ETF Analysis & Opinion

The holy grail of investing is achieving high growth with low risk. Practical strategies mix different types of investments in the hope/expectation that losses in some areas will be offset by gains in...

What happened to the benefit of diversifying across different types of assets? Shouldn’t it be beneficial to own a mix of foreign stocks, U.S. stocks, foreign bonds, U.S. bonds and commodities...

The stock market kicked off the second half of 2013 with some decent gains following a better-than-expected Manufacturing PMI report from the ISM. The stock market began second half of 2013 with solid...

Traders and investors should expect higher energy prices this week as the Independence Day holiday approaches in the United States. Usually, energy prices will trade higher before a major U.S....

The 2011 article P/E: Future On The Horizon by Advisor Perspectives contributor Ed Easterling provided an overview of Ed's method for determining where the market is headed. His analysis was quite...

I previously detailed how an investor can use ETFReplay.com to screen for best performing ETFs based on momentum and volatility. I select only the top 4 ETFs out of a static basket of ETFs and...

The stop loss which was set at 13.22 has been activated closing our short position opened on June 20th.Trading strategy:Stop activated ($13.24).

China is in chaos and chaos always offers dangers and opportunities. By now, you are probably quite familiar with the roller coaster known as China’s economy. Most Americans find it quite hard...

The major market index ETFs have had a great start to the week. Four days of a reversal back higher has many calling the bottom in place and a run higher coming. But the close Thursday has also...

The recent rally brings the Dow Jones Industrial Average up to significant resistance levels.After the recent sharp sell off, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) and S&P 500 (SPY) are now back...

I have mining on my mind today, I’m looking to trade them on the long side today if they show any sort of strength (every dog has his day). And I’m hoping that the sentiment for this post...

The U.S. stock market rose sharply for the third straight session on Thursday in the wake of upbeat economic data. Jobless claims continued to fall according to a report, and both personal income and...

Thursday’s economic news fed bullish sentiment, bringing a third consecutive day of stock market gains.Investors remained bullish on Thursday after the day’s economic news reinforced...