ETF Analysis & Opinion

QQQ Keeps Returning to the Bottom of its Navy Blue Roll-Up Price Channel without Reaching the Top. PowerShares QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) keeps tagging the bottom of its navy blue roll-up price channel...

The S&P 500, along with several other indices, have been screaming higher over the past 90 days. Pre-election fear levels were high and stock-market bulls were hard to find. The strong up move has...

The iShares Silver Trust (NYSE:SLV) made a major peak last summer when it hit a 2-year high. The rally year-to-date seemed to come to an abrupt end when SLV plunged through support at its 200-day...

“If you want to turn your life around, try thankfulness. It will change your life mightily.” -Gerald Good Another great week as the bull market is strong, my friends. We’re starting...

Vanguard ETFs have become a juggernaut in the world of passive investment management. They are widely used across retail, institutional, and retirement plans as an effective way to get low-cost,...

I usually don’t pay much attention to the ads that play before YouTube videos, but this one held my interest long enough to watch the whole thing. Here it is (please do watch it, since...

"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm." -Winston ChurchillStocks and markets continue to act great as the bull market rages on. We are certainly due for some rest but not...

If you're going to buy and hold the gold-mining stocks, you want to see the Junior Miners outperforming the Seniors. Since 2011, the Junior/Senior Miner Ratio (GDXJ/GDX) continues to create a series...

AT40 Status: 64.4% of stocks are trading above their respective 40-day moving averages (DMAs)AT200 Status: 70.1% of stocks are trading above their respective 200DMAsVIX Status: 12.5 (volatility...

by Chaim Siegel of Elazar Advisors, LLCGlobal equity markets—including the Nikkei, FTSE 100 and DAX, followed by the Dow opening above 21,000 yesterday and the S&P 500 also hitting a new...

While I don't understand the underlying upside drivers of the equity indices atop a 17% up-move since Nov. 8, I have much more conviction about the bond market -- it ended a 35-year bull market last...

It's no surprise that I got my but kicked Wednesday when the market once again roared to records highs, largely due to the fact that Trump didn’t sound insane Tuesday night. Oddly, after his...

During the last 5 years, what sector has doubled the S&P 500's performance? And how is it doing lately?Below looks at the Biotech ETF XBI since 2012. The chart shows that over the past 5 years,...

Higher prices prevailed in most markets around the world in February, with the exception of several flavors of foreign bonds in US dollar terms. Otherwise, the major asset classes were in the black...