ETF Analysis & Opinion

With the U.S. markets rather lethargic and showing a lack of conviction lately, we have been scanning for potential trade setups among the international ETFs. Most of the international ETFs we looked...

XLF, the Financials ETF, is currently trading in a "triangle within a triangle," as shown on the Daily chart below. I'll be watching to see if price pushes and holds above the smaller one. Apex...

After a decent start, stock indices spent Thursday recovering The major American stock indices got off to a decent start on Thursday. Two positive economic reports, including a surprise decrease in...

U.S. equities continue to shrug off worrisome global economics and the doomsday prognostications. The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq are now all above psychological resistance levels of 13,000, 1400,...

Over the past week, sentiment in the U.S. stock market seems to have improved. The main stock market indexes have rallied to break out above technical resistance of their July “swing...

Yesterday morning, the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDX) were trading higher by 0.36 cents to $44.60 a share. The GDX has been rallying higher over the past week. Traders must remember...

Earnings reports continue to keep stocks flying at a steady altitude.The major American stock indices had an easy day on Tuesday, after Monday’s traumatic, late-day sell-off. The flow of...

A couple of weeks ago I looked at a technical pattern which had been formed on the Oil Services ETF (OIH) chart and wrote about bullish implications this pattern could have. Since then OIH gained 5%...

This is the third in my series on investing in utility stocks based on the sector’s current valuation levels. The series was initially inspired by concerns that utility stocks may be overvalued...

This morning, the leading retail stocks all traded higher to start the day. The important and highly followed Market Vectors Retail ETF (RTH) traded higher by 0.20 cents to $43.35 a share. The RTH...

“Every man's life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another.”...Ernest HemingwayOne is left to wonder if European...

As I write this article, 670 million people are without electricity in India. Stop and think about that for a minute. That’s nearly double the population of the United States, and none of them...

Last week’s review of the macro market indicators saw heading into the height of summer and the Olympic fortnight, the markets were looking up, although not all equally. Gold and Crude Oil were...