ETF Analysis & Opinion

SPX Monitoring purposes; Sold long SPX on 2/26/18 at 2779.60= gain 2.33%; long 2/20/18 at 2716.26. Monitoring purposes Gold: Neutral. Long-Term Trend SPX monitor purposes: Long SPX on 2/8/18 at...

As of Feb-24-2018 Vanguard U.S. Momentum Factor (NYSE:VFMO) holds 637 Russell 3000 stocks, selected according to a rules-based screen for relatively strong recent performance and liquidity. They show...

Here is a brief review of period-over-period change in short interest in the February 1-15 period in nine S&P 500 sectors.Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSE:XLB)During the reporting period,...

AT40 = 31.2% of stocks are trading above their respective 40-day moving averages (DMAs) AT200 = 48.0% of stocks are trading above their respective 200DMAs VIX = 18.6 (17.7% gain) Short-term Trading...

I had to laugh when I saw this Barron’s headline last week:“REITs Are Sending a Powerful Buy Signal” My response? Of course they are! They have been for a while now! If you’ve...

Here is an advance preview of the monthly moving averages we track after the close of the last business day of the month. At this point, before the close on the last day of the month, all three...

Shares of the semiconductor ETF (NYSE:SMH) surged in early trading, Tuesday, only to reverse in dramatic fashion, going negative on the day. The early surge made a new all-time high but the reversal...

From Streetwise Reports: Technical analyst Clive Maund explains why he believes the stock market rally of the past couple of weeks is not a resumption of the bull market.This is a very timely point to...

Market technician Dave Chojnacki of Street One Financial recaps Monday’s big equities rally which has brought the major U.S. averages back within striking distance of their all-time highs as we...

In investing, November 9, 2016 will be remembered not only because a day earlier the nation chose Donald Trump as the next president of the United States, but also because the way investors reacted to...

US trade has provided us with an extension of the positive flow we saw on Friday, with the S&P 500 pushing up a further 1%, and the Dow an even more impressive 1.5%. We can also look around the...

I thumbed through my ETF charts this morning and noticed a couple of interested overseas items. First off, the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets (NYSE:EEM) makes for an interesting short idea with a clean...

“I don’t want to invest in any gun makers,” said our client. She was and is passionate and adamant. “This shooting stuff has to stop.”“I agree with the goal”...

Individuals are consistently promised that investing in the financial markets is the only way to financial success. After all, it’s so easy. Financial pundits across the country consistently...