What are ETF PowerRatings?

TradingMarkets ETF PowerRatings is a proprietary, statistically validated ETF rating method. It is based on comprehensive algorithm back-tested against thousands of ETF trades from 2003 to 2009.

ETF PowerRatings analyzes the ETFs price movement, trend, historical volatility, and volume and then ranks it from 1 to 10. The higher the rating, the greater the short term historical gain.

Using our red-blue-green ratings scale, you'll quickly see which ETFs are expected to outperform or underperform the market.

ETFs rated 9 and 10 are the ones to consider buying for the short-term. And, ETFs rated 1 and 2 on average lost money over the following week - so avoid buying them at all costs.

Here's what you'll quickly scan to set-up your trading strategies for the day:

  • Highest ETF PowerRatings (9's and 10's). These ETFs have historically delivered the best trades
  • ETFs to Avoid (1's and 2's). ETFs with low ETF PowerRatings have, on average, lost money over a period of 5 days... now you can avoid buying them (and even short them or buy puts)
  • Top 25 ETF PowerRatings. Receive a fresh list of the 25 most powerful ETF PowerRatings signals... including the 9's and 10's every day
  • Biggest Short Term ETF PowerRatings Upgrades. Identify the ETFs rapidly moving up in their ETF PowerRatings to capture moves right when they start
  • Biggest Short Term ETF PowerRatings Downgrades. Get an early warning on ETFs headed for trouble. Use this list to set up short positions or buy puts
  • ETF PowerRatings for Low-Priced ETFs. Take advantage of some of the extreme moves (in the double digits) that many times occur in ETFs trading under $10/share.


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