Franklin is the Sector Bullish Percent Portfolio scheduled for a review this morning. This is one of three portfolio using the Sector BPI investing model. New readers to the ITA blog may find this management style of interest as it is showing to be an effective investing model. The basic idea behind the Sector BPI […]
Carson Sector BPI Portfolio Update: 23 April 2026
Carson is one of three portfolios using the Sector BPI investing model. When I updated the March performance I noticed the monthly loss for the Carson was 1/10 the loss of several asset allocation portfolios. Just another reminder as to how well the Sector BPI investing model is working. Over the past several months there […]
McClintock Sector BPI Portfolio Review: 5 May 2026
Yesterday I asked Google, “What is the origin of the Sector Bullish Percent Indicator investing model?” Here is the reply. “The Bullish Percent Index (BPI) investing model was originally developed by Abe Cohen in 1955. Cohen, the founder of the market analysis service Investors Intelligence (then called ChartCraft), created it as a “market barometer” to […]
Franklin Sector BPI Portfolio Review: 12 May 2026
Franklin is one of three Sector BPI portfolios tracked here at ITA Wealth Management. This investing model is not likely to be available elsewhere on the Internet so pay close attention. Of the portfolios that are likely to withstand a recession as well as the coming Financial Repression, these three portfolios have a high probability […]
Kepler Portfolio Update: 13 May 2026
Kepler is scheduled for a review later this month, but I moved it up as I am making a few changes. One change occurred this morning as I sold all shares of SHV (expense ratio of 15 basis points) and replaced it with shares of SCHO (expense ratio of 3 basis points) while increasing the […]
Carson Sector BPI Portfolio Review: 22 May 2026
Carson is the oldest Sector BPI portfolio, going back to 11/1/2022. This morning Materials moved into the oversold zone so I added shares of VAW to the Carson. The Carson is currently holding shares in seven of the eleven sectors. This morning I asked ChatGPT this question. “Where can I find example portfolios illustrating the […]
McClintock Sector BPI Portfolio Update: 5 June 2026
Since McClintock is a Sector BPI portfolio, I updated the BPI spreadsheet and found that Health is overbought. I placed a 3% TSLO under VHT. What I’ve been doing is selling all but one (1) share. Without going into great detail, holding on to a single share makes it easier to keep track of the […]
Franklin Sector BPI Portfolio: 12 June 2026
One of the youngest Sector BPI portfolios is up for review this morning. Franklin is one of three Sector BPI portfolios managed here at ITA. All are excellent performers. Readers interested in Point and Figure (PnF) market movements will find two authors of interest. They are: Jeremy Du Plessis and Thomas J. Dorsey. Du Plessis […]








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