ETF Analysis & Opinion

Far too frequently, commentators focus on one of two potential outcomes. For example, one writer may explain why riskier assets will navigate the fiscal cliff and rocket substantially higher into the...

When questioning the market’s capacity to overcome obstacles, one should begin by reviewing popular bearish themes. Do they strike a familiar chord or an unfamiliar one? How far off is financial...

Within the global macro picture, as some questions get answered, more uncertainty arises. This past week was highlighted by the conclusion of the U.S. presidential election, and subsequently markets...

The U.S. stock market went pretty much nowhere on Monday as early losses were erased around mid-day. Stocks fell from their highs during afternoon trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added a...

Index ETFs finished mixed and flat yesterday, despite the looming fiscal cliff and new Greece worries.Index ETFs finished mixed and flat yesterday, despite the fact that the fiscal cliff draws nearer...

Solar stocks surged Monday in an otherwise quiet market. Yesterday was Veterans Day and the bond market was closed. This always means that the stock market will see less action. The S&P 500 traded...

Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) investments in gold, which are currently up 12.2 percent year-to-date and on track to make a twelth positive annual return in a row, continued last week with investors...

After a tough week of red ink, U.S. ETFs and stocks face the fiscal cliff, a bear market in Apple computer, Europe, a divided government and significant technical weakness. A volatile week led to...

Nearly two months ago, Ben Bernanke announced an open-ended promise for the Federal Reserve to purchase $40 billion in mortgage-backed bonds every month. Prior to the 9/13 announcement, investors...

After two days of steep losses in the wake of the 2012 Presidential election results, the U.S. stock market managed to eke out a small gain on Friday. Among the data points that helped stabilize the...

U.S. ETFs and stocks ended fractionally higher on Friday to close out a rough week. It was a wild week for U.S. equity markets as the Presidential election took center stage on Tuesday, only to be...

Going into today, we are targeting two more ETFs for potential swing trade entry. The first is ProShares UltraShort Financials (SKF), which is another trend reversal play of a “short ETF.”...

Of all the issues discussed in this space, undoubtedly the one that captures the imagination of most readers is the subject of VIX-based exchange-traded products. I get more questions about the...

ETFs and stocks continue waterfall descent due to fiscal cliff and European worries.U.S. ETFs and stocks fell further today a fears over the fiscal cliff ratcheted higher and Europe continued to...