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

James Kimball | October 7, 2017

The Sector models closed between +1.67% (Conservative) and +4.51% (Aggressive) on the week. The SPY closed up +1.25% on the week. The SPY had a streak of seven positive days in a row interrupted on Friday after a cooler than …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: TSI Ranking and Performance Review (Part 3)

James Kimball | September 25, 2017

The Sector models closed between -2.41% (Moderate) and -1.15% (Aggressive) on the week. The SPY closed up +0.08% on the week. The SPY put in a quiet week near its all-time highs. Wednesday saw a weekly high move of about …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: TSI Ranking and Performance Review (Part 2)

James Kimball | September 16, 2017

The Sector models closed between -0.89% (Conservative) and +7.06% (Aggressive) on the week. The SPY closed up +1.07% on the week. Markets put in a strong week shrugging off increasing international tension in North Korea. The SPY catapulted on Monday …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: Drawdowns and Market Corrections (Part 5)

James Kimball | September 3, 2017

The Sector models closed between +4.34% (Conservative) and +8.55% (Aggressive) on the week. The SPY closed up +1.36% on the week. The SPY put in a strong week capped by nearly putting in a new all-time high close on Friday. …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: Drawdowns and Market Corrections (Part 4)

James Kimball | August 26, 2017

The Sector models closed between +0.77% (Conservative) and +2.88% (Aggressive) on the week. The SPY closed up +0.75% on the week. The SPY bounced off its lows from last week but failed to follow-thru and settled in and closed right …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: Drawdowns and Market Corrections (Part 3)

James Kimball | August 21, 2017

The Sector models closed between -0.43% (Aggressive) and -013% (Moderate) on the week. The SPY closed down -0.57% on the week. The increase in volatility in the markets from last week carried over to this week, punctuated by a steep …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: Drawdowns and Market Corrections (Part 2)

James Kimball | August 12, 2017

The Sector models closed between -3.45% (Aggressive) and -1.70% (Conservative) on the week. The SPY closed down -1.33% on the week. Markets took a break from going sideways for three weeks by breaking down on Thursday. Tough talk from Trump …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: Drawdowns and Market Corrections (Part 1)

James Kimball | August 6, 2017

The Sector models closed between -1.47% (Aggressive) and -0.52% (Conservative) on the week. The SPY closed up +0.20% on the week. Markets have been churning at their highs. Eight of the last nine days in the SPY were red bar …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: Setting Up and Timing the ETF Models (Part 3)

James Kimball | July 29, 2017

The Sector models closed between -2.64% (Aggressive) and -0.30% (Conservative) on the week. The SPY closed flat on the week. Markets were looking to close marginally higher on the week until we hit an unusually large sell-off on Friday. At …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: Setting Up and Timing the ETF Models (Part 2)

James Kimball | July 23, 2017

The Sector models closed between +2.19% (Moderate) and +2.22% (Conservative) on the week. The SPY closed up +0.56% on the week. Markets closed marginally higher to close out a relatively quiet summer trading week. It did manage to put in …