by Chris Kimble | Jan 9, 2014 | Kimble Charting
CLICK ON CHART TO ENLARGE When it comes to portfolio construction and adding global exposure to a portfolio, EFA helped a good deal over the past year (see lower left inset above) up 15%. Even though that was 10% less than the S&P 500’s return,...
by Chris Kimble | Oct 15, 2013 | Kimble Charting
CLICK ON CHART TO ENLARGE Yes the S&P 500 is within a small percentage of new all-time highs, which is a great sign for the markets and portfolios. Could the shut down in Washington end at any moment and push the S&P 500 higher? Of late though, what has...
by Chris Kimble | Sep 9, 2013 | Kimble Charting
CLICK ON CHART TO ENLARGE Shared the chart above with Premium & Sector/Commodity Sentiment extreme members as well as Stocktwits (here), that Brazil ETF EWZ looked to have formed a “Double Bottom” in the chart above. CLICK ON CHART TO ENLARGE The chart...
by Chris Kimble | Jul 3, 2013 | Kimble Charting
CLICK ON CHART TO ENLARGE Could a slow down in China not only impact other Emerging markets, could it ripple in the U.S.? The above 4-pack reflects that the Shanghai index is breaking support of a multi-year flag pattern, with the bottom of the flag pattern, being a...
by Chris Kimble | Jun 19, 2013 | Kimble Charting
CLICK ON CHART TO ENLARGE The inset table above reflects the 7 largest ETF’s in the U.S. So far this year, 5 of the 7 are either under performing the S&P 500 by 10% or more, three of them by more than 25%! These funds total $171 Billion in assets! 3 of the...
by Chris Kimble | Jun 11, 2013 | Kimble Charting
CLICK ON CHART TO ENLARGE The Australian Dollar is often looked at as the “Risk On/Risk Off” currency. Back in 2008 the AU$ formed a bearish rising wedge which suggests a two-thirds chance of lower prices. Once the breakdown took place risk assets...
by Chris Kimble | Jun 10, 2013 | Kimble Charting
CLICK ON CHART TO ENLARGE Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG) and Emerging Markets Bond ETF (EMB) have declined rather sharply of late. The declines has taken each of them down to multi-year support lines at (1) in the charts above. This 2-pack reflects that interest rates...
by Chris Kimble | Apr 18, 2013 | Kimble Charting
CLICK ON CHART TO ENLARGE Emerging markets are the growth engines of the world? Heard this pitch for years? Could this pitch be the reason that 2 of the 4 largest ETF’s in the world are Emerging markets ETF’s, despite relative weak performance...