10 of the Best ETF Trades of All Time

Timing the market has fascinated, frustrated, and confused the heck out of countless investors. Whether you’re a self-directed trader or a professional money manager, it’s very likely you’ve found yourself looking through charts, thinking: if only I could’ve had a piece of that trend! While it’s true that past performance is no guarantee of future returns, there is still a great deal of insights to be extracted from analyzing past booms and busts on Wall Street [see A Brief History of ETF Bubbles]. Below we take a stroll down memory lane with perfect hindsight and take a look at some of the best ETF trades of all time, highlighting their performance as well as any noteworthy lessons from each case. Please note that each return spans the low to the high price (and vica versa for short trades) from the indicated dates, not adjusted for dividends: 10. Gold Miners Bear [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: The Best Performing ETFs of 2013 Sector ETFs: Biggest Winners & Losers YTD 5 Chart Patterns Every ETF Trader Should Know 5 Of The Best ETF Performers Of The First Half (Plus The 5 Worst) Early ETF Stars Of 2012