Sunday, December 13, 2009

Moving Average ETF Trading Strategy Update for Week Ending 12-11-09

As a reminder, we use a 50 day moving average/200 day moving average cross over strategy to compare a buy and hold ETF investing strategy against an actively managed strategy.

Each weekend the moving average (MA) investor checks the the 50 day moving average against the 200 day moving average for all 10 ETFs from the balanced ETF portfolio. In moving average terms, the markets have been flat to slightly higher so for a while now. The 50 day MA has been above the 200 day MA which is an indication to stay invested. As a result, our moving average investor is making no changes to his portfolio this week.

The 10 ETFs are:

-SPDRs (SPY)
-Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI)
-iShares Russell 2000 Index (IWM)
-Vanguard SF REIT ETF (VNQ)
-Vanguard European Stock ETF (VGK)
-Vanguard Pacific ETF (VPL)
-Vanguard Emerging Markets ETF (VWO)
-iShares Barclays Aggregate Bond (AGG)
-iShares Barclays 1-3 Yr Credit Bond (CSJ)
-iShares Barclays TIP (TIP)


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