ETF Analysis & Opinion

SummaryAsian data continues to be softer; as a result, the Bank of Korea and Indonesia each lowered rates. US data is fair, but there is still sufficient softness to be concerning. The longer-term...

Last week’s review of the macro market indicators saw heading into July Options Expiration that the equity markets were gaining strength with the SPY and QQQ strong and at record highs....

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SummaryThe Conference Board's LEI index is contracted. Oil prices aren't a concern. Overall the charts are very messy right now. The Conference Board's Leading Indicator Index declined in the latest...

The Semiconductor ETF (NYSE:SMH) continues to be strong after Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) received some upgrades (semi's are the supply chain for iPhones). As SMH surges higher, a gap-fill looms large on the...

Pre-Open Market AnalysisYesterday was a spike-and-channel bear-trend day on the Emini 5-minute chart. Also, it was a surprisingly big bear day on the daily chart. A Bear Surprise Day typically has at...

If this were any “normal” time, we’d be able to buy safe bonds and collect enough income on our nest egg to fund our retirements. Unfortunately, this is the “new normal”...

You're probably well aware of the fact that the world of small caps hasn’t exactly been setting the world on fire compared to the totally hopped-up-on-Fed S&P 500. Here’s the Russell...

Gold and precious metals miners have been doing great, but one item in particular which looks prime to launch is junior gold miners, shown below with symbol GDXJ. While looking at symbol Newmont...

Broadly defined commodities topped last week’s performance ledger for the major asset classes – by a wide margin, based on a set of exchange-traded funds. Most of the gain was linked to...

SummaryMore aggressive sectors are taking the lead in the one-week and one-month time frame. The economic fundamentals aren't supporting this view. If you want to follow the aggressive sector rally,...

Last week’s review of the macro market indicators saw heading into the heat of Summer and earnings season, that the equity markets were a bit mixed but all strong on the shorter timeframe....

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I have a couple of technical study sets called Max Sensitivity and Min Sensitivity. As you might guess, the “max” one tends to be very volatile. I was curious, however, since my belief is...