ETF Analysis & Opinion

US markets finished mixed and flat yesterday despite increased heat from a burning Europe Major US indexes and index ETFs finished mixed and flat yesterday despite continued heat from a burning,...

There have been ongoing worries that the Chinese economy is contracting based on recent economic data indicating a manufacturing slowdown. Further reports of the governments desire and attempts to...

Yesterday’s rally nearly invalidated some of the individual bank Bear Pennants with many of those charts appearing very inconsistent outside of the clear and continued reversal of this...

In April of 2012, U.S. financial markets cooled off as the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by .01%, the S&P 500 retreated .51%, and the Nasdaq went down 1.5%.  It is only natural that the...

While the S&P 500 sputtered to a small loss in April, a month that is historically kind to equities, plenty of ETFs closed in the green in the fourth month of the year. According to Finviz data,...

The all-cap blend style ranks third out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my style roadmap. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 32 ETFs and 607 mutual funds...

Sometimes it's useful to sit back and examine the technical leadership of the market to see where the strength is coming from and to understand the message of the market. Instead of the usual analysis...

Price is testing monthly resistance levels just now. Cumulative Tick and the Advance Decline lines are slightly negative accordingly — I’m keeping a close eye on those and raising...

Let's waste no time. Take a look at this chart...The black line is the Market Vectors Gold Miners (NYSE: GDX), an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that holds shares of major gold miners such as Barrick Gold...

Let’s look at three charts of GLD with the first showing a possible Inverse Head and Shoulders pattern. This pattern, like the larger one below, is disproportionately large relative to the...

It's the epitome of a catch-22: ETFs tracking non-investment grade bonds, also known as junk bonds, have become enormously popular with investors because of their robust yields. In this era of...

This report identifies the “best” ETFs and mutual funds based on the quality of their holdings and their costs. There are few funds that have both good holdings and low costs. While there...

SPY is attempting to establish support, but it’s struggling to do so beneath the VWAP and lower lows would not surprise with internals like this. On the other hand, volatility (bold grey line),...