ETF Analysis & Opinion

October's set to be a busy month, with plenty of potential market-moving events on the docket. While high-level U.S.-China trade talks are set to resume tomorrow, Oct. 10, third-quarter earnings...

Bullish and bearish factors have been pulling the price of crude oil in opposite directions over the past months. The price had been moving lower under the weight of the trade war between the US and...

Although market conditions are not yet ideal for trading on the long side, it’s always a good idea to keep on top of the best looking charts so that we are prepared to move if/when conditions...

If you missed my presentation this afternoon you can watch the replay here.MACROStocks rose on October 9. Today was in hopes of a trade deal. Yesterday those hopes were dimming; today, they were...

Earnings growth expectations for S&P 500 companies continue to improve with the 12-month forward earnings growth estimate equaling 9.18%. This improving trend has been in place since February and...

Stocks on the Long Side…. Community Health Systems Inc (NYSE:CYH) exploded, flagged, I put a swing on it, it broke out, backed off, and on Wednesday it came on again, gaining just 15 cents, or...

Is the New York Stock Exchange Index (NYSE) about to send the S&P 500 a new bearish message? It's entirely possible. The NYSE has been much weaker than the S&P 500 for the past...

I offer below a quartet of important index charts, each of which has a price gap well worth watching (the gap itself is shown in the black rectangle within each chart). Interestingly (almost to the...

On analysis of the movements of stocks, in different time frames, I find that S&P 500 still looks fearful of a global economic slowdown despite growing hope of partial trade deal between the...

One of the best ways for retirees to create a regular income out of lifetime savings remains investing in dividend stocks. Reliable dividend stocks generally offer higher yields than bonds and give...

Pre-Open Market AnalysisYesterday gapped down and formed a 2-day island top on the daily chart. It closed on its low and therefore erased much of last week’s island bottom and rally. The bulls...

McClellan OB/OS Oscillators Imply BounceOur Morning Note is late due to delayed data availability. All of the major equity indexes closed lower Tuesday with negative internals on the NYSE and NASDAQ...

And here we go again. Even though Washington has said repeatedly that it will not accept a “partial” trade deal, equities have roared higher since China has said they would be open to a...

This month’s upcoming estimate of third-quarter economic growth for the U.S. is on track to stabilize at a modest pace, matching the gain in Q2, based on the median estimate for a set of revised...