"Be happy, it drives people crazy."

* * * 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 MARCH mini VP PRICES

The main model is short the March SP at 3790.00 as of 1/28/21 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 - - 3943.795 NEW

MAJOR - - 3895.64

MAJOR - - 3866.328

MAJOR - - 3853.07

MAJOR - - 3835.88 - - no expiration date scheduled

MAJOR - - 3790.004 - - expires after Friday, April 2nd

MAJOR - - 3750.95 expires after Wednesday, February 17th

MAJOR - - 3740.24 expires after Thursday, March 18th...

minor - - 3734.21

minor - - 3715.32

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 3702.75

MAJOR - - 3679.43

MAJOR - - 3674.21 expires after Thursday, January 28th...

minor - - 3666.93

minor - - 3649.38

minor - - 3632.87

minor - - 3612.79

MAJOR - - 3569.108 expiration date not determined

MAJOR - - 3564.84

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...

FEBRUARY GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short the February gold at 1859.00 as of 1/22/21 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 - - 2075.89 expires after Monday, April 19th

MAJOR - - 2043.672

minor - - 1995.17

minor - - 1972.54 expires after Wednesday, March 3, 2021

MAJOR - - 1943.64 expires after Tuesday, February 23rd

MAJOR - - 1933.46 expires after Tuesday, February 2nd

minor - - 1916.23

minor - - 1915.48

MAJOR - - 1895.756

minor - - 1891.46

minor - - 1884.43

minor - - 1859.00

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 1843.10

MAJOR - - 1807.68

MAJOR - - 1793.16

MAJOR - - 1763.28

minor - - 1757.81

MAJOR - - 1710.77 expires after Friday, February 26th

MAJOR - - 1670.202

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 23 completed trades for a total of 128.76 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS FLAT AS OF WEDNESDAY JANUARY 27, 2020, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 374.41...
You can review the entire trade by trade performance on page 2 of the attachment under the tag name "Trade Index (TIX)."

3. THE WEEKLY NYSE PUT/CALL RATIO

THE WEEKLY NYSE PUT/CALL RATIO IS ADDED TO THE FIRST PAGE OF THE ATTACHMENT AND CAN BE FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE BELOW THE GOLD CHART...
THIS IS THE WEEKLY RATIO OF ALL THE CALLS AND PUTS BOUGHT ON THE NYSE FOR THE ENTIRE WEEK...
THE ONLY TRUE READING IS ON FRIDAY AFTER THE CLOSE, BUT THE RATIO MAY BE UPDATED MORE OFTEN TO GIVE YOU SOME IDEA WHERE THE OVERALL MARKET IS...

HOW TO READ THE RATIO

WHEN THE BLUE BAR IS BELOW THE ZERO LINE, THEN MORE CALLS THAN PUTS HAVE BEEN BOUGHT FOR THE WEEK AND THE MARKETS TEND TO MOVE HIGHER...
WHEN THE BLUE BAR IS ABOVE THE ZERO LINE, THEN MORE PUTS THAN CALLS HAVE BEEN BOUGHT FOR THE WEEK AND THE MARKETS TEND TO MOVE LOWER...
THIS RATIO CHART WILL BE UPDATED EVERY DAY TO REVIEW THE NYSE PUT/CALL RATIO OVER THE ENTIRE PAST WEEK...

4. 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 19 trades 636.70
2021 1 trades 14.50

TOTAL 100 closed trades 1779.00

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 10 trade 67.30
2021 3 trades -100.80

TOTAL 54 closed trades 1078.20

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...

+577.19 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2020!!!

This is already a gain of 13.242% so far on closed positions in 2020!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 542.22 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
Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2020: 1595.82 points - annual 36.611% 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: none...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS APPROACHING THE BUY ZONE: none...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: Technology (AAPL), Stock Market Indices (QQQ)...

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

"Be happy, it drives people crazy."

* * * 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 MARCH mini VP PRICES

The main model is short the March SP at 3790.00 as of 1/28/21 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 - - 3895.64

MAJOR - - 3866.328

MAJOR - - 3853.07

MAJOR - - 3835.88 - - no expiration date scheduled

MAJOR - - 3790.004 - - expires after Friday, April 2nd

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 3781.00

MAJOR - - 3750.95 expires after Wednesday, February 17th

MAJOR - - 3740.24 expires after Thursday, March 18th...

minor - - 3734.21

minor - - 3715.32

MAJOR - - 3679.43

MAJOR - - 3674.21 expires after Thursday, January 28th...

minor - - 3666.93

minor - - 3649.38

minor - - 3632.87

minor - - 3612.79

MAJOR - - 3569.108 expiration date not determined

MAJOR - - 3564.84

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...

