Archive for January, 2012
The Trouble With Seeking Core Fixed Income Alpha
In a recent video post I talked about the correlation that can exist between the active performance of bond fund managers and equities
Positive January Barometer Supports 2012 Gains – February Opens Strong
Tomorrow’s blog will be decorated with a green “BULLISH” icon and across-the-board Market Probability readings in excess of 60%
ETF Winners & Losers: January 31st, 2012 (KOLD, INDL, EGPT, BOIL, INDZ, TMV)
ETF Winners & Losers, January 31st
ETFs Quiet Before The Storm (SPY, DIA, QQQ, IWM)
ETFs were quiet today as investors readied themselves for Econ Reports, Facebook IPO, and European woes tomorrow
Treasury ETFs Set Records, Stocks Cool (TLT, IEI, IEF, SPY)
U.S. Treasury bond ETFs rose again to record levels as signs of a slowing economy and concern over Greece cooled stocks and ETFs
Tech Sector ETFs: Amazon Diss Or Facebook Bliss? (QQQ, XLK, VGT, IYW, AMZN)
Will Tech Sector ETFs diss Amazon or bliss Facebook
VIX, VIX ETFs Fail at Resistance (VXX, XIV, TVIX)
VIX ETFs and the VIX fail at resistance as stock prices hold their ground
US Dollar ETFs Fear Europe Again (UUP, UUPT, UDN, UDNT, VGK)
US Dollar ETFs continued to rise today as the Euro Dollar slid again on European debt fears
Commodity Complex Mixed On Europe Fear (GLD, SLV, UNG, USO)
Fear of an unruly settlement in the European debt crisis sent commodity prices generally lower today
Earnings Reports Tank Transportation & Oil ETFs (IYT, XTN, USO, DBO, OIL)
Transportation Sector ETFs and Oil ETFs drop on negative earnings reports from Exxon Mobile, United Parcel Service








