For Thursday, July 9th

A person can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he blames someone else and stops trying.

* * * Benjamin Franklin

1. VP PRICE MAPS

THE VP SIGNAL MAPS FOR THE SP AND GOLD ARE FOR THE MORE AGGRESSIVE AND NIMBLE NEAR TERM TRADER!!!

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW

The VP map tells you everything you need to know, consult the map daily... knowing the map and the two key trading rules will make you a much more savvy trader, so it is extremely important to be familiar with the VP map...

Secondary Vertical Prices (SVP) are for the aggressive trader who is looking for an additional edge on additional exhaustion points... you will notice that the market responds as well to the SVP as to the standard VP points and are traded the same, but for now the main model will use only the standard VP points for official main model signals...

SP SEPTEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is long the September SP at 3161.50 as of 7/8/20 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

1) Any time the market trades above any overhead VP price and then closes below it, this would confirm a new main model sell signal...
2) Any time the market trades below any lower VP price and then closes above it, this would confirm a new main model buy signal...

MAJOR - - 3372.43 (date undetermined)

minor - - 3245.44

MAJOR - - 3228.36 (date undetermined)

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 3165.50

minor - - 3161.58

MAJOR - - 3093.47 and must close below that price on Tuesday, July 28th to confirm a new main model sell signal...

minor - - 3062.33

MAJOR - - 3055.69 and must close below that price on Monday, October 5th to confirm a new main model sell signal...

MAJOR - - 3032.40 (date undetermined)

minor - - 2968.20

minor - - 2961.17

MAJOR - - 2961.52 and must close above that price on Monday, August 31st to confirm a new main model buy signal...

minor - - 2954.23

minor - - 2906.67

minor - - 2886.70

MAJOR - - 2860.98 (expiration date undetermined)

MAJOR - - 2803.505 (expiration date undetermined)

The above price map is listed in descending order of all currently active vertical prices above and below the market... today's closing price is also included to provide you with a GPS type reading of where the market currently is in relation to all VP points on both sides of the market...

PLEASE NOTE: It is vitally important to know where the market is on this map at all times, the main model buy and sell signals are generated only from this VP map... the trade rules, which you probably already know by now, are very simple and are explained below...

AUGUST GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short the August gold at 1828.80 as of 7/8/20 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

1) Any time the market trades above any overhead VP price and then closes below it, this would confirm a new main model sell signal...
2) Any time the market trades below any lower VP price and then closes above it, this would confirm a new main model buy signal...

MAJOR - - 1837.36 and must close below that price on Thursday, September 17th confirm a new main model sell signal...

MAJOR - - 1828.78 and must close below that price on Tuesday, August 4th to confirm a new main model sell signal... NEW

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 1818.10

MAJOR - - 1805.92 and must close below that price on Tuesday, August 11th to confirm a new main model sell signal...

minor - - 1768.08

minor - - 1728.71

minor - - 1699.51

minor - - 1696.82

MAJOR - - 1671.79 and must close above that price on Tuesday, July 14th to confirm a new main model buy signal...

MAJOR - - 1663.77 and must close above that price on Wednesday, July 15th to confirm a new main model buy signal...

The above is a price map in descending order of all currently active vertical prices above and below the market... those in red were generated on previously confirmed buy signals, those in green were generated on previously confirmed sell signals... today's closing price is also included to provide you with a GPS type reading of where the market currently is in relation to all VP points on both sides of the market...

2. $VIX SIGNAL

CAUTION: This is a long term broad indicator and can ride through some very wide and frightening price swings...

The $VIX signal offers two kinds of signals, a long term buy and hold position signal and a flat position signal... there are no short position signals, the backtesting data and each position taken over the past 4 years is found on page 2 of the attachment... this model is an excellent guide for overall market direction... this is the ideal trading model for anyone who doesn't want to spend time placing and changing buy and sell stops, but would rather buy when the trend appears higher and then go flat when the market appears to begin trending lower... you're long or flat, as simple as that... remember, this is a long term broad indicator and can ride through very wide price swings... each position could be held for as long as several months before the next signal appears...

The $VIX signal will trade the SPY, but you could also trade any of the other major market indices on this signal, of course preferably the SPY since the study was done with the SPY...

Since January 1, 2016 there have been 21 completed trades for a total of 76.76 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS ON A BUY AND HOLD AS OF FRIDAY, APRIL 24TH, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON FRIDAY'S CLOSE AT 282.97...

3. OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO

STOP GUESSING AND BE YOUR OWN FUND MANAGER AND BE ON YOUR PATH TO FINANCIAL GROWTH!!!

RULES ON HOW TO USE THE OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO (OP) ARE FOUND IN THE TUTORIAL AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EVENING BRIEFING

If you're having difficulty trading the near term VP model, then take a serious look at the optimized portfolio, you will definitely make money, it is easy to follow, tried and proven, and with no stress, I use it myself primarily... if you have any questions on how to use it, then email me and we can arrange a time to review your personal trading strategy...

THE PERFORMANCE HISTORY FOR THE OPTIMIZED SP SIGNALS FIRST INTRODUCED ON AUGUST 20, 2015

YEAR NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES POINTS GAINED

2015 4 trades 125.30
2016 13 trades 322.60
2017 25 trades 224.75
2018 26 trades 76.00
2019 12 trades 378.15
2020 11 trades 341.20

TOTAL 91 closed trades 1468.00

THE PERFORMANCE HISTORY FOR THE OPTIMIZED GOLD SIGNALS FIRST INTRODUCED ON AUGUST 20, 2015

2015 8 trades 372.60
2016 6 trades 364.90
2017 9 trades 381.60
2018 9 trades -15.00
2019 9 trades 104.60
2020 6 trade -115.20

TOTAL 47 closed trades 1018.50

To follow the optimized portfolio, there is no thinking required!!! If you're having difficulty following the fast moving VP signals, then you should consider following the optimized portfolio...

227.77 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2020!!!

This is already a gain of 5.225% so far on closed positions in 2020!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 188 POINTS PROFIT IN CURRENTLY OPEN POSITIONS!!!

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2017: 624.17 points - annual 13.701% gains on closed positions only
Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2018: 388.25 points - annual 9.359% gains on closed positions only
Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2019: 504.40 points - annual 11.572% gains on closed positions only

I hope you're not allergic to making money!!!

PLEASE NOTE: You can select any one or more market groups you prefer but remember that the broader the market participation the more the risk is reduced...

DIVERSIFY AND REDUCE YOUR RISK...

If you see an error in today's listing, just let me know, I went over each market very carefully after the close, but I could still miss something, thanks...

ALL PORTFOLIO OPEN POSITIONS HAVE THEIR EXIT STOPS LISTED FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY, THEY MAY NOT CHANGE EVERY DAY...

ALL PORTFOLIO EXIT STOPS LISTED BELOW SHOULD BE ENTERED ONLY AFTER THE INITIAL BUY STOP HAS BEEN TRIGGERED AND THE POSITION IS ACTIVE...

PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU HAVE ANY MARKET NOT INCLUDED IN THE OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE THE PORTFOLIO BUY AND/OR EXIT PRICE WOULD BE, THEN JUST SEND ME AN EMAIL WITH THE SYMBOL(S)...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: Precious Metals (AG)...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS APPROACHING THE BUY ZONE: Stock Market Indices...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: none...

IF THE EXIT STOP IS HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW, THEN THAT EXIT STOP HAS BEEN RAISED, PLEASE CHECK YOUR MARKETS...

