ETF Analysis & Opinion

When the market rallies on bad news, it’s strong right? Well, the Fed and Europe did reiterate their dovish stance. From SPY $138.50 to 139.50 I expect increasing potential resistance.

The global high yield bond issuance hit a record during the past quarter. With persistently low rates and tremendous demand for yield from mutual funds and ETFs, companies lined up to get ridiculously...

This afternoon, all of the leading retail stocks are trading higher on the session. The Merrill Lynch Retail HOLDRS ETF (NYSEARCA:RTH) is trading higher by 0.47 cents to $41.07 a share. This signals...

This morning, the 10 and 30 year U.S. Treasurys are declining lower. The fall in the bond market comes as stocks soar higher and fear in the marketplace fades. Traders can easily watch a chart of the...

This morning, the major stock market indexes in the world are rallying sharply higher. The catalyst for the move up in the market comes as the Italian government staged a successful bond auction in...

After months of calculations and proprietary chart analysis, Chief Market Strategists discovered a cycle pivot point in the market. This pivot cycle date would begin the demise of the current bull...

I lowered the stop to 1.60 yesterday on our four August 23.63 calls (@ 1.85), but it proved unnecessary when GDXJ powered itself out of a hole with a promising $1.00 rally. As I explained in the chat...

Last year I made the case for investing in Canada in 2012 (see “Buying Canadian On Expectations For Stronger Growth“). I have only made one move since then (buying Encana Corporation (ECA)...

Further to my post of February 27th, below are a series of 3-Year Weekly charts of the Emerging Markets ETF (EEM), and the stock market indices of the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, and...

Last Monday was a banner day for most indices with S&P 500 hitting at new 46-month high of 1422.Alas, a week later, today, it closed at 1382, down nearly -3%.The NASDAQ and DJIA exhibited similar...

It's as simple and as relevant as the day is long: Japan, the world's third-largest economy behind the U.S. and China, is an export-driven economy and that economy is extremely sensitive to currency...

Well documented is the fact that the Middle East is a politically volatile region and that volatility can impact other nations thousands of miles away. The equation is simple: Political tensions...

One day you find yourself at a fairly boring cocktail party in town. You've had a couple of drinks and just as you are about to sneak out of there, a gentleman with a bushy mustache you've met earlier...

With last week’s poor employment report and recurring problems in Spain, global markets can only hope that the Easter Bunny hasn’t left the building.It was a poor ending to a lackluster...