SET Portfolio Updates
SET Portfolio Update April 2012
April 3, 2012 Dear Sector ETF Trader Reader, I sound like a broken record, but when I’m talking about a rally that can’t stop… repetition is a good thing! Even though we’ve had a few rocky trading days over the past couple weeks, as we speak, the rally remains intact. In fact, the S&P, NASDAQ, […]
SET Portfolio Update March 2012
March 6, 2012 Dear Sector ETF Trader Reader, This rally doesn’t want to end, plain and simple. Since the start of 2012, most major averages are up anywhere from 5% to 7%. And outside of a day of selling here or there, the rally remains in tact. The question is, can it last? Based on […]
SET Portfolio Update February 2012
February 7, 2012 Dear Sector ETF Trader Reader, 2012 is off and running with a stellar January for the major stock indexes. In fact, the S&P 500 gained 4.4% last month… its best monthly performance since October of last year. It’s also the best January since 1997. You’ve heard the saying, “As January goes, so […]
SET Portfolio Update January 2012
January 3, 2012 Dear Sector ETF Trader Reader, Happy New Year! Another year is all wrapped up! Yup, it’s time to shift gears… time to step back and size up what’s happened. And more importantly, look ahead at what 2012 will bring. There’s no question 2011 was dominated by macroeconomic risk. The global financial markets […]
SET Portfolio Update December 2011
December 6, 2011 Dear Sector ETF Trader Reader, It’s time for a Santa Claus rally… but will it happen this year? A quick look at market seasonality shows December is typically a great month for stocks. Over the last 20 years, the Dow has been positive 70% of the time. And its average gain is […]
SET Portfolio Update November 2011
November 1, 2011 Dear Sector ETF Trader Reader, Whew, what a ride! The S&P 500 just had the best October since 1974. The large cap index shot up more than 10% for the month. And at one point, the index was up more than 20% from the October 4th low. That’s an unbelievable run to […]
SET Portfolio Update October 2011
October 4, 2011 Dear Sector ETF Trader Reader, It’s been an ugly five months since the S&P 500 peaked in early May. At the time, we were riding high on Fed stimulus induced optimism and the elimination of public enemy #1, Osama bin Laden. Now the large cap index is down 19% from the April […]
SET Portfolio Update September 2011
September 6, 2011 Dear Sector ETF Trader Reader, It’s been one thing after another… after another… after another. And finally, consumers and investors cracked. Simply put, they’ve lost confidence in the economy, politicians, and the stock market. Just look at the latest Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index. It plummeted from 59.2 in July to 44.5 […]
SET Portfolio Update August 2011
August 2, 2011 Dear Sector ETF Trader Reader, Disgusting… It’s the only word to describe the debt ceiling debate in Washington. I don’t think I’ve ever been this frustrated with politicians… And that’s saying something! These windbags make an awful lot of poor decisions. They irritate me to no end… But the debt ceiling debate […]
SET Portfolio Update July 2011
July 5, 2011 Dear Sector ETF Trader Reader, I hope everyone had a fantastic holiday weekend. We’ve certainly seen some fireworks in the market lately. So, let’s jump right in… The big news has to be stocks’ big move to the upside. From June 23rd to July 1st, the S&P 500 shot up more than […]
