ETF Analysis & Opinion

The first half of September has seen market volatility return with a downward bias. In such times, investors want to know how they can protect or hedge their portfolios against a substantial...

A bright start Tuesday, with opening gap gains that ultimately were unable to follow through. The NASDAQ gain came off its 50-day MA with a higher volume (accumulation) bounce. The gains were...

While we put the first half of September behind us, many investors are wondering whether the recent sell-off is over.Tech-stocks, many of which now have extremely high price multiples, are in center...

On Friday the 11th the QQQs (Nasdaq) and IWM (Russell 2000) both closed under the 50-DMA. They were not followed by their friends the DIA (DowJones) and the SPY (S&P500).The temporary divergence...

The US property market has been surging again in many parts of the country following the temporary freeze in early spring brought on by coronavirus.With interest rates at record lows in the US and...

Investors had a tough time identifying a unified narrative for global markets last week, based on a set of ETFs. Performances ranged from a slight gain for equities in developed markets-ex US to a...

Partly inspired by our recent trip throughout the West, and partly inspired by our long position in Teck Resources Limit (NYSE:TECK) which gained over 11% on Friday while the SPDR S&P 500...

Markets retreated yet again with the key US indexes trading down about -3% on average, led by the NASDAQ 100 and the Russell 2000. The rotation out of growth stocks into commodity plays continued this...

Investor appetite for clean energy shares is on the rise. The industry, also known as alternative or renewable energy, is fast developing, both due to increased interest in socially-responsible...

The 50-DMA did its job.After a perfect touchdown in the NASDAQ QQQs to the 50-DMA at 270, yesterday, NASDAQ gained 2.92%. All the issues for the tech drop-Softbank, overbought conditions, lack of a...

If you are bear, you probably couldn’t have drawn up a better outcome yesterday. The S&P 500 gapped higher and traded up all day, pushing to the 3,425, and filling the gap. The bulls tried...

It was risk-off late last week, but yesterday’s bounce in US stocks has the bulls cheering once more. The S&P 500 closed up 2.0% on Wed., Sep. 9.Although the gain was well below the high...

As broader markets like the S&P 500 and NASDAQ have been giving up some of their recent gains, market participants are in search of stable yields. One such niche area that has been picking up...

The big news of yesterday's session was that the S&P 500 invalidated its breakout above the previous 2020 high, and that happened after the Fed was even more dovish than previously. What are the...