MARKET POSITION BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP POINTS FROM ENTRY YTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICES BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP CURRENT PRICE
Sept ES flat 3217.75 3156.00 91 trades *1468.00
*not included
DIA flat 276.48 270.85 -3.15 260.72
UDOW flat 79.10 74.25 -1.54 64.87
SPY flat 323.51 316.94 27.20 316.18
SPXL flat 48.67 45.65 10.46 44.83
UPRO flat 51.56 48.36 11.58 47.6
QQQ long 246.13 251.25 41.26 259.99
TQQQ long 96.46 102.72 39.09 112.88
TNA flat 34.93 32.73 5.93 26.65
SOXL long 189.87 202.10 -1.00 202.63
IWM flat 153.49 150.32 7.38 141.94
MDY flat 355.33 348.12 -1.86 323.28
IYT flat 179.98 176.28 -5.18 165.18
SOXX long 270.63 276.26 -11.56 278.26
USD flat 64.40 61.72 -2.07 63.18
TOTAL 116.54
PRECIOUS METALS BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP
August GOLD long 1753.00 1762.00
GLD long 162.68 164.18 5.36 170.09
UGL long 62.02 62.00 2.97 66.27
SLV long 16.68 17.13 0.29 17.49
GLL flat 41.26 38.68 -5.64 34.74
ZSL flat 23.32 21.82 4.36 18.53
KL long 40.40 41.33 -4.12 47.53
GDX long 35.12 35.94 4.18 38.96
GDXJ long 47.44 48.51 5.14 53.52
NUGT long 70.35 74.95 -20.35 88.15
JNUG long 100.94 107.49 -13.24 128.97
DUST flat 35.15 32.94 -10.71 21.89
JDST flat 24.31 22.75 -4.25 14.36
PPLT long 77.81 79.50 -2.04 80.14
AG long 10.13 10.47 -0.39 10.42
TOTAL -38.44
INTEREST RATES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
TLT long 161.02 164.32 8.95 164.55
TMF long 38.51 41.08 5.06 41.19
TBT flat 17.09 16.30 -1.15 15.72
TMV flat 57.06 53.53 -4.73 50.84
VCLT long 104.43 105.56 3.34 108.35
TOTAL 11.47
UTILITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XLU flat 60.93 59.61 5.08 57.47
TOTAL 5.08
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
PPA flat 62.38 61.03 2.90 54.03
TOTAL 2.90
FINANCE AND BANKING BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FAS flat 42.23 39.60 -3.13 31.77
JPM flat 110.61 108.30 -1.19 93.3
TOTAL -4.32
ENERGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XOM flat 49.85 48.75 -5.19 43.14
XLE flat 42.00 41.06 -5.35 36.23
DOW flat 44.60 43.60 -4.25 40.35
DRIP flat 6.14 5.67 67.37 5.78
TOTAL 52.58
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
TGT flat 124.53 121.93 0.40 117.7
TSLA long 1006.92 1027.58 -37.91 1365.88
XLY long 127.92 130.64 20.52 131.89
NKE flat 102.32 100.17 2.08 98.84
TOTAL -14.91
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF flat 40.41 39.50 1.82 38.63
TOTAL 1.82
HEALTHCARE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UNH flat 310.41 304.10 33.91 298.36
CURE flat 60.59 56.85 25.18 57.01
XLV flat 103.62 101.44 5.41 101.75
LABU long 53.20 52.21 12.99 67.08
IDNA long 36.40 37.02 0.00 39.59
TOTAL 77.49
CURRENCIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UUP flat 26.52 25.88 -1.48 26.06
UDN long 20.12 20.05 -0.20 20.44
FXY flat 89.34 87.45 -2.28 88.31
YCS flat 74.98 70.38 -3.01 73.54
TOTAL -6.97
FOREIGN MARKETS BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FXI long 40.32 41.25 -0.36 45.53
JPNL flat 47.25 44.31 3.43 43.13
EEM long 40.24 41.17 -1.00 43.52
EWG flat 28.53 27.86 1.47 27.96
TOTAL 3.54
TECHNOLOGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
AAPL long 351.18 288.35 28.99 381.37
MU flat 53.40 52.23 0.90 49.71
NVDA long 355.90 304.30 3.82 408.64
ARKG long 53.08 54.27 -5.38 57.63
XBI long 107.60 108.15 -6.47 116.77
TOTAL 21.86
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
DBA flat 13.98 13.60 0.34 13.66
DBC long 11.90 11.35 -0.48 12.73
GSG long 10.38 10.69 -1.70 10.71
GCC long 15.49 15.91 0.97 15.93
TOTAL -0.87
YTD 227.77
%YTD 5.225%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…

 

For Wednesday, July 8th

A person can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he blames someone else and stops trying.

* * * Benjamin Franklin

1. VP PRICE MAPS

THE VP SIGNAL MAPS FOR THE SP AND GOLD ARE FOR THE MORE AGGRESSIVE AND NIMBLE NEAR TERM TRADER!!!

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW

The VP map tells you everything you need to know, consult the map daily... knowing the map and the two key trading rules will make you a much more savvy trader, so it is extremely important to be familiar with the VP map...

Secondary Vertical Prices (SVP) are for the aggressive trader who is looking for an additional edge on additional exhaustion points... you will notice that the market responds as well to the SVP as to the standard VP points and are traded the same, but for now the main model will use only the standard VP points for official main model signals...

SP SEPTEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is short the September SP at 3161.75 as of 7/7/20 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

1) Any time the market trades above any overhead VP price and then closes below it, this would confirm a new main model sell signal...
2) Any time the market trades below any lower VP price and then closes above it, this would confirm a new main model buy signal...

MAJOR - - 3372.43 (date undetermined)

minor - - 3245.44

MAJOR - - 3228.36 (date undetermined)

minor - - 3161.58

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 3136.00

MAJOR - - 3093.47 and must close below that price on Tuesday, July 28th to confirm a new main model sell signal...

minor - - 3062.33

MAJOR - - 3055.69 and must close below that price on Monday, October 5th to confirm a new main model sell signal...

MAJOR - - 3032.40 (date undetermined)

minor - - 2968.20

minor - - 2961.17

MAJOR - - 2961.52 and must close above that price on Monday, August 31st to confirm a new main model buy signal...

minor - - 2954.23

minor - - 2906.67

minor - - 2886.70

MAJOR - - 2860.98 (expiration date undetermined)

MAJOR - - 2803.505 (expiration date undetermined)

The above price map is listed in descending order of all currently active vertical prices above and below the market... today's closing price is also included to provide you with a GPS type reading of where the market currently is in relation to all VP points on both sides of the market...

PLEASE NOTE: It is vitally important to know where the market is on this map at all times, the main model buy and sell signals are generated only from this VP map... the trade rules, which you probably already know by now, are very simple and are explained below...

AUGUST GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long the August gold at 1766.00 as of 7/2/20 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

1) Any time the market trades above any overhead VP price and then closes below it, this would confirm a new main model sell signal...
2) Any time the market trades below any lower VP price and then closes above it, this would confirm a new main model buy signal...

MAJOR - - 1837.36 and must close below that price on Thursday, September 17th confirm a new main model sell signal...

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 1809.30

MAJOR - - 1805.92 and must close below that price on Tuesday, August 11th to confirm a new main model sell signal...

minor - - 1768.08

minor - - 1728.71

minor - - 1699.51

minor - - 1696.82

MAJOR - - 1671.79 and must close above that price on Tuesday, July 14th to confirm a new main model buy signal...

MAJOR - - 1663.77 and must close above that price on Wednesday, July 15th to confirm a new main model buy signal...

