For active investors seeking to identify actionable ETF investment ideas, our team of analysts analyzes technical and fundamental price drivers of more than 2,000 ETFs to identify both short and longer-term opportunities with a focus on absolute returns. Recommendations are actionable investment ideas that are poised for outperformance over the next week to 90 days. New buy and sell recommendations are posted here on a monthly basis.
2019 ETF Picks
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2018 ETF Picks
December 2018:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: Bulls Position for a Turning Point Overseas
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: Defensive Assets Losing their Luster
November 2018:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: Follow the Money to Alternatives
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: Follow the De-Risking Wave
October 2018:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: Geopolitical Risks Are Rising Again for This Commodity
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: Beware of Safe-Haven Equities
September 2018:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: Shopping Season is Heating up as Summer Winds Down
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: Investors Are Running Away From Safety
August 2018:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: Follow the Earnings Growth
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: Don’t Ignore the Bear Lurking Overseas
July 2018:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: This Risk-On Industry Isn’t Spooked by Trade Wars
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: From Leader to Laggard
June 2018:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: Rising Rates Are Not Keeping Income Investors Away
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: Risk Appetites in Emerging Markets Are at Risk
May 2018:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: Dialing up Defensive Exposure
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: No Rebound in Sight for This Unloved Sector
April 2018:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: Not All Sectors Are in Free Fall
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: Steer Clear of Regulatory Risk
March 2018:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: Follow the Bulls Overseas
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: Income Investors Beware of Rising Rates
February 2018:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: It’s Not Too Late to Join the Chain
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: Demand for High Yield Is Weak
January 2018:
2017 ETF Picks
December 2017:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: Bargain Shopping for Retailers
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: No Santa Rally in Sight for This Sector
November 2017:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: Follow the Profit Margins
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: Uncertainty in Currency Markets
October 2017:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: Back to Following the Leader
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: No Signs of Reversal for this Safe Haven
September 2017:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: Global Uncertainty Could Push This Asset Higher
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: This Country’s Rally May Be at an End
August 2017:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: Time to Buy Income Again
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: No Signs of Reversal for This Safe Haven
July 2017:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: Millennials Are Still Pushing This Industry Forward
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: Technical Breakdown in Former Market Leader
June 2017:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: The Safest Place for Growth Investors
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: Uncertainty Looms for This Industry
May 2017:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: Playing Offense With the Defense Industry
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: This Metal Is Falling out of Favor
April 2017:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: Look for Better Value Abroad
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: Reality is Taking Over Expectations for This Sector
March 2017:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: Style Rotation in Play, Go “Mega” or Go Home
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: Tailwinds Against This Industry Growing Stronger
February 2017:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: Best-of-Breed Fund in a Leading Industry
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: Policy Risk is Rising
January 2017:
2016 ETF Picks
December 2016:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: Mean Reversion in Former Tech Leaders
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: Don’t Fight the Trump Trade
November 2016:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: Stuck in a Range…or Worse
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: Beware of Election Volatility in Foreign Equities
October 2016:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: Yield Appetites Are Back
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: Beware of Election Volatility in Foreign Equities
September 2016:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: Potential Rebound in Former Risk-On, Safe Haven Derivative
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: A Seasonal Trade for Domestic Bears
August 2016:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: Consider this Lagging, Growth Industry Rebound
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: When Optimism Proves Wrong Overseas
July 2016:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: Embrace the Risk-Off Rotation With This Sector ETF
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: Not All Metals Are Poised to Shine
June 2016:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: Defensive Equity Exposure for Start of Summer
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: Don’t Chase These Bonds
May 2016:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: Style Rotation in Full Swing
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: Energy Sets up potential Bull Trap
April 2016:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: Consumers Are Keeping Cyclicals in Favor
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: Materials Are in Trouble
March 2016:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: Jumping Back Into Pockets of Strength
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: Watch out for This Commodity Bull Trap
February 2016:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: A Proven Alternative to Stocks and Bonds
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: Mean Reversion in Bonds
January 2016:
2015 ETF Picks
December 2015:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: Trading the Fed Rate Hike Surprise
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: Sell this Emerging Market Country Rebound
November 2015:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: Buy the Dip in This Sector Leader
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: Fade the Short-Squeeze in This Industry
October 2015:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: Going after Market Leaders
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: Headwinds are Gathering for This Sector
September 2015:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: Rate Hike Priced in for This Sector
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: Don’t Ignore the Fundamentals Behind This Commodity ETF
August 2015:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: A Safer Rebound for Energy
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: A Technical Eurozone Play
July 2015:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: An Expert-Only Contrarian Play
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: The Trend is Your Friend
June 2015:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: Don’t Miss this Currency Trend Reversal
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: A Potential Triple-Top Trade
May 2015:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: Don’t Bet Against this Currency Trend
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: Profit-Taking Pressures are Looming Overseas
April 2015:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: Another Way to Bet on Energy Rebound
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: Defensive Sector Short-Sell Setup
March 2015:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: Long Foreign Oil Producer
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: Cheap Oil Euphoria is Waning
February 2015:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: Long Consumer Spending
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: Profit from the Return of Certainty
January 2015:
- Buy – ETF Pick of the Month: Buy Foreign Equities with Dollars
- Sell – ETF Pick of the Month: Sell This Bond ETF on the Pop
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To see the 2013 archive, click here.
