ETF Analysis & Opinion

As Q3 came to a close, investors continued to show cautious optimism and the S&P 500 posted a gain for the fourth straight quarter. After a lengthy period of time in which markets were buffeted by...

The stock market has had a strong run higher since making a bottom in January. Since then the S&P 500 is up over 8% and the Transportation Index nearly 10%. That has brought the S&P 500 back...

The fear trade has been one of the most successful avenues for investors to take part in this year. Treasury bonds, gold, utilities, consumer staples, and REITs have all been a big contributor to...

There’s no doubt that stocks have recovered handsomely from their January lows. And there has been precious little stress on the road to stock asset recovery since the start of 2016....

"Win or lose, everybody gets what they want out of the market. Some people seem to like to lose, so they win by losing money." Ed Seykota A choppy day with some heavy weakness coming into the metals...

The Global Market Index’s expected risk premium ticked higher in September, rising to a 17-month high. GMI—an unmanaged market-value weighted mix of the major asset classes—is...

We’re seeing some big moves in the Forcerank competitions this week, contests of note include:Social Media: Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) surpassed Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) for the first time since the...

When high-quality bull markets happen, banks are historically on board and along for the ride.Below looks at the Power of the Pattern on banks in Europe and Italy. European bank ETFs in general and...

Our equity/bond model - This long term reliable investing model provides investors with simple decision making in the markets:When the model favors stocks, investors should overweigh in equities for...

The U.S. economy is barely expanding. Not only has growth slipped to 1.3% over the last 12 months, it has failed to reach the sub-par bar of 2% in three consecutive quarters. The big hope? 3rd quarter...

The S&P 500 closed September with a monthly loss of 0.12%, coincidentally its second consecutive loss of 0.12%. All three S&P 500 MAs are signaling "invested" and all five Ivy Portfolio ETF...

The chart below looks at commodities ETFDBC over the past decade. Since its highs in 2008, DBC has been a great asset to avoid. But times change and the question today is whether or not it's time to...

The U.S. Department of Justice announced it's seeking a record $14 billion penalty against Deutsche Bank AG (DE:DBKGn) USA in relation to mortgage-securities fraud in the run up to the global...

Lately, retail has been an unloved industry due to economic concerns coupled with the continued and growing pricing pressures of e-commerce. However, we think there are a few diamonds hidden in the...