ETFs Analysis & Opinion

After a dismal year in 2022 marked by sticky inflation and rising interest rates, the U.S. tech sector roared back to life. Led by artificial intelligence (AI) hype and positive earnings reports from...

Most commodity ETFs fall into one of three categories: producer equities, physically backed, or synthetically based. The first one includes examples like The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE...

While much of this year’s equity resurgence has been centered on the performance of US equities, the performance of foreign capital markets, namely, Europe, Japan, Australasia, and Far East...

Investing with a conscience has become more attainable than ever, thanks to Sustainably focused ETFs. These investment vehicles provide a unique opportunity to align investment strategies with...

Copper futures stabilized at around $3.90 per pound on Friday, the highest in over one month, to finish the week with a 3% rebound and a year-to-date performance of +2.38%. The Global Copper Miners...

Unlike last year, the first half of 2023 has been a tough period for crude oil. Despite Saudi Arabia announcing production cuts, and the concerted endeavors of OPEC+ to curtail supplies until 2024,...

A broad measure of commodities led returns for the major asset classes last week, based on a set of ETFs through Friday’s close (June 16). But even after a strong rally, it’s still not...

Carbon allowances outperformed broad commodity indexes over the course of the past week. Understanding how carbon markets function is essential in this context: Cap-and-trade markets issue carbon...

We often talk about the importance of leadership in the markets. For active investors, it tells us which sectors are out-performing and warns us when those sectors begin to falter.Today is a great...

The Bank of Canada (BoC) raised rates in their most recent interest rate policy announcement, after holding in the previous two sessions. As stated in their accompanying press release, the BoC...

U.S. banks have been struggling since regulators shut down and sold Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and First Republic. However, the sector may have bottomed out as it bounced back last week,...

The first half of the year has proven to be difficult for the energy sector. After being up 59.04% in 2022 against the backdrop of geopolitical tensions and supply threats, it is the worst-performing...

The cryptocurrency industry is facing intensified regulatory scrutiny as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission took legal action against leading platforms Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) Global and...

Successful traders and investors tend to watch junk bonds performance to understand when the financial market is bullish (junk bonds do well) versus when the market is bearish (junk bonds don’t...