[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Note: Gold and oil prices in above chart reflect the evening session One of the most frequently asked questions I have received since the beginning of our Domestic Sell Signal, which was effective 8/9/11, is why I don’t recommend using inverse ETFs, such as SH for the S&P 500, to take advantage of bear market conditions. …
Stumbling Into October—Major Market ETFs Retreat Sharply
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The major market ETFs took it on the chin today in what appears to be a continuation of last week’s selloff. The S&P 500 ended up closing below its trading band that I discussed last Tuesday. I featured the S&P 500 chart below, which now clearly shows the downside breakout: Today’s weakness pushed stocks to their …
Last Week In Review: ETF News And Blog Posts To 10/2/2011
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 10/2/2011. More downside momentum finally pushed our Domestic Trend Tracking Index (TTI) further into bear market territory. Europe and its multitude of debt solutions, most of them band aid approaches, will remain on the agenda …
The Big Picture: A Video Interview With Gary Shilling
Hat tip goes to Mish at Global Economics for the link to an interesting video interview with economist Gary Shilling. Gary discusses deleveraging and the dangers of ongoing deflation, along with what he expect to happen in the markets. I agree with his findings and views, especially my recurring theme of downside risk being far greater than upside potential. Take …
ETF Leaders And Laggards – For The Week Ending 9/30/2011
Here is a quick ETF review of the past week’s winners and losers from my High Volume ETF Master list: More downside momentum kicked in this week, as the markets closed out a bad month and the worst quarter since the 2008-09 meltdown. New Leaders have emerged, but one look at the M-Index rankings shows that even a blind squirrel …
09-30-2011
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For Friday, September 30, 2011 ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2011/09/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-9292011/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, September 30, 2011 DEEPER INTO BEAR MARKET TERRITORY The month is over and so is a horrific quarter. Equities have now dropped for five months in a row, as the …