CVOL spreadsheet analysis

The spreadsheets (XLS or XLSX format) that can be purchased below backtest CVOL from Jan 2009 to December 2010. Approximately one and half months of real CVOL date was available when this spreadsheet was created, and the match to the backtesting was good.

Dividend History

  Links to a few selected pre-generated reports are shown below: DIA dividend history DVY dividend history IWM dividend history JNK dividend history LQD dividend history SPY dividend history TIP dividend history XLP dividend history XLU dividend history If you need dividend history on a non iShare / SPDR fund or stock then I recommend the DividendInvestor site.    

SPY Ex Dividend Dates

For the next SPY ex-dividend date and estimated dividend go here. SPDR’s 19-Mar-2010 dividend update reportsSPY’s March 2010 dividend as $0.48  (I had estimated $0.52).  The pay date will be 30-April-2010.   The ex-dividend date is today, 19-March-2010.

Buy and hold v.s. market timing

The last few weeks have been painful for me–being on the sidelines while the market stages an impressive rally.   I don’t expect to call things right all the time, and there are worse things that just not making money for a month, but it’s not fun missing the call. In the typical buy and hold portfolio things have a different feel.   No position …

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