ETF Analysis & Opinion

Just a quick update on a few of the SPDR Gold Shares ETF (NYSE:GLD) charts we’ve been following closely. Below is the daily line chart which shows the breakout from the blue triangle that formed...

Lord Abbett Value Opportunities (LVOAX, LVOCX, LVOVX) is a Mid Cap Blend fund investors should avoid. The fund’s poor holdings[1] and high fees diminish the likelihood that the fund will...

Following is the opening segment of this week’s edition of Notes From the Rabbit Hole, NFTRH 504. For months now we have been tracking a divergence in the key cyclical Semiconductor Equipment...

I always try to make an effort to focus on “the current trend” and to avoid focusing on things that “maybe might prove to be ominous signs in retrospect” or to imply that a...

We are close to wrapping up the second quarter of 2018 and the market leaders have made themselves known. While every year has its winners and losers, this year the out performance is being held by...

Finding the best ETFs is an increasingly difficult task in a world with so many to choose from. How can you pick with so many choices available?Don’t Trust ETF Labels There are at least 112...

Large- and small-cap divergence continues. Versus the Russell 2000 and the Nasdaq 100, the S&P 500 is beginning to show signs of fatigue.Large-caps continue to fall behind small-caps. Not to...

Selling dominated global markets in last week’s trading. US stocks and bonds posted gains, but the rest of the major asset classes retreated over the five trading days through June 15, based on...

SummaryFor the week, utilities and consumer discretionary topped the list of performers. Since the first of the year, consumer discretionary is the top performer. I take a closer look at the consumer...

Current Position of the MarketS&P 500: Long-term trend – The bull market is continuing with a top expected in the low 3000s. Intermediate trend–The intermediate correction from 2873has...

As we said last week: “As shown, there is a significant amount of overhead resistance between 2780 and 2800 which may present a challenge in the short-term to a further advance. However, I...

Consumer discretionary stocks are now the top-performing sector year to date, based on a set of exchange-traded funds through yesterday’s close (June 14). Although technology shares had been the...

Blaise Pascal, a brilliant 17th-century mathematician, famously argued that if God exists, belief would lead to infinite joy in heaven, while disbelief would lead to infinite damnation in hell. But,...

Finding the best ETFs is an increasingly difficult task in a world with so many to choose from. How can you pick with so many choices available?Don’t Trust ETF Labels There are at least 44...