ETF Analysis & Opinion

Q1 2025 featured a more than 25% annual increase in new U.S. ETFs Some of last year’s themes remain hot, but new strategies have caught investors’ attention We highlight today’s growth spots...

The appetite for risk has taken a hit in recent weeks, although the worst of the selling has, so far, been contained to US stocks, on a year-to-date basis. The rest of the primary markets around the...

This year tracks as a record for ETF launches among US issuers Investors have demanded high-yield, protection, and crypto-related funds in 2024 New strategies emerge, including innovations in the...

Today, we'll explore three ETFs offering exposure to robotics and artificial intelligence, simplifying investment in these sectors. Creating a diversified portfolio of shares or opting for funds and...

Just as everyone is fawning over Bitcoin and stocks at all-time highs, Gold has quietly made all-time highs. And, just as we wrote earlier this week, that may be a good thing for Gold bulls.Today we...

ETFs have taken on a new look and feel over the last few years as some themes fade while others appear to be just ramping up Investors have more income options than ever in the ETF universe, from...

Not too long ago, we wrote about a potential cup with handle breakout for the market-leading VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SMH) Today, we examine a “monthly” chart of $SMH to provide an...

When interest rates fall, bond prices rise. And while it has been some time since we’ve been able to say interest rates are dropping, the past few months have done just that.The pullback in...

As readers know, we watch leadership sectors daily. And today is no different as we take yet another look at the Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SMH)Below is a daily chart of SMH showing the correction...

Tech stocks have been leaders once again in 2023 following its broad-based correction into 2022. But, we are not out of the woods just yet.Today’s chart looks at the Equal Weight Nasdaq 100 ETF...

The precious metals complex may be ending a 2-month pullback/consolidation pattern.And perhaps in grand fashion! With Gold and Silver prices bouncing off key price support, we are seeing similar...

A broad measure of commodities led returns for the major asset classes last week, based on a set of ETFs through Friday’s close (June 16). But even after a strong rally, it’s still not...

We often talk about the importance of leadership in the markets. For active investors, it tells us which sectors are out-performing and warns us when those sectors begin to falter.Today is a great...

Successful traders and investors tend to watch junk bonds performance to understand when the financial market is bullish (junk bonds do well) versus when the market is bearish (junk bonds don’t...