ETF Power Rankings Articles

The big insight here is that equity markets failed to follow through on their strength to close last week.

The Nasdaq 100 ETF $QQQ, for instance, is now breaking below a key level of support. Unless...

The key piece of information here is how more and more international diversified ETFs are overtaking the US' S&P 500 $SPY.

International stocks have outperformed YTD versus the United States, a...

What immediately stands out is how the precious metal miner ETFs have migrated to the top of the table. This points to a pronounced increase in relative strength as equity markets have sold off.

You can...

As US stocks have sold off in recent sessions, China growth has migrated to the top of the rankings.

Notably, this group found itself well into the red during the most correction. But this rotation into...

US sectors have experienced some notable weakness this week as many groups fail to hold their recent breakouts.

While this does a paint a picture that the market environment is transitioning to a...

Growth and large cap factors continue to lead in the green on the US indices table.

Importantly, many indexes have been rejected after testing their most recent highs.

While this isn't a...

More country ETFs are beginning to climb up the ETF Power Rankings. Beginning 2025, global stocks have actually outperformed the United States.

While this has been a secular downtrend in global relative...

Honestly, not much to note here so this will be brief.

The same industry groups continue to lead higher, like Internet $FDN, Cloud $SKYY, Broker Dealers $IAI, and Cyber Security $HACK. Further, the...

Something that stands out week to week is how persistently green the Ark funds have been in their leadership.

This is a market environment that is rewarding speculative growth companies, and as shown...

Both the cap and equal weight communication ETFs top the ranking across the sectors.

Communications has been tremendously strong and has just broken to new all time highs.

Financials $XLF...

Large Cap Growth $IWF remains a dominant factor here as stocks close in on all time highs.

But it's not just a large cap story; indeed Small Cap Growth $IWO remains at new highs relative to Small Cap...

Something we've noted in recent weeks is how the United States is falling down the list. Unsuspectedly, we think this is actually rather bullish.

This is because American equities aren't weak - quite...

The same industry groups are continuing to lead, as pictured by the big block of green on our table. This once again points to the efficacy of erring on the side of relative strength; when an ETF flips green...

Notice how green the top section of the thematics table has been.

The same themes continue to dominate; crypto stocks, speculative tech, gaming etc. China growth is also beginning to appear on this list...

Again, we keep pointing to how many different sectors there are showing relative strength and inhabiting the top area of our sector power rankings.

This points to a wide set of sectors participating,...

Noticeably, Large Cap Growth $IWF remains strong on the list of US indices while Small Cap Value $IWN struggles.

Taking the ratio between the two, you can clearly see IWF consolidating right beneath all...

A major standout here is how the American S&P 500 $SPY doesn't even feature on the top 10 on our global list.

We have regular attendees like Argentina, China, and Israel, but there are a number of...

Notice how persistent the colors are on either end of the table?

What this suggests is that the same industry groups that have been outperforming the market have continued to show strength, while there...

Today we're switching up our regular broadcasting and taking our ETF Power Rankings to the stocks of the Dow 30.

The beauty of these rankings is that they can applied to any universe of our choosing - today we're doing the Dow 30.

Today we're switching up our regular broadcasting and taking our ETF Power Rankings to the stocks of the Dow 30.

The beauty of these rankings is that they can applied to any universe of our choosing - today we're doing the Dow 30.

Large Cap Growth $IWF remains on the top of the rankings for U.S. indices.

Right beneath it are growth-adjacent ETFs, like the Nasdaq 100 $QQQ, Mega Caps $MGC, and the S&P 500 $SPY.

The high...

We’re noticing an increasing number of international markets showing relative strength.This includes familiar standouts like China, Argentina, and Israel, as well as newer additions like Colombia, Chile, and...

The big takeaway here is the continued green among a select few industry groups.

Cloud, Broker Dealers, Cyber Security, Software etc. These have all been strong industries over the years, so it's no...

Many of the ETFs that hold crypto-associated stocks continue to rank high on the thematic list.

This niche area could continue to strongly outperform if Bitcoin successfully completes an all time high...