Archives: ETF Country: Strategy Insights

ETF Country Plus Strategy Insights: Relative Performance (Part 1)

James Kimball | May 6, 2018

The country models were down on the week on average about -1.8%. The benchmark was down -0.3%. The SPY put in a strong finish to the week Friday off of good jobs numbers (3.9% unemployment is the lowest report number …


ETF Country Plus Strategy Insights: Trading the ETF Models (Part 3)

James Kimball | April 29, 2018

The country models were down on the week on average about -0.4%. The benchmark was down -0.1%. The SPY ended up putting in another sideways week, this time bowl-shaped instead of hump-shaped like last week. 40% of the S&P reported …


ETF Country Plus Strategy Insights: Trading the ETF Models (Part 2)

James Kimball | April 22, 2018

The country models were flat on the week. The benchmark was up + 0.3%. The SPY put in a hump-shaped week popping back over the 50-day moving average midweek for the first time in over a month only to settle …


ETF Country Plus Strategy Insights: Trading the ETF Models (Part 1)

James Kimball | April 15, 2018

The country models were up on the week on average about +0.8%. The benchmark was up +2.0%. The SPY recovered from an ugly Monday opening to the week to close out marginally positive. Once again, trade news drove a lot …


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

James Kimball | April 8, 2018

The country models were down on the week on average about -2.9%. The benchmark was down -1.2%. The SPY mostly stayed in the prior week's range, though not without some excitement as the market sank on Monday and closed firmly …


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

James Kimball | March 25, 2018

The country models were down on the week on average about 2.75%. The benchmark was down -4.8%. The SPY spent most of the week going down with only a brief reprieve on Tuesday and Wednesday. Concerns over the first salves …


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

James Kimball | March 18, 2018

The country models were down on the week on average about -1.65%. The benchmark was down -0.9%. The SPY, after a strong close to last week, settled back down to its 50-day and 10-day moving averages. Strong economic numbers and …


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

James Kimball | March 11, 2018

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

James Kimball | March 4, 2018

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 Country Plus Strategy Insights: Measuring Your Model (Part 2)

James Kimball | February 25, 2018

The country models were up on the week on average about +0.55%. The benchmark was up +0.2%. After recovering about half of the drop, markets put in a relatively quiet U-shaped week, closing Friday on its highest levels since February …