The month of October closed on a slight down note as the markets had to digest the highs the major indexes were making. We have been bouncing against a glass ceiling, as far as the S&P 500 is concerned, as the index slipped by some 0.5% since last week’s ETF model portfolio report. Bond ETFs have been making a comeback, …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 11/1/2013
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 332 (last week 348) are hovering in bullish territory. The second report includes only …
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 10/31/2013
ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, October 31, 2013 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 10/25/2011 Our main directional indicator, the Domestic Trend Tracking Index (TTI) broke through its long-term trend line generating a Sell for this area effective 8/9/2011. …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 10/29/2013
Sideways meandering with an upward bias was the theme as the S&P 500 added another 1% during this final week of the month. It’s been a high performance October so far as pullbacks happened so fast that they could have been easily missed by those looking for an entry point. The widely predicted sell off during this historically volatile month …
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 10/24/2013
ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, October 24, 2013 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 10/25/2011 Our main directional indicator, the Domestic Trend Tracking Index (TTI) broke through its long-term trend line generating a Sell for this area effective 8/9/2011. …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 10/22/2013
Upward momentum shifted into overdrive based on the mere fact that the U.S. government is no longer shut down. Never mind that none of the real issues were resolved—the proverbial can has been merely kicked down the road again. It did not matter to the markets, which simply took off with the S&P 500 gaining some 3.4% since last week’s …