Trend Analysis

Exchange traded funds have found their way into self-directed brokerage accounts of the average retail investor, financial advisor investment strategies, and even the world’s largest hedge fund. According to the hedge fund’s quarterly 13F report, Bridgewater Associates, which overseas...

I was looking at the bullish breakout on the RUT,which failed today.We have a reversal candle on the SPX and cycle days approaching with the solstice/Bradley date conjunction Fri/Sat so I am bearish against today's high.Some follow through tomorrow would increase confidence,with a close below the 40 dma

Natural gas exchange traded funds are on a three-day hot streak as traders anticipate that scorching weather will fuel electricity and air conditioning usage as Americans try to keep cool. The United States Natural Gas Fund (NYSEArca: UNG) is up 1.2% in afternoon trading Wednesday. The fund has...

Investors are looking for the delicate balance between generating yield and not getting burned by rising interest rates. For example, yields on the 10-year Treasury note climbed over 2.3% to the highest levels in over a year on Wednesday. Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke said the Fed may scale...

I am not telling anyone anything new saying that bonds and stocks are inversely correlated. However if you look at this chart you will see how much stocks have out performed bonds and if the fed ever does take its foot off the gas how a simple mean reversion would lead to a 10% correction

U.S. stocks were down across the board Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank could start tapering its bond purchases this year if the economy cooperates. Within sectors, financial stocks were holding up better to continue a trend that has been in place the past...

When it comes to diversified emerging markets ETFs, two of the most important factors investors must evaluate are a fund’s country exposure and its country weights. Using a hypothetical example Emerging Markets ETF “A” with a 10% combined weight to the BRIC nations would likely be...

“Intelligent” or “enhanced” index exchange traded funds that implement active investment styles instead of a market-cap index have become a popular draw, even outperforming traditional indices. For instance, the Invesco PowerShares and Dorsey Wright ETFs built around the...

Exchange traded fund providers are leveraging their institutional investment background to grow. For instance, after bringing together its wealth and asset management units, Deustche Bank has increased its presence in the ETF space, expanding its line of passive investment strategies. Deutsche...

Yesterday we looked into China based equity ETFs in further depth, as it is quite well known now (or should be) that the oversized weighting in China in broad based Emerging Markets Equity products like EEM (iShares MSCI Emerging Markets, Expense Ratio 0.67%) and VWO (Vanguard Emerging Markets,...