ETF Analysis & Opinion

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...

Once again, almost everyone has gotten sucked in by a tired investor slogan that’s dead wrong—and it’s costing them big gains (and income).But that’s good news for contrarians...

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...

The consumer has always been a good gauge of the U.S. economy. Similarly, investors can gauge the health of the stock market by looking at consumer stocks.One way to gauge this is to look at the ratio...

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...

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...

Last week’s review of the macro market indicators noted as the last full week of July ended the equity markets looked tired on the shorter time frame but remained solid on the longer one....

The correlation between the S&P 500 and industry is traditionally a tight one. Historically, as industrials perform well, the market follows suit. However, over the past year or so, the S&P...

What do most exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and many blue-chip stocks have in common?They’re big, they’re popular with Wall Street pundits … and they don’t deliver nearly as...

In trading, all that matters is price. And I tend to use it to identify patterns that can help investors and traders. We can also use market ratios as a gauge of the stock market’s health.Today,...