Market Insights

Israeli Equities: Judicial Reform’s Impact on Markets & Outlook

May 17, 2023

Israeli equities underperform as judicial reform proposes to hang over markets and economic outlook. Israeli stocks, as defined by the BlueStar® Israel Global Index...

Global Cyber Security Market Outlook

May 2, 2023

The cybersecurity industry has been growing rapidly over the past few years, driven by the increasing frequency and sophistication of cyber threats and the...

Nuclear Power and Commercial Maritime Shipping

April 26, 2023

Alternative fuels, such as hydrogen and methanol, are a promising path for emissions-free shipping. However, there are challenges in the production of alternative fuels...

Waking a Sleeping Giant: Silver Market Outlook

April 26, 2023

The Federal Reserve Board is approaching a point where it has stopped rate hikes in the past, a positive real fed-funds rate. February CPI...

Innovation to Drive a Cleaner Shipping Industry

March 20, 2023

Green fuels will be a solution for eliminating emissions when the next generations of ships hit the water, but until then shipowners need solutions...

What Early Access Video Games Reveal for Gaming Tech Market

March 9, 2023

The most important video game industry theme for the next year is simple. The incredible amount of upcoming game releases. The video game...

The Case For Methanol As A Future Fuel

February 16, 2023

There is an ongoing dilemma in the international shipping community: which renewable fuel solution holds the key to the industry’s green future? Focus has...

The Investment in Maritime Hydrogen Is Gaining Momentum

January 23, 2023

Developing zero-emission maritime shipping solutions has become a hot topic because it could decarbonize a critical global supply chain input. Maritime transport is the...

Shipping Alliance Says NO To Fossil Fuel-Powered Fleets By 2040

December 15, 2022

ETFMG Breakwave Sea Decarbonization Tech ETF (BSEA) provides investor access to a diversified set of global companies that develop technologies, manufacture equipment or provide services...

Silver: Investors Ignoring the Supply-Demand Imbalance?

December 2, 2022

Silver and silver mining stocks have not been spared by the looming macro headwinds that have weighed on equity and fixed-income markets. Higher rates...

The Offshore Wind Boom

November 22, 2022

ETFMG Breakwave Sea Decarbonization Tech ETF (BSEA) provides investor access to a diversified set of global companies that develop technologies, manufacture equipment or provide services...

Attractive Opportunity in Short-term Bonds

November 1, 2022

This year’s sharp rise in treasury yields creates an attractive opportunity in short-term bonds heading into 2023 as the Fed slows the pace of...

Cannabis Industry Update

September 12, 2022

United States Update: Oct 6, 2022: President Joe Biden announced pardons for thousands convicted of federal marijuana possession, urged governors to do the same...

Global Cyber Attacks: Severity, Growth, and a Call for Cybersecurity

July 18, 2022

Cybersecurity companies are the premier solution for cybersecurity threats that continue to grow in number and monetary severity. The workforce available today is not...

Here’s What to Expect this Summer in Travel & Tourism

June 13, 2022

According to Hopper’s Summer 2022 Travel Guide, more than half of Americans plan to travel for pleasure this summer, indicating that they are eager...

You Should Expect a Housing Boom this Summer: Here’s Why

June 6, 2022

We are currently in the midst of one of the strongest housing markets the country has ever seen. Home prices have appreciated by 20.6%...

Inflation Can Persist as Demand Declines

June 3, 2022

Typically, inflation stems from an overheating economy where companies are expanding rapidly to meet expected sustained growth of demand. Too many companies in the...

Blockchain, NFTs, Cryptocurrency and the Metaverse

May 31, 2022

The Real Investment Opportunity Behind Blockchain, NFTs, Cryptocurrency and the Metaverse Thesis: Cyber security, mobile payments, video game technology, and global cloud computing will...

Dry Bulk Shipping Report: May 10, 2022

May 11, 2022

Dry Bulk Shipping: Bi-Weekly Report Dry Bulk Defies Global Market Rout The Capesize market has finally shown signs of strength, with spot rates doubling...

ETF 101: The Basics

May 11, 2022

What is an Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)? An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a single security that provides exposure to a basket of underlying securities, like...

Update on the Fed and Job Market

May 6, 2022

Latest on the Fed (as of 5/4) Expectations are for the Fed to raise short-term rates by 0.50% and announce an aggressive path for...