The above is a price map in descending order of all currently active vertical prices above and below the market... those in red were generated on previously confirmed buy signals, those in green were generated on previously confirmed sell signals... today's closing price is also included to provide you with a GPS type reading of where the market currently is in relation to all VP points on both sides of the market...

2. $VIX SIGNAL

CAUTION: This is a long term broad indicator and can ride through some very wide and frightening price swings...

The $VIX signal offers two kinds of signals, a long term buy and hold position signal and a flat position signal... there are no short position signals, the backtesting data and each position taken over the past 4 years is found on page 2 of the attachment... this model is an excellent guide for overall market direction... this is the ideal trading model for anyone who doesn't want to spend time placing and changing buy and sell stops, but would rather buy when the trend appears higher and then go flat when the market appears to begin trending lower... you're long or flat, as simple as that... remember, this is a long term broad indicator and can ride through very wide price swings... each position could be held for as long as several months before the next signal appears...

The $VIX signal will trade the SPY, but you could also trade any of the other major market indices on this signal, of course preferably the SPY since the study was done with the SPY...

Since January 1, 2016 there have been 21 completed trades for a total of 76.76 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS ON A BUY AND HOLD AS OF FRIDAY, APRIL 24TH, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON FRIDAY'S CLOSE AT 282.97...

3. OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO

STOP GUESSING AND BE YOUR OWN FUND MANAGER AND BE ON YOUR PATH TO FINANCIAL GROWTH!!!

RULES ON HOW TO USE THE OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO (OP) ARE FOUND IN THE TUTORIAL AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EVENING BRIEFING

If you're having difficulty trading the near term VP model, then take a serious look at the optimized portfolio, you will definitely make money, it is easy to follow, tried and proven, and with no stress, I use it myself primarily... if you have any questions on how to use it, then email me and we can arrange a time to review your personal trading strategy...

THE PERFORMANCE HISTORY FOR THE OPTIMIZED SP SIGNALS FIRST INTRODUCED ON AUGUST 20, 2015

YEAR NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES POINTS GAINED

2015 4 trades 125.30
2016 13 trades 322.60
2017 25 trades 224.75
2018 26 trades 76.00
2019 12 trades 378.15
2020 11 trades 341.20

TOTAL 91 closed trades 1468.00

THE PERFORMANCE HISTORY FOR THE OPTIMIZED GOLD SIGNALS FIRST INTRODUCED ON AUGUST 20, 2015

2015 8 trades 372.60
2016 6 trades 364.90
2017 9 trades 381.60
2018 9 trades -15.00
2019 9 trades 104.60
2020 6 trade -115.20

TOTAL 47 closed trades 1018.50

To follow the optimized portfolio, there is no thinking required!!! If you're having difficulty following the fast moving VP signals, then you should consider following the optimized portfolio...

227.77 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2020!!!

This is already a gain of 5.225% so far on closed positions in 2020!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 188 POINTS PROFIT IN CURRENTLY OPEN POSITIONS!!!

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2017: 624.17 points - annual 13.701% gains on closed positions only
Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2018: 388.25 points - annual 9.359% gains on closed positions only
Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2019: 504.40 points - annual 11.572% gains on closed positions only

I hope you're not allergic to making money!!!

PLEASE NOTE: You can select any one or more market groups you prefer but remember that the broader the market participation the more the risk is reduced...

DIVERSIFY AND REDUCE YOUR RISK...

If you see an error in today's listing, just let me know, I went over each market very carefully after the close, but I could still miss something, thanks...

ALL PORTFOLIO OPEN POSITIONS HAVE THEIR EXIT STOPS LISTED FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY, THEY MAY NOT CHANGE EVERY DAY...

ALL PORTFOLIO EXIT STOPS LISTED BELOW SHOULD BE ENTERED ONLY AFTER THE INITIAL BUY STOP HAS BEEN TRIGGERED AND THE POSITION IS ACTIVE...

PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU HAVE ANY MARKET NOT INCLUDED IN THE OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE THE PORTFOLIO BUY AND/OR EXIT PRICE WOULD BE, THEN JUST SEND ME AN EMAIL WITH THE SYMBOL(S)...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: Precious Metals (PPLT), Commodities and Agriculture (GSG)...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS APPROACHING THE BUY ZONE: Stock Market Indices...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: none...

IF THE EXIT STOP IS HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW, THEN THAT EXIT STOP HAS BEEN RAISED, PLEASE CHECK YOUR MARKETS...

MARKET POSITION BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP POINTS FROM ENTRY YTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICES BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP CURRENT PRICE
Sept ES flat 3217.75 3156.00 91 trades *1468.00
*not included
DIA flat 276.48 270.85 -3.15 259.04
UDOW flat 79.10 74.25 -1.54 63.6
SPY flat 323.51 316.94 27.20 313.78
SPXL flat 48.67 45.65 10.46 43.86
UPRO flat 51.56 48.36 11.58 46.52
QQQ long 246.13 251.25 41.26 256.61
TQQQ long 96.46 102.72 39.09 108.70
TNA flat 34.93 32.73 5.93 26.06
SOXL long 189.87 202.10 -1.00 194.58
IWM flat 153.49 150.32 7.38 140.89
MDY flat 355.33 348.12 -1.86 321.12
IYT flat 179.98 176.28 -5.18 164.45
SOXX long 270.63 276.26 -11.56 274.54
USD flat 64.40 61.72 -2.07 61.36
TOTAL 116.54
PRECIOUS METALS BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP
August GOLD long 1753.00 1762.00
GLD long 162.68 164.18 5.36 169.04
UGL long 62.02 62.00 2.97 65.58
SLV long 16.68 17.13 0.29 17.01
GLL flat 41.26 38.68 -5.64 35.12
ZSL flat 23.32 21.82 4.36 19.61
KL long 40.40 41.33 -4.12 43.87
GDX long 35.12 35.94 4.18 37.73
GDXJ long 47.44 48.51 5.14 51.72
NUGT long 70.35 74.95 -20.35 82.63
JNUG long 100.94 107.49 -13.24 119.94
DUST flat 35.15 32.94 -10.71 23.27
JDST flat 24.31 22.75 -4.25 15.46
PPLT long 77.81 79.50 -2.04 79.18
AG flat 10.47 10.13 -0.39 9.68
TOTAL -38.44
INTEREST RATES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
TLT long 161.02 164.32 8.95 165.21
TMF long 38.51 41.08 5.06 41.71
TBT flat 17.09 16.30 -1.15 15.61
TMV flat 57.06 53.53 -4.73 50.21
VCLT long 104.43 105.56 3.34 108.22
TOTAL 11.47
UTILITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XLU flat 60.93 59.61 5.08 56.96
TOTAL 5.08
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
PPA flat 62.38 61.03 2.90 54.08
TOTAL 2.90
FINANCE AND BANKING BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FAS flat 42.23 39.60 -3.13 31.01
JPM flat 110.61 108.30 -1.19 92.32
TOTAL -4.32
ENERGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XOM flat 49.85 48.75 -5.19 43.24
XLE flat 42.00 41.06 -5.35 36.26
DOW flat 44.60 43.60 -4.25 41.69
DRIP flat 6.14 5.67 67.37 5.78
TOTAL 52.58
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
TGT flat 124.53 121.93 0.40 118.06
TSLA long 1006.92 1027.58 -37.91 1389.86
XLY long 127.92 130.64 20.52 130.5
NKE flat 102.32 100.17 2.08 97.07
TOTAL -14.91
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF flat 40.41 39.50 1.82 38.5
TOTAL 1.82
HEALTHCARE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UNH flat 310.41 304.10 33.91 296.65
CURE flat 60.59 56.85 25.18 56.86
XLV flat 103.62 101.44 5.41 101.74
LABU long 53.20 52.21 12.99 64.15
IDNA long 36.40 37.02 0.00 39
TOTAL 77.49
CURRENCIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UUP flat 26.52 25.88 -1.48 26.2
UDN long 20.12 20.05 -0.20 20.35
FXY flat 89.34 87.45 -2.28 88.03
YCS flat 74.98 70.38 -3.01 73.98
TOTAL -6.97
FOREIGN MARKETS BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FXI long 40.32 41.25 -0.36 44.11
JPNL flat 47.25 44.31 3.43 44.47
EEM long 40.24 41.17 -1.00 42.42
EWG flat 28.53 27.86 1.47 27.57
TOTAL 3.54
TECHNOLOGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
AAPL long 351.18 288.35 28.99 372.69
MU flat 53.40 52.23 0.90 49.09
NVDA long 355.90 304.30 3.82 394.87
ARKG long 53.08 54.27 -5.38 56.05
XBI long 107.60 108.15 -6.47 115.04
TOTAL 21.86
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
DBA flat 13.98 13.60 0.34 13.61
DBC long 11.90 11.35 -0.48 12.57
GSG long 10.38 10.69 -1.70 10.60
GCC long 15.49 15.91 0.97 15.87
TOTAL -0.87
YTD 227.77
%YTD 5.225%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…

