ETF Analysis & Opinion

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...

Here is a brief review of period-over-period change in short interest in the August 1-15 period in nine S&P 500 sectors.Materials Select Sector SPDR (NYSE:XLB) (SPDR materials ETF)XLB ($59.13)...

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...

SummaryWith the exception of utilities and staples, all the sectors were up this week. We're starting to see more aggressive sectors perform better. I take a deeper look at the industrials. Over 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...

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...

On July 31, 2018, the KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (NYSE:KWEB) had its five-year anniversary. We are extremely proud of accomplishing a five-year track record. Given recent volatility, there was...

The S&P 500 made its first move back to the January 2018 high on Tuesday. It could not hold up into the close and finished the day just short of a new record high close. Like buzzing the tower. A...