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 12/25/2011. The markets catapulted higher, although on very low volume, which tends to distort the true direction, but it gave the impression that a Santa Claus rally had actually materialized, which brought the S&P 500 …
Sunday Musings: Lowering Risk Exposure Amidst Great Uncertainty
As we turn a corner into a new year, great uncertainty still looms in global markets. Europe lacks the financial firepower to overcome the debt crisis at the moment and political resolve is quite thin. Meanwhile, the rest of the world is prone to contagion. In this week’s video, I am highlighting Michael Platt, a hedge fund manager who is …
ETF Spotlight: Fixed Income ETFs and Downside Risk Protection
Although we’ve seen some gains in the last few days, it can’t distract us from the fact that the global financial landscape is still rugged, with few signs that we’re on the way toward greener pastures. As I’ve stressed over the course of the past several months especially, downside protection is the key objective amidst a climate where sudden market …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For Friday, December 23, 2011
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2011/12/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-12222011/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, December 23, 2011 EQUITY ETFS GET HIGHER RETURNS FROM SANTA BEFORE XMAS Amidst all the holiday cheer, the major indexes took a step away from reality and embraced the festive atmosphere. Markets worldwide generally had an uplifting day with the …
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 12/22/2011
ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, December 22, 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 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 …
Major Market ETFs Gain a Little More
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] European uncertainty continues to hang over us, but that didn’t stop major market ETFs from trending up as the S&P 500 rose 0.83%. However, the Euro is still at $1.31/Euro, indicating that risk perception remains high. In the U.S., the bleak unemployment picture seemed to hit a bright spot. Unemployment claims this past week hit their …