Archive for February, 2010

02/19 – ETF Trading – FXI, FXP

FXI moved higher at the close yesterday and you took your first short position. Should FXI move higher today, take a second short position. Otherwise, our exit signals are when the closing price of FXI moves below its MA(5) or – for a potentially larger take – when the closing price of FXI satisfies RSI(2) < 30.

For the leveraged trade, you took your first long position of FXP (the double inverse etf of FXI). Even though FXP moved higher at the close yesterday (we were looking for it to move lower), we’re trading on the signals of FXI. Take your second long position in FXP should FXI move higher today. Exit at the close when the closing price of FXP moves above its MA(5), or – for a potentially larger gain – when the closing price satisfies RSI(2) > 70.

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

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Updated charts:

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• 10/28 - ETF Trading - FXI, FXP FXI closed higher for the second day in a row, generating an etf trading opportunity based on our etf trading signals. Consider taking a short position in FXI should the etf close higher today. For a leveraged trade, consider FXP. Use the etf trading signals for FXI to trade FXP.......
• 11/09 - ETF Trading - FXI, FXP The market continued higher yesterday and so did FXI. As we discussed yesterday, we took our first short position in the etf trade as a result. For the leveraged trade, we took our first long position in FXP. Updated charts are posted below. As mentioned yesterday, we'll scale in with......
• 06/21 - ETF Trading - USO, SCO, FXI, FXP We have a full short trading position in USO and/or FXI. If you're trading the inverse etfs, you have a full trading position in SCO and/or FXP. We're now just waiting for our etf exit signals to trigger. Our exit signals are triggered when the closing price for USO or......

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02/18 – ETF Trading – FXI, FXP

Put FXI on your watch list today. Consider 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 below its 200 day moving average, we’re using FXI as the signal bearer.

FXI – The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the FTSE/Xinhua China 25 index.

FXP – The investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, which correspond to twice the inverse of the daily performance of the FTSE/Xinhua China 25 index.

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

Get up-to-date with all of the etf trading strategies in the book by Larry Connors: High Probability ETF Trading. With easy to follow etf 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.

Updated charts:

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.

• 12/16 - ETF Trading - USO, UCO, FXI The major market indices moved lower yesterday and so did FXI. Add a third trading position should FXI close lower today. Our exit signal is triggered when the RSI(2) of the closing price is greater than 70. Despite the lackluster market yesterday, USO (and UCO) moved higher with the closing......
• 06/24 - ETF Trading - FXI, FXP We continue to wait for our etf exit signals to trigger for FXI and FXP. Our exit signals are triggered when the closing price for the etf is lower than it's MA(5), or - for a potentially larger gain - when the RSI(2) is less than 30. We're using the......
• 12/13 - ETF Trading - No Trades Today The markets closed lower yesterday with SPY moving closer to an over-sold position - see the RSI 2 in the updated chart for SPY below. We're waiting for a market correction and a move to an over-bought condition in order to make a short trade. Our etf trading signals are......

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02/17 – ETF Trading – No Trades Today

The broader market is working itself toward an overbought condition – see the high RSI(2) value on the chart for SPY. We’ll wait for a stock market pull-back to trigger our etf trading signals. No need to jump into the stock market when the probability for trading success is not in our favor.

Why trade etfs? John Nyaradi, in an article at TradingMarkets.com, shares his 8 Reasons to Trade ETFS and what they can do for your stock trading portfolio. You won’t ever buy another mutual fund!

All of etf trading strategies I use 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. Available now in either paperback or immediate download, get your copy today and be ready for the next trading session.

Updated chart for SPY:

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.

• 08/24 - ETF Trading - No Trades Today Late-day selling pushed the market lower yesterday. The broader market remains oversold (see the updated chart for SPY below - notice the low RSI(2) reading). And since the broader market is below its 200 day moving average, we'll patiently wait for a stock market rebound to trigger some new etf......
• 05/30 - ETF Trading - Markets are Closed Markets are closed today in observance of Memorial Day. We'll pick up with etf trading tomorrow. Be ready for the next set of etf trading signals. Get the most popular chapter of Larry Connors' best selling book in this FREE Report. Learn one of the best performing ETF trading strategies......
• 07/22 - ETF Trading - No Trades Today Late-day selling pushed the market lower yesterday. The broader market is moving back to oversold (see the updated chart for SPY below - notice the low RSI(2) reading). And since the broader market is below its 200 day moving average, we'll patiently wait for a stock market rebound to trigger......

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02/16 – ETF Trading – No Trades Today

Good morning. My stock screener (stockfetcher.com) is telling me that we have no etf trading opportunities today. Markets are in transition. A stock market pull-back will trigger some new etf trading signals. An updated chart of SPY is posted below.

Once we enter an etf trade, we won’t always take just one trading position. There are times when we’ll scale in to the trade – sometimes up to 3 to 4 additional positions. And each position gets a bit larger than the previous position. Larry Connors has a great summary of these strategies which you can review – I think you’ll enjoy it.

For all of the etf trades here at ETF-Stock-Trading.com, we scale in with 3 positions. You can download the worksheet I use here.

Updated chart for SPY:

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.

• 03/05 - ETF Trading - Gains on FXI, FXP Yes! Our etf exit signals triggered for FXI and FXP. We shorted FXI and gained 1.56%. We bought FXP and gained 2.59%. All in a 3 day trade! We used the trading signals for FXI to guide our trade on FXP. All trades were at the market close. Updated charts......
• ETF Trading - USO, UCO, EWH, IWM, UWM Tuesday's sell-off provided some opportunities to scale in to our current etf trades. Let's review the details. For those who were playing the USO / UCO trade, looking for the RSI(2)>70 signal, we're a bit behind in the count. Hopefully you scaled into a second position at the close yesterday.......
• 05/09 - ETF Trading - FXI, XPP To review, we're into a full trading position for FXI. We've scaled into three trading positions over the past several trading days. Now, we're just waiting for FXI to move higher from here. We got a good start on Friday with FXI closing higher, but not enough to trigger our......

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02/15 – ETF Trading – Markets are Closed

Markets in the US are closed today in observance of Presidents Day.

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• 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,......
• 10/18 - ETF Trading - USO, SCO Yesterday I presented a short trading opportunity in SPY. However, with yesterday's market sell-off, that trading opportunity disappeared. For our short trade in oil, USO closed a bit lower yesterday, but not enough to trigger our exit signals. Updated charts are posted below. Take a third short trading position should......
• 07/18 - ETF Trading - IWM, UWM IWM closed higher on Friday, but not enough to trigger our exit signals. Updated charts are posted below. Take a third and final trading position should IWM close lower than 82.26 - trade UWM on this signal for the leveraged etf trade. Otherwise, our exit signals for IWM are triggered......

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