Archive | August, 2011

August 7, 2011 – ETF Expert Radio Podcast

Sector ETFs, Tech ETFs, Energy ETFs, “Excluding Financials” ETFs, Avoiding Gimmick ETFs, Cloud Computing ETFs, U.S. ETFs Versus World ETFs Click here to listen to the show: 08-7-2011 Continue Reading...

5 ETFs For “Dip-Buyers” To Consider

Short-sellers and program traders are in charge… for now. Going into Wednesday’s (8/3/11) session, PowerShares QQQ (QQQ) sat directly atop its 200-day moving average. After falling below the key trendline early, QQQ springboarded to finish with a 1% gain. Or consider the S&P 500 SPDR Trust (SPY). It fell precisely -10% from its April 29 intra-day high to its August 3 [...] Continue Reading...

ETFs That Have Entered Bear Market Territory

On 8/2/11, the same day that President Obama signed a bipartisan bill to raise the debt ceiling, the stock market floor collapsed. Specifically, the S&P 500 closed below its 200-day moving average — a technical trendline for stock buying support. Indeed, the heralded benchmark of U.S. stocks hadn’t finished below its 200-day MA since last September. Equally disconcerting, [...] Continue Reading...

Oil Services ETFs For An “Oversold” Market

The latest pullback on oil from $100 per barrel to $90 per barrel may provide opportunity for energy investors. With realistic double-dip recession fears and generalized debt downgrade anxiety, iShares DJ Oil Services (IEZ) has given back nearly -7.5% from its top. One author suggests waiting for IEZ to drop a full -10%+ from its high before entering a long [...] Continue Reading...

Uninspired Guidance Does Not Hurt Tech Sector ETFs

One of the “constant” declarations of the current earnings season? Of those reporting, roughly 3/4 of corporations exceeded profit-per-share estimates. On the other hand, it’s not uncommon for 2/3 to 3/4 of companies to beat lowered expectations; key executives help to create “beatable” numbers. In addition, each of 8 major economic sectors typically have corporations that, historically speaking, raise the earnings-per-share [...] Continue Reading...

Why Recovery Rally ETFs Didn’t Show Up To The Party

Scores of journalists had anticipated a recovery rally for Monday, August 1. Reasons? Congressional leaders and President Obama had forged a deal on the debt ceiling over the weekend. S&P 500 futures soared 1% in pre-market activity. What’s more, corporate earnings were — for the most part — pretty darn good. Unfortunately, far too many writers associated the avoidance of extreme pain [...] Continue Reading...

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