ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2012/01/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-01122012/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, January 13, 2012 WAKE-UP CALL MOVES EQUITY ETFS DOWNWARDS Friday the 13th took on a new meaning as a fear of downgrades with Standard and Poor’s issuing 9 sovereign downgrades in Europe. In what could’ve been a much uglier day, …
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 01/12/2012
ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, January 12, 2012 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 10/25/2011 The domestic TTI broke through its long-term trend line generating a Sell for this area effective 8/9/2011. Over the recent past, we’ve seen the …
Europe’s Fragile, But Major Market ETFs Don’t Care
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Once again, major market ETFs ended up in the green despite continuing concerns about Europe. Although not a big day by any means as the S&P 500 only rose 0.23%, we’ve seen significantly lower levels of volatility in the market. Without these large swings that were relatively commonplace in October and November last year, it’s certainly …
Minimal Market Volatility Continues – Wonder What’s Next for Equity ETFs
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] It was quite a flat day to say the least as the S&P 500 nudged up a mere 0.03%. Volatility is still quite low, so it will be a guessing game as to when/if the big drop comes especially with Greece’s fate to be decided soon. While equity ETFs didn’t move all that much, gold hit …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 1/10/2012
With the S&P having risen over 1% during the past week, all Model ETF Portfolios gained as well, but to varying degrees. As can be expected when markets rally, those models with a minimum exposure to bonds will outperform. However, balancing a portfolio in this economic environment is crucial, so that you don’t get clobbered when the markets pull back. …
Major Market ETFs Seem To Forget About Europe
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Despite continuing concerns surrounding Europe, the S&P 500 rose 0.89% while European and Asian indices also posted large gains. Meanwhile, the 10-year Treasury yield went up as did commodity prices. However, the Euro moved very little against the dollar, sticking to $1.28/Euro. The trend of record high deposits at the ECB despite new liquidity measures highlights …