ETF Analysis & Opinion

It's been a good week for me so far. I've been much more aggressive this quarter (typically about 75% committed, almost always in shorts) versus last quarter (a more wimpy 35%, usually).I note with...

Major index ETFs finished in flat to negatative territory Friday, as major indexes continued their losses for the 6th day in a row. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPY) lost .48%, the SPDR Dow...

Whether or not an investor utilizes hedging techniques can have a large impact on both their short-term and long-term performance. Hedging involves trade-offs. You are minimizing losses, but also...

When we are dealing with the derivative of a derivative, we have to be extra cautious. That was the case today with ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (UVXY), the Ultra ETF of VXX. On a normal...

Investors have relied on a familiar friend to cope with macroeconomic headwinds and choppy financial markets this year. That friend is the consumer staples sector, which S&P Capital IQ has once...

ProShares, the largest issuer of inverse and leveraged ETFs, is issuing a challenge to rival Direxion today with the introduction of two new triple-leveraged ETFs tracking the financial services...

Commodity-based companies and associated ETFs are critically important as a gauge of economic health and demand, inflation and should be important additions to most investment portfolios. Underlying...

The defense behind the defensive sectors has been consolidating this year’s gains for nearly a month and a half now, but it seems that defense is close to falling apart judging by the Diamond...

This morning, the S&P 500 Index e-mini futures (ES-U2) were trading higher by 2.25 points to 1337.75 per contract. The slight move higher on the futures came as investors hoped to hear about more...

Only one sector, Consumer Staples, earns my Attractive rating. See Figure 1 for my rankings of all ten sectors. My sector ratings are based on the aggregation of my fund ratings for every ETF and...

An ideal volatility investment would hold its value during quiet times and then ride volatility up as the market panics.  Barclays’ S&P 500 Dynamic VEQTOR ETN (VQT) is one of the two...

This report focuses on my top picks and pans for all sector funds. I will follow this summary with a detailed report on each sector. My top ETFs and mutual funds have high-quality holdings and low...

VIX, the CBOE Volatility Index, also known as the “fear index,” jumped yesterday on worries over Europe and earnings.VIX jumped 5.15% yesterday to close at 17.98, below its long term...