ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: Rebalancing Your Portfolio

James Kimball | June 23, 2018

The Sector models closed between -4.28% (Aggressive) and +0.14% (Conservative) on the week. The SPY closed down -0.86% on the week. The SPY put in a marginally negative week closing between the 10-day moving average and the 50-day moving average, …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: Slicing Up the ETF Models (Part 2)

James Kimball | June 17, 2018

The Sector models closed between -1.35% (Aggressive) and -2.00% (Moderate) on the week. The SPY closed down -0.38% on the week. The SPY was putting in a quiet week at its recent highs before it gapped lower on Friday, possibly …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: Slicing Up the ETF Models (Part 1)

James Kimball | June 11, 2018

The Sector models closed between +0.07% (Aggressive) and +1.81% (Moderate) on the week. The SPY closed up +1.68% on the week. The SPY put in a positive week with 4 out of 5 “green” days. It reached its highest levels …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: Correlation and Market TSI (Part 2)

James Kimball | June 3, 2018

The Sector models closed between +1.81% (Conservati) and +4.11% (Aggressive) on the week. The SPY closed up +0.53% on the week. The SPY put in another mostly sideways week. The market opened the holiday shortened week on Tuesday down significantly …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: Correlation and Market TSI (Part 1)

James Kimball | May 28, 2018

The Sector models closed between -4.76% (Aggressive) and -2.14% (Conservative) on the week. The SPY closed up +0.30% on the week. The SPY put in a mostly sideways week closing marginally higher and just over its 10-day moving average. On …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: Relative Performance (Part 3)

James Kimball | May 20, 2018

The Sector models closed between 1.03% (Aggressive) and +2.71% (Moderate) on the week. The SPY closed down -0.56% on the week. The SPY gapped lower on Tuesday before going sideways the rest of the week in a narrow range. The …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: Relative Performance (Part 2)

James Kimball | May 13, 2018

The Sector models closed between +3.73% (Conservative) and +8.24% (Aggressive) on the week. The SPY closed up +2.57% on the week. The SPY picked up where it left off last week. After bouncing off its 200-day moving average the SPY …


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

James Kimball | May 6, 2018

The Sector models closed between -0.67% (Moderate) and +3.52% (Aggressive) on the week. The SPY closed down -0.20% on the week. The SPY put in a strong finish to the week Friday off of good jobs numbers (3.9% unemployment is …


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

James Kimball | April 29, 2018

The Sector models closed between -1.53% (Conservative) and -1.25% (Aggressive) on the week. The SPY closed down -0.02% on the week. The SPY ended up putting in another sideways week, this time bowl-shaped instead of hump-shaped like last week. 40% …


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

James Kimball | April 22, 2018

The Sector models closed between -4.56% (Aggressive) and +1.33% (Moderate) on the week. The SPY closed up +0.55 on the week. The SPY put in a hump-shaped week popping back over the 50-day moving average midweek for the first time …