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Re: Inverse ETF’s, Mutual Funds

stevesueng — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:28:48 -0000

Thanks for the response.

I'm going to review your archives and start following your posts. (Currently I'm parked in Ginnie Maes so, obviously, I'm not much of a trader. However, having missed participating in this last rally I feel like I have to come up with some investment strategy other than buying and holding onto mutual funds.)

Re: Inverse ETF’s, Mutual Funds

stockrake — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:56:58 -0000

Steve,
-At the time of this posting I said I only trade 2x funds/etfs. However, I do trade 3x etf's as well since their introduction came after this post.

-The reason why I trade them is because of the added juice/leverage compared to 1x beta index trading vehicles.

I've been trading Rydex funds since their inception which is around 2000-2001 I can't remember exactly. Way before the 2x etf's from ProShares came about.

-I've been building different market timing models (systems) since the same time I started trading Rydex funds. Rydex has no fees for trades, but the catch is that you have limited trading windows of 10:30 and 3:55. So if the market makes a big break at 1PM and you want to sell
you have to eat the loss and wait until 3:55 which then gets filled at 4pm. However, if you are swinging for the big long trends, these time restrictions don't really matter, but in shorter swings they matter. You have to have great timing, and that is something I am always working on.

-When I made that post on July 6th, it was basically saying I'm seeing a turn in my signals. The signals I'm always working on. I don't really post about them that often, I just post my trades.

***The ETFs/Funds are not the best thing to trade, but I don't have experience with futures, which are a better vehicle to trade these indexes. The reason futs are better are because these leveraged etfs/funds have a decay factor.

Re: Inverse ETF’s, Mutual Funds

stevesueng — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:44:50 -0000

Interesting site.

You say, "I only trade 2x leveraged funds/etfs."

Why is that, do you think that's a way to hold down your expenses ? What's the longest you've held one of these short the market etf's? Do you wait for a big down day and sell before the close?

I have the same sense that expressed in your July 6, 2009 post that, "Short signals developing on everything that didn’t have them as of last week." I just don't know how to take advantage of this.

Re: Inverse ETF’s, Mutual Funds

pennystocks — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:49:09 -0000

I like your list, thanks for posting.

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Re: Inverse ETF’s, Mutual Funds

stockrake — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:11:31 -0000

Any lot size. You can buy one share and you can buy them at any broker.

Re: Inverse ETF’s, Mutual Funds

JJ — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 03:15:22 -0000

Hi all:

Could anyone please tell me where I can buy these Inverse ETFs... What are minimum lot size? TIA

JJ

Re: Inverse ETF’s, Mutual Funds

ellie — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:00:57 -0000

I liked your lists, thanks.
Your page goes very slow up and down, try to give the size of
your images on the page, so the computer does not have to
figure it out.

Re: Inverse ETF’s, Mutual Funds

Bob — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:52:20 -0000

Is BearX a reverse ETF???