A few days ago, MarketWatch featured an interesting research project titled “Wall Street’s Biggest Secret,” which showed some fascinating results. Let’s look at some highlights: Wall Street has a wide array of mutual funds it wants to sell you. “Absolute return” this. “Midcap blend” that. “Small-cap growth” whatever. Many brokers, advisers and salesmen will tell you that just the right …
The Biggest Losing ETF Has Finally Made A Bottom
On several occasions, I have posted about the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) as having been the biggest losing ETF of the past few years. It recently broke its long-term trend line to the upside by +3.48%, while its momentum numbers have improved and are showing the following results: 4-wk: +8.45% 8-wk: +12.76% 12-wk: +14.71% YTD: -0.42% Performance for …
Last Week’s Lessons: ETF News And Blog Posts
In case you missed it, here’s a summary of the topics that I posted to my blog during week ending on 6/3/2011. The markets took a beating with the major indexes ending up closing the week at their lows, which could signal more weakness ahead. My published Cutline tables and Model ETF Portfolios can give you an assist by indentifying …
New Russell 2000 High Beta ETF (SHBT) Started Trading
The ETF Daily News reports that “Russell To Begin Trading The Russell 2000 High Beta ETF (SHBT) Friday, May 27:” Russell will begin trading its new “Russell 2000 High Beta ETF” (NYSE:SHBT) Friday May 27, 2011. The Fund seeks investment results that closely correspond to the total return of the Russell-Axioma U.S. Small Cap High Beta Index. Total Annual Fund …
Last Week In Review: ETF News And Blog Posts
In case you missed it, here’s a summary of the topics that I posted to my blog during week ending on 5/27/2011. The markets slowly climbed back after Monday’s sell-off but still ended up closing slightly to the downside. My published Cutline tables and Model ETF Portfolios can give you an assist by indentifying weakness and strength in various market …
Last Week’s Lessons: ETF News And Blog Posts
In case you missed it, here’s a summary of the topics that I posted to my blog during week ending on 5/8/2011. With a very volatile week now in the rearview mirror, consulting the Cutline tables and Model ETF Portfolios can assist you in making better investment decisions in the future, as another week loaded with uncertainties is upon us. …