While the S&P 500 managed to gain a slight +0.69% since last week’s update, most portfolios declined to varying degrees as the precious metals, along with the Swiss Franc, took a hit over the past few trading days. That impacted our core holding PRPFX. There will be days like that, but overall, PRPFX has held steady and has come off …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 9/6/2011
In a reversal from the prior week, the S&P 500 managed to lose -3.96% since my last ETF Model Portfolio report on 8/31/11. Despite that drop, 5 of our 7 portfolios gained, while one stayed unchanged and one lost slightly. The reason is that, due to our sell stop discipline, we have gotten rid of all volatile positions and have …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 8/30/2011
Since my last ETF Model Portfolio Report, the S&P 500 managed to gain some +4.39%, while most of our portfolios grew to a lesser degree. The main reason is that we’ve been stopped out of all aggressive positions, so our upside is currently limited. That’s okay, because YTD our portfolios have shown far more stability than the index, and they …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 8/23/2011
Despite yesterday’s rally, the S&P 500 remains down by -2.6% from last Wednesday’s ETF Model Portfolio report. As a result, some portfolios fell as well, but only slightly, while others bucked the trend and rose. The reason for the rise of most portfolios is that we have been stopped out of those holdings that are very volatile, which gives us …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 8/16/2011
Sharp market drops followed by stunning recoveries provided a casino like atmosphere on Wall Street during the past week. We initiated a hedge for our Trend Tracking Portfolio (#1). Unfortunately, the bulls showed some life again during the past 5 trading days, after the bears were dominant, which proved to be drag on our hedged position. Consequently, this particular portfolio …
Now 7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 8/9/2011
Wild swings in the market affected our model portfolios. With our Domestic TTI now having slipped into bear market territory, I turned our #1 Trend Tracking Portfolio into a hedged portfolio as announced 2 days ago. While yesterday’s rebound was dramatic in scope, it remains to be seen if it was simply a dead cat bounce or if there is …