ETF Analysis & Opinion

The second quarter gave us quite the thrill. I’m calling it “The Great Bernanke Scare of 2013.” After a monster first-quarter rally in income-paying securities, comments from the...

Exchange traded funds offering exposure to foreign stocks with hedged currency kicker have been stout performers this year as an array of central banks have engaged in accommodative monetary policy....

I’ve been mentioning ideas related to being short south-of-the- (U.S.) -border for a number of weeks -- such as Brazil (EWZ) and Mexico (EWW), shown below. Even on a day like this, in which all...

Healthcare providers (IHF) and biotech (IBB) have outperformed the overall healthcare sector (IYH) over five years, one year and three months. Pharmaceuticals (IHE) underperformed over one year....

On a relative basis against the IVV S&P500, the iShares U.S. Home Construction Index Fund was close to a support area. We prefer to have taken profit and close our short position opened on June 25...

They are the 2nd largest providers of ETFs. They successfully leveraged their reputation as the low-cost leader of indexing. Regardless of your investment approach or philosophy, Vanguard offers more...

Egyptian coup upstages good news on America’s employment situation, during shortened stock market session on Wednesday. The overthrow of Mohamed Morsi in Egypt stole attention away from the...

This morning, the S&P 500 Index e-mini futures (ES-U3) are trading lower by 5.50 points to 1601.75 per contract before the opening bell. Traders and investors are watching the problems emerge in...

As the S&P 500 continues to get acquainted and comfortable beneath its 50-day moving average, I believe the Market Vectors Semiconductor ETF (SMH) and the Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF), which...

A year of incompetent and divisive government under President Mohamed Morsi and his backers, the Muslim Brotherhood, has led to massive and increasingly violent protests calling for the...

According to the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the “Great Recession” began in December 2007 and ended in June 2009. Eighteen months hardly constitutes a lengthy...

Someone asked me the other day to recommend a diversified exchange-traded fund (ETF). I thought about it and really couldn’t think of one. There are some good diversified ETFs out there, but why...

An interesting trading day yesterday, to be sure! The market went rocketing higher, but the damage to my all-short portfolio was never very bad (I came into the day 70% committed in 88 different short...