Welcome to The Market’s Compass Rising Market’s Nation ETF Research, Week #591. As at all times, it highlights the technical modifications of the 20 EM Nation ETFs that I monitor on a weekly foundation and publish each third week. Paid subscribers will obtain this week’s unabridged Rising Market’s Nation ETF Research despatched to their registered e-mail. Previous publications might be accessed by paid subscribers through The Market’s Compass Substack Weblog. Subsequent week I shall be publishing The Market’s Compass Developed Markets Nation ETF Research. On Sunday I revealed the most recent version of The Market’s Compass Crypto Candy Sixteen Research which I publish on a weekly foundation and tracks the technical modifications of sixteen of the bigger capitalized Cryptocurrencies.
To grasp the methodology utilized in developing the target EM Nation ETF Particular person Technical Rankings go to the mc’s technical indicators web page at www.themarketscompass.com and choose “em nation etfs”. What follows is a Cliff Notes model* of the complete rationalization of the methodology I exploit…
*The technical rating system is a quantitative strategy that makes use of a number of technical concerns that embrace however usually are not restricted to development, momentum, measurements of accumulation/distribution and relative energy of every particular person 20 EM Nation ETFs that may vary between 0 and 50. The Complete EM Technical Rating or “TEMTR” is the sum of the twenty particular person TRs and might be seen as an overbought / oversold indicator in addition to a affirmation / non-confirmation indicator. There may be additionally a Complete Rating for every geographic area that may be seen as a relative measurement on per week over week foundation.
This previous week The Complete EM Technical Rating or “TEMTR” rose 30.13% to 637 including to the earlier week’s 29.50% acquire to 489.5 from 378 three weeks in the past. The Complete EMEA Rating rose the many of the three geographic areas final week, +46.0% to 182.5 from 125 two weeks in the past when it rose 59.2% from the week ending 3/27 when it reached its nadir at 78.5. Final week the Complete Asia-Pacific Rating rose 33.2% to 251 from 188.5 the week earlier than. The Complete Lat AM Rating rose 15.6% to 203.5 from 176 the earlier week.
All twenty EM Nation ETFs I monitor in these pages registered features of their Technical Rankings or TRs over the previous week reflecting the broad-based enchancment within the technical situation of the EM ETFs. Final week 9 of the TRs had been within the “inexperienced zone” (TRs between 34.5 and 50), 9 had been within the “blue zone” (TRs between 15.5 and 34), and two had been within the “pink zone” (TRs between 0 and 15). The earlier week solely 4 TRs had been within the “inexperienced zone”, 9 had been within the “blue zone”, and 7 had been within the “pink zone”. Not at the moment or since February 28, 2025, has there been a Lat AM ETF Technical Rating within the “pink zone”.
*To grasp the development the of The Technical Situation Components go to the Market’s Compass web site www.themarketscompass.com and go to the mc’s technical indicators web page and choose “em nation etfs”.
A brief model of the how the Technical Situation Components are calculated follows…
There are eight Technical Situation Components (“TCFs”) which are a summation of the twenty ETFs TRs technical situation of every TCF query. The eight Technical Situation Components don’t ask the identical variety of questions. That’s the reason it’s calculated as a proportion. If a TCF particular person studying is 100% that may imply that each one Twenty ETFs fullfilled that individual TCF criterior.
This previous week a studying an overbought 96.43% was registered within the Each day Momentum Technical Situation Issue (”DMTCF”) or 135 out of a attainable whole of 140 constructive factors.
As a affirmation software, if all eight TCFs enhance on a week-over-week foundation, extra of the 20 ETFs are bettering internally on a technical foundation, confirming a broader market transfer greater (consider an advance/decline calculation). Conversely if all eight TCFs fall on a week-over-week foundation it confirms a broader market transfer decrease.
Final week, seven TCFs rose, and one was unchanged confirming the broader EM market transfer greater however the “DMTCF” recommend a stretched technical situation.
The Relative Rotation Graph, generally known as RRGs had been developed in 2004-2005 by Julius de Kempenaer. These charts are a singular visualization software for relative energy evaluation. Chartists can use RRGs to research the relative energy traits of a number of securities towards a standard benchmark, (on this case the EEM) and towards one another over any given time interval (within the case beneath, every day) over the previous three weeks. The facility of RRG is its capability to plot relative efficiency on one graph and present true rotation. All RRGs charts use 4 quadrants to outline the 4 phases of a relative development. The Optuma RRG charts makes use of, From Main (in inexperienced) to Weakening (in yellow) to Lagging (in pink) to Enhancing (in blue) and again to Main (in inexperienced). True rotations might be seen as securities transfer from one quadrant to the opposite over time. That is solely a quick rationalization of the way to interpret RRG charts. To study extra, see the publish scripts and hyperlinks on the finish of this Weblog.
