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All tables updated through Wednesday, November 19, 2008.
Looking to invest and not sure what to buy?
If you are looking for a simple buy and hold portfolio and at-most once a year rebalancing, look no further than these Lazy Portfolios that we have profiled. Their latest performance numbers are here.
That’s it, you are done. You are well ahead of the majority of the money managers and actively managed mutual funds out there.
If you are the adventurous kind, we would recommend putting atleast 80% of your money in one of the Lazy Portfolios. See how you do with remaining maximum of 20% first before you jump with everything into Tactical Asset Allocation.
Now that you are settled with a Lazy Portfolio and are looking for some action…
Start with the Asset Class Strength page. Here you can see the current state of Stocks, Bonds and Commodities. You can also see how they have performed in the recent past.
The Asset Class Strength page will tell you where to put your money today, if at all. If any asset class is ‘red’, it may be best to wait it out for now. Once it enters the yellow zone, start with small percent of your money first and wait a week and see it the trend is building up.
The Asset Class strength page, and related three ETFs, are all that you need to beat the star money managers.
Let’s say you have perused the Asset Class Strength page and now know where to put your money, read on…
- If you choose to invest in Stocks…
You can either buy a broad market fund and be done with it. Our ETF rankings and signals page can help you choose any ETF, including one which invests in a broad US Stock market index.
If you are looking for a particular size fund, as in Large-cap, Mid-cap or Small-cap; or a style fund, as in growth or value; or a combination of size and style, my Style/Size strength page would be an excellent starting point to determine what is in favor. For the Sector investor, there is a page for you too :-). If you are looking to invest outside the united states, you will find the Country strength page very helpful.
In either case, once you know which narrow asset class you’d like to invest in, you can come back to the ETF rankings page to find that best fund for you.
- Should you prefer Commodities…
Your next question should be whether to put the money in Energy, Grains, Livestock, Precious Metals or Industrials. The Commodity Strength page can help you answer that question. Armed with the information, you can view all the Commodity ETFs that maxmoneyblog.com tracks here. You could also get to this page from the main ETF rankings page.
- Finally, if Bonds fascinate you, our preference is TLT or the 20+ year bond. There is a new Vanguard Long Bond ETF too, but we need to let it build some history first. You will, however, find lots of arguments in literature against buying the long term bond. But we leave that to you. You can find the bond rankings from the main ETF rankings page.
If there is an ETF that you’d like us to track, do leave a comment, or send an email to info@maxmoneyblog.com.
Disclaimer: ETF rankings and signals are for educational purposes only and should not interpreted as an investment advice.
November 19th, 2008
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Alt. Energy, Bonds, Commodities, ETF, Lazy Portfolios, Metals, Mutual Funds, Stocks |
Note: ETF rankings and signals are for educational purposes only and should not interpreted as an investment advice.
| Exchange Traded Fund Rankings |
Top Performing ETFs
July 30th, 2008
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Top Performing ETFs
July 20th, 2008
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Note: ETF rankings and signals are for educational purposes only and should not interpreted as an investment advice.
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Overall Top Performers
July 14th, 2008
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Starting today, I am introducing a table that tries to capture the current strength of each of the sectors.
I will publish this table every day as part of either my Sector Summary, or my Stock Market Summary post.
Take a moment to digest the information below. There are some notes below the table that may be helpful.
| Ticker |
-13wk |
-12wk |
-11wk |
-10wk |
-9wk |
-8wk |
-7wk |
-6wk |
-5wk |
-4wk |
-3wk |
-2wk |
-1wk |
Today |
Fund Name |
| XLB |
67 |
70 |
71 |
66 |
66 |
72 |
73 |
67 |
64 |
55 |
57 |
45 |
32 |
27 |
Materials |
| XLE |
66 |
73 |
76 |
71 |
71 |
74 |
77 |
70 |
65 |
63 |
63 |
62 |
60 |
43 |
Energy |
| XLP |
67 |
65 |
65 |
63 |
65 |
66 |
63 |
59 |
63 |
52 |
39 |
33 |
28 |
33 |
Staples |
| XLF |
48 |
46 |
51 |
61 |
65 |
60 |
50 |
38 |
31 |
26 |
26 |
22 |
19 |
19 |
Financial |
| XLY |
53 |
48 |
53 |
58 |
65 |
68 |
66 |
57 |
54 |
40 |
36 |
27 |
23 |
21 |
Discretionary |
| XLV |
37 |
37 |
36 |
39 |
49 |
53 |
55 |
54 |
60 |
38 |
35 |
31 |
33 |
41 |
Health Care |
| XLI |
68 |
61 |
63 |
69 |
71 |
73 |
70 |
61 |
59 |
42 |
34 |
26 |
23 |
23 |
Industrial |
| XME |
66 |
70 |
71 |
66 |
69 |
73 |
76 |
72 |
74 |
70 |
75 |
74 |
63 |
48 |
Metals & Mining |
| XLU |
51 |
62 |
67 |
66 |
66 |
66 |
71 |
73 |
71 |
66 |
69 |
63 |
58 |
54 |
Utilities |
| XLK |
57 |
58 |
68 |
69 |
72 |
74 |
71 |
69 |
70 |
61 |
54 |
37 |
27 |
26 |
Technology |
How to best interpret this table?
