ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: Strength in Commodities (Part 1)

James Kimball | April 25, 2016

The Sector models closed the week up between +0.75% (Conservative) and down -2.99% (Aggressive) on the week. The SPY closed up +0.57% on the week. The market rallied into the early half of the week before selling off and only …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: 2016 Market and ETF Performance (Global Macro / Complete)

James Kimball | April 18, 2016

The Sector models closed the week up between +1.38% (Aggressive) and +4.34% (Moderate) on the week. The SPY closed up +1.60% on the week. The market rally continued, albeit at a slower pace. After spending two weeks roughly going sideways …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: 2016 Market and ETF Performance (Country)

James Kimball | April 11, 2016

The Sector models closed the week up between +1.00% (Moderate) and +1.98% (Aggressive) on the week. The SPY closed down -1.17% on the week. The market, somewhat expectantly, took a pause on the strong rally that dates back to the …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: 2016 Market and ETF Performance (Sector)

James Kimball | April 4, 2016

The Sector models closed the week up between +2.14% (Moderate) and +4.37% (Aggressive) on the week. The SPY closed up +1.87% on the week. The market rally continued this week, putting in strong days on Tuesday from Fed Chair Janet …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: 2016 Market and ETF Performance

James Kimball | March 28, 2016

The Sector models pulled back closing down between -2.41% (Moderate) and -3.18% (Conservative) on the week. The SPY closed down -0.6% on the week. On a shortened holiday week, the markets themselves took a bit of a pause, matching last …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: TSI and the Zero Value (Part 4)

James Kimball | March 21, 2016

The Sector models had a really strong week, closing up between +3.27% (Moderate) and +4.59% (Aggressive) on the week. The SPY closed up +0.8% on the week. The SPY put in a strong week continuing its recent bullish trend off …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: TSI and the Zero Value (Part 3)

James Kimball | March 14, 2016

The Sector models closed up nicely between +0.44% (Aggressive) and +2.09% (Conservative) on the week. The SPY closed up +1.16% on the week. The SPY put in a bowl-shaped week, spiking up on Monday, selling off into the middle of …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: TSI and the Zero Value (Part 2)

James Kimball | March 7, 2016

The Sector models closed up nicely between +0.37% (Aggressive) and +3.47% (Conservative) on the week. The SPY closed up +2.74% on the week. The SPY put in a strong week with four of the five days closing higher. After Tuesdays …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: TSI and the Zero Value

James Kimball | February 29, 2016

The Sector models closed flat-to-down between +0.08% and -0.86% on the week. The SPY closed up +1.61% on the week. The SPY gapped open on Monday, only to retrace deep into last week’s range and the close up. Friday opened …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: The Year So Far

James Kimball | February 22, 2016

The Sector models closed down between -1.4% and -2.9% on the week. The SPY closed up +2.9% on the week. The SPY gapped higher the first two days of the week, recovering most of the February drawdown, but still significantly …