Much has been written about the creation of an ETF equivalent of the popular Permanent Portfolio fund (PRPFX). As you know from my Wednesday ETF Model Portfolio listings, a combination of PRPFX with a variety of ETFs has been my preferred mode of operation during these times of uncertainty. From the articles covering the subject, none of them offered a …
ETF Leaders And Laggards – For The Week Ending 7/29/2011
Here is a quick ETF review of the past week’s winners and losers from my High Volume ETF Master list: As the markets got clobbered last week, the flight to safety was an obvious choice for those who buy and hold and/or have no exit strategy. Consequently, in the ‘Leader’ section, the Swiss Franc (FXF) ruled, followed by long-term Treasuries …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker For Friday, July 29, 2011
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2011/07/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-updated-through-7282011/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, July 29, 2011 HOW LOW CAN YOU GO? The major market ETFs took it on the chin this week, as continued indecision and confusion about the debt ceiling debacle put traders in a selling mood. It was straight downhill for …
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker – Updated Through 7/28/2011
ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, July 28, 2011 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 6/3/2009 As announced via a blog post, on 6/2/2009, the TTI triggered a buy signal with an effective date of 6/3/2009. We will use the 7% trailing …
Market Commentary – High Volume ETFs On The Cutline – Updated Through 7/27/2011
Continued uncertainty from the lack of progress in the debt ceiling talks pressured the markets, and the major indexes lost for the 3rd day in a row. Not helping were a worse than expected durable goods orders report indicating that an economic slowdown may be indeed a possibility. That’s no surprise to me as I have been elaborating for some …
6 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 7/26/2011
Worries about the debt ceiling battle in Washington kept the market subdued over the past 5 trading days, despite breakout attempts to the upside, which were supported by decent earnings reports. However, lack of follow through kept a glass ceiling on further advances. The S&P 500 is up 5 points since last Wednesday’s ETF Portfolio report. Our ETF Model Portfolios …