spread.  A trader profits from a butterfly spread when the underlying stock is stagnant or trades in a tight price range over the life of the spread. A butterfly spread is made up of three options trades at once.  It can be […]

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Investing In An Oil ETF

| February 29, 2016 | 0 Comments
Investing In An Oil ETF

Oil and stocks are moving in lockstep with one another.  And oil is the one in control. If oil prices go up, stocks follow.  If oil prices go down, stocks follow.  If oil has a rare calm day, stocks are flat as well. It has happened time and time again over the last several months. […]

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ETFs With Newmont Mining $NEM Exposure

| February 17, 2016 | 0 Comments
ETFs With Newmont Mining $NEM Exposure

Newmont Mining $NEM is the top performing stock in the S&P 500 over the last month.  I can hear the gold bugs rejoicing. As of this writing, NEM is up more than 35% in the last month and it’s 48% above the 52-week low. Here Are 2 ETFs With Exposure To Newmont Mining… iShares MSCI […]

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Sector ETFs To Buy In January

| January 25, 2016 | 0 Comments
Sector ETFs To Buy In January

Stocks are off to a dreadful start in 2016.  The S&P 500 is down 11% from the 52-week highs.  It’s not even close to the 20% drop needed to be an official bear market. Yet, you can’t read, watch, or listen to anything about the financial markets without hearing about how stocks are headed for […]

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Solar Stocks Are The New Value Stocks

| January 15, 2016 | 0 Comments
Solar Stocks Are The New Value Stocks

First Solar $FSLR was one of the few stocks to start the year on a positive note. The stock was up 8% in the first few days of trading in 2016. The rally was sparked by an upgrade from Goldman Sachs $GS.  The Goldman analyst said the stock could go up 50%. The interesting call […]

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December ETF Fund Flows Benefit Broad Based Stock ETFs

| January 6, 2016 | 0 Comments
December ETF Fund Flows Benefit Broad Based Stock ETFs

The first interest rate hike from the Fed didn’t deter ETF investors from putting money into ETFs that hold US stocks.  The December ETF Fund Flows show the ETFs holding US large cap stocks saw the biggest inflows during the month. Let’s dive into the details of the December ETF fund flows and other sentiment […]

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OPEC Oil Prices Hit Energy ETFs

| December 14, 2015 | 0 Comments
OPEC Oil Prices Hit Energy ETFs

Recently, the members of Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) met.  They decided to continue pumping oil at a record pace and let OPEC oil prices fall as the supply glut widens. The immediate reaction to the decision had a negative impact on oil prices.  The price of a barrel of WTIC crude oil plunged […]

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Gold Miners ETF In Trouble As Gold Prices Fall

| December 2, 2015 | 0 Comments
Gold Miners ETF In Trouble As Gold Prices Fall

Gold prices are below $1,100 per ounce.  That’s a five-year low and right at the price from six years ago. Here’s what a chart of the round trip gold has taken over the last six years. Gold has lost much of its appeal as an investment.  Its status as a store of wealth benefited from […]

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A New Low Cost Stock ETF For 2016

| November 20, 2015 | 0 Comments
A New Low Cost Stock ETF For 2016

I went shopping at Costco $COST the day after Halloween.  As soon as I walked through the door, I was met by the friendly greeter checking to make sure everyone had their membership cards. I was also greeted by massive displays of Christmas decorations.  That can only mean one thing… the holidays are here and […]

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