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Top 20 Long Index Ideas YTD From Best to Worst

objectiveYTD
POLAND31.57
TURKEY31.26
ARGENTINA30.37
INDIA24.93
KOREA24.91
DENMARK24.78
TAIWAN22.16
FINLAND21.43
EQUITY HEDGE DIVERSIFIED20.88
TECHNOLOGY20.53
NETHERLANDS19.56
GOVERNMENT ULTRA SHORT19.50
GREATER CHINA18.69
HEALTH CARE18.09
CHINA17.70
SINGLE COUNTRY17.63
TECHNOLOGY SECTOR17.53
NORDIC REGION16.81
HEALTH CARE SECTOR16.64
ASIAN PACIFIC REGION EX JAPAN16.61

Top 20 Short Index Ideas YTD From Best to Worst

objectiveYTD
ENERGY-12.84
RUSSIA-12.17
AGRICULTURE-6.22
ENERGY SECTOR-4.07
BROAD BASED-3.21
MANAGED FUTURES DISCRETIONARY-1.77
AGGREGATE BOND EURO FOCUSED-1.67
DERIVATIVE-0.67
NATURAL RESOURCES SECTOR0.67
MORTGAGE-BACKED ARBITRAGE1.71
GCC1.93
VALUE SMALL CAP2.05
MENA2.23
EURO FOCUSED (NON-US)2.77
VALUE MID CAP2.80
CANADA2.81
CURRENCY2.92
MACRO (FOHF)3.13
D0A3YNAMIC ALLOCATION3.55
ENHANCED MMKT (NON-US)3.55

Combined Performance of Tracked Indexes by Index Provider Top 20 Winners

sourcenameytd
Palestine Exchange291.94
Bolsa De Valores De Caracas (C285.66
Federal Reserve Bank of New Yo110.91
US Treasury77.42
UK Office for National Statist41.31
Ukrainian Stock Exchange39.84
JASDAQ38.35
NASDAQ OMX Riga37.09
WISEfn Corporation36.63
Central Bank of the UAE36.23
Athens Stock Exchange35.15
Istanbul Stock Exchange28.073333333333334
AlphaShares26.955
Warsaw Stock Exchange26.95
Mercado De Valores Mendoza (Bu25.84
Wiener Boerse25.680000000000003
Bulgaria Stock Exchange25.26
National Stock Exchange of Ind24.841363636363642
CEE Stock Exchange Group23.66
KOSPI Stock Market22.808235294117658

Combined Performance of Tracked Indexes by Index Provider Top 20 Losers

sourcenameytd
Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency-62.82
European Money Markets Institu-34.025
Morgan Stanley - London-29.04
BofA Merrill Lynch-27.05
CETIP-25.61
Qatar Exchange-15.31
Teucrium-14.889999999999999
Goldman Sachs Commodity Index-13.86
Muscat Securities Market-10.91
CQG-8.794285714285715
RTS Exchange-8.253333333333334
The Royal Bank of Scotland-8.044545454545455
Alerian Capital Management LLC-8.0025
Alternative Investement Analyt-7.91
Cushing-7.553333333333334
SummerHaven-6.245
MICEX-5.871818181818182
COMMERZBANK SECURITIES LONDON-5.19
Natixis-4.73
Beirut Stock Exchange-4.61

Chart: Indexes Focus on Countries vs. Sector Focus

YTD Country Focus has a chance to produce some very good profits while sector indexes produces mostly losses and only limited profits

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    Best Indexes YTD

    MLIndexnameyesterdayytdweek1month6months1yrRank
    IBVC Index Bolsa De Valores De Caracas (CVENEZUELA STOCK MKT INDX1.39285.662.8067.84302.18819.53298.09
    XNDXL3 Index NASDAQ Global MarketXNDXL3-1.1865.200.34-0.9858.95135.6748.50
    WIG20LE Index #N/A Field Not ApplicableWSE WIG 20 LEV INDEX3.2756.880.740.3061.9178.1035.26
    CMBKX0BR Index Commerzbank AGCommerzbank 2X Palladium Daily2.2254.281.0918.9859.61124.5951.07
    FTSEM Index FTSEFTSE/ASE MIDCAP INDEX0.4252.800.667.6656.2560.1831.19
    KRXSEC Index KOSPI Stock MarketKRX SEC INDX0.3852.611.443.7652.7245.3425.82
    KOSPI2LG Index KOSPI Stock MarketKOSPI200 Leverage IDX1.1151.462.321.8352.5770.9131.91
    CMBKX0E6 Index Commerzbank AGCommerzbank -2X Gasoil Daily S1.6350.526.1128.3948.662.3521.38
    FNGDTSEC Index FNGuide IncFnGuide Inc Security Index0.5150.182.042.5049.9844.1124.66
    KSP2IT Index KOSPI Stock MarketKOSPI200 IT Sector2.3247.474.067.8948.6568.6832.32
    CSIH1143 Index China Securities Index Co., LtCSI HK Mainland Real IDX2.5747.171.915.9248.9049.9226.66
    VALAASX Index FTSEFTSE ALL-SHARE VALUE-31.5244.24-20.31-48.10-2.74-76.90-37.01
    LEVDAX3 Index #N/A Field Not ApplicableLevDAX x3 TR EUR0.9444.11-2.344.0746.56127.5743.97
    FNGDASHP Index FNGuide IncFnGuide Inc Shipbuilding and T-0.6543.39-3.55-2.3943.3655.4123.21
    IBXQ Index Madrid Stock ExchangeIBEX 35 Double Lev Net1.2841.61-2.30-2.8944.2397.1634.05
    SX5TDL3 Index STOXXESTX50DL3 ?TR (NR)1.7241.08-1.01-0.2444.83117.5440.28
    XNDXNNRL Index #N/A Field Not ApplicableNDX Lev Notional Net TR-0.7940.680.25-0.4437.1080.1029.25
    FNGDTSWR Index FNGuide IncFnGuide Inc Software Index0.7940.160.653.8842.3832.6019.88
    KRXTRN Index KOSPI Stock MarketKRX Transport Sec Idx-0.3639.97-0.943.0640.4629.7918.09
    UX Index Ukrainian Stock ExchangeUkrainian Equities Index1.2039.842.9314.2441.1755.1728.38

