ETF Analysis & Opinion

Many major stock index's in the United States and Europe are either at all-time highs or near them. One sixth of the worlds population can't make the same statement though! The chart below reflects...

Last week saw a tough fight between the bulls and the bears, though ultimately the bulls forged ahead despite some big question markets regarding several international issues. On the whole, the week...

The S&P 500 has served up a 7%-plus return through the first six-and-a-half months of the year. That’s remarkably impressive when one considers the depth of geopolitical conflict, the...

iShares Brazil Index (ARCA:EWZ) cleared its previous top at 50 with large volume, the ascending triangle pattern (continuation pattern in blue) calls for an extension of the prevailing up...

Shares of the senior gold producers (Market Vectors Gold Miners (ARCA:GDX)) continue to exhibit impressive resilience as they threaten a breakout from a 15-month head & shoulders bottom...

Once again on Friday, the bulls were able to ride aboard the 'Buy the Dip Express' to close out last week up 0.54% on the S&P 500 although the Small Caps didn’t fare as well, down 0.76%. On...

Authors Lu Wang and Joseph Ciolli at Bloomberg described the fear of U.S. stocks falling as “bubble paranoia.” Yet, if fundamental and technical indicators both suggest that U.S. stock...

The Great Graphic was tweeted by SoberLook.com, and comes from Deutsche Bank which used EPFR data. The chart depicts the money flowing in and out of the ETFs and open-ended mutual funds that offer...

Here we go again.  First, the U.S. puts new sanctions on Russia, limiting the ability of Russian companies to raise capital in the United States.  Then—and much more...

We know that the Gold and Silver stocks lead the metals at key turning points. The stocks started their bear market well ahead of Gold. This year the stocks have exhibited excellent relative...

Thursday was a volatile session for the markets as major benchmarks finished the day in the red. The S&P 500 was down more than 1% on the day, while volume was elevated too. However, the...

The iShares Trust DJ US Real Estate ETF (ARCA:IYR) is up almost three times as much as the S&P 500 Year-to-date, a rally that has taken IYR up to a falling resistance line, drawn off its...

There has been a great deal of talk about the housing recovery. Sales of existing homes steadily rose between mid-2011 and mid-2013 on the back of a weak U.S. dollar and an increase in the money...