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

James Kimball | September 19, 2016

The Sector models closed the week between +0.1% (Conservative) and +5.32% (Aggressive) on the week. The SPY closed flat +0.04% on the week. After the big down day last Friday, the markets consolidated sideways, albeit in a very wide range. …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: Major Trades of 2016

James Kimball | September 12, 2016

The Sector models closed the week between -3.88% (Conservative) and -8.6% (Aggressive) on the week. The SPY closed down -2.33% on the week. After a quiet opening to the week near the all-time equity highs, the markets took a major …


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

James Kimball | September 4, 2016

The Sector models closed the week between +0.56% (Conservative) and +1.67% (Aggressive) on the week. The SPY closed up +0.50% on the week. The market closed up modestly on the week, but the price action only brought us back to …


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

James Kimball | August 29, 2016

The Sector models closed between -4.09% (Conservative) and +0.26% (Moderate) on the week. The SPY closed down -0.57% on the week. After several weeks of relatively quiet market action, the SPY finally broke out of that range to the downside …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: ETF Models and SPY TSI (Part 1)

James Kimball | August 22, 2016

The Sector models closed the week between -0.96% (Conservative) and +2.38% (Moderate) on the week. The SPY closed up +0.04% on the week. The SPY put in another quiet week with relatively flat and subdued market action over the last …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: Country Basic and Stops & Targets (S&T) Divergences

James Kimball | August 15, 2016

The Sector models closed the week between -0.66% (Conservative) and +1.72% (Aggressive) on the week. The SPY closed up +0.13% on the week. The SPY put in a very quiet week, closing up only marginally. Thursday marked the first time …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: Sector Conservative & Moderate Divergences

James Kimball | August 8, 2016

The Sector models closed the week between -1.37% (Aggressive) and +0.84% (Moderate) on the week. The SPY closed up +0.49% on the week. The SPY, thanks largely to a blowout employment report on Friday, once again pushed to a new …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: Midyear Performance Review (Part 3)

James Kimball | July 25, 2016

The Sector models closed the week between -2.05% (Conservative) and +0.36% (Moderate) on the week. The SPY closed up +0.65% on the week. The SPY continued its upward march, notching a new all-time high, but slowing its upward pace from …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: Midyear Performance Review (Part 2)

James Kimball | July 18, 2016

The Sector models closed the week between +1.29% (Moderate) and +1.65% (Conservative) on the week. The SPY closed up +1.5% on the week. The markets put in another strong week, finally breaking out above the prior all-time high set nearly …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: Midyear Performance Review (Part 1)

James Kimball | July 11, 2016

The Sector models closed the week between +1.07% (Moderate) and +3.31% (Conservative) on the week. The SPY closed up +1.3% on the week. The markets put in a strong week, closing on its highs on Friday, off the heels of …