ETF Analysis & Opinion

Since the election, equity markets have run hard to the upside. The biggest winner has been the Russell 2000. The IWM ETF that tracks it is up over 14% since voting day while the Nasdaq 100...

Summary True passive investing cannot result from an index fund whose components are changed regularly. The committees that decide what stocks constitute their index change their minds actively and...

Retail stocks have had little to brag about over the past couple of years. But that trend -- at least for WMT -- may be about to change.Below looks at Wal-Mart's performance over the past decade. As...

IWM is Back at the Top of its Red MegaphoneIWM is back at the top of the big red megaphone that it’s been working on since December of 2013. The ETF is at a critical decision point for whether...

Commerce Bancshares Inc (NASDAQ:CBSH)Commerce Bancshares, CBSH, went through a long consolidation ahead of the election. Like many financial stocks it jumped quickly afterwards, continuing into...

Current Position of the MarketS&P 500 Long-term trend: Uptrend continues S&P 500 Intermediate trend: Minor reversal at 2300, followed by resumption of uptrend. Analysis of the short-term...

“You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.” — Zig Ziglar The week ended on a positive note as we continue to trend...

Love is in the air this Valentines week and many income investors are smitten with the returns of their high yield investments. The steady march higher in assets like junk bonds, preferred stocks,...

Markets have been on a steady rise and the same can be said for Inverse Fear ETF (NASDAQ:XIV). Below is a look at the XIV since its lows in 2011. What a difference a year can make. One year ago this...

The majority of stock indices in the states are doing great this year and most are either hitting all-time highs or very near them. The Power of the Pattern noted at the beginning of the year that the...

AT40 Status: 67.3% of stocks are trading above their respective 40-day moving averages (DMAs)AT200 Status: 70.8% of stocks are trading above their respective 200DMAsVIX Status: 12.0 (volatility...

In 2016, Technology didn’t do very well. The NASDAQ was up 6%-7% when looking at the full-year returns of the NASDAQ Composite and the NASDAQ 100, while the S&P 500 rose 11.9% last year and...

Is inflation making a comeback? When it comes to the Commodities sector, inflation has been absent since the highs back in 2011. When it comes to the bond market, a little bit of inflation has been...

The S&P is starting to have a very top heavy feel to it. Before I give some of my thoughts, this article on Investopedia sums it up very well. When: March 11, 2000 to October 9, 2002 Where:...