ETF Analysis & Opinion

We can learn a lot from the chart below, which shows the performance of economically-sensitive stocks relative to the S&P 500. After the S&P 500 bottomed on February 11, cyclicals (Consumer...

The last time gold had a quarter this strong, Ronald Reagan was a year into his second term as president, the Soviet Union was taking its final gasp and the U.S. was still reeling from the Challenger...

"The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus." --Bruce LeeWe kicked the week off on a bit of a weak note but then support levels held well and we began to bounce back. We’ve...

The Weekly VC Price Momentum Indicator Signals are automatically generated by integrating electronic prices and weekly statistics with proprietary algorithms. C OIL WEEKLY SUMMARY TREND MOMENTUM:...

After a volatile but stagnant final two months of the year, in which the market straddled the moving averages with no clear direction, the S&P 500 Index (iShares Core S&P 500 (NYSE:IVV)) once...

Continuing on with some interesting ETFs this weekend: below is China Large Cap (NYSE:FXI), which tracks the FTSE China 50 index. It’s got a terrific head and shoulders pattern. The Transports...

Since I’m near Ft. Worth, Texas right now, I thought I’d give this post an appropriate theme.This weekend I wanted to focus on exchange traded funds (ETFs), since they are sporting some...

Gold stocks enjoyed a fabulous, near vertical rebound into March, yet were in extreme overbought territory. We and many others called for a correction.In recent weeks those other voices have worried...

Does a “comeback” mean that the buy-and-hold community made money? Even though the rally was historic, the Dow's net return was 1.49%. And while the quarterly gain was small -- +1.49% --...

Here are my charts of Market Vectors Gold Miners (NYSE:GDX) and SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE:GLD) during pre-market trading today (Thursday, March 31st). I sent this chart to my followers alerting them of...

Lately, every permabull out there has been promoting every possible reason that oil will keep climbing from here and take the stock market higher with it. The reality is that the USO (NYSE:USO) chart...

Biotechnology stocks were darlings of the post-crisis bull market, with the SPDR S&P Biotech Fund (NYSE:XBI) -- an ETF that is equal-weighted and thus reflects the performance of the...

In this article I detailed one relatively “simple” approach to using the MACD indicator to identify potentially bullish opportunities. In this piece we will look at one to actually put...

"Living in fear is just another way of dying before your time" Drive By TruckersWe saw the breakout weaken today but things still look fine. Many times we see breakout levels tested before we really...