[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] It’s been a tough week for equity ETFs so far as the situation in European begins to nosedive. The S&P 500 dropped 2.21% while European and Asian indices also took a hit. And for the third straight day, investors headed for U.S. government securities as the 10-year U.S. Treasury fell to yield 1.88%. Meanwhile, the dollar …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 11/22/2011
Since last week’s report, the S&P 500 took a pounding at the rate of -5.56%, and our portfolios retreated as well, but to far lesser degree due to only limited equity exposure. Monday’s drop triggered our 7% trailing sell stop for VTI, and the positions were liquidated on Tuesday morning. All ETF model portfolios with VTI holdings were affected. Weakness …
No Major ETF Movements, But Still a Negative Outlook
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Markets finished moderately to the downside as the S&P 500 finished down 0.41% in a less volatile trading session. The dollar remained steady at $1.35/Euro, while commodities didn’t fluctuate much. Also, the VIX dropped 2.86% to 31.97. However, the closing numbers don’t do justice to intra-day volatility. Our trailing sell stop in VTI was triggered after …
Perhaps the Start of a Rough Week for Equity ETFs
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The week started off rocky as European fears set in, pulling the S&P 500 down 1.86%. Europe indices took an even harder hit with the DAX down 3.35% and the CAC 40 dipping 3.41%. In government bonds, the 10-year Treasury fell 2.49% to 1.96 as investors sought safety. Nevertheless, the dollar was unchanged versus the Euro, …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 11/18/2011
Below are the latest ETF Cutline reports, which show how far above or below their respective long-term trend lines (39 week SMA) my currently tracked ETFs are positioned. The first report covers the ETF Master List from Thursday’s StatSheet and includes 397 ETFs, of which currently 45 of them are hovering in bullish territory. The second report includes only High …
Last Week In Review: ETF News And Blog Posts To 11/20/2011
In case you missed it, here’s a summary of the ETF topics and market reviews I posted to my blog during the week ending on 11/20/2011. Europe’s lack of progress to solve its debt issues affected the global markets, and the S&P 500 surrendered some 3.8% last week. Judging by the daily news announcements, things seem to be worsening as …