[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] After some big gains yesterday, markets returned to more stability today. The S&P 500 inched up 0.11% while European indices such as the DAX were in the green. In addition, the Euro was essentially flat, sticking to $1.31/Euro. Although the VIX dropped over 3% to fall below 18, the 10-year Treasury dipped to a yield of …
January Optimism Seeps Into February For ETFs
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] January’s gains extended into this month as the S&P 500 jumped 1.12% while European and Asian indices were also in bullish mode. Meanwhile, the Euro rose to $1.32/Euro while the 10-year Treasury rose to a yield of 1.83%. Although market volatility has tempered, there is still plenty of risk lying around. The head of the IMF …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 1/31/2012
There was not much change in the S&P 500 since last week’s report, as momentum seemed to have slowed down towards the end of the month. Contributing factors were the never ending European soap opera, mixed U.S. economic reports and simply a market running out of gas after a solid start in 2012. Our ETF model portfolios fluctuated with their …
Major Market ETFs Sitting On The Sidelines
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] There wasn’t much moving and shaking in the markets today despite a gloomy atmosphere in Europe. The S&P 500 dipped a mere 0.05%, but the index had its best January performance in 15 years, returning 4.36%. Although it might be The January Effect, please read my recent piece about the importance of a long-term outlook. Once …
No Major Moves For Equity ETFs, But That May Soon Change
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Although falling deeper earlier in the day, the S&P 500 only finished down 0.25%. Overall, the S&P 500 hasn’t greatly fluctuated as of late, but the VIX index spiked over 5%, indicating that more volatility might be coming. Nevertheless, European and Asian indices were down by a larger magnitude. While currencies and commodities were relatively flat …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 1/27/2012
Below are the latest ETF Cutline reports, which show how far above or below their respective long-term trend lines (39 week SMA) my currently tracked ETFs/MFs are positioned. The first report covers the ETF Master List from Thursday’s StatSheet and includes 398 ETFs, of which currently 293 (last week 264) of them are hovering in bullish territory. The second report …