ETF Analysis & Opinion

[edit] The post began as a simple view of the inflationary dynamics in play within the precious metals market but as sometimes happens it, err… expanded. Please excuse the wordiness. But I...

My canines allowed me to sleep in (which I’d prefer they do on a weekend than a weekday, since now I’m frantically behind). I’ll just toss one chart out there for now – –...

Markets delivered widely divergent performance results last week, based on a set of proxy ETFs. US real estate investment trusts (NYSE:VNQ) surged 4.6% for the five trading days through May 6, posting...

With all due respect to Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz, the title of this article should tell us we have some worries and fear about investing in different asset classes. To be sure, there is some fear...

Below is a long term weekly chart we’ve been following which shows the breakouts and back-testing that have been going on for several months with SPDR Gold Shares ETF (NYSE:GLD) and iShares...

Friday delivered a positive end-of-week close after a sequence of down days. Volume was not impressive and was below mid-week selling.The S&P dug in at its 50-day MA, but is holding to 'sell'...

Looked at a chart of stocks lately? It’s difficult to conjure up any sense of enthusiasm in the price action over the last year. We have endured two pernicious drops that have been snatched from...

One of the signs that a stock market may be transitioning from a bull to a bear? Participants dismiss exorbitant valuations, cast aside disturbing shifts in technical trends, disregard economic...

I am currently writing from a very warm and extremely humid Saigon (or Ho Chi Minh City), where change is coming – the rainy season is about to start. The interesting fact about this change in...

Today is Cinco de Mayo and for many it conjures up an image of tequila, a margarita or a Mexican beer, sitting at a Mexican restaurant with friends eating chips and pico de gallo. This day is about...

It’s difficult to dispute the success of the first ETF offering from DoubleLine, which has managed to acquire more than $2.3 billion in assets during its short 14-month tenure. The SPDR...

The Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSE:GDX) climbed from its Jan. 19 low at 12.40 to a high on May 2 of 26.17, a gain of 111% in what my work argues is the completion of the first upleg of a...

Technical Outlook:Another sell-off in SPX yesterday that once again saw the bulls buy the dip at the days lows and drive the price higher, thereby eliminating a good chunk of the day's losses. It is...

T2108 Status: 65.3% (ends an epic 44-day overbought period!)T2107 Status: 57.4%VIX Status: 15.6General (Short-term) Trading Call: cautiously bearishActive T2108 periods: Day #56 over 20%, Day #55 over...