Category Archives: Stable ETFs

The Most Stable Exchange-Traded Funds (Stability Analysis)

December 9, 2014 at 6:31 pm by Fat Premiums (G+)

Here is our analysis on the top exchange-traded funds which are highly stable. The percentage value in the 52 Week and 10 Year columns are what is known as the High Stability Ratio (HSR).

Symbol	Name	Exchange	52 Week	10 Year
UUP	PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish	NYSE ARCA	11.67%	32.36%
FXE	Guggenheim CurrencyShares Euro Trust	NYSE ARCA	13.24%	31.13%
TLT	iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond	NYSE ARCA	23.48%	48.08%
FXY	Guggenheim CurrencyShares Japanese	NYSE ARCA	19.28%	48.08%
HYG	iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corp Bond	NYSE ARCA	6.75%	55.15%

Stability Ratio for Portfolio Diversification

April 10, 2014 at 1:00 pm by Fat Premiums (G+)

Symbol	Name	52 Week	4 Year	10 Year
CSJ	iShares Barclays 1-3 Year Credit Bond Fund	1.53%	2.87%	15.32%
CYB	WisdomTree Dreyfus Chinese Yuan Fund	6.61%	16.37%	Insufficient Data
FXC	Guggenheim CurrencyShares Canadian	11.82%	17.75%	39.31%
LQD	iShares IBoxx $ Invest Grade Corp Bond Fund	10.18%	17.84%	48.57%
FXS	CurrencyShares Swedish Krona Trust	7.7%	43.62%	46.20%
DBA	PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund	18.69%	46.32%	118.46%

Stability Ratio for Weekly ETF Options

April 10, 2014 at 12:53 pm by Fat Premiums (G+)

Symbol	Name	52 Week	4 Year	10 Year
UUP	PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish	7.88%	21.52%	27.53%
FXE	Guggenheim CurrencyShares Euro Trust	8.78%	22.7%	32.47%
HYG	iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond	8.71%	21.97%	50.88%
FXY	Guggenheim CurrencyShares Japanese	11.66%	34.12%	48.23%
TLT	iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond	20.7%	40.44%	52.20%
XLU	Utilities SPDR	15.87%	49.81%	76.42%

List of Highly Stable 10 Year Monthly EMA and MACD Cross Counts for ETFs

May 24, 2013 at 5:15 pm by Fat Premiums (G+)

The following list showcases ETFs with high stability attributes. Based on historical data going back ten years with a monthly time-frame, we have counted the number of times a certain ticker has had its EMA (Exponential Moving Average) and MACD (Moving Average Convergence-Divergence) crossed. The small amount of research we have done can help long-term investors buy & hold (& trade) a set of valuable assets that have low volatility. In other words, the list of ETFs below barely move in the wrong direction and are considered highly stable for long-term growth.
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Exclusive High Stability Ratio (HSR) Exchange-Traded Funds

April 2, 2013 at 8:00 am by Fat Premiums (G+)

This week’s exclusive HSR (High Stability Ratio) ETFs are as follows.

1st Place Winner: FXE (the Euro)

52 week HSR: 12.79%
10 year HSR: 28.00%

2nd Place Winner: TLT (iShares 20 Year Treasury Bond)

52 week HSR: 17.96%
10 year HSR: 49.40%

High Stability ETFs Update

March 30, 2013 at 2:31 pm by Fat Premiums (G+)

The following exchange-traded funds are highly stable for long-term buyers.

Rank	Symbol	Name	Exchange
1	FXE	CurrencyShares Euro Trust ETF	NYSE ARCA
2	TLT	iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF	NYSE ARCA
3	DIA	SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF	NYSE ARCA
4	XLB	SPDR Materials Select Sector ETF	NYSE ARCA