ETF Analysis & Opinion

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...

Summary2Q GDP was 4.2%; exports were a bit reason for the increase. The 10-year treasury remains below 3%, indicating that bond traders aren't concerned about inflation, nor do they see this pace of...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...