Another volatile five trading sessions, but the week ending rally saved the day as the S&P 500 only lost 0.31%. Uncertainty about the Fed’s possible tapering continued, while interest rates are inching higher wreaking havoc with some of the bond ETFs. Even VNQ was hit hard, triggered our trailing sell stop and was sold on 6/5/13. So far, equity indexes, …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 6/4/2013
Heading south and off their lofty levels was the theme of the last week with the S&P 500 losing some 1.75% since last Tuesday’s ETF Model Portfolio report. Continuous talk about the Fed’s possible tapering of the infinite QE program, also known as Wall Street’s punch bowl, has created nervousness in the market place as exuberance has waned causing the …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 5/28/2013
Downward momentum accelerated last week with the major indexes all ending in the loss column. The S&P 500 gave back some 0.53% since last week’s ETF Model Portfolio report was issued. It could have been a lot worse, but strong consumer confidence data pushed the dip buying crowd back into the market yesterday. However, it wasn’t enough to make up …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 5/21/2013
The pace of upward momentum definitely slowed last week, but the major averages managed to eke out a gain nonetheless with the S&P 500 adding some 1.2%. On the bearish side, the precious metals continued their wild ride to the downside, interrupted by short violent rebounds, which did not have enough strength to reestablish the bullish tendencies of the past …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 5/14/2013
And the beat goes on. After a slight breather on Monday, the major market ETFs took off again yesterday and set some new highs in the process. The S&P 500 gained +1.48% since last week’s ETF Model Portfolio report. Needless to say, it’s been equities all the way this year with bonds getting pushed aside while precious metals have been …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 5/7/2013
No news is good news, good news is good news and bad news is good news; that’s what it would seem like to an outside observer of the markets. And there is a lot of truth to it, as we no longer have true economic realities represented by the major market indexes. As I posted many times, the almighty Fed …