ETF Analysis & Opinion

Markets and index ETFs stood still today after an aggressive week.Major markets and index ETFs stood still today after a busy week centered around Greece issues and positive economic indicators. ...

Kate Upton Cracks the Whip on the BullsWe all know and love the Sports Illustrated Magazine’s annual Swimsuit Edition.  This year’s swim suit model happens to be Kate Upton, a 100%...

Equity markets put in another strong performance for the week, leaving the S&P 500 (SPY) higher by +1.5%. With price now back near 2011 highs, Dow theorists may not have liked the Transport (IYT)...

Markets and index ETFs forget Greece and cheer US economic dataMajor markets and index ETFs forgot Greece today as the S&P 500 rose 1.10%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added .96%, the NASDAQ...

Barclays had the short term volatility ETF space to itself from January 2009 until November 2010 with their VXX long and XXV short ETNs.  On November 30th, 2010 VelocityShares came on the scene...

Markets dropped yesterday on negative Greek sentiment and Apple crunchMajor index and index ETFs declined yesterday on Greek sentiment, as the Greeks and EU postponed meetings of bailout yet...

Last week I detailed an ETF portfolio intended to mimic PRPFX, the Permanent Portfolio mutual fund.  Coincidentally, Global X launched a Permanent ETF (PERM) last week; the...

ETFs and markets sighed in relief yesterday as Greece finally voted on austerity measuresMarkets and index ETFs all rose yesterday on positive Greece news, as the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPY)...

Like Hercules battling the hydra, European leaders cut off one head only to see another appear.Last week’s markets were largely dominated by the continuing Greece drama, as Greece's politicians...

The Bulls have grabbed the momentum by the horns and seem poised to ratchet the trend up a notch or two. As long as investors are convinced the EU sovereign-debt beast has been momentarily tamed, the...

Let's have a look at a long-term perspective on Treasury yields. The chart below shows the 10-Year Constant Maturity yield since 1962 along with the Federal Funds Rate (FFR) and inflation. The range...

The NASDAQ 100 (QQQ) and Technology (XLK) sector continued to show relative strength (see Ranked 10-Month Averages) even in light of the market’s broader pause last week (SPY -0.1%). Speaking of...

Greece was “saved” for less than 24 hours but now major ETFs around the world skid into the weekend on Greek fears After wangling for a week or more, Greek took their new deal to the...