    Worst Indexes YTD

    MLIndexnameyesterdayytdweek1month6months1yrRank
    NKYVF Index NikkeiNikkei VI Futures Idx-1.87-66.69-1.45-21.23-63.85-87.78-43.58
    SPVXSPID Index Standard & Poor'sS&P 500 VIX STm Ft ER IV-0.57-51.19-2.89-8.16-49.74-82.14-35.73
    SPVIXSTR Index #N/A Field Not ApplicableS&P 500 VIX ShTrm Fut TR-0.49-50.93-2.55-8.08-49.69-82.01-35.58
    IVSTOXX Index STOXXESTX50InvVola ?TR-2.34-48.05-2.95-13.71-46.87-61.60-31.28
    CMBKX0BV Index Commerzbank AGCommerzbank -2X Palladium Dail-2.17-43.83-1.41-17.60-45.59-67.64-33.06
    SPVIXETR Index #N/A Field Not ApplicableS&P 500 VIX FutEnRoll TR-0.66-42.76-2.49-8.66-41.96-67.57-30.17
    XNDXS3 Index NASDAQ Global MarketXNDXS31.18-41.96-0.49-0.26-39.73-62.52-25.75
    CMBKX0E2 Index Commerzbank AGCommerzbank 2X Gasoil Daily Lo-1.17-40.41-6.00-23.13-39.67-32.09-25.22
    NTCS11LV Index NikkeiNikkei-TOCOM LV Cr Oil2.72-37.53-4.50-19.27-36.52-14.74-18.76
    BCOMSB Index BloombergBBG Sugar-2.05-34.74-5.63-15.48-32.95-35.58-22.41
    BCOMSBTR Index BloombergBBG Sugar TR-2.04-34.50-5.69-15.48-32.75-35.22-22.29
    SPVXMPID Index #N/A Field Not ApplicableS&P 500 VIX MTm Ft ER IV-0.60-34.18-1.98-7.16-33.51-50.81-23.37
    BUSBDFT Index BloombergBBGSugSICHFHdgDT-2.25-31.79-5.27-15.17-28.98-35.85-21.32
    BUSBDET Index BloombergBBGSugarDHEURT-2.01-30.81-5.27-15.30-27.82-35.54-20.98
    CTSBTR Index BloombergCMCI Sugar #11 USD To Rt-1.86-30.06-4.96-15.10-28.35-27.89-19.08
    TCANE Index TeucriumTeucrium Sugar Fund BMrk-1.75-29.15-4.50-13.76-27.52-25.37-17.79
    SOLGLOIN Index Solactive (Structured SolutionSolactive Gl Oil Eq NR-0.45-28.39-3.02-12.28-29.34-12.98-14.41
    XTSUGT Index BloombergCMCI Sugar Hdg GBP TR-1.72-28.13-5.02-15.54-25.67-33.44-19.92
    XTSUCT Index BloombergCMCI Sugar#11 Hdg CHF TR-2.00-27.23-4.61-14.86-24.43-28.74-18.16
    NQCINGER Index #N/A Field Not ApplicableNQCI Natural Gas ER2.74-27.223.91-9.55-30.46-16.33-13.11