Video Game Industry: Q1 2022 Market Review

April 26, 2022

The “marathon of growth” global video game industry has briefly slowed down to grab a drink of water. According to EE Fund Management’s mosaic...

Light Up Your Portfolio: 420 Cannabis Market Outlook

April 18, 2022

Federal Regulation Updates The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (the “MORE Act”) on April 1, voting 220-204....

Cannabis Investing 101

April 18, 2022

With support for cannabis legalization at an all-time high and cannabis stock prices hovering around 52-week lows, many investors have been considering whether to...

Russia-Ukraine Conflict: The Time for Cyber Security is Now

April 6, 2022

As tensions soar amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, many experts consider the threat of cyber attacks to be imminent. Cyber attacks on businesses and government...

The Fed: What to Expect and How to React

March 24, 2022

The yield curve will continue to flatten and invert as investors come to grips with the reality of aggressive Fed tightening and slowing economic...

Travel Trends of 2022

March 10, 2022

The Travel & Tourism sector was ravaged by COVID-19 concerns, mandated lock-downs, and international mobility restrictions. In 2020, the global Travel & Tourism industry...

The Future of Real Estate Tech

January 26, 2022

For many people, purchasing a home is one of the biggest decisions and transforming events of a person’s life. It is also one of...

Fed to Announce Policy Decisions

January 26, 2022

This afternoon, the Fed will announce its latest policy decisions. It seems everyone agrees that there is little the Fed can do to bring...

Video Game Tech Industry 2021 Review

January 25, 2022

2021 Game Tech Industry Review The video game industry flourished in 2021, despite new headwinds created by the pandemic. Supply chain issues and the...

Expert Insight on Today’s Fed Meeting

November 2, 2021

The Fed has cried wolf as it relates to tapering their bond purchases, but this time we believe we will finally hear detailed plans...

Inflation and the Fed

October 25, 2021

The Fed is stuck between a rock and a hard place. They are responsible for maintaining stable prices and yet are somewhat powerless to...

Treasuries in a ‘Bubble’

August 9, 2021

I would think most bond investors see treasuries as in a bubble. Even the lowest inflation predictions are higher than the current 1.28% yield...

Huge Miss on Jobs

May 7, 2021

Only 266,000 jobs were created last month instead of the million expected for the second largest miss in history (March 2020 being the worst)....

Travel Sector’s “Shot in the Arm”

May 4, 2021

The travel sector, largely decimated in 2020 by the global pandemic, has gotten a proverbial “shot in the arm” so far in 2021 resulting...

Unprecedented Times Yield Extraordinary Innovations

May 4, 2021

Think back to the “space race” in the latter half of the 20th century. A plethora of new technologies were necessary in order to...

The Future of Gaming Has Arrived

May 3, 2021

Lockdown measures catapulted the U.S. video games market to record level spending in 20201 and thrust video gaming consoles into the center of hundreds...

An Update on Cannabis Adoption in the U.S.

April 20, 2021

With more states considering legalizing cannabis, combined with the future uptick in sales from states such as New York and New Jersey that have...

Comments on Today’s Economic Data

April 15, 2021

We are transitioning from “expectations” of a strong economic impact from the combinations of a high savings rate and pent up consumer demand to...

Powered by AI

April 5, 2021

AIEQ is the first US Equity ETF to utilize AI (artificial intelligence) throughout its investment process. It was first-to-market with IBM Watson combining structured...

A New Age for Cybersecurity

April 2, 2021

Large scale cyber-attacks (Equifax, Sony, Target, etc.) continue to represent one of the most significant threats to our society. The recent cyber-attacks on both...

Recovery Mode

April 1, 2021

BDRY is the first and only freight futures ETP exclusively focused on dry bulk shipping. This segment of the global transport industry involves the...

New York Passes Bill to Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis

March 31, 2021

Following the script in more than a dozen other states, and after years of advocacy and several failed attempts, New York lawmakers have legalized...

Smart, Sustainable Investing

February 26, 2021

While not as new of a concept as many investors believe, environmental, social, and governance investing — also known as ESG investing — continues...

Invest in the Travel Rebound

February 24, 2021

The Travel and Leisure market has been one of the most negatively affected markets over the past year, accounting for 39% of all jobs...

2020 Silver Recap

February 8, 2021

SILJ: +33.46%* in 2020 Commodities were one of the only major asset classes that had not participated in the 11-year bull market leading up...

