ETF Analysis & Opinion

Many investors build their portfolio with the same methods that they use to cook at home. Throw together a combination of ingredients in varying quantities to create a seemingly cohesive meal. Yet at...

Uptrend & CorrectionsHealth Care Select Sector SPDR (N:XLV) has been one of the strongest sectors since 2012; it pretty much went vertical since the late-2011, and it ran for three straight years...

Here is your Bonus Idea with links to the full Top Ten:Nasdaq Inc (O:NDAQ), makes no pretense of having a need for market makers. This market exchange is fully automated and has been so since the...

Emerging-markets equities enjoyed a solid rise last week among the major asset classes, based on a set of proxy ETFs. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets (N:VWO) posted a solid 4.5% total return for the...

Breadth tends to tell you where you are going in a market. Breadth is sending negative signals.The direction of breadth has diverged from the direction of the market-cap weighted indexes (indexes...

This past week, the S&P 500 Cap-Weighted Index iShares Core S&P 500 (N:IVV) tested and then held support at the 50-day moving average (at least for now) during this remarkable rebound from its...

I’ve written a fair amount about bond market risk appetites over the past year or so. Today, I’m watching the leveraged loan market even more closely because it’s moving in the...

Last month, one of the most storied airline brands faded away. An overnight flight from San Francisco to Philadelphia marked the last-ever departure under the U.S. Airways name. Soon, the...

Last week’s review of the macro market indicators suggested heading into November Options Expiration and the last week before the shortened Thanksgiving holiday, the Equity market had again...

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times….” the classic opening of Dicken’s A Tale of Two Cities is a perfect description for the biotech sector since August. Only...

The central bank of the United States may hike its overnight lending rate in December. Committee members are also discussing plans to phase out the reinvestment of principal on balance-sheet...

Yesterday, SPDR S&P 500 (N:SPY) continued its rally from Monday, now over 3% since the Friday lows. The rally is not shocking since the Piker Buy Signal was activated on Monday.Breath continues to...

T2108 Status: 49.7%T2107 Status: 30.8%VIX Status: 16.9General (Short-term) Trading Call: neutral (just switched from bearish)Active T2108 periods: Day #33 over 20%, Day #32 over 30%, Day #3 over 40%...

“Every truth passes through three stages before it is recognized. In the first, it is ridiculed. In the second, it is opposed. In the third, it is regarded as self evident.” – Arthur...