Silver prices and associated ETFs like the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) are up some 20% since mid-August. Is it still ok to buy into silver or is it time to look at short ETFs like the UltraShort Silver ProShares (ZSL)?... >> READ MORE...

Fact and fiction are often separated by nothing more than a thin line. Some consider GM as a government bailout success story and the performance of the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) seems to suggest that this claim is legit. What does the final authority - the stock market - say?... >> READ MORE...

Bond purchases of struggling governments in Europe are the financial equivalent of QE3 in the U.S. It seems like the hope for more financial intervention is the driving force behind higher U.S. stock prices and a strengthening euro currency. But how long can the world's stock markets sustain themselves on mere hope?... >> READ MORE...

After a 12% rally investors are starting to buy into the S&P 500 and other indexes again. At the same time technical resistance is getting stiffer and seasonality is turning bearish. Is it time to buck the trend and start nibbling on short/inverse ETFs?... >> READ MORE...

The Federal Reserve is the most powerful financial institution in the world. It manipulates the world's stock market seemingly at will, yet there are reasons to conclude QE3 is farther away than many expect.... >> READ MORE...

An analysis of NYSE trading volume provides one of the most intriguing big picture forecasts available to investors today. Trading volume, although not a short-term timing tool, acts like a lie detector.... >> READ MORE...

The S&P 500, Nasdaq-100 and Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF are rallying to new multi-year recovery highs spurred by Apple's record setting performance. As Apple goes, so goes the market, so what's next for Apple?... >> READ MORE...

"The stock market is doomed because small cap stocks are trailing behind the S&P" has been the financial media's message. Obviously the market is doomed eventually, but for now this piece of Wall Street "wisdom" hasn't paid off. Here's what the Russell 2000 is telling us.... >> READ MORE...

The Dow Jones sports perhaps the most unique constellation of our generation. Constellations don't make money, buy or sell signals do. The Dow's constellation may double as a signal and is of importance for investors.... >> READ MORE...

Investors are shunning the financial sector. Although financials account for more than 14% of the S&P 500 (SPY), investors (by one measure) have only 2% of their money invested in financials. Some contrarians take this as a buy signal, is it?... >> READ MORE...