ETF Analysis & Opinion

Markets and ETFs lose again as Greece fans the Europe fire .  Markets and index ETFs continued losing yesterday as Greek fears of default or exit from the euro continued to plague world markets....

There are currently over 50 U.S. Small-Cap issues whether categorized as growth, value or blend. This is overwhelming for most investors. Using our long experience as an ETF publication, we try to...

In looking at some of the longer-term charts of the Direction Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares ETF (FAZ), it almost looks like 2008 Part II is on the way, but let’s look at these charts relative...

Two days in a row and we have better manufacturing data from Germany. On May 7th Factory Orders gained 2.2% from prior .6% and yesterday, May 8th, Industrial Output gained 2.8% from prior .3%. At the...

We hold two June 65 calls (or a multiple thereof) after initially acquiring four of them within pennies of Monday’s hysterical, V-shaped bottom. Profit-taking during the sharp rally that ensued...

Rick’s Picks occasionally offers option trades suited to novices and experienced traders alike. Typically, these gambits go against major trends, since our proprietary Hidden Pivot System is...

Since about four trading days ago, the important retail sector was leading the industry group in the stock market. This morning, the retail sector is leading the major stock market indexes lower. The...

Charts of interest that I'm watching over the next few days are shown below...action of late has been in favour of the bears (except the U.S. $)... (of particular interest is Tuesday's break and close...

Markets and ETFs continue to slide as Greece causes global markets to flare again Monday’s flat and confused ETFs were not so confused anymore yesterday, as Greece has once again decided to...

Van Eck, the parent company of Market Vectors and the fifth-largest U.S. ETF issuer by assets, has filed plans with the Securities and Exchange Commission to possibly list two Saudi Arabia-specific...

A stock or ETF's short interest and short ratio can be instructive on multiple fronts. Obviously, this data can lead a trader to valid bearish plays using the theory that the more folks that are...

It's fair to say Russia is already in the midst of an oil boom. While the country's April output slipped 0.3% to 10.33 million barrels per day, the lowest level of 2012, average daily production this...

Last night, the S&P 500 Index e-mini futures (ES-M2) traded as low as 1344.75 per contract. This afternoon, the major stock market indexes are trading basically flat. Believe it or not, the...

The U.S. markets are trading flat on the day after an ugly overnight session in the S&P futures. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPY) is trading at $136.91, -0.05 (-0.04%) after the S&P...