Not all 20 ETFs are plotted on this RRG Chart. I’ve performed this for readability functions. These which I consider are of upper technical curiosity stay.
Regardless of the lack of Relative Energy Momentum final week, the International X MSCI Columbia ETF (COLO) nonetheless retains its “better of the 20” pole place on a Relative Energy foundation at 104.16 (see the Tabulation Desk beneath). Over the previous three weeks the iShares MSCI Malaysia Index Fund ETF (EWM) has clocked a 3 Quadrant transfer by falling out of the Main Quadrant, by the Weakening Quadrant and ending final week coming into the Lagging Quadrant exhibiting falling Relative Energy Momentum (see the Tabulation Desk beneath). In a noteworthy restoration, the iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund ETF (EWZ) has displayed a formidable rebound by rising out of the Lagging Quadrant and into the Enhancing Quadrant and is just one good day away from coming into the Main Quadrant.
The “Tabulation Desk” beneath marks the Relative Energy and Relative Energy Momentum readings vs. the iShares MSCI Rising Markets Index ETF or EEM. It begins with the readings on the finish of final week adopted by the trailing three weeks that features the readings from the final Research for the week ending 1/16. If there was an enchancment in both the Relative Energy Ratio or the Relative Energy Momentum studying on a week-over-week foundation I’ve highlighted it in inexperienced. If there was a contraction in both, it’s highlighted in pink and an unchanged studying in both will stay black. The colour-coding system serves as a warmth map over the previous 4 Friday’s readings highlighting both the continued enchancment, deterioration, or stasis vs. the benchmark, the EEM. The ETFs which are displayed on the RRG chart above are highlighted in blue.
*The “TEMTR” is the sum of the 20 Particular person Goal EM ETF Technical Rankings. It serves as an overbought or oversold in addition to a affirmation / non-confirmation indicator.
Final Wednesday’s sharp rally was possible fueled partly by quick protecting and a dramatic reversal within the USD, however it will be folly to argue with the impulsive nature of the decisive value transfer. The “TEMTR” rose in live performance with value because it blasted again above the 13-Week Exponential Transferring Common. For sure, the prospect of peace within the Center East is tenuous at finest and I might count on that the worth hole (proven within the Each day chart that follows) will possible be stuffed because the iShares MSCI Rising Markets ETF (EEM) retraces the rally.
*The “ATR” just like the “TEMTR” serves as an overbought or oversold in addition to a affirmation / non-confirmation indicator.
The Decrease Warning Line (gold LWL) of the Schiff Modified Pitchfork (gold P1-P3) grew to become help to additional promoting within the EEM and final week the ETF retook the bottom above the damaged Decrease Parallel (stable gold line) and each the Kijun (inexperienced line) and Tekan (pink line) Plots. The Common Technical Rating (violet line below the worth panel) turned abruptly greater with the +7.0% rally final week and has edged its manner by each shifting averages. The shorter-term 8-Week Stochastic Momentum Index (heart panel) had turn out to be oversold and has turned again by its sign line. I’m now marking key help on the P3 pivot low at 52.50.
Study Pitchforks and their utility within the three-part Pitchfork tutorial on the Market’s Compass web site, www.themarketscompass.com
Extra on the technical situation of the EEM in Ideas on the Brief-Time period Technical Situation of the EEM however first…
*Doesn’t embrace dividends if any.
All twenty EM Nation ETFs had been up on an absolute foundation final week. 5 of the EM ETFs outperformed the +7.2% acquire within the EEM on a relative foundation and fifteen underperformed. The typical five-day absolute acquire within the Rising Markets ETFs was +5.52%, including to the +3.41% acquire the earlier week.
The EEM rallied again into the Cloud final Wednesday and as of final Friday the EM ETF remained within the confines of the Cloud. The 8-Day Momentum Stochastic Index (heart panel) bounced from oversold territory to an overbought studying on the finish of the week. MACD turned greater as properly, overtaking its sign line and is again in constructive territory. The EM Nation ETF Each day Momentum / Breadth Oscillator turned at the next low when costs fell to new lows (vertical dashed line) giving a stable indication that draw back value momentum had reached an excessive in live performance with breadth bettering, however the Oscillator has turn out to be stretched as properly. Costs will possible check Cloud help and value and the Kijun Plot help on the 57.71 degree before later.
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