ETF Country Plus Strategy Insights: Measuring Your Model (Part 1)

James Kimball | February 18, 2018

The country models were up on the week on average about +4.2%. The benchmark was up +4.6%. Year-to-date, both county models are leading the benchmark. After a breathless drop to start February and briefly touching its 200-day moving average for …


ETF Country Plus Strategy Insights: Drawdowns (Part 4)

James Kimball | February 11, 2018

The country models were down on the week on average about +5.7%. The benchmark was down -5.2%. Markets took a beating this week, putting in one of the worst weeks in almost a decade. Concerns about rising inflation, interest rates, …


ETF Country Plus Strategy Insights: Drawdowns (Part 3)

James Kimball | February 4, 2018

The country models were down on the week on average about -3.2%. The benchmark was down -3.9%. The SPY, after a very strong run over the last several weeks, finally took a tumble, falling over 3% from last week’s Friday-high …


ETF Country Plus Strategy Insights: Drawdowns (Part 2)

James Kimball | January 27, 2018

The country models were up on the week on average about +1.9%. The benchmark was up +2.1%. Year-to-date, both county models are beating the benchmark. The SPY continued its strong recent performance highlighted by big days on Monday and Friday. …


ETF Country Plus Strategy Insights: Drawdowns (Part 1)

James Kimball | January 21, 2018

The country models were up on the week on average about +1.35%. The benchmark was up +1.0%. Year-to-date, both county models are leading the benchmark. The SPY opened the week to a new high before treading water most of the …


ETF Country Plus Strategy Insights: 2017 Year in Review (Part 2)

James Kimball | January 14, 2018

The country models were up on the week on average about +2.3%. The benchmark was flat. Year-to-date, both county models are beating the benchmark. The SPY put in another strong week picking right off where last week ended. The SPY …


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

James Kimball | January 7, 2018

The country models were up on the week on average about +3.6%. The benchmark was up +2.8%. Year-to-date, both county models are leading the benchmark. The SPY put in a strong holiday-shortened week to start 2018 with 4 days in …


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

James Kimball | December 17, 2017

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

James Kimball | December 10, 2017

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 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 …