With equities not going anywhere and chances of a bear market increasing, I will adjust my posting schedule to better be in tune with the information you need. That means I will, for the time being, focus more on relevant market commentary, along with changes in our invested positions, which might help you to better see the big picture. There …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 9/27/2011
Last week’s sharp selloff, especially in the precious metals, pushed our core holding, PRPFX, lower at almost the same rate as the S&P 500. We crossed the trend line to the downside and came off the high by more than 7% triggering the trailing sell stop. As posted, I liquidated about 50% of our holdings. Yesterday’s rebound in the metals …
Late Selloff Cuts Into Early Gains—Europe Continues To Boost Global ETFs
More of the same, as hopes for a financial rescue plan powered global ETFs higher, but a last hour selloff devoured more than half of the early gains. Nevertheless, we closed up with gold and silver showing signs of life again after getting hammered last week. While the investing world remains on a bailout high, some reality set in late …
Major Market ETFs Surge On Europe News—Another Head Fake?
[Please note that Gold and Oil prices in above chart reflect the late session] Nothing but hope provided the ammunition to drive this market out of the deep hole that was dug last week. Sure, after relentless selling, there is bound to be a dead cat bounce or a head fake similar to the one we saw the week prior. …
A Look At HV Bond and Dividend ETFs On The Cutline – Updated through 9/23/2011
With the equity markets having slipped into bear market territory, and momentum numbers showing mostly negative figures, let’s look at bond and dividend ETFs from my High Volume Master list. From the total of 51 ETFs that I track for this category, there are only 21 that qualify to be listed on this report, as their daily average volume exceeds …
Last Week In Review: ETF News And Blog Posts To 9/25/2011
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 9/25/2011. After visiting the top part of the 6-week trading range the prior week, the major market ETFs got caught in a global crossfire, sold off sharply and ended up visiting the lower end of …