Start by moving your gaze to the far right of the table.
There is a row for each of the sectors and their respective names are in the "Fund Name" column. The column, right next to it, labeled "Today" contains the score for each sector as of today.
The remaining columns that are labeled ‘-nwk‘ contain the score for the same sector n weeks earlier.
How to use this table profitably in your trading regimen?
The benefit of seeing the sector scores in such a time-varying format is that you can see sectors fade-in and fade-out of glory.
You can use this table to spot classical Sector Rotation and hopefully be able to implement a successful Tactical Sector Allocation strategy. I may publish some information on this at a later date.
The sector score formula itself is proprietary. However you are encouraged to give a shot at reverse engineering it.
As always, if you have any suggestions that may be useful, feel free to drop me a note.
July 12th, 2008
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Consumer Discretionary, ETF, Energy, Finance, Industrials, Materials, Metals, Mutual Funds, Retail, Stocks, Technology, Transports, Utilities |
After a big up day yesterday, the market tanked today. It is important to note that the overall market trend is still southward, and the sellers came back in droves today. The market erased all the gains from yesterday.
The small cap Russell 2000 index ( -2.78% ) and the tech heavy Nasdaq ( -2.6% ) took the brunt of the beating. 227 new lows were registered on the Nasdaq as compared to 40 new highs.
The indices were up in the morning and closed near intra-day lows.
On a positive note, volume was lower.
The sectors that lost the most were Financials (IYF -5.1%) and Real-Estate (ICF -7.67%) ETFs. Among the industry groups losing ground were Home Construction (ITB -7.31%), Broker-Dealers (IAI -5.87%) and Regional Banks (RKH -5.2%), Semiconductors (IGW -4.05%) and Leisure & Entertainment (PEJ -3.31%).
The sectors that ended higher were Metals & Mining (XME 0.6%), Utilities (IDU 0.81%) and Healthcare (XLV 0.48%). The industry groups that did well included Pharmaceuticals (XPH 1.11%), Hospitals, Food & Metal products, Steel (SLX 0.80%), Coal (KOL 0.42%).
As is to be expected from the sector rotation model, defensive sectors that include Healthcare, Utilities and Consumer Staples have been demonstrating strength lately.
| Index |
Close |
Today’s Chg |
One Week |
One Month |
Three Months |
Six Months |
One Year |
| Dow Jones Industrials |
11147.44 |
-2.08% |
-2.06% |
-9.23% |
-11.01% |
-11.45% |
-17.44% |
| NYSE Composite |
8371.63 |
-1.69% |
-3.12% |
-8.50% |
-7.75% |
-10.23% |
-15.89% |
| Nasdaq Composite |
2234.89 |
-2.60% |
-3.04% |
-9.13% |
-3.76% |
-8.43% |
-15.32% |
| S&P 500 |
1244.69 |
-2.28% |
-3.13% |
-8.60% |
-8.11% |
-10.47% |
-17.58% |
| Russell 2000 |
663.75 |
-2.78% |
-4.03% |
-9.72% |
-4.96% |
-5.83% |
-20.74% |
MaxMoneyBlog Market Index (MMI), NYSE, Nasdaq, S&P 500, Russell 2000 charts.
