ETF Analysis & Opinion

In this three-part series, we've been taking a closer look at each of the 11 S&P 500 sectors and attractive ETFs with which to add exposure to each one. Although the S&P 500 gave up some...

Widespread rallies across the major asset classes in recent history have left few opportunities for bargains in the waning days of 2020. The main exception: energy and certain slices of the...

As the media focuses on a worsening situation with a new variant of the virus, Mish's Economic Modern Family shows that not all is doom and gloom. Grandad Russell 2000 (IWM) is sitting right under...

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...

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...

Some pent up buying built over the weekend, but couldn't be sustained over the course of Monday's trading. Instead, markets finished near their lows. It was a disappointing end to the day and a poor...

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...