[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The S&P 500 rose 1.07% after yesterday’s losses despite prevalent signs of weakness in Europe. The Euro was essentially unchanged at $1.30/Euro while the U.S. 10-year Treasury yielded 1.90%. Also, gold hit its lowest mark in 6 months as the dollar has strengthened. In U.S. economic data, existing home sales rose in November while there was …
Reality Finally Sets In For Major Market ETFs
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] All the Christmas goodies have seemed to wear off as attention once again turned to the dire state of the global economy. The S&P 500 had a decent sized drop of 1.24% while European and Asian indices also headed south. The Euro went to a new 11-month low against the dollar, falling to $1.29/Euro. Commodities also …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 12/27/2011
This is the last ETF Model Portfolio report for 2011. I will rebalance as necessary effective 12/30/11 and will determine the exact allocation next weekend. While the past week sported an upswing in the markets, it barely got the S&P 500 to the breakeven point for the ear. In the end, 2011 did nothing to help your portfolios grow as …
Post-Xmas Coma Leads To ETF Inactivity
[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 …