My latest No Load Fund/ETF Tracker has been posted at:
http://www.successful-investment.com/newsletter-archive.php
Another week in which buy-and-hope portfolios got slaughtered.
Our Trend Tracking Index (TTI) for domestic funds/ETFs remains below its trend line (red) by -16.98% thereby confirming the current bear market trend. 
The international index now remains -25.71% below its own trend line, keeping us on the sidelines.
For more details, and the latest market commentary, as well as the updated No load Fund/ETF StatSheet, please see the above link.
Comments 4
Ulli, I noticed in your stat sheet your commentary about not participating in taking any short positions.
This is something I have refrained from also. Since losing some money earlier in the year I decided it just wasn’t worth the trouble.
Not when I’m keeping all of my retirement savings protected from the 40% or so haircut “Lazy Portfolios” have taken.
G.H.
Ulli,
What is the greatest spread yu have recorded from the trend since yu started yur method? is this 16 and 25 respectively the greatest spread? What has been the most postively spread as well? Cud yu also provide the year? Was it in 1987 if yu were plotting the method? If yu weren’t did yu ever go back and reverse plot the same?
I do not track past spreads, but this is the largest I have seen to the downside.
Ulli…
G.H.
There is too much volatiltiy on the downside. As the bear settles in, there maybe other opportunities to play the short side.
Ulli…