As I mentioned last Friday, those funds/ETFs that had barely triggered my sell stop points were slated to be sold today. This plan was subject to confirming further market direction to the downside at today’s opening, to make sure we would not expose ourselves to a potential whipsaw. So far so good! The markets rebounded nicely and pushed our holdings …
From The ETF Archives: Holding Steady During Last Week’s Correction
Last week’s 4.5% market correction pulled the rug out from under most assets. Based on my ETF Master list, which contains 497 ETFs representing just about every sector imaginable, I was curious to see which assets held up best and with ones suffered the most. While obviously all bear market funds/ETFs had an up week, it is too early to …
Sunday Musings: What’s Your Number?
Not too long ago, I read Lee Eisenberg’s book called “The Number,” which tries to answer the life-defining question: “How much money do you need to secure the rest of your life?” Obviously, I am a very interested party in that subject since that topic seems to come up quite frequently when talking to readers and clients. While he has …
ETF/No Load Fund Investing: How To Handle Market Fluctuations
This week’s sharp downside market activity has left a lot of investors somewhat breathless and wondering if a repeat of last year’s Many/June debacle could be on the agenda again. Or, could it be just a one week correction that can be overcome within a 6-week period just like at the end of February 07?While no one has that answer, …
No Load Fund/ETF Tracker updated through 7/26/2007
My latest No Load Fund/ETF Tracker has been posted at:http://www.successful-investment.com/newsletter-archive.phpThe bears managed to pull the major indexes off their highs and handed the bulls a solid defeat. The markets had their worst week in 4 years. Our Trend Tracking Index (TTI) for domestic funds/ETFs still remains +1.77% above its long-term trend line (red) as the chart below shows: The international …
No Load Fund/ETF Tracker Remains In Buy Mode
Despite today’s sharp sell off, which was reminiscent of the one we experienced on February 27, our Trend Tracking Indexes (TTIs) stayed above their long-term trend lines, and therefore in Buy mode. Both TTIs gave up ground, but are remaining above their dividing lines to bear territory as follows: Domestic TTI: +2.79%International TT: +4.12% Due to the recent market rally, …