Historical Returns

The following represents the BLOG's 2010 ETF returns vis-a-vis other benchmark investment measures:

------------$Initial-----%Growth----$Return-----$Result
BLOG-----$100,000----26.6%-----$26,646-----$126,646
S&P 500--$100,000----12.8%-----$12,783------$112,783
1.5% CD--$100,000-----1.5%----- $1,500-----$101,500


S&P result excludes dividends.
Return on one Futures Contract: $137,684 (roughly margin of $25,000 to $50,000).
Please see the BLOG page on "Shortcomings and Limitations."

Monday, January 25, 2010

S&P Arrests Decline

The S&P was up slightly today at 1092.50, up 1.50, on the March futures contract. However, in overnight trading, the S&P is down nearly 10 points. This represents about 100 points on the Dow. However, much can change before the opening tomorrow in New York. The stock market, while only open for about 7 hours during the day, actually trades nearly 24 hours a day, 5 days per week on the electronically-based Globex. A lot can happen overnight; yet, sometimes the overnight session is very quiet.

Our short silver made money, our short Euro continues to make money, and the long soybeans is a loser so far.

Long Soybeans SH10: Entry Price: 955 Stop: 919 Last: 937.25

Short Euro ETF EOU Entry Price 18.49 Stop: 18.84 Last: 19.09
Short Euro EUH10: 144.97 Stop: 143.07 Last: 141.50

Short Silver: stopped out with profits SIH10: Short SI ETF SLV Entry Price 4.54 Stopped Out: 4.55
Short SI SIH10: 17.445 Stopped Out: 17.055 Profit: $2000

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