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, October 11, 2010

I AM CURRENTLY TRAVELING. WHILE I EXPECT POSTS WILL GO UP EVERY DAY, I DO NOT KNOW HOW LATE THEY MAY BE DURING THIS PERIOD. I WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN I HAVE RETURNED AND I AM BACK TO "NORMAL." I APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY CAUSE.


While the new gold position didn't make money, cotton was up strongly again, along with the grains. Our portfolio is as follows:

PORTFOLIO SYMBOL ENTRY CLOSE STOP PROFIT

Long Soy Oil BOZ10 40.86 46.35 42.89 $3,294
Long Zealand NE1U10 72.90 74.72 73.42 $1,820
Long Zealand BNZ 23.36 23.96 23.54 2.6%
Long Corn CZ10 488.25 555.75 533.25 $3,375
Long Corn CORN 32.25 35.63 34.19 10.5%
Long Cotton CTZ10 99.80 110.50 106.97 $5,350
Long Cotton BAL 50.07 54.58 52.84 9.0%
Short Gold GCZ10 1348.90 1354.40 1367.9 -$550
Short Gold DGZ 16.07 15.91 15.75 -1.0%


New signal: buy copper. Record: 102 wins out of 118 trades for 86%. Entry HGZ10: 378.55, stop 373.95. ETF symbol JJC.

That's all folks.


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