ETF Analysis & Opinion

Bad economic news continues to flow out of China, with the GDP growth rate falling to 24-year low in 2014, credit crunch concerns, a property market slump, persistently lagging manufacturing sector...

Do some investors think the market is a "House of Cards?" I say humbly that I don't know. It sure seems like something has them concerned, as fear levels remain lofty with the market making little...

Healthcare Takes The Lead Among US Equity Sector ETFs Is there a shift of leadership underway? The weakness in US utility stocks in the last two trading sessions has conceded the top spot to...

The sharp drop in the MarketVectors TR Russia ETF (NYSE:RSX) to 12.50 in December 2014 has not been sustained, with prices settling into consolidation through January. This multi-week stabilisation...

These are my thoughts on the SPY ETF“Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their...

Economic news will be light this week until we get the first peek at January Retail Sales on Thursday. The S&P 500 opened in the red and traded in its second narrowest intra-day range of 2015,...

When Jack Nicholson won his third Best Actor award in 1997’s “As Good As It Gets,” he may have chuckled at the knowledge that he’d never have it so good again. Who wins four...

It’s an old joke among value investors that none of us are ever “wrong.” We’re just “early.”There is actually a lot of truth to that statement. It’s rare to...

These are my thoughts on the SPY ETF“It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.” —Vince LombardiMarkets ran into resistance where they should have...

Here are the Rest of the Top 10:Allergan, (NYSE:AGN) Allergan, has trended higher since moving out of a base in late September. The past month or so it has formed an ascending triangle against...

SPDR Gold Trust (ARCA:GLD) – on sell signal. iShares Silver Trust (ARCA:SLV) - on sell signal. Market Vectors Gold Miners (ARCA:GDX) - on sell signal. iShares TSX Global Gold (TO:XGD) - on...

The trend of money flowing towards robo-advisers and passive asset allocators is one that is likely to continue in the current market environment. Amid the more recent back drop of low volatility...

The VIX is considered by many to be a fear index which normally moves inverse to the S&P 500. Therefore, if the S&P 500 is making a new high, the VIX normally would be making a new low. A few...

Interest rate sensitive assets like Government bonds (via iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury (ARCA:TLT)), Real Estate (iShares Trust DJ US Real Estate (ARCA:IYR)) and Utilities (SPDR Select Sector -...