[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] After yesterday’s dip, equity ETFs made up lost ground and then some as the S&P 500 gained 1.10%. The 10-year bond also moved back up to hit a yield of almost 2%. Overall, there have been large fluctuations in risk perception. There was a spate of positive economic news that contributed to equity bullishness such as …
Greek Overhang Weighs Down on Major Market ETFs
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Further uncertainty in Greece sent major market ETFs into the red, with the S&P 500 falling 0.54%. Despite weakness in equities and the Euro inching back down toward $1.30/Euro, gold and oil were on the upside. The primary catalyst for the pessimistic mood continues to be delays surrounding the Greek bailout, or lack thereof. There has …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 2/14/2012
Momentum slowed over the past week with the S&P 500 adding only 0.3%. Will Greece receive new bailout money, or not, has been the main question as the Eurozone Finance ministers will have the final say if and when funds will be released. Opinions abound that Greece will head for a default anyway, a view that I share, and this …
A Timid Day for Equity ETFs
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Markets were relatively stagnant today despite the cancellation of a Greek bailout meeting. The atmosphere is becoming increasingly tense as the deadline looms, putting Greece’s chances of receiving bailout funds in jeopardy. Despite flatness in equities, the 10-year Treasury dipped to 1.92%, a sign that investors remain in a risk adverse mood. A disorderly default in …
Major Market ETFs Rally Following Greece’s Vote
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The major market indexes retraced Friday’s sell off, and then some, as Greece’s parliament voted in favor of strict financial reforms in order to receive the latest bailout package of at least $130 billion Euros. Athens burned for most of the night as protestors rioted and questioned the wisdom of having to endure more hardship after …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 2/10/2012
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 332 (last week 340) of them are hovering in bullish territory. The second report …