ETF Analysis & Opinion

SummaryThe high-yield market's problems are continuing Retail stocks are selling off At a time when the bulls could really use some good news, they didn't get any According to the Financial Times, the...

The 2018 US stock market showed major changes in the fourth quarter. Volatility scared investors and some panicked. Others changed asset allocations. Suddenly, 2% on cash equivalents had resonance. In...

McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) made a top in January and fell back to a low at the beginning of March. It bounced from there, quickly retracing 38.2% of the move lower. It continued to a 61.8%...

The UK property market is ranked among the top places to invest in the global real estate market. London plays a crucial role in driving the UK’s ranking. And over the last couple of years,...

Well, folks, just ten trading days to go this year. I’m in a constant conversation with myself about how much risk to take. I’ve got a good profit. Do I just go to all-cash and guarantee...

The headlines focused on the sharp losses in US and European stocks last week, but performances across the major asset classes delivered a mixed picture, based on a set of exchange traded products.On...

Current Position of the MarketS&P 500: Long-term trend – Bullish, but correcting within the long-term bull market trend. Intermediate trend– A bearish correction has started which...

SummaryOnce again, the sector orientation is defensive on a 1-week, 1-month, and 3-month basis Defensive sectors are outperforming SPY (NYSE:SPY) Don't forget about other asset classes like...

This chart looks at the Bank Index (BKX) over the past 25 years on a monthly basis, reflecting that the 9-year trend in the index remains up. The index may have created a double top this year, at the...

Once again (so far at least), green prices all over the place for absolutely no good reason, and then a reversal. It’ll be nice if it actually manages to drive lower again. I miss those...

Large and regional banks have struggled this year as both have declined nearly 15% in 2018. These declines have taken place as interest rates have been moving higher, which is historically positive...

With less than three weeks before the last trading session of the year, equity markets in the Mideast appear set to deliver the strongest (and perhaps only) gain for 2018 among the world’s major...

The iShares US Home Construction (NYSE:ITB) has been under sharp selling pressure since peaking in late January 2018. At that time, the equity traded as high as $46.56 a share, today the ITB trades at...

It sounds horrid. Like the end of times. A Death Cross. What good could ever come of this? It conjures up foul images. Carnage and debauchery. Blood and gore everywhere. This is why we hear of it. It...