David Fry

About Dave Fry has devoted over 35 years to the business of trading and portfolio management. His registration as an arbitrator with both the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) and the National Futures Association (NFA) attests to his extensive experience and spotless compliance record. Dave founded the ETF Digest in 2001 and was among the very first to see the need for a publication that provided individual investors with information and advice on ETF investing. Dave is a frequent commentator on ETFs and other issues important to individual investors, and his perspectives are featured in financial news sources such as the Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch, Investor’s Business Daily, Smart Money, Dow Jones Newswire, National Business Review, MSN Money, Yahoo! Finance, Bankrate.com, Emerging Markets Monitor, IndexUniverse.com, and ETF Investor.

Website

http://etfdigest.com

Last 50 Posts by David Fry:

• »MARKET COMMENT October 22, 2009 DRIVE-THRU SOUP KITCHEN 2009 So, what the hell was yesterday about anyway?
  22 Oct 2009 in Exchange Traded Funds
  
• »MARKET COMMENT October 20, 2009 TAKING A BREAK It was a pretty strange day.
  20 Oct 2009 in Exchange Traded Funds
  
• »MARKET COMMENT October 13, 2009 EARNINGS WORRY WARTS I just have a spooky feeling but then I always do.
  13 Oct 2009 in Exchange Traded Funds
  
• »MARKET COMMENT October 8, 2009 GETTING SOME ALTITUDE SICKNESS YET?
  08 Oct 2009 in Exchange Traded Funds
  
• »MARKET COMMENT October 2, 2009 REALITY BITES BULLS Economic reality is meeting bullish enthusiasm and the results are disappointing and upsetting.
  02 Oct 2009 in Exchange Traded Funds
  
• »MARKET COMMENT October 1, 2009 NOT A PROMISING START When did everything get so predictable?
  01 Oct 2009 in Exchange Traded Funds
  
• »MARKET COMMENT September 25, 2009 TRIP, STUMBLE AND FALL?
  25 Sep 2009 in Exchange Traded Funds
  
• »MARKET COMMENT September 23, 2009 DON’T FADE THE BEARD?
  23 Sep 2009 in Exchange Traded Funds
  
• »MARKET COMMENT September 1, 2009 You could feel it coming.
  01 Sep 2009 in Exchange Traded Funds
  
• »MARKET COMMENT June 3, 2009 Some have predicted a Zombie Summer; which might be right as investors await proof that a real economic recovery is in the offing.
  03 Jun 2009 in Exchange Traded Funds & Market Commentary
  
• »MARKET COMMENT May 13, 2009 Retail sales and foreclosure filings were, ahem, worse than expected.
  13 May 2009 in Exchange Traded Funds & Market Commentary
  
• »MARKET COMMENT May 4, 2009 Those of us who are long, and/or were dragged into positions kicking and screaming, just have to accept the fact you can’t fight the tape or more powerful forces exceeding your own basic logic.
  04 May 2009 in Exchange Traded Funds & Market Commentary
  
• »MARKET COMMENT April 30, 2009 There is no end to spin coming from Washington no matter the speaker or party.
  30 Apr 2009 in Exchange Traded Funds & Market Commentary
  
• »MARKET COMMENT April 29, 2009 Stock markets spiked higher early and added to the momentum after the Fed non-announcement.
  29 Apr 2009 in Exchange Traded Funds & Market Commentary
  
• »MARKET COMMENT April 28, 2009 I wish my Money and Banking class in college was this easy; hell, even gym was hard by comparison to current bank stress tests.
  28 Apr 2009 in Exchange Traded Funds & Market Commentary
  
• »MARKET COMMENT April 23, 2009 It’s another day when positive index headline numbers mask internal deterioration.
  23 Apr 2009 in Exchange Traded Funds & Market Commentary
  
• »MARKET COMMENT April 13, 2009 The line from the Eagles;Tequila Sunrise; seems apt if you hate this market but still must stay systematic.
  13 Apr 2009 in Exchange Traded Funds & Market Commentary
  
• »MARKET COMMENT March 12, 2009 Do you believe in the tooth fairy?
  12 Mar 2009 in Exchange Traded Funds
  
• »MARKET COMMENT February 24, 2009 So, you’re tellin’ me there’s a chance?
  24 Feb 2009 in Exchange Traded Funds
  
• »MARKET COMMENT February 23, 2009 So we move to more trial balloons as the new administration tries another deal that may help Prince Alwaleed and Sandy Weill#8217;s (cough) legacy.
  23 Feb 2009 in Exchange Traded Funds
  
• »MARKET COMMENT February 19, 2009 The Fryguy usually features many technical charts and today will be no exception.
  19 Feb 2009 in Exchange Traded Funds
  
• »MARKET COMMENT February 18, 2009 Not very impressed?
  18 Feb 2009 in Exchange Traded Funds
  
• »MARKET COMMENT February 17, 2009 Whether federal, state or local#8212;government is too big!
  17 Feb 2009 in Exchange Traded Funds
  
