ETF Analysis & Opinion

SPY Trends And Influencers May 25, 2019 Last week’s review of the macro market indicators saw equities continue to experience some setbacks as the markets closed out May options expiration....

Market Review and UpdateOver the last several weeks, we have been discussing the potential for a correction of the S&P 500 simply due to divergences in the technical indicators which suggested...

Stocks pulled back on Wednesday as trade worries increased while declines in Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) and retailer shares also dampened market sentiment.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 100.72...

Are the emerging markets about to “submerge” and head a good deal lower? What they do at (3) will go a long way in answering that question. The emerging-market ETF (NYSE:EEM) has been...

The Real Estate sector ranks eleventh out of the 11 sectors as detailed in our 2Q19 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. Last quarter, the Real Estate sector ranked eleventh. It gets our...

“Buy in July to watch your gold stocks fly!” That’s a time-tested mantra from “Goldlion,” who picks the junior mining stocks for my Graceland Juniors newsletter.Sadly,...

Shares of the Semiconductor ETF (SMH) are down again today as the trade war is red hot. Trading at $101.50, the SMH is now entering a multi-factor support area. First, the daily 200 moving average is...

The rally off the December stock-market lows has been strong, to say the least. The S&P 500 rallied 25 percent before hitting and testing the 2018 high. The old highs proved to be formidable...

Technically Speaking For May 13-17SummaryInternational data is positive, but there was softness this week in China and the EU. US data was mixed. This rally is still suspect. International Economic...

SPY Trends And Influencers May 18, 2019 Last week’s review of the macro market indicators saw heading into the May options expiration week equity markets had reset lower, but ended the week...

The Silver Miners (NYSE:SIL) have lost over 50% since the highs back in 2016. Is that large of a decline enough to present a buying opportunity? No doubt the multi-year trend for SIL remains down at...

The Consumer Staples, tracked by the Select Sector ETF, $XLP, have been a benefactor of the appetite for stocks since late December. The sector has seen a nearly 18% move higher. And unlike the...

The escalating trade battle between the US and China shows no sign of easing, which raises questions about the outlook for US equities. Based on year-to-date results, however, across-the-board gains...

With the MSCI China Index lower by 9.56 percent this month and residing 18.5 percent below its 52-week high, some aggressive traders and investors may be thinking Chinese equities are starting to look...