ETF Analysis & Opinion

Technically Speaking For March 20SummaryThe Fed left rates unchanged. Brexit will come down to the wire; a hard Brexit option is still a possibility. It's looking like the markets are setting up for a...

The Russell 2000 experienced the second day of losses in a row as the 20-day MA remained as resistance. Relative performance accelerated lower as money rotates out of Small Caps to Large Caps and Tech...

After a tough 2018, chip stocks are back with a vengeance this year, boosted primarily by an uptick in the data center segment. Adding to the buoyancy is demand from new technologies and a host of...

International equity markets recovered strongly in the first two and a half months of 2019. This followed last year’s sharp drop in global markets, particularly in December. The revival in...

Bullish sentiment has lifted equity prices in every major region of the global market so far in 2019 and China’s shares continue to lead the rally by a wide margin, based on a set of...

Technically Speaking For March 19SummaryAlan Krueger, a great economist, died. Although somewhat softer, the housing market is in decent shape. The IWMs are still under-performing, raising questions...

Few “investment vehicles” attract more attention than gold. The shiny stuff. The precious metal. The store of value. Yada, yada, yada.All my adult life I have seen the articles purporting...

Bullish sentiment boosted prices across all the major asset classes last week, based on a set of exchange-traded funds. The clean sweep of gains marks the first time in six calendar weeks that every...

SPY Trends And Influencers March 16, 2019 Last week’s review of the macro market indicators noted heading into March Options Expiration week the equity markets had finally taken a rest and were...

SummaryThe disaster that is Brexit continues. German growth in 2019 is projected to be weak; Chinese growth continues to slow. The markets were near unchanged today. The disaster that is Brexit...

Wednesday the SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) made a major new high, closing above the November 7 high. This is the highest close since October 9, a 5-month closing high. What triggered this? The run from the...

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Junk Bonds and the S&P 500 are both facing key breakout tests at the same time. What each does at these key price points could well determine if the S&P 500 will have the strength to retest...

Technically Speaking For March 12SummaryOnce again, Teresa May's Brexit proposal has gone down in defeat. Badly. Germany is not doing well. Although the markets rallied again, I'm not convinced this...