ETF Analysis & Opinion

1. S&P 500 As I pointed out on Friday, the S&P 500 fell pretty hard from the day’s highs, and sold-off further in the after-hours session. It isn’t clear how much damage could be...

The stock market has gone through many cycles since the 2000 tech bubble. The tech bubble was the last significant time the market’s popularity among individuals piqued their interest in such a...

Bulls weren't able to close out the week on a high as Friday's candlestick was a mix of a bearish engulfing pattern or black candlestick (lower close to open, but close above prior day's close). In...

Markets currently seem to be highly correlated into a simple “risk on / risk off” dichotomy, with the emini S+P futures leading the way while other markets follow. If the spuz is bid, then...

How close to its end is this S&P 500 consolidation are we – will the rebound meet its spark? Yesterday's session carries signs of the upcoming move, which I think will be higher. As said...

Are banks about to get fried? They sure could if current support fails to hold. This chart looks at Financial ETF (NYSE:XLF) from Marketsmith.com on a weekly basis over the past 7-years. XLF has...

The S&P experienced a narrow loss yesterday, as it traded inside Tuesday's doji, which was within last Thursday's gap down. The MACD is still on a 'sell' trigger but it returned to a relative...

With yesterday's hefty gains taken off the table, and a new profitable position that has them secured already, will the S&P 500 let me add to the tally some more still today?Given yesterday's...

Which stocks could magnify S&P's gains in case it rallies? Take a look at a part of our Stock Pick Update. We have included Industrials, Real Estate and Financials stocks this time.The broad stock...

As of this writing, the Top 5 Technology names on the S&P 500 are Microsoft, (NASDAQ:MSFT), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) and Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL).These names...

S&P 500 Stocks advanced by about 1.9%, but it was a very volatile trading session, with shares up as much as 3% at one point, then falling back to nearly flat, then surging higher, and finished...

Just as I called for, there wasn't much S&P 500 downside left, and I am hugely profitable on the upside reversal from near yesterday's premarket lows. That's quite a turn in momentum, isn't it?...

This crisis has caused a lot of folks to develop a crippling fear when it comes to REITs: they see the beating mall owners like Simon Property Group (NYSE:SPG) have taken and swear REITs off for...

Friday's defensive action was followed by Monday's buying, with many indices defending 20-day MA support. The profit taking from Thursday is still in the mix but the panic selling from February hasn't...