ETF Analysis & Opinion

Last week’s review of the macro market indicators suggested heading into the last week of October, the equity markets were looking strong. Elsewhere looked for gold to continue lower in its...

The iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF (O:IBB) finally broke out above resistance from its downtrending 50-day moving average (DMA) on Wednesday, October 28th. This was the same day as the Federal...

Say what you want about Bill Gross. He’s arrogant. He’s petty. He didn’t give his colleague El-Arian enough credit. He destroyed PIMCO Total Return (PTTDX) and now he is dragging...

Technical Outlook:Following the FOMC statement yesterday, in which they did not raise rates, SPX managed to rally over 1.1% to close at 2090 and at new rally highs. Market now setup for a possible...

Depending on the selection of indexes, fund products, and time periods, you can find almost anything you want. Data mining issues aside, the notion of what’s often called the “sweet...

”The market does not beat them. They beat themselves, because though they have brains they cannot sit tight.” Jesse Livermore A great breakout today with many stocks working very well and...

What a crummy day for your beleaguered host!The core problem, of course, was my idiotic refusal to accept the reality that if Gartman had turned bearish on crude oil, then the downturn was completely...

In a nutshell, there are 3 basic things you can do with options:1. Leverage a market (direction) opinion 2. Generate income 3. Profit from sideways price movement This piece will focus on #3. Please...

Technical Outlook:SPX 2079-80 offering some resistance with price consolidating just underneath. Support for now appears to remain solid above the 200-day moving average. Opening/Closing prices of the...

How easy it is to forget the bullishness that homebuilders have for the future.The Census Bureau reported disappointing new home sales data for September, 2015. The negative feel was further...

There May Be Gains To Capture In Stocks In The Coming Years, But Risk Management May Be Very Important Down The RoadWhile pondering the recent shift in market sentiment/hard data, along with the...

**These are my thoughts on the (N:SPY) ETF in my Daily Trade Ideas."Drive beats talent. Every. Single. Time.” Peter Shankman A quite start to the week but things are still looking...

This year, the S&P 500 has greatly underperformed its average 18% return that it historically provides during the third year of a Presidential election cycle. But then, a lot seems to be different...

All of the ES's action off of the high at 2074.50 from last Thursday-Friday's Central Bank vertical climb from 2012/15 has the right look of yet another high-level digestion period within the up-move...