ETF Analysis & Opinion

Current Position of the MarketSPX Long-term trend: The long-term trend is at an all-time high. SPX Intermediate trend: The uptrend from 1810 has continued to a new high. Analysis of the short-term...

Here are the Rest of the Top 10:Ashland Inc (NYSE:ASH) Ashland, ASH, was a Top 10 pick when it broke above the base in March. Since then it had a strong run higher to a new base. Last week it reported...

“A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone.” Henry David ThoreauAnother solid week for stocks who continued to act just great and as they should in a...

A quick look of the markets since my last post points to the rude health of more speculative issues while more conservative 'blue chip' stocks glide sideways.Semiconductors have had an excellent...

Those that view the message of the market on daily basis are likely confused by trading noise. While trading noise contributes to the long-term trends, it does not define them. Human behavior tries to...

The gold-mining stocks have enjoyed enormous gains in their young bull market this year, trouncing all other sectors. Naturally this radical outperformance has led to surging popular interest in this...

Those that view the message of the market on daily basis are likely confused by trading noise. While trading noise contributes to the long-term trends, it does not define them. Human behavior tries to...

Those that view the message of the market on daily basis are likely confused by trading noise. While trading noise contributes to the long-term trends, it does not define them. Human behavior tries to...

Readers who have followed my work for several years know that I have been quite vocal about the illegitimacy of the SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE:GLD) gold ETF. James Turk was the first analyst in 2004 to...

In a few recent posts I have discussed the elevated valuation of dividend growth equities. It would appear bond investors have gravitated to the anticipated safety of equities that generate dividend...

Last week’s review of the macro market indicators noted that heading into the last week of July, the weather was hot and so were the equity markets. Elsewhere looked for SPDR Gold Shares...

The agricultural sector (via PowerShares DB Agriculture (NYSE:DBA)) has been beaten to pieces. I just thought I’d toss this chart out there again for your consideration as a long idea. The red...

BreakoutSo many were calling the crash, so many panicked, so many acted emotionally, because they didn't understand the big picture. Despite the many saying we were in a bear market last year and a...

It pains me to say that I don’t know where the stock market is going next. You would think that after being in the markets for so long and following a bunch of indicators and systems etc., that...