ETF Analysis & Opinion

Although the Euro zone markets have perked up on the recent QE launch, Greece continues to trouble investors. The country is still deep in debt and its unemployment rate is a nagging concern. The...

Getting a peek at some of the top holdings of the world’s most famous and successful investors seems like an exciting moment that should be celebrated on the caliber of the Fed meeting. However,...

When it comes to investing, originality is overrated. You get no brownie points for using only your own research. Returns are returns. So, if you can piggyback on the research of famous investors like...

These are my thoughts on the SPY ETF “Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful.” — Zig ZiglarYesterday, was a day with leading stocks acting well...

The (ARCA:SPY) put-call ratio fell to 1.54 on Thursday. That’s right around its long-term average for opex Fridays, but well below its 20 dma.SPY put volume rose by 47% on a modest rise in open...

iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury (ARCA:TLT) -- an ETF tracking long-dated US Treasury bonds -- was on a pretty strong uptrend since December 23 of 2014 through January 30 of 2015, though February...

The Japanese stock market rocketed higher in mid-November. It did not stay there very long though before pulling back to near the launching point. A fizzled out attempt higher. But the activity over...

Monitoring purposes SPX: Long S&P 500 on 2/3/15 at 2050.03.Monitoring purposes GOLD: Gold ETF (ARCA:GLD) long at 173.59 on 9/21/11 Long Term Trend monitor purposes: Flat The SPY/VIX ratio has...

Long position on iShares MSCI Germany ETF (ARCA:EWG): The stop-loss is raised to 28.05 (rising trend line + 20-day moving average + 38.2% Fibonacci retracement) from 26.10

The following Daily chart of the Homebuilders Sector (via SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (NYSE:XHB)) shows, that it reached a new 3-year high yesterday (Wednesday), but not a new closing high. However,...

The cyclically adjusted price-to-earnings ratio (a.k.a CAPE, P/E10, Shiller’s P/E) evaluates the average inflation-adjusted earnings for the S&P 500 over the previous 10 years. The long-term...

Technical trading does not have to be hard or complicated. In fact many will tell you the more complicated the system the harder it is to win. 2 months ago I showed you an easy way to avoid the noise...

With the (ARCA:SPY) trading in a wide range since the beginning of the year, many momentum investors may be searching for signs of life in alternative areas of the market. Just because the broad...

These are my thoughts on the SPY ETF“Men’s best successes come after their disappointments.” – Henry Ward BeecherKind of a quiet day yesterday even though markets were up well...