ETFs are an extremely popular investment option, due to their low costs, diversified risks and accessibility. Here, Jonas Elmerraji looks at the various ways of investing in ETFs. He also recommends three small-cap ETFs for penny stock portfolios.

Is there a possible short term market bottom forming? Perhaps the McClellan indicator may have some answers.

I was asked to analyze the SPY. The ETF made a new low today and it won't be the last one, that's for sure. You really have to look at 5 and 10-year charts to see where the SPY really is and how much further down the ETF possibly has to go. THe sPY has some support at this current 110 level, butI doubt it will hold for long.

In this article I perform technical analysis of SPY. Moreover, I analyze an options strategy which will suit to the current situation.

For all of you contrarians out there, check out this 1.50 CBOE Equity Put/Call Ration intraday! Reversal anyone?

With the recent lift, albeit possibly temporary, there is no doubt that the SPY is in fact forming a classic double bottom pattern.

As many of you know, the major indices are at a pivotal, well …pivot. The SPY, IWM and others are in a position to retest the swing lows set in January 08.

I won’t be the first to say it, but certainly won’t be the last… it may be time to get long.

Although traders who are comfortable flipping stock and spreading options typically don’t look to Berkshire Hathaway for advice or for trading cues, an interesting idea showed up in Berkshire’s recently released 2007 annual report. On page 16, the chairman explains the two categories of derivative contracts that the company does hold.

It looks like we have reached an all time short interest level in the NYSE as of February 15.

Part 3 in the SPY Symmetrical Triangle series. It looked like the market was going to close down fairly substantially on Friday, until the news of a possible bond insurer bailout resulted in a rip roaring rally into the close. As a result, SPY is STILL trading inside of the triangle range.

This is part of a previous post, commenting on the current SPY symmetrical triangle setup. Offers a look at optionable plays and possible future direction.

As we look ahead through 2008, it seems increasingly likely that the U.S. economy is going to fall into recession, and many of our readers have been asking whether our strategy is appropriate for a bear market. One of the most common assumptions people make is that it’s better to trade condors in low volatility, non-trending environments. This is an understandable assumption.