ETF Analysis & Opinion

Generally speaking, there are two main groups of people in the market, long-term investors and short-term traders. One person buys stocks at attractive prices, holds for multiple years...

For the casual observer, the stock market’s rapid slide looks like madness. It was, after all, only last week that the S&P 500 closed at a record high. Six trading days later, the market had...

The bulls didn’t really get their act together yesterday, and the early gains evaporated a few hours into the session. As stocks closed near their daily lows, what chances of invalidating...

This post was written exclusively for Investing.com Volatility has surged in recent days as fears over the coronavirus have taken hold of the equity market. The VIX surged to as high as 37 on Feb. 27,...

Pre-Open Market AnalysisYesterday opened almost exactly at a 10% correction from the high. It rallied early but then sold off to close on its low and well below 3000. Yes, the selling is climactic and...

Recessions and bear markets are inevitable. So is it even possible to build a retirement portfolio that is recession-proof?There is no solution that would work for every investor. Instead, the asset...

It’s been a bloody week for stock investors. Markets are crashing across the globe on fears that the coronavirus outbreak, which originated in Wuhan, China, is going to become a worldwide...

Should we use this dip to load up on dividend stocks?It is always a good time to put high quality payers in our portfolio. Especially now, when their yields are noticeably higher than they were this...

When I do a webinar on swing trading, one of the concepts I teach is watching good instruments that correct in bad markets. Looking at the weekly chart in solar energy of Invesco Solar ETF (NYSE:TAN),...

The dam not only broke to today, but it also burst open and flooded the entire village. I was hoping and praying, we could avoid this scenario and that somehow or some way, the S&P 500 would hold...

Well, I think we’ve all stumbled upon a way to reduce the wealth gap that even Bernie Sanders himself couldn’t beat: just destroy it! In a matter of days, a full $2 trillion of equity...

This weak support trend line is the next obvious target for the Emini S&P 500. We need to see some base-building before jumping back in on the long side.

Suddenly, it’s a totally different world for the high-flying semiconductor stocks. In just a week, the bull case for these chip producers has weakened significantly as the global economy comes...

Pre-Open Market AnalysisAfter 2 huge days down, yesterday was a weaker bear trend day. There was a wedge bottom on the 5-minute chart. But, instead of reversing up, the Emini went sideways. That is a...