Current Outlook
| Index |
Short Term |
Long Term |
| Dow Jones Industrials |
Bearish |
Bearish |
| NYSE Composite |
Bearish |
Bearish |
| Nasdaq Composite |
Bearish |
Bearish |
| S&P 500 |
Bearish |
Bearish |
| Russell 2000 |
Bearish |
Bearish |
Sector Summary
| Index |
Close |
Today’s Change |
One Week Return |
One Month Return |
Three Months Return |
Six Months Return |
One Year Return |
| Basic Materials |
77.27 |
-0.08% |
-7.57% |
-12.16% |
-3.04% |
6.85% |
9.49% |
| Consumer Discretionary |
27.85 |
-2.11% |
-0.96% |
-10.52% |
-10.29% |
-7.78% |
-28.15% |
| Consumer Staples |
27.02 |
-0.99% |
1.12% |
-3.25% |
-2.73% |
-3.39% |
1.55% |
| Energy |
138.11 |
-2.08% |
-9.50% |
-9.04% |
1.34% |
5.20% |
12.27% |
| Financials |
65.44 |
-5.10% |
-4.52% |
-14.15% |
-21.58% |
-23.19% |
-41.24% |
| Health Care |
31.25 |
0.48% |
2.19% |
0.47% |
-0.95% |
-11.83% |
-9.84% |
| Industrials |
62.80 |
-2.10% |
-2.62% |
-10.27% |
-9.50% |
-6.20% |
-14.24% |
| Metals Mining |
80.42 |
0.61% |
-13.43% |
-12.65% |
3.56% |
27.89% |
24.83% |
| Real Estate |
71.06 |
-7.67% |
-5.29% |
-11.61% |
-12.61% |
2.43% |
-19.00% |
| Technology |
52.49 |
-3.08% |
-3.42% |
-10.22% |
-2.01% |
-6.23% |
-12.86% |
| Telecom |
22.94 |
-2.80% |
-3.78% |
-12.78% |
-2.92% |
-15.88% |
-30.94% |
| Transports |
85.96 |
-2.31% |
-1.04% |
-9.69% |
0.44% |
16.09% |
-6.67% |
| Utilities |
40.67 |
1.19% |
-0.59% |
-0.47% |
3.73% |
-4.55% |
5.89% |
Sector Return Bar Charts
| Today’s Change |
One Month Return |
Six Month Return |
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 |
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Current Outlook
| Index |
Short Term |
Long Term |
| Basic Materials |
Bearish |
Bearish |
| Consumer Discretionary |
Bearish |
Bearish |
| Consumer Staples |
Bearish |
Bearish |
| Energy |
Bearish |
Bullish |
| Financials |
Bearish |
Bearish |
| Health Care |
Bullish |
Bearish |
| Industrials |
Bearish |
Bearish |
| Metals Mining |
Bearish |
Bullish |
| Real Estate |
Bearish |
Bearish |
| Technology |
Bearish |
Bearish |
| Telecom |
Bearish |
Bearish |
| Transports |
Bearish |
Bullish |
| Utilities |
Bullish |
Bullish |
July 9th, 2008
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Consumer Discretionary, ETF, Energy, Finance, Industrials, Materials, Metals, Mutual Funds, Real Estate, Retail, Stocks, Technology, Transports, Utilities |
Sector Return Bar Charts
| Today’s Change |
One Month Return |
Six Month Return |
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(more…)
July 8th, 2008
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Commodities, Consumer Discretionary, ETF, Energy, Finance, Industrials, Lazy Portfolios, Materials, Metals, Mutual Funds, Real Estate, Retail, Stocks, Technology, Transports, Utilities |
| Index |
Close |
Today’s Chg |
One Week |
One Month |
Three Months |
Six Months |
One Year |
| S&P 500 |
1252.31 |
-0.84% |
-2.04% |
-10.81% |
-8.76% |
-11.29% |
-18.17% |
| US Dollar |
72.72 |
0.00% |
0.50% |
-0.44% |
0.72% |
-4.23% |
-10.74% |
| CRB Composite |
592.13 |
-3.17% |
-0.78% |
7.74% |
10.76% |
22.08% |
42.31% |
| US 10-Year Bond |
3.93 |
-1.08% |
-1.50% |
-2.36% |
10.52% |
1.97% |
-24.35% |
(more…)
July 8th, 2008
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Bonds, Commodities, Currency, ETF, Mutual Funds, Stocks |
Sector Return Bar Charts
| Today’s Change |
One Month Return |
Six Month Return |
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July 7th, 2008
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Commodities, Consumer Discretionary, Developed Markets, ETF, Emerging Markets, Energy, Finance, Industrials, Lazy Portfolios, Materials, Metals, Mutual Funds, Real Estate, Retail, Stocks, Technology, Transports, Utilities |
| Index |
Close |
Today’s Chg |
One Week |
One Month |
Three Months |
Six Months |
One Year |
| Dow Jones Industrials |
11231.96 |
-0.50% |
-1.01% |
-10.89% |
-10.95% |
-12.25% |
-17.48% |
| NYSE Composite |
8400.21 |
-0.96% |
-2.59% |
-10.72% |
-8.54% |
-10.94% |
-16.63% |
| Nasdaq Composite |
2243.32 |
-0.09% |
-3.12% |
-12.02% |
-5.14% |
-10.43% |
-15.87% |
| S&P 500 |
1252.31 |
-0.84% |
-2.04% |
-10.81% |
-8.76% |
-11.29% |
-18.17% |
| Russell 2000 |
658.26 |
-1.13% |
-5.71% |
-13.76% |
-7.64% |
-8.78% |
-22.77% |
(more…)
July 7th, 2008
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