ETF Analysis & Opinion

From a technical view, the ETF is close to its 50% retracement set around 24.50. Regarding technical indicators, the daily RSI is capped by a key declining trend line and the 20-day moving average is...

Most of us would agree that Greece is not a “developed market” on par with the United States, Canada, or Western Europe. Its instability, pitiful economic governance, corruption and...

Sorry for the lack of posts last week. I was out-of-town at a BBQ competition down near Louisville, KY and stayed pretty busy with that. Had a great time with family but now I’m back! This...

From a technical view, the ETF is close to its 50% retracement set around 24.50. Regarding technical indicators, the daily RSI is capped by a key declining trend line and the 20-day moving average is...

A rough week for stocks has come and gone with all three major U.S. indexes settling lower. The S&P 500 shed nearly 1.2 percent as traders fretted over global central bank policy, namely the...

Although economic reports were what boosted the stock market on Thursday, they were the cause of a significant decline on Friday. Friday’s economic reports had the exact opposite effect on the...

Since Wednesday’s The Currency Carry Trade, DBV and Risk clearly resonated with quite a few investors who are struggling to put their arms around what is going on in Japan and what the...

Technically SpeakingRSI- presently, the RSI indicator appears to be mirroring the stock. From its peak the stock now looks like it is forming a symmetrical triangular pattern which is always...

June has been a rough month for a lot of investors. The investing themes that have done well so far in 2013—everything from U.S. dividend-focused stocks to Japanese small caps—have gone...

This morning, the S&P 500 Index e-mini futures (ES-M3) are trading lower by 1.25 points to 1635.25 per contract. Often, the next trading session following a big rally day will be more subdued and...

U.S. stock investors have largely dismissed several market-moving forces from the previous decade. “Decoupling,” rising interest rates, the yen carry trade — many of the most...

On a relative basis against the IVV S&P500, the iShares U.S. Home Construction Index Fund is close to a support area, we prefer to take profit and to close our short position opened on May 31st at...

Currency investing is not the easiest endeavor, but ETFs should make it a bit easier, right? Maybe not. Although trading forex pairs is easily quantified with a winning and losing currency on each...