ETF Analysis & Opinion

Technically Speaking For March 6 SummaryThe Beige Book was modestly positive. Q1 2019 GDP projections are weak. The markets continued their move lower. From today's Beige Book: Once again, the...

Summary: Technically Speaking For March 5The latest ISM non-manufacturing report showed a strong rebound from the previous report's decline. The RBA kept Australian interest rates at 1.5%; they noted...

Last week included several dramatic examples of unexpected geopolitical developments in emerging markets: Two nuclear powers in South Asia, India, and Pakistan, clashed and appeared to be on the brink...

Trust me, there’s a lot about ETFs that you don’t know. David Stevenson, a columnist at the Financial Times, and David Tuckwell, editor of ETF Stream, set out to remedy that situation. The...

Stocks fell sharply, with the S&P 500 rejected once again at a key chart level and many investors saying a trade deal with China is fully baked into the market.The S&P 500 was down 0.96...

Monday was one strange day in the market. The three words that describe it best are: Bearish Engulfing Pattern. That is, the candlestick whose body completely consumes the prior day’s body. And...

S&P 500 (SPY)Stocks rose on March 1 by about 70 basis points. The rise Friday was pretty much what I expected, with a move back over 2,800. The big test will come around 2,812, but my expectations...

SPY Trends And Influencers March 2, 2019 Last week’s review of the macro market indicators noted heading into the last week of February that equity markets continued to look strong but also...

Biotech stocks are one of the sexy areas of the market. And they are one of the most volatile when dealing with individual company stocks. A failed trial can cut the stock in half overnight, while a...

US stocks in the small-cap value bucket continue to lead the performance list for the major equity factors for year-to-date results (through Feb. 27), based on a set of exchange-traded funds. In close...

SummaryBrexit may not be dead, but recent events may be the beginning of the end. Recent sentiment indicator movements have been somewhat better. The markets barely moved today; we continue to see...

SPX Monitoring purposes; Sold SPX on 2/12/19 at 2744.73 gain 1.36%; long 2707.89 on 2-8-19. Monitoring purposes Gold: Long VanEck Vectors Gold Miners (NYSE:GDX) on 1/29/19 at 21.96. Long-term Trend...

SummaryChairman Powell's testimony was viewed as somewhat bearish. Share buybacks have had a disproportionate impact on the market. Trading was weak for a second day. It's starting to feel like we...

China stocks surged Monday following Trump’s announcement that he will be delaying US tariffs on China. Prospects for a trade agreement between China and the US are now looking very good. It is...