Tag: Sector ETF Trader
Sector ETFs To Buy In January
Stocks are off to a dreadful start in 2016. The S&P 500 is down 11% from the 52-week highs. It’s not even close to the 20% drop needed to be an official bear market. Yet, you can’t read, watch, or listen to anything about the financial markets without hearing about how stocks are headed for […]
Sector ETFs To Buy In December
Ready or not… higher interest rates are coming. The Fed is poised to end its zero-interest-rate policy (ZIRP) this week. This policy has been in place since the 2008 financial crisis. Under ZIRP, the Fed has kept interest rates near 0% and used periods of quantitative easing or bond buying to help boost asset prices […]
Sector ETFs To Buy In November
Terrorism struck the civilized world again over the weekend. This time the attackers hit Paris. The horrific events and loss of life are tragic. My heart goes out to those that have been impacted by these events. Needless to say, terrorism is back at the top of the agenda for world leaders. I hope for […]
Sector ETFs To Buy In October
Right now new information is coming at us on a daily basis. And it’s a challenge to make heads or tails of it. The environment is so difficult that many hedge funds are throwing in the towel. More than 400 hedge funds simply shut down and returned money to investors in the first half of […]
Sector ETFs To Buy In September
It’s been a crazy rollercoaster ride for US stocks over the last month. The S&P 500 had its first 10% correction in years. In short, there’s a lot of uncertainty. And many believe slowing global economic growth will cause US economic growth to peak and slow in the months ahead. Economic Data Impacting Sector ETFs […]
Sector ETFs To Buy In August
So far the summer of 2015 has been a forgettable one for US stocks. Right now the S&P 500 is up a paltry 3.4% year-to-date. Over the last six months, the large cap index has gyrated up 1%… down 1%… up 2%… down 2%… and going nowhere fast. What’s more, we’re no longer seeing all […]
ETF Sector Rotation Strategy In Action
We’ve discussed sector rotation before. It’s a powerful strategy that many investors use to outperform and index like the S&P 500. We know that sectors and stocks don’t all move together. The goal of an ETF sector rotation strategy is to stay invested in the best performing sectors at all times. ETFs have made it […]
Sector ETFs To Buy In July
It’s been an interesting summer for the financial markets, to say the least. There has been more than enough noise from China and Europe to last a lifetime. Needless to say, it makes it difficult to determine which sector ETFs to buy in July. Thankfully Greece has agreed to their creditors’ demands. They’ve once again […]
Sector ETFs To Own In The 2nd Half Of 2015
The S&P 500 hit an all-time high of 2,130 last week. The large cap index had broken out of a consolidation period and surged to a 4% gain for the year. But the breakout hasn’t held up. In fact, US stocks were hit with the biggest selloff in weeks on Tuesday as the markets re-opened […]
Sector ETFs To Buy Right Now
Over the last few months, the S&P 500 has been in a period of consolidation. During that time, the price action of the large cap index has made a series of lower highs and higher lows. As you can see, the chart of the S&P 500 resembles an amusement park thrill ride. It’s a big […]
