ETF Analysis & Opinion

U.S. equities, ETFs seek higher ground as December starts and investors wonder if Santa will show up for the traditional year end “Santa Rally”U.S. equities and ETFs were mostly flat on...

It was two years ago Friday that VelocityShares launched their six VIX-based exchange-traded products and I’m fairly certain I was the only one who was covering that event on the day of the...

Finding the best ETFs is an increasingly difficult task in a world where a new ETF seems to be born every 10 seconds. You Cannot Trust ETF Labels There are at least 45 different financial sector ETFs....

The U.S. stock market closed the trading week with a flat session on Friday. The major averages spent most of the day in negative territory, but a late day rally brought the Dow and S&P slightly...

Last week’s review of the macro market indicators suggested, coming out of the Thanksgiving holiday the markets looked set up for a run higher into the end of the year. Gold (GLD) looked higher...

Last week’s review of the macro market indicators suggested, coming out of the Thanksgiving holiday the markets looked set up for a run higher into the end of the year. Gold looked higher in...

Quietly, under the radar, all signs are pointing to a strong recovery in the housing market. Sales of both previously occupied homes and new homes rose sharply last month, as did building permits....

Index ETFs continue to back away from the fiscal cliff by posting more solid gains todayIndex ETFs continued to back away from the fiscal cliff today despite stalled out fiscal cliff talks between...

The U.S. stock market moved higher throughout Thursday's trading session, with the biggest gains coming in the Nasdaq. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added a little less than 37 points to close at...

“Fiscal Cliff” headlines have been flickering across the screens of cell phones, notepads and desktops every day. And depending upon the take-home message, investors have been quick on...

Two weeks ago, in this November 14 post on our trading blog, we initially pointed out the relative strength of iShares China Xinhua 25 Index (FXI) and said, “Although the main stock market...

The U.S. stock market rose on Wednesday after selling off on Tuesday. A lower dollar helped spur risk appetite and traders continue to hope that the recent dip in the market is the last for the year....

Wednesday morning, the S&P 500 Index e-mini futures (ES-Z2) traded lower by 5.00 points to $1392.50 per contract. The stock markets seemed to be coming under pressure as the U.S. fiscal cliff...