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

James Kimball | November 19, 2017

The country models were up on the week on average about +0.3%. The benchmark was flat. Year-to-date, both county models are lagging behind the benchmark. The SPY put in a mid-week dip but reversed course to close out the week …


Weekly Review for 11/12/2017

James Kimball | November 11, 2017

The NASDAQ 100 All Stars model closed up +1.61% on the week. The NASDAQ 100 closed up +0.27%. The model leads the QQQ by about 9% year-to-date. Nvidia (NVDA) reported earnings on Thursday and once again exceeded expectations, sending the …


ETF Country Plus Strategy Insights: The Ins and Outs of Leveraged ETFs (Part 2)

James Kimball |

The country models were down on the week on average about -0.25%. The benchmark was down -0.3%. Year-to-date, both county models are lagging behind the benchmark. The SPY, after putting in a new mid-week new high, closed marginally lower on …


ETF Complete Portfolio Strategy Insights: The Ins and Outs of Leveraged ETFs (Part 2)

James Kimball |

The ETF Complete model closed the week flat +0.0% 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, after putting in a new mid-week new high, closed …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: The Ins and Outs of Leveraged ETFs (Part 2)

James Kimball |

The Sector models closed between -0.67% (Aggressive) and -0.32% (Conservative) on the week. The SPY closed down -0.14% on the week. The SPY, after putting in a new mid-week new high, closed marginally lower on the week. Concerns about the …


Weekly Review for 11/5/2017

James Kimball | November 5, 2017

The NASDAQ 100 All Stars model closed up +2.58% on the week. The NASDAQ closed up +1.34%. The model leads the QQQ by about 7% year-to-date.

Nvidia (NVDA) continued higher putting in a new intra-day high on Wednesday. Baidu Inc …


ETF Complete Portfolio Strategy Insights: The Ins and Outs of Leveraged ETFs (Part 1)

James Kimball |

The ETF Complete model closed the week up +0.8% compared to the SPY which closed up +0.3%. Year-to-date, the Complete Portfolio is now leading the SPY by about 4.4%. The SPY continues its strength, putting in a new all-time high …


ETF Country Plus Strategy Insights: The Ins and Outs of Leveraged ETFs (Part 1)

James Kimball |

The country models were down on the week on average about -1.9%. The benchmark was up +0.6%. Year-to-date, both county models are lagging behind the benchmark. The SPY continues its strength, putting in a new all-time high close on Friday. …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: The Ins and Outs of Leveraged ETFs (Part 1)

James Kimball |

The Sector models closed between +1.% (Conservative) and +5.57% (Aggressive) on the week. The SPY closed up +0.24% on the week. The SPY continues its strength, putting in a new all-time high close on Friday. The jobs report was positive …


Weekly Review for 10/29/2017

James Kimball | October 29, 2017

The NASDAQ 100 All Stars model closed down -2.3% on the week. The NASDAQ closed up +1.7%. The model leads the QQQ by about 5% year-to-date. Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) took a dive this week and hit out trailing stop. We …