FREE Stock Market Trend Signals- Indexes and Sectors

On this page you can find the historical and current TREND signals for the most common used Indexes and Sectors.

The trends are very easy to understand: an UP signal means that the particular Index/ Sector is starting to rise in value,a DOWN signals means that the value of that Index/Sector is falling.

We recommend to DO NOT use those market/sector trends JUST to trade the underlying Index/ETF, as the signals are meant to give you an idea of how the stocks that are part of that Index/Sector are most likely to perform in the next period of time(till the next change in trend). Nevertheless some investors might consider trading just the ETFs...

The simplest way of using this type of stock market signals is to select a portfolio of stocks from that particular Index/Sector using your favorite stock screener (MSN Money ,Barchart Top100 stocks ,Barchart Sectors,

Google Stock Screener ) and go either LONG(buy stocks), if the trend is UP, or go SHORT(sell short the stocks) if the trend is DOWN. Please read more on "The basics of our system" to clarify the stock trading strategy.

 

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Current Stock Market Trends: US market

Symbol/Index Signal date
TREND
NASDAQ January 25, 2010
Down
DOW JONES January 22, 2010
Down
Russell 2000 January 25, 2010
Down
S&P500 January 22, 2010
Down

 

Trends: International market

Symbol/Index Signal date
TREND
Market Vector Russia ETF January 26, 2010
Down
MSCI Brazil Index January 21, 2010
Down
SPDR S&P China January 21, 2010
Down
iShares MSCI Japan Index January 29, 2010
Down
iShares MSCI Germany Index January 21, 2010
Down
iShares MSCI United Kingdom Index January 22, 2010
Down
iShares MSCI Canada Index January 21, 2010
Down

 

 

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For historical trend signals dates (Dow Jones, Nasdaq and S&P500 indexes, only) please see this page:

Historical Trend Signals Dates.

 

The following results are a comparison between trading the underlying ETFs as per our trend signals, versus a BUY and HOLD strategy,where you buy the ETF at the beginning of the period(1.01.2003) and sell it at the end of the period (12.30.2008).

Historical Trend Signals results (2003 to 2008) for the most common Indexes/Sectors:

Symbol Description

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Timer Profit(Loss) %

 Buy&Hold Strategy Profit(Loss) %
^DJI DOW JONES 112.4% 3.9%
^IXIC NASDAQ 174.2% 15.1%
^GSPC S&P500 117.1% 1.2%
IWM ISHARES RUSSELL 2000 INDEX 165.8% 34.4%
RSX Market Vector Russia ETF Trust 77.5% -65.7%
EWZ MSCI Brazil Index Fund 1625.4% 402.6%
gxc SPDR S&P China 111.0% -23.6%
ewj iShares MSCI Japan Index 101.0% 31.2%
ewg iShares MSCI Germany Index Fund 506.8% 74.8%
ewu iShares MSCI United Kingdom Index Fund 244.3% 14.4%
ewc iShares MSCI Canada Index Fund 356.8% 92.1%

 

Here is another sample performance for the trading data between 01.01.2005 and 9.1.2009

Symbol Comments

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Timer Profit/Loss %

 Buy&Hold Profit/Loss %
IWM ISHARES RUSSELL 2000 INDEX 98.2% -9.6%
^DJI DOW JONES 87.4% -13.7%
^GSPC S&P500 67.1% -17.6%
^IXIC NASDAQ 72.0% -9.9%
RSX Market Vector Russia ETF Trust 100.5% -40.6%
EWZ MSCI Brazil Index Fund 628.3% 179.2%
gxc SPDR S&P China 137.9% 17.5%
ewj iShares MSCI Japan Index 65.1% -4.5%
ewg iShares MSCI Germany Index Fund 253.2% 15.2%
ewu iShares MSCI United Kingdom Index Fund 138.2% -8.3%
ewc iShares MSCI Canada Index Fund 202.1% 40.7%

 

VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF 81.7% 45.1%
DIA DIAMONDS 92.5% 41.9%
SMH Semiconductor HOLDRS 46.8% -29.9%
XLE Select Sector SPDR-Energy 228.4% 159.4%
XLF Select Sector SPDR-Financial 97.8% 12.2%
OIH Oil Service HOLDRS 277.6% 145.4%
XLB Select Sector SPDR-Materials 102.6% 119.6%
RTH Retail HOLDRS 28.4% 7.5%
IYR iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate 297.4% 134.9%
XLU Select Sector SPDR-Utilities 138.7% 59.9%
XLI Select Sector SPDR-Industrial 100.7% 37.7%
IBB iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology 104.0% -19.1%
XLK Select Sector SPDR-Technology 116.2% -10.9%
XLV Select Sector SPDR-Health Care 130.8% 40.4%
XLP Select Sector SPDR-Consumer Staples 59.7% 13.1%
PPH Pharmaceutical HOLDRS 79.9% -16.4%
RKH Regional Bank HOLDRS 61.9% 38.7%
BBH Biotech HOLDRS 144.4% 7.6%
HHH Internet HOLDRs 343.5% 53.4%
UTH Utilities HOLDRS 134.5% 74.5%
XLY Select Sector SPDR-Consumer Discretionary 81.0% 34.0%
TTH Telecom HOLDRS 117.9% 5.4%
ICF iShares Cohen & Steers Realty Majors Index Fund 285.0% 172.1%
IYZ iShares Dow Jones U.S. Telecommunications Sector Index 90.9% -16.0%
SWH Software HOLDRS 132.0% -19.4%
IYH iShares Dow Jones U.S. Healthcare Sector Index 61.9% 2.8%