[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] In a relatively low volume day, market action was more or less at a minimum. The S&P 500 was essentially flat, bumping up a smidge of 0.01%. The Euro against the dollar is $1.31/Euro and the 10-year Treasury dropped to 2.01%. In commodities, gold is still off its high sitting just above $1,600 while oil broke …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 12/23/2011
Below are the latest ETF Cutline reports, which show how far above or below their respective long-term trend lines (39 week SMA) my currently tracked ETFs/MFs are positioned. The first report covers the ETF Master List from Thursday’s StatSheet and includes 398 ETFs, of which currently 107 (last week 48) of them are hovering in bullish territory. The second report …
Last Week In Review: ETF News And Blog Posts To 12/25/2011
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 12/25/2011. The markets catapulted higher, although on very low volume, which tends to distort the true direction, but it gave the impression that a Santa Claus rally had actually materialized, which brought the S&P 500 …
Sunday Musings: Lowering Risk Exposure Amidst Great Uncertainty
As we turn a corner into a new year, great uncertainty still looms in global markets. Europe lacks the financial firepower to overcome the debt crisis at the moment and political resolve is quite thin. Meanwhile, the rest of the world is prone to contagion. In this week’s video, I am highlighting Michael Platt, a hedge fund manager who is …
ETF Spotlight: Fixed Income ETFs and Downside Risk Protection
Although we’ve seen some gains in the last few days, it can’t distract us from the fact that the global financial landscape is still rugged, with few signs that we’re on the way toward greener pastures. As I’ve stressed over the course of the past several months especially, downside protection is the key objective amidst a climate where sudden market …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For Friday, December 23, 2011
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2011/12/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-12222011/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, December 23, 2011 EQUITY ETFS GET HIGHER RETURNS FROM SANTA BEFORE XMAS Amidst all the holiday cheer, the major indexes took a step away from reality and embraced the festive atmosphere. Markets worldwide generally had an uplifting day with the …