The markets stayed in rally mode for the third day in a row, supported by rises in Asia and Europe, along with the announcement by Google to buy Motorola Mobility. The major Market ETFs have now recovered all of their losses since the U.S. debt downgrade on August 5. Despite this bit of euphoria, the problems that prompted the downturn …
ETF Master Cutline List – Updated Through 8/12/2011
After another wild week in the markets, with a downward bias, the number of ETFs residing above the cutline has been reduced again, which is no surprise. At this point, there are only 36 ETFs positioned in Bull Market territory, above the Cutline, while 360 ETFs are stuck on the Bear Market side. Leading the pack are the precious metals, …
Last Week In Review: ETF News And Blog Posts To 8/14/2011
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 8/14/2011. More breathtaking downside moves followed by just as breathtaking recoveries had investors on edge—not just domestically but globally as well. Because of the rebounds, this week’s losses were somewhat modest, considering what could have …
Reader Q&As: I Missed The Domestic Sell Signal – What Do I Do With My ETFs? When Do I Rebalance the PRPFX Hedge?
With the wild market behavior of the past few weeks, it’s no surprise that many readers having written in with a variety of questions. Today, I want to address two of them, which were most often asked: I am newly implementing your stop loss strategy. I regrettably have missed the 7% mark and have let my losses become larger due …
ETF Leaders And Laggards – For The Week Ending 8/12/2011
Here is a quick ETF review of the past week’s winners and losers from my High Volume ETF Master list: Major Market ETFs got spanked again, but to a lesser degree than the prior week. We had a change in some of the leaders and laggards. As was no surprise, the flight to safety continued making GLD, GDX and TLT …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For Friday, August 12, 2011
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-8112011/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, August 12, 2011 BULLS MANAGE DAMAGE CONTROL In a way, the bulls lucked out this week, as the rebounds of the past couple of days wiped out some sharp losses, which resulted in the benchmark S&P 500 ‘only’ giving back …