ETF Analysis & Opinion

The S&P 500 ETF (NYSE:SPY) has rallied more than 20% in the last two months. It is now testing the major pivot highs from October 2018, an epic pivot point.This is resistance, but the markets are...

Summary Technically Speaking For February 25Brexit is still on the horizon. We're seeing increasing signs of problems in China with a government seeking to control too much of the country. Today, the...

VIX extended its Master Cycle low to the close on Friday, challenging the weekly mid-Cycle support at 13.95 and closing beneath it.Primary Cycle [B] appears to be over, or nearly so.While huge gains...

The Week of February 25The calendar for the week of February 25 will be full. FOMC chairman Powell will testify before Congress on Tuesday and Wednesday. On Thursday we get the first read on...

SPY Trends And Influencers February 23, 2019 Last week’s review of the macro market indicators noted with February Options Expiration in the books and heading into the President’s Day...

I ran a screen looking for relatively liquid ETFs with a relative strength above 90. A few themes stand out: palladium, gold, Brazil, marijuana, and software. This list can tell us how financial...

Precious-metals fans have been having a great run of it since August of last year. Resistance levels keep falling away and if central bankers are heading for the disaster that ultimately seems...

Across-the-board gains continue to mark this year’s results for global equity markets, based on a set of exchange-traded funds that track the world’s major regions and countries. At the...

The U.S. economic trend continues to slow, but the deceleration – so far – has been gradual and non-threatening in terms of raising recession risk to a critical level. In other words,...

SummaryNY Fed President Williams recently argued that further rate hikes are necessary. Asian news points towards continued Chinese weakness. The markets had modest gains today. NY Fed President...

The Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) has surged an incredible 25% since the December 26, 2018 low. This is one of the most insane moves in any index in such a short period of time. While all indicators are...

Even with the looming danger of the Fed Minutes at hand, I wanted to share nine charts (complete with easy-to-read ticker symbols) that seem to be intriguing short candidates.SFL, HIW, CNO, BECN, BDN,...

There is no shortage of interesting patterns right now. One of my favorite continues to be the Consumer Staples Select, which is featuring a very handsome diamond reversal pattern. Here you can see it...

Leading into 2008, emerging market stocks and international stocks dominated financial shows. “Talking heads” agreed that investors should allocate as much as 50% overseas for a...