Sector ETFs
Copper Miners ETF Showdown – CU, COPX
In today’s ETF showdown, we’re taking a look at Copper Miners ETFs. Any discussion about copper mining stocks starts with a discussion about the price of copper. And the last three years haven’t been pretty for copper prices. Simply put, that’s a chart of a bear market. As you can see, the price of copper […]
Best Performing Sectors In 2014
We’re halfway through January and so far this year the S&P 500 hasn’t done much. The large cap index hit a high of 1,849 on December 31st. It dropped 1.8% to a low of 1,815 on January 13th before rebounding back near the previous high today. This is primarily due to the mixed bag of […]
Best ETFs Over The Past Month – FAN, GDXJ, KWT
There’s no doubt 2013 was a great year for US stocks. Every sector from utilities to technology logged a gain for the year. And just about every size of stock from the micro-cap indexes to the blue chip index are at record highs. The bullish momentum continued right up through the end of the year […]
The Sector Rotation Advantage
Are you intrigued by ETFs but still haven’t put them to work in your own account? After attending a number of great holiday parties over the last month, I’m convinced there are many of you that fall into this category. I’m simply blown away at how many blank stares I get from otherwise smart people […]
An Easy Way To Use ETFs For Sector Rotation Strategies
The results are in… 2013 was a fantastic year for stocks. Just look at these impressive returns from the major indices. The Dow is up 30%, the S&P 500 is up about 32%, the S&P mid-Cap 400 gained 33%, and the Russell 2000 is up nearly 40%! Needless to say, those are some impressive returns. […]
Best Performing Sectors This Week
After months of hints and mixed messages, the Fed began to taper this week. The message from Fed Chairman was widely believed to signal the end of the year long stock market rally. But a funny thing happened after the announcement… stocks rallied! In fact, the S&P 500 closed at a new all time high […]
Worst Performing Sector This Week
As I’m sure you’ve noticed, the S&P 500 is in the midst of a five day losing streak. The longest such streak since the large cap index dropped for five consecutive days from September 19th to the 25th. The recent selloff was sparked by better than expected economic data. In the bizarre world we live […]
3 ETFs Helping The S&P 500 Gain 30% – IHE, IAI, XAR
The S&P 500 finished November 30% higher than it was a year ago. Needless to say, that’s an impressive gain for the large cap index. But here’s something that’s even better… According to paststat, over the last 18 years whenever the S&P 500 has a 30% year-over-year gain (like it did from November 2013 to […]
Retail ETF Showdown – XRT, RTH, PMR
In today’s ETF showdown, we’re taking a look at retail ETFs. The holiday shopping season kicks into high gear on Black Friday. One thing’s for sure, you won’t find me standing in any lines the day after Thanksgiving. But more than 140 million shoppers are expected to brave the elements and crowds in search of […]
Cyclical ETFs Gain, Emerging Markets Lose – Weekly ETF Fund Flows
Today we’re taking a look at ETF fund flows in US Sector ETFs and Emerging Markets ETFs. ETF fund flows are a valuable indicator of what traders are thinking. It takes a lot of buying or selling to drive millions or even billions of dollars into or out of individual ETFs. Fund flows are something […]
