ETF Analysis & Opinion

If you want to talk “performance”, it’s pretty tough to beat that of biotech stocks in recent years. A quick glance at Figure 1 – a monthly bar chart for ticker (NASDAQ:IBB),...

Fear Causes Underinvestment Syndrome It is very common for “fear of bad things happening soon” to cause investors to hold significant amounts of cash, which can be extremely harmful to...

Monitoring purposes SPX: Short SPX on close (4/29/15) at 2106.85. Monitoring purposes GOLD: FlatLong Term Trend monitor purposes: Flat We have "800" phone update that cost $2.00 a min. and billed to...

The industrial sector witnessed a flurry of mixed results for the first quarter of 2015. Though some of the major components in the space reported better-than-expected first-quarter earnings, most of...

In A Simple Stock Market Hedge, I showed the trade reached its maximum profit if the SPDR S&P 500 (ARCA:SPY) declined in price by two standard deviations. There is one additional point to be made...

When it comes to upside leadership, few can compete with the biotech sector. The iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF (NASDAQ:IBB) hit resistance line (1) on 3/20 and created a reversal pattern at (2)....

The U.S. government spent $7.50 trillion above the country’s budget over the last six years to encourage economic growth as well as fulfill pre-existing obligations (e.g., defense/military,...

Market Vectors Gold Miners (ARCA:GDX) is up nearly 6% this week, which begs the question -- Is this rally for real? From all indications, the answer is a resounding 'YES'! Here’s why:The chart...

Foreign bonds are almost always better to currency hedge so they can fulfill their volatility moderation role Foreign stocks are generally best hedged in retirement, and may be better unhedged during...

Fear Of The Unknown Is Difficult To Manage AgainstIf you have cash to invest, there is always a logical reason to “wait until things improve”. Greece is a legitimate concern for investors,...

Well stocks appear to be ready to see some fresh air as many major indices are testing prior highs or have already broken out. When this type of price movement happens the first thing I do is turn to...

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is more than three quarters of the way to becoming the world’s first $1 trillion company. After knocking it out of the park last quarter with record iPhone sales, App store...

(NYSE:JNUG)WEEKLY MOVING AVERAGESThe contract closed at 19.69. The market closing below the 9 day MA 21.38 is confirmation that the trend momentum is bearish. A close above the 9 MA would negate the...

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