ETF Analysis & Opinion

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...

Sector ETF Week In Review For July 15-19SummaryOverall, the sectors performed poorly this week. Aggressive sectors outperformed on the monthly table, while defensive sectors were better performers on...

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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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...

Technically Speaking For July 17SummaryBig tech is in Congress' regulatory cross hairs. Big cities are outgrowing small cities. The longer-term charts argue that the markets are topping in either the...

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...

Historically it has been a positive to see Financials doing well as the broad market is pushes higher. If financial stocks are lagging, should stock bulls be concerned? This chart compares banks in...