ETF Analysis & Opinion

In my weekend post, What Comes Next, I pointed out 2800 as an important price level. Well, the ES has ripped right up to it (as I’m typing this, the ES is up nearly 50 breathtaking points, just...

This post was prompted by a recent article authored by the always thought-provoking Pater Tenebrarum (a pseudonym) at acting-man.com. The article looks at the relationship between credit spreads and...

Airlines experienced a resurgence in recent years as investors flocked to these once hated stocks. After the September 11th, 2001 attacks the ARCA Airline dropped from $180 to $120. It barely peaked...

AT40 = 13.2% of stocks are trading above their respective 40-day moving averages (DMAs) – a 4th oversold day (below 20%)AT200 = 33.6% of stocks are trading above their respective 200DMAsVIX =...

There has been quite a bit of chatter about the FANG stocks recently. In fact, the entire Technology Sector has taken a beating over the past 30+ days. Our research team believes the Technology sector...

What a week! Stocks really took it on the chin last week, but by Friday there was some semblance of stability. Several indicators are in deep oversold territory. At least a reflex rally is due.During...

SummaryThe sector rotation has once again turned more "end of cycle." There was a lot of technical damage on the two-month charts. There was a lot of technical damage on the six-month charts. Over the...

Few if any sectors have been stronger than Semiconductors over the past 9 years. The table below highlights that SMH almost doubled the performance of the S&P 500 since the 2009 lows. Softness...

Stocks on Wednesday suffered their worst day in months -- or years, in the case of the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite. The S&P 500 Index (SPX) endured its steepest one-day percentage loss since...

Take note of the Nasdaq 100 as seen in the QQQ hit a major support on Thursday. And that should start a near-term bounce higher. Look for the QQQ to trade back to as high as $180 before the next leg...

As you know, stocks are tumbling and volatility is soaring. Fear is now starting to creep into the marketplace. Traders and investors are getting very defensive and doubting themselves when it comes...

No one knows if yesterday’s 3%-plus plunge in US equity prices is noise or the start of an extended decline. What we do know is that the slide wasn’t entirely unexpected given the strong...

Today I’m going to show you a quick trade you can repeat over and over for an 8% gain in just over 2 months (or 40% annualized!).How do I know? Because this is exactly what happened with the...

In my previous week’s commentary, I explained why higher interest rates will hurt stock assets more than many might think. Naysayers pointed to the fact that rate levels are still quite low on a...