ETF Analysis & Opinion

Technical Analysis is never about certainty. In fact I tell my students that Technical Analysis provides the researcher with Points of Reflection, not Points of Inflection. It can help identify where...

T2108 Status: 55.3%T2107 Status: 30.9%VIX Status: 16.5General (Short-term) Trading Call: slightly bearishActive T2108 periods: Day #27 over 20%, Day #26 over 30%, Day #26 over 40%, Day #24 over 50%...

The Purple Scenario is a Falling Megaphone Scenario to Put a Larger H&S on the ES Chart ES has a potential falling megaphone scenario on its 2-minute chart (purple scenario in chart above). This...

November got off to a strong start early last week, and the rally broadened to include financial and retail stocks. But after a torrid six weeks of bullish behavior while ignoring (or perhaps reveling...

From a near-term, Point-and-Figure-Chart perspective, the SPDR S&P 500 (N:SPY) remains in its relentless stair-step uptrend.Key support: 208.60-207.80. A print of 207.60 is necessary to inflict...

Technical Outlook:SPX had its first 3-day pullback since September and the first of this rally. Unlike previous sell-offs, the 10-day moving average did break intraday. But like the October rally has...

Chinese equities have underperformed other regional indicesSource: Short Side of Long The current investment cycle started in March 2009. Just about all major asset classes, and to that degree...

Trend Model signal summary Trend Model signal: Neutral Trading model: BullishThe Trend Model is an asset allocation model which applies trend following principles based on the inputs of global stock...

Summary: Equities have risen strongly after the first sell-off of more than 10% in 3 years. They are doing so into the seasonally strongest months of the year for equities. Sentiment has not yet...

While the stock market had one of its best months in years, it was, like the jobs report, uncorroborated by almost everything else. The junk bond bubble, in particular, stands in sharp and stark...

Elsewhere looked for gold (N:GLD) to move lower, while crude oil (N:USO) consolidated with an upward bias. The US dollar index (N:UUP) was biased to the upside in consolidation, while US Treasuries...

Elsewhere looked for gold to move lower while crude oil consolidated with an upward bias. The US dollar index was biased to the upside in consolidation, while US Treasuries looked to mark time...

Long time readers of our blog know that we are proponents of active management in the fixed-income world. Certain funds, and fund managers, have proven to be successful navigators in the complex...

Concern Or Showstopper?The S&P 500 is a capitalization-weighted index, meaning larger companies carry a larger percentage weighting. An equal-weighted S&P 500 Index (RSP) looks at all 500...