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 4/8/2012.
Again, last Monday provided the fireworks, after which we went downhill during the next four trading days.
Contributing to the decline of the major market ETFs during this Holiday shortened week were the notes of the FOMC meeting essentially downplaying the need for any more stimulus efforts by the Fed.
That pulled the rug out from any upward momentum; no surprise there as we have been living with rallies supported by QE efforts during 2010 and 2011. No one has any idea where the market indexes would level out at without support from the Fed.
Friday’s unemployment report came in way under expectations, and the futures market quickly dropped over 1%. We will see how this disappointment will affect the indexes on Monday when trading resumes.
Actually, in Wall Street’s perverse way of thinking, this could be good news for stocks as it brings the possibility of further Fed easing back into play again. Go figure…
This week, we covered the following:
US, Japan Stocks Look Good From Valuation And Growth Perspective
Looking For ETF Investment Opportunities As The Markets Experience A Pull-Back?
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For Friday, April 6, 2012
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 4/5/2012
US Stocks End Mixed; VXX Rallies On Fear, EWO Tanks
Equity ETFs Retreat Over Europe Worries; VXX Jumps, GDXJ Lags
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 4/3/2012
Major Market ETFs Retreat On FOMC Minutes; VXX Rises, GAZ Sinks
US Equity ETFs Rally Into The Second Quarter; GAZ Pops, VXX Tanks
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 3/30/2012
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