A few days ago, on its anniversary, I reviewed the flash crash of 2006, the impact it had on the investing public along with the “do’s” and “don’ts” when using sell stops. The WSJ (subscription required) had a follow up story about the resulting proposals for a trading-halt system for stocks and ETFs. Let’s look at some highlights: The current …
Hot, And Not So Hot, ETFs – For The Week Ending 5/13/2011
Here are the top 5 winners and losers from my High Volume ETF Master List: As mentioned in Friday’s market update, the international TTI (Trend Tracking Index) has shown more weakness than the domestic one. This is clearly confirmed by the worst performers of the bunch with 4 out of 5 being country ETFs. Disclosure: Holdings in XLV
Testing The Ivy ETF Portfolio
A big tip of the hat goes to reader Richard for sharing his back testing results of the Ivy ETF Portfolio. Richard is a far better chartist than I am and has thrown me an assist on some occasions. He writes as follows: There are several details to be aware of, as I tried to keep it simple/rule-based: 1. No …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker For Friday, May 13, 2011
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2011/05/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-updated-through-5122011/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, May 13, 2011 BEARISH FOOTPRINTS Mixed economic data throughout the week kept the markets bouncing around in a trading range with no clear direction. Compared to last Friday’s close, the S&P 500 ended down 2 points. Expectations for an expanding …
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker – Updated Through 5/12/2011
ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, May 12, 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 …
High Volume ETFs On The Cutline – Updated Through 5/11/2011
Here’s the latest update of the High Volume ETFs, which are hovering within 20 positions below and above their cutline (trend line). High Volume (HV) ETFs are defined as those with an average daily volume of $10 million or higher. These ETFs are generated from my selected list of 90 that I use in my advisor practice. It cuts out …