ETF Analysis & Opinion

I did a technical video of the markets and where we stand going forward.I reviewed the following: SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY), PowerShares QQQ Trust Series 1 (NASDAQ:QQQ), iShares Russell 2000...

Last week’s review of the macro market indicators saw equities continuing to look better to the downside short term after a week lower, but with a glimpse of promise from the Friday...

We entered a long position in the SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (NYSE:XBI) Thursday at 49.65 for our Model Portfolio.Friday's pop above 50 could be the start of a potent, oversold recovery rally, however,...

The Energy Select Sector ETF (NYSE:XLE) has had a great 2016. From the mid January bottom it has risen over 30%. In early April I wrote about the nested Cup-and-Handle patterns and took an...

The US stock market is looking wobbly again, but you wouldn’t know it by reviewing the trend in utility stocks. This interest-rate sensitive slice of equities continues to dominate the sector...

Despite maintaining an overbought condition and despite the recent bearish posture of many sector pundits, the gold stocks have yet to correct more than 11%. Since the end of January the gold stocks...

In a strong bull market, higher volatility stocks tend to outperform lower volatility stocks. The PowerShares S&P 500 High Beta (NYSE:SPHB):iShares USA Minimum Volatility (NYSE:USMV) price ratio...

Biotech and Tech have been stock-market leaders for years and years. Below shows how these sectors have been up to lately. The Biotech/SPX ratio (left chart above) broke below its 5-year rising...

T2108 Status: 66.8%T2107 Status: 59.3%VIX Status: 13.6General (Short-term) Trading Call: cautiously bearishActive T2108 periods: Day #61 over 20%, Day #60 over 30%, Day #57 over 40%, Day #54 over 50%,...

SPX: Buy when price gets oversold, sell when it gets overbought. Logical, right? Except, when emotions are in control we don't think logically. Monday was the optimal day to buy long when stocks...

SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY)"A man can be as great as he wants to be. If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive and if you are willing to...

For those that understand how metals trade, it is quite clear that they move to extremes. And, the main reason this is so is due to the driver of the metals market being emotionally based. Yes, you...

Some analysts may dismiss 115 years of economic data. I do not. In particular, if one averages the results of four respected stock valuation methodologies, one finds that stocks are wildly expensive....

To be long and strong stocks, one likes to have confirming signals. The above chart looks at four different bond funds—the PIMCO High Income Fund (NYSE:PHK), PIMCO High Yield Fund (PHDAX), SPDR...