ETFs - WTF?

This week's Barron's financial magazine profiled the best of Dividend ETFs and Schwab's came out on TOP! I've been recommending this one-  SCHD - for my family and those who are not zoned in on the investment scene. Regular contributions benefit from compound interest - the 8th Wonder of the World - especially if the market drops (buying more shares!).

Also #1 on the list of first quarter ETFs/stocks: the NUGT, which is 3 X the DGX ETF, or gold miner stocks. It was up 140% and is still rising. The huge Volatility cuts both ways - Up and Down, so it is quite dangerous, if not hedged . However, using my DITM (deep-in-the-money covered calls) lessens the risk.

Finally, another highly recommended choice - CEFs or Closed-End Funds (munis) -which  I've owned and recommended for years, are both lucrative and relatively safe.

All of these could unwind (temporarily) When (not If) the stock market tanks - which is why I recommend another 2 X ETF - the TVIX, which "should" rise dramatically as stocks tank. Handle with Care!
Last week's extreme Sentiment Indicators were again mixed, with the 2-year Treas. dropping while the TIP hit new recent highs; the dollar is dropping - helping both gold and U S stocks overseas.
Here are the numbers:

Date>	2016	4/8/2016	4/1/2016
Indices:	DJIA	17576	17792
	NAZ	4850	4914
	SPX	2047	2072
WklyVolume (Bshs).	naz/ny….	8.6/4.5	8.4/4.5
Specul.Ratio hi=bullish		1.97	1.87
Sentiment:	put/call-CBOE	68	64
VIX>50-alltmlow=8.8		15.4	13.1
DeltaMSI-50%	MAC crossover	74%	71%
Advance/Dec-NYSE..		1225/1958	2299/889
Weekly Net:		-733	1410
Cumulative:		163243	163976
Weekly	NYSE hi/low…	277/47	376/31
New Hi's/Low's	Nasdaq h/l	126/91	159/105
McClellan	Oscillator	-17	13
McClellanSum	.+750/-1000	940	1075
Newsletter	Inv.Intel -Bull	45.4	43.3
Surveys-Tues	Bear:-5yrs	27.8	28.9
Wed.	AAII  -Bull	32.2	27.2
	Bear	21.5	25.8
US$-WSJ		94.2	94.6
3-box rev	Bullish%-	76	79
US equity -ICI	Fund Flows	weekLate	(3.7B)
MMF flows	Change in $B	(26.7B)	13.9B
MargDebt- top (300M)	monthly		436B
2-yr Tsy Yield: Inflation		0.70%	0.74%
TIP (ETF)	Inflation	116	114.7

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ETFs - WTF?