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 10/14/2012.
The markets did an about face as weakness set in across the board with the S&P 500 giving back some 2.2% over the past week.
It was about time, as index levels had gotten ahead of themselves given underlying economic realities. It seems that even the latest stimulus attempt by the Fed has lost its luster as the S&P 500 has now retreated to pre-QE-3 levels. In other words, the QE market hysteria has come to an end, at least for the time being.
We are now sitting on top of ECB’s Mario Draghi’s OMT stimulus rally from last month, and there is a good chance that this hyped market advance may be taken out as well.
Over past week, we covered the following:
Is IMF Involvement Required For OMT To Kick In?
New ETFs On The Block: Flexshares Ready Access Variable Income Fund (RAVI)
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For Friday, October 12, 2012
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 10/11/2012
Market Loses Steam As Euphoria Over “Incomplete” Jobless Data Fades; Europe Stocks In Rally Mode
Heading South On Earnings Worries; Europe Retreats Over IMF Warning
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 10/9/2012
Equities Tumble Ahead Of Earnings Season; Europe Drops After IMF Forecast
Earnings Worries Pull The Major Indexes Off Their Highs; Europe Stumbles
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 10/5/2012
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