[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] We’re back on the downside today as fears over Italy’s succession plan seemed to set in. The S&P 500 slipped 1.66%. Interestingly, European equities were relatively flat today despite the uncertainty. In commodities, oil had another big day as it shot up 2.40% to 101.75. After a few days of minimal movement, the VIX took a …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 11/15/2011
With the S&P 500 having lost some 1.4% since last Wednesday’s update, our portfolios slipped as well, but to a minor degree, due to the less than 100% invested positions, and with the bond holdings smoothing out the ride. Please note that in portfolio #5, I have added DVY back in, since it has been consistently hovering above its long-term …
ETFs Stay Relatively Calm, But That May Change Very Soon
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Markets appeared to be in the gray zone today, finishing modestly on the upside after an initial dip. The S&P 500 went up 0.48% while European indices such as the DAX and CAC 40 hit some road bumps, dropping 0.87% and 1.92%, respectively. Also, Asian equity markets finished on the downside. Despite recent hyperactivity in the …
Are Eurozone Fears Starting to Become a Reality for ETFs?
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Markets took a dip today given continued Eurozone uncertainty and less than stellar data. The S&P 500 retreated 0.95% while other major indices across the global echoed a similar negative sentiment. The dollar appreciated against the Euro to $1.36/Euro while commodities had a mild drop. Volatility slightly edged up 3.63%, but overall market volume was quite …
ETFs On The Cutline – Updated Through 11/11/2011
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 101 of them are hovering in bullish territory. The second report includes only High …
Last Week In Review: ETF News And Blog Posts To 11/13/2011
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 11/13/2011. An almost 4% pullback in equities shook the financial markets last Wednesday, as Italian bond yields rallied above the 7% pain threshold. However, the bulls pulled the major indexes out of the basement during …