ETF/No Load Fund Tracker updated through 4/7/2011

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ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet

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

https://theetfbully.com/2011/04/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker%E2%80%94-updated-through-472011/

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Market Commentary

Friday, April 8, 2011

MAJOR MARKET ETFs LACKING A PULSE

This week turned out to be a non-event, as far as the direction of the major market ETFs was concerned, as the last five trading days ended with the S&P 500 losing a whopping -0.03%.

The action was definitely to be found in the energy, precious metals and commodities’ sectors, as prices in ETFs representing these areas rocketed higher.

Gold surged to over $1,470 for the first time, while silver breached the $40 level for the first time in some 31 years. Not to be outdone, crude oil headed to within striking distance of $113/barrel. As a result, the Transportation ETF (IYT) took a turn south. If you follow historical events, you might want to keep an eye on IYT, as it lead the markets lower before the crash in 2008.

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Weekly StatSheet For The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker— Updated Through 4/7/2011

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ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through  Thursday, April 7, 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 +4.82%.

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A Peek At Socially Responsible ETFs

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Several readers have inquired about socially responsible ETFs. Here’s the latest update called “Do-Good SRI ETFs Invest With Principles:”

Now indexed exchange-traded funds also let people put their cash where their conscience is.

An increasing number of ETFs track U.S. and international indexes of companies that show commitment to environmental, social and corporate governance criteria. Others focus on alternative energy and so-called clean-tech industries, or on religious principles.

As a group, socially responsible funds still suffer from a perception among investors that they are too restrictive about the types of companies they invest in, and so are less profitable than funds without such limitations.

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Gold ETFs Rally Into Record Territory

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Just last Sunday, I posed the question “Do Gold ETFs Still Have Legs?” Yesterday, it was answered—at least for the time being, as gold ETFs rallied into record territory.

While the equity markets went nowhere, precious metals had their day in the sun. My view has always been that known and unknown uncertainties will surface all of a sudden causing metals to react to the upside.

Yesterday was no exception; a variety of events kept a lid on any equity advances, while gold simply took off as the 1-day chart of GLD above shows.

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Revisiting ETNs

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Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) have been on the market since 2006, but many investors have shied away from them for various reasons.

Let’s revisit the idea of ETNs by taking a look at “ETNs Are Back, Warts And All:”

Exchange-traded notes are back, even as investors still worry about the risks that caused a stampede from these vehicles during the financial crisis.

ETNs, which resemble their more widely known cousin, exchange-traded funds, help investors bet on exotic investment themes like energy partnerships and interest-rate patterns. They have proved a recent hit, with assets topping $15 billion. That’s a big change from two and a half years ago, when ETNs held less than $4 billion and appeared to be shrinking fast.

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ETFs On The Cutline—Never Miss Another Buy Signal!

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One of the most important aspects of trend tracking, or investing in ETFs in general, is to establish a position at the appropriate time.

Timing is everything not only in life but especially in the world of investing. If you have been reading this blog for a while and are following trends in the market place, you know that the crossing of a trend line to the upside, and into bullish territory, for any given ETF/mutual fund, represents the most appropriate moment to get into the market.

To be clear, just because a trend line crossing has occurred, it is by no means a guarantee that upward momentum will continue. However, your chances are greatly enhanced, and I believe the odds have increased in your favor, that a sentiment change from bearish to bullish has occurred. In other words, the trend line crossing is the proverbial line in the sand that divides bullish from bearish territory.

With some 500 ETFs in the ETF Master list of my data base, how can you track these constantly changing events quickly and effectively?

In the past you couldn’t but as of today, you can.

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