FEBRUARY GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short the February gold at 1859.00 as of 1/22/21 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 - - 2075.89 expires after Monday, April 19th

MAJOR - - 2043.672

minor - - 1995.17

minor - - 1972.54 expires after Wednesday, March 3, 2021

MAJOR - - 1943.64 expires after Tuesday, February 23rd

MAJOR - - 1933.46 expires after Tuesday, February 2nd

minor - - 1916.23

minor - - 1915.48

MAJOR - - 1895.756

minor - - 1891.46

minor - - 1884.43

minor - - 1859.00

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 1840.10

MAJOR - - 1807.68

MAJOR - - 1793.16

MAJOR - - 1763.28

minor - - 1757.81

MAJOR - - 1710.77 expires after Friday, February 26th

MAJOR - - 1670.202

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 23 completed trades for a total of 128.76 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS FLAT AS OF WEDNESDAY JANUARY 27, 2020, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 374.41...
You can review the entire trade by trade performance on page 2 of the attachment under the tag name "Trade Index (TIX)."

3. THE WEEKLY NYSE PUT/CALL RATIO

THE WEEKLY NYSE PUT/CALL RATIO IS ADDED TO THE FIRST PAGE OF THE ATTACHMENT AND CAN BE FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE BELOW THE GOLD CHART...
THIS IS THE WEEKLY RATIO OF ALL THE CALLS AND PUTS BOUGHT ON THE NYSE FOR THE ENTIRE WEEK...
THE ONLY TRUE READING IS ON FRIDAY AFTER THE CLOSE, BUT THE RATIO MAY BE UPDATED MORE OFTEN TO GIVE YOU SOME IDEA WHERE THE OVERALL MARKET IS...

HOW TO READ THE RATIO

WHEN THE BLUE BAR IS BELOW THE ZERO LINE, THEN MORE CALLS THAN PUTS HAVE BEEN BOUGHT FOR THE WEEK AND THE MARKETS TEND TO MOVE HIGHER...
WHEN THE BLUE BAR IS ABOVE THE ZERO LINE, THEN MORE PUTS THAN CALLS HAVE BEEN BOUGHT FOR THE WEEK AND THE MARKETS TEND TO MOVE LOWER...
THIS RATIO CHART WILL BE UPDATED EVERY DAY TO REVIEW THE NYSE PUT/CALL RATIO OVER THE ENTIRE PAST WEEK...

4. 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 19 trades 636.70
2021 1 trades 14.50

TOTAL 100 closed trades 1779.00

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 10 trade 67.30
2021 3 trades -100.80

TOTAL 54 closed trades 1078.20

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...

+562.91 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2020!!!

This is already a gain of 12.914% so far on closed positions in 2020!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 542.22 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
Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2020: 1595.82 points - annual 36.611% 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: none...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: Precious Metals (DUST, JDST), Consumer Discretionary (TSLA), Foreign Markets (EEM)...

