That is the question, especially after silver got hammered pretty hard over the past few trading days. The simple answer is that it depends on who you ask. For some thoughts, let’s listen in to the WSJ’s “Steep Drop Tarnishes Bog Bets On Silver” (subscription required): Silver prices plunged, suffering their worst one-day drop in dollar terms in three decades, …
6 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 5/3/2011
As announced last Sunday, I have added the Ivy ETF Portfolio in this line up. It’s indentified as Portfolio #6. All portfolios held pretty steady during the past 5 trading days, but came off their highs made last Friday, the last day of April. The S&P 500 gained 0.74% for this period. With a little bit of weakness having set …
ETFs On The Cutline – Updated through 4/29/2011
With equities gaining strongly last week to close out the month, surprising moves to the upside happened around the cutline (trend line) as well. The Clean Energy ETF (PWB) rallied from a +2 position to +16 solidifying its rank on the bullish side. However, its momentum figures (see table) are still on the weak side. The same applies to the …
Hindsight For Foresight: ETF News And Blog Posts
In case you missed it, here’s a summary of the topics that I posted to my blog during week ending on 5/1/2011. Whether you are looking to deploy new money, or improve upon existing holdings, the Cutline tables and Model ETF Portfolios can assist you in making better investment decisions in the future, as another week loaded with uncertainties is …
The Ivy ETF Portfolio
For a couple of years now, I have been charting the Ivy ETF Portfolio to see how well it would work within the rules of trend tracking. If you are not familiar with “The Ivy Portfolio,” you can buy the book at Amazon. It shows step-by-step how to track and mimic the investment strategies of the highly successful Harvard and …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker For Friday, April 29, 2011
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2011/04/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-updated-through-4282011/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, April 29, 2011 STIMULUS STAMPEDE While investors started the week out being a little edgy about the 2-day Fed meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Fed stayed the course in regards to interest rates. The economy is still too weak …