ETF Analysis & Opinion

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

The entire healthcare space had a great run higher in the stock market off its long-term bottom in 2009. The biotech sector specifically rose over 580% at its peak in July of 2015. But since then, as...

"Everyone realizes, at some point, that they are capable of living a far better life than the one they have chosen. What usually stops them is fear of the sacrifices involved." – Ryan...

The dip buying... what can be said that hasn't already been said. Everyone is tired of this market. Everyone is tired of the market that won't sustain a move in either direction.The daily bands on...

This Week’s Little Sideways Move Now Looks Like a Triangle (Red) This week’s S&P 500 small sideways move now looks like a continuation triangle, which suggests a move to the bottom of...

Over the past couple of years, investors have been robbed of opportunities if they have owned the banks, which have under-performed the broad markets for the last 18 months.Is that trend about to...

Finding the best ETFs is an increasingly difficult task in a world with so many to choose from. How can you pick with so many choices available?Don’t Trust ETF Labels There are at least 38...

The semiconductor industry is killing it right now. And if you’ve been paying attention to what’s happening in the broad tech market, you may be wondering why.Indeed, just about everything...

The S&P 500 closed August with a monthly loss of 0.12% after a gain of 3.56% last month, its first monthly loss since February. All three S&P 500 MAs are signaling "invested" and all five Ivy...

The banking sector has started to perk up. Since the top in July of 2015 this sector has been a laggard. In fact it is more than just banks. The entire financial sector is heating up. It looks like it...

The Small Cap Value style ranks last out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in our 3Q16 Style Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. Last quarter, the Small Cap Value style ranked last as well....

BreakoutFinancial Select Sector SPDR (NYSE:XLF) has been in intense scrutiny because compare to the rest of the market, this sector was struggling, thus many analysts been fearful in the overall...

During the past two weeks, or so, the Gold Miners ETF GDX has declined by about 16%.However that weakness represents a relatively shallow 27% correction of the entire Jan.-Aug. bull leg from 12.40 to...

It is common knowledge that stock and bond prices move in opposite directions. Everyone knows this. So if they are moving in the same direction it would be chaos. Like cats and dogs living together....