ETF Analysis & Opinion

I’ve got a fun quiz for you today, and the answer may surprise you, as markets often do.The challenge is simple. The symbols in the image above are not in the correct order of the returns...

Well, how about that for the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ)... Funny enough, my best performers recently have been stocks on which I placed the trade not based on some fancy-pants pattern but...

The S&P 500 closed again above the mid-Feb bearish gap, and the talk of taking on the all-time highs is intensifying. So does the greed that's growing more extreme with each passing day. With the...

Shares in foreign developed-market nations topped returns last week for the major asset classes. After retreating for two weeks, this corner of global equity markets rebounded and led a wide-ranging...

Friday marked what could be the start of a significant shift in the market following the jobs report. The dollar index rallied sharply and appeared to have put in a double bottom. The index has found...

U.S. large-cap stocks outperformed most commodities and emerging markets over the last decade. The question now: could this trend start to swing in the opposite direction?While the SPDR...

The Russell 2000 (via iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE:IWM)) manged both to finish the week with a breakout on Friday and a breakout on the weekly chart. The only downside was the the lack of volume,...

While yesterday we addressed socially responsible ETFs, today we'll look at the opposite end of the spectrum: "sin" or "vice" stocks. These stocks include those in alcohol, cannabis, gambling,...

Ethical concerns are an increasingly pressing consideration for many investors seeking to put their money into companies that align with their views and values.As terms like "environmental, social and...

Given the current market volatility which is expected to continue for much of this year, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offer new as well as seasoned investors a variety of advantages over...

The recent decline in the US Dollar Index against other major currencies has made many market participants wonder: is now a good time to invest in European stocks?The greenback lost around 5% of...

The bulls are showing real staying power above the early June highs as Friday's bearish candle marked not an upcoming downside reversal, but a bullish comeback. Following yesterday's slow but sure...

A few cautious flags were thrown up yesterday in spite of the new all-time highs in NASDAQ: The volume was light. After Friday's spike in volume, Monday QQQs saw below average daily volume. The...

It wasn't a major move but buyers were able to push new highs yesterday, nicking breakouts for the S&P and NASDAQ, but not yet the Russell 2000. I would like to see more volume with the move and...