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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 are positioned. The first report covers the ETF Master List from Thursday’s StatSheet and includes 397 ETFs, of which currently 101 of them are hovering in bullish territory. The second report includes only High …

I neglected to include the HV Cutline figures in Friday’s commentary. Here’s the latest report showing that currently only 16 ETFs remain on the bullish side of the trend line, while 76 hover in bearish territory: http://www.successful-investment.com/SSTables/HVETFCutline11042011.pdf

With the equity markets having slipped into bear market territory, and momentum numbers showing mostly negative figures, let’s look at bond and dividend ETFs from my High Volume Master list. From the total of 51 ETFs that I track for this category, there are only 21 that qualify to be listed on this report, as their daily average volume exceeds …

With yesterday’s sell off, as a result of the Fed’s “stimulus” not being perceived as large and dramatic enough, the S&P 500 has given back -1.85% since last week’s report. This weakness was immediately reflected in the momentum numbers and affected rankings above and below the cutline. We held steady in terms of positioning, as only 7 ETFs remain above …

Dollar intervention efforts by global central bankers and jawboning about support for Greece proved to be the secret sauce to get the major market indexes moving higher during the past five trading days. If all-around efforts continue to assist Europe, we might even see a break out the current 6 week trading range. However, there will be headline risk, depending …