ETF Analysis & Opinion

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...

I wanted to share a couple of short ideas. The first is the financial sector, (NYSE:XLF), which gapped down nicely where that circle is shown. This sector peaked back on January 29 and its gap is at...

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...

If you feel trapped “grinding out” dividend income with popular 2% and 3% stocks and funds, here’s the three-letter acronym that will fund your retirement:C-E-F For whatever reason,...

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...

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...

SPDR S&P 500 (MX:SPY) (NYSE:SPY) has broken out of its late-January trend line, but acts lethargic, even as short-term technicals are in overbought territory. Options can help.Since the bull...

Here is your Bonus Idea with links to the full Top Ten:Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA), has had a long steady run higher. The pullbacks along the way have generally found support at the 50 day SMA and...