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.

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.

LONG
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SHORT
SPX: +3.6% since entry Dec. 15

Closed trades (within past week)
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Notes:
- Positions are as of 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 29.
- 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.

LONG
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SHORT
SPX: +0.55% since entry Dec. 15

Closed trades
Nikkei: +6.2% (entry Nov. 17, exit Dec. 18)

Notes:
- Positions are as of the morning of Tuesday, Dec. 23.
- 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.

LONG
Nikkei: +6.1% since entry Nov. 17

SHORT
SPX: entry Dec. 15

Closed trades
Dow Jones industrials: -13% (entry Dec. 8, exit Dec. 12)

Notes:
- Positions are as of 10 a.m., Dec. 15.
- 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.

LONG
Nikkei: +3.5% since entry Nov. 17
Dow Jones industrials: +0.9% since entry Dec. 8

SHORT
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Notes:
- Positions are as of 1:30 p.m., Dec. 8.
- 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 well the fund 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.

LONG
Nikkei: 8.6% portfolio allocation (entry Nov. 17)

SHORT
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CASH
91.4%*

Notes:
* My Black Swan Risk-Control Rule was in effect until Nov. 17. See more in this post.
- Positions are as of the open of Nov. 17, 2008. Numbers may exceed 100% due to leveraged trades or may not equal 100% due to rounding.
- 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 well the fund 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.