ETF Analysis & Opinion

When I decided to start writing a monthly summary of the status of the housing market, I had assumed that housing was going to remain in or settle into a general holding pattern. I assumed little was...

“I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” – Stephen CoveyIt was strange to wake up to no large gap this AM for once but it was a good sign and stocks...

The current price action on Thursday is being somewhat hampered by the price action on the 30 minute chart. You have the prices falling some off of the highs of the day, though oil still remains up a...

In the market Thursday, they rallied the wagons to keep from losing the two year necklines on the indices and they popped the SPX, N:SPY, and NASDAQ higher midday but gave most of it back by the bell....

Selling pressure has been quite strong since the beginning of the year. The bearish trend is blamed on oil prices, the slowdown of Chinese economy, Emerging Markets recession, the junk bond sell-off,...

T2108 Status: 7.4% (as low as 3.8%!!! A 7+ year low! Only 27 trading days since 1986 have closed lower than 3.8%).T2107 Status: 12.1% (a fresh near 7-year closing low. Was as low as 9.0%, a level last...

In the market Wednesday, the S&P 500, SPDR S&P 500 (N:SPY), and the NASDAQ each had a nasty early morning, but climbed most of the way back up in the late afternoon. The low of the day tagged...

It was an interesting day on Wall Street on Wednesday. They plunged them, they ripped them, and they closed them lower, but way off the low. There was a massive Nasdaq 100 rally, a 185 points, and...

Ever since I recommended shorting the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (N:XRT), I have been keen to look for opportunities to short individual retail names. A huge exception was Wal-Mart (N:WMT) which is...

The trade highlighted in this piece is an “example” of a bull put credit spread using options on ticker QQQ, the ETF that tracks the Nasdaq 100 Index. It t would should NOT be construed as...

Summary: US equities have dropped some 10% in the past two weeks, returning to their August/September lows. This has triggered a bearish technical pattern. Is the stock market signaling a recession...

When a leading Swiss bank recommended its clients sell all their gold, AgaNola Asset Manager Florian Siegfried knew the precious metal was preparing for an upswing. In this interview with The Gold...

The answer to this question is key to our upcoming success or failure The first decision we need to make in portfolio strategy is: be mostly in the market or mostly out Either way, there are always...

The following is the opening, introductory segment from this week’s edition of Notes From the Rabbit Hole. After setting these general ground rules for swing trading this market, NFTRH 378...