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September 2010 Trading & Investment Strategy

  • Worst August Since 2001 - Seasonal Patterns True To Form - Stocks in Holding Pattern - Upside Breakout Elusive
  • Market at a Glance

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August 2010 Trading & Investment Strategy

  • Market at a Glance
  • Hot Julys & Autumn Buys - Indices Struggle To Retake 200-Day MAs - Wait For Fatter Pitch Before Midterm Elections

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July 2010 Trading & Investment Strategy

  • July 2010 Strategy Calendar
  • July Almanac: July Best Month of Third Quarter for Dow and S&P Since 1950

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December 2009: ETF Lab

  • Metals Shine Brightly, Middle East Markets Roil
  • Best Six/Eight Months Posting Solid Gains

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December 2009

  • Market Shrugs Off Octoberphobia Bounces Off 50-Day MA Small Cap Weakness Indicates Major Bull Move Intact - By Jeffrey A. Hirsch
  • Commodity Pit: Growing Season Has Ended But Agriculture is Just Beginning to Heat Up - By John L. Person

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November 2009: ETF Lab

  • October Reverses Seven Month Winning Streak
  • Higher Prices Path of Least Resistance

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November 2009

  • MACD Seasonal Buy Triggers, Rally Resumes Rise Dow Above 10000, Headed For 10500 and Beyond - By Jeffrey A. Hirsch
  • Microcap Managing Blood Supply Heals Business Profit Potential Pulsing Through Its Veins - By Adam M. Hutt

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October 2009: ETF Lab

  • Strong September Gains Succumb to Octoberphobia
  • Continued Doses of Liquidity Mitigate Pain

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October 2009

  • Dow 10500 Now in Sight – September Bucks Trend; Muted Fall Decline Likely – Economy on the Mend - By Jeffrey A. Hirsch
  • Buyback High-Tech Portfolio: Organic Growth Fosters Gains in these Tech Winners - By David R. Fried

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September 2009: ETF Lab

  • Summer is Coming to an End
  • And So Are Some Stimulus Programs

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September 2009

  • Strong Summer Rally on Unseasonably High Volume Reclaims Waterfall Decline That Began in January - By Jeffrey A. Hirsch
  • Speculative Basket of African Explorers & Producers Virtually Unknown & Positioned for Rapid Growth - By Christopher Mistal

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August 2009: ETF Lab

  • Hot July Scorches Shorts
  • Can Market''s Momentum Carry It Through Doldrums?

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August 2009

  • Post July 4th Bounce, 50-Day MA Crosses 200-Day — Will the Bull Survive the Summer Doldrums - By Jeffrey A. Hirsch
  • Pick Up a Baker’s Dozen—Outperform the Market - By Bill Staton, MBA, CFA

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July 2009: ETF Lab

  • Light at End of Tunnel Dims
  • Summertime Slowdown Underway

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July 2009

  • Into the Pool and Out of the Market - By J. Taylor Brown
  • Buyback Health & Biotech Portfolio Aggressive Medical Concern, Healthy Returns - By David R. Fried

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June 2009: ETF Lab

  • Is A Global Recovery Underway?
  • As Dollar Declines, Commodities Soar

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June 2009

  • Not So Fast – Rally May Be Running Out of Gas - New Bull Retreats – Economic Recovery Hits Bump - By Jeffrey A. Hirsch
  • Good Medicine Means Getting Personal - By Adam M. Hutt

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May 2009: ETF Lab

  • April 2009 MOST ACTIVE ETFs BY SHARE VOLUME
  • April 2009 LARGEST ETFs BY MARKET CAP

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May 2009

  • Powerful Rally Appears To Be Stalled At Resistance - Selloff & Test of Lows Likely — Economy Struggles - By Jeffrey A. Hirsch
  • Summertime Commodity-Related Stock & ETF Trades - Select Plays from the 2009 Commodity Traders Almanac - By Jeffrey A. Hirsch & John L. Person

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April 2009: ETF Lab

  • March 2009 MOST ACTIVE ETFs BY SHARE VOLUME
  • March 2009 LARGEST ETFs BY MARKET CAP

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April 2009

  • Snapback Rally Is Encouraging, But Not Convincing - Punishing February Deluge Put Market on the Mat - By Jeffrey A. Hirsch
  • Buyback Dogs – Well Bred for Returns - Increasing Values & Healthy Dividends - By David R. Fried

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March 2009: ETF Lab

  • February 2009 MOST ACTIVE ETFs BY SHARE VOLUME
  • February 2009 LARGEST ETFs BY MARKET CAP

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March 2009

  • Confusion & Inaction Inside Beltway Spooks Street - Worst January Ever Threatens Nascent Bull - By Jeffrey A. Hirsch
  • Cheap As Dirt and Poised For Growth - By Adam M. Hutt

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February 2009: ETF Lab

  • January 2009 MOST ACTIVE ETFs BY SHARE VOLUME
  • January 2009 LARGEST ETFs BY MARKET CAP

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February 2009

  • Santa Comes To Town, But Market Sells Off - Rally Should Resume Toward Month-End - By Jeffrey A. Hirsch
  • Post-Election Year Investing Ideas – Ride the Obama Wave - By J. Taylor Brown

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January 2009: ETF Lab

  • December 2008 MOST ACTIVE ETFs BY SHARE VOLUME
  • December 2008 LARGEST ETFs BY MARKET CAP

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January 2009

  • Bottom May Be In and a New Bull Market Underway Positive Thanksgiving Market Augurs Well For Santa Nasty 2008 Improves Prospects for 2009 - By Jeffrey A. Hirsch
  • Proving Grounds: 2009 Annual Forecast - By J. Taylor Brown

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