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."

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Another Good Day for the BLOG

Most commodities soared today, and so did our ETFs. The portfolio is shown below. Cotton was a particularly good investment; Cotton futures were up the limit today.

PORTFOLIO SYMBOL ENTRY CLOSE STOP PROFIT DAYS

Long Copper HGH11 375.10 394.79 383.45 $4,923 3
Long Copper JJC 50.02 52.39 50.89 4.7% 3
Long Cotton CTH11 112.25 121.34 119.94 $4,545 3
Long Cotton BAL 57.80 62.28 61.56 7.8% 3
Long Zealand NE1Z10 74.46 74.18 73.01 -$280 2
Long Zealand BNZ 23.74 24.02 23.64 1.2% 2
Long Gold GCG10 1386.10 1388.3 1389.7 $220 1
Long Gold GLD 138.71 138.30 138.44 -0.3% 1
Long Swiss SFZ10 99.62 99.72 99.72 $125 1
Long Swiss FXF 98.75 98.92 98.92 0.2% 1

Regretably, the two newest positions, long Gold and long the Swiss Franc, were stopped out intra-day. For ETF traders, this would mean an exit from both positions on the New York Exchange Opening Bell.

The futures position in Copper was stopped out, but NOT the ETF, which is up incredibly. So, we will continue to track the Copper ETF system in the BLOG.

No new signals for tomorrow.



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