ETF Analysis & Opinion

SPX Monitoring purposes; Sold 8/21/1/ at 2862.96= gain 1.05%; Long SPX 8/10/18 at 2833.28. Monitoring purposes Gold: Long GDX at 18.72 on 8/17/18 Long-Term Trend SPX monitor purposes; Sold long term...

On Monday, the Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) surged sharply higher with the S&P 500 and NASDAQ. However, there was one difference to a normal trading day. While the rest of the markets stayed at their...

Status quo forecasting is sometimes very easy to do. For example, if you predict that tomorrow’s high temperature will be the same as today’s high, your estimate will be close to the...

I am offering a Volatility ETP Projection Service that calculates future volatility Exchange Traded Product (ETP) prices assuming the current VIX futures term structure is stable.In my post Using the...

SummaryAustralia has changed Prime Ministers (again). Student debt is taking a toll on the economy. Indexes were higher, but this was really a big company day. Australia has another new Prime...

My XLU put options (January 2019 $54 strike) are doing well this morning, thanks to the continued breakdown of the Dow Utilities. It’s nothing dramatic, but – it’s...

Gains in nearly every corner of global markets generated a broad tailwind for the major asset classes last week, based on a set of exchange-traded products. With the exception of US real estate...

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 – Limited uptrend Analysis of the...

SummaryThe general economic numbers are positive. There is growing concern about trade issues. Global ETFs are in poor shape. In Canada, retail sales were down .2%, which followed a strong gain of...

If you want to clobber the stock market – and double your money every two or three years – then buying companies with accelerating dividends is the easiest and safest way to do it.And...

Last week’s review of the macro market indicators noted with August options expiration over and back to school on its way, the equity markets continued to look strong on the longer timeframes....

Get out your party hats ladies and gentlemen, the S&P 500 closed at all-time highs on Friday, finally eclipsing the January peak. After 145 days of slogging, the “bull market is back,...

Greetings everyone. Taking a closer look at EEM US (iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSE:EEM)) we first observe that we remain in a bearish trend as price is still below the Ichimoku cloud in the...

SPX Monitoring purposes; Sold 8/21/1/ at 2862.96= gain 1.05%; Long SPX 8/10/18 at 2833.28. Monitoring purposes Gold: Long VanEck Vectors Gold Miners (NYSE:GDX) at 18.72 on 8/17/18 Long-Term Trend SPX...