ETF Analysis & Opinion

Having enjoyed a nice slump in the market yesterday, we must wonder if we can crack the very important midline of the upward channel. It has provided support in the past – - but it has likewise...

For the better part of three years, investing in mining companies has been an exercise in extraordinary patience. A significant portion of the poor performance is attributable to the slowdown in...

Downbeat economic data from China and ongoing tension in the Ukraine sent the stock market sinking on Thursday.The latest disappointing economic reports from China combined with ongoing anxiety about...

Monitoring purposes SPX; Sold long 2/11/14 at 1819.75 = gain 3.9%; Long SPX at 1751.64 on 2/5/14.Monitoring purposes Gold: Gold ETF GLD long at 173.59 on 9/21/11. Long Term Trend monitor purposes:...

As I go through hundreds of charts each day/week I’m looking at pure price action, comparisons, and indicators on various time frames. Each chart has a unique story and can tell us something...

The Euro zone has seen modest GDP growth for another quarter, accelerating 0.3% in Q4, on the heels of rising exports and investments. This marks an improvement from the previous quarter’s...

That is the obvious play right? As China implodes Copper will sell off and the scare will raise Corn prices. Everyone is doing it.Why is it that traders need to make everything so complicated? The...

Non-residential construction, home building and manufacturing have been decelerating. Nowhere is this more evident than in the new 52-week lows being set by industrial metals like iPath Copper (JJC)...

Emerging Markets Point To Slower Global GrowthIn the early 1990s, U.S. investors did not pay much attention to economic happenings in emerging markets such as Vietnam, India, or Brazil. By the time...

Better-than-expected jobs report for February has raised hopes that the economy is beginning to thaw. Most analysts now believe that weak economic data for the past couple of months was mainly the...

Technical Analysis is best noted for looking at previous price action to see where a stock might encounter some resistance or support based on past history. This can either be from actual price...

The only thing that really set up on the higher time frame was a SPY long.  Not the best looking, but worth a try.

After a dismal performance in 2013, several commodities have been flying higher this year. While coffee, natural gas and sugar continued their ascent, reaching fresh highs, lean hog is not far behind...

India seems to be back on track with the major indices at record highs after a slowdown in 2013. The BSE Sensex breached the 22,000 threshold while the National Stock Exchange index – Nifty...