ETF Analysis & Opinion

As Christmas approaches there wasn't a whole lot to add about yesterday's trading. Indices were mostly able to add a little on to Monday's bullish reversals, although most of the games were booked at...

Investing in any of the S&P 500 index’s 11 sectors could help diversify long-term retail portfolios.In this three-part series, we are taking a closer look at each sector and appropriate ETFs...

The S&P 500 index, which measures the stock performance of the largest publicly-traded 500 companies in the US, is up over 14% so far in 2020 with a market cap over $30 trillion.A sizeable portion...

Wall Street has long been regarded as a forecasting tool. Recent positive momentum in equity markets across many sectors, including industrial metals, is possibly pricing in speedy global economic...

In the current record-low interest rate environment, dividend stocks are appealing to a wide range of buy-and-hold investors. In addition to offering passive income, many regard steady or growing...

After Monday's disappointing selling, Tuesday and Wednesday saw the return of sufficient buying to negate the bearish taint left over from Monday. The S&P now looks primed to push past last week's...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) focuses on creating technology and machines that can replicate human behavior.Recent research led by Stefano Puntoni of Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands,...

Value investors aim to capture returns by investing in cheap assets, like stocks, and rotating out of expensive ones. As we get ready to wrap up 2020, many market participants wonder if value...

Shares of firms in the tech industry have been in focus during 2020, partly because of their resilience and, in fact, growth, despite the various economic and health consequences of the...

There wasn't a whole lot to Friday's action, but there were some positives. First of all, the 20-day MA of the S&P successfully tested its 20-day MA on a small doji.  The NASDAQ finished on a...

I’d like to point out a couple of ETFs representing the energy sector which I believe are poised for reversal.First is (NYSE:XLE), whose stop-loss for me would be 42.08: The other would...

Despite the second wave of COVID-19 cases, the US real estate market's resilience has continued in recent weeks. The monthly NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), which takes "the pulse of the...

Investors in FTSE 100 member Antofagasta (LON:ANTO) (OTC:ANFGF) have had a great year so far. The price of shares in the multinational mining giant is up more than 55%. Put another way, the proverbial...

Looking to diversify across asset classes, investment styles, or regions? Multifactor exchange-traded funds are worth considering.There are around 300 multifactor exchange-traded funds listed in the...