LONG
U.S. financials: 22% weight as percentage of total assets (-12.8% gain since entry Sept. 22)
Crude oil: 16% (-14.2% since entry Aug. 18)
Natural gas: 10% (-13.4% since entry Sept. 22)

SHORT
U.S. long-dated bonds: 26% (entry Sept. 29)

CASH
64%

CLOSED TRADES (on Sept. 29)
Canadian long-dated bonds: -0.6% since entry Aug. 13, 2007

Notes:
- Positions are as of the open of Sept. 29, 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.

LONG
U.S. financials: 23% (-9.3% since entry Sept. 22)
Crude oil: 16% (-14.2% since entry Aug. 18)
Natural gas: 12% (+8.6% since entry Sept. 22)
Long-dated bonds: 9% (+1.4% since entry Aug. 13, 2007)

SHORT
-

CASH
66%

CLOSED TRADES (on Sept. 22)
Russell 2000: -12.1% since entry Aug. 25
NASDAQ 100: -15.3% since entry Aug. 4
Copper: -10.8% since entry Aug. 25
U.S. financials: -22.8% since entry Sept. 22

Notes:
- Positions are as of the open of Sept. 23, 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.

LONG
NASDAQ 100: 16% (-9.7% since entry Aug. 4)
Copper: 16% (-11% since entry Aug. 25)
Crude oil: 12% (-30.7% since entry Aug. 18)
Russell 2000: 12% (-8.6% since entry Aug. 25)
Long-dated bonds: 9% (+2.4% since entry Aug. 13, 2007)

SHORT
U.S. financials: 26% (entry Sept. 15)

CASH
37%

CLOSED TRADES (Sept. 15)
U.S. financials (long): +2.6% gain since entry July 14
Natural gas (long): -14.7% since entry Sept. 2

Notes:
- Positions are as of the open of Sept. 15, 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.

LONG
U.S. financials: 26% portfolio weight (+3.9% gain since entry July 14)
NASDAQ 100: 18% (+5.6% since entry Aug. 4)
Crude oil: 17% (-0.7% since entry Aug. 18)
Japanese/Asian equities: 14% (entry Aug. 25)
Russell 2000: 12% (entry Aug. 25)
Copper: 10% (entry Aug. 25)
Long-dated bonds: 8% (+2.2% since entry Aug. 13, 2007)

SHORT
-

CASH
27%

CLOSED TRADES (Aug. 25)
Gold bullion (long): -17.9% since entry June 2
Russell 2000 (short): -0.6% since entry Aug. 18

Notes:
- Positions are as of the open of August 26, 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 returns are in some cases based on leveraged positions and may also include currency exchange into Canadian dollars.

LONG
U.S. financials: 28% portfolio weight (+13.5% gain since entry July 14)
Gold bullion: 17% (-22.4% since entry June 2)
NASDAQ 100: 19% (+13.3% since entry Aug. 4)
Long-dated bonds: 8% (+2.7% since entry Aug. 13, 2007)

SHORT
Russell 2000: 13% portfolio weight (entry Aug. 18)

CASH
46%

CLOSED TRADES (Aug. 18)
Natural gas: -9% since entry Aug. 11

Notes:
- Positions are as of the open of August 18, 2008. Numbers may exceed 100% due to leveraged trades or may not equal 100% due to rounding.
- Returns are not adjusted for leveraged positions. In other words, these are the actual returns in my accounts, except for the Japanese/Asian equities trade (see note below).

LONG
U.S. financials: 29% portfolio weight (+21.5% gain since entry July 14)
Gold bullion: 19% (-9.8% since entry June 2)
NASDAQ 100: 18% (+10.8% since entry Aug. 4)
Long-dated bonds: 8% (+2.4% since entry Aug. 13, 2007)
Natural gas: 11% (entry Aug. 11)

SHORT
n/a

CASH
54%

Notes:
- Positions are as of the open of August 11, 2008. Numbers may exceed 100% due to leveraged trades or may not equal 100% due to rounding.
- Returns are not adjusted for leveraged positions. In other words, these are the actual returns in my accounts, except for the Japanese/Asian equities trade (see note below).

LONG
U.S. financials: 26% (+10.7% gain since entry July 14)
Gold bullion: 24% portfolio weight (+15.6% since entry June 2)
Crude oil: 13% (+21.4% since entry April 21)
Russell 2000: 11% (-12.4% since entry June 23)
Long-dated bonds: 8% (+1.0% since entry Aug. 13, 2007)
Natural gas: 4% (-39.0% since entry June 23)

SHORT
n/a

CASH
53%

CLOSED POSITIONS (July 21)
Japanese/Asian equities: -2.0% since entry July 7*

Notes:
- Positions are as of the close of July 21, 2008. Numbers may exceed 100% due to leveraged trades or may not equal 100% due to rounding.
- Returns are not adjusted for leveraged positions. In other words, these are the actual returns in my accounts, except for the Japanese/Asian equities trade (see note below).
* Japanese/Asian equities return is based on the Nikkei's return since the beginning of this signal.