The best ETF trend trading method
Are ETFs for trend trading? Yes, even more than stocks, I would say. The ordered list of vehicles for trend trading looks like this: Growth stocks ETFs Stocks Commodities Currencies At times commodities make it to the first spot. Of course, even currencies may do that. So, why this attempt for a list? Growth stocks […]
Trend trading with ETFs
Are ETFs suited for trend trading? It depends, mainly on the time frame. In the short run some index or index-like ETFs may run smoother than individual stocks. A smooth run is the killer criterion for trend trading. Select a trending thing that runs without ripples and pullbacks and you have your trend riding horse. […]
Are ETFs for trend investing?
ETFs are a fine thing. They offer diversification to the stock market, while being tradeable like stocks. Another big plus is their fund nature. ETFs are diversified themselves, so that it is possible to apply a true money management with only two holdings per portfolio. Some widely traded ETFs like the QQQ may even qualify […]
ETF trend trading
The stock market got seriously enriched by the ETF world. Having commodity or currency driven prices in the mix greatly enhances possible diversification. Before the birth of ETFs the last resort was often to short stocks when the market went south. Not the right thing to do for trend traders. Why? Trends tend to be […]
ETF swing trading for investors
The best place for an investment in rising commodity prices is the stock market and there especially the ETF department. The reason for commodities like oil near all-time highs is twofold. For one, it is a weakening dollar and then it is the constraint of the resources themselves. The former reason is compensated by the […]
Swing trading ETFs and futures
Stocks and futures differ by many things. One of them is the much greater volatility of stocks compared with the underlying commodity or currency of a futures contract. Stocks can double or triple and they do that regularly. Futures trading is only interesting, because it is possible to amplify their small volatility by using margin. […]
ETFs as a trading base
Are ETFs the better stocks? As so often, the answer is yes and no. They are funds and as such intrinsically diversified, most of them at least. This advantage is on the other hand a shortcoming. Stocks are the best way to participate concentrated in a growth story. Fortunately both are traded on the same […]
ETF trend trading
Instead of investing in ETFs one should consider to just trade them. Viewed by many as an investment target, there is the problem of value decay of many synthetic ETFs, probably unperceived by those many. Being a fond, as the name implies, their value should increase over time, which would be the typical right of […]
