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We will be watching our position in Germany (EWG) closely over the next few days. The chart below shows the German DAX’s performance relative to the S&P 500. Note when RSI (top) reaches... read more »


There’s been a great deal of discussion about the NASDAQ’s ability to log an 11-year high this past week. What hasn’t been mentioned, however, is that the tech-heavy composite remains 42.5%... read more »


For advisors and individual investors looking to further their “ETF education,” there is an abundance of material within reach that covers both elementary and advanced aspects of ETF investing.... read more »


The mainstream financial media may have caught a break in 2011. Neither the S&P 500 nor the Dow fell more than 20% from respective highs, meaning that nobody ran with the “Bear Is Back”... read more »


In January, the S&P 500 rocketed 4.4%… the largest monthly run-up for U.S. stocks since 1997. At the same time, 5-year U.S treasury bond yields hit record lows and the yields on 10-year... read more »


In 2011, the S&P 500 began the year with remarkable fanfare. The benchmark raked in 2.4% in January alone. And yet, in 2012, the S&P 500 has been even more impressive, snagging an... read more »


Less than 60% of all U.S. corporations have beaten analyst estimates for Q4 profits. Revenue numbers are equally questionable, as the “beat rate” is only 54%. Both readings are the weakest... read more »


Though the year is still very young, 2012 has gotten off to a promising start for investors. Major stock indexes have generally climbed higher throughout the first few weeks thanks to a number of... read more »


Copper is one of the world’s most popular metals. It is used in everything from water pipes to radiators to air conditioning systems. Some will say that the industrial metal posesses a Ph.D. in... read more »


Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper isn’t too pleased that Obama rejected the Keystone XL pipeline, a vessel that would have shipped crude from Alberta’s oil sands to the Gulf of... read more »











