ETF Analysis & Opinion

The largest short I had on when I entered the trading day was FXE, and I have added to it. This, of course, is the exchange-traded fund for EUR/USD, and although the pattern isn’t complete, a...

If global central banks were teenagers, it would be fair to say these entities are quite vulnerable to peer pressure. Taking a page from a 1980s after-school special, it is not unreasonable to say...

Sometimes, when the chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve speaks, my diaphragm pushes on my lungs hard enough to inhibit breathing. It’s not that I don’t admire Ben Bernanke on a variety of...

After several weeks of trying and failing, currency traders were finally able to push the U.S. dollar past the psychologically significant 100 level against the the Japanese yen Thursday. USD/JPY, one...

As discussed earlier (see post) the ongoing reallocation out of money market funds combined with the Fed's monetary expansion has resulted in fund flows into short-term bond funds as a cash...

The iShares MSCI South Korea Capped Index Fund (EWY), which celebrates its 13th birthday today, is trading slightly higher as traders digest news of a surprise interest rate cut from the Bank of...

Exchange traded funds devoted to India, Asia's third-largest economy and the "I" in the famous BRIC acronym, have come to life in recent weeks. That assertion is fortified by an 8.3 percent gain for...

The iShares MSCI New Zealand Capped Investable Market Index Fund (ENZL), the lone ETF devoted exclusively to New Zealand, is trading modestly lower Wednesday after Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor...

Yesterday we highlighted 2 ETF’S that might be turning the corner to the upside that provided good risk reward trades. Today the Global X Uranium ETF (URA) might be another ETF that could be...

The big news in the popular financial press was the Dow breaking 15,000. But readers here know that the far broader S&P 500 is my preferred gauge of the US market. The 500 hit its fourth...

Japan's Nikkei 225 surged 3.55 percent in Tuesday's Asian session, crossing the 14,000 mark for the first time in nearly five years. The Topix, the Japanese index that U.S. investors can get exposure...

One of the biggest challenges for successfully managing asset allocation comes from a familiar source: you. There are many resources to tap for excelling on the technical side of portfolio management....

Market Vectors Vietnam ETF (VNM) and Market Vectors Coal ETF (KOL) are two ETFs that might be turning the corner and could potentially provide some decent upside performance in the coming weeks to...