Saturday, November 20, 2010

LONG
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SHORT
- S&P 500: -10.4% since entry Oct. 4 (using 200% leveraged ETF)
- Crude oil: -0.6% since entry Oct. 18 (using 200% leveraged ETF)
- 30-year Treasury bond: +4.2% since entry Nov. 8 (using 300% leveraged ETF)

CLOSED TRADES
- Nikkei (long): -2.1% since between Nov. 8 and exit Nov. 15 (using 200% leveraged ETF)

Notes:
- Trade results are as of the close of trading on Friday, Nov. 19. Any new and closed positions are as of the open on Monday, Nov. 22, unless otherwise noted.
- Returns on trades are based on my own positions and costs, 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 market because of variations in how the security I used tracks the market. In some cases, my return is based on a leveraged fund and may also include currency exchange into Canadian dollars.

Monday, November 8, 2010

LONG
- Nikkei: entry Nov. 8

SHORT
- S&P 500: -13.9% since entry Oct. 4 (using 200% leveraged ETF)
- Crude oil: -12.4% since entry Oct. 18 (using 200% leveraged ETF)
- 30-year Treasury bond: entry Nov. 8

CLOSED TRADES
- Nikkei (short): -12.5% between entry Sept. 13 and exit Nov. 8 (using 200% leveraged ETF)

Notes:
- Trade results are as of the close of trading on Friday, Nov. 5. Any new and closed positions are as of the open on Monday, Nov. 8, unless otherwise noted.
- Returns on trades are based on my own positions and costs, 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 market because of variations in how the security I used tracks the market. In some cases, my return is based on a leveraged fund and may also include currency exchange into Canadian dollars.

Monday, November 1, 2010

LONG
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SHORT
- Nikkei: -5.6% since entry Sept. 13 (using 200% leveraged ETF)
- S&P 500: -7.5% since entry Oct. 4 (using 200% leveraged ETF)
- Crude oil: +0.6% since entry Oct. 18 (using 200% leveraged ETF)

CLOSED TRADES
- Natural gas: +19.9% between entry Oct. 25 and exit Nov. 1 (using 200% leveraged ETF)
- 30-year Treasury bond: -14.7% between entry Oct. 12 and exit Oct. 27 (using 300% leveraged ETF)

Notes:
- Trade results are as of the close of trading on Friday, Oct. 29. Any new and closed positions are as of the open on Monday, Nov. 1, unless otherwise noted.
- Returns on trades are based on my own positions and costs, 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 market because of variations in how the security I used tracks the market. In some cases, my return is based on a leveraged fund and may also include currency exchange into Canadian dollars.