ETF Analysis & Opinion

S&P500 Mini Non-Commercial Speculator Positions: Large stock market speculators sharply raised their bullish net positions in the S&P500 Mini futures markets this week, according to the latest...

Most investors with $500,000 in their portfolios think they don’t have enough money to retire on.They do – they just need to do two things with their “buy and hope” portfolios...

Some of my favorite posts are spawned from readers asking questions that challenge my thesis in one way or another. Often, it’s the result of decisions or preferences that don’t conform to...

Many of the top losers on the Nasdaq today are biotech stocks, and options data on the SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (MX:XBI) suggests at least one trader is confident more downside is ahead in the coming...

The Stock Exchange is all about trading. Each week we do the following: Discuss an important issue for traders; highlight several technical trading methods, including current ideas; feature advice...

It caused an uproar when the US Treasury 10 Year Note yield touched 3% a few weeks ago. Everyone knew exactly what would happen (as they always do). Stocks would crater because now you could get a 3%...

In sharp contrast to the likes of, say, small cap equities, one financial instrument that has been reliably sliding, week after week, month after month, continues to be the iShares JPMorgan USD...

The popular iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSE:EEM) topped out on January 26, 2018 along with the major stock-market indexes. EEM's January peak was $52.08 and since that high in the share price,...

There are some interesting dynamics in play in the small-cap sector – encompassing both fundamentals and technicals.Post-tax cuts of last December, earnings estimates were sharply revised...

The 4-pack above highlights that key stock indices remain in long-term upward trends and price action over this year has not changed the long-term trends. Each index remains inside of channels that...

Market technician Dave Chojnacki of Street One Financial recaps Tuesday’s much-needed market pullback and updates the important technical indicators for the major U.S. averages.Economic reports...

Year-to-date my Hidden Yields subscribers have booked total returns (including dividends) of 155%, 30% and 27%. These profits inspired a common question:“How’d Brett know when to...

AT40 = 59.7% of stocks are trading above their respective 40-day moving averages (DMAs)AT200 = 49.1% of stocks are trading above their respective 200DMAsVIX = 14.6Short-term Trading Call:...

If there is one thing that I am not very good at, it is “picking tops and bottoms with uncanny accuracy.” While I feel bad about this at times I do take some comfort in the knowledge that...