 

For Tuesday, July 7th

A person can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he blames someone else and stops trying.

* * * Benjamin Franklin

1. VP PRICE MAPS

THE VP SIGNAL MAPS FOR THE SP AND GOLD ARE FOR THE MORE AGGRESSIVE AND NIMBLE NEAR TERM TRADER!!!

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW

The VP map tells you everything you need to know, consult the map daily... knowing the map and the two key trading rules will make you a much more savvy trader, so it is extremely important to be familiar with the VP map...

Secondary Vertical Prices (SVP) are for the aggressive trader who is looking for an additional edge on additional exhaustion points... you will notice that the market responds as well to the SVP as to the standard VP points and are traded the same, but for now the main model will use only the standard VP points for official main model signals...

SP SEPTEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is long the September SP at 3093.50 as of 7/1/20 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

1) Any time the market trades above any overhead VP price and then closes below it, this would confirm a new main model sell signal...
2) Any time the market trades below any lower VP price and then closes above it, this would confirm a new main model buy signal...

MAJOR - - 3372.43 (date undetermined)

minor - - 3245.44

MAJOR - - 3228.36 (date undetermined)

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 3171.75

minor - - 3161.58

MAJOR - - 3093.47 and must close below that price on Tuesday, July 28th to confirm a new main model sell signal...

minor - - 3062.33

MAJOR - - 3055.69 and must close below that price on Monday, October 5th to confirm a new main model sell signal...

MAJOR - - 3032.40 (date undetermined)

minor - - 2968.20

minor - - 2961.17

MAJOR - - 2961.52 and must close above that price on Monday, August 31st to confirm a new main model buy signal...

minor - - 2954.23

minor - - 2906.67

minor - - 2886.70

MAJOR - - 2860.98 (expiration date undetermined)

MAJOR - - 2803.505 (expiration date undetermined)

The above price map is listed in descending order of all currently active vertical prices above and below the market... today's closing price is also included to provide you with a GPS type reading of where the market currently is in relation to all VP points on both sides of the market...

PLEASE NOTE: It is vitally important to know where the market is on this map at all times, the main model buy and sell signals are generated only from this VP map... the trade rules, which you probably already know by now, are very simple and are explained below...

AUGUST GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long the August gold at 1766.00 as of 7/2/20 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

1) Any time the market trades above any overhead VP price and then closes below it, this would confirm a new main model sell signal...
2) Any time the market trades below any lower VP price and then closes above it, this would confirm a new main model buy signal...

MAJOR - - 1837.36 and must close below that price on Thursday, September 17th confirm a new main model sell signal...

MAJOR - - 1805.92 and must close below that price on Tuesday, August 11th to confirm a new main model sell signal...

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 1795.10

minor - - 1768.08

minor - - 1728.71

minor - - 1699.51

minor - - 1696.82

MAJOR - - 1671.79 and must close above that price on Tuesday, July 14th to confirm a new main model buy signal...

MAJOR - - 1663.77 and must close above that price on Wednesday, July 15th to confirm a new main model buy signal...

The above is a price map in descending order of all currently active vertical prices above and below the market... those in red were generated on previously confirmed buy signals, those in green were generated on previously confirmed sell signals... today's closing price is also included to provide you with a GPS type reading of where the market currently is in relation to all VP points on both sides of the market...

2. $VIX SIGNAL

CAUTION: This is a long term broad indicator and can ride through some very wide and frightening price swings...

The $VIX signal offers two kinds of signals, a long term buy and hold position signal and a flat position signal... there are no short position signals, the backtesting data and each position taken over the past 4 years is found on page 2 of the attachment... this model is an excellent guide for overall market direction... this is the ideal trading model for anyone who doesn't want to spend time placing and changing buy and sell stops, but would rather buy when the trend appears higher and then go flat when the market appears to begin trending lower... you're long or flat, as simple as that... remember, this is a long term broad indicator and can ride through very wide price swings... each position could be held for as long as several months before the next signal appears...

The $VIX signal will trade the SPY, but you could also trade any of the other major market indices on this signal, of course preferably the SPY since the study was done with the SPY...

Since January 1, 2016 there have been 21 completed trades for a total of 76.76 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS ON A BUY AND HOLD AS OF FRIDAY, APRIL 24TH, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON FRIDAY'S CLOSE AT 282.97...

3. OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO

STOP GUESSING AND BE YOUR OWN FUND MANAGER AND BE ON YOUR PATH TO FINANCIAL GROWTH!!!

RULES ON HOW TO USE THE OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO (OP) ARE FOUND IN THE TUTORIAL AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EVENING BRIEFING

If you're having difficulty trading the near term VP model, then take a serious look at the optimized portfolio, you will definitely make money, it is easy to follow, tried and proven, and with no stress, I use it myself primarily... if you have any questions on how to use it, then email me and we can arrange a time to review your personal trading strategy...

THE PERFORMANCE HISTORY FOR THE OPTIMIZED SP SIGNALS FIRST INTRODUCED ON AUGUST 20, 2015

YEAR NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES POINTS GAINED

2015 4 trades 125.30
2016 13 trades 322.60
2017 25 trades 224.75
2018 26 trades 76.00
2019 12 trades 378.15
2020 11 trades 341.20

TOTAL 91 closed trades 1468.00

THE PERFORMANCE HISTORY FOR THE OPTIMIZED GOLD SIGNALS FIRST INTRODUCED ON AUGUST 20, 2015

2015 8 trades 372.60
2016 6 trades 364.90
2017 9 trades 381.60
2018 9 trades -15.00
2019 9 trades 104.60
2020 6 trade -115.20

TOTAL 47 closed trades 1018.50

To follow the optimized portfolio, there is no thinking required!!! If you're having difficulty following the fast moving VP signals, then you should consider following the optimized portfolio...

227.77 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2020!!!

This is already a gain of 5.225% so far on closed positions in 2020!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 188 POINTS PROFIT IN CURRENTLY OPEN POSITIONS!!!

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2017: 624.17 points - annual 13.701% gains on closed positions only
Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2018: 388.25 points - annual 9.359% gains on closed positions only
Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2019: 504.40 points - annual 11.572% gains on closed positions only

I hope you're not allergic to making money!!!

