ETF Analysis & Opinion

AT40 = 20.4% of stocks are trading above their respective 40-day moving averages (DMAs) (ends 3-day oversold period)AT200 = 44.8% of stocks are trading above their respective 200DMAsVIX = 25.0...

Depicted on the following graphs are percentages gained/lost in Major Indices and Major Sectors over a longer term (1 year), a medium term (year-to-date), and a short term (the past week).They are...

Some of our Financial Planning/RIA customers ask us to send them long-term moving averages on a weekly basis, because it helps them make long-term asset allocation decisions.This 6-pack was created to...

Few securities hold the mystical lure that gold stocks seem to possess. The seeming never ending allure of gold as the ultimate “store of value” (whatever that means) and the volatile...

The recent spike in stock market volatility has dented the momentum factor’s powerful bull run, but the strategy continues to reign supreme over its main competitors in the US equity factor...

AT40 = 18.1% of stocks are trading above their respective 40-day moving averages (DMAs) (oversold day #3)AT200 = 43.9% of stocks are trading above their respective 200DMAsVIX = 25.6 (range from 24.4...

In this article titled “World, Meet Resistance” – dated 12/21/2017 – I noted the fact that many single country ETFs and regional indexes were closing in on a serious level of...

Market technician Dave Chojnacki of Street One Financial recaps Friday’s wild market action, which eventually led to major gains for equities, and updates the key technical levels to watch as...

Red ink continued to spill across all the major asset classes last week, based on a set of exchange-traded products. The declines mark the second straight week of across-the-board selling.The biggest...

I believe rates will rise this year. If rates rise, these ETFs will profit. The market can be flat or plunge and these ETFs don’t care. They have virtually no correlation to gyrations of the US...

AT40 = 14.6% of stocks are trading above their respective 40-day moving averages (DMAs) (day 2 oversold)AT200 = 31.4% of stocks are trading above their respective 200DMAs (near 2-year low)VIX = 29.1...

You know the old saying, “There are lies, damned lies and statistics”? Here’s another one for you: “There are lies, damned lies and charts.”That certainly applies to the...

Our equity/bond model - This long term reliable investing model provides investors with simple decision making in the markets:- When the model favors stocks, investors should overweigh in equities for...

It is a top. But is this the top?All of a sudden, it is not a crazy question to ask. The ferocity by which U.S. equities have dropped in recent sessions, one has to wonder if this marks a change in...