European Banking Crisis – ECB Action Is Not Enough

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The ECB has taken drastic measures to ensure the liquidity, and probably more realistically, the solvency of the European banking system. Through long-term refinancing options, which are essentially near costless loans, the ECB has tried to kick start banks into lending mode. However, as apparent in this Financial Times analysis video, these actions have failed to inspire confidence in the …

ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For Friday, January 6, 2012

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ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2012/01/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-01052012/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, January 6, 2012 POSITIVE JOBS NUMBERS ARE NOT ENOUGH TO PUSH UP MAJOR MARKET ETFS Although unemployment fell to a 3-year low today, it didn’t do much to catapult markets as the S&P 500 fell 0.25%. However, the NASDAQ had …

Weekly StatSheet For The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 01/05/2012

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ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, January 5, 2012 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 10/25/2011 The domestic TTI broke through its long-term trend line generating a Sell for this area effective 8/9/2011. Over the recent past, we’ve seen the …

Still No Clear Direction For ETFs

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[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Once again, major market ETFs didn’t move much as the S&P 500 gained 0.29%. But European indices fell once more while the Euro dropped to $1.28/Euro, its lowest level in 15 months. While markets may not be fully incorporating European uncertainty at the moment, the weak Euro clearly indicates European concern among investors. Although the VIX …

ETFs Simmer Off After a Big Day

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[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Markets started off the trading week with a roar, but calmed significantly today as the S&P 500 edged out a 0.02% uptick at the last minute. However, major European indices such as the DAX and CAC 40 had down days. Hovering around the $1.30/Euro mark, the Euro retreated once again, falling to $1.29/Euro, a further sign …

7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 1/3/2012

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As I announced last week, all ETF model portfolios have been rebalanced to their original allocations effective 12/30/11. The only exception is #6, since not all of its portfolio components are positioned above their respective long term trend lines, which is a condition for this particular model. I want to emphasize that these portfolios are only designed to assist you …