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 10/23/2011. Again, the markets assumed a positive outcome of this weekend’s European summit based on hopes that all debt issues will be resolved. The news headlines were chockfull of announcements showing unity and agreement between …
Reader Q&A: How Did I get Caught On The Wrong Side of the Trend?
Reader Ian got caught on the wrong side of the market, when a downside breakout seemed to have occurred on October 3rd. Unfortunately for Ian, it was only an intraday drop below the trading range, which turned into a trend reversal. Here’s part of what he had to say: Do you know why the market didn’t break down and crash …
ETF Leaders And Laggards – For The Week Ending 10/21/2011
Here is a quick ETF review of the past week’s winners and losers from my High Volume ETF Master list: Last week’s leader, XOP, remained on the positive side in regards to gains, while all others fell by the wayside. As I commented yesterday, China appears to be slowing down, as its widely followed FXI Index dropped -3.49% in the …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For Friday, October 21, 2011
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2011/10/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-10202011/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, October 21, 2011 SHATTERING THE GLASS CEILING—IS THE BREAKOUT FOR REAL? After a turbulent week, markets ended on a cheery note as the S&P 500 gained 1.88%. The index traded between 1,190 and 1,240 for the week, going on a …
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 10/20/2011
ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, October 20, 2011 If you are not familiar with some of the terminology used, please see the Glossary of Terms. 1. DOMESTIC EQUITY MUTUAL FUNDS/ETFs: SELL — since 8/9/2011 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 …
Markets Cool Off a Bit, But Equity ETFs Are Still in the Hot Seat
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] After three days of large swings, markets tempered a bit to say the least. Volatility heavily subsided as the VIX rose 1.28%. As far as market performance, the S&P 500 posted a modest gain of 0.46% while trading with a relatively narrow 20 point band. In an otherwise relatively quiet day, gold took a bit of …