Archive for August, 2009

ETF Trading – USO, UCO

Oil retreated yesterday. Consider taking an initial position in USO if it closes lower today. All etf trades are at the market close.

You may want to trade UCO, instead. ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil (UCO) seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the daily performance of the Dow Jones—UBS Crude Oil Sub-Index SM.

Otherwise, we’re waiting on a pull-back in the market indices for new etf trading opportunities.

All of these trades are based on the strategies found in the book by Larry Connors: High Probability ETF Trading. Please trade responsibly!

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.

• ETF Trading - FXI Good morning. The futures are down this morning! A big stock market pull-back should give us some new trading opportunities this week. Today we'll look at FXI. FXI is the iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index Fund. This etf seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance,......
• 11/10 - ETF Trading - No Trading Today Is this a blow-off top or something more? The stock market has certainly become overbought (see the chart of SPY I've posted - notice the high RSI(2) value). We'll just wait and see what the market will do. So why not go short here? Our rules tell us to short......
• 02/12 - ETF Trading - No Trades Today I have no trades to suggest today today. The stock market has moved into an overbought position (see the chart of SPY I've posted - the RSI(2) has moved above 75). We'll patiently wait for the market to trigger our entry signals. In the meantime, get a quick lesson on......

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ETF Trading – We’re Waiting for a Pull-back

World markets are down this morning. We’re patiently waiting for a market pull-back to trigger our entry signals.

All of the signals and strategies I use are found in the book by Larry Connors: High Probability ETF Trading. The strategies have only a few rules and you’ll be able to back-test and apply the strategies to the next trading day. With easy to follow trading strategies, clear explanations, and years of tested results, there is no better place to start finding new trading edges than in High Probability ETF Trading. Get your copy today and be ready for the next trading session.

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.

• ETF Trading - EWT, AGG We took our initial positions in EWT and AGG at the close of the market yesterday. Consider taking the second long position should these etfs close lower today. Our signal for TIP did not trigger yesterday. These trades are based on the strategies and stock trading techniques found in the......
• 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......
• 04/13 - ETF Trading - USO, UCO Ok. USO closed lower yesterday and you took your first position in the etf trade. For the leveraged etf trade, you took your first position in UCO. Updated charts are posted below. Once we trade, we don't always take just one trading position. There are times when we'll scale in......

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ETF Trading – No Trades Today

No etf trading today. We’ll wait for a market pull-back to trigger our entry signals.

All of the signals and strategies I use are found in the book by Larry Connors: High Probability ETF Trading. Get your copy today and be ready for the next trading session.

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.

• 01/26 - ETF Trading - IWM, UWM IWM closed higher yesterday, and above its 5 day moving average for a small gain of .67%. However, we're waiting for the RSI(2) to close above 70 to trigger our etf exit. Updated charts are posted below. To review, we have a long trade in IWM in progress. Our exit......
• ETF Trading - FXI, SPY, SSO Ok - FXI closed lower yesterday, so we took our first long position in the etf. Should FXI close lower today, consider taking a second position; otherwise, take your trading gains on the exit signals. With such a large sell-off yesterday, many new trading signals fired! Today, we'll focus on......
• 10/01 - ETF Trading - USO, SCO USO closed higher yesterday and you took your first short position in the etf trade. For the leveraged etf trade, you took your first position in SCO. Updated charts are posted below. As mentioned yesterday, we'll scale in with up to three 3 positions. So, take a second trading position......

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