PLEASE NOTE: You can select any one or more market groups you prefer but remember that the broader the market participation the more the risk is reduced...

DIVERSIFY AND REDUCE YOUR RISK...

If you see an error in today's listing, just let me know, I went over each market very carefully after the close, but I could still miss something, thanks...

ALL PORTFOLIO OPEN POSITIONS HAVE THEIR EXIT STOPS LISTED FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY, THEY MAY NOT CHANGE EVERY DAY...

ALL PORTFOLIO EXIT STOPS LISTED BELOW SHOULD BE ENTERED ONLY AFTER THE INITIAL BUY STOP HAS BEEN TRIGGERED AND THE POSITION IS ACTIVE...

PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU HAVE ANY MARKET NOT INCLUDED IN THE OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE THE PORTFOLIO BUY AND/OR EXIT PRICE WOULD BE, THEN JUST SEND ME AN EMAIL WITH THE SYMBOL(S)...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: Stock Market Indices (SOXX, SOXL), Precious Metals (SLV), Commodities and Agriculture (GCC)...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS APPROACHING THE BUY ZONE: Stock Market Indices...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: none...

IF THE EXIT STOP IS HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW, THEN THAT EXIT STOP HAS BEEN RAISED, PLEASE CHECK YOUR MARKETS...

MARKET POSITION BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP POINTS FROM ENTRY YTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICES BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP CURRENT PRICE
Sept ES flat 3217.75 3156.00 91 trades *1468.00
*not included
DIA flat 276.48 270.85 -3.15 263
UDOW flat 79.10 74.25 -1.54 66.59
SPY flat 323.51 316.94 27.20 317.05
SPXL flat 48.67 45.65 10.46 45.24
UPRO flat 51.56 48.36 11.58 48.04
QQQ long 246.13 251.25 41.26 258.39
TQQQ long 96.46 102.72 39.09 110.88
TNA flat 34.93 32.73 5.93 27.53
SOXL long 189.87 202.10 -1.00 202.05
IWM flat 153.49 150.32 7.38 143.43
MDY flat 355.33 348.12 -1.86 327.34
IYT flat 179.98 176.28 -5.18 166.22
SOXX long 270.63 276.26 -11.56 277.82
USD flat 64.40 61.72 -2.07 62.91
TOTAL 116.54
PRECIOUS METALS BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP
August GOLD long 1727.30 1762.00
GLD long 162.68 164.18 5.36 167.98
UGL long 62.02 62.00 2.97 64.61
SLV long 16.68 17.13 0.29 17.05
GLL flat 41.26 38.68 -5.64 35.62
ZSL flat 23.32 21.82 4.36 19.59
KL long 40.40 41.33 -4.12 41.93
GDX long 35.12 35.94 4.18 36.84
GDXJ long 47.44 48.51 5.14 50.42
NUGT long 70.35 74.95 -20.35 78.55
JNUG long 100.94 107.49 -13.24 114.17
DUST flat 35.15 32.94 -10.71 24.57
JDST flat 24.31 22.75 -4.25 16.36
PPLT flat 79.50 77.81 -2.04 77.86
AG flat 10.47 10.13 -0.39 9.50
TOTAL -38.44
INTEREST RATES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
TLT long 161.02 164.32 8.95 162.92
TMF long 38.51 41.08 5.06 40.02
TBT flat 17.09 16.30 -1.15 16.04
TMV flat 57.06 53.53 -4.73 52.41
VCLT long 104.43 105.56 3.34 107.91
TOTAL 11.47
UTILITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XLU flat 60.93 59.61 5.08 57.19
TOTAL 5.08
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
PPA flat 62.38 61.03 2.90 55.63
TOTAL 2.90
FINANCE AND BANKING BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FAS flat 42.23 39.60 -3.13 32.79
JPM flat 110.61 108.30 -1.19 95
TOTAL -4.32
ENERGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XOM flat 49.85 48.75 -5.19 44.39
XLE flat 42.00 41.06 -5.35 37.45
DOW flat 44.60 43.60 -4.25 42.45
DRIP flat 6.14 5.67 67.37 5.41
TOTAL 52.58
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
TGT flat 124.53 121.93 0.40 119.24
TSLA long 1006.92 1027.58 -37.91 1371.58
XLY long 127.92 130.64 20.52 132.58
NKE flat 102.32 100.17 2.08 99.95
TOTAL -14.91
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF flat 40.41 39.50 1.82 38.98
TOTAL 1.82
HEALTHCARE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UNH flat 310.41 304.10 33.91 302.81
CURE flat 60.59 56.85 25.18 58.49
XLV flat 103.62 101.44 5.41 102.63
LABU long 53.20 52.21 12.99 60.79
IDNA long 36.40 37.02 0.00 38.26
TOTAL 77.49
CURRENCIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UUP flat 26.52 25.88 -1.48 26.14
UDN long 20.12 20.05 -0.20 20.36
FXY flat 89.34 87.45 -2.28 88.17
YCS flat 74.98 70.38 -3.01 73.88
TOTAL -6.97
FOREIGN MARKETS BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FXI long 40.32 41.25 -0.36 45.40
JPNL flat 47.25 44.31 3.43 44.38
EEM long 40.24 41.17 -1.00 43.14
EWG flat 28.53 27.86 1.47 28.19
TOTAL 3.54
TECHNOLOGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
AAPL long 351.18 288.35 28.99 373.85
MU flat 53.40 52.23 0.90 50.92
NVDA long 355.90 304.30 3.82 393.57
ARKG long 53.08 54.27 -5.38 55.09
XBI long 107.60 108.15 -6.47 112.95
TOTAL 21.86
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
DBA flat 13.98 13.60 0.34 13.56
DBC long 11.90 11.35 -0.48 12.56
GSG flat 10.69 10.38 -1.70 10.61
GCC long 15.49 15.91 0.97 15.84
TOTAL -0.87
YTD 227.77
%YTD 5.225%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…

For Monday, July 6th

A person can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he blames someone else and stops trying.

* * * Benjamin Franklin

* * * ALL U.S. MARKETS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY TO OBSERVE INDEPENDENCE DAY AND WILL REOPEN AGAIN ON MONDAY. * * *

1. VP PRICE MAPS

THE VP SIGNAL MAPS FOR THE SP AND GOLD ARE FOR THE MORE AGGRESSIVE AND NIMBLE NEAR TERM TRADER!!!

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW

The VP map tells you everything you need to know, consult the map daily... knowing the map and the two key trading rules will make you a much more savvy trader, so it is extremely important to be familiar with the VP map...

Secondary Vertical Prices (SVP) are for the aggressive trader who is looking for an additional edge on additional exhaustion points... you will notice that the market responds as well to the SVP as to the standard VP points and are traded the same, but for now the main model will use only the standard VP points for official main model signals...

SP SEPTEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is long the September SP at 3093.50 as of 7/1/20 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

1) Any time the market trades above any overhead VP price and then closes below it, this would confirm a new main model sell signal...
2) Any time the market trades below any lower VP price and then closes above it, this would confirm a new main model buy signal...

MAJOR - - 3372.43 (date undetermined)

minor - - 3245.44

MAJOR - - 3228.36 (date undetermined)

minor - - 3161.58

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 3128.75

MAJOR - - 3093.47 and must close below that price on Tuesday, July 28th to confirm a new main model sell signal...

minor - - 3062.33

MAJOR - - 3055.69 and must close below that price on Monday, October 5th to confirm a new main model sell signal...

