ETF Analysis & Opinion

Last week’s review of the macro market indicators suggested, heading into a shortened February Options Expiration week the equity markets looked strong, breaking long consolidations to the...

The SPY Put-Call Ratio Crashed to 1.37 at its Bottom Bollinger Band® on Friday The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (ARCA:SPY) put-call ratio crashed over Thursday and Friday of last week from the...

The past one year has been quite choppy for Russia equities ETFs as well as the emerging Europe ETFs. The stricter sanctions against Russia by the West following its Crimea annexation (previously a...

When excess fear seems to be in the market, opportunities can crop up. Of late the VIX index (fear trade) remained elevated for a good period of time. The “Anti” fear trade is owning...

Last week’s review of the macro market indicators suggested, heading into a shortened February Options Expiration week the equity markets looked strong, breaking long consolidations to the...

Focused portfolio unconstrained by benchmarkInvesco Asia Trust (LONDON:IAT) is a specialist, actively-managed closed-end fund that aims to achieve long-term capital growth through investing in a...

Happy Lunar New Year to all viewers, especially those from China. Wishing all of you a very prosperous year ahead. The chart above takes a look at the Hang Seng Index since 1965. The index remains...

Technical Outlook (SPX):SPX cooled off yesterday, albeit barely, finishing slightly lower for only the second time in six trading sessions. 5-day moving average continues to represent a short-term...

The S&P 500 spent the day in its narrowest trading range of the year yesterday between its -0.39% low in the opening hour and its -0.01% low 40 minutes before the close. Yesterday's pre-market...

Utilities – one of the best performing sectors of 2014 – started the year on a good note with smart gains logged for January. An uncertain global economic outlook, interest rate cuts in...

ES is Back at Its Pink Megaphone VWAP ES is retesting the VWAP of yesterday’s megaphone (pink on chart) as expected. With yesterday’s high (ARCA:SPY) put-call ratio, what’s most...

While it seems investors have been very U.S.-focused, there are some interesting setups that are taking place in some country-specific ETFs. What I’d like to look at today is the iShares Brazil...

Real estate investment trusts (REITs) continue to hold the pole position among the major asset classes for the trailing one-year period, although the sizzling returns of late have cooled a bit in...

Stocks Entering Period of Seasonal Strength Today: Comstock Resources, (NYSE:CRK) Seasonal Chart Foot Locker, (NYSE:FL) Seasonal Chart O’Reilly Automotive, (NASDAQ:ORLY)...