ETF Analysis & Opinion

This summer, while the esteemed professor from Princeton was looking for a more tragic denouement at the Great Wall, we took the opposing perspective after sizing up what appeared to be the end of a...

Since I don’t want to jinx anything, I’ll put up a “one day does not a bear market break” post. Unless the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund, (XLF) breaks beneath its...

My wife Denise asked me why stocks were hitting record highs Monday morning. I grinned in a manner that probably appeared smart-alecky. For one thing, stock benchmarks hit record peaks on numerous...

ETRACS, the ETF brand from the Switzerland-based bank UBS, has already made waves in the multi-asset space. After launching a multi-asset ETN – ETRACS Diversified High Income ETN (DVHI) –...

Market’s Pricing MechanismAs we outlined using an example with Facebook on October 25, the value of the ETFs in your portfolio are determined by the aggregate opinion of millions of investors...

The sharp rally in the S&P 500 this year has created very steep patterns in volatility ETF's (XIV & VXX)Joe Friday...Low back and forth Volatility in these ETF's (XIV & VXX) hasn't been...

The U.S. stock market has been reluctant to provide eager bulls with a tasty entry point ahead of the much anticipated year-end rally. Although the major indexes have seen fit to consolidate a bit and...

Following the incredible success that WisdomTree saw with its hedged Japan ETF (DXJ), the company has gone on a massive campaign to launch more of these hedged products onto the market. This trend...

After years of slowdown, China is on the verge of a recovery thanks to domestic demand growth and increasing exports. Upbeat Data Fuels Speedy Recovery The economy picked up in the third quarter,...

One of the defining debates of our time is what to do about income disparity. Nobody disputes that the wealthy have become much wealthier, particularly over the last five years. At the same time, the...

Twitter SentimentWe were very reluctant to “get on Twitter” a few years back, but have found it to be a great source of anecdotal information allowing us to monitor investor sentiment....

Stocks held close to the breakeven level on Monday in the absence of any economic reports. Stocks began the week in a relatively quiet mode on Veteran’s Day, as the lack of any important...

Immediately after our market timing model shifted out of “Buy” mode (just one day before the Nov. 7 sell-off), we changed our focus from buying leading individual stocks to trading ETFs...

REIT Industry Outlook The U.S. REIT industry has been on a roller coaster so far this year. After a remarkable run in the first four months, the sector nosedived in May, as rising interest rates and...