ETF Analysis & Opinion

The biggest and most heavily-traded ETFs are often the ones that investors default to for stock exposure. The most obvious benefits are liquidity, low-cost, and flexibility to be either long or short...

Monitoring purposes SPX: Sold SPX on 7/1/16 at 2102.95=gain 5.12%; Long SPX on 6/27/16 at 2000.54.Monitoring purposes gold: Sold VanEck Vectors Gold Miners (NYSE:GDX) on 6/10/16 at 25.96 = gain...

Just a simple chart to share: iShares MSCI Emerging Markets (NYSE:EEM), the emerging markets ETF shown below, has what I consider to be an important line at $35.64 – – – that’s...

It’s not hard to throw a rock and find a piece of pessimistic data or commentary that will feed an equity bear's appetite. I know my personal bias is to lean more cautious when evaluating the...

Growth stocks have enjoyed an edge over their value counterparts in recent history, but market action of late suggests that the relative return drought for out-of-favor equities may be ending.One clue...

The iShares Transportation Average (NYSE:IYT) had a much tougher 2015 than the broader market. Where the S&P 500 moved sideways all year the Transports drove lower the entire year. 2016 did not...

SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY)”Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.” Benjamin Franklin As much as I do love to travel and attend concerts and music festivals,...

Precious metals expert Michael Ballanger discusses the relationship of rising money velocity, money printing and new stock market highs.When people use the term "money," it usually refers to a unit of...

Junk Bonds have been quality leading indicator for the Risk On/Risk Off trade since the late 1990’s. I love the messages coming from junk bonds, over the past 20-years.Junk Bond ETF’s...

T2108 Status: 68.95% (was as high as 70.7%)T2107 Status: 67.3%VIX Status: 13.5General (Short-term) Trading Call: neutralActive T2108 periods: Day #103 over 20%, Day #9 over 30%, Day #8 over 40%, Day...

The Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSE:XLF) The Q2 earnings season, which officially kicks off on Monday July 11, 2016 with Alcoa's (NYSE:AA) earnings report and releases from a host of major banks...

An interesting email was circulated my way from a client over the weekend. The title of the post is “Why We’ll Never See “Normal” Interest Rates Again” and it is...

Here is your Bonus Idea with links to the full Top Ten:Express Scripts Holding Co (NASDAQ:ESRX), had bounced off of support at 79.60 several times in 2014 and 2015. At the start of 2016 it went right...

This past week, the S&P 500 Cap-Weighted Index (IVV) once again tested resistance at the 2100-2120 level, before finally blowing through to set new all-time highs for the market. It’s been a...