Tuesday, December 29, 2009

LONG
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SHORT
- Crude oil: +2.8% since entry Oct. 19 (using 200% leveraged fund)
- Gold bullion: entry Dec. 29
- U.S. financials: entry Dec. 29
- Canadian financials: entry Dec. 29

CLOSED TRADES
- 30-year U.S. Treasury bond (short): +9.0% between Dec. 21 and Dec. 28 (using 300% leveraged fund)
- S&P 500 (short): -16.0% between Nov. 2 and Dec. 23 (using 200% leveraged fund)
- Gold bullion (short): +8.5% between Dec. 1 and Dec. 21 (using 200% leveraged fund)
- Natural gas (short): -34.7% between Nov. 23 and Dec. 21 (using 200% leveraged fund)
- U.S. financials (long): -2.7% between Nov. 9 and Dec. 14 (using 300% leveraged fund)
- Canadian financials (long): -0.4% between Nov. 9 and Dec. 14 (using 200% leveraged fund)

Notes:
- Trade results are as of the open of trading, Tuesday, Dec. 29. Any new and closed positions are as of the open of Dec. 29 as well, unless otherwise noted.
- Returns on trades are based on my own positions, not the underlying market prices, unless otherwise noted. Returns from closed trades include trading fees. My own return may differ from the return of the underlying index, security or commodity because of variations in how the security 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.

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