ETF Analysis & Opinion

The U.S. equity markets are riding high to multi-year levels, delivering solid returns in excess of 20% YTD. This is largely thanks to the Fed easy money policy, improving economic conditions and...

There may be noone who has any interest in shorting the U.S. stock market right now. However, futures traders are growing increasingly excited about the prospect of shorting certain currencies. In...

After hitting record intraday highs, stocks faded during the final 30 minutes of Tuesday’s session, in a repeat of what we saw on Monday.   Stocks repeated the late-day fade routine which...

I tweeted a few facts last week that might have left “followers” believing that I am bearish on stocks. Of course, one does not get to express his thoughts in great detail when he is...

The stop loss which was set at 57.00 has been activated, closing our short position opened on November 19th.Trading strategy:Stop activated at $57.18

Precious Metals ETF Trading: It’s been a week since my last gold and silver report which I took a lot of heat for because of my bearish outlook. Friday’s closing price has this sector...

Starting with the next issue of The ETF Asset Class Performance Review, I'll feature boxplots that summarize performance data for the 14 categories of asset classes that are sliced and diced each...

The triple-bullish-on-real estate ETF shown below is looking pretty susceptible to a break. I don’t trade Direxion Daily Real Estate Bull 3X Shares (DRN) directly, but I find it quite...

We didn't get any bullish follow-through after the faster time frame (hourly) had a positive fast line change. The '4a' criteria (slow line negative and ticking down with a positive fast line) will...

The consumer staples sector has been generally weak over the past few quarters due to a difficult consumer spending environment that emanated from slow job growth and tightened credit availability. In...

The euro zone has finally broken free from a two-year recession with Germany leading the recovery. Germany – the heart of the euro zone – has easily endured the recent turmoil in European...

From a technical view, the ETF has validated a bullish flag pattern which calls for a bounce in coming days. Regarding technical indicators, the daily RSI is reversing up from its neutrality area...

I have met David Kotok, chief investment officer at Cumberland Advisors, at several conferences in which we have both been speakers. He is intelligent, amiable and approachable. Recently, I read an...

The financial press concocted weak excuses for Tuesday’s stock market decline. Stock prices retreated on thin volume as they were overextended. Tuesday afternoon brought some awful explanations...