ETF Analysis & Opinion

Market technician Dave Chojnacki of StreetOne Technical Analysis wraps up the trading week with a deep dive into the technical indicators for the major U.S. averages.Equities opened higher on...

Stock and ETF charts in this post are powered by MarketSmith. Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) has tripled its earnings since 2011 and yet its stock is trading near 3-year lows. It has underperformed 88% of...

This update is in response to a standing request for real (inflation-adjusted) charts of the S&P 500, Dow 30, and Nasdaq Composite. It includes the latest monthly close data.Here are two overlays...

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The S&P 500 index is arguably the most well-known worldwide. It is based on the market cap of the 500 largest companies in the U.S. The first-ever ETF, introduced in 1989, hoped to mimic the...

Consumer discretionary stocks continue to lead US equity sectors for year-to-date performances, based on a set of exchange-traded funds through July 3. The former leader, technology, is in second...

The small cap Russell 2000 Index broke out of its stagnation in May. It ran to the upside into late June and then became exhausted. After 14 record closing highs it topped out on the last full day of...

The massive financials analog continues to play out beautifully. We may see a little strength (or not) after all the recent weakness, but I think the die is cast. The financials, by way of XLF below,...

Real estate investment trusts (REITs) in the US posted the strongest gain in June among the major asset classes. The gain marked a second straight month with securitized real estate topping the...

With over 500 closed-end funds (CEFs) on the market, how do you choose the best one?It’s not an easy question to answer, because there are literally dozens of metrics any CEF investor should...

The financial sector is seeing strength today after the second-round results of the Fed's stress tests. At last check, the Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSE:XLF) was up 1% to trade at $26.86. The...

The Dow Utilities, against which I have January 2019 puts (by way of XLU), has been tearing higher since June 12. The moving averages are still intact, and we’re coming up upon a wall of...

Market technician Dave Chojnacki of StreetOne Technical Analysis wraps up the trading week, month, and quarter with a deep dive into the underlying technicals for the major U.S. averages.GDP and...

Do you have a reliable way to generate monthly cash flow from the dividend stocks you own today? If not, why not?Many “first-level” investors hope that their stocks will go higher so that...