ETF Analysis & Opinion

The resurgent U.S. dollar has been one of this year's more prominent themes. As the euro has crumbled and select emerging markets currencies have wilted, global investors have been left with precious...

The utility sector has been treated as an equity haven by many traders during these turbulent few months, which has sent the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLU) up nearly 9% in the last six months....

US Markets finish flat to negative despite looming storm clouds on the horizon US markets finished on the negative side of flat yesterday despite several storm clouds looming on the horizon. The SPDR...

Despite trying times for international equities this year, Japanese stocks have held up relatively well compared to other global markets, perhaps indicating that investors should consider plays in the...

When it comes to short term trading, a strategy in which I hold positions for no more than a couple weeks, I rely heavily on technical analysis.I often look to find value in equities that are trading...

Major U.S. stock indexes and ETFs send mixed messages with difficult week ending in Friday rally. U.S. stock markets had been in steady decline until Friday’s unexpected rally brought the...

Last Friday was the polar opposite of the prior week’s, leaving the S&P 500 (SPY) higher by about +0.3%.  In the end, it was technically important that the upward trend channel...

The Energy sector ranks sixth out of the ten sectors as detailed in my sector roadmap. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 20 ETFs and 76 mutual funds in the Energy...

The Materials sector ranks fifth out of the ten sectors as detailed in my sector roadmap. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 11 ETFs and 11 mutual funds in the...

The Healthcare sector ranks third out of the ten sectors as detailed in my sector roadmap. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based on aggregation of the ratings of 22 ETFs and 83 mutual funds in the...

The Industrials sector ranks fourth out of the ten sectors as detailed in my sector roadmap. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 17 ETFs and 18 mutual funds in the...

The Information Technology sector ranks second out of the ten sectors as detailed in my sector roadmap. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 27 ETFs and 137 mutual...