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    MLIndexnameyesterdayytdweek1month6months1yrRank
    IBVC Index Bolsa De Valores De Caracas (CVENEZUELA STOCK MKT INDX1.39285.662.8067.84302.18819.53298.09
    XNDXL3 Index NASDAQ Global MarketXNDXL3-1.1865.200.34-0.9858.95135.6748.50
    LEVDAX3 Index #N/A Field Not ApplicableLevDAX x3 TR EUR0.9444.11-2.344.0746.56127.5743.97
    CMBKX0BR Index Commerzbank AGCommerzbank 2X Palladium Daily2.2254.281.0918.9859.61124.5951.07
    SX5TDL3 Index STOXXESTX50DL3 ?TR (NR)1.7241.08-1.01-0.2444.83117.5440.28
    IBXQ Index Madrid Stock ExchangeIBEX 35 Double Lev Net1.2841.61-2.30-2.8944.2397.1634.05
    RTS2$ Index RTS ExchangeRTS-2 INDEX1.079.23-0.10-4.0210.5282.1322.13
    FMIBL2X Index FTSEFTSE MIB FMIBL2X1.7529.570.27-1.5631.5180.1927.60
    XNDXNNRL Index #N/A Field Not ApplicableNDX Lev Notional Net TR-0.7940.680.25-0.4437.1080.1029.25
    WIG20LE Index #N/A Field Not ApplicableWSE WIG 20 LEV INDEX3.2756.880.740.3061.9178.1035.26
    UKXL3X Index FTSEFTSE 100 UKXL3X1.3323.04-2.72-3.5126.3176.2924.09
    LEVDAX Index Deutsche BorseLevDAX Index0.6430.80-1.442.8533.0076.1927.65
    D1AJ Index Deutsche BorseLevDAX Index0.6330.83-1.442.8533.0076.1827.65
    CACGL Index #N/A Field Not ApplicableCAC 40 Leverage GR1.2932.250.160.5535.0874.9527.69
    CACTL Index NYSE Euronext ParisCAC 40 LEVERAGE NR1.3530.210.110.0733.0571.8426.27
    SX5TL Index STOXXESTX50DLevrg ?TR (NR)1.1629.00-0.54-0.0331.9871.0425.61
    KOSPI2LG Index KOSPI Stock MarketKOSPI200 Leverage IDX1.1151.462.321.8352.5770.9131.91
    KSP2IT Index KOSPI Stock MarketKOSPI200 IT Sector2.3247.474.067.8948.6568.6832.32
    SX5EL Index STOXXESTX50DLevrg ?TR (P)1.1423.96-0.52-0.6726.8162.4922.03
    NKYLEV Index NikkeiNIKKEI Leveraged Indx0.0715.400.834.6412.8562.0720.10

    Worst Indexes 1yr

    MLIndexnameyesterdayytdweek1month6months1yrRank
    NKYVF Index NikkeiNikkei VI Futures Idx-1.87-66.69-1.45-21.23-63.85-87.78-43.58
    SPVXSPID Index Standard & Poor'sS&P 500 VIX STm Ft ER IV-0.57-51.19-2.89-8.16-49.74-82.14-35.73
    SPVIXSTR Index #N/A Field Not ApplicableS&P 500 VIX ShTrm Fut TR-0.49-50.93-2.55-8.08-49.69-82.01-35.58
    VALAASX Index FTSEFTSE ALL-SHARE VALUE-31.5244.24-20.31-48.10-2.74-76.90-37.01
    CMBKX0BV Index Commerzbank AGCommerzbank -2X Palladium Dail-2.17-43.83-1.41-17.60-45.59-67.64-33.06
    SPVIXETR Index #N/A Field Not ApplicableS&P 500 VIX FutEnRoll TR-0.66-42.76-2.49-8.66-41.96-67.57-30.17
    SHRTDX3 Index #N/A Field Not ApplicableShortDAX x3 TR EUR-0.86-26.063.09-4.30-25.03-62.88-22.28
    XNDXS3 Index NASDAQ Global MarketXNDXS31.18-41.96-0.49-0.26-39.73-62.52-25.75
    SX5GT3S Index STOXXESTX50DSht3 ?TR (GR)-1.62-26.171.70-0.37-25.86-62.35-21.72
    IVSTOXX Index STOXXESTX50InvVola ?TR-2.34-48.05-2.95-13.71-46.87-61.60-31.28
    UKXI3X Index FTSEFTSE 100 UKXI3X-1.02-16.692.602.21-17.30-57.36-17.46
    IBEXDS Index Madrid Stock ExchangeIBEX 35 Double Short-1.19-23.593.042.96-22.63-54.71-17.84
    FMIBI2X Index FTSEFTSE MIB FMIBI2X-1.46-19.190.481.50-17.69-53.69-17.35
    VALTPX Index Tokyo Stock ExchangeTOPIX INDEX TURNOVER-12.967.07-11.90-18.9618.44-51.93-16.09
    SPVXMPID Index #N/A Field Not ApplicableS&P 500 VIX MTm Ft ER IV-0.60-34.18-1.98-7.16-33.51-50.81-23.37
    SHRTDAX2 Index Deutsche BorseSHORTDAX X2 INDEX-0.56-16.162.19-2.75-14.91-47.42-15.72
    CACDSH Index #N/A Field Not ApplicableCAC 40 DOUBLE SHORT GR-1.27-17.320.56-0.57-16.54-47.24-15.95
    SX5T2S Index STOXXESTX50DDSht ?TR (GR)-0.93-16.061.410.06-15.37-46.81-15.18
    XTQCGT Index BloombergCMCI Cocoa Hdg GBP TR-2.26-11.64-4.72-2.85-13.40-44.47-16.36
    UKXI2X Index FTSEFTSE 100 UKXI2X-0.63-10.201.721.36-10.34-43.99-12.81

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