These numbers may be off a bit, as I took them from eyeballing charts, looking at Jan 1, 2008 to present. These are only a few sectors and a few ETFs.
+2% TLT* Treasuries
+2% RTH Retail
unch XHB Housing
- 3% XPH Pharmaceutical
- 7% IWM Russell 2000
-11% XME Mining stocks
-14% VTI Total US stock market
-15% EWJ Japan fund
-15% XLE Energy stocks
-17% SPY S&P 500
-28% EWG German fund
-32% GDX Gold mining stocks
* Treasury fund paid another 2 to 3% in dividends.
At the start of the year, how many would have imagined that Retail and Housing stocks would be two of the better sectors, and that German and Gold mining stocks would be among the worst.
It has been a frustrating market for me the past couple of months. However, I am basically treading water on my short term trading. I can claim that as a moral victory even if some are making big money on the big swings. It sure beats betting the farm and losing, like those over leveraged in European stocks, and in gold stocks.
Positions: long BUD, short USO
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