ETF Analysis & Opinion

Take a quick walk with me down Flashback Lane. The year is 2004. Homes, by most measures, are no longer affordable. Yet home prices did not peak until two years later in the early months of 2006.The...

Eight days ago I wrote that gold was set to launch to $1500+. As it turned out, a deeper pullback was in store over the ensuing days. However, support in the $1350s has held repeatedly and the...

So-called frontier markets—the smaller and less-liquid slice of emerging markets—are attracting a lot of attention these days, inspiring the question: Should I add this slice of the...

Australia has enjoyed economic expansion for almost 20 years now. Before the global financial crisis hit the country, Australia was in a decent situation financially, thanks mainly to its extensive...

2013 has been a year filled with interesting stories and a lot of surprises. For a while, markets remained range bound as investors around the globe were analyzing every bit of economic or Fed related...

U.S. stocks started September off on a strong note, but do not be fooled. September, with a proclivity for being unkind to the bulls, usually starts off well. The first week of the month is usually...

For three weeks in late June and early July, the S&P 500 SPDR Trust ETF (SPY) lingered below a key 50-day trendline. Ultimately, SPY broke back above its moving average, and then rocketed to fresh...

August showed a wide spread between hot and cold ETFsNewton’s First Law says that an object in motion will stay in motion until acted upon by an external force and oftentimes this law applies to...

On a relative basis, against the IVV S&P 500, the iShares MSCI Spain Capped ETF and is losing its upward momentum.We prefer to take profit right now at last price ($31.75), and to close our long...

From a technical view, the ETF has pushed above a key declining trend line which has been in place since February 2013. Regarding technical indicators, the daily MACD has validated a bullish...

Thanks to the recent commodity strength, precious metals have rebounded from their lows and even moved higher. In fact, precious metals surged double digits from their three-year lows reached in late...

Woes have been pretty widespread in emerging markets lately, as countries from Indonesia to Turkey have seen their share prices tumble. These concerns have largely centered on currencies, debt levels,...

If you typically review the first few paragraphs of conventional media reports, you might conclude that the United States is creating jobs at a torrid clip. Headline unemployment registered a 4 1/2...