What clue might help us to predict the direction of the broad market's next move? Most likely, it will all come down to who wins the tug-of-war between the bulls of the Nasdaq and bears of the Dow.

When ETFs break out above clearly-defined, long-term downtrend lines, they present ideal buying opportunities for less active investors and traders.

The broad market sold off in the final hours of trading Wednesday, causing the major indices to surrender a majority of their earlier gains.

Because of the relative weakness it is already exhibiting, the Retail HOLDR (RTH) should be one of the leading sectors to the downside if the bearishness of the broad market persists in the short to intermediate-term.

It's quite a sign of weakness that the S&P only managed to recover about one-third of its recent losses before breaking down to a lower low.

Markets at pivotal support or resistance levels can be very whippy and indecisive, so it may be a good idea to reduce your share size on any new positions taken in the coming week.

Today is "quadruple witching" options expiration, a day in which contracts for stock index futures, stock index options, stock options and single stock futures (SSF) simultaneously expire.

Going into today's session, Deron Wagner will be closely monitoring the performance of XLF, particularly with regard to whether or not it attempts to bounce off its 50-day MA.

At key inflection points in the market, being positioned on both sides of the market, long the ETFs with relative strength, and short those with relative weakness, is not a bad idea.