ETF Analysis & Opinion

This morning, the S&P 500 Index e-mini futures are trading higher by 7.25 points to 1282.25 per contract. Earlier today, the S&P 500 Index e-mini futures were trading as high as 15.00 points...

It's probably not a surprise to many market observers, but Google Trends shows searches for the phrase "bank run" have reached record levels. The phrase "Spanish banks" has seen exponentially higher...

Major U.S. stock indexes and ETFs rebounded yesterday after four days of losses.  Major U.S. indexes rose yesterday, with the benchmark S&P 500 (NYSEARCA:SPY) gaining 0.6% to close right at...

Earlier this year, Bloomberg published its most-promising emerging markets for investors. We both agreed China is # 1, followed by Thailand at #2. While many investors might have worries over...

Oil prices have been on a wild ride the last few years to say the least. There are many ways to play these trends. You can buy crude oil futures [CLN12.NYM] and hedge with airline stocks, though not...

The important Dow Jones Transportation Average is finally catching a bid higher today. This leading sector has plunged lower over the past week to a new low for 2012. This sector can be traded by...

After S&P’s recent upgrade to its outlook on Delta Airlines (DAL), I can't help but wonder how they do their analysis. My take on Delta shows that the company’s financial position is...

Monday's losses for U.S. equities are certainly more tolerable than what was seen last Friday, but losses are losses and just two trading days into June it appears the sixth month of the year is...

My friend Serge from ETF-Corner emailed me a chart this morning which, as his charts so often do, made my heart sing. I think the miners have yet again offered up an amazing short opportunity, and I...

Following up on a bullish view of Norway and the Nordic country's corresponding ETFs, Street One Financial is forecasting increased activity for ETFs tracking Scandinavian countries in the coming...

Since the start of a correction in Gold in September 2011 the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) followed all swings in the Gold ETF (GLD) only with the bigger relative amplitude, outperforming GLD on the...

“I keep following this sort of hidden river of my life, you know, whatever the topic or impulse which comes, I follow it along trustingly.” – William Stafford   On April 15th in...

Equities put in their worst week in months, leaving the S&P 500 (SPY) lower by -3.3% on the week. While the ‘right news’ could precipitate a violent upside reversal, in the absence of...

After a bruising week, the global financial system now stands at a crossroads.Global stock markets were hammered last week and for May as negative fundamental factors and ugly technical indicators...