• »MARKET COMMENT February 12, 2009 After a week of market unimpressive starts the administration tossed out another trial balloon in the form of housing assistance which produced a 3 PM short squeeze.
  12 Feb 2009 in Exchange Traded Funds
  
• »MARKET COMMENT February 9, 2009 I had not noticed the Reuters article noting the meeting of the PPT (Plunge Protection Team, or the President#8217;s Working Group on Financial Markets) having taken place Thursday.
  09 Feb 2009 in Exchange Traded Funds
  
• »MARKET COMMENT February 5, 2009 The news remains terrible (Chain Store Sales down, Jobless Claims high, Factory Orders worse than expected, etc) but bulls are focused on the Four Horsemen, WMT, higher commodity prices abetted by a stimulus package and the rise of the bad banks to lift indexes.
  05 Feb 2009 in Exchange Traded Funds
  
• »MARKET COMMENT February 4, 2009 The good bank/bad bank proposal conjures up memories of from Monty Python#8217;s Quest for the Holy Grail.
  04 Feb 2009 in Exchange Traded Funds
  
• »MARKET COMMENT February 3, 2009 I’m back in the turret today.
  03 Feb 2009 in Exchange Traded Funds
  
• »MARKET COMMENT January 27, 2009 Again bulls were able to effect a few “stick saves” as markets were wobbly early.
  27 Jan 2009 in Exchange Traded Funds
  
• »MARKET COMMENT January 22, 2009 They have fun in parliament don’t they?
  22 Jan 2009 in Exchange Traded Funds
  
• »MARKET COMMENT January 20, 2009 That wasn’t the type of greeting Obama was expecting from markets I suppose.
  20 Jan 2009 in Exchange Traded Funds
  
• »POST HOLIDAY COMMENT December 26, 2008 We went to the Pase del Ni#241;o Viajero (Christmas Eve Children#8217;s parade) in Cuenca, Ecuador.
  26 Dec 2008 in Exchange Traded Funds
  
• »MARKET COMMENT December 22, 2008 This is no way to start the holiday week is it?
  22 Dec 2008 in Exchange Traded Funds
  
• »MARKET COMMENT December 17, 2008 Other than the ongoing bond bubble, the abrupt fall in the dollar is other big story now.
  17 Dec 2008 in Exchange Traded Funds
  
• »MARKET COMMENT December 16, 2008 Bernanke is living up to his reputation as helicopter drops of cash will rain on markets until his academic research is vindicated.
  16 Dec 2008 in Exchange Traded Funds
  
• »MARKET COMMENT December 15, 2008 It shouldn#8217;t surprise that scapegoats are being sought to blame for market declines.
  15 Dec 2008 in Exchange Traded Funds
  
• »MARKET COMMENT December 8, 2008 They#8217;ve thrown the kitchen sink and the commode at markets.
  08 Dec 2008 in Exchange Traded Funds
  
• »MARKET COMMENT December 2, 2008 Not only is it a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, we also got the Big W today as well.
  02 Dec 2008 in Exchange Traded Funds
  
• »MARKET COMMENT December 1, 2008 So many images and thoughts, so little time.
  01 Dec 2008 in Exchange Traded Funds
  
• »MARKET COMMENT November 24, 2008 What#8217;s so good about putting up $7.
  24 Nov 2008 in Exchange Traded Funds
  
• »MARKET COMMENT November 20, 2008 I thought we were dangerously on a cliff a few days ago and now we’ve been pushed off.
  20 Nov 2008 in Exchange Traded Funds
  
• »MARKET COMMENT November 18, 2008 It’s been a day traders market and today was no exception.
  18 Nov 2008 in Exchange Traded Funds
  
• »MARKET COMMENT November 17, 2008 For most of the day things were boring.
  17 Nov 2008 in Exchange Traded Funds
  
• »MARKET COMMENT November 12, 2008 Big Wednesday again?
  12 Nov 2008 in Exchange Traded Funds
  
• »MARKET COMMENT November 11, 2008 As long as we continue to have 2-4% intraday trading ranges as routine the environment will only be safe for day-traders.
  11 Nov 2008 in Exchange Traded Funds
  
• »MARKET COMMENT November 10, 2008 Friday after the close stock futures rallied mightily and I posted that image for subscribers on Sunday.
  10 Nov 2008 in Exchange Traded Funds
  
• »MARKET COMMENT November 6, 2008 There was some feedback yesterday’s image was a little over-the-top.
  06 Nov 2008 in Exchange Traded Funds
  
• »MARKET COMMENT November 5, 2008 So, what did I miss the past three days?
  05 Nov 2008 in Exchange Traded Funds
  
• »MARKET COMMENT October 30, 2008 Yep, it was that kind of day.
  30 Oct 2008 in Exchange Traded Funds
  
• »MARKET COMMENT October 28, 2008 Well, not really.
  28 Oct 2008 in Exchange Traded Funds