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, May 17, 2010

Last Night.....What A Night! Also Soros and Paulson

What a night it was! I received two signals: short Canadian and short Copper. This was Sunday evening. Both futures plummeted overnight. The Canadian was stopped out sometime around 11pm, and the Copper fell and fell, then rebounded and was stopped out in the early morning. I was happy. Then, after I was out, the bottom dropped out of Copper further. It was down about 10% at one point. So, the program "didn't get it all," but the overall timing was good.

Closed Portfolio Symbol Entry Out Profit Days
Short Copper HGN10 311.40 306.05 1337.50 1
Short Canadian CDM10 96.59 96.27 320 1

There are no new signals for tomorrow. Also, there are no open positions.

Something of interest for those of you who love Gold. Another source today stated that the two largest holders of GLD, an ETF for gold, are George Soros (one of the greatest hedge fund managers) and John Paulson (the money manager who made money shorting mortgages). Food for thought, isn't it? I hope I get an over-sold signal on gold soon.


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