ETF Analysis & Opinion

Well, if a nation wants a completely-phony, utterly-Fed-manipulated market, this is what they have to live with. For myself, my ONLY losses Friday were those garnered from (twice) stupidly buying all...

Stocks continued to fall on Thursday as investor fears over the fiscal cliff, Europe, and possibly some trepidation over another Obama term continue to hit Wall Street. A large-scale sell-off in Apple...

On another down day for U.S. equities, a surprising group of ETFs were noticeably higher: Japan ETFs. With the world's third-largest economy likely to hold elections next month, traders are...

In my recent commentary, “An Assault on Yield-Oriented ETFs,” I discussed the reasons why the markets had been punishing income producers as much as capital appreciators. Briefly, tax rate...

Are we tiring of the fiscal cliff story? Is it becoming cliche to state the obvious… that uncertainty over the resolution of expiring tax breaks and potential spending cuts is adversely...

U.S. stocks and ETFs finished in the green in Friday after a rough week and now look ahead to a holiday shortened week ahead.After a volatile week on the edge of the fiscal cliff, U.S. stocks and...

A quick Google (GOOG) news search for Fiscal Cliff turns up a staggering 82.4 million results. Meanwhile, a similar search for “presidential election” nets only 2.3 million results. So I...

The U.S. stock market recorded large losses on Wednesday as the mood on Wall Street continues to deteriorate amid worries over Europe and the fiscal cliff. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 185...

Many traders and investors use the relationship between Emerging Markets (EEM) and the S&P 500 (SPY) as a gauge for risk taking. Recently many have been lauding the Emerging Markets over the US...

VIX and VIX ETNs jumped sharply on fiscal cliff fears and equity market meltdown.VIX and VIX ETNs spiked higher Wednesday as global equity markets continued their decline. VIX, the CBOE S&P 500...

Although our market timing system remains in “sell” mode, and our near to intermediate-term focus remains on the short side of the market, it’s never a bad idea to keep an eye on...

With the election behind us, the Fiscal Cliff is now the proverbial Job One, unless Congress decides that the Petraeus case is more “important” to focus on. Actually, I think they would...

The euro hit a two-month low on Tuesday, which helped to curb risk appetite on Wall Street. Stocks rose in early trade after gapping down at the open, but a late day sell-off sent the major averages...

ETFs traded mostly higher all day Tuesday but finished in the red as the “fiscal cliff” sends shudders through global markets.U.S. ETFs and stocks spent most of the day yesterday in the...