ETF Analysis & Opinion

SummaryThe utilities sector outperformed this week for the second week in a row. Utilities are also one of the better performing sectors for the last month. Morgan Stanley upgraded the utilities...

SummaryThis week, defensive sectors had the best performance. We're also seeing defensive sectors outperform on a monthly basis. I take a deeper look at the industrial and basic materials sectors. As...

SummaryWhile the trade war rhetoric is heating up, oil supplies are increasing. It was an odd week from a performance perspective. The overall market tenor is still positive. Recessions are caused by...

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

Last week, we discussed the flare-up in the “trade war” rhetoric as the current Administration doubled down with China. To wit: “On Monday, we woke to the “sound of distant...

Market technician Dave Chojnacki of StreetOne Technical Analysis wraps up the trading week with a deep dive into the technicals for the major U.S. averages.We received mixed economic numbers on...

Vanguard communication services ticker symbol: VOX short-term Elliott Wave view suggests that the rally to 84.50 on 5/11 peak ended intermediate wave (1) as an impulse. Down from there, the pullback...

The European Investment Trust (EUT) adopts a strict valuation-based investment approach to construct a relatively concentrated portfolio of stocks that can be held for the long term. Manager Craig...

AT40 = 65.8% of stocks are trading above their respective 40-day moving averages (DMAs) AT200 = 55.5% of stocks are trading above their respective 200DMAs (a 4-month high) VIX = 12.8 Short-term...

While the US stock market had a long overdue correction in February of 2018, the first quarter ended merely flat eventually. Continuing from the rebound since February's low, the stock market kept...

Because of the diminished long-terms returns-on-invested-capital and the inability for many commodity companies to build what Mr. Buffett and Morningstar call the “sustainable moat,”...

The US stock market (S&P 500) continues to trade below its record high, which was set in January, but the bull market is arguably still running. Any number of threats could derail the trend,...

iShares US Home Construction (NYSE:ITB) continues to search for direction. As did lots of other ETFs/indices/individual stocks, it fell drastically late January-early February. Unlike many others,...

Market technician Dave Chojnacki of StreetOne Technical Analysis recaps Tuesday’s bearish session and looks ahead to Wednesday’s action with a deep dive into the underlying technicals for...