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, November 6, 2010

No Changes

Our ETF portfolio is full, therefore, we will ignore a signal for Monday to buy Gold. There were also signals to buy the Canadian Dollar, British Pound, and Copper, but these are redundant.


PORTFOLIO SYMBOL ENTRY CLOSE STOP PROFIT DAYS

Long Soy Oil BOZ10 40.86 52.40 47.75 $6,924 61
Long Canadian CDZ10 97.92 99.87 98.54 $1,950 12
Long Canadian FXC 97.01 99.41 98.09 2.5% 12
Long British FXB 157.44 161.04 158.82 2.3% 11
Long Soy Meal SMZ10 335.9 348 339.9 $1,210 10
Long Crude Oil CLZ10 82.88 86.85 85.63 $3,970 5
Long Crude Oil OIL 23.75 24.70 24.35 4.0% 5
Long Aussie ADZ10 99.37 101.24 99.97 $1,870 4
Long Aussie FXA 99.78 101.57 100.30 1.8% 4
Long Copper HGZ10 382.50 394.85 389.95 $3,088 4
Long Copper JJC 50.83 52.75 52.10 3.8% 4









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Thursday, November 4, 2010

ETF Portfolio Full

Another massively profitable up-day. We are full with five ETF positions. Our portfolio looks like this:

PORTFOLIO SYMBOL ENTRY CLOSE STOP PROFIT DAYS
Long Soy Oil BOZ10 40.86 52.40 47.74 $6,924 59
Long Canadian CDZ10 97.92 99.69 99.39 $1,770 10
Long Canadian FXC 97.01 99.19 98.89 2.2% 10
Long British FXB 157.44 162.07 159.01 2.9% 9
Long Soy Meal SMZ10 335.9 348.2 339.9 $1,230 8
Long Crude Oil CLZ10 82.88 86.49 85.42 $3,610 3
Long Crude Oil OIL 23.75 24.60 24.30 3.6% 3
Long Aussie ADZ10 99.37 101.05 99.95 $1,680 2
Long Aussie FXA 99.78 101.7 100.59 1.9% 2
Long Copper HGZ10 382.50 391.20 389.95 $2,175 2
Long Copper JJC 50.83 52.15 51.98 2.6% 2

New signals today to buy gold and heating oil, but we will not be tracking them in the BLOG, because we are already "full."

Our year-to-date return is now 18.8%.

If you wish to be notified of new posts, let me know at bassanalytics@live.com. I will send you an email every time there is a new post.Any views expressed herein are provided for informational purposes only and should not be construed in any way as an offer, an endorsement, or inducement to invest. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investors should discuss any investment with their personal investment counsel. The quotes and symbols used in the BLOG are believed to be reliable, but no guarantees are made with regard to the accuracy. We may have positions in one or more of the ETFs or futures of the computer-generated signals.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

BLOG Posts Return of 16.4% Through October

Year-To-Date Results as of October 29, 2010

--------------Initial----Growth---Return----Result
BLOG------$100,000---16.4%---$16,440---$116,440
S&P 500---$100,000----6.5%----$6,500---$106,500
1.5% CD---$100,000--- 1.2%-----$1,216----$101,216

BLOG Annualized Return: 20.3%


Year-To-Date Return on one Futures Contract: $89,339
Futures Annualized Return: $110,164


If you wish to be notified of new posts, let me know at bassanalytics@live.com. I will send you an email every time there is a new post.Any views expressed herein are provided for informational purposes only and should not be construed in any way as an offer, an endorsement, or inducement to invest. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investors should discuss any investment with their personal investment counsel. The quotes and symbols used in the BLOG are believed to be reliable, but no guarantees are made with regard to the accuracy. We may have positions in one or more of the ETFs or futures of the computer-generated signals.

New Signals Replace Old Ones

We received two new signals today: one to buy Copper, and one to buy the Aussie Dollar. The symbols are HGZ10 and JJC for Copper. The symbols are ADZ10 and FXA for the Aussie Dollar. The track records are: 104 wins out of 120 trades for 87% for Copper, and for the Aussie they are 34 wins out of 53 trades for 64%.

Our portfolio consists of:
PORTFOLIO SYMBOL ENTRY CLOSE STOP PROFIT DAYS
Long Soy Oil BOZ10 40.86 49.63 45.45 $5,262 57
Long Canadian CDZ10 97.92 99.10 98.39 $1,180 8
Long Canadian FXC 97.01 98.48 97.77 1.5% 8
Long British BPZ10 158.40 160.37 159.01 $1,231 7
Long British FXB 157.44 159.41 158.06 1.3% 7
Long Gold GCZ10 1340.40 1356.9 1348.2 $1,650 7
Long Gold GLD 129.93 132.49 131.64 2.0% 7
Long Soy Meal SMZ10 335.9 337.7 324.9 $180 6
Long Crude Oil CLZ10 82.88 83.90 83.50 $1,020 1
Long Crude Oil OIL 23.75 23.75 23.64 0.0% 1



CLOSED OUT SYMBOL ENTRY OUT PROFIT DAYS
Long Platinum PLZ11 1696.20 1709.80 $680 7
Long Platinum PTM 19.86 20.28 2.1% 8


If you wish to be notified of new posts, let me know at bassanalytics@live.com. I will send you an email every time there is a new post.Any views expressed herein are provided for informational purposes only and should not be construed in any way as an offer, an endorsement, or inducement to invest. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investors should discuss any investment with their personal investment counsel. The quotes and symbols used in the BLOG are believed to be reliable, but no guarantees are made with regard to the accuracy. We may have positions in one or more of the ETFs or futures of the computer-generated signals.

Monday, November 1, 2010

New Crude Signal

There is a new signal to buy Crude Oil: historically it has had 36 wins out of 50 trades for a 72% win-ratio. The symbols are: CLZ10 and OIL.

Technically, Platinum was stopped out intra-day, so we will exit the ETF on the open in the morning.

Here is our algorithmically-generated portfolio:
PORTFOLIO SYMBOL ENTRY CLOSE STOP PROFIT
Long Soy Oil BOZ10 40.86 49.75 45.45 $5,334
Long Platinum PLZ11 1696.20 1709.80 1709.8 $680
Long Platinum PTM 19.86 20.10 20.10 1.2%
Long Canadian CDZ10 97.92 98.42 96.12 $500
Long Canadian FXC 97.01 97.87 95.58 0.9%
Long British BPZ10 158.40 159.01 158.90 $381
Long British FXB 157.44 159.57 159.46 1.4%
Long Gold GCZ10 1340.40 1350.6 1348.2 $1,020
Long Gold GLD 129.93 131.92 131.69 1.5%
Long Soy Meal SMZ10 335.9 337.8 324.9 $190


If you wish to be notified of new posts, let me know at bassanalytics@live.com. I will send you an email every time there is a new post.Any views expressed herein are provided for informational purposes only and should not be construed in any way as an offer, an endorsement, or inducement to invest. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investors should discuss any investment with their personal investment counsel. The quotes and symbols used in the BLOG are believed to be reliable, but no guarantees are made with regard to the accuracy. We may have positions in one or more of the ETFs or futures of the computer-generated signals.