Even though some equity groups are performing well year-to-date, commodity and crypto related ETFs feature prominently on the leaderboard. The pink shading on the image below highlights these leaders. The top five ETFs are related to platinum, gold, silver, uranium

The stock market advance broadened over the past week as more stocks crossed above their 200-day SMAs. Mid-caps caught a bid with IJH breaking its 200-day SMA. Small-caps also surged with IJR challenging its 200-day. We are also seeing flag/pennant

The majority of indicators remain bearish, but breadth continues to improve. First, the S&P 500 EW ETF joined SPY and QQQ with a close above the upper Bollinger Band (125,1) this week. Second, the percentage of S&P 500 stocks above

Large-caps and tech stocks continue to lead the market with SPY and QQQ notching new highs. The Technology SPDR, Communication Services SPDR and Industrials SPDR also hit new highs, and the Finance SPDR is not far off. The leaders consolidated

ETFs related to commodities, bonds and crypto continue to feature prominently in the top twenty. In fact, 10 of the top 20 are related to these three groups. In a bull market, we typically see 15 or more equity ETFs

Stocks moved sharply higher the last two days with SPY surging 2% and gapping up on Tuesday. The Technology SPDR is leading the sector SPDRs with a gap-surge to new highs this week. Communication Services and Industrials are not far

The weight of the evidence remains mixed. Of the 15 signals on the first three charts, five are bullish and ten are bearish. SPY and QQQ are in long-term uptrends and Nasdaq 100 breadth is net bullish, but S&P 500

Stocks shrugged off the events in the Middle East and rallied on Monday. Small-caps, Consumer Discretionary, Home Construction, Banks, Infrastructure and Transports led the way higher. These are largely cyclical groups and relative strength suggest that the advance may be

Commodity, crypto and a few bond related ETFs are leading. Our ETF Ranking shows that 10 of the top 20 are related to these alternatives. Equity ETFs make up the other ten, but equity alternatives remain, well, serious alternatives. In

Nasdaq 100 stocks and QQQ are leading, but the weight of the evidence remains mixed for the broader market. After a big advance since early April, a pullback could be brewing as short-term bearish divergences take shape in S&P 500

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Tech-related ETFs are leading in June as several broke out of pennants and extended higher. Today’s report will update these breakouts and their trailing stops. Despite continued strength in tech, I am seeing short-term underperformance emerge in mid-caps, finance, banks

Non-equity ETFs continue to perform well and feature in the top twenty. These include commodity, bond and crypto ETFs. This list expands when we include equity ETFs related to commodities, such as the Gold Miners ETF (GDX). GDX is part

SPY and QQQ continued to lead the broader market higher, but MDY and IJR caught a bid with pennant breakouts this week. In fact, there are lots of pennant breakouts, especially in leading tech-related ETFs. We will cover these breakouts

QQQ and Nasdaq 100 stocks continue to lead the market since the April low. QQQ extended higher and crossed the upper Bollinger Band on Wednesday for an uptrend signal. A breadth indicator also flipped bullish, which means the Nasdaq 100

SPY and QQQ continue to lead the market with leading breakouts in mid May. Small-caps surged over the last five days, but the S&P SmallCap 600 SPDR (IJR) remains below its falling 200-day SMA. IJR is also showing relative weakness.