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
Mar ES	flat	3863.25	3785.75	…	…	…	100 trades	*1779.00
								*not included
DIA	flat	312.81	306.45					2.03		306.07
UDOW	flat	109.60	102.92					2.13		102.38
SPY	flat	385.95	378.13					-7.75		377.63
SPXL	flat	79.12	74.27					13.59		73.82
UPRO	flat	84.20	79.05					14.59		78.64
QQQ	long	…	316.40	299.24				0.00		321.32
TQQQ	flat	105.17	102.97					16.19		96.48
TNA	flat	89.85	84.36					28.37		78.80
SOXL	flat	652.92	613.64					45.22		527.01
IWM	flat	218.01	213.55					35.42		208.72
MDY	flat	452.26	443.11					67.97		434.37
IYT	flat	233.07	228.31					-3.31		219.03
SOXX	long	426.35	417.72					11.71		398.37
USD	long	128.15	122.92					8.53		110.75
							TOTAL	234.69
PRECIOUS METALS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
Feb GOLD	flat	1963.50	1923.20	…	…	…
GLD	flat	183.31	179.54					-0.56		172.68
UGL	flat	72.09	69.11					-0.55		63.48
SLV	flat	25.84	25.22					0.79		24.72
GLL	flat	33.73	32.28					-1.44		32.92
ZSL	flat	7.85	7.44					0.00		6.50
KL	flat	45.28	44.27					-0.97		38.59
GDX	flat	39.11	38.23					-0.85		34.58
GDXJ	flat	58.65	57.38					-1.22		50.2
NUGT	flat	81.04	77.70					-3.11		63.06
JNUG	flat	140.00	134.30					-5.10		101.06
DUST	flat	22.08	21.10					-0.95		20.75
JDST	flat	12.11	11.53					-1.10		10.76
PPLT	flat	107.21	104.97					-4.36		100.82
AG	long	…	14.61	15.01				0.48		16.86
							TOTAL	-18.94
INTEREST RATES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	flat	158.28	155.01					0.00		152.92
TMF	flat	35.62	34.10					0.00		31.87
TBT	flat	18.25	17.42					0.13		17.38
TMV	flat	63.73	59.81					1.58		58.81
VCLT	flat	111.30	108.97					-2.15		108.44
							TOTAL	-0.44
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	64.29	62.90					-0.96		62.49
							TOTAL	-0.96
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	flat	69.94	68.44					-1.20		66.19
							TOTAL	-1.20
FINANCE AND BANKING		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	flat	73.90	69.37					26.23		60.41
JPM	flat	142.85	139.89					28.81		130.11
							TOTAL	55.04
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XOM	flat	51.18	50.06					-0.14		46.06
XLE	flat	45.10	44.10					8.88		40.67
DOW	flat	61.41	60.08					-1.26		54.38
DRIP	flat	26.78	25.61					0.00		19.41
							TOTAL	7.48
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
BA	flat	216.70	212.27					-65.37		197.23
TSLA	long	900.50	882.39					366.42		835.43
XLY	flat	172.06	168.52					6.90		165.88
SPCE	long	…	32.05	27.54				0.00		43.11
							TOTAL	307.95
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	flat	44.98	43.98					-0.59		43.25
							TOTAL	-0.59
HEALTHCARE		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	367.59	360.14					-13.67		338.15
CURE	flat	88.79	83.36					5.94		82.09
XLV	flat	119.09	116.61					2.36		116.01
LABU	flat	141.60	133.00					-10.69		123.17
IDNA	flat	52.99	51.83					-0.19		50.33
							TOTAL	-16.25
CURRENCIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UUP	flat	24.57	23.98					0.00		24.39
UDN	flat	22.02	21.48					0.38		21.63
FXY	flat	92.11	90.17					-0.50		90.52
GBTC	flat	48.75	47.68					11.53		33.65
							TOTAL	11.41
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FXI	flat	53.25	52.09					1.69		50.53
INDA	flat	42.12	41.18					1.03		40.42
EEM	flat	56.64	55.41					2.87		54.67
EWG	flat	33.11	32.35					1.92		31.89
							TOTAL	7.51
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	long	…	136.01	138.89				4.57		137.09
SQ	flat	246.59	241.56					-4.97		219.91
NVDA	flat	560.08	548.78					-22.29		522.04
ARKG	flat	114.93	112.53					-4.55		103.27
XBI	flat	158.95	155.67					-6.40		151.64
							TOTAL	-33.64
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
DBA	long	…	16.03	15.79				0.00		16.30
DBC	long	…	14.97	13.57				0.00		15.17
WOOD	long	83.84	82.06					10.85		80.62
GCC	long	…	19.08	17.96				0.00		19.20
							TOTAL	10.85
							YTD	562.91
							%YTD	12.914%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…

"Be happy, it drives people crazy."

* * * 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 MARCH mini VP PRICES

The main model is long the March SP at 3715.00 as of 1/27/21 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 - - 3895.64

MAJOR - - 3866.328

MAJOR - - 3853.07

MAJOR - - 3835.88 - - no expiration date scheduled

MAJOR - - 3790.004 - - expires after Friday, April 2nd

MAJOR - - 3750.95 expires after Wednesday, February 17th

MAJOR - - 3740.24 expires after Thursday, March 18th...

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 3736.00

minor - - 3734.21

minor - - 3715.32

MAJOR - - 3679.43

MAJOR - - 3674.21 expires after Thursday, January 28th...

minor - - 3666.93

minor - - 3649.38

minor - - 3632.87

minor - - 3612.79

MAJOR - - 3569.108 expiration date not determined

MAJOR - - 3564.84

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...

FEBRUARY GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short the February gold at 1859.00 as of 1/22/21 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 - - 2075.89 expires after Monday, April 19th

MAJOR - - 2043.672

minor - - 1995.17

minor - - 1972.54 expires after Wednesday, March 3, 2021

MAJOR - - 1943.64 expires after Tuesday, February 23rd

MAJOR - - 1933.46 expires after Tuesday, February 2nd

minor - - 1916.23

minor - - 1915.48

MAJOR - - 1895.756

minor - - 1891.46

minor - - 1884.43

minor - - 1859.00

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 1840.80

MAJOR - - 1807.68

MAJOR - - 1793.16

MAJOR - - 1763.28

minor - - 1757.81

MAJOR - - 1710.77 expires after Friday, February 26th

MAJOR - - 1670.202

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 23 completed trades for a total of 128.76 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS FLAT AS OF WEDNESDAY JANUARY 27, 2020, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 374.41...
You can review the entire trade by trade performance on page 2 of the attachment under the tag name "Trade Index (TIX)."

