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."

Thursday, August 26, 2010

And the Boards Really Light Up!!!!!!

If the algorithms underlying the BLOG are correct, then we will have lots of action ahead. Today and yesterday, the news talked about more unemployment and housing prices falling further.

Our short Euro was exited via a buy signal; overall, we are now neutral the Euro currency.

CLOSED OUT SYMBOL ENTRY OUT PROFIT DAYS
Short Euro EUH10 126.34 127.10 -$950 2
Short Euro EOU 125.96 126.85 -0.7% 2

Our exisiting portfolio below shows 3 new futures positions for today, and blanks for 3 new ETF positions tomorrow. There is additionally one other signal if these signals get stopped out overnight.

PORTFOLIO SYMBOL ENTRY CLOSE STOP PROFIT DAYS

Long Corn CZ10 425.00 432 394.5 350 11
Long British BPU10 155.34 155.30 148.67 -$25 4
Long British FXB 154.68 154.63 148.03 -0.0% 4
Long Silver SIU10 18.365 19.026 18.760 $3,305 2
Long Silver SLV 18.36 18.54 18.28 0.0% 2
Long Canadian CDU10 94.52 94.48 91.52 -$40 0
Long Canadian FXC ? ? 0.0% 0
Long Crude Oil CLU10 73.18 72.89 70.68 -$290 0
Long Crude Oil OIL ? ? 0.0% 0
Long Copper HGU10 302.35 306.90 322.35 $1,137 0
Long Copper JJC 41.50 41.09 -1.0% 0

Note that the initial stops are shown.

CD record is 36 wins out of 36 trades for 100%
CL is 30 out of 34 for 88%
HG record is 29 for 44 for 64%.

The other trades that we will may not follow for ETF but maybe for futures is buy soymeal 75%(again) buy soy 63%, and buy platinum 57%.





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