Gary Gallo

Swine Flu Stock Watchlist

Biotech & Health: Charts look pretty poor.

Is Too Much Attention Being Given to Fund Costs?

Forget the fee`s, forget the commissions. All that matters is your return. Are you beating the SP 500 with somewhat equal risk? Thats the question to ask. Many wealthy investors pay as much as 30% of there profits to hedge fund managers. Why would they pay such fee`s. Because the return justifies it. That's all that matters. After all if fee`s were such a big deal all the top performing funds would be no-load. Just not the case. Look at return, not fee`s. You will be better off financially.

Investors Fled out of Leveraged ETFs at Exactly the Wrong Time

They would rather have had you buy the now worthless GM.

Most Overbought ETFs

20 Day MA has been good support in this rally. If the 20 Day moving averages break this would be something new and I believe would lead to a retreat to the 50 day.

Other Side of the Leveraged ETF Coin

Obviously they are for trending markets and can be held up to 6 month. The Alternative is day and multi day trade. Stick with the ETF`s that offer good volume. They have better tracking and spreads. There is also a uproar in the brokerage business about lost margin income. Certainly its cheaper to buy a 2X then to pay margin interest to make the investment a 2X. I think that`s whats behind a lot of the heat these leveraged ETF`s are getting. Its not just leveraged ETF`s that have negative rebound returns. For example the Dow fell 50%, rose 50% and is still down 25%. What about the 3 beta stocks? Well, I wont run on, something to think about. Be your OWN judge.

Top Four ETFs from Last Week - LVL, TUR, IPF, ERX

This what I come up with for last weeks winners.

UWM, RRY, SAA, LVL

A Leveraged ETF Class Action Suit Is on the Horizon

They would have rather seen us all in GM.

31 High Yield ETFs

Beware of these yields. They are way to high to maintain. They all will start dropping immediately. I wouldn't bite.

SKF vs. the VIX

Hence the six months figures ive posted. Wala!

Leveraged ETF Crackdown Continues: Thanks, Massachusetts

Hold`em till the trend changes.

Triplet ETFs Amazingly in Big Demand

Its margin times two without the cost. Or 1/3 of the usually investment leaving you with a concrete 1/3 stop. They should be popular, used correctly.

Leveraged ETF Ban Spreading Like the Flu

This ban will not spread. That would drive to much business to the discount brokers. Edward Jones and UBS out of these ETF`s will have no effect on there respective volume. Ill post a volume comparison on this forum in one month to prove the point out.

Leveraged ETF Ban Spreading Like the Flu

FAS also went from 378.00 split adjusted to 1155.00 in three weeks between 2/13 and 3/6. How soon they forget. Leveraged ETF`s are taking margin income generated from short sales and leveraging from the brokerage companies. That's the real problem they have with leveraged ETF`s. For a short to intermediate term investor they are the best thing since sliced bread!

Leveraged ETF Ban Spreading Like the Flu

These firms don't want the competition or the liability. They want there brokers to sell the house funds and products and that's about it. Funny how they don't like a 2X but have no problem making money off margin so people can put on a 2X stock trade. Of course doubling up with the margin. They rather see you loose 80% in GE or Citibank while there brokers tough the benefits of buy and hold. Control the assets, that's what its all about in brokerage buissness. Believe me when I say this, I do known.
As far as long term you can find many example to fit any certain point. I contend the top ten ETF`s over the last 6 months on a buy and hold basis have all been leveraged and outperformed all others. Six months seems to be the maximum optimal time frame. Hardly day trading is it. Here they are. The second to last figure is the six month return.


Proshares Ultra Semiconductors USD 97.87 0.3 7.36 34.95 60.91 95.15 -34.46
Claymore AlphaShares China Real Estate TAO 99.5 -0.33 4.88 7.38 58.37 91.66 13.02
Proshares Ultra Technology ROM 95.23 0.16 3.02 18.29 41.51 76.64 -29.56
iPath DJ AIG Copper ETN JJC 88.83 -0.25 3.65 10.44 31.1 68.13 -31.27
Proshares Ultra Basic Materials UYM 73.53 -2.29 7.2 20.49 45.11 65.38 -72.65
Merrill Lynch Internet HOLDRS HHH 91.47 0.91 2.98 9.88 18.38 60.66 -3.01
SPDR Semiconductor ETF XSD 93.6 0.29 3.72 12.54 27.95 59.14 -0.53
Market Vectors Steel Index Fund SLX 91.97 -1.92 0.89 6.01 38.23 56.53 -42.9
Merrill Lynch B2B Internet HOLDRS BHH 48.68 2.78 8.82 2.78 8.82 54.17 -38.33
First Tr DJ Internet Inx Fd FDN 89.21 0 4.15 8.67 18.36 52.64 -5.3
streetTRACKS KBW Capital Mkts KCE 82.18 -0.78 2.78 2.11 22.94 51.98 -19.68
First Tr NASDAQ-1 QTEC 91.34 0.39 3.9 12.78 24.16 51.49

Absurd Inverse and Leveraged ETF Product Whining (Updated)

If you look at the biggest buy and hold winners over the last six months they are all 2X and 3x ETF`s. Let the pundits chew on that.