ETF Analysis & Opinion

While there have been a few rough weeks for the ETF industry lately, many issuers are still putting out new products. And despite the broad trends in the market, income and emerging market products...

September started off on a solid note for the shipping industry, which was under stress over the last few years on macroeconomic headwinds and declining rates. The industry is bouncing back strongly...

Thursday’s global stock market activity demonstrated a reaction to the decision by the Federal Reserve’s FOMC against the September taper. Wednesday’s unexpected decision by the FOMC...

The stop loss which was set at 79.65 was activated yesterday on the Dow Jones U.S. Technology Sector Index Fund (IYW) closing our short position opened on September 11th.Trading strategy:Stop...

I have a lot of odds and ends to do this afternoon, so I wanted to get a post up before I commenced my (as my mother used to call it) “rat-killilng.” I shorted 450 shares of the Gold ETF...

Many commentators at some of the more popular web portals and news agencies have suggested that the surprise “non-taper” by the Fed is causing gold to surge. Granted, money poured into...

The stop loss which was set at 20.75 has been activated closing our long position opened on September 3rd.Trading strategy:Stop activated ($20.68)

According to Gallup, consumer spending dropped 15% from mid-August and it has been flat since the Federal Reserve’s tapering talk in May. Casual dining expenditures declined 3.5% in July as well...

Consider the golfer who focuses all of his game-improving efforts on hitting from the tee and the fairway. By ignoring the putter in his bag, he fails to improve at putting — an action that...

Stocks around the world made big advances on Monday, following reports that Larry Summers had withdrawn his name from consideration as Fed Chair. Reports that Larry Summers had withdrawn his name from...

Two of my favorite bloggers, who hail from very different corners of the investment landscape, both happened to mention me in reference to the VIX:VXV ratio in the past few days. On Wednesday, in A...

Emerging markets are out of favor this year with heavy losses piling up in the space. The biggest bump was seen recently on increased chances of the Fed tapering QE3 and its impact on emerging market...

Even after the bruising I took with metals Thursday morning, I keep glancing at miners. I confess that Market Vectors Gold Miners (GDX) continues to look prone to a bounce -- maybe even a hearty...

U.S. Treasury bonds via iShares 7-10 Year Treasury (IEF) have gotten off the mat and moved higher over the course of five days. The SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) has resumed its downtrend by falling below a...