Hat tip goes to reader Laren for the link to the video below. It features an interview by BBC with an independent trader that left some of their staff speechless. However, a lot of what this trader says has merit. Even if you don’t agree with his analysis or suggestions how to benefit from a down market, you need to …
ETF Leaders And Laggards – For The Week Ending 10/7/2011
Here is a quick ETF review of the past week’s winners and losers from my High Volume ETF Master list: After Monday’s drubbing, equity ETFs reversed their downtrend trend abruptly and powered higher supported by economic news that were interpreted as “not as bad” as they could have been. That soothed traders’ nerves and produced a nice rebound from a …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For Friday, October 7, 2011
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2011/10/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-10062011/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, October 7, 2011 BULLS BATTLE GLOOMY MARKETS While this past week might’ve shined some light on investors, overall market dynamics continue to be dour as the European debt crisis deepens, GDP forecasts take a turn for the worse, and the …
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 10/06/2011
ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, October 6, 2011 If you are not familiar with some of the terminology used, please see the Glossary of Terms. 1. DOMESTIC EQUITY MUTUAL FUNDS/ETFs: SELL — since 8/9/2011 The domestic TTI broke through its long-term trend line generating a Sell for this area effective 8/9/2011. Over the recent past, we’ve seen the TTI …
Another Pop For Equity ETFs, But Will It Last? Standard & Poor’s Forecasts Further Drop
For the third consecutive trading session, markets remained in the green, giving some hope for equities. Once again, major indices and commodities rose with the S&P 500 gaining 1.83%, while the U.S. dollar slightly depreciated to $1.34/euro. Today’s gains were possibly in part due to strong September sales figures from major U.S. retailers that exceeded expectations, suggesting a potential rebound …
The Calm Before the Storm—Stay In Cash Or Retreat to Safer Non-Equity ETFs
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Markets continued to ride yesterday’s reversal, as major index ETFs and commodities such as gold and oil posted sizeable gains (S&P 500 up 1.79%, oil up 5.35%) while volatility subsided (VIX down over 7.5%). However, this short-term market upswing appears to have little credence in the midst of a serious European debt crisis where there is …