ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: 2017 Year in Review (Part 1)

James Kimball | January 7, 2018

The Sector models closed between +2.87% (Conservative) and +11.42% (Aggressive) on the week. The SPY closed up +2.46% on the week. The SPY put in a strong holiday-shortened week to start 2018 with 4 days in a row of higher-highs …


Weekly Review for 12/17/2017

James Kimball | December 17, 2017

The NASDAQ 100 All Stars model closed down -0.27% on the week. The NASDAQ 100 closed up +1.91%. The model is matching the QQQ. Nvidia (NVDA) was flat on the week. PayPal Holdings Inc (PYPL) put in a strong week …


ETF Country Plus Strategy Insights: ETF and Market Survey (Part 3)

James Kimball |

The country models were up on the week on average about +0.5%. The benchmark was up +0.5%. Year-to-date, both county models are lagging behind the benchmark. Stay tuned for the daily updates and log into the website to see holdings …


ETF Complete Portfolio Strategy Insights: ETF and Market Survey (Part 3)

James Kimball |

The ETF Complete model closed the week up +0.1% compared to the SPY which closed up +0.6%. Year-to-date, the Complete Portfolio is now leading the SPY by about 2%. Stay tuned for the daily updates and log into the website …


Weekly Review for 12/10/2017

James Kimball | December 10, 2017

The NASDAQ 100 All Stars model closed down -1.91% on the week. The NASDAQ 100 closed up +0.14.%. The model leads the QQQ by about 3% year-to-date. Nvidia (NVDA), along with a number of other names in the NASDAQ, took …


ETF Complete Portfolio Strategy Insights: ETF and Market Survey (Part 2)

James Kimball |

The ETF Complete model closed the week down -0.1% compared to the SPY which closed up +0.4%. Year-to-date, the Complete Portfolio is now leading the SPY by about 2%. We saw some minor divergences in the indexes this week as …


ETF Country Plus Strategy Insights: ETF and Market Survey (Part 2)

James Kimball |

The country models were up on the week on average about +0.2%. The benchmark was up +0.1%. Year-to-date, both county models are lagging behind the benchmark. We saw some minor divergences in the indexes this week as all but the …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: The Ins and Outs of Leveraged ETFs (Part 3)

James Kimball | November 19, 2017

The Sector models closed between +0.04% (Conservative) and +0.23% (Moderate) on the week. The SPY closed down -0.09% on the week. The SPY put in a mid-week dip but reversed course to close out the week mostly flat. The SPY …


Weekly Review for 11/19/2017

James Kimball |

The NASDAQ 100 All Stars model closed up +0.68% on the week. The NASDAQ 100 closed up +0.18%. The model leads the QQQ by about 9% year-to-date. Nvidia (NVDA) closed the week marginally lower but is still clinging to its …


ETF Complete Portfolio Strategy Insights: The Ins and Outs of Leveraged ETFs (Part 3)

James Kimball |

The ETF Complete model closed the week up +0.1% compared to the SPY which closed down -0.1%. Year-to-date, the Complete Portfolio is now leading the SPY by about 4.5%. The SPY put in a mid-week dip but reversed course to …