ETF Analysis & Opinion

It is clear from looking at the current landscape that volatility is rapidly becoming a key focus for asset management. Witness the birth of “low-volatility” ETFs and the popularity...

I feel almost inclined to apologize for the number of times I trot out the gold bugs index analog, but - - well - - I think it's important. Week after week, this analog has held together and...

The popular and highly traded Market Vectors Oil Services ETF (NYSEARCA:OIH) is trading lower by 0.71 cents to $42.39 a share. Short term traders should watch for intra-day support around the $42.18,...

Major U.S. indexes and ETF close mixed on low volume day, stuck at significant resistance.Major indexes and ETFs hovered near significant resistance, still unable to move higher as technical...

The daily chart for Streettracks Gold (NYSE: GLD) has declined quite a bit since making a rally high back on February 28. The decline on February 29 was steep and GLD has been unable to make much...

The XLB continues to present in a rather bearish light in what shows as a Rounding Top of some sort born of a gap.Whether the XLB is bearish in the weeks and months ahead is to be seen, but what does...

Yesterday morning, all of the leading financial stocks were struggling to catch a bid higher. The Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEARCA:XLF) was trading lower by 0.05 cents to $14.85 a share....

"The rally in risk assets is running out of steam," warns The Economist. Maybe, but that's a forecast. The recent past, meanwhile, has been quite steamy, according to a recap of the major asset...

Global stock markets and ETFs shrug off Greek default and now wonder what comes next.In a volatile week, global stock markets and ETFs grappled with the meaning of Greece’s default amid...

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I have written extensively on my blog about the relationship between the returns of assets and their volatility. It is a point of interest. Commentators on financial television frequently discuss the...

On Friday, most of the leading European banks were under some early selling pressure. Meanwhile, the leading financial stocks in the United States were trading higher on the day. Traders can easily...

Markets made a quick recovery from their first multi-day route, with the S&P 500 ultimately closing ahead by +0.2%. Although the rebound was impressive, price still needs to clear prior highs...