ETF Analysis & Opinion

After a lackluster 2013, Gold is performing remarkably well this year. Most of the gains can be attributed to weak equity markets, momentum sell-off, uneven economic growth, firming dollar and...

During the past couple months several indexes, sectors and commodities have sold off more than 10 – 20%. But now some are looking like new buying opportunities. Over the next week I will bring...

Upon his passing, Warren Buffett would like a trustee to place 10% of his wife’s money in short-term government bonds and 90% in a low-cost S&P 500 index fund. Buy-n-holders see this as...

Iraq took the headlines last week as the ISIS splinter cell (that even al-Qaeda is afraid of), started taking over Iraqi cities faster than Grant took Richmond, as a result, crude moved higher and...

Summer is the time of year when people like to really kick off their shoes and relax. It's a time when families pile into the car, take to the highways and head to that much anticipated summer...

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For the first time in years, Iraq news is moving the markets again.  Turkish stocks took a beating on Wednesday, with the iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (ARCA:TUR) shedding 5.2%.The apparent...

I have not been asked this question yet but some days it seems it will be coming. With investor bullish sentiment at prior high levels, the bull to bear spread at extremes, no volume in the market...

T2108 Status: 65.1%VIX Status: 12.6 (8.3% increase)General (Short-term) Trading Call: Aggressive bears short with a tight stop. Trend-followers should be stopped out or at least consider bailing. For...

Recently, Larry Fink who runs BlackRock (NYSE:BLK), waded into the debate over leveraged ETFs at a Deutsche Bank investment conference. Fink was highly critical of such products, which he said had the...

T2108 Status: 69.0% (ending 3 days in overbought conditions)VIX Status: 11.6General (Short-term) Trading Call: HoldActive T2108 periods: Day #234 over 20%, Day #86 over 40%, Day #13 over 60%...

One of the key themes that I presented at the start of 2014 was the notion that capital would begin shifting abroad. Attractive valuations compared to U.S. equities, ongoing stimulative measures in...

Monitoring purposes S&P 500: Neutral Monitoring purposes Gold: Gold ETF (ARCA:GLD) long at 173.59 on 9/21/11 Long-Term Trend monitor purposes: Flat Last Thursday a +940 up ticks close was...