MAJOR - - 3032.40 (date undetermined)

minor - - 2968.20

minor - - 2961.17

MAJOR - - 2961.52 and must close above that price on Monday, August 31st to confirm a new main model buy signal...

minor - - 2954.23

minor - - 2906.67

minor - - 2886.70

MAJOR - - 2860.98 (expiration date undetermined)

MAJOR - - 2803.505 (expiration date undetermined)

The above price map is listed in descending order of all currently active vertical prices above and below the market... today's closing price is also included to provide you with a GPS type reading of where the market currently is in relation to all VP points on both sides of the market...

PLEASE NOTE: It is vitally important to know where the market is on this map at all times, the main model buy and sell signals are generated only from this VP map... the trade rules, which you probably already know by now, are very simple and are explained below...

AUGUST GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long the August gold at 1766.00 as of 7/2/20 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

1) Any time the market trades above any overhead VP price and then closes below it, this would confirm a new main model sell signal...
2) Any time the market trades below any lower VP price and then closes above it, this would confirm a new main model buy signal...

MAJOR - - 1837.36 and must close below that price on Thursday, September 17th confirm a new main model sell signal...

MAJOR - - 1805.92 and must close below that price on Tuesday, August 11th to confirm a new main model sell signal...

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 1788.10

minor - - 1768.08

minor - - 1728.71

minor - - 1699.51

minor - - 1696.82

MAJOR - - 1671.79 and must close above that price on Tuesday, July 14th to confirm a new main model buy signal...

MAJOR - - 1663.77 and must close above that price on Wednesday, July 15th to confirm a new main model buy signal...

The above is a price map in descending order of all currently active vertical prices above and below the market... those in red were generated on previously confirmed buy signals, those in green were generated on previously confirmed sell signals... today's closing price is also included to provide you with a GPS type reading of where the market currently is in relation to all VP points on both sides of the market...

2. $VIX SIGNAL

CAUTION: This is a long term broad indicator and can ride through some very wide and frightening price swings...

The $VIX signal offers two kinds of signals, a long term buy and hold position signal and a flat position signal... there are no short position signals, the backtesting data and each position taken over the past 4 years is found on page 2 of the attachment... this model is an excellent guide for overall market direction... this is the ideal trading model for anyone who doesn't want to spend time placing and changing buy and sell stops, but would rather buy when the trend appears higher and then go flat when the market appears to begin trending lower... you're long or flat, as simple as that... remember, this is a long term broad indicator and can ride through very wide price swings... each position could be held for as long as several months before the next signal appears...

The $VIX signal will trade the SPY, but you could also trade any of the other major market indices on this signal, of course preferably the SPY since the study was done with the SPY...

Since January 1, 2016 there have been 21 completed trades for a total of 76.76 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS ON A BUY AND HOLD AS OF FRIDAY, APRIL 24TH, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON FRIDAY'S CLOSE AT 282.97...

3. OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO

STOP GUESSING AND BE YOUR OWN FUND MANAGER AND BE ON YOUR PATH TO FINANCIAL GROWTH!!!

RULES ON HOW TO USE THE OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO (OP) ARE FOUND IN THE TUTORIAL AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EVENING BRIEFING

If you're having difficulty trading the near term VP model, then take a serious look at the optimized portfolio, you will definitely make money, it is easy to follow, tried and proven, and with no stress, I use it myself primarily... if you have any questions on how to use it, then email me and we can arrange a time to review your personal trading strategy...

THE PERFORMANCE HISTORY FOR THE OPTIMIZED SP SIGNALS FIRST INTRODUCED ON AUGUST 20, 2015

YEAR NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES POINTS GAINED

2015 4 trades 125.30
2016 13 trades 322.60
2017 25 trades 224.75
2018 26 trades 76.00
2019 12 trades 378.15
2020 11 trades 341.20

TOTAL 91 closed trades 1468.00

THE PERFORMANCE HISTORY FOR THE OPTIMIZED GOLD SIGNALS FIRST INTRODUCED ON AUGUST 20, 2015

2015 8 trades 372.60
2016 6 trades 364.90
2017 9 trades 381.60
2018 9 trades -15.00
2019 9 trades 104.60
2020 6 trade -115.20

TOTAL 47 closed trades 1018.50

To follow the optimized portfolio, there is no thinking required!!! If you're having difficulty following the fast moving VP signals, then you should consider following the optimized portfolio...

227.77 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2020!!!

This is already a gain of 5.225% so far on closed positions in 2020!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 188 POINTS PROFIT IN CURRENTLY OPEN POSITIONS!!!

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2017: 624.17 points - annual 13.701% gains on closed positions only
Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2018: 388.25 points - annual 9.359% gains on closed positions only
Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2019: 504.40 points - annual 11.572% gains on closed positions only

I hope you're not allergic to making money!!!

PLEASE NOTE: You can select any one or more market groups you prefer but remember that the broader the market participation the more the risk is reduced...

DIVERSIFY AND REDUCE YOUR RISK...

If you see an error in today's listing, just let me know, I went over each market very carefully after the close, but I could still miss something, thanks...

ALL PORTFOLIO OPEN POSITIONS HAVE THEIR EXIT STOPS LISTED FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY, THEY MAY NOT CHANGE EVERY DAY...

ALL PORTFOLIO EXIT STOPS LISTED BELOW SHOULD BE ENTERED ONLY AFTER THE INITIAL BUY STOP HAS BEEN TRIGGERED AND THE POSITION IS ACTIVE...

PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU HAVE ANY MARKET NOT INCLUDED IN THE OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE THE PORTFOLIO BUY AND/OR EXIT PRICE WOULD BE, THEN JUST SEND ME AN EMAIL WITH THE SYMBOL(S)...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: Stock Market Indices (TQQQ), Consumer Discretionary (XLY), Foreign Markets (FXI, EEM), Technology (ARKG)...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS APPROACHING THE BUY ZONE: Stock Market Indices...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: none...

IF THE EXIT STOP IS HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW, THEN THAT EXIT STOP HAS BEEN RAISED, PLEASE CHECK YOUR MARKETS...

