ETF/No Load Fund Tracker updated through 3/24/2011

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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/2011/03/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker/

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Market Commentary

Friday, March 25, 2011

MARKETS RECOVER FROM LAST WEEK’S SWOON

What a difference five trading days make. After last week’s swan dive, the major market ETFs did an about face and strung together a 3-day winning streak, which ended up being one of the best weekly performances since last summer, with the S&P 500 adding 2.9%.

It was a nice snap back rally after the markets had tanked the last three out of four weeks.

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Weekly StatSheet For The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker

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ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through  Thursday, March 24, 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 +4.57%.

The link below shows the top 100 domestic funds (out of 674) and the sorting order is by M-Index ranking. Prices in all linked tables are updated through 3/24/2011, unless otherwise noted. Price data not yet available at publication is indicated with 00.00% or -100.00%.

During this Buy signal, you can use the tables in the links below to make your selections:

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Major Market ETFs Climb Uphill—Gold Hits A New High

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In an about face from Tuesday, the markets managed to climb uphill on Wednesday, and the major market exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) posted modest gains. Gold (GLD) was the big winner by making a new high of $1,438/ounce.

Interest rates were higher, pulling bonds down, but the major asset classes all ended up to the plus side. The day did not start out on a positive as military action in Libya, and continued struggles in Japan, to deal with the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami, kept markets at bay.

Slowly but surely, the rebound gathered steam, even in the face of headwinds like Portugal’s rejection of its austerity plan, and on the domestic side, a horrific new-home sales report.

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Major Market ETFs Fall Back

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There was some slippage in the market, and those exchange-traded funds (ETFs) representing the major indexes (DIA, QQQQ and SPY) pulled back a little.

After the recent rebound, it’s no surprise that that the markets took a breather, but it could also have been a case of exhaustion. In the last 23 trading sessions, for example, the Dow (DIA) had 10 with gains or losses of more than 100 points while volatility was on the upswing.

Given recent events, yesterday was a fairly calm day in the markets as news took on a more subdued tone. The Japanese seemed have to been gaining control of their troubled nuclear reactors as the allied forces were patrolling the Libyan skies.

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ETFs Pop On Merger News—SPY Gains 1.55%

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Who cared about global hotspots and disasters? Yesterday, it was all about merger mania and excitement over AT&T’s intention to buy T-Mobile U.S.A. for $39 billion. The markets jumped right out of the gate, as the chart above (courtesy of marketwatch.com) shows.

The ETF equivalent of the S&P 500, SPY, added +1.55%, slightly more than its underlying index, while small caps (VB) took top honors by racing ahead +2.22%.

Emerging markets participated as well and VWO gained +1.79%.

Oil prices, gold and energy ETFs like VDE were higher in light of the ongoing violence in Libya, and political unrest in Bahrain, while interest rates rose.

The Dow managed to climb back above its 12,000 milestone mark, while the S&P 500 just fell short of conquering the 1,300 level again.

Global markets rallied along with the U.S. as news reports about one of the Japanese power plants was positive in that the crisis seems to be getting slowly under control, although some crucial repairs might take another few days to complete.

Given all that, Wall Street seemed simply oblivious to some horrific domestic economic news.

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ETFs That Could Benefit From Japan’s Rebuilding Process

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Japan will need to bounce back from its tragedy; no question about it. Are there any ETFs you could invest in that cover the rebuilding effort? According to MarketWatch, “Buy what Japan needs to rebuild:”

The tragedy in Japan is still unfolding, and the extent of the devastation is uncertain, but there will come a time when the country will rebuild.

When that happens, the reconstruction effort will be massive and lengthy, and will involve both Japanese and international companies.

With that in mind, Standard & Poor’s highlighted some of the companies and industries that could see greater demand for their products and services as Japan recovers.

The disaster in Japan could impact supplies of crucial business components. Here’s what some companies are doing to deal with the situation.

S&P’s list of stocks and exchange-traded funds for investors to consider is a grim reminder of the gargantuan scale of work that lies ahead, yet underscores the fact that Japan will spend what it must to speed the recovery of its economy and its society.

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