ETF Analysis & Opinion

After 88 Points, Some “Give Back” Is NormalGiven the S&P 500 pushed 88 points higher between May 15 and June 10, traders were looking for a catalyst to lighten up a bit. Wednesday...

The Internet buzzes with predictions for the next bear market. Some use fundamental analysis to make their case. For instance, Shiller’s cyclically-adjusted price-to-earnings ratio for U.S....

It may be time for the Oil Servicing names to take the lead and drive higher against Oil itself again. When I look at the weekly chart of the ratio of the two ETF’s that measure the...

The FIFA World Cup 2014 will begin this week. The defending champions, iShares MSCI Spain Capped ETF (ARCA:EWP) in my opinion have little to win, yet much to lose. This is why...You see, four years...

Did Biotech hit a long-term high on the week of February the 28th? I feel the jury is still out on this question but we could find out a good deal more in the next week. Biotech peaked around the...

The Internet buzzes with predictions for the next bear market. Some use fundamental analysis to make their case. For instance, Shiller’s cyclically-adjusted price-to-earnings ratio for U.S....

Economist Hyman Minksy argued that when a private sector accumulates too much debt, an economic system buckles. Supporters of his theories point to the catastrophic effect that sub-prime mortgages had...

Summary The biggest sectors of the market were laggards in the first part of the year, but are now displaying the greatest strength Credit markets and junk bonds are confirming the market’s...

As the gold mining sector enters its worst time of the year historically (June and July) there is some reason for hope. The weekly chart of Market Vectors Gold Miners (ARCA:GDX) (the gold miners...

The Volatility Index (VIX), also known as the panic index or fear gauge, is at its lowest level in quite some time -- 10.73 to be precise, as of this writing. Back in January 2007 it was around...

 For a good period of time, this year, we kept hearing the phrase, 'Blame it on the weather',  which was code for 'soft retail sales'. Even though the broad market isn't up a ton in the...

Here are the Rest of the Top 10:Atwood Oceanics, (NYSE:ATW) Atwood Oceanics, ATW, is pressing against resistance for the third time after making a higher low. It is over the 100 day SMA this time and...

After its long-awaiting breakout of the 1900 level the other week, the S&P 500 gained another +1.3% last week alone, but this double-low progression as I call it -- i.e., on extremely low volume...

Summary As was widely expected, the ECB did not disappoint on Thursday The euro should weaken relative to the USD in the months ahead If the USD strengthens, expect the consumer discretionary...