ETF Analysis & Opinion

We’re only about halfway through the Q2 earnings season, and already, we have had plenty of action with more than a few cross-currents. Last week we noted how the extremely low sentiment levels...

The small-cap value style ranks last out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my style roadmap. It gets my Dangerous rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 16 ETFs and 311 mutual...

The mid-cap value style ranks eleventh out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my style roadmap. It gets my Dangerous rating, which is based on an aggregation of the ratings of 12 ETFs and 206...

The small-cap blend style ranks tenth out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my style roadmap. It gets my Dangerous rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 27 ETFs and 608 mutual...

In a recent post by Meb Faber and as originally posted on the Au.Tra.Sys blog, it was pointed out that some of the largest and most experienced trend-following managers experienced a difficult June in...

In spite of renewed worries over Spain by Friday, the S&P 500 (SPY) managed yet another higher close of about +0.8% on the week. While there is a great deal to be legitimately concerned about...

The small-cap growth style ranks ninth out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my style roadmap. It gets my Dangerous rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 12 ETFs and 478 mutual...

In our evaluation of potential swing trade setups, we often attempt to visualize potential trading scenarios that could provide logical entry points in an ETF or stock that we are monitoring. The...

Fund holdings affect fund performance more than fees or past performance. A cheap fund is not necessarily a good fund. A fund that has done well in the past is not likely to do well in the future...

I got on a plane the other day. As I was boarding, a guy came up in a wheelchair. He looked OK to me; however, the wheel chair took him straight to the plane. And it looked like he managed well enough...

In this week’s video wrap, we take a look at some Fibonacci confluence on the SPY S&P 500 ETF which is where I would like to short the SPYders with either a bear call spread or some in the...

Major stock indexes and ETFs fold on Friday U.S. stocks closed Friday at the day’s lows on fears over Spain and the ongoing European debt crisis, along with disappointing earnings from General...

The mid-cap growth style ranks seventh out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my style roadmap. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 10 ETFs and 367 mutual...