2020 Cyber Security Recap

February 3, 2021

HACK: +40.83%* in 2020 Although cyber security headlines were probably not top of mind for all given 2020’s news cycle, this did not slow down...

Your Monthly Thematic Roundup: 2/2/21

February 2, 2021

Your Monthly Thematic Roundup: Vol. 01 | 2/2/21 Top 2020 performers and a “Cinderella Story” to start off the new year. #3: Israeli Tech...

Vaccines and the Fed

December 14, 2020

We expect the Federal Reserve to stay very dovish. Despite the promise of a better tomorrow with vaccines rapidly being deployed across the country,...

ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF (MJ®) Exceeds $1 Billion in AUM

December 9, 2020

ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF (MJ®) Exceeds $1 Billion in Assets Under Management SUMMIT, N.J. – (December 9, 2020) – Leading thematic ETF issuer, ETF Managers...

Employment Stalls

December 4, 2020

Spreading shutdowns following the spreading virus caused employment gains to take a pause. While normally 245,000 jobs in November would be something to cheer...

A Cannabis Infused Thanksgiving: ETFMG | MJ and JeffThe420Chef

November 19, 2020

Join Bryan Masucci from ETFMG and JeffThe420Chef in the kitchen as they prepare an infused Thanksgiving meal! You must be 21 years of...

COVID-19 Fatigue Cause Analysts to Be Steadfastly Pessimistic

November 6, 2020

The jobs report continues a string of better than expected economic data. 638k new jobs were reported for October while only 580k were expected....

ETFMG’s first ETF, SILJ, Surpasses $300M AUM Milestone

July 21, 2020

SUMMIT, N.J.–(ETF Managers Group LLC (“ETFMG”), a leading thematic ETF issuer, announces that the first thematic product brought to market by the issuer, the...

ETFMG Adds Biotech to their Thematic ETF Lineup with GERM

June 18, 2020

SUMMIT, N.J.–(June 18, 2020) — ETFMG, a leading thematic ETF issuer, announced today the launch of its latest innovative exchange traded fund, the ETFMG...

More Job Losses Are More Lives Saved

May 8, 2020

The mind boggling loss of jobs last month was not caused by an economy out over its skis in need of a correction, but...

ETFMG Extends Sponsorship of UFC Heavyweight Alexey Oleynik

May 7, 2020

ETFMG Extends Sponsorship of UFC Veteran Heavyweight Alexey Oleynik SUMMIT, N.J., May 7, 2020 — ETF Managers Group (ETFMG), an industry leader in bringing innovative...

20 Moments in Cannabis Innovation

April 20, 2020

About four years ago, given the changes that were occurring in the cannabis industry, ETFMG and its partners thought it made sense to bring...

ETFMG & Wedbush Collaborate on Cloud ETF

April 7, 2020

ETFMG and Wedbush Collaborate on Pure-Play Global Cloud Computing ETF: IVES SUMMIT, N.J.–(April 7, 2020) – ETFMG, leading thematic ETF issuer, in collaboration with...

Michael Pachter on Bloomberg Radio 3/31/20

March 31, 2020

Video Game Tech Expert, Michael Pachter, discusses the GAMR ETF and video game technology sector on Bloomberg Radio (Originally aired: 3/31/20). The Wedbush ETFMG Video...

A Message on COVID-19 from ETFMG

March 25, 2020

With the safety and well-being of our community foremost in mind, we are diligently assessing the evolving nature of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Rest assured that...

Index Provider Postpones Rebalance: IPAY, HACK, SILJ, GAMR

March 18, 2020

ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF (IPAY) ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF (HACK) ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF (SILJ) ETFMG Video Game Tech ETF (GAMR)...

Is AI a Double-Edged Sword for Cyber Security?

January 31, 2020

Could AI, or artificial intelligence, be a double-edged sword in regard to cyber security? Also called “machine learning,” AI can be used to learn,...

Will the Coronavirus Make the Fed Sick?

January 27, 2020

As seen in Bond Buyer. Continued uncertainty regarding the life cycle of the new coronavirus contagion is flattening the yield as a flight to...

Wars Aren’t Only Fought on the Ground

January 21, 2020

If you have been watching the news recently, you probably are well aware about the conflict in Iran. This is a good reminder for...

