ETF Analysis & Opinion

European leaders ignited a global stock market rally with “news” from their Brussels summit. But is this a game changer or old news?  Global stocks opened sharply higher on Friday...

All of the major stock indexes are trading sharply higher today after a European bank recapitalization was announced during the European Union summit. If we have learned one thing by now, the markets...

In most cases, the price action in equity-based ETFs is driven by demand for, or selling pressure on, an ETF's underlying components. It was not surprising, for example, that the Consumer Staples...

Friday morning, the S&P 500 Index e-mini futures (ES-U2) are trading lower by 6.75 points to 1318.75 per contract. There is a lot going on today that will keep the volatility high during today's...

By now, most investors know that an official Bill Gross ETF exists. That fund, the PIMCO Total Return ETF (NYSE: BOND), debuted in late February as the ETF equivalent of PIMCO's popular Total Return...

The ETF Professor's List:The Market Vectors Coal ETF (NYSE: KOL) continues to be clobbered.The iShares Dow Jones U.S. Home Construction Index Fund (NYSE: ITB) is bumping up against some stiff...

This morning, the S&P 500 Index e-mini futures (ES-U2) are trading higher by 2.50 points to 1318.00 per contract. The markets are holding steady despite German Chancellor Angela Merkel saying she...

Major U.S. stock indexes posted small gains for the day yesterday but fell hard in the last minutes of trade A positive housing report boosted U.S. stocks and ETFs in front of the much...

There is currently an expanding list of 24 ETFs oriented to the utility and infrastructure sector with more on the way. The following analysis features a fair representation of ETFs available. We...

Global stock markets suffer a head on collision with Europe.Across the board, traders’ screens were flickering red yesterday as global equities markets took significant hits at the hands of the...

Last week the Spanish government released reports on the results of “stress tests” applied to Spanish banks by two independent consulting firms. These indicated that Spanish banks will...

Cyclical stocks continue to worry me even as the S&P 500 treads water. Charts across a wide swath of related stocks show inabilities to break critical resistance and in some cases are outright...

Today's ETF Watch List:  The ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas (NYSE: BOIL) is worth a look.   The iPath DJ-UBS Coffee TR Sub-Index ETN (NYSE: JO) is flirting with new lows.Europe plays:...

In terms of assets iPath's “S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures” ETN (VXX) is the leader in volatility ETFs currently with $1.6 billion under management. I suspect it’s also one of...