ETF Analysis & Opinion

The typical swing trade time frame of 2 weeks or so is very cloudy with the way the market started the year.So I’m focusing on both a shorter time frame of one or two days and a longer term time...

Friday, we expected the market to bounce which it did in the AM but sold off the rest of the day especially as the end. Our indicators are still oversold and a buy signal the S&P 500, NASDAQ and...

At the end of 2015, I wrote about the critical tests facing LGI Homes (O:LGIH). After another strong monthly closing report, LGIH seems more likely to pass the test of financial performance in coming...

Throughout October, the iShares Core S&P 500 (N:IVV) rebounded remarkably from the lows made in late August, breaking above both moving averages and getting close to new all-time highs. After a...

Last week’s review of the macro market indicators suggested as the books closed on 2015 and we prepped for 2016 that the equity markets were showing a lack of strength at best and some weakness...

Last week’s review of the macro market indicators suggested as the books closed on 2015 and we prepped for 2016 that the equity markets were showing a lack of strength at best and some weakness...

The rocky start to 2016 in the major indices has many ETF investors on edge. Some may be looking at the volatility as a buying opportunity, while others are likely heading for the stability of cash or...

From this week’s Barron’s: This could be a year when value-oriented stocks beat their growth counterparts, after one of the worst years of relative performance for value. Growth stocks in...

“Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” Joshua J. MarineA wild day with a huge gap lower due to China seeing an immediate crash of 7%...

It was a very nasty day on Wall Street on Thursday. A lot of stocks did very poorly. There was a very big divergence between advances and declines. The pickup was a minus 14, and the Mcclellan...

T2108 Status: 23.8%T2107 Status: 23.8% (I don’t think I have ever seen T2107 = T2108)VIX Status: 20.6General (Short-term) Trading Call: bullish with a “very short leash”Active T2108...

“Rule #1 of life. Do what makes YOU happy.” UnknownWe opened with a hefty gap again today and we saw this type of action back in September, and then it passed. Patience is my motto while...

Treasury Bonds all have one feature in common. You have to wait to get your money back. Whether it is a savings bond or a 30 year Treasury the vast majority or end purchasers wait until the maturity...

August 27, 2003. This was the last trading day where USD/CAD traded above the 1.40 mark. Until now. The Canadian dollar (N:FXC) slipped hard and fast in overnight trading to hit 1.408 for USD/CAD at...