ETF Analysis & Opinion

Investors who pay close attention to the financial markets by and large spend a fair amount of time being “perplexed.” If you take all the “news” related to the markets and...

After a volatile start to the year, the US stock market has recovered its bullish edge and is currently dispensing strong results. Carving equities up into so-called factor buckets reveals that...

The transportation index ETF (NYSE:IYT) is likely headed for a double top within a week. This is being signaled by IYT's chart, which just broke a recent high and has no further resistance until...

Several months ago I reviewed the case for thinking that the long-suffering value factor for US equity investing was in the process of reviving. At the time, the evidence was sketchy but the outlook...

Energy ETF (NYSE:XLE) has struggled to get above the $80 level while creating a series of higher lows over the past 18-months. This price action could be creating a bullish ascending triangle...

The S&P 500 has been the laggard since making a top in January. While the Nasdaq 100 and Russell 2000 have made multiple new all-time highs since then the S&P 500 is yet to reclaim that...

Market conditions remain strong for equities, in my view, with stocks being held back only by the (likely transient) trade war uncertainty. The US economy appears to be hitting on all cylinders, with...

SummaryThe weekly and three-month performance chart shows a more defensive orientation. The foundations of the tech sector rally are starting to fade. We have a late-cycle situation. As always, let's...

Market technician Dave Chojnacki of StreetOne Technical Analysis kicks off the new trading week with a deep dive into the underlying technicals for the major U.S. averages.The Employment Report on...

Securitized real estate shares dominated last week’s performance rankings at the extremes for the major asset classes, based on a set of exchange-traded products. US real estate investment...

It seems one key focus of recent commentary has been the buyback activity by companies due to the cash flow benefit resulting from the tax cuts passed late last year. I have commented on the fact...

This is a follow-up analysis to the article I wrote back in March 26th, 2018, titled, Be Greedy When Others Are Fearful when SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY) was trading at 265.COMPARISONBelow chart...

S&P 500 Futures Non-Commercial Speculator Positions: Large stock market speculators reduced their bullish net positions in the S&P500 Mini futures markets this week, according to the latest...

Whenever a covered call trade results in a maximum return, it is a successful trade…period…end of story. To most, this statement appears nonsensical and self-evident. But I’m here...