ALPS, the Denver-based small ETF issuer known for its commodity focused products, introduced a fund that combines high dividend yielding stocks with equal sector-weighting methodology. The new product, the Sector Dividend Dog ETF (SDOG) offers exposure to the highest yielding 50 stocks by applying the well-known “Dogs of the Dow” methodology from a wider set of stocks instead of the …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For Friday, August 3, 2012
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2012/08/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-08022012/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, August 3, 2012 AFTER FOUR DAYS OF LOSSES, US EQUITIES RALLY ON IMPROVED JOBS DATA; EWI FLIES, VXX CRASHES US equities rallied for the second straight session Friday following a forecast-beating July jobs data report that indicated a gradual but …
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 08/02/2012
ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, August 2, 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 …
Draghi Drags Down Major Indexes—Confirms He Is ‘All Hat And No Cattle;’ KWT Rallies, UNG Slips
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US major indexes extended their losing streak for the fourth straight day Thursday after the European Central Bank failed to deliver on its earlier pledge to halt a further decline of the ongoing sovereign debt crisis. ECB president Draghi, who last week single handedly ignited a rally in equities with talk of upcoming bazooka like actions, …
Fed Disappoints—US Stocks End Marginally Lower; ECB And Unemployment Numbers On Deck; USO Rises, URA Sinks
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US stocks ended marginally lower Wednesday as the Federal Reserve decided to hold back another round of asset purchases to boost the economy. Traders had priced in a Fed move to support the market’s lofty levels even though eight of ten economists surveyed by Bloomberg News were negative on the Federal Reserve initiating further quantitative easing …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 7/31/2012
The roller coaster ride continued this past week with the S&P 500 gaining 3% after having lost 1.9% during the prior five trading days. This past week’s ramp up came as a result of super Mario (Draghi’s) chest pounding about rehashing all the things the ECB is willing to do to assist the Euro crisis, but he was rebuffed later …