Monday, April 26, 2010

LONG
- S&P 500: +18.4% since entry Feb. 22 (using 200% leveraged fund)
- Nikkei: entry April 26

SHORT
- Crude oil: -6.4% since entry April 19 (using 200% leveraged fund)
- 30-year Treasury bond:
entry April 26

CLOSED TRADES
- Gold: +9.2% between entry March 22 and exit April 26 (using 200% leveraged fund)
- Natural gas: -9.3% since entry March 22 (using 200% leveraged fund)

Notes:
- Trade results are as of the close of trading on Friday, April 23. Any new and closed positions are as of the open on Monday,April 26, 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.

Monday, April 12, 2010

LONG
- S&P 500: +14.6% since entry Feb. 22 (using 200% leveraged fund)
- Gold: +8.8% since entry March 22 (using 200% leveraged fund)
- Natural gas: -5.6% since entry March 22 (using 200% leveraged fund)

SHORT
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CLOSED TRADES
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Notes:
- Trade results are as of the close of trading on Friday, April 9. Any new and closed positions are as of the open on Monday,April 12, 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.

Monday, April 5, 2010

LONG
- S&P 500: +11.5% since entry Feb. 22 (using 200% leveraged fund)
- Gold: +3.4% since entry March 22 (using 200% leveraged fund)
- Natural gas: -4.3% since entry March 22 (using 200% leveraged fund)

SHORT
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CLOSED TRADES
- Crude oil: +4.0% between entry March 8 and exit April 5 (using 200% leveraged fund)

Notes:
- Trade results are as of the close of trading on Friday, April 2. Any new and closed positions are as of the open on Monday,April 5, 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.