Weekly StatSheet For The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 11/3/2011

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ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, November 3, 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 …

Equity ETFs Rally Again, But There’s Still a Long Road Ahead

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[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Major Market ETFs roared back for a second straight day despite persistent uncertainty in Europe. The S&P 500 bumped up 1.88% while commodities also did well, with oil and gold rising 1.20% and 2.16%, respectively. While some optimism has crept back into the market, I find it puzzling how the European negativity appears to be so …

Major Market ETFs Rebound — Fed Policy Remains Unchanged

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While the Fed left current interest unchanged at record low levels, it will also continue with operation “Twist” by buying longer term treasuries and selling the short end of the yield curve. The Fed’s view of the economy was considered “frustratingly slow” but appeared to be somewhat stronger than in October. After the announcement, the markets briefly sold off as …

7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 11/1/2011

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Just as the European debt crisis seemed to have been brought under control, the Greek PM threw a wrench in the agreement by announcing a referendum to be held later on this year to decide on the bailout proposal. I commented on this latest development more extensively in yesterday’s market commentary. The markets, as measured by the S&P 500, gave …

Equity ETFs Get Spooked As European Fears Remain

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[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] After a stellar performance for equities last week, Halloween scared off investors to make markets end the month on a low note. Major indexes took a sizeable dip, with the S&P 500 falling 2.47%. Also, after recent dollar weakening, the dollar came back up to $1.38/Euro. Most startlingly, the VIX jumped a staggering 22.14%, nearly hitting …