Archive for January, 2010

01/22 – ETF Trading – EWH, EWZ, SPY, SSO

With yesterday’s market sell-off, we now have 3 trading positions in EWH and 2 trading positions in EWZ.

Scale into a third and final position should EWZ move lower today. Exit either trade at the market close when the etf price is greater than the MA(5), or – for a potentially larger gain – when the RSI(2) is greater than 70.

All trades are at the market close. Please trade responsibly!

Put SPY on your etf watch list today. Take an initial trading position should SPY close lower today. For a leveraged trade, consider SSO.

SPY – The investment seeks to correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P 500 Index.

SSO – The investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, which correspond to twice the daily performance of the S&P 500 index.

Have questions about the signals? Learn all the etf trading signals in the book by Larry Connors: High Probability ETF Trading. His etf trading 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 signals, clear explanations, and years of tested results, there is no better place to start finding new trading edges than in High Probability ETF Trading.

All trades are at the market close. 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.

• 03/01 - ETF Trading - FXI, FXP Put FXI on your watch list today. We'll look at this etf as a short trade candidate. Should it move higher today, take your first short trading position. For a leveraged trade, consider FXP. Take your first long position in FXP should it move lower today. Though this etf is......
• 08/24 - ETF Trading - SPY, SH, SDS SPY closed higher yesterday, with an RSI 2 greater than 75. Should it close higher today, consider taking your first short position in this etf trading opportunity. SPY - The SPDR® S&P 500® ETF is a fund that, before expenses, generally corresponds to the price and yield performance of the......
• 12/18 - ETF Trading - FXI, SPY Markets moved lower yesterday and so did FXI. We're into a full trading position, patiently waiting for our exit signals to trigger. Our etf exit signals are triggered when the etf price is greater than it's MA(5), or - for a potentially larger gain - when the RSI(2) is greater......

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01/21 – ETF Trading – EWH, EWZ

We have 2 trading positions in EWH and 1 trading position in EWZ.

Yesterday’s sell-off pushed prices lower. Scale into an additional position should either of these etfs move lower today. Exit the trade at the market close when the etf price is greater than the MA(5), or – for a potentially larger gain – when the RSI(2) is greater than 70.

Have questions about the signals? Learn all the etf trading signals in the book by Larry Connors: High Probability ETF Trading. His etf trading 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 signals, clear explanations, and years of tested results, there is no better place to start finding new trading edges than in High Probability ETF Trading.

All trades are at the market close. 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.

• 08/16 - ETF Trading - No Trades Today We'll make no etf trades today. Currently SPY is moving to an over-bought condition, as indicated by the RSI 2 moving above 70. And now that SPY is below it's 200 day moving average, we may have some shorting opportunities in the days ahead. Why trade etfs? John Nyaradi, in......
• 08/17 - ETF Trading - No Trades Today The broader stock market has worked off it's over-bought condition with yesterday's close - see the updated chart for SPY below. Our etf trading signals are now weighted toward shorting etfs since SPY and other index etfs are now trading below their 200 day moving averages. Why is that important?......
• 09/13 - ETF Trading - No Trades Today Late-day buying pushed the broader market higher yesterday. SPY has moved back into a neutral trading area - see the RSI 2. And since the broader market is below its 200 day moving average, we'll patiently wait for a continued stock market rebound to trigger some new short etf trading......

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01/20 – ETF Trading – EWH, EWZ

Nice rally yesterday. We have 2 trading positions for EWH and one trading position for EWZ. We’re just waiting for the market to move higher from here; we got a good start yesterday.

Our exit signals are triggered when the etf price is greater than it’s MA(5), or – for a potentially larger gain – when the RSI(2) is greater than 70. All trades are at the market close. Please trade responsibly!

Discover the research behind all of these etf trading signals. Get the book by Larry Connors: High Probability ETF Trading. His etf trading 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 signals, clear explanations, and years of tested results, there is no better place to start finding new trading edges than in 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.

• 07/14 - ETF Trading - IWM, UWM IWM closed higher yesterday, but not enough to trigger our exit signals. Updated charts are courtesy of StockCharts.com and are posted below. Take a second trading position should IWM close lower than our initial trading entry price. Otherwise, our exit signals for IWM are triggered when the etf price is......
• 12/22 - ETF Trading - Gain on EWH A small gain on our EWH trade: our etf exit signals triggered yesterday with a positive close. We gained .80% on EWH We have made 33 winning trades out of 41 for the year. That’s a winning percentage of better than 80%. Our goal is to produce more winning trades......
• 05/11 - ETF Trading - Loss on EWH Our etf exit signals triggered for EWH. Unfortunately, we lost 4.12% on the trade. You win a lot of trades with high probability trading, but not all of them. All trades were at the market close. Updated charts are posted below. Here's a look at what we've done in previous......

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• ETF Update and Market Outlook by Som Seif, President of Claymore Investments and ETFs This past Wednesday Som Seif, President of Claymore Investments Canada, appeared on BNN's Market Call to take questions on ETFs.  Here's a brief recap of Seif's market outlook and update on the state of ETFs in Canada and with Claymore specifically. Canada's Consumer Prices Fallen Most Since 1953 Seif doesn't......

01/19 – ETF Trading – EWH, EWZ

Good morning. On Friday, EWH moved lower and you took your second position in the etf trade. EWZ also moved lower and you took your first position in the trade. Should these etfs move lower today, take your third position in EWH, and/or second position in EWZ.

Otherwise, our exit signals are triggered when the etf price is greater than it’s MA(5), or – for a potentially larger gain – when the RSI(2) is greater than 70. All trades are at the market close. Please trade responsibly!

Join me everyday to follow these etf trading signals. All of the signals and strategies I use for etf trading are found in the book by Larry Connors: High Probability ETF Trading. His etf trading 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.

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• 01/27 - ETF Trading - EWH, EWZ, SPY, SSO Major US market indices moved lower yesterday - if ever so slightly. 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,......
• 10/25 - ETF Trading - USO, SCO Nothing more than a repeat of yesterday. Our short trade in USO is taking a bit longer than usual. We have a full, short trading position and we're patiently waiting for a sell-off and a move lower to trigger our exit signal. USO closed higher on Monday. Our exit signal......

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01/18 – ETF Trading – Markets are Closed

Stock markets are closed in the US today in observance of the Martin Luther King Holiday.

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• ETF Trading - XLI, SIJ, IYR, SRS XLI closed higher, yesterday. And even though it closed above it's 200 day moving average (in violation of the guidelines set forth in High Probability ETF Trading), this etf, nevertheless, looks overbought and due for a correction. The same applies for SIJ (inversely). I added the 50 day moving average......
• 04/30 - ETF Trading - EWH / Gains on XLF, UYG Nice gains on the financial trade! Our etf exit signals were triggered for XLF and UYG. We gained 3.76% on XLF and 6.89% on UYG. All in a 2 day trade! All trades were at the market close. Updated charts are posted below. We're still waiting for our exit signals......
• 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......

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