Monday, September 29, 2008

LONG
U.S. financials: 22% weight as percentage of total assets (-12.8% gain since entry Sept. 22)
Crude oil: 16% (-14.2% since entry Aug. 18)
Natural gas: 10% (-13.4% since entry Sept. 22)

SHORT
U.S. long-dated bonds: 26% (entry Sept. 29)

CASH
64%

CLOSED TRADES (on Sept. 29)
Canadian long-dated bonds: -0.6% since entry Aug. 13, 2007

Notes:
- Positions are as of the open of Sept. 29, 2008. Numbers may exceed 100% due to leveraged trades or may not equal 100% due to rounding.
- Returns on ongoing and closed trades are based on my own positions, not the underlying market prices. My own return may differ from the market return because of how well the fund I use tracks the market. In some cases, my return is based on a leveraged fund and may also include currency exchange into Canadian dollars.

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

LONG
U.S. financials: 23% (-9.3% since entry Sept. 22)
Crude oil: 16% (-14.2% since entry Aug. 18)
Natural gas: 12% (+8.6% since entry Sept. 22)
Long-dated bonds: 9% (+1.4% since entry Aug. 13, 2007)

SHORT
-

CASH
66%

CLOSED TRADES (on Sept. 22)
Russell 2000: -12.1% since entry Aug. 25
NASDAQ 100: -15.3% since entry Aug. 4
Copper: -10.8% since entry Aug. 25
U.S. financials: -22.8% since entry Sept. 22

Notes:
- Positions are as of the open of Sept. 23, 2008. Numbers may exceed 100% due to leveraged trades or may not equal 100% due to rounding.
- Returns on ongoing and closed trades are based on my own positions, not the underlying market prices. My own return may differ from the market return because of how well the fund I use tracks the market. In some cases, my return is based on a leveraged fund and may also include currency exchange into Canadian dollars.

Monday, September 15, 2008

LONG
NASDAQ 100: 16% (-9.7% since entry Aug. 4)
Copper: 16% (-11% since entry Aug. 25)
Crude oil: 12% (-30.7% since entry Aug. 18)
Russell 2000: 12% (-8.6% since entry Aug. 25)
Long-dated bonds: 9% (+2.4% since entry Aug. 13, 2007)

SHORT
U.S. financials: 26% (entry Sept. 15)

CASH
37%

CLOSED TRADES (Sept. 15)
U.S. financials (long): +2.6% gain since entry July 14
Natural gas (long): -14.7% since entry Sept. 2

Notes:
- Positions are as of the open of Sept. 15, 2008. Numbers may exceed 100% due to leveraged trades or may not equal 100% due to rounding.
- Returns on ongoing and closed trades are based on my own positions, not the underlying market prices. My own return may differ from the market return because of how well the fund I use tracks the market. In some cases, my return is based on a leveraged fund and may also include currency exchange into Canadian dollars.