ETF Analysis & Opinion

At the Paris Fintech Forum I spoke with investors and companies about their expectations for the high tech market for 2019. They were asked which areas of business and technology look most promising...

Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK), ended a run higher in December, but only pulled back less than 38.2% of that move. In January it made a higher low and reversed to the current consolidation. It...

Current Position of the MarketSPX: Long-term trend –Long-term trend resuming? Intermediatetrend– Countertrend may be over. Analysis of the short-term trend is done on a daily basis with...

February 4-8 Week In ReviewSummary The sector performance has moved from a solidly defensive (where defensive sectors are outperforming) to mixed orientation. The defensive sectors are falling out of...

Fiserv (FISV) Fiserv (NASDAQ:FISV) ended a strong trend higher in October as it pulled back with the market. It crossed the 200 day SMA on its third touch in December and made a low at the end of the...

Energy and Basic Materials, as well as Technology—led by Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL)—have been the biggest drag on expected, full-year, 2019 earnings growth for the S&P 500. Energy is the...

Most dividend investors understandably love the idea of an 8% No Withdrawal Portfolio. It’s a simple yet “game changing” idea that you don’t hear much from mainstream pundits...

As the bull market and economic expansion ages, the current economic expansion is soon going to be tied for the longest economic expansion in history. Of course economic expansions and bull markets...

The “Election Cycle” is a widely acknowledged “thing” stock market. As it turns out there may be uses elsewhere. Take gold-mining stocks for instance.The CalendarAfter the...

SummaryNew orders for capital goods (excluding aircraft) and consumer durable goods have been stable for the last 6-8 months. More commentary regarding a softening German economy is emerging. The...

After a year of pain, emerging markets have shown signs of life in the New Year. 2018 saw the the Emerging Markets ETF (NYSE:EEM) lose nearly 30% of its value as it steadily moved lower through...

It’s getting dicey – especially for QQQ – but for the moment, the series of lower highs since last September are still hanging on for dear life.DIAIWMIYTQQQSPYs

Wondering if it’s too late to jump on this market recovery? I have great news: it absolutely is not.But you won’t reap the biggest gains by, say, putting cash into your typical S&P 500...

Banks are at a price point where they could send a very important message to the overall market. This 2-pack looks at the Banking Index (BKX) and the Equal Weight Bank Index (NYSE:KBE) over the past...