ETF Analysis & Opinion

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,...

On the weekly chart, SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY) remains grossly overbought, but near term there is room to rally – duration and magnitude notwithstanding. Options can help.US core PCE (personal...

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...

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...

When they were introduced by REX ETF in May 2016 VMIN and VMAX were the first actively managed volatility Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). REX’s strategy was to offer higher effective leverage than...

While the major stock market indexes have suffered recently, mostly due to concerns about a global trade war, one exchange-traded fund (ETF) has quietly been on a tear: the Utilities Select Sector...

Check out this week’s Danger Zone interview with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life.Domo, Inc. (DOMO), a business intelligence and data visualization provider, will IPO on Thursday, June 28. At a price...

Despite ongoing wars and heightened geopolitical tensions in the region, stock markets in the Middle East overall are outperforming the rest of the world so far in 2018, based on a set of...

Cash payouts of 8% and more (often paid monthly), plus price upside of 10%, 20%, sometimes even higher.That’s what you get with closed-end funds—and you can often get it in just one...

AT40 = 48.3% of stocks are trading above their respective 40-day moving averages (DMAs)AT200 = 50.4% of stocks are trading above their respective 200DMAsVIX = 17.9Short-term Trading Call:...