ETF Analysis & Opinion

The last Housing Market Review covered data reported in December for November, 2016. At that time, the iShares US Home Construction (NYSE:ITB) had cracked through support at its 200-day moving average...

A week featuring the Fed Chair’s semi-annual Congressional testimony, and daily speeches by most of her Fed colleagues, would normally represent a commanding first choice for the upcoming theme....

Once again, while I am not sure what the bullish catalyst might be that triggers the powerful upside potential implied within the enclosed chart of the commodity sector—that shows a 16-month...

My recent analysis of the markets has shown what I believe to be an explosion in market volatility set to starting happening between February 21, 2017 and March 30, 2017. The historical VIX cycles...

Further to my post of February 9th, the following charts and graphs will illustrate which world markets have lagged over a longer one-year period and a shorter year-to-date period. They are presented...

While volumes have hardly been inspiring, last week was another good week for markets. Best of the action came in the Russell 2000, which has traded sideways since the start of December and didn't...

Markets: The market had good gains for the week, with the Dow, S&P 500 and NASDAQ all hitting all-time highs, with big banks getting a boost from promises of future deregulation. Dividend Stocks...

“In order for art to imitate life, you have to have a life.” Whitney CummingsGreat action and that’s that. The bull market is strong and is showing no sign of stopping yet so buying...

Oil has been a mess the past week. Large oil stocks are flailing. Beyond that, many segments of the energy sector have fallen 10% or more over the last 2 months. It's getting ugly. But when I look at...

AT40 Status: 53.1% of stocks are trading above their respective 40-day moving averages (DMAs)AT200 Status: 66.8% of stocks are trading above their respective 200DMAsVIX Status: 11.5 (volatility...

Morning NotesUS Futures are pointing slightly higher this morning while European stocks also trade higher, yet gains were muted after German December industrial production fell sharply lower by the...

I don’t normally monkey around with leveraged ETFs, but I was so enthralled by energy’s weakness, I had built up a big long position in ERY (as mentioned in my Lake Erie post). On Tuesday...

As the broader markets begin to consolidate, traders continue to look for the next big sector rotation. Technology, Financials and Materials have surged since the November 8, 2016 election, but with...

Looking back the past 6 years, buying and holding Senior and Junior mining stocks has not been a good idea. Are things about to change on this front? Could owning Junior miners turn into a good idea?...