ETF Analysis & Opinion

I’ve mentioned Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) in prior videos, based on its developing head-and-shoulders pattern. At long last -- as of Monday night -- it finally gave up the ghost: This is...

There is something about gold-mining stocks that causes some traders to act somewhat irrationally at times. Maybe it’s the volatility and their ability to move sharply higher (and alas, much...

Athenahealth Inc (NASDAQ:ATHN) (stylized as athenahealth) is a cloud-based provider of software and services to the health care industry. Specifically, athenahealth is an electronic health record...

T2108 Status: 57.0%T2107 Status: 52.8%VIX Status: 13.9General (Short-term) Trading Call: Neutral. Market still seems stuck in a chopfest. T2107 is still showing the potential for an important...

International investing has been extremely upbeat since the beginning of this year on a flurry of monetary easing announcements. Most nations across the globe, in Europe or in Asia, came up with the...

As we get into the heart of earnings season and anticipate the GDP report for Q1, the investor spotlight has been taken off the Federal Reserve and timing of its first interest rate hike, at least...

Today's chart of the day once again focuses on the precious metals sector, just like the past several days ago. Precious metals have been in a bear market since 2010/11 period, depending on which...

Last week’s review of the macro market indicators suggested, heading into the first week of April that the Equity markets were mixed with the IWM strong but the SPY and QQQ weaker and maybe...

When managing a portfolio of closed-end funds (CEFs), oftentimes the valuation of funds you do own are less important to consistently evaluate than the funds you don’t own. This is a key reason...

Treasury bonds have been getting even more attention as the dollar has strengthened, but technical data suggests the long-dated Treasury bonds -- as illustrated by TLT (ARCA:TLT), an ETF tracking 20+...

The philosophy of “buy-and-hold” investing is either holy writ or deviant heresy, depending on who you ask.My view here is a little more nuanced. You have to balance the benefits of a...

While the S&P 500 may be near all-time highs, that's not the case for stocks in the coal and shipping. Coal ETF (ARCA:KOL) has declined 65% in the past 4 years while shipping ETF (NYSE:SEA) is a...

Managing expectations and emotions with investing is probably one of the hardest things to do on a consistent basis. Let’s face it – in our busy daily lives we have come to expect fast...

The folks over at ZeroHedge have been doing a lot of breathless commentary, lately, about the surge in equity prices in China and Hong Kong. To be sure, Asian markets have been roaring lately; but...