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."

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Expanded Post for Today

Here are the new signals for tomorrow:

Sell Short the Aussie Dollar: record 5/5=100%; futures symbol ADH10; no ETF
Sell Short the Canadian Dollar: record 33/37=89%; futures symbol CDH10; no ETF
Buy the British Pound: 77/98=79%; futures symbol BPH10; ETF FXB
Sell Short Gold: 22/24= 92%; futures symbol GCJ10; ETF DZZ (caution: double short)
Buy Soy Meal: 16/16=100%; futures symbol SMK10; no ETF

If any of you know of ETFs for the signals that I listed above, please write in and let me know. Three of the signals are obtensibly long the U.S. Dollar and two are short; so, it will be interesting to see what happens.

Open Positions Symbol Entry Stop Close Profit
Short Euro EUH10 144.97 137.22 135.07
Short Euro EOU 18.49 20.58 20.91 13.1%
Long Cotton CTH10 69.82 73.90 79.77
Long Cotton BAL 34.02 35.57 38.40 12.9%
Long Russell TFH10 611.00 615.90 625.80
Long Russell IWM 61.66 61.52 62.51 1.4%

Any views expressed herein are provided for information purposes only and should not be construed in any way as an offer, an endorsement, or inducement to invest.

The quotes and symbols used in the BLOG are believed to be reliable, but no guarantees are made with regard to the accuracy.




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