Ok, for interest, lets track (paper trade) the 38 ETF Sector Portfolio generated in preparation for, and as part of, the upcoming (more diversified) Hawking Portfolio project to see if we can learn anything. Since this (Sector Portfolio) is a 100% US equity portfolio it will not have much diversification but, for interest, let’s see […]
ETF Rankings: Currencies and Miscellaneous
In this Post I cover the last major segment of the market, Currencies, looking for ETFs for possible inclusion in the Hawking Portfolio and I’ve thrown in a few more Miscellaneous ETFs to complete my lists. The ETFs under consideration are shown in Figure 1 below (SPY is included as a ranking “marker”): Figure 1 […]
ETF Rankings: Inverse/Short ETFs
My final list of ETFs for consideration in the construction of the Hawking Portfolio Asset List is going to comprise Inverse/Short ETFs for possible inclusion if/when the market turns decidedly bearish. This should give me an opportunity to make money in bear markets rather than sit with money in Cash/SHY. I consider Inverse/Short ETFs to […]
Short-Term Performance of ETF Portfolios: Week 3
In the past week the S&P 500 saw a 4-day pullback before recovering on Friday to close down just 0.04% on the week. The “Style” Portfolio we have been tracking was down 0.20% on the week with a 3-week return of 1.73% (from 1.93% last week). This is still better than the 3-week return of […]
A QPP Look at the Hawking Portfolio
What does the Hawking Portfolio look like from a Quantext Portfolio Planner (QPP) vantage point? Long-time ITA readers will remember that QPP is a reversion-to-the-mean software program designed by Geoff Considine, writer of the Portfolioist. QPP provides both historical results and uses that information to make forward looking projections. As with all future projections, QPP […]
Short-Term Performance of ETF Portfolios: Week 4
The week saw a 1.58% decline in the S&P 500. The 4 ETF Style portfolio was down 1.59% to 0.14% profit in the 4 weeks since we started tracking. Using the SPY filter to reduce this portfolio to 3 ETFs results in a 1.58% weekly loss and a 4-week 0.34% net profit: Both of the […]
The “Conservative” Hawking Portfolio
Following my Post on “Constructing the Hawking Portfolio: Stage 2 – A “Conservative” Start” there followed a flurry of Posts as I fired up the portfolio, real-time – and I left a gap in my explanations of exactly what was happening and why. This Post is intended to fill that gap by providing an explanation […]
Short-Term Performance of ETF Portfolios: Week 5
The S&P 500 was up 0.53% on the week and 1.23% in the 5 weeks we have been tracking the short-term performance of Hawking “Component” Portfolios. The “Style” portfolio, as shown in the Figure below, is up 2.57% in the 5-week period and 2.43% in the past week. This portfolio was adjusted on 12/18/2013 based […]
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