[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] In yet another flat day on Wall Street, the S&P 500 trudged forward only 0.20% with other indices following suit in terms of minimal price volatility. The VIX only rose 2.60% today in what has been a quiet week to say the least. Meanwhile, the dollar remained unchanged against the Euro at $1.34/Euro while commodity action …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 12/6/2011
While the S&P 500 made up lost ground during the past 5 trading days by gaining +5.27%, our portfolios lagged but most are still ahead on a YTD basis. The reason is, of course, that we remain underinvested in equities at this time, after huge drops in the recent past have stopped us out of most holdings. To me, upside …
Which Way Will ETFs Go? – Markets Stuck in the Middle
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Despite some warnings yesterday concerning Eurozone downgrades, major market ETFs seemed relatively unaffected. The S&P 500 bumped up a paltry 0.11% as volatility remained minimal once more as the VIX rose only 1.04%. Once again, the dollar/Euro exchange rate barely moved while commodities such as gold and oil were pretty flat. Although we haven’t seen massive …
Equity ETFs in the Green Again – Is this Short-Term Equity Rally For Real?
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] European fears have appeared to temporarily subside as markets pushed upwards once more, building off of last week’s big gains as the S&P 500 finished up 1.03%. This positivity was also echoed by European indices. Nevertheless, the Euro remained virtually unchanged against the dollar at $1.34/Euro. Meanwhile, the Volatility Index had another quiet day, inching up …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 12/2/2011
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 397 ETFs, of which currently 84 (last week 24) of them are hovering in bullish territory. The second report …
Last Week In Review: ETF News And Blog Posts To 12/4/2011
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 12/4/2011. A sharp rebound after 2 weeks of horrendous losses saved the week. Economic news out the U.S. has been generally far more positive than anticipated, but it remains to be seen if that momentum …