ETF Analysis & Opinion

We often hear about what's happening with the S&P 500; for the smarter people you hear the S&P 500 is up or down X%, for the not so smart ones you hear the S&P 500 is up or down XXX points...

Market technician Dave Chojnacki of Street One Financial examines Tuesday’s mixed market action and updates the important technical indicators for the major U.S. indexes, which continue to show...

The seasonal trade on home builders for 2017/2018 showed its first sign of trouble when the iShares US Home Construction (NYSE:ITB) fell sharply off its 10+ year high in January on the same day the...

The US stock market this year has taken investors on a white-knuckled ride, but the momentum factor’s performance leadership has remained a constant in the US equity factor space, based on a set...

As talk of potential trade war heats up, attention has shifted to U.S. small-caps. Deserved or too simplistic?Early last week, the Russell 2000 small cap index tried to take out not one but two levels...

Let me show you 3 headlines I ran across last week: “Tax Cuts and Confidence Drive Surge of Payouts” —Barron’s “Global Dividends Break New Record in 2017, With More to...

Yeah, yeah. Big reversal. Particularly in real estate. But this is going to exhaust itself soon enough.iShares US Real Estate (NYSE:IYR) Chart: Here’s the bigger picture:

Technical analyst Dave Chojnacki of Street One Financial kicks off the new trading week with a deep look at Friday’s market action and updates the important technical indicators for investors...

Summary: The long-term trend in US equities remains firmly higher. Expectations should be for equities to rise in the months ahead. The near term directional edge is more muted. Worldwide, equities...

I had an odd experience a couple weeks ago.I met up with some money managers and financial advisors. They were discussing the same problem: how tough it is to beat the market. Since I focus on...

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 2872...

Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM)Akamai Technologies, Ticker: $AKAM, started higher in August and progressed in a steady trend higher. In December it gapped up and then started to move sideways. it...

Since July 2016 the yield on the 10-year US Treasury Note has increased from 1.32% to nearly 3% today. This doubling of longer term interest rates is creating a headwind for dividend paying stocks...

There was a thought-provoking chart making its way around the investment community this weekend that demonstrates the rise of passive investment vehicles over the last decade. According to recent...