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."

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Easter Sunday Tomorrow..........

We hope that your Sunday is Peaceful!

New Signals Algorithmically-Generated Signals:

EXIT Silver, Market on Open.

Go LONG the Russell 2000 Stock Market Index: Market On Open.  Symbols: TFM11 and IWM. Record: 77 wins out of 84 trades for 92%.   Stock market signals are always exciting!  The ETF traded 30 million shares on Friday.

Go LONG Natural Gas: Market On Open.  Symbols: NGM11 and UNG.  Record: 194 wins out of 243 trades for 79%.   An encouaging note:  there is a coincident ancillary signal also to buy Natural Gas from an algorithm not currently featured in the BLOG.  Its record is 25 wins out of 32 trades for 78%.  We will not track its performance here in the BLOG, we will only track the performance of the primary signal.  However, coincidental signals are usually positive for the ultimate result.  Note:  the ETF traded 17 million shares on Friday.

Go LONG Sugar:  Market On Open. Symbols: SBN11 and SGG.  Record: 35 wins out of 46 trades for 76%.  This ETF only traded 41,000 shares on Friday.

To top this all off, we received another signal to buy soymeal, further confirming our current long position.


We were stopped out of three positions on Friday: all with profits. They were: short Corn, short Lumber, and long Soybeans.

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