ETF Analysis & Opinion

Return correlations for the major asset classes have edged down in recent years, which implies that diversification opportunities have increased, if only marginally. The correlation readings are only...

S&P 500 (SPY) There seems to be something different about yesterday's price action. I’m not sure, but one can’t feel good about a flat finish when the S&P 500 was trading around...

Three issues are dominating the markets this morning: the return of China’s coronavirus, the European Central Bank meeting and the approval of the final Brexit bill. FTSE stocks with exposure to...

1. ACM Research (ACMR) Acm Research (NASDAQ:ACMR) exploded on Wednesday, jumping 5.84, or 14%, to 48.51, after reaching a session and 52-week high of 51.20, on 2.8 million shares. It was in a...

The latest trade-war hype has served up a terrific opportunity for us to bag 6%+ dividends (and upside) in closed-end funds (CEFs).Today I’m going to show you exactly where to look (hint:...

If today’s stock market had a theme song, it would be “Fly Me to the Moon.” It was written in 1954 by Bart Howard and recorded by lots of top singers. Frank Sinatra and the Count...

You can always count on a blowoff in the stock market to bring out the most creative and sincere of rationalizations. Most often we hear something along the lines of, “it’s a...

* Reports Q2 2020 results on Thursday, Jan. 23, before the market opens * Revenue Expectation: $18.42 billion * EPS Expectation: $1.37 The shares of global consumer staples giant Procter & Gamble...

Oh, a storm is threat’ning my very life today If I don’t get some shelter oh yeah I’m gonna fade away” – Rolling Stones The graph below plots 15 years’ worth of...

Earnings from the U.S. tech sector kick off this week with Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) and Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) reporting their quarterly results. High-profile companies such as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL),...

Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) is due to release corporate results Thursday before the market open, for the fiscal quarter ending December 2019. We expect EPS of $1.37, unchanged from the previous...

Will this bull market actually die of old age this year?The macro picture is dicey and stock valuations are pricey, but we must stay invested. The stock market goes up about two-thirds of the time....

ES bullish inverse Head & Shoulders is still intact, while the rising neckline revisit (possible entries there) has not occured yet. Original Post

S&P 500 (SPY) Stocks had a down day with the S&P 500 falling by roughly 25 bps, and closing around 3,320. But more important is how the index managed to struggle around resistance in the 3,325...