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 8/21/2011. The S&P 500’s prior week’s loss of -1.7% now sounds like minor event as bearish forces gathered momentum and pushed this benchmark index down another -4.66% during the past five trading days despite Monday’s …
ETF Leaders And Laggards – For The Week Ending 8/19/2011
Here is a quick ETF review of the past week’s winners and losers from my High Volume ETF Master list: Equity ETFs got bruised again last week, as the S&P 500 lost -4.66% over the past 5 trading days. Again, the flight to safety was on; the top 3 ETF leaders remained the same but changed positions slightly. With continued …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For Friday, August 19, 2011
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2011/08/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-8182011/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, August 19, 2011 FORECLOSING ON EQUITIES The bullish start to this week has long been forgotten, as the major market ETFs got clobbered at the tune of -4.66% for the S&P 500. For the month, this widely followed index is …
Misery For Equity ETFs; PRPFX Hedge Gains
The markets took another nosedive today as Morgan Stanley warned about a global recession, which caused 10-year Treasury yields to drop below 2% as the flight to safety continued. As a reader of this blog, the dreaded “R” word (as in ‘Recession,’ not in ‘Recovery’) should be a familiar tune, as I have commented about this very possibility for quite …
Market Review – High Volume ETFs On The Cutline – Updated Through 8/17/2011
While the rebound of the past 5 trading days provided welcome relief to those investors who kept their equity ETF positions through the recent market beating, the effect on the cutline has been negligible. That’s a sign that the recent rebound came from a much oversold position with short covering playing a big role by providing the ammunition needed to …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 8/16/2011
Sharp market drops followed by stunning recoveries provided a casino like atmosphere on Wall Street during the past week. We initiated a hedge for our Trend Tracking Portfolio (#1). Unfortunately, the bulls showed some life again during the past 5 trading days, after the bears were dominant, which proved to be drag on our hedged position. Consequently, this particular portfolio …