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Market Needs Additional Time To Consolidate For New ETF Trade Setups To Form (XLU, DVY, IWM, SPY, DIA)

David Bettencourt — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:47:51 +0000

Equities ended the session mostly higher as trade quickened for a second consecutive day. Four of the five major indices closed in positive territory. Larger cap issues fared better on Tuesday as the DJIA (NYSEArca:DIA) added 0.3%. The S&P 500 (NYSEArca:SPY) and S&P MidCap 400 produced(...)
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Select Sector SPDRs’ Average Monthly Assets Soar 32 Percent In 2011 (XLU, XLP, XLK, XLB, XLF, XLI)

David Bettencourt — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:34:08 +0000

The Select Sector SPDR Trust, which offers a family of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that divide the S&P 500 into nine individual sector funds, saw its average monthly assets climb 32 percent, or $10.5 billion, in 2011, further entrenching its position as the largest sector ETF family. Launched in 1998, (...)
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Wednesday’s ETF To Watch: Utilities Select Sector SPDR (XLU, SPY, EXC, MCD, JNJ, YHOO)

David Bettencourt — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:12:50 +0000

Jared Cummans: In the midst of earnings season, many hoped that we could take a few weeks to focus on the U.S. economy and put international affairs on the backburner. But yesterday saw news that there is great concern that the Greek debt deal may fall through and that the S&P (NYSEArca:SPY) is(...)
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Health-Care ETFs: Are Healthcare Stocks Still A Good Bet For 2012 (XLV, VHT, IYH, IXJ, FXH, XLU)

David Bettencourt — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:15:42 +0000

Ron Rowland: The final numbers are in, and 2011 was officially a “flat” year for the S&P 500. Without dividends, the large-cap stock index was actually down a fraction. With dividends, it gained only 2.1(...)
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Sector Rotation Insights and Lessons From 2011 (XLF, XLY, XLK, XLB, XLE, XLP, XLV, XLU, XLI)

David Bettencourt — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:21:26 +0000

Corey Rosenbloom: The fact that the S&P 500 “did nothing” in 2011 fails to take into account the performance of the individual sectors of the stock market, some of which returned as much as 15% in 2011.(...)
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Ten (10) Unexpected Observations On YTD ETF Returns (SPY, DIA, IWM, SPXU, VTI, ZROZ, EQL, DOO, XLU)

David Bettencourt — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 03:04:02 +0000

Michael Johnston: With the finish line in sight, it’s fairly safe to say that 2011 will be remembered by most investors as a wild, back-and-forth year that brought plenty of both hope and despair. A hot start(...)
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Stocks Surge as Central Banks Intervene, Jobs Data Heats Up (XLU, XLF)

Greg Cullen — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:24:57 +0000

No matter what your perspective is there’s no denying we are in the midst of a strong broad-based stock rally fueled by(...)
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Seven (7) Liquid ETFs Beating The Market (GLD, XLU, TLT, IEF, VXX, XLU)

David Bettencourt — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:10:06 +0000

Moby Waller: As we have entered November, 2011 has turned into yet another year where “buy and hold” of the major market indices hasn’t really worked. The 4 major US stock index ETFs are mixed on the year:(...)
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Ten (10) Strange But True Facts About The ETF Industry (DBC, GDX, XLU, VOO, EEM, EFA)

David Bettencourt — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:40:30 +0000

Michael Johnston: As ETFs have burst on to the scene in recent years, just about every serious investor and professional money manager has taken a crash course in exchange-traded products, becoming familiar with the countless benefits and nuances of these products. Features such as enhanced transparency(...)
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Another Bad Omen for the S&P 500 (SPY, XLU)

Greg Cullen — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:53:42 +0000

As the S&P 500 grinds higher, fueled by fresh morsels of hope coming out of Europe, the truth is that so far 2011 is in the loser column with the benchmark down roughly 2% year-to-date. At the same time, but at the complete other end of the performance spectrum, stands the(...)
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October Signals From The Sector Rotation Model (SPY, XLF, XLB, XLI, XLE, XLV)