MARKET POSITION BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP POINTS FROM ENTRY YTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICES BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP CURRENT PRICE
Sept ES flat 3221.50 3156.00 91 trades *1468.00
*not included
DIA flat 276.48 270.85 -3.15 258.42
UDOW flat 79.10 74.25 -1.54 63.3
SPY flat 323.51 316.94 27.20 312.23
SPXL flat 48.67 45.65 10.46 43.25
UPRO flat 51.56 48.36 11.58 45.9
QQQ long 246.13 251.25 41.26 252.19
TQQQ long 96.46 102.72 39.09 103.29
TNA flat 34.93 32.73 5.93 27
SOXL flat 202.10 189.87 -1.00 187.05
IWM flat 153.49 150.32 7.38 142.4
MDY flat 355.33 348.12 -1.86 323.92
IYT flat 179.98 176.28 -5.18 163.66
SOXX flat 276.26 270.63 -11.56 270.67
USD flat 64.40 61.72 -2.07 60.45
TOTAL 116.54
PRECIOUS METALS BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP
August GOLD long 1727.30 1762.00
GLD long 162.68 164.18 5.36 166.98
UGL long 62.02 62.00 2.97 64.1
SLV flat 17.13 16.68 0.29 16.71
GLL flat 41.26 38.68 -5.64 35.94
ZSL flat 23.32 21.82 4.36 20.42
KL long 40.40 41.33 -4.12 41.68
GDX long 35.12 35.94 4.18 36.17
GDXJ long 47.44 48.51 5.14 49.13
NUGT long 70.35 74.95 -20.35 76.14
JNUG long 100.94 107.49 -13.24 109.00
DUST flat 35.15 32.94 -10.71 25.5
JDST flat 24.31 22.75 -4.25 17.17
PPLT flat 79.50 77.81 -2.04 76.88
AG flat 10.47 10.13 -0.39 9.50
TOTAL -38.44
INTEREST RATES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
TLT long 161.02 164.32 8.95 163.59
TMF long 38.51 41.08 5.06 40.53
TBT flat 17.09 16.30 -1.15 15.93
TMV flat 57.06 53.53 -4.73 51.74
VCLT long 104.43 105.56 3.34 107.27
TOTAL 11.47
UTILITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XLU flat 60.93 59.61 5.08 57.9
TOTAL 5.08
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
PPA flat 62.38 61.03 2.90 55.35
TOTAL 2.90
FINANCE AND BANKING BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FAS flat 42.23 39.60 -3.13 31.56
JPM flat 110.61 108.30 -1.19 92.66
TOTAL -4.32
ENERGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XOM flat 49.85 48.75 -5.19 44.08
XLE flat 42.00 41.06 -5.35 37.34
DOW flat 44.60 43.60 -4.25 41.59
DRIP flat 6.14 5.67 67.37 5.44
TOTAL 52.58
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
TGT flat 124.53 121.93 0.40 119.12
TSLA long 1006.92 1027.58 -37.91 1208.66
XLY long 127.92 130.64 20.52 129.51
NKE flat 102.32 100.17 2.08 98.43
TOTAL -14.91
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF flat 40.41 39.50 1.82 38.85
TOTAL 1.82
HEALTHCARE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UNH flat 310.41 304.10 33.91 298.26
CURE flat 60.59 56.85 25.18 56.93
XLV flat 103.62 101.44 5.41 101.6
LABU long 53.20 52.21 12.99 60.82
IDNA long 36.40 37.02 0.00 38.24
TOTAL 77.49
CURRENCIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UUP flat 26.52 25.88 -1.48 26.28
UDN long 20.12 20.05 -0.20 20.25
FXY flat 89.34 87.45 -2.28 88.08
YCS flat 74.98 70.38 -3.01 73.96
TOTAL -6.97
FOREIGN MARKETS BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FXI long 40.32 41.25 -0.36 41.46
JPNL flat 47.25 44.31 3.43 42.79
EEM long 40.24 41.17 -1.00 41.36
EWG flat 28.53 27.86 1.47 27.57
TOTAL 3.54
TECHNOLOGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
AAPL long 351.18 288.35 28.99 364.11
MU flat 53.40 52.23 0.90 49.83
NVDA long 355.90 304.30 3.82 384.49
ARKG long 53.08 54.27 -5.38 54.06
XBI long 107.60 108.15 -6.47 112.89
TOTAL 21.86
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
DBA flat 13.98 13.60 0.34 112.89
DBC long 11.90 11.35 -0.48 13.64
GSG flat 10.69 10.38 -1.70 12.46
GCC flat 15.91 15.49 0.97 10.53
TOTAL -0.87
YTD 227.77
%YTD 5.225%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…

 

For Thursday, July 2nd

A person can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he blames someone else and stops trying.

* * * Benjamin Franklin

THE VP SIGNAL MAPS FOR THE SP AND GOLD ARE FOR THE MORE AGGRESSIVE AND NIMBLE NEAR TERM TRADER!!!

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW

The VP map tells you everything you need to know, consult the map daily... knowing the map and the two key trading rules will make you a much more savvy trader, so it is extremely important to be familiar with the VP map...

Secondary Vertical Prices (SVP) are for the aggressive trader who is looking for an additional edge on additional exhaustion points... you will notice that the market responds as well to the SVP as to the standard VP points and are traded the same, but for now the main model will use only the standard VP points for official main model signals...

SP SEPTEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is long the September SP at 3093.50 as of 7/1/20 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

1) Any time the market trades above any overhead VP price and then closes below it, this would confirm a new main model sell signal...
2) Any time the market trades below any lower VP price and then closes above it, this would confirm a new main model buy signal...

MAJOR - - 3372.43 (date undetermined)

minor - - 3245.44

MAJOR - - 3228.36 (date undetermined) NEW

minor - - 3161.58 NEW

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 3103.25

MAJOR - - 3093.47 and must close below that price on Tuesday, July 28th to confirm a new main model sell signal...

minor - - 3062.33

MAJOR - - 3055.69 and must close below that price on Monday, October 5th to confirm a new main model sell signal...

MAJOR - - 3032.40 (date undetermined)

minor - - 2968.20

minor - - 2961.17

MAJOR - - 2961.52 and must close above that price on Monday, August 31st to confirm a new main model buy signal...

minor - - 2954.23

minor - - 2906.67

minor - - 2886.70

MAJOR - - 2860.98 (expiration date undetermined)

MAJOR - - 2803.505 (expiration date undetermined)

The above price map is listed in descending order of all currently active vertical prices above and below the market... today's closing price is also included to provide you with a GPS type reading of where the market currently is in relation to all VP points on both sides of the market...

PLEASE NOTE: It is vitally important to know where the market is on this map at all times, the main model buy and sell signals are generated only from this VP map... the trade rules, which you probably already know by now, are very simple and are explained below...

AUGUST GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short the August gold at 1806.00 as of 7/1/20 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

1) Any time the market trades above any overhead VP price and then closes below it, this would confirm a new main model sell signal...
2) Any time the market trades below any lower VP price and then closes above it, this would confirm a new main model buy signal...

MAJOR - - 1837.36 and must close below that price on Thursday, September 17th confirm a new main model sell signal...

MAJOR - - 1805.92 and must close below that price on Tuesday, August 11th to confirm a new main model sell signal...

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 1781.00

minor - - 1768.08

minor - - 1728.71

minor - - 1699.51

minor - - 1696.82

MAJOR - - 1671.79 and must close above that price on Tuesday, July 14th to confirm a new main model buy signal...

MAJOR - - 1663.77 and must close above that price on Wednesday, July 15th to confirm a new main model buy signal...

The above is a price map in descending order of all currently active vertical prices above and below the market... those in red were generated on previously confirmed buy signals, those in green were generated on previously confirmed sell signals... today's closing price is also included to provide you with a GPS type reading of where the market currently is in relation to all VP points on both sides of the market...

2. $VIX SIGNAL

CAUTION: This is a long term broad indicator and can ride through some very wide and frightening price swings...

The $VIX signal offers two kinds of signals, a long term buy and hold position signal and a flat position signal... there are no short position signals, the backtesting data and each position taken over the past 4 years is found on page 2 of the attachment... this model is an excellent guide for overall market direction... this is the ideal trading model for anyone who doesn't want to spend time placing and changing buy and sell stops, but would rather buy when the trend appears higher and then go flat when the market appears to begin trending lower... you're long or flat, as simple as that... remember, this is a long term broad indicator and can ride through very wide price swings... each position could be held for as long as several months before the next signal appears...

The $VIX signal will trade the SPY, but you could also trade any of the other major market indices on this signal, of course preferably the SPY since the study was done with the SPY...

Since January 1, 2016 there have been 21 completed trades for a total of 76.76 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS ON A BUY AND HOLD AS OF FRIDAY, APRIL 24TH, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON FRIDAY'S CLOSE AT 282.97...

3. OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO

STOP GUESSING AND BE YOUR OWN FUND MANAGER AND BE ON YOUR PATH TO FINANCIAL GROWTH!!!

