ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For Friday, August 19, 2011

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ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2011/08/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-8182011/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, August 19, 2011 FORECLOSING ON EQUITIES The bullish start to this week has long been forgotten, as the major market ETFs got clobbered at the tune of -4.66% for the S&P 500. For the month, this widely followed index is …

Misery For Equity ETFs; PRPFX Hedge Gains

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The markets took another nosedive today as Morgan Stanley warned about a global recession, which caused 10-year Treasury yields to drop below 2% as the flight to safety continued. As a reader of this blog, the dreaded “R” word (as in ‘Recession,’ not in ‘Recovery’) should be a familiar tune, as I have commented about this very possibility for quite …

Market Review – High Volume ETFs On The Cutline – Updated Through 8/17/2011

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While the rebound of the past 5 trading days provided welcome relief to those investors who kept their equity ETF positions through the recent market beating, the effect on the cutline has been negligible. That’s a sign that the recent rebound came from a much oversold position with short covering playing a big role by providing the ammunition needed to …

7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 8/16/2011

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Sharp market drops followed by stunning recoveries provided a casino like atmosphere on Wall Street during the past week. We initiated a hedge for our Trend Tracking Portfolio (#1). Unfortunately, the bulls showed some life again during the past 5 trading days, after the bears were dominant, which proved to be drag on our hedged position. Consequently, this particular portfolio …

Weak Economic News Drag Down Equity ETFs

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Weak economic news proved to be a drag on equity ETFs as Europe’s main engine, Germany, just about stalled in regards to second quarter GDP. Domestically, housing starts in July were nothing to brag about. German and French leaders proposed to better coordinate financial planning and to enact a tax on financial transactions. Lovely; I wonder if there ever will …