ETF Analysis & Opinion

Earlier on I wanted to give the recent three-week choppy range the benefit of the doubt as potential further consolidation, but this week in particular felt more and more like near-term topping...

Although it flies in the face of my bearishness on the euro and miners, it seems to me silver might - - and I say again, might - - be shaping up as a pretty amazing inverted head and shoulders...

There is any easy way to invest in Gold: Exchange Traded Funds!If you have ever seriously considered investing in gold, you may have pondered the inconvenience of accumulating (and securely storing)...

Markets and ETFs were quiet today as investors left for their annual Easter Egg Hunts  In other words, markets and Index ETFs declined slightly this week as investors mulled over declines in...

This weekend brings celebrations of two of the most important religious holidays in the world: Easter and Passover. And given the way stocks have acted this week, a time that is historically bullish...

The deluge of new dividend ETFs has been an oft-lamented theme for close to a year. Maybe longer and that makes sense. In an environment where investors are starved for yield, there are now scores of...

Tuesday marked the debut of the Market Vectors International High Yield Bond ETF (NYSE: IHY), the 46th ETF from Market Vectors, the ETF sponsor run by Van Eck Global. With an expense ratio of 0.4%,...

The seemingly undaunted rise of Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), the largest U.S. company by market value, has spurred plenty of conversation about the impact the stock is having on ETFs. To be sure, there are...

Nearly every trading day the U.S. Dollar Index futures (DX-M2) will pull back or decline when the index trades higher before the opening bell. As you may know, when the U.S. Dollar Index declines, the...

The correction, the Fed, and Spain are all upon us!  Indexes and index ETFs wiped out today on news of more pain in Spain, a negative factory orders report, the FOMC minutes by Dr. Ben himself,...

Here’s the latest installment of our ongoing review of ETFs that can be used to replicate the Global Market Index (GMI), a passive, unmanaged benchmark that’s comprised of the major asset...

It should not be surprising that HYG is showing a rather clear version of the various topping patterns playing with the equity indices and certain sector ETFs.What does make HYG’s Diamond Top at...

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPY) is pushing through a double top from last week at $141.86, +1.14 (+0.81%). This is a new 52 week high, a level not seen since 2008 in the markets. Today was...

Major Indexes and Index ETFs blasted off yesterday into Second Quarter 2012The bulls definitely took charge yesterday into Second Quarter 2012 as the S&P 500 rose .74%, the DJIA rose .40%, the...