ETF Analysis & Opinion

Back in early 2016 as precious metals rebounded, our work showed that gold stocks were arguably the cheapest they had ever been. They had the worst 5-year and 10-year rolling performance ever, they...

Yes, Virgina, There Is A Santa Claus Every year, at this time, I republish the story of 8-year Virginia O’Hanlon who asked the most important of questions. I encourage you to read it as it...

The Transportation Index (NYSE:IYT) started moving higher out of consolidation about a month ago. Since that move started it has risen more than 12% in a month. That is a strong move. Coming into the...

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Semiconductors have led this market for almost two years. The upside move on the semiconductor ETF VanEck Vectors Semiconductor (NYSE:SMH) has been insane. However, in recent weeks something major has...

I track an index comprised of 33 single-country ETFs. The chart of that index appears in Figure 1. Figure 1: Courtesy AIQ TradingExpert Two things stand out:World stock markets have enjoyed a terrific...

Market technician Dave Chojnacki of Street One Financial recaps a ho-hum day for equities on Tuesday and updates the important technical indicators to consider for the major averages, which remain...

Throughout my career, I’ve found there have been few real investment opportunities that stand out. Yes, there are always trades with the potential to gain (or lose) 20-30%, but that is not what...

The S&P 500 hit record highs 53 times this year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) had 70 record closes this year.It’s tempting to jump in. Here’s 2017 summed up by the Wall St....

The Energy Sector has been a dud. In fact with all the euphoria about all-time highs in equities through 2017, the Energy Select Sector SPDR (NYSE:XLE) ETF is actually down 9% this year, and over 30%...

The iShares India 50 (NASDAQ:INDY) has performed extremely well in 2017, and next year will more than likely bring additional impressive gains.That’s the message this week from technical analyst...

Today marks the seventh day of Hanukkah, and in only seven days, many families across the world will be celebrating Christmas. Not only is it the season of giving, but it’s also time to reflect...

The GLD Gold ETF (NYSE:GLD) has been written off as dead money because of its failure to break the 130 level twice in the past two years. Standing back looking at the GLD on its weekly chart, we can...

The iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (NASDAQ:TLT) 20 Year Bond ETF put in a double bottom at the first of this year but it has basically been moving sideways for the past six months as its next...