ETF Analysis & Opinion

I found this kind of fascinating. Here is the SPY (NYSE:SPY) shown with its 30-day implied volatility rank. This relative rank of volatility went roaring higher late in February, and it kept banging...

It has been a relatively easy climb for indices with March capitulation volume now in the 'green' (i.e. anyone who bought stock in March will now be sitting on profit). The question for these buyers...

S&P 500 Index (top pane) vs Bank Index to S&P 500 Ratio (lower pane) As most investors know, the banks play a big role in the overall economy. Healthy banks tend to mean a healthy economy and...

Far too many investors ignore dividends, especially in a bull market. It’s easy to see why: with stocks racking up yearly double-digit gains, it’s tough to get worked up about a sub-2%...

With jobless claims early Thursday morning, followed by the weak bank stocks earnings reports, the market is at a precipice.Does the Fed come in once again to buy whatever they can? Or, will reality...

A mixed bag of action yesterday for the Russell 2000 (via iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE:IWM)) as bears created a 'bull trap island reversal' on the break—and subsequent move below $118. It was...

Some low key selling yesterday, from indices other than the NASDAQ, but not enough damage to reverse the breakouts. Bulls still doing enough to keep the bounce intact. Starting with the positive, the...

The charts of Regional Banks, KRE told us and will continue to tell us a lot! On the daily chart, back in mid-January, KRE was one of the first sectors to go into a warning phase or break below...

Most of the major asset classes mounted a strong rebound in the shortened trading week through Thursday, Mar. 9, led by US real estate investment trusts (REITs), based on a set of exchange-traded...

When it comes to protecting—and growing—your dividends (and portfolio) in these trying times, there are two sectors you should watch like a hawk: technology and energy.Both are standouts...

US stock indexes reversed last week’s downdraft (up between +7.9 to 14.9%) after getting massive injections of liquidity from the Fed and more stimulus from Capitol Hill. Small caps and value...

As Mike Goldberg used to say when the UFC’s headliner match and usually much-anticipated Fight of the Night would start “Here We Go” as this week the S&P 500 prepares to start Q1...

I think it may be essential to realize that those that sectors that led us up this week were the sectors that led us lower on the way down. From January 21 through March 23, the XLE was the...

“If you wonder why we’re seeing such a HUGE divergence the past 3 weeks between the economy and where investor psychology has taken the market…just remember…it’s all...