ETF Analysis & Opinion

Election/political risk in various forms has been squeezing the US equity market in recent weeks, but the correction appears, once again, to be a temporary diversion.Vanguard Total Stock Market Index...

Tuesday's selling was a flash in the pan quickly undone by Wednesday's trading. The Russell 2000 (via IWM) sharply advanced, taking out the August swing high with technicals all firmly in the green....

As broader markets face continued pressure, many investors are hunting for the next big opportunity. Viewed through that lens, one area gaining attention issmall-capitalization stocks and the...

Research Highlights The SPY has been trading below its previous peak resistance level from March for more than two weeks and has begun to retest this level. If the SPY can clear this level on...

Recent data highlight that segments of the U.S. real estate sector have been booming as people fearful of the ongoing pandemic spread and sheltering in place look to leave big cities and search for...

The Russell 2000 (via IWM) shown the most promise into last week's close and yesterday followed that with a move past the most recent swing high—albeit on light volume. In doing so, it returned...

All indices suffered selling on Friday, although selling volume was light. But given the Trump announcement after the Friday close it's hard to see anything but selling on Monday. The context to the...

Good Lord, October is off to quite a start, isn’t it? And I suspect the entire month is going to be nuts.Gold has been trying to recover, but it’s coming up against a well-formed right...

The {{8839|E-mini} is testing resistance around the Sept. 16 lower high and the 3400 Big Round Number. It is trying to hold above the February high and the 50-day MA.It is more likely that the E-mini...

The pandemic has affected each sector differently. Today, we take a closer look at exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the leisure and hospitality industry, which has been in the headlines since early...

2020 has undoubtedly been the year of the special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. According to SPAC Insider, more than 115 initial public offerings for SPACs have brought in almost $44 billion...

Welcome to October, a month that has a scary reputation among investors. Indeed, several of the biggest equity market crashes occurred in October.For example, Black Monday, which happened on Oct. 19,...

So far this week, we've discussed how to navigate short-term volatility, especially if a bear market follows the current declines in broader indices. Now, we'll pause to remind ourselves why most...

Equity markets are getting ready to wrap up a volatile September. The bears have been in control of broader indices. Short-term rallies were followed by larger declines, and many Wall Street...