ETF Analysis & Opinion

As a consumer products manufacturer Clorox Co . (NYSE:CLX) is one of the so-called “defensive” companies, whose sales are generally not dependent on the state of the economy. However,...

Stocks Higher Ahead of US Jobs We’re off to a decent start in Europe as traders await the ever-highly anticipated jobs report from the US. This week has seen attention shift a little...

It’s been a volatile week for equities globally, which were initially spooked on Tuesday another negative print from ISM manufacturing report. Whilst we’ve seen a minor rebound...

S&P 500 (SPY) Stocks had a dull day yesterday, which is fine by me after the moves earlier this week. Now today, we get that big jobs report, which could very quickly determine just which way the...

A few weeks ago we noted the bullish setup for 2020.Macro developments – one way or another – will tend to favor gold. There isn’t a realistic scenario that isn’t gold...

The Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSE:XLV) has lagged the S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY) for the past few years. Is that trend about to end? It sure could and we should find out very...

2019 was without doubt a dead year for some of the largest oil and gas producers. Their share prices struggled to break out of a sluggish cycle, triggered by oversupply and concerns about potential...

Pre-Open Market AnalysisThe Emini gapped up yesterday and formed a 1 day island bottom. Last week was a bull bar on the weekly chart and therefore a bad sell signal bar. Some bulls theoretically...

(Thursday Market Open) Things are looking up.That little hitch in the markets last Friday and early this week appears to be behind us, setting the stage for more solid gains ahead of the opening bell...

Only one sector, the Telecom sector, has a rising ROIC. The Telecom sector – and specifically BCE (NYSE:BCE) – is this week’s Long Idea. Improving Returns in Telecoms Not only does...

Summary Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) rose 5% on Wednesday after the company announced leadership changes along with a share buyback program. However, based on its market cycles, we believe the stock has...

Wall Street bounces as deal talks reportedly back on track Despite comments from US President Trump earlier this week that he was in no hurry to make a trade deal, the US press has reported that...

Depending on the employment indicator, the U.S. economic outlook is upbeat or worrisome. Focusing on yesterday’s ADP Employment Report for November leans toward the latter. U.S....

Stocks had a good day yesterday, bouncing back some from Tuesday’s down day. The ISM non-manufacturing index came in lower than expected 53.9 versus estimates for 54.5, and down from last months...