3. THE WEEKLY NYSE PUT/CALL RATIO

THE WEEKLY NYSE PUT/CALL RATIO IS ADDED TO THE FIRST PAGE OF THE ATTACHMENT AND CAN BE FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE BELOW THE GOLD CHART...
THIS IS THE WEEKLY RATIO OF ALL THE CALLS AND PUTS BOUGHT ON THE NYSE FOR THE ENTIRE WEEK...
THE ONLY TRUE READING IS ON FRIDAY AFTER THE CLOSE, BUT THE RATIO MAY BE UPDATED MORE OFTEN TO GIVE YOU SOME IDEA WHERE THE OVERALL MARKET IS...

HOW TO READ THE RATIO

WHEN THE BLUE BAR IS BELOW THE ZERO LINE, THEN MORE CALLS THAN PUTS HAVE BEEN BOUGHT FOR THE WEEK AND THE MARKETS TEND TO MOVE HIGHER...
WHEN THE BLUE BAR IS ABOVE THE ZERO LINE, THEN MORE PUTS THAN CALLS HAVE BEEN BOUGHT FOR THE WEEK AND THE MARKETS TEND TO MOVE LOWER...
THIS RATIO CHART WILL BE UPDATED EVERY DAY TO REVIEW THE NYSE PUT/CALL RATIO OVER THE ENTIRE PAST WEEK...

4. 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 19 trades 636.70
2021 1 trades 14.50

TOTAL 100 closed trades 1779.00

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 10 trade 67.30
2021 3 trades -100.80

TOTAL 54 closed trades 1078.20

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...

+195.13 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2020!!!

This is already a gain of 4.477% so far on closed positions in 2020!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 542.22 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
Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2020: 1595.82 points - annual 36.611% 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 (DUST, JDST)...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS APPROACHING THE BUY ZONE: none...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: Stock Market Indices (SPY, SPXL, UPRO, TNA, SOXL, IWM, MDY, SOXX, USD), Interest Rates (TBT, TMV), Aerospace and Defense (PPA), Energy (XOM, XLE), Health Care (CURE, XLV, IDNA), Foreign Markets (FXI), Technology (XBI), Utilities (XLU), Stock Market Indices (TQQQ), Consumer Discretionary (XLY), Commodities (WOOD)...

