ETF Analysis & Opinion

There’s still no recession on the horizon, that is for sure. U.S. GDP grew by 2.1% in the second quarter, better than estimates of 1.9%. It doesn’t change anything the Fed is likely to do...

The Standard and Poors 500 Index (SPX) opened slightly higher Friday morning but began a steady climb late morning that continued until only a few minutes before the close. SPX closed at 3026, up 22...

SummaryInternational data -- especially trade-related statistics -- remains soft,. US data is holding up. The markets had a solid week. International DataEU/UKEU Composite PMI 51.5 Manufacturing...

MSCI was barely holding above $11 a share in November 2008. Earlier this month it reached an all-time high of $247.57. This 2140% return in less than 11 years, not counting the dividends, makes MSCI...

Powell Can RelaxThe Fed must be breathing a sigh of relief tonight, with the ECB passing on cutting the deposit rate or implementing a fresh round of QE. Instead, we got a pretty dire growth outlook...

In the most recent report on investor sentiment by the American Association of Individual Investors, individual investors continue to express a low level of bullish sentiment. As the sentiment...

Snap (NYSE:SNAP) is a globally recognized company that offers the Snapchat platform to its users. Snapchat is a messaging application that allows individuals to communicate through short videos and...

Technically Speaking For July 23SummaryThe UK has a new Prime Minister. The same problems remain. Germany has economic problems; the IMF has lowered growth projections. Today the market rallied on...

Leading home-builder stock Toll Brothers (NYSE:TOL) has been steadily declining since peaking in mid-May 2019. At that time, the stock was trading as high as $39.58 a share but has been slowly...

Speculation in the cannabis sector has switched gears of late. No longer are the latest estimates of the size of the growing marijuana market the topic of easy conversation. Now, the conjecture is...

* Reports Q2 2019 results on Wednesday, July 24, after the close* Revenue expectation: $16.5B * EPS expectation: $1.87 Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) stock's gradual rebound since December has been spectacular....

Technically Speaking For July 22SummaryIt looks like we might have a debt-limit deal. Don't forget that Brexit is still on the horizon. The short-term charts argue for a modest pull-back. The White...