ETF Analysis & Opinion

In a previous post on the stock market, I noted how commodity-related plays were apparently benefiting from a sagging U.S. dollar index. I failed to note that oil was (and is) a glaring exception.Oil...

With today's market close the S&P 500 Index has been down for nine consecutive trading days. The index is down 4.2% from the August 15 high, but remains up 4.1% year to date. However, during the...

Last week saw the bulk of our MLPs reporting on quarterly earnings. The drop in crude oil and tightening election probably counted for more as the market was weak. But we felt earnings were generally...

Food giant Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ:KHC) posted mixed third quarter-earnings results, as profit beat estimates but revenue fell short of expectations.The Pittsburgh-based company reported Q3 EPS of $0.83,...

Video game publisher Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI) posted Q3 earnings results that beat expectations, but its weak Q4 and full-year outlook sent shares lower in after-hours trading.The Santa...

Coffee giant Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) late Thursday posted better-than-expected fiscal Q4 earnings results and offered a solid 2017 sales outlook.The Seattle-based company reported fiscal...

T2108 Status: 22.3%T2107 Status: 48.1%VIX Status: 22.1 (a 14.3% gain, the VIX was as high as 22.6)General (Short-term) Trading Call: cautiously bullishActive T2108 periods: Day #179 over 20%, Day #5...

EuroStoxx key support at 2969/66 this morning. A break below here should be a sell signal & initially targets 2929/26 then September lows at 2909. Holding key support at 2969/66 this morning...

Wireless technology giant Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) late Wednesday posted better-than-expected fiscal Q4 results and offered a tepid Q1 outlook.The San Diego based company reported Q4 net...

Briefly: In our opinion, speculative short positions are favored (with stop-loss at 2,150, and profit target at 2,020, S&P 500 index).Our intraday outlook is bearish, and our short-term outlook is...

This update is a response to a standing request from a couple of sources that we'll also share with regular visitors to our Advisor Perspectives pages. It includes the latest monthly close data.The...

​In a normal stock market correction, the Russell 2000 ($IWM) leads the collapse lower. This drop in the stock market is no different. Investors run for cover from high risk names which are...

As I write the S&P 500 has gone through a 7 day slide, oil has fallen for over a week, and even treasury bonds are lower. But even with all this negativity there is one measure of risk taking in...

U.S. Economic & Financial Markets Outlook- Third Quarter GDP Registers 2.9% As All Eyes Focus On the Election! (Y H & C Investments may have positions in companies mentioned in this...