ETF Complete Strategy Insights: Rolling Returns and Relative Performance (Part 3)

James Kimball | April 14, 2019

The ETF Complete model closed the week up -0.8% compared to the SPY which closed up +0.6%.

The SPY put in a mostly sideways week before a decently strong finish on Friday. JP Morgan started earnings season off with a …


ETF Complete Strategy Insights: Rolling Returns and Relative Performance (Part 2)

James Kimball | April 7, 2019

The ETF Complete model closed the week up +3.9% compared to the SPY which closed up +2.2%.

The SPY recovered from last weeks dip to put in a new recent high just a few dollars off from its September all-time …


ETF Complete Strategy Insights: Rolling Returns and Relative Performance (Part 1)

James Kimball | March 31, 2019

The ETF Complete model closed the week up +0.7% compared to the SPY which closed up +1.2%. The SPY spent the week mostly recovering from last Friday’s sell off and closed on Friday at one of the highest levels in …


ETF Complete Strategy Insights: Market Survey (Part 3)

James Kimball | March 24, 2019

The ETF Complete model closed the week down -1.8% compared to the SPY which closed down -0.7%. Markets put in an interesting week, twice putting in new recent highs before rejecting them both times and closing marginally lower on the …


ETF Complete Strategy Insights: Market Survey (Part 2)

James Kimball | March 17, 2019

The ETF Complete model closed the week up +2.9% compared to the SPY which closed up +2.5%. After five consecutive lower closes last week saw a quick drop in the indexes below their 200-Day moving averages, markets quickly rebounded this …


ETF Complete Strategy Insights: Market Survey (Part 1)

James Kimball | March 10, 2019

The ETF Complete model closed the week down -2.2% compared to the SPY which closed down -2.2%. After gapping open on Monday and putting in the highest levels in nearly four and a half months, the SPY put in five …


ETF Complete Strategy Insights: Cognitive Biases and Trading (Part 7)

James Kimball | March 3, 2019

The ETF Complete model closed the week down -2.5% compared to the SPY which closed up +0.5%. The SPY put in a u-shaped week, gapping higher on Monday, selling off mid-week, and then almost reclaiming the Monday highs on Friday. …


ETF Complete Strategy Insights: Cognitive Biases and Trading (Part 6)

James Kimball | February 24, 2019

The ETF Complete model closed the week up +2.7% compared to the SPY which closed up +0.6%. The SPY closed the week marginally higher on a relatively quiet holiday-shortened week. All four major U.S. indexes are now above their 200-Day …


ETF Complete Portfolio Strategy Insights: Cognitive Biases and Trading (Part 5)

James Kimball | February 17, 2019

The ETF Complete model closed the week up +1.2% compared to the SPY which closed up +2.6%. Markets closed the week up with the SPY crossing decisively over its 200-day moving average. DIA has been over for a couple weeks, …


ETF Complete Portfolio Strategy Insights: Cognitive Biases and Trading (Part 4)

James Kimball | February 10, 2019

The ETF Complete model closed the week down -0.5% compared to the SPY which closed up +0.2%. The SPY closed the week marginally higher after failing to cross-over the 200 Day moving average mid-week. Markets were back into their October-November …