[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The week started off rocky as European fears set in, pulling the S&P 500 down 1.86%. Europe indices took an even harder hit with the DAX down 3.35% and the CAC 40 dipping 3.41%. In government bonds, the 10-year Treasury fell 2.49% to 1.96 as investors sought safety. Nevertheless, the dollar was unchanged versus the Euro, …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 11/18/2011
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 are positioned. The first report covers the ETF Master List from Thursday’s StatSheet and includes 397 ETFs, of which currently 45 of them are hovering in bullish territory. The second report includes only High …
Last Week In Review: ETF News And Blog Posts To 11/20/2011
In case you missed it, here’s a summary of the ETF topics and market reviews I posted to my blog during the week ending on 11/20/2011. Europe’s lack of progress to solve its debt issues affected the global markets, and the S&P 500 surrendered some 3.8% last week. Judging by the daily news announcements, things seem to be worsening as …
Heading into Uncharted Territory: European Breakdown
As markets erred to the downside this week, it’s clear that Europe has its back up against the wall. Italian and Spanish bond yields have reached new heights as the contagion appears to be spreading. Not only are all Eurozone nations linked together with debt holdings, but so is the U.S. as well as many Asian countries. Although we didn’t …
ETF Leaders And Laggards – For The Week Ending 11/18/2011
Here is a quick ETF review of the past week’s Leaders and Laggards from my High Volume ETF Master list: With Europe pulling down world markets, there weren’t too many places to hide. The S&P 500 lost -3.8% and even the hedge against uncertainty, Gold, dropped -3.62% during the last five trading days. As you can see from the above …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For Friday, November 18, 2011
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2011/11/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-11172011/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, November 18, 2011 AN UNEVENTFUL END TO THE WEEK, BUT UNCERTAINTY REMAINS HIGH FOR ETFS It was quite a flat day for markets to say the least as the S&P 500 dropped only 0.04% despite having its biggest weekly descent …