ETF Analysis & Opinion

SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY)“Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity.” George Carlin Great action from markets Friday as we continue to setup for higher prices. It’s nice to...

Friday, the Conference Board released the latest batch of leading and coincident indicators. The LEIs had their second largest monthly increase in 7 months, rising .3%. 9 of 10 components rose. The...

T2108 Status: 76.7% (9th day of overbought conditions)T2107 Status: 72.4%VIX Status: 12.0 (just above 11-month closing low set two days ago at 11.8)General (Short-term) Trading Call: bullishActive...

Apple’s importance to the overall stock market has long been known, with the stock (AAPL) being roughly a 3% market cap weight in the S&P 500 and 1.6% of the S&P 500’s total...

Recessions are a part of the market cycle. There is a usually recession every 7-8 years. Currently we are in the longest bull rally ever. The market showed signs of dying before going back up. I know,...

If you’re a stock investor looking for income, you’ve got a problem at the moment.Namely, the potential loss of capital. With the U.S. market at an all-time high and yields currently...

Yesterday was more of the same that has become the normal the last couple weeks. 1) A new high in globex. 2) Selling on the open. 3) An early low able to be bought. 4) The cash session unable to run...

It started with the S&P 500. It made a new all-time high at the start of last week. The Dow quickly followed a couple of days later into record territory. A large cap led rally.There were...

“Persistence is a sure path to success with quality activities. Never, ever, ever, give up.” – Kekich Credo #75More strength for stocks as they continue to act very, very...

Asian markets were mixed today, but the major European indexes posted strong gains, with the Euro Stoxx 50 surging 1.22%. US equity indexes followed the European model, especially the tech-laden...

Silver took a beating in early Wednesday trade. The ETF iShares Silver Trust (NYSE:SLV) is dropping by over 2% as investors wonder where it will find significant support. The chart below shows it...

Are the new all-time highs in U.S. large cap stocks as big a deal as the media would have you believe? On a year-over-year basis, other asset classes have been more impressive.Bonds, via Vanguard...

The chart above compares the junior mining stocks with senior mining stocks. The ratio has been in a down trend for the past 5 years and is making an attempt to break this trend. A breakout above dual...

Last week the Nasdaq 100 was testing some important price levels. There were questions about whether the Nasdaq 100 would be the next index to make a new all-time high. I noted in Technical Limbo in...