ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: ETF Survey (Part 1)

James Kimball | March 18, 2018

The Sector models closed between -2.90% (Aggressive) and -0.57% (Conservative) on the week. The SPY closed down -1.64% on the week. The SPY, after a strong close to last week, settled back down to its 50-day and 10-day moving averages. …


ETF Complete Portfolio Strategy Insights: Measuring Your Model (Part 4)

James Kimball | March 11, 2018

The ETF Complete model closed the week up +1.1% compared to the SPY which closed up +3.6%. The SPY recovered this week closing on Friday not far off from its prior week’s high. The jobs report on Friday was the …


Weekly Review for 3/11/2018

James Kimball |

The NASDAQ 100 All Stars model closed up +8.04% on the week. The NASDAQ 100 closed up +4.27%. The All Stars Monthly portfolio put in a strong week with all five positions outpacing the market. Seagate Technologies plc (STX) and …


ETF Country Plus Strategy Insights: Measuring Your Model (Part 4)

James Kimball |

The country models were up on the week on average about +0.6%. The benchmark was up +2.9%. The SPY recovered this week closing on Friday not far off from its prior week’s high. The jobs report on Friday was the …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: Measuring Your Model (Part 4)

James Kimball |

The Sector models closed between +0.85% (Conservative) and +13.71% (Aggressive) on the week. The SPY closed up +3.60% on the week. The SPY recovered this week closing on Friday not far off from its prior week’s high. The jobs report …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: Measuring Your Model (Part 3)

James Kimball | March 4, 2018

The Sector models closed between -1.73% (Aggressive) and +1.15% (Moderate) on the week. The SPY closed down -2.05% on the week. The market opened the week initially up with the SPY putting in its highest close since Feb 1st. However, …


ETF Country Plus Strategy Insights: Measuring Your Model (Part 3)

James Kimball |

The country models were down on the week on average about -1.75%. The benchmark down -2.4%. Year-to-date, both county models are leading the benchmark by a small margin. The market opened the week initially up with the SPY putting in …


ETF Complete Portfolio Strategy Insights: Measuring Your Model (Part 3)

James Kimball |

The ETF Complete model closed the week down -1.7% compared to the SPY which closed down -2.0%. The market opened the week initially up with the SPY putting in its highest close since Feb 1st. However, after several days of …


Weekly Review for 3/4/2018

James Kimball |

The NASDAQ 100 All Stars model closed down -0.46% on the week. The NASDAQ 100 closed down -1.30%. The All Stars Monthly portfolio made a number of position changes for March. We are now back to being fully invested. We …


ETF Complete Portfolio Strategy Insights: Measuring Your Model (Part 2)

James Kimball | February 25, 2018

The ETF Complete model closed the week up +0.7% compared to the SPY which closed up +0.6%. After recovering about half of the drop, markets put in a relatively quiet U-shaped week, closing Friday on its highest levels since February …