ETF Analysis & Opinion

For the bulk of 2014 the Financials Sector (ARCA:XLF) has been one of the worst performers. There have been some interesting developments on the chart for this sector, and that’s what I want to...

The iShares MSCI Chile Investable Market Index Fund(ARCA:ECH) is breaking below a key support level at $44.90, and the downward breakout is met with large volumeRegarding technical indicators:The...

I heard Ron Insana from CNBC today say "It's Not a Mania" so you shouldn't be worried. Thanks Ron. You know what it is though is a Stage 3 potential top in the iShares Russell Microcap Index...

The S&P 500 is trading just under an all-time high of 2,000. The markets have had small pullbacks recently but nothing even close to a correction. While most of the media and analysts are calling...

Industrial ETF (ARCA:XLI) may have created a "Bearish Wick" on a monthly basis at its Fibonacci 161% Extension level at (1) last month. Over the past year, XLI has reflected relative strength compared...

Something just doesn’t feel right about the current rally to new highs. We are beginning to see signs of deterioration while at the same time not the same characteristics that have been present...

I have been meaning to write about this, but other, more important things seemed to get in the way. The latest BoAML Fund Manager Survey shows managers to be well overweight risk and equities (via The...

China's Shanghai Index has been quietly rallying since it approached the 2000 major support level once again in mid-June, as shown on the Daily chart of SSEC below. A recent surge has pushed...

Upcoming US Events for Today:Durable Goods Orders for June will be released at 8:30am. The market expects a month-over-month increase of 0.5% versus a decline of 1.0% previous.   Excluding...

I can't count how many times I've seen headlines saying the Chinese economy was doomed over the last few years. Yet if you pull up a chart of iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index (ARCA:FXI) you simply...

Monitoring purposes SPX: NeutralMonitoring purposes Gold: Gold ETF GLD long at 173.59 on 9/21/11 Long Term Trend monitor purposes: Flat The TRIN nor the TICK readings are giving much of information...

As a sector, health care has a lot to offer in terms of fundamental and technical data that supports ongoing innovation and profitability. The aging baby boomer population combined with an increased...

Downward revisions to economic growth going forward have little to do with the weather in the first few months of the year. Yet economists are already concluding that gross domestic product (GDP) in...