2020 Predictions on Data Theft

December 19, 2019

2018 was a year with record-setting numbers in regard to data breaches and the exposure of consumer records. By mid-2019, numbers were on track...

Data Protection is Changing How Companies Operate

December 11, 2019

Twitter recently launched a new site, which will now serve as a hub for the company’s privacy and data protection efforts. The site, which...

Companies That Stop Cyber Crimes are in High Demand

November 26, 2019

As cybercrimes continue to grow across the globe, there is a much bigger need for ways to deal with them. MarketsandMarkets has forecasted that...

Cybercrime on the Rise

November 15, 2019

As far as crimes go, cybercrime is not the most costly or expensive. Other crimes, such as government corruption and narcotics trafficking hold that...

Top Signs You Are About to Be Hacked

October 28, 2019

Have you ever been worried that you are going to get hacked? Here are some of the top signs to look out for: You...

Repo Crisis Continues

October 23, 2019

The Fed is still supplying an incredible $200 billion of short term financing to repo markets. The Fed plans on printing money in order...

Signs Your Computer Has a Virus

October 10, 2019

What is a computer virus? Basically, it’s a program that you did not install onto your machine. It can spread itself from one computer...

5 Cyberthreats and Technologies That Need to Die

October 1, 2019

None of the cyber threats mentioned below are new; in fact, many of these tech maladies have been around and have persisted for decades....

New Developments in Payments Technology: Tokenization

September 27, 2019

The global tokenization market is expected to rise to an estimated value of USD 4495.79 million by 2026, with a CAGR of 22.45% in...

House Takes Step Toward Federal Validation of Marijuana

September 26, 2019

House Takes First Step Toward Federal Validation of the Marijuana Industry: Votes 321 to 103 to Pass the SAFE Banking Act In a showing...

Fed Can’t Fix Repo Market by Printing Money

September 25, 2019

bondbonAs seen in Bond Buyer. On Tuesday, the New York Fed provided only $30 billion of 14 day financing despite more than $60 billion...

6 Cybersecurity Technologies: Good, Bad and Ugly

September 18, 2019

The entire tech industry is forever changing, and if you are aware of the security side of this, you can easily see how bad...

Release Excess Reserves to Save Repo

September 18, 2019

Excess reserves are nearly $1.4 trillion and yet the Fed needed to inject $53 billion to bring overnight repo rates down from a high...

Penny Arcade Hits 15 Year Milestone

September 13, 2019

Penny Arcade (PAX) started in 2004 in Bellevue, Washington born of a desire by webcomic authors Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik to hold a...

Investing in the Cannabis Ecosystem

August 15, 2019

On December 7th, 2018, Altria (NYSE: MO), one of the oldest and largest tobacco companies worldwide, announced their intent to purchase a $2.4 billion...

Inflation Isn’t Dead Yet

August 13, 2019

Core CPI was higher than expected at +0.3% for July and 2.2% year over year. Inflation expectations have taken a nose dive according to...

How to Invest in the eSports Revolution

August 7, 2019

16-year-old Kyle ‘Bugha’ Giersdorf from Pennsylvania celebrates winning the Fortnite World Cup1 Fortnite, the free-to-play, multi-faceted online video game, has taken the gaming world...

Small Cap Silver Miners Continue to Rally

August 5, 2019

Over the last 2 months since the end of May, precious metals have performed well. The ETFMG Prime Junior Silver ETF (SILJ) has outperformed...

Collateral for Excess Reserves

July 23, 2019

As featured in Bond Buyer. The minutes from the June 18-19 Fed meeting show that the Fed is considering allowing banks to use collateral,...

Imagine Libra as an ETF

July 19, 2019

There is a lot of confusion over Facebook’s proposed electronic currency, Libra, because, well…it is confusing. No one, not even Facebook, is sure of...

ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF (MJ) Declares Quarterly Dividend

June 28, 2019

ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF (MJ) Declares Quarterly Dividend SUMMIT, N.J.–(Friday, June 28, 2019) – MJ, The ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF (NYSE Arca: MJ) has...

Sam Masucci on TD Ameritrade Network 6/25/19

June 25, 2019

ETFMG x SALT 2019 Recap

May 25, 2019

SALT is a global thought leadership forum and capital introduction platform encompassing finance, technology and geopolitics. SALT connects investment capital with intellectual capital. SALT...