ETF Tracker StatSheet You can view the latest version here. MARKET MADNESS: STOCKS AND BONDS SWING WILDLY ON JOBS REPORT [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The stock market had another day of mixed signals, as investors tried to make sense of the latest economic news. After a morning rally, the major indexes gave up most of their gains by the …
More Domestic Equity ETFs Have Entered Bullish Territory
With a record October for equities, despite Europe’s questionable financial state of affairs, domestic ETFs have become increasingly attractive, rising well above their long-term trend lines, sneaking into bullish territory. Whereas in the past couple weeks, I was limiting myself to selected sector ETFs, besides my established position in bond ETFs, the technicals warrant some domestic ETF exposure as well. …
A Dubious 3-Year Anniversary
Last Thursday, June 23, 2011, marked the 3-year anniversary of the effective date of our last domestic Sell signal. If you were a reader of this blog back then, you may recall that our Domestic TTI (Trend Tracking Index) had crossed its long-term trend line to the downside into bear market territory on 6/22/2008, thereby triggering a “Sell” the following …
Looking Back to Look Ahead: ETF News And Blog Posts
In case you missed it, here’s a summary of the topics that I posted to my blog during week ending on 5/20/2011. More of the same sloppy trading, as in the prior week, left the major indexes range bound with the S&P 500 losing 5 points. My published Cutline tables and Model ETF Portfolios can give you an assist by …
Market Post Mortem: ETF News And Blog Posts
In case you missed it, here’s a summary of the topics that I posted to my blog during week ending on 5/15/2011. More bobbing and weaving in the markets left the major indexes near the point of where we started 5 trading days ago. My published Cutline tables and Model ETF Portfolios can give you an assist by indentifying weakness …
On ETFs, CEFs, MLPs And Trend Tracking—One Reader’s Experience
You just never know what all you can do with the concept of trend tracking until someone else tells you about it. That was the case with reader KD, who more or less customized trend tracking to match his risk tolerance and investing preferences. Here’s what he had to say: I thought I would share some of my results since …