All major averages continue to hold above their steep, short-term uptrend lines. The daily chart of the S&P 500 shows the price action in a strong uptrend, especially since breaking above 1,600.

You can see the full �Breakout� interview below: Related: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY), SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (NYSEARCA:DIA).

Another option they might want to consider would be to look at an exchange-traded fund (ETF), which provides investors with exposure to the overall stock market, as opposed to a certain sector.

You can see the full �Breakout� interview below: Related: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY), SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF(NYSEARCA:DIA).

When most people think of exchange traded products (ETPs), the first thing that comes to mind is often an ETP based on a market capitalization weighted index - the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX), for example. And with good reason - most of the first ETPs ...

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY) is currently 11.8% above its 200-period moving average and is in an upward trend.

Last year� just 39% hit their mark. So in any given year, mutual funds offer less than a 50% chance of outperforming the overall market.

Specifically, he says the PE for the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) is currently at 14.3 times estimated full-year earnings, compared to its five- and 10-year averages of 12.9 and 14, respectively, and peak PEs of 19 or 20 times earnings at the height of the ...

Bad Timing. Last year, Ned Davis Research published a sensational chart going back to 1950 that showed the difference between holding the S&P 500 during the hot half of the year compared to holding it during the dog days when the market typically slows.

Like stocks across the pond, the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) was starting to roll over in mid-April. The chart below shows a simple, but very effective, trend-following technique using moving averages.