Saturday, January 31, 2009

LONG
Gold bullion: +20.7% since entry Jan. 19 (using a 200% leveraged ETF)

SHORT
S&P 500: +11.1% since entry Jan. 12 (using a 200% leveraged ETF)

Closed trades (within past week)
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Notes:
- Positions are as of the close Friday, Jan. 30.
- Returns on trades are based on my own positions, not the underlying market prices. 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.

Saturday, January 24, 2009

LONG
Gold bullion: +13.4% since entry Jan. 19 (using a 200% leveraged ETF)

SHORT
S&P 500: +10.8% since entry Jan. 12 (using a 200% leveraged ETF)

Closed trades (within past week)
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Notes:
- Positions are as of the close Friday, Jan. 23.
- Returns on trades are based on my own positions, not the underlying market prices. 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.

Monday, January 19, 2009

LONG
Gold bullion: entry Jan. 19

SHORT
S&P 500: +8.9% since entry Jan. 12

Closed trades (within past week)
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Notes:
- Positions are as of the open Monday, Jan. 19.
- 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 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.

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

LONG
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SHORT
S&P 500: +10.4% since entry Jan. 12

Closed trades (within past week)
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Notes:
- Positions are as of Wednesday, Jan. 14.
- 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 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.

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

LONG
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SHORT
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Closed trades (within past week)
SPX: -10.4% since entry Dec. 15

Notes:
- Positions are as of Tuesday, Jan. 6.
- 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 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.