November 22, 2008
ETF Newsletter in the Email (#3 Freebie)
I have to email the newsletter over several days because Gmail identifies me as a spammer and puts me in the penalty box if I send out more than 500 emails a day, so please be patient.
This week I’ll feature the Homebuilders ETF (XHB) … the system most recently exited XHB in May and hasn’t reversed yet. Fancy pants who got short would be sitting on huge gains and wouldn’t have been shaken out during the late summer ramp back into the low 20s. People who just got out back in May would have missed a lot of pain.
There will only be two more freebie newsletters since I’ll be going away for Christmas in early December and won’t be back until the New Year, so email me today to get on the list.
Cat: | Time: 11:18 pm (utc+8)
November 23rd, 2008 at 3:29 am
hey cm,
why don’t you create a (restricted) google groups for this newsletter? it might alleviate your email issues.
November 23rd, 2008 at 9:53 am
@r: Thanks for the suggestion, but I have no idea how to set up such a thing.
November 23rd, 2008 at 4:03 pm
A members only section on the site with login seems natural enough, no emails except for signup. Could also provide instruction pages for newbies, portfolio(s) in table form for the spreadsheet-phobic, similar in-line discussion for the weekly posting.
November 23rd, 2008 at 4:38 pm
@auma: Yes, a members-only section makes sense but I have no idea how to do it. I’ll probably send the core portfolio in table form, but chances are if you’re spreadsheet-phobic, then you won’t want to subscribe (nor will people who want their hands held).
November 24th, 2008 at 4:29 am
I prefer spreadsheets by far, but I’ve noticed how many people prefer tables (those skilled with ms word but not excel). Newbie instructions would be good to keep from repeating yourself, a web developer might save you time, just my dos centavos. And thanks!
November 24th, 2008 at 11:45 pm
Why not just use aweber.com or constantcontact.org or mailchimp.com or…….
November 25th, 2008 at 7:21 am
Andrew: Never heard of them and you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.
November 25th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
cm, I can help you with that if you want emailed you.
November 25th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
@ET: Thanks, I’ll look for your email.
November 27th, 2008 at 7:20 am
This ETF situation has gone absolutely nutso. There is now some outfit pushing ETFs that deliver not 2X but 3X daily results, long or short. Why not bump it to 9X, which is the leverage available from the typical commodities futures account. At 9X, you can’t afford to go to the bathroom after putting on a trade.
Aside from that, I get paid to write a market newsletter. With a Democrat soon to occupy the Oval Office, hopefully the planet’s currencies will become motile again, because nonmotile currency is a dangerous thing. This was the lesson Bretton Woods supplied to the planet’s inhabitants at that time, and as far as I’m concerned, the lesson still applies in real time. In other words, Bretton Woods told the planet’s inhabitants at that time that gold is a metal and worth whatever the damn market for it says it’s worth, the same as a can, made from a metal, I should add, of sardines.
That said, I have no intention of applying for a free newsletter talks about money.
It is my intention to be the first paid subscriber.
Let’s make a deal and get these currencies moving.
Respectfully submitted
David L. Jennings
Organic Farmer
(Stock Tip: Buy Scotts Miracle Gro (SMG:NYSE) on dips, currently trading above the 20SMA)
November 30th, 2008 at 4:06 am
@Chairman :
Aweber, Constant Contact, and the others look daunting at first, but they are actually very easy and very helpful.
You can load in all your contacts, have a simple form so people can sign up directly, and then shoot out a mass email without having google throw a flag at your account.
I guess the real question is….are you taking on paid subscribers because it seems interesting to try out, or are you looking to build a fat revenue stream down the line. If you are looking to do the latter, then you will quickly need these services or you will become overwhelmed with doing admin work for your list and never get to trade.
We wouldn’t want that ;)
November 30th, 2008 at 9:05 am
@LCBE: I expect it will be a long, long time before I get the number of paid subscribers that troubles Google … the number of people who want something for nothing is huge though, so I appreciate your suggestions.