Archive for September, 2009

9/25 – ETF Trading – FXI, EWW, USO, UCO, XLU, UPW

Good morning. Yesterday’s market sell-off gave us the etf buying signals we were looking for!

You should be long in the first position for any of the following etfs that I listed yesterday:

FXI, EWW – Country ETFs

USO, UCO – Commodity ETFs

XLU, UPW – Sector ETFs

Our etf trading strategy is to buy a second position should any of these etfs move lower today. Otherwise, our exit signals are a closing price greater than MA(5) or the RSI(2)>70. It’s your call on which exit signal to use.

All of these trades are based on the strategies found in the book by Larry Connors: High Probability ETF Trading. All trades are at the market close.

Join me every day as I offer new etf trading strategies for you to follow.

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.

• 04/08 - 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......
• 02/05 - ETF Trading - SPY, SSO Wow, what a sell-off yesterday. Put SPY on your watch list today. For a leveraged trade, consider SSO. Take your first position in the trade should these etfs move lower today. You can follow the trades with this simple etf trading worksheet I created.  All trades are at the market......
• 12/8 - ETF Trading - EWC, USO, UCO Good morning. Yesterday, USO (and UCO) moved lower and you took your initial position in the trade. EWC moved higher and we did not take that trade. Should USO (or UCO) move lower today, take a second position in the trade. Otherwise, our exit signals are triggered when the etf......

• Picked Up Harvest Energy Trust I bought some Harvest Energy Trust (HTE) today. Not a lot only 50 shares worth. The market is pretty volatile and historically the month of August is bearish for stocks 72% of the time (or something like that), but the recent 226 point drop in the market created a really......
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9/24 – ETF Trading – FXI, EWW, USO, UCO, XLU, UPW

Good morning. Yesterday’s market sell-off gave us some trading signals and possible  entry points.

Today we’ve got country etfs, commodity etfs and sector etfs to potentially trade. Per the strategies of High Probability ETF Trading, country etfs are the most consistent in results.

For country etfs, put FXI and EWW on your watch list today, and take an intial position should either one of these close lower.

The iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index Fund (FXI) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index.

The iShares MSCI Mexico Investable Market Index Fund (EWW) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the Mexican market, as measured by the MSCI Mexico Investable Market Index.

For commodity etfs, put USO on your watch list today and take an initial position should it close lower. You can also trade the leveraged etf UCO.

USO seeks to reflect the performance, less expenses, of the spot price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) light, sweet crude oil.

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.

Finally, a sector etf to trade is XLU. Take an intial position should this close lower today. For a leveraged play, consider UPW.

The Utilities Select Sector SPDR (XLU) invests primarily in companies that produce, generate, transmit or distribute electricity or natural gas.

ProShares Ultra Utilities (UPW) seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Utilities IndexSM.

All of these trades are based on the strategies found in the book by Larry Connors: High Probability ETF Trading. All trades are at the market close.

Join me every day as I offer new etf trading ideas for you to follow.

• 05/17 - ETF Trading - SPY, SSO, XLF, UYG Good morning. I have a couple of etf trading ideas for today. We'll take up to 3 trading positions. Put SPY on your etf watch list. Take an initial position should this etf close lower today. For a leveraged trade, consider SSO. Also, for a sector play, put XLF on......
• ETF Trading - EWT, TIP, AGG New etf stock trading ideas today include EWT, TIP, and AGG. Consider taking the first long position should these etfs close lower today. All trades are end-of-day. EWT: The iShares MSCI Taiwan Index Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees......
• 01/13 - ETF Trading - SPY, SSO, IWM, UWM Good morning. Yesterday's market sell-off generated the signals for our etf trading set-ups. Another sell-off today will give us some good entry points. Put SPY and IWM on your watch list. Take an initial position should these move lower today. For a leveraged trade on SPY, consider SSO. For a......

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9/23 – ETF Trading – No Trades Today

Good morning. Our stocktrading entry signals did not trigger for EWJ, and FXI yesterday. As such, we did not enter the trades.

Markets seem to be on hold as we wait for the Fed to make a statement this afternoon. We’ll just wait for the markets to present us with the signals to enter new long etf trades. Patience, dear trader!

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 - 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,......
• 11/4 - ETF Trading - Special Focus on EWC As I mentioned in my previous post, we took a trading loss on EWC, eventhough we followed our etf trading strategies and signals. As much as we would like every trade to be profitable, real trading, even high probability trading, can result in losses. The goal in trading is to......
• 11/4 - ETF Trading - IWM, UWM, EWC, EWT, EWY Markets closed higher yesterday and triggered an exit signal for EWC - unfortunately for us, at a loss. However, if you're still holding onto the position, you might be able to minimize your loss, or even take a gain, as world markets have moved higher overnight and futures are pointing......

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