LONG

- Gold: -3.1% since entry Dec. 13 (using 200% leveraged ETF)

- 30-year Treasury bond: -4.4% since entry Dec. 20 (using 300% leveraged ETF)

SHORT

- Crude oil: -20.8% since entry Oct. 18 (using 200% leveraged ETF)

CLOSED TRADES

- Natural gas (short): +6.6% between entry Dec. 13 and exit Dec. 29 (using 200% leveraged ETF)

- Nikkei (short): -10.3% since entry Dec. 6 (using 200% leveraged ETF)

Notes:
- Trade results are as of the close of trading on Friday, Dec. 24. Any new and closed positions are as of the open on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 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.

LONG

- Gold: -3.1% since entry Dec. 13 (using 200% leveraged ETF)

- 30-year Treasury bond: -4.4% since entry Dec. 20 (using 300% leveraged ETF)

SHORT

- Crude oil: -20.8% since entry Oct. 18 (using 200% leveraged ETF)

CLOSED TRADES

- Natural gas (short): +6.6% between entry Dec. 13 and exit Dec. 29 (using 200% leveraged ETF)

- Nikkei (short): -10.3% since entry Dec. 6 (using 200% leveraged ETF)

Notes:
- Trade results are as of the close of trading on Friday, Dec. 24. Any new and closed positions are as of the open on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 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.

LONG

- Gold: -3.5% since entry Dec. 13 (using 200% leveraged ETF)

- 30-year Treasury bond (long): entry Dec. 20

SHORT

- Crude oil: -0.6% since entry Oct. 18 (using 200% leveraged ETF)

- Nikkei: -3.1% since entry Dec. 6 (using 200% leveraged ETF)

- Natural gas: +18.3% since entry Dec. 13 (using 200% leveraged ETF)

CLOSED TRADES

- 30-year Treasury bond (short): +9.4% between entry Nov. 8 and Dec. 20 (using 300% leveraged ETF)

Notes:
- Trade results are as of the close of trading on Friday, Dec. 17. Any new and closed positions are as of the open on Monday, Dec. 20, 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.

LONG

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SHORT

- U.S. financials: -1.5% since entry Dec. 6 (using 300% leveraged ETF)

- Nikkei: -2.7% since entry Dec. 6 (using 200% leveraged ETF)

- S&P 500: -14.7% since entry Oct. 4 (using 200% leveraged ETF)

- Crude oil: -16.8% since entry Oct. 18 (using 200% leveraged ETF)

- 30-year Treasury bond: +3.2% since entry Nov. 8 (using 300% leveraged ETF)

CLOSED TRADES

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Notes:
- Trade results are as of the close of trading on Monday, Dec. 6. Any new and closed positions are as of the open on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 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.