ETF Analysis & Opinion

Partly inspired by our recent trip throughout the West, and partly inspired by our long position in Teck Resources Limit (NYSE:TECK) which gained over 11% on Friday while the SPDR S&P 500...

Markets retreated yet again with the key US indexes trading down about -3% on average, led by the NASDAQ 100 and the Russell 2000. The rotation out of growth stocks into commodity plays continued this...

A couple of weeks ago, in “Winter Approaches,” we discussed the potential of the correction this past week. “None of this data means the market is about to crash. What it does...

Investor appetite for clean energy shares is on the rise. The industry, also known as alternative or renewable energy, is fast developing, both due to increased interest in socially-responsible...

The 50-DMA did its job.After a perfect touchdown in the NASDAQ QQQs to the 50-DMA at 270, yesterday, NASDAQ gained 2.92%. All the issues for the tech drop-Softbank, overbought conditions, lack of a...

If you are bear, you probably couldn’t have drawn up a better outcome yesterday. The S&P 500 gapped higher and traded up all day, pushing to the 3,425, and filling the gap. The bulls tried...

As broader markets like the S&P 500 and NASDAQ have been giving up some of their recent gains, market participants are in search of stable yields. One such niche area that has been picking up...

The big news of yesterday's session was that the S&P 500 invalidated its breakout above the previous 2020 high, and that happened after the Fed was even more dovish than previously. What are the...

Yesterday was another day for sellers to pressure weak-hand longs into dumping their positions. Despite the sizable losses, most of the indices have yet to reach an oversold condition. However, there...

Betting on top oil stocks has always been risky. The biggest challenge investors face when evaluating energy equities is correctly predicting the direction of oil markets.Even if you’re a...

Unlike investing in general commodities ETFs that cover assets like gold, silver and oil, niche exchange-traded products focus on specific parts of the market that may seem obscure to most retail...

The coronavirus pandemic has catapulted healthcare into the spotlight. As individuals and governments battle the virus and its impact on the economy, the importance of healthcare has become clear....

Markets retreated last week correcting, almost 10% after setting new all-time highs on an intraday basis in two US Equity (SPY), QQQ) benchmarks. China announced that it was reducing holdings of US...

After 2 major sell-off days, the market bounced late Friday off the 50-day moving average.Coincidence? First, why do we care about the 50-day moving average? The most common inputs for the Moving...