Soon, be on the lookout for an educational trading strategy article (here on this blog) that will walk you through the anatomy of this highly profitable, intermediate - term
ETF trend trade that our subscribing members are quite pleased with.
Not exact matches
For
trend traders, no stocks or
ETFs should be sold while they are still
trading above their 10 - day moving averages following a strong breakout.
Since approximately 80 % of stocks and
ETFs move in the same direction as the dominant broad market
trend, one of the first and most important aspects of our stock
trading strategy is to always
trade on the same side of the overall stock market
trend.
When an
ETF has so much relative strength that it simply
trades in a tight, sideways range while the rest of the broad market is
trending lower, it clearly indicates a lack of selling interest.
We are listing TMF as a potential «
trend reversal» setup («breakouts» and «pullbacks» are the other two technical setups we
trade) only because it is a fixed - income
ETF, which has a low direct correlation to the direction of the overall stock market.
She writes about exchange
traded fund (
ETF)
trends for The Blog.
Being on the right side of that
trend increases our odds of a successful
trade, even if we are only buying the
ETF for a short - term, momentum - based swing
trade.
Today, USCF, the firm behind a host of well - known exchange -
traded commodity products, has jumped onto the «K - 1 Free»
trend that is reshaping the commodity
ETF space.
Since
ETFs come in many flavors of asset classes, those with a low correlation to the direction of the US equity markets (commodity, currency, fixed income, etc.) sometimes present low - risk swing
trade setups that are largely independent of broad market
trend.
That's the nice thing about
ETFs — they often provide interesting
trading opportunities outside of my standard
trend trading model.
Investors seeking to profit from the
trend may want to buy the iShares Commodities Select Strategy (NASDAQ: COMT) exchange -
traded fund (
ETF), which has been
trending up since it dipped to $ 24 a share in January 2016.
Within each
ETF report, we provide in - depth analysis and offer insights to help investors stay on top of key
trends impacting exchange
traded funds and their underlying industries, companies, and commodities.
From a list of more than 7000 U.S. listed stocks &
ETFs, our unique
trend - following system had found 97 ideal
trading candidates (86 buy & 11 sell) for the next
trading session.
The combination of
trading both individual stocks and
ETFs in our newsletter enables us to realize maximum gains in strongly
trending, healthy markets, while still having the ability to profit from from
trading currency, commodity, international, or fixed income
ETFs, all of which typically have a low correlation to the direction of the stock market, in choppy or range bound market environments.
When scanning thousands of stocks and
ETFs for equities that meet our disciplined, rule - based criteria for potential
trade entry every night, the first thing we do is look at the longer - term weekly charts, which gives us a «big picture» snapshot of the overall
trend of the stock or
ETF.
When someone becomes a new subscriber to The Wagner Daily, our nightly
ETF and stock newsletter with exact entry and exit points for our best
ETF and stock picks, we try hard to make sure they understand our disciplined and proven
trend trading system.
For all our stock and
ETF trade entries on the long side (other than
trend reversal plays), we must first verify there is already a well defined uptrend in place before buying.
There are two new «official»
ETF swing
trade setups we are targeting for potential buy entry going into today's session, both of which are
trend reversal plays.
The reality is that profiting from
ETF and stock
trading in a raging bull market is not that difficult because a vast majority of stocks will
trend higher, but what separates amateurs from the professionals is the ability to hold on to those profits when the stock market inevitably changes direction, which usually occurs quite swiftly.
Although the performance of the bond market does NOT affect our day to day swing
trading stock picks, having a general idea of how bond
ETFs such as $ TLT are performing helps us with our «bird's eye view» of the overall market
trends and sentiment.
Look for long
trades in the two strongest performing sector
ETFs of the day, when the
trend is up.
Sector exchange -
traded funds (
ETFs) provide a day
trading strategy where the trader always knows which
ETF (sector) to buy in upward
trending conditions, and which
ETF to short if a downtrend develops.
Through his work as a researcher and investment manager, he continually monitors and evaluates the latest
trends related to index funds and exchange -
traded funds (
ETFs).
As easy U.S. equity returns have now run on for many years, industry
trends shifted in favor of exchange -
traded funds (
ETFs) that track specific areas of the market, like the 500 largest U.S. stocks.
This month's Investment Offerings column covers what could be the start of a new
trend, converting mutual funds to exchange -
traded funds
ETFs.
One unmistakable
trend among institutions is the rapid growth of exchange -
traded funds (
ETFs).
Schwab pioneered that
trend, but privately held brokers Fidelity and Vanguard soon answered with free
ETFs of their own, and TD Ameritrade (NASDAQ: AMTD), E *
Trade Financial (NASDAQ: ETFC), and several other brokers have come up with extensive lineups of no - commission
ETFs.
Bruce Berkowitz recently released The Fairholme Funds 2016 Annual Report in which he discusses the current
trend towards
ETF investing and he provides the following warning for investors: Exchange -
traded index funds («
ETFs») are all the rage these days for -LSB-...]
Presented by: Pro Market Advisors In this webinar, sponsored by Scotia iTRADE, and presented by Shawn Howell of Pro Market Advisors, attendees will learn how to utilize Electronically
Traded Funds and Notes (
ETF / ETN) to target bull and bear
trends in commodities, currencies, precious metals and even market volatility.
While the leveraged
ETF can fill a need in the day trader's arsenal or be utilized for a once in a blue moon
trend trade, they are certainly not suitable investments for an investor with a time horizon any longer than a week.
As defined by the website, Motifs are «customizable baskets of up to 30 individual stocks or
ETFs that represent a unique industry
trend,
trading strategy, financial goal, or personal value.»
However, one fact is obvious — in recent years
trend trading this particular
ETF portfolio has outperformed buy and hold by a significant margin, with lower drawdowns and less volatility.
Because they are not tied to end - of - day prices, they can be
traded throughout the day much like stocks for those looking to capitalize on hourly
trends — for active short - term traders, however, it is important to choose highly liquid
ETFs.
However, one disturbing
trend with
ETFs has been the far more frequent
trading of
ETFs, which drives up your
trading costs and your short term capital gains taxes and long term capital gains taxes unnecessarily.
Alongside, you can consider investing in Gold Exchange
Traded Funds (
ETFs), which are currently
trending.
The event will focus on the latest growth
trends with this asset class as well as core strategies in investing, buying and selling (
trading), top
ETF products and how to overcome technical
ETF pitfalls.