This past week's shift in focus went from the inflation-sensitive sectors such as miners to growth laggards such as technology. To me this says it is time to restrain from new purchases and focus on capturing partial profits and raising cash..

In this video Ira Epstein reviews the trading in equities and ETFs for the trading day just ended, Wednesday, January 18.

ETFs targeting the semiconductor space surged nearly 3% each.

In this video Ira Epstein discusses the SPDR ETF action for the trading day just ended, Tuesday, November 8, plus a look at first election results and next CPI results.

In this video Ira Epstein reviews the action in stocks and SPDR ETFs for the trading day just ended, Wednesday, Sept.14.

The semiconductor space saw brutal trading on Aug 9, after another chipmaker warned of slowing demand, sparking concerns that the industry might be heading into the worst downturn in at least a decade.

While there have been winners in many corners of the market, here we highlight five ETFs from different industries that gained last month. These ETFs are likely to continue outperforming should the current trends prevail.

In this video Ira Epstein reviews the days trading in various SPDR-ETF markets for the trading day just ended, Wednesday, June 29.

In this video, Ira Epstein reviews the days trading in various SPDR-ETF markets for the trading day just ended, Wednesday, June 22.

In this video Ira Epstein reviews the days trading in various SPDR-ETF markets for the trading day just ended, Tuesday, May 31.

Ira Epstein reviews the days trading in various SPDR-ETF markets for the trading day just ended, Tuesday, May 24.

In this video Ira Epstein reviews the days trading in various SPDR-ETF markets for the trading day just ended, Monday, May 23.

Here are five ETFs that are down by double digits from a year-to-date look.

By mid-August, $736.5 billion flowed into ETFs - close to the total for all of 2020. This makes ETFs an extremely valuable component of any successful portfolio because it shows high investor interest.

Each ETF is judged against the other in key categories like cost, exposure strategy, performance, and a mystery category.

The chip crisis appears to be like the oil shortage of the 1970s. We highlight a few ETF areas that could gain/lose against this backdrop.