SET Monthly Issues
SET Monthly Issue August 2013
August 2013 GET BLOWN AWAY BY THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY! August has been an interesting month so far… Just a few weeks ago, the S&P 500 hit an all-time high of 1,709. Since then, the large cap index has fallen 3.7%. Admittedly, a pullback of less than 5% isn’t much to get excited about. These types […]
SET Monthly Issue July 2013
July 2013 PROFIT FROM RISING INTEREST RATES Interest rates are soaring in the wake of Fed Chairman Bernanke’s ‘tapering’ talk. In fact, the yield on the benchmark ten-year Treasury is at the highest level in nearly two years. As I pointed out last month, if the Fed wanted to keep long term interest rates low, […]
SET Monthly Issue June 2013
June 2013 TO TAPER OR NOT TO TAPER? THAT IS THE QUESTION Over the last month, global financial markets have been embroiled in speculation about the Federal Reserve. More specifically, investors want to know when the Fed will make a change to their current bond buying program. Up until May 22nd, the general consensus was […]
SET Monthly Issue May 2013
May 2013 ECONOMIC GROWTH OR NOT – STOCKS ARE ON FIRE! The S&P 500’s 28% year-to-date rally is impressive. But it’s even more astounding when you dig a little deeper into the economic data. In short, lackluster economic data doesn’t seem to support such a meteoric rise for stocks. Yet, here we are with stocks […]
SET Monthly Issue April 2013
April 2013 IS THE TREND OUR FRIEND? As you know, the S&P has started off the year with a bang. Even after yesterday’s selloff, the large cap index has raced out to a 10% gain. In fact, the recent rally sent the S&P to a high of 1,597 – the highest level ever recorded! One […]
SET Monthly Issue March 2013
March 2013 WHEN WILL THE S&P 500 SET A NEW RECORD HIGH? Since the start of the year, the S&P 500 has been on a fast escalator toward a new record high. Week after week, the large cap index has climbed higher. Last week the S&P reached a high of 1,563. It was just a […]
SET Monthly Issue February 2013
February 2013 CAN THE S&P MAKE IT 8? As we kick off this President’s Day shortened week, the S&P is riding a seven-week winning streak. An impressive run to be sure… Investors everywhere are wondering if this will be the eighth week of the rally or the start of a correction. Over the last few […]
SET Monthly Issue January 2013
January 2013 A RIVER OF CASH! Happy New Year! Investors aren’t wasting any time this year. A river of cash the size of the Amazon is flowing into stocks. According to fund watcher Lipper, investors poured a whopping $18.3 billion into stock funds during the first full week of trading in 2013. It was the […]
SET Monthly Issue December 2012
December 2012 BUILDING A BETTER FUTURE! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays… Welcome to the final issue of Sector ETF Traderfor 2012. One thing’s for sure, 2012 didn’t have a shortage of catalysts to drive market action. It’s been an exciting year full of twists and turns. Some catalysts we’re positive… For instance, the housing market […]
SET Monthly Issue November 2012
November 2012 TURNING POINT OR DEAD CAT BOUNCE? As you know, the last few months have been a miserable slide lower for the markets. Watching the markets get hammered day after day is frustrating, to say the least. But the stock market has shown some signs of life over the last few days. Has the […]
