ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: Half-Time Report

James Kimball | July 6, 2015

All three of the ETF Sector models were down on the week along with the market. Between semiconductors in the Aggressive and Solar Power ETF in the Conservative and Moderate models, each took a decent hit. We have rotated out …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: Time to Regain Our Balance

James Kimball | June 29, 2015

All three of the ETF Sector models were doing well this week until the late week sell-off and specifically declines in TAN and SOXL hurt out performance. The SPY closed marginally down on the week.

The U.S. markets, after gapping …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: Stops and Targets Analysis (Part 3)

James Kimball | June 22, 2015

All three of the ETF Sector models beat out their benchmark this week, with the Aggressive leading the way, thanks mostly to a strong rebound in healthcare related ETFs. The Moderate saw the smallest gain because it only has a …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: Stops and Targets Analysis (Part 2)

James Kimball | June 15, 2015

The ETF Sector models took a small hit this week, in large part due to Semiconductors continuing to cool off from their recent all-time highs. The Sector Conservative is up marginally on the SPY year-to-date, the Moderate is lagging by …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: Stops and Targets Analysis (Part 1)

James Kimball | June 8, 2015

The ETF Sector models took a hit this week, in large part due to Semiconductors coming off their recent all-time highs. The Sector Conservative is up on the SPY year-to-date, the Moderate is lagging by a small margin, while the …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: New Changes to the Sector Models (Part 1)

James Kimball | June 1, 2015

All three ETF Sector models beat out the benchmark again, helped in large part from the surge in semiconductors from mergers and acquisitions news. The performance data will now reflect our new organization in the ETF Sector family of models.…


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: Global Capital Movement (Part 3)

James Kimball | May 26, 2015

Both ETF Sector models beat out the benchmark for the third week in a row, with the Sector Basic model putting in the highest gain of the three. While both models continue to lag the benchmark on the year, they …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: Global Capital Movement (Part 2)

James Kimball | May 18, 2015

Both ETF Sector models beat out the benchmark for the second week in a row, with the Sector Basic model putting in the highest gain of the three. On the year, they remain negative and lagging the SPY benchmark, however, …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: Global Capital Movement (Part 1)

James Kimball | May 10, 2015

Both ETF Sector models beat out the benchmark this week, with the Sector Basic model putting in the highest gain of the three.

The SPY sold off the first three days of the week and then recovered all of that …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: Relative Performance (Part 4)

James Kimball | May 4, 2015

Both ETF Sector models continued to lag the benchmark on the week and on the year. A sell-off in healthcare hurt our IBB and CURE holdings, while semiconductors, after Friday’s impressive performance, ended the week positive. 

The SPY, along with …