ETF Analysis & Opinion

As with Tuesday, my bright spot today has been my short position in metals – specifically, (ARCA:GLD) and (ARCA:XME). I’ve covered both for now, but I think in the weeks (or months) ahead...

Things were no different last week for the leveraged ETF field as gains and losses were almost confined to the similar spaces as that of the prior week.  Bull ETFs on Russia and India remained...

“Thailand, like many Tier 2 emerging countries, has a history of faux political instability. I say faux, because the instability in the system is actually expected.” That’s what I...

T2108 Status: 66.2%VIX Status: 11.5General (Short-term) Trading Call: Short (fade rallies after some confirmation of weakness)Active T2108 periods: Day #223 over 20%, Day #75 over 40%, Day #2 over 60%...

Flash back to the summer of 2011. The U.S. Congress struggled with a decision to raise the debt ceiling. The “PIGS” (i.e., Portugal, Italy, Greece, Spain) had dramatically overspent,...

For me, the one thing that upgraded this day from Wretched to simply Bad was my short position in Gold (in one account, I had the entire balance dedicated to being short SPDR Gold Trust (ARCA:GLD)....

Upcoming US Economic Events for Today:Durable Goods Orders for April will be released at 8:30am. The market expects a month-over-month decline of 0.8% versus a increase of 2.6% previous. FHFA House...

There’s a bullish tailwind blowing across the major asset classes at the unofficial start of summer. But there’s a new feature to the current rally. Compared with the previous update in...

This market was custom-designed to destroy the spirit of the four stock market bears left on the entire planet. Hell, even the guys down in Gainesville have resorted to completely mealy-mouthed,...

The news out of China continues to be mixed. On one hand, the HSBC China Manufacturing flash PMI beat expectations with a reading of 49.7, which was a five-month high, suggesting stabilization, but...

Last week’s review of the macro market indicators suggested, heading into the Memorial Day Weekend, and the official start of ‘work 4 days and then head to the Hamptons’ saw the...

Trading in the technology ETFs has been rough over the past couple of months thanks to broad sell-off in Internet and social media stocks. Earnings for the broad technology sector have also been weak...

Before the US market opened, Japan's Nikkei posted a 2.11% advance while major European indexes were trading in the shallow red. The EURO STOXX 50) would subsequently close near the flatline,...