ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: Trend Strength Indicator (Part 2)

James Kimball | February 16, 2016

The Sector models had another strong week up between +2.4% and up +6.1% on the week with all three coming in around the same level. The SPY closed down -0.7% on the week. After gaping lower to open the week, …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: Trend Strength Indicator

James Kimball | February 8, 2016

The Sector models were, thanks to great in all three position slots, up between +8.29% and up +9.16% on the week with all three coming in around the same level. The SPY tanked, closing down -2.98% on the week. The …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: Average TSI

James Kimball | February 1, 2016

The Sector models were down between -1.21% and up +0.51% on the week with the Conservative finishing the strongest of the three on a relative basis. The SPY was up +1.68% on the week. The market had a nice rebound …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: ETF Survey

James Kimball | January 24, 2016

The Sector models were down between -0.47% and -1.32% on the week with the Conservative finishing the strongest of the three on a relative basis. The SPY was up +1.44% on the week. The market started the week continuing its …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: January Rebalance

James Kimball | January 18, 2016

The Sector models were mostly flat to up on the week with the Aggressive finishing the strongest up +1.17%. The SPY was down -2.14% on the week. Meet the second week of 2016, same as the first week of 2016. …


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

James Kimball | January 11, 2016

The Sector models were down on average about 4 to 5% on the week, with the Moderate taking the largest loss. The SPY was down almost 6% on the week. The SPY had a pretty miserable start to the year, …


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

James Kimball | December 21, 2015

The Sector models were down on average about -1.2% on the week, slightly more than the SPY which down just shy of one percent. The market had a highly volatile week. It put in new recent lows on Monday, before …


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

James Kimball | December 14, 2015

The Sector models were down about -5% on the week compared to the SPY which also took a tumble dropping -3.69%. The SPY continued with its seesaw this week. After spending a couple weeks towards the upper portion of its …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: Sound and Fury (Part 3)

James Kimball | December 7, 2015

The Sector models were up on average about +1% on the week compared to the SPY which was basically flat up +0.03%. Some of our positions, including XLY, and XLK (TECL) have been performing well. The SPY put in a …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: Sound and Fury (Part 2)

Mish Schneider | November 30, 2015

The email was prepared after the close on Wednesday and does not include any data from Friday’s partial market session. The market (as well as our models) were all quiet the first few days of this week.  It is common …