Conclusion, Investment Implications, Strategy

The SPDR S&P Insurance ETF (KIE) has broken out higher from almost 4 months of sideways investor indecision amid monthly asset expansion and monthly relative outperformance versus the benchmark S&P 500 (SPX), which together establish favorable conditions for continued strength. 

KIE Poised For More Outright Strength, Relative Outperformance

The upper panel of Chart 1 below shows that the SPDR S&P Insurance ETF (KIE) has just broken out higher from almost 4 months of sideways investor indecision, which targets an additional 8% rise to 56.00 that will remain valid above the 51.40 area.  The middle panel shows that the total net assets invested in KIE rose above their 21-day moving average on JLy 10th to indicate a trend of monthly expansion characteristic of sustainable Tactical price advances.  The lower panel shows that KIE has been outperforming the benchmark S&P 500 (SPX) on a Tactical basis since Jly 12th. 

As long as these three conditions remain true, KIE is likely to continue moving higher in the weeks ahead.

Chart 1

Current Sector & Industry Group Ideas

Table 1 below is also accessible via the Asbury ETF Trade Ideas rectangle at the top of the Research Center.

Table 1

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