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, June 30, 2010

Markets Down Hard Again

More bad news on the economic front brought lower stock markets. Copper has been down for the past month, and this is often a harbinger of declining economic growth.

Closed PositionsSymbol Entry Out Profit Days

Short Euro ECU10 122.86 122.61 $313 2
Short Euro FXE 121.57 122.24 -0.6% 2

The active portfolio is as follows:

PORTFOLIO SYMBOL ENTRY CLOSE STOP PROFIT DAYS
Long Cotton CTZ10 79.31 76.38 74.71 -$1,465 20
Long Cotton BAL 38.51 37.65 36.83 -2.2% 20
Short S&P ESU10 1110.50 1026.60 1093.75 $4,195 9
Short S&P SH 50.17 55.01 50.94 9.6% 9
Long Soymeal SMZ10 267.50 266.50 255.50 -$50 2
Long Swiss SFU10 92.58 92.84 92.77 $325 2
Long Swiss FXF 91.81 92.20 92.13 0.4% 2

There are two new signals for tomorrow:
Sell short the New Zealand Dollar: 71 wins out of 81 trades for a 88% win-ratio.
Sell short the British Pound: 6 wins out of 7 trades for a 86% win-ratio.

We will track New Zealand only in the BLOG.

See you tomorrow!

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