ETF Analysis & Opinion

The Mid Cap Blend style ranks fifth out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in our 2Q16 Style Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. Last quarter, the Mid Cap Blend style ranked sixth. It gets...

Technical Outlook:Another day where the bulls might not be ambitious for higher prices, but still willing to buy any dip that comes the market way. Despite the early selling, SPX managed to finish the...

The Russell 2000 had a great day Wednesday. In fact it was the highest close this year in the iShares Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM). And it should go out and celebrate with a formal high tea. Why? The index...

T2108 Status: 65.7%T2107 Status: 64.5%VIX Status: 14.2General (Short-term) Trading Call: cautiously bullishActive T2108 periods: Day #76 over 20%, Day #75 over 30%, Day #72 over 40%, Day #6 over 50%,...

Morning NotesUS Futures are modestly lower this morning while European stocks are trading lower by nearly -1%. Japan experienced the sharpest contraction in three years in PMI, while China’s has...

Technical Outlook:A rare down day for the market - in the case of SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY), only its second in the past seven trading sessions. And as we have seen of late, the sell-offs are quite...

The stock market rally off the February lows initially was led by the usual combination of short-covering, oversold bottom-feeding, and speculation (on “junk"). But then market action started...

Here is an advance preview of the monthly moving averages we track after the close of the last business day of the month. At this point, before the close on the last day of the month, all three...

The Large Cap Growth style ranks sixth out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in our 2Q16 Style Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. Last quarter, the Large Cap Growth style ranked fifth. It...

Current Position of the MarketSPX Long-term trend: A lengthy correction is most likely underway! SPX Intermediate trend: The H&S pattern has been invalidated and the index is re-testing the upper...

Emerging-market equities rebounded last week, posting the first weekly gain since early April. The 2.8% total return for the Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets (NYSE:VWO) for the five trading days through...

Happy Memorial Day. I shall again try to squeeze some blood from the stone known as a 3-day weekend and offer up a thought or two. These charts are intraday graphs of a few ETFs I find...

There was a time when fast-food patrons were satisfied with Burger King’s Double Whopper.But eventually, diners yearned for more than just two flame-broiled meat patties. Well aware of the...

Trading the IEF US-Treasury ETFNow that Janet Yellen’s statements are known, and now that the expectations for a June rate hike have sharply increased, the US 10-Year Treasury price action...