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, January 4, 2011

Most Positions Stopped Out on January 4

Our portfolio has shrunk from 5 positions not long ago, to only 1 position today.

PORTFOLIO SYMBOL ENTRY CLOSE STOP PROFIT DAYS
Long Coffee KCH11 208.80 234.95 226.25 $9,806 23
Long Coffee JO 57.57 62.41 60.10 8.4% 23

CLOSED OUT SYMBOL ENTRY OUT PROFIT DAYS
Long Swiss SFH11 107.16 105.96 -$1,500 2
Long Swiss FXF 105.97 104.92 -1.0% 2
Long Copper JJC 57.63 58.87 2.2% 7
Long British BPH11 154.11 154.60 $306 7
Long British FXB 152.98 153.67 0.5% 7
Long Gold GCG10 1386.30 1397.7 $1,140 14
Long Gold GLD 135.60 135.49 -0.1% 14

The loss on the Swiss Franc was our largest for the New Year. However, as you know, only 20% of our ETF portfolio is allocated to each position, therefore, a 1% loss on the Swiss represents a .2% loss to the portfolio. This is our strategy, to minimize losses, and to let the winning trades run. This is evidenced by the accumulated gain in coffee.

There are no new signals for tomorrow.


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