ETF Analysis & Opinion

Thematic exchange-traded funds (ETFs) aim to provide exposure to some of the hottest trends and industries in the stock market. Rather than looking for a winning stock, these thematic funds offer...

Wall Street seems to have eyes only for two things at the moment: the potential next move by the Federal Reserve and geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Meanwhile, many stocks and...

My analysis suggests both the Small and Mid Cap Indexes may have moved excessively lower over the past 30+ trading days. They may be poised for a unique opportunity and a substantial price rally if...

Investors typically pay attention to many industry front runners during the earnings season. In early February, one of the names in the limelight was the logistics giant United Parcel Service...

Wall Street is debating whether the Federal Reserve might announce an emergency interest rate hike soon. Recent data released by the Labor Department shows inflation at 7.5%, the highest level in...

In January, US consumer prices charged higher as the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) went up by 0.6%. Inflation now stands at 7.5%, the highest figure in four decades.A...

In this trading webinar we cover how iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NYSE:HYG), the ETF that covers high-yield corporate bonds (aka junk bonds), can signal a change in market...

Financial technology (fintech) stocks were some of the hottest on Wall Street during the pandemic. Research by SVB Financial Group highlights that five of the ten most prominent venture capital-backed...

Wall Street was pleased with Alphabet's (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Q4 and FY 2021 results released on Feb. 1. Before the release GOOGL stock was around $2,700. The next day, it surged to $3,030.93. The tech...

Wall Street is seeking insulation from inflation by focusing on real assets such as real estate, commodities, natural resources, precious metals or infrastructure investments. Supply and demand...

Better-than-expected quarterly earnings from several heavyweights, such as Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Caterpillar...

February started on a higher note. But after January's rout on Wall Street, volatility looks poised to persist, at least for the next few weeks. As a consequence, many investors are looking to...

In 2021, Wall Street saw over 350 new exchange-traded funds (ETFs) become listed, amounting to a total of 2,570 ETFs stateside by Dec. 31. Globally, there were over 1,330 funds launched last year,...

Red ink flowed like wine for most of the major asset classes in January, with some notable exceptions, based on a set of ETFs.Commodities were the upside outlier last month, offering substantial...