ETF Analysis & Opinion

S&P 500 (SPY) Stocks were unimpressed by the better than expected ISM non-manufacturing reading of 55. It was only mildly better than estimates for 54.5. Meanwhile, the report revealed some...

I watch the financials ETFs quite closely. The bank sector one, symbol SPDR® S&P Bank ETF (NYSE:KBE), has, on an intraday basis, been making a steady series of stair steps in recent days. The...

The bull run in U.S. equities in recent years strikes many investors as something other than a run-of-the-mill rally. Although Mr. Market has dispensed several sharp corrections, it’s hard to...

As conflict between the U.S. and Iran, one of the world's top oil producers, remains a possibility, oil stocks are finally beginning to look attractive again. Oil prices spiked this week on fears that...

In 2019, investors in the cannabis sector were sorely tested. If they are still in the game, the one question they need to answer is: will 2020 be better or worse? Those leaning toward better,...

You would think that with the U.S. taking out a top Iranian commander, threats of military action flying between the U.S. and Iran, not to mention the “Selective Service” website crashing...

1. Bilibili (NASDAQ:BILI) exploded on Monday, jumping 1.13, or 5%, to 23.21, reaching a new all-time high of 23.45, on 11 million shares. In the last five days it has gone from 18 to 23.45. It may be...

After I dumped my GLD (NYSE:GLD) calls this morning, I started to wonder who my next victim would be. My eyes landed on the Metals & Mining ETF SPDR S&P Metals and Mining ETF (NYSE:XME), whose...

Electric carmaker Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) had a dramatic turn fortune in the final quarter of 2019. After reporting a surprise third-quarter profit in October, its shares have been on a tear, surging...

(Monday Market Open) The new week kicks off a bit differently than people might have expected at the end of 2019, when all eyes were on the huge Q4 rally and the approach of earnings season. Last...

It sounds worse than it probably is, but the Russell 2000 dropped from its prior rising support trend. It still managed to hold above $162.33 (IWM) and in all likelihood is moving to a new sideways...

Think we’re stuck with pathetic dividends and sluggish growth in 2020?I get it. Many folks I talk to see the coming year this way. Some are even selling stocks, in a doomed effort to “lock...

Since Trump became POTUS, his greatest skill is his ability to skirt potential crises.As a trend trader, one would assume he will do the same with the Iranian situation. The market rallied off the...

There's a new source of volatility confronting investors when the markets resume normal trading on Monday, following the U.S.'s targeted-killing of Iranian military leader Major General Qassem...