ETF Analysis & Opinion

Pre-Open Market AnalysisYesterday was a trading range day and a small inside day. The bulls see it as a High 1 bull flag buy signal bar. But the 3-week rally has had 3 pushes up. Consequently,...

NASDAQ Cumulative A/D QuestionableMost of the major equity indexes closed lower yesterday, with two exceptions, as internals were mixed on the NYSE and NASDAQ and as trading volumes declined from...

International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) shares were sold off after its 3Q revenues came short of expectations, even after the tech giant’s acquisition of open source company Red Hat, which...

Factor investing has become a core part of the investment zeitgeist over the last decade or so, but as a practical matter investors sometimes have a hard time exploiting these risk factors in...

News that a Brexit deal has been agreed sent the pound surging. The pound looks to target $1.30 at time of writing, although there could well be more wind in the sails, with a move towards $1.34 not...

If you own closed-end funds (CEFs), I have great news: equity CEFs are doing exactly what we want them to: crushing the market while handing us 7%+ dividends. (And if you’re not yet in CEFs, or...

The FTSE is trying to work out which way to go this morning as a Brexit deal hangs in the balance. European bourses are even more cautious, trading only a notch above the flat line.Although the EU and...

I believe SPX is forming an ascending triangle pattern. Usually, these patterns are bullish continuation patterns and we should see a bullish end of the year move above 3050. In my...

SmileDirectClub Inc (NASDAQ:SDC) has been enjoying one of the most dismal and tumultuous rides on the stock market in recent history, with the company’s share prices dipping lower and lower...

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) has been the top dog in the streaming world for so long it's honestly hard to remember a time when they weren't. Which is why it's so striking to see competition finally show up,...

UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS) is slated to report earnings next Tuesday, Oct. 22. While most other bank earnings have been well-received so far, the shares of UBS recently flashed a historically bearish...

Stocks had an ok day falling by about 20 basis points to finish at 2,989. I noted yesterday in the mid-day update that index was likely to hold support at 2986 and the uptrend, which is pretty much...

Shares of Synthesis Energy Systems (NASDAQ:SES) are falling back to earth after surging from $1.75 to over $26.00 per share in two days. The stock is now trading at $7.30 and based on the chart,...

US indices were slightly lower at the close of business yesterday after US retail sales came in below forecast in September. A Brexit deal appears to be almost there with reports that Ireland’s...