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Video, ChartBook Update and ChartNotes

This post features chart notes on recent developments in our core ETF list, an update to the ETF ChartBook and a video covering all 60 core ETFs. Today’s video also shows what to watch for the short-term uptrend and covers oil.

Market Timing Model Update and A Few Things NOT to Worry About

The S&P 500 SPDR was never in trouble this year and the Russell 2000 ETF was never up less than 8% year-to-date. Small-caps surged out of the gate with IWM gaining around 17% the first two months of the year. This amalgamation of 2000 stocks then embarked on a long consolidation with a slight downward bias the next six months.

Video, ChartBook Update and ChartNotes

This post features chart notes on recent developments in our core ETF list, an update to the ETF ChartBook and a video covering all 60 core ETFs. Note that the video also covers some of the key charts from Friday’s commentary.

Video, ChartBook Update and Chart Notes

There were several new highs, and even a few all time highs, this week as stocks extended their October run into early November. This post features some ETF chart notes, an update to the ETF ChartBook and a video covering all 60 core ETFs.

Ranking and Grouping ETFs – Key Large-cap ETFs at Moment of Truth – More Downtrends than Uptrends

The goal of this commentary is to cut through the day-to-day noise and focus on price action that actually matters. Noise can be in the form of news or random price fluctuations. Either way, we are often better off when we filter the noise and focus on what really matters. So what really matters? Trends …

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The State of the Stock Market – Concerns Versus Evidence

This weekly commentary, featuring the S&P 500, Index Breadth Model and Sector Breadth Model, is designed to deliver an unbiased view of the current stock market environment. Models, while not perfect, provide a clear process driven approach for evaluating the market. Focusing on present signals, instead of future possibilities, models reflect the current state of …

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