Moving Average ETF Trading Strategy Update for Week Ending 1-1-10

The moving average investor is starting the new year just as he finished 2009, with no changes to his portfolio. All 10 ETFs from the balanced ETF portfolio display the 50 day moving average above the 200 day moving average. This indicates that the moving average investor should stay long/invested.

Here is an example of what he looks at in the Spyders ETF (S&P 500). Notice the 50 day moving average (green line) is well above the 200 day moving average (red line). Click on the image to get an easier view. The chart is from Yahoo Finance.


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)