On several occasions, I have posted about the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) as having been the biggest losing ETF of the past few years. It recently broke its long-term trend line to the upside by +3.48%, while its momentum numbers have improved and are showing the following results: 4-wk: +8.45% 8-wk: +12.76% 12-wk: +14.71% YTD: -0.42% Performance for …
ETFs On The Cutline – Updated through 6/3/2011
With the market bulls getting the sledgehammer treatment last week, there obviously was more weakness than strength in the most current ETF Cutline report. As I mentioned before, when domestic markets succumb to bearish forces, at times selected county ETFs buck the trend and move higher, or at least hold their ground. That was the case last week as the …
Last Week’s Lessons: ETF News And Blog Posts
In case you missed it, here’s a summary of the topics that I posted to my blog during week ending on 6/3/2011. The markets took a beating with the major indexes ending up closing the week at their lows, which could signal more weakness ahead. My published Cutline tables and Model ETF Portfolios can give you an assist by indentifying …
ETFs Are Moving Into The 401k Arena
The WSJ (subscription required) reports in “Schwab’s Bold Bet on ETFs” that the brokerage firm soon would offer 401(k) retirement plans solely stuffed with ETFs—and let investors trade them without charge: ETFs, which typically carry low fees and trade like stocks on exchanges, have exploded in popularity, a rare source of growth in the otherwise stagnant mutual-fund industry. ETFs now …
ETF Leaders And Laggards – For The Week Ending 6/3/2011
Here are this past week’s top 5 winners and losers from my High Volume ETF Master List: With the domestic markets having sold off sharply, some of the country ETFs bucked the trend and headed higher. To a lesser degree this is also reflected in the broadly based VWO, which gained +0.48% as opposed to the SPY’s loss of -2.31%. …
Reader Q & A: Which ETF Model Portfolio Is Right For Me?
Several readers emailed recently trying to determine which one of the six ETF model portfolios might be right for them. Chuck’s message is very typical. Here’s what he had to say: I am ready to invest in one of the six model ETF portfolios that you are suggesting. Last week I favored #1 Trend Tracking. After reading your post last …