ETF Analysis & Opinion

Don’t look now, but Japanese stocks – yes, Japanese stocks – keep climbing higher. I alerted you to the budding rally two weeks ago, and it’s only gaining momentum. Over the...

Gold stocks have been in another recent downtrend, which makes sense during a “wave 2″ correction in Gold.If we review the GDX ETF for Gold Stocks we can see a possible triple bottom...

For the last week, market participants have been adding to their stock risk. The activity seems to fly in the face of how markets tend to react to significant uncertainties like the fiscal cliff.While...

Subscribers should be holding four January 128 puts purchased yesterday for 1.00. (Some of you reported paying as little as 0.94, but it is our custom to use the worst price paid by a subscriber.) Our...

The U.S. stock market rallied on Tuesday as major averages continue to retrace some of the losses recorded in October and November. Investors are likely looking forward to the so-called "Santa Claus...

Major U.S. stock indexes and ETFs rise for the fifth day in a row on hope for resolution of the fiscal cliff.Republicans and Democrats traded proposals and continued their public debate as the clocks...

Stocks remained buoyant this week as the market believes the Fed will remain accommodative in view of the latest drop in U.S. unemployment numbers. It’s widely expected the Federal Reserve will...

The S&P 500 is down -3.5% since its early September highs. And many fear that a “fiscal cliff” stalemate will send stocks significantly lower in the weeks ahead. However, there are a...

The U.S. stock market rose to start the week on Monday, but gains were muted as continued fears over the fiscal cliff kept a lid on risk appetite. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed a little...

By this point in the year, it will not come as a surprise to most investors that many ETFs tracking developed European economies have delivered stellar returns in 2012. Metaphors involving rising from...

Monday morning, the S&P 500 Index e-mini futures (ES-Z2) traded lower by 1.00 point to $1415.00 per contract. The U.S. stock futures seemed to be holding up well before the opening bell despite...

Last week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) gained 1.0%, but the Nasdaq Composite (COMPQ) lost 1.1%, making for a rather sizeable weekly price divergence of more than 2% between the two popular...

The fiscal cliff countdown continues with no progress in sight and 22 days to go.The fiscal cliff ticked closer last week as U.S. stocks and ETFs rose slightly for the week and political leaders...