ETF Analysis & Opinion

The shellacking of Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) for over a week of scandal-ridden headlines has created that rare beast in the jungle of tech stocks: a “value” play. Facebook has a trailing P/E of...

Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of March 20, 2018. 10-year note: Currently net short 313.3k, up 41.9k.Chairing his maiden meeting as Fed chief, Jerome Powell probably could not...

One down, two to go.The Federal Reserve launched yet another interest-rate hike after its mid-March policy meeting – the sixth such increase since December 2016, and what the Fed anticipates...

Stocks that hold up during a market downturn tend to be the next leaders when pressure on the market alleviates. That’s why it’s important to pay close attention to the market when the...

During all the trading mayhem, I did a Slope PLUS Post (you know, for the people who actually FINANCIALLY SUPPORT all my hard work………..) about shorting the NYSE:XLU. Here’s...

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 42...

The NASDAQ served up an annualized return of 66% in its final two years of dot-com mania. Only after the balloon had burst did people begin to question the lunacy of paying 10x revenue for the...

Intech Investment Management recently published a primer on monitoring market stress by way of several risk metrics, including skewness of returns (SoR). In the grand scheme of quantifying risk, SoR...

The chart formation built in the course of the early February sell-off and subsequent rebound continues to look ominous, so we are closely watching the proceedings. There are now numerous new...

With the help of SlopeCharts, I hereby present to you The Lines and Values That Matter. It would be awfully nice if we stayed below these lines, particularly with whatever fireworks we get tomorrow....

The big Fed announcement/press conference/dot plot update isn’t until tomorrow, but let’s take a quick look at how bonds are doing in advance of the big day.I confess I was getting jumpy...

Market technician Dave Chojnacki of Street One Financial recaps Monday’s bearish market action, which came amid renewed skepticism for tech firms over privacy concerns, and updates the important...

Post-February 9 reversal, both the Nasdaq composite and the Nasdaq 100 index went on to surpass the late January highs. Other indices such as the S&P 500 large cap index and the Dow Industrials...

Just a week and a half ago I was pointing to a promising breakout for Teucrium Corn ETF (NYSE:CORN). That move turned out to be the top of that rally. After a promising breakout, Teucrium Corn (CORN)...