ETF Analysis & Opinion

From Larry McMillan: Stocks just can’t seem to get out of their own way. Both bulls and bears have failed to capitalize on what seemingly should have been opportunities. The bottom line is that...

The stock market’s up, so yields are down. And while there are still some generous payers available, be careful – some are paper tigers that will probably suffer this year.That’s...

A weekly excerpt from the Macro Review analysis sent to subscribers on 10 markets and two timeframes. Last week’s review of the macro market indicators noted heading into Memorial Day Weekend,...

The Emerging Markets ended a 10-year bear market in Q1 ’16, as the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSE:EEM) (peaked in the $55 area in October, 2007, the Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF...

What if I told you that today’s tech bubble is more hazardous than the one that popped in 2000? You might say, “That’s crazy. Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Apple...

Last week, I was contemplating my recent ETF options trading performance because it seemed less satisfactory than my prior year’s performance.I was still feeling pretty good because of locking...

Today I’m going to take you inside the most disrespected, criticized, lambasted and just plain ignored investments on the market today.Why would I do that? Simple. Because if you’re not as...

AT40 = 66.9% of stocks are trading above their respective 40-day moving averages (DMAs)AT200 = 54.3% of stocks are trading above their respective 200DMAs (a near 4-month high)VIX = 14.9Short-term...

Bank stocks are crumbling today as geopolitical uncertainty boosts bond prices. Most recently, the 10-year Treasury yield was down 4.2% at 2.81%, while the Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSE:XLF) has...

The “Italy Crisis” is over.I know the headlines read as though Italy was collapsing and the euro is about to implode. But the headlines are reporting on yesterday’s news. The...

Many thanks to David Aurelio of Thomson Reuters with helping out on the above table. This blog updates this table at least twice a year. The top 5 weightings in the above spreadsheet were taken from...

For the record, I am not good with predictions – particularly when they involve the future. That being said, I am pretty good at identifying trends. There are a couple of “new (old)”...

The Large Cap Blend style ranks first out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in our 2Q18 Style Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. Last quarter, the Large Cap Blend style ranked first as...

Market technician Dave Chojnacki of StreetOne Technical Analysis kicks off the new trading week with an update of the important technical levels to watch for the major U.S. averages.The market opened...