12 Signs and 158 Reasons Investors Should Avoid Chinese RTO Stocks

Carlos X. Alexandre submits:cWe have grown accustomed to putting a little money in international funds, and finding opportunities in China is not as hard as it used to be.

Paul Goodwin submits: The Halter USX China Index ETF (PGJ) tracks the performance of 200 or so Chinese stocks that trade as American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) on U.S. exchanges, giving us a snapshot of how China stocks are doing. The Halter made a couple of two-month advances in 2010, one in February-March and another in September-October. But much of the year was spent trading sideways.

Ryuto A. Kawai submits: Part 1: Introduction:

By Sam Subramanian: China's economic growth in the past decade has been phenomenal. The Chinese economy has grown 316%, dwarfing America's 43% expansion. The 2008 financial crisis has dented the economies of several nations including the U.S., but not China's. Essentially untouched by the 2008 financial crisis, China's economy has grown at close to double-digit rates in 2009, 2010 and 2011. How have China ETFs Fared

By Xiaofan Zhang: China Internet stocks staged a strong and broad-based comeback in October: The 50 stocks in the industry surged 16.2% on average (Table 1), outperforming the monthly gains of NASDAQ Composite (+11.1%), BNY Mellon China ADR Index (+9.2%), and Halter USX China Index (+13.9%). The advance/decline ratio for the industry improved to 42/8 in October from 0/49 in September and 11/38 in August.

By Xiaofan Zhang: September was the most miserable month for China Internet stocks year-to-date: The 50 stocks in this industry plummeted 22.1% on average (Table 1), underperforming the monthly returns of the Nasdaq Composite (-6.4%), the BNY Mellon China ADR Index (-14.3%), and the Halter USX China Index (-20.5%). Such performance accelerated the industry's latest downtrend, which started from May (-11.6%) and June (-9.3%) and resumed in August (-11.9%) after a brief rebound in July (+4.6%).

By Xiaofan Zhang: After rebounding 4.6% in July, China Internet stocks plunged 11.9% on average in August (Table 1), underperforming the monthly returns of NASDAQ Composite (QQQ) (-6.4%), the BNY Mellon China ADR Index (-7.6%), and the Halter USX China Index (-8.5%). Such performance resumed the industry's latest downtrend, which started from May (-11.6%) and June (-9.3%). During the U.S.

By Xiaofan Zhang: China Internet stocks rose 4.6% on average in July (Table 1), outperforming the monthly returns of NASDAQ (QQQ) Composite (-0.62%), the BNY Mellon China ADR Index (+0.61%), and the Halter USX China Index (+0.89%). Such performance came after the group plunged 11.6% in May and 9.3% in June. Below are the three key themes for China Internet stocks' performance in July.