ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Wednesday, November 27, 2013 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 Our main directional indicator, the Domestic Trend Tracking Index (TTI) broke through its long-term trend line generating a Sell for this area effective 8/9/2011. …
A Cornucopia Of Upside On Thanksgiving
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Stockholders have plenty to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. And the day before the holiday gave them even more reason to be pleased. Both the Dow and S&P pushed into record territory yet again. At the same time, the Nasdaq hit its highest level since the tech bubble 13 years ago. Hewlett-Packard …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 11/26/2013
Over the past week, the major indexes pushed through milestones with the S&P 500 crossing 1,800 for the first time after the Dow breached the 16,000 mark while the Nasdaq pierced through 4,000. As I have posted before, balanced portfolios were not the place to be throughout this year as bonds slipped into bear market territory while precious metals got …
Nasdaq Conquers 4,000; Gold-Mining ETFs Slip
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Stocks ended in the green, but just barely as traders took profits ahead of the holiday. The Nasdaq composite index closed above 4,000 on Tuesday for the first time since 2000, while the Dow and S&P ended barely changed. Retailers and homebuilders were among the best performing sectors, responding to stronger-than-expected earnings …
Mixed Emotions
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets The major indexes appeared to meander aimlessly with the Dow and Nasdaq edging slightly higher while the S&P 500 dropped late in the session to post a minor loss. After breaking major milestones last week, the market looked a little tired as volume slowed down during this Holiday shortened week, which can …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 11/22/2013
Below are the latest ETF Cutline reports, which show how far above or below their respective long-term trend lines (39 week SMA) my currently tracked ETFs/MFs are positioned. The first report covers the ETF Master List from Thursday’s StatSheet and includes 398 ETFs, of which currently 340 (last week 339) are hovering in bullish territory. The second report includes only …