Despite the rebound of the past 2 days, we’re still down about -1.34% from last week as measured by the S&P 500. This continued slippage is reflected in the Cutline report, as there are currently only 13 ETFs positioned on the bullish side, while 76 still hover below the line and in bear territory. To repeat, the High Volume ETF …
Equity ETFs Propel Higher During Last Hour
Meandering around he unchanged line was the theme of the day until the last hour, when the bulls shifted into high gear and propelled equity ETFs to a third gain in a row supported by a better than expected durable goods order report. Additionally, with the beating of the financial stocks over the past few months, there may have been …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 8/23/2011
Despite yesterday’s rally, the S&P 500 remains down by -2.6% from last Wednesday’s ETF Model Portfolio report. As a result, some portfolios fell as well, but only slightly, while others bucked the trend and rose. The reason for the rise of most portfolios is that we have been stopped out of those holdings that are very volatile, which gives us …
Hope For More Stimulus By Fed Chief Bernanke Stimulates The Major Market ETFs
Amazingly, today’s rebound was based on nothing but hope that the Fed’s Bernanke will pull another rabbit out of the hat this Friday via the mother of all stimulus proposals, which will solve all that ails the world. The amount of bad news was small enough to stimulate markets around the globe in anticipation of what the Fed might come …
On The Road Again
I’ll be in planes and taxis for most of Monday and will not have a chance to write any blog posts or produce Tuesday’s ‘Mutual Funds on the Cutline’ report. Regular posting will resume Tuesday afternoon PST with that day’s market commentary.
ETF Master Cutline List – Updated Through 8/19/2011
Following the theme of continued flight to safety, this week’s ETF Cutline report confirms what the Leaders and Laggards table showed last Saturday: Precious metals and bonds of all durations reign supreme as we slipped further into bear market territory. Only 39 ETFs are positioned above the cutline, while 353 hover below it. No equity ETFs are showing positive momentum …