ETF Analysis & Opinion

“Nobody ever wrote down a plan to be broke, fat, lazy, or stupid. Those things are what happen when you don’t have a plan.” – Larry WingetIn the end, we didn’t see much...

If you've been wondering what's driven the recent bull market in stocks (via SPDR S&P 500 (N:SPY), above), wonder no more. Let former Dallas Fed head Richard Fisher make it plain. He told CNBC...

T2108 Status: 24.1%T2107 Status: 23.8%VIX Status: 20.7 (elevated)General (Short-term) Trading Call: bullish – see below for caveatsActive T2108 periods: Day #13 over 20%, Day #1 under 30%...

The PowerShares QQQ Trust Series 1 (O:QQQ) only has one channel support line below it and three channel resistance lines above it. The QQQ's opening tick was right at the support of its four month...

After Monday's big gap down in the market, everyone will be looking to see if a tradeable bounce begins now. TheSPDR S&P 500 ETF (N:SPY) is a complex maze having a number of secondary...

This update is a response to a standing request from a couple of sources that we also share with regular visitors to our Advisor Perspectives pages.The request is for real (inflation-adjusted) charts...

Trading is off to a rough start in the new year. China kicked off the fireworks for 2016 with a trading halt. From CNBC (emphasis mine): “Chinese stocks plunged Monday, spurring a trading halt...

Just one month ago, in The Current VIX ETP Landscape, I plotted all 24 VIX exchange-traded products with respect to leverage and maturity, using leverage on the Y-axis and maturity on the X-axis. I...

This update is a response to a standing request from a couple of sources that we also share with regular visitors to our Advisor Perspectives pages.The request is for real (inflation-adjusted) charts...

The housing market is moving in slow motion. The recovery is in place but locked into low gear. Until conditions change materially, it makes sense to place my coverage of the overall housing market...

Here are the Rest of the Top 10:Cepheid, Ticker: O:CPHD Cepheid, CPHD, has been moving sideways in a channel since a gap down in October. The RSI has climbed into the bullish zone but may be rejecting...

Featured ETFs, Developed Market Countries:iShares MSCI Denmark Capped (N:EDEN) iShares MSCI Ireland (N:EIRL) iShares MSCI Belgium Capped (N:EWK) iShares MSCI Israel Capped (N:EIS) iShares MSCI Japan...

The bullet points shows historical and projected S&P 500 dollar estimates and growth rates from 2011 through 2017.2017 est: $142.82 or +12% y/y EPS growth 2016 est: $126.91 or +8% 2015 est:...

A weekly excerpt from the Macro Review analysis sent to subscribers on 10 markets and two timeframes.Last week’s review of the macro market indicators saw heading into another holiday shortened...