ETF Country Plus Strategy Insights: Models and Market Performance Updates

James Kimball | October 31, 2016

The country models were down on the week on average about -1.2%. The benchmark was down -0.8%. Year-to-date, both county models are beating the benchmark by a nice margin. After gapping higher on Monday, the market sold off throughout the …


ETF Country Plus Strategy Insights: New Tools for Starting a Portfolio (Part 2)

James Kimball | October 24, 2016

The country models were up on the week on average about +1.7%. The benchmark was up +0.7%. Year-to-date, both county models are beating the benchmark by a nice margin. After a close on Monday that was the lowest in almost …


ETF Country Plus Strategy Insights: New Tools for Starting a Portfolio (Part 1)

James Kimball | October 17, 2016

The country models were down on the week on average about -1.1%. The benchmark was down -1.3%. Year-to-date, both county models are beating the benchmark by a nice margin. The SPY put in another week of sideways but negative action, …


ETF Country Plus Strategy Insights: Trends in U.S. Sector ETFs

James Kimball | October 10, 2016

The country models were up on the week on average about +1.5%. The benchmark was down -0.6%. Year-to-date, both county models are beating the benchmark by a small margin. The SPY put in another week of narrow sideways action. The …


ETF Country Plus Strategy Insights: Trends in Country and Global Regional ETFs

James Kimball | October 3, 2016

The country models were down on the week on average about -0.2%. The benchmark was basically flat at -0.02%. Year-to-date, both county models are within a couple percent of the benchmark. The SPY closed marginally higher, staying within the recent …


ETF Country Plus Strategy Insights: Smart Traders Treat Volatility as an Asset Class

James Kimball | September 26, 2016

The country models were up on the week on average about +2.6%. The benchmark was up +2.25%. Year-to-date, both county models are within a couple percent of the benchmark.

The SPY closed the week towards the high end of the …


ETF Country Plus Strategy Insights: Major Trades of 2016 (Part 2)

James Kimball | September 19, 2016

The country models were down on the week on average about -0.65%. The benchmark was down -0.43%. Year-to-date, both county models are within a couple percent of the benchmark. After the big down day last Friday, the markets consolidated sideways, …


ETF Counry Plus Strategy Insights: Major Trades of 2016

James Kimball | September 12, 2016

The country models were down on the week on average about -1.0%. The benchmark was down -1.93%. Year-to-date, both county models are within a couple percent of the benchmark. After a quiet opening to the week near the all-time equity …


ETF Country Plus Strategy Insights: ETF Models and SPY TSI (Part 3)

James Kimball | September 4, 2016

The country models were up on the week on average about +2.1%. The benchmark was up +1.01%. Year-to-date, both county models are within a couple percent of the benchmark. The market closed up modestly on the week, but the price …


ETF Country Plus Strategy Insights: ETF Models and SPY TSI (Part 2)

James Kimball | August 29, 2016

The country models were down on the week on average about -1.6%. The benchmark was up +0.91%. Year-to-date, both county models are within a few percent of the benchmark. After several weeks of relatively quiet market action, the SPY finally …