ETF Analysis & Opinion

Fed’s About-Face Helped Kick Off Reflation TradeThe Federal Reserve’s rapid reversal on interest rates in the first few weeks of 2016 helped launch the reflation trade. The reflation trade...

The US stock market had a long run higher off of the bottom in February. That ended in April and it has been moving sideways since. That consolidation has been in an upward drift. A series of higher...

When sorting through the list of available ETFs that offer high dividend yields, it’s very obvious that investors favor U.S. stocks. The overwhelming majority of assets are parked in funds with...

The second quarter has proven difficult for the international (non-US) economies and equity markets. Economic growth has been stuck in the slow lane.The OECD reduced its global growth rates for both...

T2108 Status: 56.7%T2107 Status: 63.9%VIX Status: 21.2General (Short-term) Trading Call: bearishActive T2108 periods: Day #91 over 20%, Day #90 over 30%, Day #87 over 40%, Day #2 over 50%, Day #2...

While it’s certain that short-term volatility exchange traded products (ETPs) like iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Exp 30 Jan 2019 (NYSE:VXX), VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short Term...

“What seems too high and risky to the majority generally goes higher and what seems low and cheap generally goes lower.” William O’NeilWe continue to be plagued with poor action...

If the whole “Brexit” nonsense has you itching to trade something UK-related, allow me to introduce to you an ETF with the world’s most comic ticker symbol…….First...

Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders are mostly wrong in their sharply negative trade outlooks – especially regarding the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).Instead of altogether dismissing...

Rare do you find such an unenthusiastic rally, but that is what we have here today. The bulls goosed the markets overnight to ungodly pre-market highs, but since the initial burst at the open, it has...

As I mentioned this morning, “All the same, these rallies based on things that DIDN’T happen have been, in my experience, not big trend-changers.”Suffice it to say, I’m glad I...

Technical Outlook:SPX failed to provide the necessary follow through Friday, giving up 7 points to the downside. 50-day moving average remains an issue for stocks. The market is looking at a massive...

Briefly: In our opinion, speculative short positions are favored on the S&P 500, with stop-loss at 2,120 and profit target at 2,000.Our intraday outlook is bearish, and our short-term outlook is...

Here is your Bonus Idea with links to the full Top Ten:Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM), peaked in mid 2014 at just under $82. From that point it trended lower, slow and steady to a bottom in February under...