Archive for July, 2009

ETF Trading – AGG, TIP

AGG and TIP look ready for a long entry point. Enter a long trade at the market close should AGG and/or TIP close lower today.

AGG: The iShares Barclays Aggregate Bond Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the total United States investment grade bond market as defined by the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

TIP: The iShares Barclays Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Bond Fund seeks results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the inflation-protected sector of the United States Treasury market as defined by the Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L).

Otherwise, we’re waiting to exit our trades on USO and SCO.

These trades are based on the strategies found in the book by Larry Connors: High Probability ETF Trading.

Disclaimer:The content on this site is provided as general information only and should not be taken as investment advice. All site content, including advertisements, shall not be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell any security or financial instrument, or to participate in any particular trading or investment strategy. The ideas expressed on this site are solely the opinions of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the opinions of sponsors or firms affiliated with the author(s). The author may or may not have a position in any company or advertiser referenced above. Any action that you take as a result of information, analysis, or advertisement on this site is ultimately your responsibility. Consult your investment adviser before making any investment decisions.

• 12/3 - ETF Trading - No Trades Today This market remains overbought - see the high RSI(2) value on the chart for SPY. We'll wait for a stock market pull-back to trigger some new trading entry signals. All of the signals and strategies I use for etf trading are found in the book by Larry Connors: High Probability......
• ETF Trading - SLV, EWJ OK, lets's get started trading. Based on the strategies found in High Probability ETF Trading, we have 2 trading candidates today: SLV EWJ Both stocks are above their 200 day moving average, and with RSI(2) scores below 3, this suggests that these etfs are oversold. Look to enter a position......
• 12/28 - ETF Trading - No Trades Today Good morning. I hope you had a nice Christmas and holiday break. The market drifted higher on lower volume last week - typical of holiday trading and a "Santa Claus" rally. However, the major indices remains overbought as shown in the chart of SPY I've posted. Notice the high RSI(2)......

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ETF Trading – USO, SCO

There are no new etf trading opportunities to suggest today. We’re patiently waiting for the stock market to change course and provide us with new stock trading opportunities.

We’re also patiently waiting to take our gains on USO and/or SCO. Take your gains when the closing price of USO closes below it’s 5 day moving average.  Eventhough the RSI(2) is high, do not enter any more short positions, as the etf has moved above it’s MA(200).

For SCO, you’ll take your gains when the stock price closes above it’s 5 day moving average.

Updated stock charts are posted:

These trades are based on the strategies found in the book by Larry Connors: High Probability ETF Trading.

Disclaimer:The content on this site is provided as general information only and should not be taken as investment advice. All site content, including advertisements, shall not be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell any security or financial instrument, or to participate in any particular trading or investment strategy. The ideas expressed on this site are solely the opinions of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the opinions of sponsors or firms affiliated with the author(s). The author may or may not have a position in any company or advertiser referenced above. Any action that you take as a result of information, analysis, or advertisement on this site is ultimately your responsibility. Consult your investment adviser before making any investment decisions.

• 03/16 - ETF Trading - GLD, UGL GLD closed higher yesterday. As such, you did not take the third trading position in the etf trade. Likewise for the leveraged etf trade in UGL. Our trading strategy is to scale in with up to three 3 trading positions, but we'll wait for the market to present the trading......
• 01/28 - ETF Trading - EWH, EWZ, SPY, SSO Just to reiterate, we have a full trading position in EWH and EWZ, and one trading position in SPY and SSO. Should SPY and/or SSO sell-off strongly and below the price of our initial trade, consider adding a second position. Otherwise, we're waiting for the markets to advance a bit......
• 04/08 - ETF Trading - No Trades Today We had a nice sell-off yesterday. Yet the market is in neutral territory (see the updated chart of SPY below). Let's wait for more stock market selling to trigger some new etf trading signals. As I write this, the european markets are selling off strongly. Perhaps the selling will carry......

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ETF Trading – A Look at QQQQ

No stock trades here today.  We’re waiting on a pullback in oil and the effect on USO and SCO.  See my post from yesterday.

Just when you think a stock looks overbought, it goes higher still.  QQQQ defies logic.  And who says markets aren’t a reflection of emotion?!

Trades are based on the strategies found in the book by Larry Connors: High Probability ETF Trading.

Disclaimer:The content on this site is provided as general information only and should not be taken as investment advice. All site content, including advertisements, shall not be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell any security or financial instrument, or to participate in any particular trading or investment strategy. The ideas expressed on this site are solely the opinions of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the opinions of sponsors or firms affiliated with the author(s). The author may or may not have a position in any company or advertiser referenced above. Any action that you take as a result of information, analysis, or advertisement on this site is ultimately your responsibility. Consult your investment adviser before making any investment decisions.

• 04/21 - ETF Trading - Gains on IYR, URE I took the gains on IYR and URE. Both closed above their 5 day moving average and just short of the RSI(2) moving above 70. We gained 1.95% on IYR and 4.12% on URE. All in a 3 day trade! All trades were at the market close. Updated charts are......
• 01/08 - ETF Trading - No ETF Trades Today No change with the market - it remains overbought. See the updated chart of SPY below. We'll wait for a stock market pull-back to trigger some new etf trading signals. What are the signals and strategies I use for etf trading? They're found in High Probability ETF Trading: now in......
• 04/05 - ETF Trading - FXY FXY closed slightly higher yesterday, but certainly not enough to trigger our exit signals. An updated stock chart is posted below. Our exit signals for FXY are triggered when the etf price is greater than it's 5 day moving average, or - for a potentially larger gain - when the......

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