ETF Rewind - Week 44 (10/30/09)

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A volatile week left equities down significantly on mixed economic messages.  In fact, the Russell 2000 (IWM) and Emerging Market (EEM) ETFs were down a whopping -6.2% and -7.8% respectively.  This type of reintroduction of volatility is generally not solved easily or quickly, and I suspect we may see more choppy performance in the weeks ahead.  A quick overview of my current thinking may be found here in Friday's mid-day post. 

Beyond that, perhaps the most stunning statistic in this week's table is the VIX's near 31% stretch from its fifteen-day moving average.  In my opinion, the usual bullish implications of this statistic should be moderated by the possibility that we are entering a regime change.

Week Forty-Five of 2009 features yet another very busy economic calendar culminating in the monthly Friday Jobs Report:

• Yahoo! - U.S. Economic Calendar
• Yahoo! - U.S. Earnings Calendar

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Enjoy your one-hour longer weekend, remember to change your clocks, and hope you had a Happy Halloween with the Kiddos!

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