New ETFs On The Block: Powershares S&P 500 Downside Hedged Portfolio ETF (PHDG)

Ulli Long/Short ETFs Contact

  Invesco PowerShares, the fourth largest US ETF issuer and a leading global provider of exchange traded funds, has announced plans to launch an actively managed fund, the PowerShares S&P 500 Downside Hedged Portfolio ETF (PHDG) this week. The fund seeks to mitigate risk and volatility and provides investors broad US equity market exposure that hedges downside risk with cash …

ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For Friday, December 7, 2012

Ulli ETF Tracker Contact

ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2012/12/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-12062012/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, December 7, 2012 EQUITIES RISE SLIGHTLY ON JOBS REPORT WHILE APPLE WEIGHS ON NASDAQ; EUROPE BOUNCES BACK US stocks inched up today as optimism over better-than-expected November jobs data offset a drop in December consumer sentiment amid continuing budget negotiations …

Weekly StatSheet For The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 12/06/2012

Ulli ETF Tracker Contact

ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Wednesday, December 6, 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 …

Apple Rebound Boosts US Stocks Amid Cliff Negotiations; Europe Gains On German Factory Orders

Ulli Market Commentary Contact

[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US stocks advanced for the second straight day Thursday as Apple Inc bounced back from its biggest drop in nearly four years and technology stocks showed strength. But the gains were capped as investors avoided making big bets as long as a budget deal remained elusive in Washington. The indexes continued in roller coaster mode pushed …

Uncertainty Reigns As Apple Weighs On NASDAQ; Europe Rises As Nokia Rallies

Ulli Market Commentary Contact

[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US equities ended mostly higher Wednesday as Wall Street applauded comments from President Obama on the fiscal cliff, and investors lapped up upbeat corporate news, but Apple Inc dragged down the NASDAQ Composite. On the economic front, the Institute for Supply Management reported a slightly faster pace of growth for the US services sector in November, …

7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 12/4/2012

Ulli Market Commentary Contact

With the looming fiscal cliff as the backdrop, the major indexes meandered and then pulled back with the S&P 500 managing to eke out a 0.6% gain since last week’s ETF Model Portfolio report. There is no secret that nothing matters much other than the latest battle news from the fiscal cliff participants, as the fronts appear to harden almost …