ETF Analysis & Opinion

Yesterday we heard a discordant orchestra. Today, the crescendo that had built up in NASDAQ, turned into decrescendo. And while NASDAQ sold off hard, the rat-a-tat of the Russell 2000, Retail...

Here my intention is to highlight investment ideas for long-term investors. I am going to include more of my own commentary on each idea. I will cite only ideas that are well developed and could be a...

The NASDAQ had been the lead index as it posted new all-time (post COVID-19) highs, but Wednesday's selling followed Tuesday's bearish gravestone doji; collectively, it looks like a bearish evening...

SPX monitoring purposes; Long SPX on 6/18/20 at 3115.34. Gold monitoring purposes GOLD: Sold GDX on 6/11/20 at 32.83=gain; long GDX on 6/8/20 at 32.79. Long-Term Trend SPX monitoring purposes: Short...

I’ve written critically of well-established mega-ETFs that are all in on FANMAG — Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Apple...

S&P 500 Stocks had an okay day yesterday, rising by about 50 basis points on the S&P 500. It could have been much better, but the index can’t get out of its way. There is something that...

S&P 500 Stocks finished the day higher yesterday, coming back from a move lower in the S&P 500 futures. It was a strange day, because, for some reason, there remains a stiff level of...

One of the worst disasters to befall investors in this crisis was something called the MORL dividend.MORL is—or rather was—the ticker for the ETRACS Monthly Pay 2XLeveraged REIT ETN...

The stock market has gone through many cycles since the 2000 tech bubble. The tech bubble was the last significant time the market’s popularity among individuals piqued their interest in such a...

Bulls weren't able to close out the week on a high as Friday's candlestick was a mix of a bearish engulfing pattern or black candlestick (lower close to open, but close above prior day's close). In...

Markets currently seem to be highly correlated into a simple “risk on / risk off” dichotomy, with the emini S+P futures leading the way while other markets follow. If the spuz is bid, then...

How close to its end is this S&P 500 consolidation are we – will the rebound meet its spark? Yesterday's session carries signs of the upcoming move, which I think will be higher. As said...

Are banks about to get fried? They sure could if current support fails to hold. This chart looks at Financial ETF (NYSE:XLF) from Marketsmith.com on a weekly basis over the past 7-years. XLF has...

It was another wild trading session overnight for the futures, which were down well over 1% at one point. The S&P 500 futures fell to around 3065, only to bounce back to 3125, and now back to...