Tag: Sector ETFs
Weekly ETF Losers – EGPT, PBW, FBT
It’s been a rough week for stocks. The S&P 500 has lost 2% as traders locked in profits in some of the year’s best performing ETFs. Let’s take a closer look at the three ETFs that lost the most ground this week… Market Vector Egypt Index ETF (EGPT) EGPT dropped 6% this week. The selloff […]
ETFs Riding High After Earnings – GREK, QQQC, SOCL
The bulk of second quarter earnings are in. According to CNBC, 72% of the companies reporting have beat the consensus estimate for EPS and 56% beat the consensus estimate for revenue. Not surprisingly, we’ve seen the S&P 500 soar to record highs as investors digested these better than expected earnings. But US stocks aren’t […]
Hot ETFs – GDXJ, FAN, QGEM
The new all time highs just keep coming for the Dow Jones Industrial Average. It reached an all time high of 15,604 earlier this week. That’s an eye popping 141% surge from March 2009 low for the blue chip index. But that doesn’t mean large cap stocks are the only place you can make money… […]
Best Performing Sector ETFs This Year – TAN, BBH, IAI
It was another historic day on Wall Street as the Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied to close at an all-time high of 15,548. Obviously, it didn’t take long for investors to get over their ‘taper tantrum’ and resume buying stocks. Let’s take a closer look at what industry ETFs are benefiting the most from the […]
Weekly ETF Winners – CVOL, CHOC, GLDX
It’s been an interesting week on Wall Street. A series of weaker than expected economic reports to start the week fanned the flames of the market-wide selloff that began a few weeks ago. One thing’s for sure, it made for some unusual weekly ETF winners. Let’s take a closer look at three of the top […]
May ETF Winners – TAN, CQQQ, CARZ
The month of May is in the books! The bull market rally pushed the S&P 500 and Dow to new all-time highs… again and again. But they’re not even close to the performance of the hottest ETFs. Let’s take a closer look at three of the best performing ETFs during the month of May. Guggenheim […]
2013 ETF Winners – TAN, XTN, BBH
It’s not every day that we see an entire stock market go on a run like US stocks have so far this year. The Dow blue chips are up 17% and the S&P 500 is up 16% through the first four and half months of 2013. Everywhere you turn you’ll hear someone talking about the […]
This Week’s ETF Winners – REMX, CPER, GREK
The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit an impressive milestone this week – Dow 15,000! As I write, the blue chip average is up 2% for the week and an eye-popping 16% year-to-date. Let’s take a closer look at three of the best performing ETFs this week… Market Vectors Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF (REMX) REMX’s 10% […]
ETF Trading Research Mailbag
Last week I wrote about ‘3 ETFs That Tanked In April’… As the name suggests, I highlighted three of the worst performing ETFs during the month of April. And then I gave you my opinion of whether or not the ETF was worth owning at this point. One of the ETFs I highlighted was the […]
3 ETFs That Tanked In April
The S&P 500 finished the month of April at an all-time high of 1,597. But it wasn’t all sunshine and teddy bears. Some ETFs aren’t enjoying the same success as the large cap index. Understanding why these ETFs struggled in April will give you some insight into whether they’re a buy or sell at this […]
