More downside momentum kicked in yesterday, as worries about the progress, or lack thereof, about the U.S. debt ceiling kept traders on edge. Supporting the sour mood were reports from Europe confirming utter confusion about the debt crisis with no clear leadership and/or plans emerging to attack the ever growing problems. Just as last week, many funds have been meandering …
ETFs On The Cutline – Updated through 7/15/2011 – Upcoming Improvements
With the S&P 500 having lost 2.1% during last week’s sell-off, most of the activity around the cutline was to the downside. Even High Yield Bonds (JNK) continued their roller coaster ride, as they now again slipped below the line to -10 from the previous +6 position. Right now, there is simply no stability as far as upside momentum in …
Last Week In Review: ETF News And Blog Posts
In case you missed it, here’s a summary of the ETF topics that I posted to my blog during the week ending on 7/15/2011. Continued global uncertainty, along with questionable economic data, made this past week a losing one for equity ETFs. On the positive side, the metals rallied strongly and helped elevate our core holding PRPFX. My published Cutline …
How should ETFs be used by Retirees and Conservative Investors?
That’s an interesting question indeed, and Seeking Alpha tried to cover some ‘dos’ and ‘don’ts’ via “An ETF Primer for Retirees and Conservative Investors.” Here are some highlights, but I suggest you read the entire article if that topic is of interest to you: Over the past few years, exchange-traded funds have made a big impact on the 80-year-old mutual …
ETF Leaders And Laggards – For The Week Ending 7/15/2011
Here is a quick ETF review of the past week’s winners and losers from my High Volume ETF Master list: Equities got slapped around this past week with the S&P 500 giving back 2.1%. Shining brightly were gold related ETFs along with Natural Gas. As you can see, gold had a super week by adding +3.29% on top of the …
07-15-2011
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2011/07/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-updated-through-7142011/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, July 15, 2011 AGAINST THE WIND The major market ETFs simply faced too many headwinds and, as a result, the S&P 500 lost 2.1% for the week after two weeks of gains. No matter where you looked, the news was …