ETF Analysis & Opinion

In this article on 9/6 I laid out in pretty great length (at least by my standards) the bullish and bearish factors facing the market at the time. Since then, not a lot has changed. Other than maybe...

Stocks in the US rebounded last week, posting their strongest weekly gain so far this year and topping the performance ranking for the major asset classes, based on a set of exchange-traded...

Here is your Bonus Idea with links to the full Top Ten:American Express (NYSE:AXP), $AXP, rose out of an ascending triangle in October, and after a small hiccup, ran to a high in March. That high...

I last wrote about the percentage of stocks above a variety of moving averages in my post of early September.In the week since, buyers scooped up stocks in all the Major Indices, leaving only one...

ADTRAN Inc (NASDAQ:ADTN) ADTRAN, $ADTN, moved higher off of the rising 200 day SMA with a gap and go in July. It topped at the end of July and then started to pull back. It found support at the 50 day...

AT40 = 60.4% of stocks are trading above their respective 40-day moving averages (DMAs)AT200 = 53.2% of stocks are trading above their respective 200DMAsVIX = 10.2Short-term Trading Call: cautiously...

“Most misunderstandings in the world could be avoided if people would simply take the time to ask, ‘What else could this mean?’” Shannon L. AlderWhile volume was heavy Friday,...

My wife and I built a home in the Lower Florida Keys in 2010. Miss Irma decided to do a foot stomp on our place a week ago. And then, after the hurricane ended, spawned a little tornado that slammed...

Summary: The major US indices all recorded new all-time highs (ATH) this week. The very broad NYSE, covering 2800 stocks, also made a new ATH, suggesting the rally is supported by adequate breadth....

The triple-bearish-on-energy fund DRIP has lost a lot of ground in the past month or so, but looking at the Bollinger® Bands (as well as the supporting trendline), it seems like an opportune place...

Economic Calendar & Watch ListMorning Notes US Futures and European shares are lower this morning with renewed geopolitical risks. North Korea launched another missile over Japan and London...

Technical analyst Dave Chojnacki of Street One Financial wraps up the trading week with a deep look at the important market internals for the U.S. averages, which have begun to diverge a bit here in...

“The most important investment you can make is in yourself.” – Warren BuffettSome very quiet action the last few days while we remain near new highs. They say never to short a dull...

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