ETF Analysis & Opinion

Tuesday, we talked about the 6-month calendar range as a support level to hold in both the S&P 500 (SPY) and the NASDAQ 100 (QQQ). Wednesday, both indices were able to hold support from their...

U.S. mortgage rates have risen from levels near 2% to 2.25% earlier in 2021 to levels now above 3%. This increase in the cost of borrowing money for home purchases has a downward effect on home prices...

Currency exchange-traded funds (CETFs) have become popular among investors who want to participate in FX moves. According to the Bank for International Settlements’ Triennial Survey of 2019,...

October has started on a choppy note. Profit-taking, increasing yields and question marks regarding the future of the Chinese property giant Evergrande (HK:3333) (OTC:EGRNY) are putting pressure on...

While the major indices continue to weaken, U.S factories have seen a 1.2% increase in orders in August. This shows that although equities are struggling, the demand for goods is...

September brought increased volatility and lower share prices in broader equity markets. As a result, Wall Street has been keeping a close eye on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), also known as the...

International diversification for bond allocations is, in theory, an attractive concept, but in practice it’s not working out so great in 2021 for US investors, based on a set of ETFs.Five of...

Highly reactive and flammable, lithium is one of the alkali metals in the periodic table. The metal has diverse industrial applications and can be found in heat-resistant glass, aircraft,...

Chinese authorities have been cracking down on public companies—a topic we covered (here, here, and here). There has been increased regulatory oversight in diverse sectors, including e-commerce,...

The SPDR® S&P 500 ETF (NYSE:SPY) was the first exchange-traded fund launched in the US in January 1993. Since then the number of funds and assets under management have grown...

Amid the recent volatility in broader markets, a stock debut on Sept. 22 has been making headlines: restaurant software group Toast (NYSE:TOST). It started trading on the Big Board at an opening price...

Yesterday, the Fed kept benchmark interest rates unchanged, close to zero. The central bank is likely to start reducing monthly asset purchases though, some believe as soon as November. However, no...

Trading energy ETFs outside of U.S. exchanges can be tricky, as it often means lower liquidity and some latency, but is it worth trying? Definitely!Let’s do a comparative study between the WTI...

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock hit an all-time high of $157.16 on Sept. 7. The up move was, in part, due to buying the rumour before the iPhone launch event of Sept. 14.On the day, management revealed the...