David Bettencourt — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:55:54 +0000

Corey Rosenbloom: What is the broader Sector Rotation Model saying about the current state of the stock market? Let’s take a look from two perspectives: January to October (year to date) and then from the May 2011 peak to present.(...)
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The Three Safe Havens Where Big Money Is Going (GLD, SLV, USO, ZSL, DZZ, TLT, XLU)

David Bettencourt — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:06:43 +0000

Chris Vermeulen: It seems everyone is looking for a place to put their hard earned money as uncertainty around the globe continues to rise. Oil (NYSE:USO), Gold (NYSE:GLD), and Silver (NYSE:SLV) which have been the hot investments for the past few years took it on the chin over the past month with oil falling(...)
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Rob Stein: Market Rally or Not, Downside Risks Outweigh Upside (XLU, SDY)

Greg Cullen — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:22:52 +0000

Day two of the hope rally and U.S. and European stocks have jumped 5% to 7% in spite of the fact that no real and tangible solutions to Europe’s sovereign debt crisis have materialized. On Wall Street, they call that “buying the rumor.” It’s a(...)
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The Fed and No Man’s Land (XLU, EPP, EEV, SPY, DIA, IWM, QQQ)

David Bettencourt — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:20:44 +0000

Stocks sold off yesterday but closed well off session lows. All five major indices closed in the red but the day’s price action was not entirely bearish as the Nasdaq 100 ($NDX.X) found its way into positive territory by the close. The Nasdaq (NASDAQ:QQQ) continued to show relative strength to the other indices as it posted a(...)
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Sector Survival Guide for a Sideways Market & Flat Economy (EEM, XLK, XLU, XLP, XLE, OIH)

Greg Cullen — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:07:48 +0000

By now you have likely heard the market described as “range bound” so many times that you’re actually starting to believe it. And depending on the mood of the moment, the same could probably be said about “overbought” and “oversold” too. It is almost as if the(...)
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Market Testing Support (XLP, XLU, IWM, QQQ, DIA, SPY)

David Bettencourt — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:00:31 +0000

Stock closed near session lows on Friday as trade waned. All five major indices lost significant ground as bears continued to exert control over the market. The higher beta S&P MidCap 400, small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) and Nasdaq (NASDAQ:QQQ) dropped 1.8%, 1.7% and 1.6%(...)
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A List Of The Top Ten Utilities ETFs (XLU, VPU, JXI, FXU, RYU, IDU)

David Bettencourt — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 03:12:07 +0000

David Fry: Our goal in this profile is to help investors wade through the many competing ETF offerings available. Using our long experience as an ETF publication, and nearly 40 years in the investment business, we can help select those ETFs that matter and may or may not be repetitive.(...)
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Some ETF’s Risk Has Gone Into Unacceptable Territory (SMH, IYR, XLU, LQD, GLD, EWJ)

David Bettencourt — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:21:50 +0000

Alex Strashny: While some ETF’s have made good money last week, increasing their expected returns, their risks have gone into unacceptable territory.(...)
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Both Expected Return and Risk Is High For Stocks & ETFs (IYR, SMH, XLU, SPY, XLE, EWM, GLD, EWJ)

David Bettencourt — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:37:37 +0000

Alex Strashny: Recommended funds. Our main recommendation this week is real estate (NYSE:IYR). Its expected return jumped last week as it gained +4.46% in 5 days on slightly higher volume. However, its risk is high and has increased slightly. Because of the high risk in IYR, some(...)
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Betting On Pessimism (SMH, XLV, ICF, XLU, SOXX)

Greg Cullen — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:46:52 +0000

When the markets began to decline last month, some of the year’s best performing exchange traded funds (ETFs) saw the highest level shorted since 2007. About 10% of total shares outstanding of all domestically traded etfs were(...)
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