RULES ON HOW TO USE THE OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO (OP) ARE FOUND IN THE TUTORIAL AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EVENING BRIEFING

If you're having difficulty trading the near term VP model, then take a serious look at the optimized portfolio, you will definitely make money, it is easy to follow, tried and proven, and with no stress, I use it myself primarily... if you have any questions on how to use it, then email me and we can arrange a time to review your personal trading strategy...

THE PERFORMANCE HISTORY FOR THE OPTIMIZED SP SIGNALS FIRST INTRODUCED ON AUGUST 20, 2015

YEAR NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES POINTS GAINED

2015 4 trades 125.30
2016 13 trades 322.60
2017 25 trades 224.75
2018 26 trades 76.00
2019 12 trades 378.15
2020 11 trades 341.20

TOTAL 91 closed trades 1468.00

THE PERFORMANCE HISTORY FOR THE OPTIMIZED GOLD SIGNALS FIRST INTRODUCED ON AUGUST 20, 2015

2015 8 trades 372.60
2016 6 trades 364.90
2017 9 trades 381.60
2018 9 trades -15.00
2019 9 trades 104.60
2020 6 trade -115.20

TOTAL 47 closed trades 1018.50

To follow the optimized portfolio, there is no thinking required!!! If you're having difficulty following the fast moving VP signals, then you should consider following the optimized portfolio...

227.77 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2020!!!

This is already a gain of 5.225% so far on closed positions in 2020!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 188 POINTS PROFIT IN CURRENTLY OPEN POSITIONS!!!

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2017: 624.17 points - annual 13.701% gains on closed positions only
Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2018: 388.25 points - annual 9.359% gains on closed positions only
Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2019: 504.40 points - annual 11.572% gains on closed positions only

I hope you're not allergic to making money!!!

PLEASE NOTE: You can select any one or more market groups you prefer but remember that the broader the market participation the more the risk is reduced...

DIVERSIFY AND REDUCE YOUR RISK...

If you see an error in today's listing, just let me know, I went over each market very carefully after the close, but I could still miss something, thanks...

ALL PORTFOLIO OPEN POSITIONS HAVE THEIR EXIT STOPS LISTED FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY, THEY MAY NOT CHANGE EVERY DAY...

ALL PORTFOLIO EXIT STOPS LISTED BELOW SHOULD BE ENTERED ONLY AFTER THE INITIAL BUY STOP HAS BEEN TRIGGERED AND THE POSITION IS ACTIVE...

PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU HAVE ANY MARKET NOT INCLUDED IN THE OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE THE PORTFOLIO BUY AND/OR EXIT PRICE WOULD BE, THEN JUST SEND ME AN EMAIL WITH THE SYMBOL(S)...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: Precious Metals (KL), Stock Market Indices (QQQ)...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS APPROACHING THE BUY ZONE: Stock Market Indices...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: none...

IF THE EXIT STOP IS HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW, THEN THAT EXIT STOP HAS BEEN RAISED, PLEASE CHECK YOUR MARKETS...

MARKET POSITION BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP POINTS FROM ENTRY YTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICES BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP CURRENT PRICE
Sept ES flat 3221.50 3156.00 91 trades *1468.00
*not included
DIA flat 276.48 270.85 -3.15 257.92
UDOW flat 79.10 74.25 -1.54 62.93
SPY flat 323.51 316.94 27.20 310.7
SPXL flat 48.67 45.65 10.46 42.66
UPRO flat 51.56 48.36 11.58 45.24
QQQ long 246.13 251.25 41.26 250.25
TQQQ flat 102.72 96.46 39.09 100.96
TNA flat 34.93 32.73 5.93 26.75
SOXL flat 202.10 189.87 -1.00 181.78
IWM flat 153.49 150.32 7.38 141.95
MDY flat 355.33 348.12 -1.86 322.99
IYT flat 179.98 176.28 -5.18 162.43
SOXX flat 276.26 270.63 -11.56 268.04
USD flat 64.40 61.72 -2.07 59.52
TOTAL 116.54
PRECIOUS METALS BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP
August GOLD long 1727.30 1762.00
GLD long 161.34 164.18 5.36 166.32
UGL long 59.50 62.00 2.97 63.33
SLV flat 17.11 16.66 0.29 16.76
GLL flat 41.26 38.68 -5.64 36.27
ZSL flat 23.32 21.82 4.36 20.46
KL long 40.40 41.33 -4.12 41.19
GDX long 35.12 35.94 4.18 36.2
GDXJ long 47.44 48.51 5.14 49.16
NUGT long 70.35 74.95 -20.35 76.25
JNUG long 100.94 107.49 -13.24 108.82
DUST flat 35.15 32.94 -10.71 25.42
JDST flat 24.31 22.75 -4.25 17.2
PPLT flat 79.75 78.05 -2.04 77.31
AG flat 10.47 10.13 -0.39 9.70
TOTAL -38.44
INTEREST RATES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
TLT long 160.93 164.32 8.95 163.11
TMF long 38.52 41.08 5.06 40.17
TBT flat 18.40 17.56 -1.15 16.03
TMV flat 63.81 59.89 -4.73 52.2
VCLT long 103.40 105.56 3.34 106.66
TOTAL 11.47
UTILITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XLU flat 63.13 61.76 5.08 57.79
TOTAL 5.08
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
PPA flat 64.37 62.98 2.90 55.24
TOTAL 2.90
FINANCE AND BANKING BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FAS flat 44.86 42.06 -3.13 31.52
JPM flat 115.87 113.45 -1.19 93.15
TOTAL -4.32
ENERGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XOM flat 55.46 54.25 -5.19 43.85
XLE flat 46.98 45.94 -5.35 36.98
DOW flat 46.03 45.00 -4.25 40.48
DRIP flat 7.26 6.72 67.37 5.73
TOTAL 52.58
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
TGT flat 124.53 121.93 0.40 119.42
TSLA long 1006.92 1027.58 -37.91 1122.37
XLY long 133.40 130.63 20.52 128.75
NKE flat 104.79 102.59 2.08 97.51
TOTAL -14.91
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF flat 42.88 41.92 1.82 38.43
TOTAL 1.82
HEALTHCARE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UNH flat 315.94 309.52 33.91 298.91
CURE flat 61.83 58.02 25.18 55.95
XLV flat 104.33 102.14 5.41 100.99
LABU long 51.80 52.21 12.99 59.66
IDNA long 34.65 37.02 0.00 37.65
TOTAL 77.49
CURRENCIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UUP flat 26.54 25.90 -1.48 26.26
UDN long 20.12 20.05 -0.20 20.28
FXY flat 89.34 87.45 -2.28 88.09
YCS flat 77.35 72.60 -3.01 73.84
TOTAL -6.97
FOREIGN MARKETS BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FXI flat 41.75 40.82 -0.36 40.07
JPNL flat 49.13 46.08 3.43 41.78
EEM flat 41.41 40.48 -1.00 40.35
EWG flat 28.94 28.26 1.47 27.08
TOTAL 3.54
TECHNOLOGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
AAPL long 344.62 288.35 28.99 364.48
MU flat 54.92 53.72 0.90 49.82
NVDA long 349.65 304.30 3.82 380.84
ARKG flat 54.27 53.08 -5.38 53.02
XBI long 105.89 108.15 -6.47 112.33
TOTAL 21.86
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
DBA flat 14.00 13.62 0.34 112.33
DBC long 11.71 11.35 -0.48 13.67
GSG flat 10.69 10.38 -1.70 12.40
GCC flat 16.00 15.58 0.97 10.44
TOTAL -0.87
YTD 227.77
%YTD 5.225%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…