Welcome to the 80-20 Investor Heatmap!
The idea for this feature was sparked by a conversation with an 80-20 Investor member. DIY investors regularly tell me that they struggle with choosing which sectors (types of funds) to invest in. This is called asset allocation.
We currently help solve this problem by identifying the best opportunities on a fund by fund basis. So, for example, you can look at my portfolio to see which funds (and therefore sectors) I am investing in. Or you can use the Best of the Best selection to see the current shortlist chosen by the 80-20 Investor algorithm. You can then see which sectors these funds belong to. However, just because one fund in a sector may have momentum it doesn't mean others in the same sector do.
But the 80-20 Investor Heatmap helps you quickly answer the 'which sector to buy?' question by looking at momentum at a sector level, rather than at a fund level.
The purpose of this Heatmap is to complement the other resources mentioned above. The Heatmap shows variations in the short term momentum from month to month of a given sector.
How to use the Heatmap
The table is ranked from the riskiest sectors at the top to the least risky at the bottom, based on recent history. This is based on the average level of risk/volatility of funds within each sector. This itself will prove useful in choosing sectors to look at within our Best funds by sector section.
Then for each sector we show the historic short-term momentum for each of the last 6 months. This gives you an idea of how the momentum has moved over time. So if for example you look at the North American Smaller Companies sector you will see that it is at the top of the chart, which means that the typical North American Smaller Companies fund has a higher risk profile, in recent months, when compared to other sectors below it in the table.
If you now look across the North American Smaller Companies row you will see its momentum began improving in November before cooling slightly in January.
I have also included cash in the table which unsurprisingly is the lowest risk asset class, so sits at the bottom of the table.
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