ETF/No Load Fund Tracker For Friday, July 22, 2011

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THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS:

https://theetfbully.com/2011/07/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-updated-through-7212011/

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Market Commentary

Friday, July 22, 2011

MAJOR MARKET ETFs BUNGEE-JUMP BACK

After losing 2.1% the prior week, the major market ETFs shifted into rally mode with the S&P 500 gaining 2.2%, which brings us back to the level from 2 weeks ago.

This past Tuesday, the markets received an assist from Apple’s blowout earnings and a new Senate budget plan. Upward momentum picked up stream again on Thursday, when more talk of debt solutions in the U.S. and Europe, along with a big health care merger, provided the necessary ammunition.

In the end, no real solutions to the debt issues that ail the world were found, but the markets managed to hang on to its gains so far. Back on the front burner domestically was the continued jawboning about the nation’s debt limit with no tangible results.

Following the rebound, our Trend Tracking Indexes (TTIs), moved back further into bullish territory by the following percentages:

Domestic TTI: +4.70% (last week +3.82%)
International TTI: +0.91% (last week -1.28%)

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Weekly StatSheet For The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker – Updated Through 7/21/2011

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ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, July 21, 2011

If you are not familiar with some of the terminology used, please see the Glossary of Terms.

1. DOMESTIC EQUITY MUTUAL FUNDS/ETFs: BUY— since 6/3/2009

As announced via a blog post, on 6/2/2009, the TTI triggered a buy signal with an effective date of 6/3/2009. We will use the 7% trailing stop loss of our positions as an exit point or the crossing of the trend line to the downside, whichever occurs first.

As of today, our Trend Tracking Index (TTI—green line in above chart) has broken above its long term trend line (red) by +4.60%.

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Expanded High Volume ETFs On The Cutline – Updated Through 7/20/2011

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As announced last week, today’s issue of the High Volume ETF Cutline report features the expanded version, which makes it easy for you to track and review those ETFs that have moved above the cutline (trend line).

To clarify, High Volume (HV) ETFs are defined as those with an average daily volume of $10 million or higher.

These ETFs are generated from my selected list of 90 that I use in my advisor practice. It cuts out the “noise,” which simply means it eliminates those ETFs that I would never buy because of their volume limitations.

I have posted this expanded version as a PDF file, so that you can easily save and print it. This report contains 2 pages, with 20 ETFs listed in bearish territory and 57 on the bullish side. They are separated by the yellow cutline.

Go ahead and review this expanded ETF table:

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6 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 7/19/2011

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Finally, we saw the major market ETFs make a solid rebound yesterday, supported by strong IBM earnings, followed by positive signs in the debt ceiling battle and blowout earnings by Apple.

The mood was euphoric, but it remains to be seen if that is the beginning of more upside moves or just a typical head fake.

Our ETF Model Portfolios headed higher but to varying degrees. Leading the pack on a YTD basis is the #1 Trend Tracking Portfolio with a gain of +6.71%, followed by the Aggressive Portfolio #3, which sports +6.39%.

Yesterday’s rally pulled the S&P 500 out of the doldrums, but the index still trails some of our models.

Take a look at the changes of the past week:

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Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated as of 7/18/2011 – More Improvements

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More downside momentum kicked in yesterday, as worries about the progress, or lack thereof, about the U.S. debt ceiling kept traders on edge. Supporting the sour mood were reports from Europe confirming utter confusion about the debt crisis with no clear leadership and/or plans emerging to attack the ever growing problems.

Just as last week, many funds have been meandering around the cutline with no obvious direction. The DrawDown figures (DD% column) leave a lot to be desired and are in many cases closer to triggering their trailing sell stop points than making new highs.

As I mentioned in yesterday’s ETF Cutline report, I am in the process of expanding the +20 listings to a range of up to +200. That will speed things up for you, if you are following specific funds, in that you will have all data in one place without having to resort to the weekly StatSheet.

Here’s this week’s mutual fund cutline report:

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ETFs On The Cutline – Updated through 7/15/2011 – Upcoming Improvements

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With the S&P 500 having lost 2.1% during last week’s sell-off, most of the activity around the cutline was to the downside. Even High Yield Bonds (JNK) continued their roller coaster ride, as they now again slipped below the line to -10 from the previous +6 position.

Right now, there is simply no stability as far as upside momentum in the equity arena is concerned. The positive action has taken place with Precious Metals, Natural Resources and Health Care. However, volatility is quite high, and there are very few ETFs with low DrawDown numbers (DD% column).

You will be able to see these comparisons much better in the new and expanded Cutline report, which I hope to have completed by next week. Rather than being able to view only the first 20 ETFs above the cutline, you will have the choice to view the first 200 listings, if there are that many.

Take a look at this week’s report:

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