So you identified an up trend in a sector/country ETF and reviewed the momentum figures in the StatSheet to select a suitable candidate for your investment portfolio. What else do you need to do before placing your order? You need to check the average volume figures especially if you are investing larger sums of money. In my advisor practice, this …
How Many Positions Should You Have?
As a follow up to yesterday’s post “When Should You Take Your Profits?” reader Dave had this question: You have covered well the decision-making that goes in profit-taking and what I call “loss-reduction”. What I am uncertain about is the number of positions one should hold at one time? Does it differ if you have a mixture of ETFs and …
When Should You Take Profits?
Reader Steve is still unclear about an important part of Trend Tracking, namely when to take profits. He writes as follows: Thanks again for your great blog and newsletter. You have really helped me improve my trading (and the way I look at markets). I have appreciated you reviewing your entry and exit strategies. I do have one question. When …
Sunday Musings: Rubbing Me The Wrong Way
I get a lot of e-mails and comments about my articles and weekly updates. I find most of them constructive, but once in a while I get a real winner. This was the case yesterday, when reader Doug had this to say: I was disappointed in your facetious comment in the second paragraph under MIXED BAG, regarding the CPI numbers. …
Portfolio Anxiety
While we all enjoy the incredible benefits that technology has brought us over the past few years, there have been some disadvantages especially when it comes to handling your portfolio. Sure, instant access to all information anywhere, e-mail, the internet and customized tracking of your investments have made a mostly positive difference in all of our lives. However, there have …
No Load Fund/ETF Tracker updated through 6/12/2008
My latest No Load Fund/ETF Tracker has been posted at:http://www.successful-investment.com/newsletter-archive.phpA volatile week left the major indexes with only minor changes. Our Trend Tracking Index (TTI) for domestic funds/ETFs has moved lower and now remains -0.08% below its long-term trend line (red). The international index dropped as well and now remains -5.65% below its own trend line, keeping us on the …