Sector ETFs

Like other sectors, healthcare tumbled last week, but the group's decline was less bad than that of the broader market. The Health Care Select Sector Index (IXVTR) fell 3.42 percent, less bad than the 4.12 percent shed by the S&P 500. The sector, the S&P 500's second-largest sector...

The communication services sector replaced the telecommunications sector in September, and several high-flying stocks migrated from the consumer discretionary and technology sectors to communication services in the process.  Stocks making the move include three of the four in the FANG...

U.S. stocks tumbled Wednesday with the technology sector, the largest sector weight in the S&P 500, acting as the primary culprit. The tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 Index shed 4.40 percent while the Technology Select Sector Index dropped 4.85 percent. Not all traders were frowning, however. Positioning...

The utilities sector is rarely equated with excitement, but give the Utilities Select Sector Index some credit. That widely followed benchmark of utilities stocks has been soaring since the Federal Reserve raised interest rates last month. The Utilities Select Sector Index deserves some more credit...

After posting stellar returns in 2017, robotics and artificial intelligence exchange traded funds are struggling this year. Down nearly 8 percent this year, the Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF (NASDAQ: BOTZ) epitomizes the trend. The good news is that the struggles being endured...

Third-quarter earnings season kicks off in earnest this week and that means an imminent avalanche of earnings reports from the financial services sector. The arrival of another earnings seasons also means the opportunity for active traders to engaged leveraged exchange traded funds (ETFs). What...

If market watchers had to point to one stock that encapsulated the rally in the industrial sector, it would likely be Caterpillar. And while CAT’s late-summer performance is impressive, gaining 15 percent over the course of a 30-day span that saw stocks like Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)...

The Dow Jones Transportation Average Index is up about 7 percent year-to-date, lagging the broader market in the process, but there are ways for traders to magnify their transportation gains while playing a potential rebound in the sector. Enter the Direxion Daily Transportation Bull 3X Shares (...

Using the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLY), the largest exchange traded fund tracking that sector, as the measuring stick, it's accurate to say consumer cyclical stocks are delivering for investors this year. XLY is up nearly 19 percent year-to-date and resides near all-...

October is here and despite the month's reputation for ominous market events, the tenth month of the year is often kind to U.S. stocks. Over the past 20 years, the S&P 500 averaged October gains of 2.2 percent, according to EquityClock.com. That makes October the best month of the year in...

All of the exchange-traded funds dedicated to stocks with blockchain exposure have come to market this year. Nearly all of those funds are heavily or exclusively focused on U.S. equities. The exception is the Reality Shares Nasdaq NexGen Economy China ETF (NASDAQ: BCNA), which debuted in June....

Some of the most popular tech stocks in the market have performed relatively poorly so far this week. Without major news driving the tech sector lower, some of the stocks may simply be the victim of sector rotation. Strange Trading Action So far this week, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock is...

Aerospace and defense stocks are carrying the broader the industrial sector this year. The Dow Jones U.S. Select Aerospace & Defense Index is nearly nearly 15 percent year-to-date compared to 5.4 percent for the S&P 500 Industrial Index. Active traders looking for more juice out of the long...

2018 has not been a kind year for international equity investors. The whiplash has been especially bad for the Chinese markets, which were among the strongest in 2017. The FTSE China 50 Index, for example, rose 22 percent last year, but is down about 12 percent year-to-date. This is true for both...