ETF Analysis & Opinion

Readers often ask me how to build a portfolio that holds its own in down times but hands them more income than the measly 2.6% long-term US Treasuries pay.So today I’ll show you how to do that....

SummaryMarkit's global PMIs remain mostly positive. Cracks are developing, however. The trade gap rose sharply; emerging markets with dollar-denominated external debt and declining currencies face...

Last month, I wrote a piece about Warren Buffet’s favorite stock market metric and how it was signaling huge losses ahead.If you haven’t read it yet – you can here. It’s even...

In recent days, emerging markets have grabbed the spotlight, moving markets and pushing even the ongoing US-China trade war into the background. EM assets have been pummeled, hit multiple...

Market technician Dave Chojnacki of StreetOne Technical Analysis recaps Tuesday’s market action and previews Wednesday’s session with a deep dive into the technical indicators for the...

Current Position of the MarketS&P 500: Long-term trend – The bull market is continuing with a top expected in the low 3000s. Intermediate trend – Decision time Analysis of the...

One of the classic years we saw “PE compression” was 1994, when Alan Greenspan really caught the Street and the investment community off guard, and raised the Fed funds rate 6 times that...

The bull market continues to rage with full force. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been unstoppable after its earnings gap and it’s already a 1.1-trillion-dollar company. It is looking extended to chase...

S&P 500 Mini Non-Commercial Speculator Positions: Large stock market speculators advanced their bullish net positions in the S&P 500 Mini futures markets this week, according to the latest...

How is your portfolio handling the up and down market of 2018? August and September are the 2 most volatile months in the market. Markets: It was a big month for the market, as investors shook off...

SummaryThe news was generally positive: Canada's GDP growth was up, and the EU's expansion continues. Japanese news was mixed. There is a strong divergence between the US and other global equity...

Last week’s review of the macro market indicators noted as the summer was winding down heading into the last week of August, the equity markets were waking up and moving higher. Elsewhere...

Earlier this week I was mentioning the very smooth basing power of ultra-bearish fund DUST, shown below. I’ve circled the price gap. It is adding to its gains from yesterday. It just seems the...

The US equity market has had a volatile year, but the higher risk has paid off… big time. In absolute and relative terms the numbers speak volumes. And the outperformance isn’t limited to...