ETF Country Plus Strategy Insights: U.S. Sector Survey

James Kimball | June 11, 2017

The country models were down on the week on average about -1.7%. The benchmark was down -0.6%. Year-to-date, both county models are lagging behind  the benchmark. Markets were looking to close marginally higher on the week until we hit an …


ETF Country Plus Strategy Insights: Global Markets (Part 2)

James Kimball | May 27, 2017

The country models were down on the week on average about -0.4%. The benchmark was up +0.9%. Year-to-date, both county models are lagging behind the benchmark. Markets put in a strong week with the SPY and QQQ putting in new …


ETF Country Plus Strategy Insights: Global Markets (Part 1)

James Kimball | May 22, 2017

The country models were up on the week on average about +1.2%. The benchmark was up +0.4%. Year-to-date, both county models are lagging behind  the benchmark. Markets across the globe took a tumble on Wednesday, putting in their largest one-day …


ETF Country Plus Strategy Insights: Slicing Up the ETF Trades (Part 2)

James Kimball | May 14, 2017

The country models were down on the week on average about -1.3%. The benchmark was flat at 0.0%. Year-to-date, both county models are lagging behind bthe benchmark. It was a relatively quiet week in the markets with the SPY closing …


ETF Country Plus Strategy Insights: Slicing Up the ETF Trades (Part 1)

James Kimball | May 8, 2017

The country models were up on the week on average about 4.6%. The benchmark was up +1.2%. Year-to-date, both county models are lagging the benchmark. The SPY closed the week positive, in part off an above average jobs report on …


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

James Kimball | May 1, 2017

The country models were up on the week on average about 2.5%. The benchmark was up +2.0%. Year-to-date, both county models are lagging the benchmark. The SPY started the week strong, gapping higher on Monday and Tuesday, mostly from stronger …


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

James Kimball | April 23, 2017

The country models were up on the week on average about 1.8%. The benchmark was up +0.7%. Year-to-date, both county models are lagging behind  the benchmark. The SPY clawed back most of last week’s losses to close in the middle …


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

James Kimball | April 7, 2017

The country models were down on the week on average about -0.5%. The benchmark was down -0.3%. Year-to-date, both county models are lagging the benchmark. The SPY put in a quiet sideways week despite a lot of drama in both …


ETF Country Plus Strategy Insights: Momentum in ETF Models (Part 3)

James Kimball | April 2, 2017

The country models were down on the week on average about -0.2%. The benchmark was up +0.3%. Year-to-date, both county models are lagging the benchmark. After opening lower on Monday, the SPY clawed back a little more than half the …


ETF Country Plus Strategy Insights: Momentum in ETF Models (Part 2)

James Kimball | March 26, 2017

The country models were down on the week on average about -0.2%. The benchmark was down -0.7%. Year-to-date, both county models are lagging the benchmark. The -1.2% drop in the SPY on Tuesday was the largest one-day drop since last …