Recent Commentaries tagged (etfs)
02.08.12 – Volatility Enters the AM Session
The VIX is elevated relative to the open, but appears to be stabilizing at the mid-day.
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Tags: etfs | am | vix | volatility
Market Weakening a Bit, Watch for Potential...
Markets opened at new highs for the year and hit 1351 ($135.22 SPY). It then traded below the 1349 pivot (Yesterday's high of $135.02 on SPY). That was a small sell signal. If we get weaker and they don't save them into the close, this could develop into an outside day. Stocks are not falling apa...
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Tags: frontpage | etfs
Question Taking On Risk
Consumer Discretionary (XLY) price rose above previous highs. Technology (XLK) price rose above the highs of the previous 4 years. Consumer Staples (XLP) stock sector Relative Strength Ratio (XLP/SPY) fell below the lows of the previous 6 months. Bond, iShares Barclays 7-10 Year U.S. Treasury ...
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Tags: stocks | etfs
Relentless Bulls
Buying the early dips continue to work and we ended up closing near the highs. An extended market can become even more extended. After all the going no where in the past 10 years, is it finally the bull's turn?
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Tags: etfs
Markets Becoming More Defensive?
Below are a series of percentage comparison graphs of a number of markets. They compare money flow between the first week in February and so far this week.The first graph depicts gains made for the Major Sectors during the first week in February. The Financials sector made the biggest gains that ...
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Tags: stocks | etfs
The Inverse Trade Works Again
Once again, the inverse relationship between the U.S. Dollar Index and the major stock indexes works. This morning, the U.S. Dollar Index futures started the day higher and then just plummeted before the opening bell. This same pattern played out yesterday and the nearly everyday before that. Man...
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Tags: spy | dia | sso | ddm | stocks | etfs
02.07.12 – Internals Running Sideways
With the Small-caps finding support at their VWAP, perhaps the SPY can break out above its R1. Meanwhile, internals are running sideways and volume is suggestive of an overall range day.
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Tags: etfs | spy | vwap
Spain Is Near, But Questions Abound
So, last night, around 4 a.m. or so, I wake up thinking, "I have so much to do before British Airways delivers me to Spain next Monday." As well, the other issue banging around in my head, not allowing me to sleep fitfully, is my computer; it got really sick from a virus last week and, sadly, it...
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Tags: trading-advice | liquidity | vantagepoint | futures | etfs
Manipulated Market: A Tale Of The Federal...
Sometimes it is scary to see manipulation in full swing in the stock market. Actually, it is always scary to think such blatant manipulation can occur and by the leading powers in the "free" world. Let's set the stage. The markets opened slightly lower. No big deal here. They slowly inched lower ...
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Tags: spy | dia | uup | qqq | etfs
Italian Bond ETFs: High Risk, High Reward -...
As by far the largest of the PIIGS economies, Italy occupies a special place among investors concerned about the euro zone crisis. That is why when the country's benchmark 10 year notes saw spiking yields in late 2011 and early 2012, many panicked, assuming that spiking yields in Italy were a sig...
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Tags: etfs | agg | bnd | eu | itlt | itly
Mosaic Blue – Week 6
This is a new direction for the Mosaic Project that takes market neutral engineering and skews the portfolio components and position sizing to create an upward sloping equity curve. This positive bias gives the model an increased edge to outperform the SPY and further limits downside risk. Mosai...
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Tags: mosaic | strategies | systems | etfs | calls | lazy-man | mosaic-blue | otm | spy
Financial Stocks Dip Early, Watch These Levels
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) is considered the leading financial stock in the United States and possibly the world. This morning, JPM is coming under some early selling pressure. This important financial stock is trading lower by 0.42 to $37.72 a share. Short term traders can watch for intra...
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Tags: jpm | blk | gs | ms | xlf | etfs | stocks
Financial Stocks Dip Early, Watch These Levels
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) is considered the leading financial stock in the United States and possibly the world. This morning, JPM is coming under some early selling pressure. This important financial stock is trading lower by 0.42 to $37.72 a share. Short term traders can watch for intra...
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Tags: jpm | blk | gs | ms | xlf | etfs | stocks
Time To Buy The Media ETF (PBS) - ETF News...
Many traditional media companies have been hard hit over the past few years as numerous consumers look to obtain entertainment from alternate sources instead of legacy media conglomerates. This trend has greatly impacted many firms in the space and has led to continued losses in the period follow...
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Tags: etfs | cbs | cmcsa | pbs | twc
Hangover Following A Burst of Bullish...
Financial (XLF) stock sector Relative Strength Ratio (XLF/SPY) whipsawed below its 200-day SMA. Utilities (XLU) stock sector Relative Strength Ratio (XLU/SPY) fell below the lows of the previous 6 months. Junk/Investment-Grade Corporate Bond ETFs Relative Strength Ratio (JNK/LQD) whipsawed back...
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Tags: stocks | etfs
