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Monty Pelerin

Retired Financial Executive
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Monty Pelerin is a pseudonym. The man behind the pseudonymn has a Phd is Finance and Economics, having degrees from the Duke University, the University of Chicago and Syracuse University. My interests are politics, economics, finance and the decline of our country and culture. Recently I have ...more
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Investment Novices — Financial Illiteracy
Sunday, January 27, 2019 2:15 PM EDT
Regardless of how negative your view of the future, some exposure to markets is always necessary. Success depends on proper habits and proper risk control.
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The Permanent Portfolio
Sunday, November 25, 2018 4:09 PM EDT
Wouldn’t it be nice to not have to worry about investment decisions? The late Harry Browne, libertarian and investment adviser, thought so and proposed what he termed the Permanent Portfolio. His concept changed the way many looked at investing.
In this article: IAU, SHY, TLT, ITOT
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Trade Day Friday — September 29
Friday, September 29, 2017 8:28 PM EDT
For Monday’s open, the three top-ranked ETFs based on the proprietary momentum ranking system are IWM, EWG and XLB.
In this article: EWG, IWM, XLB
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Trade Day Friday — September Momentum Rankings
Saturday, August 26, 2017 5:19 PM EDT
Several weeks back the composition of the market was noted as shifting away from the US. That is reflected now in the latest rankings. I take this to mean to continue to be very cautious regarding markets in general and the US in particular.
In this article: GDX, GLD, SHY, XLU
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ETF Rankings And Market Commentary
Friday, August 18, 2017 8:56 PM EDT
The state of the world, domestic and international, coupled with over-valuations in all financial assets, make this a particularly dangerous time for investors.
In this article: RWX, GLD, RSX
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ETF Trade-Day Momentum Rankings For August
Sunday, July 30, 2017 8:00 PM EDT
The top 25 ETFs for August based on the proprietary momentum-rating system are listed in this article with the prior four ratings for previous Fridays also detailed.
In this article: IBB, EWX, VWO, XBI, XLU
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Biotech ETFs Continue To Dominate Momentum Rankings
Monday, July 24, 2017 12:16 PM EDT
The two biotech ETFs (IBB and XBI) retain their top three rankings and have done so for the last four weeks.
In this article: IBB, XBI Also: XLV, DBA, DBC, RSX
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Momentum Rankings
Sunday, July 16, 2017 8:00 PM EDT
The highest momentum rankings have been quite stable for the last three weeks. Biotech has been unusually strong.
In this article: IBB, DIA, EFA, GDXJ, ITB, IWM, JNK, SHY, SPY, VEU, XBI, XLB, XLF, XLV
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Trade Day Rankings For July
Monday, July 3, 2017 9:40 AM EDT
ETF rankings continue to be volatile as markets churn based on geopolitical risks and changing economic expectations for the domestic economy.
In this article: XLU, XLV, IBB, DIA, EWJ, SPY, TLT, XBI
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ETF Momentum Rankings — June 4
Sunday, June 4, 2017 5:56 PM EDT
Movement in the last week's ETF momentum rankings has been minimal. Only SPY has moved up into the highest 12 ranks, and just barely. The current top five continue to be non-US oriented ETFs.
In this article: QQQ, EWJ, SPY, XLK
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The Trump Effect And Markets — Market Update
Monday, May 22, 2017 11:37 AM EDT
Virtually everything that has happened since the election in financial markets can be attributed to the Trump effect.
In this article: IBB, DIA, SPY, TLT, USO, VNQ, VWO, GK
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ETF Rankings — Non Trade Day, Feb. 19
Sunday, February 19, 2017 7:59 PM EDT
Looking back over the last several weeks provides a way to judge market internals. Four weeks ago only three of the ETFs currently ranked in the top ten ranked there.This degree of turnover generally signals a change in the character of the market.
In this article: EWG, EWX, FXI, GDX, GDXJ, VWO
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ETF Trading Using Technical Analysis
Saturday, February 11, 2017 7:43 PM EDT
Negative outcomes occur about 40% of the time for top-ranked ETFs based on ten years of backtesting.
In this article: EWG
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Trade Day For ETF Rankings — Technical Analysis Coming
Sunday, January 29, 2017 5:35 PM EDT
Last month the number one ranked ETF was RSX. For those interested, the two other highest ranked ETFs were: DIA and XLE. They were up 0.97% and down 2.47% respectively. SPY was up 1.73% for the same period.
In this article: DIA, EWG, RSX, SPY, VGK, XLE
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Trump Markets And The Future
Monday, January 23, 2017 12:19 PM EDT
Donald J. Trump trumped the political world. He won when few gave him a chance. But will Trump be able to trump markets and win there also?
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ETF Rankings Update — RSX Drops
Sunday, January 22, 2017 7:14 PM EDT
This ETF update is from close of market data on Friday January 20. It is an interim ranking (not a trade day for purposes of backtesting). The top three ranks are EWG (Germany), XLK (technology and QQQ (Nasdaq). RSX has fallen to fourth place.
In this article: QQQ, EWG, RSX, XLK, VGK, SPY
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