Wall Street gains as gold rush ends; Apple’s CEO quits – RSI picks PIMCO Zeros August 24, 2011
Posted by Marlowe Cassetti in ZROZ.trackback
Stocks rallied for a second day on Wednesday as investors bought beaten-down financial shares and unloaded gold, but tech stocks could fall on Thursday after late news about Apple’s Steve Jobs stepping down as CEO.
During the regular session, the stock market swung back and forth as investors anticipated a key speech from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday. There had been hope the Fed chief would hint of stimulus to aid the struggling economy, but a more likely outcome is for gradual measures.
The Dow Jones industrial average shot up 143.95 points, or 1.29 percent, to end at 11,320.71. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index jumped 15.25 points, or 1.31 percent, to finish at 1,177.60. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 21.63 points, or 0.88 percent, to close at 2,467.69. (commentary & photo courtesy of Reuters)
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After the close RSI picked the following:
- Buy 184 shares PIMCO 25+ Yr Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index ETF (ZROZ); Volatility = 7.8%
There are some major pros & cons with this pick. If you are not familiar with zero coupon bonds I suggest you look it up. This ETF trades, on average, about 40k shares per day so it is thinly traded. It took a huge –5.05% hit today as the equity markets pulled funds out of the bond market. See graph below of the accumulation/distribution (light blue line). It has a yield of 4.33% and pays out quarterly. Finally, PIMCO is an outstanding bond investment house. I will be taking a close look at this selection, ZROZ.
Catch you later.
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