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."

Friday, March 11, 2011

Two New Signals: One VERY BOLD.........

For Monday, a signal to Sell Short Coffee (I like Coffee Bold). Also, a signal to Sell Short Gold. Both commodities are in intermediate-term bull markets, and the signals are depicting a short-term "over-bought" condition. Giving credence to the signals is the same fundamental algorithm that triggered the short signals in the grains, which were very profitable.

Today, we were stopped out of the Long S&P position, even though the stock markets surged upward after that. Also, a quick one-day gain for short soybeans. Short corn made money as well.

New Signals:

Go SHORT Coffee. Symbols: KCK11 and JO. Record: 8 wins out of 8 trades for 100%. While this is not as many signals as we typically like to have, the data covers the period from 1978 to 2011. Initial Stop: about $1600 on the future and 1.6% on the ETF.


Go SHORT GOLD. Symbols: GCJ11 and GLD (or ETN). We will track GLD here in the BLOG, since it is much more liquid. Record: 46 wins out of 63 trades for 73%. Initial Stop: about $1900 on the future and 1.4% on the ETF.





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