ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, April 14, 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 4/13/2011
Here’s a slightly different version of the original “ETFs On The Cutline” report. It includes only High Volume (HV) ETFs, which I define 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 the “noise,” which simply means …
Correction
In the previous post, featuring the 5 Model ETF portfolios, the starting date was given as 12/31/2011. That obviously was supposed to be 12/31/2010. My mistake. Sorry. Ulli…
5 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use
Let me just shatter one myth that seems to come up regularly in correspondence with readers. It is the erroneous assumption that an ideal ETF model portfolio exists that is perfect in its composition and will withstand the vagaries of the market place. It does not exist! Portfolio composition is a function of risk tolerance and time frame, along with …
Major Market ETFs Sink On Weak Economic Outlook
There was no green number to be found in today’s market pullback, as the chart from MarketWatch clearly shows. It was a day during which recovery worries clearly surfaced as it appeared that the economy may not be as strong as had been previously assumed. While these inconvenient thoughts have surfaced from time to time, bullish sentiment has always won …
ETFs On The Cutline—Updated through 4/8/2011
In this second edition, you’ll notice that ETFs do not remain in the same position in relation to the cutline for very long. This week’s exception would be DFJ, which continues to hang around the +1 placement. Then there are fast paced ETFs like TUR, which was in a +3 position last week and catapulted off this table by having …