ETF Analysis & Opinion

Developments on the COVID-19 vaccine last week helped buoy a variety of stocks. On Friday, the S&P 500 and Russell 2000 reached new all-time highs, while the NASDAQ closed lower for the week,...

I've mentioned the importance of Friday's close on the Russell 2000 here, but the S&P finished the week doing its own thing as it worked to reverse the dominant bearish inverse hammer. This...

The US presidential election looks like it’s pretty much over (except for the lawsuits) with Biden the victor along with the stock market.At this critical juncture, major thematic shifts are...

Investors were overall net purchasers of fund assets (including those of conventional funds and ETFs) for the first week in 14. They injected $27.7 billion for Refinitiv Lipper’s fund-flows week...

Equity funds (including ETFs) witnessed their first weekly net inflows in 14 for the Refinitiv Lipper fund-flows week ended Wednesday, November 11, 2020. They attracted some $23.8 billion, their...

Small-Caps Rally:Stocks of the small-cap variety in the US have been trailing their large-cap brethren this year, but Mr. Market threw out the script this week. That, at least, is the narrative for...

The value factor has fallen on hard times in recent years, prompting debate about whether this risk premium can recover as technology-fueled growth stocks eat the world. The counterpoint is that value...

China's Singles' Day, a massive shopping event, occurs annually on Nov. 11 each year.The holiday which celebrates being single grew out of Nanjing University and eventually became widely celebrated in...

Tuesday marked the second day that the NASDAQ pulled back while the Dow Jones climbed higher led by cyclical stocks.Following Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) and BioNTech (NASDAQ:BNTX)'s press release announcing...

Tuesday was a bit of a timeout for the S&P 500 as it closed pretty much where it started. Whether this is good or bad depends on which side of the bull/bear debate you fall on. Bears will point to...

Stocks fell yesterday, with the S&P 500 dropping by 14 bps and the QQQs falling by around 1.8%. Meanwhile, the IWM rose by roughly 1.9%. The big rotation continues for now, with growth-oriented...

Yesterday, many markets experienced a great upswing thanks to new findings about the COVID-19 vaccine. This definitely was very promising information which created a great environment for a new...

At times during 2020 it has felt like the markets have been on a rollercoaster ride. Global lockdowns, rock-bottom interest rates, increased stimulus measures, and the recent US Presidential election...

Vaccine euphoria sent European stocks to 8-month highs. Wall Street surged to record highs on vaccine optimism, before closing off the highs.  A calmer more questioning mood is dominating on...