I had some email exchanges with reader Bob, who responded with the ultimate question. Here’s what he had to say: I am using a 7% trailing stop for all ETF’s. So far, none have hit the execution point. The one issue I am struggling with is when to take a profit. For example, I have MDY up 25% and IVV …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker For Friday, May 6, 2011
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2011/05/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-updated-through-552011/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, May 6, 2011 WHACKING THE BULLS After last week’s strong rally, it was time for the bears to show some muscle and pull the major indexes back into reality territory. After 4 days of selling, euphoria about today’s better than …
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker – Updated Through 5/5/2011
ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, May 5, 2011 If you are not familiar with some of the terminology used, please see the Glossary of Terms. 1. DOMESTIC EQUITY MUTUAL FUNDS/ETFs: BUY— since 6/3/2009 As announced via a blog post, on 6/2/2009, the TTI triggered a buy signal with an effective date of 6/3/2009. We will use the 7% trailing …
Oil ETFs Suffer From Demand Fear
Crude oil took a steep dive today and closed below the $100 level for the first time since the middle of March. USO, the ETF equivalent, lost 9.11% for the day. The entire commodity index followed suit with DBC dropping 6.7%, while gold (GLD) and silver (SLV) gave back 2.88% and 11.89% respectively. The dollar was the beneficiary and gained …
High Volume ETFs On The Cutline – Updated Through 5/4/2011
Here’s the latest update of the High Volume only ETFs, which are hovering slightly below and above their cutline (trend line). High Volume (HV) ETFs are defined as those with an average daily volume of $10 million or higher. These ETFs are generated from my selected list of 90 that I use in my advisor practice. It cuts out the …
Precious Metal ETFs: Higher Or Lower Prices Ahead?
That is the question, especially after silver got hammered pretty hard over the past few trading days. The simple answer is that it depends on who you ask. For some thoughts, let’s listen in to the WSJ’s “Steep Drop Tarnishes Bog Bets On Silver” (subscription required): Silver prices plunged, suffering their worst one-day drop in dollar terms in three decades, …