momentum

The quality factor is a favorite among advisors and investors, but it has been a disappointment this year, lagging its momentum rival. Quality's laggard status has also plagued some dividend exchange-traded funds, a scenario that has put some income investors in a bind. Adding to the conundrum...

Throughout 2015, investors have heard plenty about the momentum factor outperforming its value counterpart. Exchange-traded funds easily prove as much. For example, the $947.7 million iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF (iShares Trust (NYSE: MTUM)) is up nearly 6 percent, while the S&P 500 is...

California entrepreneur and software engineer Steve Bode told Benzinga he had designed a program that automatically buys and sells stock. Furthermore, according to Bode, the software never makes a mistake, and now he has decided to make it available to investors (for a fee). Who Is Steve Bode...

To be honest, the plan was to present an in-depth review of the outlook for inflation on Wednesday. To be sure, nothing can kill a bull market faster than an uptick in inflation. And with the May data showing that there just might be some inflation percolating at the present time, it seemed a...

Vlad Karpel is the Founder of Tradespoon.com and was a special guest on Benzinga's #PreMarket Prep to share wisdom he has accumulated through his 15 years of experience in building a statistics-driven stock picking system. Jumping right in to it, Karpel was asked what his trading strategy...

JC Parets is the founder and president of Eagle Bay Capital and holds the Chartered Market Technician designation (CMT) and is the New York City Chapter Chair of the Market Technicians Association. Parets is a regular guest on many news outlets and dropped by for a chat on Benzinga's #...

Endeavour Silver Corp. (AMEX: EXK) is one of the day’s biggest gainers, up 8.0% following news of the silver mining company’s production. The move – while impressive – is just another step in what’s become a fairly reliable uptrend. Endeavour Silver Corp. shares are up 18% for the last three months...