ETF Analysis & Opinion

Jason Geopfert of SentimenTrader.com recently explained that a three-month view of the S&P 500’s upside persistence (closing near a daily high) has reached an extreme seen in 4 other...

From a technical view, the ETF is trading within a bearish channel which maintains downward momentum. Regarding technical indicators, the daily RSI has struck against a strong resistance area set...

Thursday’s troubles in Japan started when the nation’s ten-year bond yield reached 0.88 percent on Wednesday. It was as recent as April 5 when the nation’s ten-year bond yield was...

I’m going to wait until we get a bounce up close to $70, but this Mexico-based ETF is going to get a bad case of Montezuma’s Revenge………

While most equity markets have been enjoying a good year so far, South Africa has unfortunately not participated. Down nearly 12% YTD, the iShares South Africa ETF (EZA) has not been able to catch its...

Yesterday’s trade in this vehicle had not been offered as a tout, but a timely question in the chat room helped us identify an opportunity to pick up some cheap call options intraday. Here is...

We are looking at the SPY ETF of the S&P 500 index, which has been in bullish mode since the 2009 low. Recent gains exceeded previous swing highs very sharply in recent weeks so we think the...

Long-time readers and listeners know that I am an active manager of passive “Index ETFs.” I favor exchange-traded index vehicles because the diversification comes with low expenses,...

I used to half joke with friends that the best time to buy stocks is during or right after a crash. Think 1987, 2000-2002, 2008-09 and now, perhaps, the gold miners. Before we get too far ahead of...

During Alan Greenspan’s tenure at the helm of the Federal Reserve (1987-2006), the investment community created a phrase to capture the former chairman’s wordiness. “Fed Speak”...

VIX Index is near historic lows as complacency runs highIn recent days, the VIX index, the CBOE S&P 500 Volatility Index, also known as the fear index, has dipped back into extremely low...