ETF Analysis & Opinion

Review and UpdateIn last week’s “Technically Speaking” post I discussed the S&P 500 hitting 2700 by Christmas. To wit: “As stated in the title, the current push higher puts...

I can't t remember the last time I’ve grabbed my iPad and actually saw red on the screen. The ES and NQ are green – Every. Single. Day.Thursday morning was no exception. Concerns about the...

The US stock market has been on a tear lately. Has the party gone too far? A rising chorus of analysts says that caution is advised, citing several valuation metrics. The Shiller PE Ratio, for...

The Stock Exchange is all about trading. Each week we do the following:Discuss an important issue for traders; highlight several technical trading methods, including current ideas; feature advice from...

AT40 = 57.0% of stocks are trading above their respective 40-day moving averages (DMAs)AT200 = 58.8% of stocks are trading above their respective 200DMAsVIX = 10.2Short-term Trading Call: cautiously...

Scores of extremely bullish investors insist that the financial markets today do not resemble the technology stock craze near the tail end of the late 1990s. That position is getting more difficult to...

From BlackRock: Will the rally in foreign stocks finally put an end to American investors’ home country bias? Martin Small explains how ETFs can help make it easy to plant a flag...

Since the 2009 stock-market lows, investors have looked to the Semiconductor sector for strong returns and market leadership.Just check out its performance vs. the broader stock market: Semiconductor...

Building a “market portfolio” has obvious benefits for portfolio design. The asset allocation is relatively objective in the sense that Mr. Market chooses the weights. History suggests...

2017 will easily go down as one of the sturdiest on record for exchange-traded funds. Not only were a multitude of new and exciting funds launched, but fresh heights were achieved in global fund flows...

The ARCA Biotechnology Index is not showing such a bullish outlook as the other index charts. The biotechs are historically a good weather-vane as to where the market goes next. Investors are going to...

The Technology Select Sector SPDR (NYSE:XLK) has the most aggressive chart as it continues to honor its very steep 1.5 year extension channel shown in red below. The last jump was off the ascending...

Emerging Markets ETF EEM has done very well over the past year, gaining over 30% – nearly 50% more than the S&P 500 during the same time period. Impressive gain and impressive relative...

The iPath Bloomberg Coffee Subindex Total Return Exp 24 June 2038 (NYSE:JO) hit the fresh all-time low that I did not think would happen. A report on surplus sent the iPath Bloomberg Coffee SubTR ETN...