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
Mar ES	flat	…	…	…	…	…	100 trades	*1779.00
								*not included
DIA	flat	312.81	306.45					2.03		303.26
UDOW	flat	109.60	102.92					2.13		99.76
SPY	flat	385.95	378.13					-7.75		374.41
SPXL	flat	79.12	74.27					13.59		72.09
UPRO	flat	84.20	79.05					14.59		76.71
QQQ	long	…	316.40	299.24				0.00		319.43
TQQQ	flat	105.17	102.97					16.19		95.08
TNA	flat	89.85	84.36					28.37		79.67
SOXL	flat	652.92	613.64					45.22		497.16
IWM	flat	218.01	213.55					35.42		209.39
MDY	flat	452.26	443.11					67.97		431.11
IYT	flat	233.07	228.31					-3.31		216.43
SOXX	long	426.35	417.72					11.71		389.82
USD	long	128.15	122.92					8.53		107.38
							TOTAL	234.69
PRECIOUS METALS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
Feb GOLD	flat	1963.50	1923.20	…	…	…
GLD	flat	183.31	179.54					-0.56		172.52
UGL	flat	72.09	69.11					-0.55		63.36
SLV	flat	25.84	25.22					0.79		23.42
GLL	flat	33.73	32.28					-1.44		32.97
ZSL	flat	7.85	7.44					0.00		7.28
KL	flat	45.28	44.27					-0.97		38.29
GDX	flat	39.11	38.23					-0.85		33.74
GDXJ	flat	58.65	57.38					-1.22		48.01
NUGT	flat	81.04	77.70					-3.11		60.20
JNUG	flat	140.00	134.30					-5.10		93.10
DUST	long	…	20.25	21.20				0.00		21.77
JDST	long	…	10.90	11.46				-0.54		11.82
PPLT	flat	107.21	104.97					-4.36		99.95
AG	flat	15.01	14.61					0.48		13.89
							TOTAL	-17.43
INTEREST RATES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	flat	158.28	155.01					0.00		153.77
TMF	flat	35.62	34.10					0.00		32.41
TBT	flat	18.25	17.42					0.13		17.22
TMV	flat	63.73	59.81					1.58		57.88
VCLT	flat	111.30	108.97					-2.15		108.64
							TOTAL	-0.44
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	64.29	62.90					-0.96		61.75
							TOTAL	-0.96
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	flat	69.94	68.44					-1.20		65.60
							TOTAL	-1.20
FINANCE AND BANKING		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	flat	73.90	69.37					26.23		57.22
JPM	flat	142.85	139.89					28.81		127.86
							TOTAL	55.04
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XOM	flat	51.18	50.06					-0.14		45.35
XLE	flat	45.10	44.10					8.88		40.2
DOW	flat	61.41	60.08					-1.26		54.39
DRIP	flat	26.78	25.61					0.00		19.41
							TOTAL	7.48
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
BA	flat	216.70	212.27					-65.37		194.03
TSLA	long	…	828.52	462.10				0.00		864.16
XLY	flat	172.06	168.52					6.90		165.36
SPCE	long	…	32.05	27.54				0.00		46.35
							TOTAL	-58.47
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	flat	44.98	43.98					-0.59		42.69
							TOTAL	-0.59
HEALTHCARE		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	367.59	360.14					-13.67		332.99
CURE	flat	88.79	83.36					5.94		78.66
XLV	flat	119.09	116.61					2.36		114.34
LABU	flat	141.60	133.00					-10.69		125.05
IDNA	flat	52.99	51.83					-0.19		49.97
							TOTAL	-16.25
CURRENCIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UUP	flat	24.57	23.98					0.00		24.45
UDN	flat	22.02	21.48					0.38		21.56
FXY	flat	92.11	90.17					-0.50		90.58
GBTC	flat	48.75	47.68					11.53		31.36
							TOTAL	11.41
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FXI	flat	53.25	52.09					1.69		50.43
INDA	flat	42.12	41.18					1.03		39.81
EEM	long	…	54.11	51.24				0.00		54.29
EWG	flat	33.11	32.35					1.92		31.65
							TOTAL	4.64
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	long	…	136.01	138.89				4.57		142.06
SQ	flat	246.59	241.56					-4.97		202.46
NVDA	flat	560.08	548.78					-22.29		516.71
ARKG	flat	114.93	112.53					-4.55		100.71
XBI	flat	158.95	155.67					-6.40		152.3
							TOTAL	-33.64
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
DBA	long	…	16.03	15.79				0.00		16.43
DBC	long	…	14.97	13.57				0.00		15.24
WOOD	long	83.84	82.06					10.85		79.60
GCC	long	…	19.08	17.96				0.00		19.17
							TOTAL	10.85
							YTD	195.13
							%YTD	4.477%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…

 

"Be happy, it drives people crazy."

* * * 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 MARCH mini VP PRICES

The main model is short the March SP at 3790.00 as of 1/25/21 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 - - 3895.64 NEW

MAJOR - - 3866.328

MAJOR - - 3853.07

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 3852.50

MAJOR - - 3835.88 - - no expiration date scheduled

MAJOR - - 3790.004 - - expires after Friday, April 2nd

MAJOR - - 3750.95 expires after Wednesday, February 17th

MAJOR - - 3740.24 expires after Thursday, March 18th...

minor - - 3734.21

minor - - 3715.32

MAJOR - - 3679.43 NEW

MAJOR - - 3674.21 expires after Thursday, January 28th...

minor - - 3666.93

minor - - 3649.38

minor - - 3632.87

minor - - 3612.79

MAJOR - - 3569.108 expiration date not determined

MAJOR - - 3564.84

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...

FEBRUARY GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short the February gold at 1859.00 as of 1/22/21 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 - - 2075.89 expires after Monday, April 19th

MAJOR - - 2043.672

minor - - 1995.17

minor - - 1972.54 expires after Wednesday, March 3, 2021

MAJOR - - 1943.64 expires after Tuesday, February 23rd

MAJOR - - 1933.46 expires after Tuesday, February 2nd

minor - - 1916.23

minor - - 1915.48

MAJOR - - 1895.756

minor - - 1891.46

minor - - 1884.43

minor - - 1859.00

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 1850.00

MAJOR - - 1807.68

MAJOR - - 1793.16

MAJOR - - 1763.28 NEW

minor - - 1757.81

MAJOR - - 1710.77 expires after Friday, February 26th

MAJOR - - 1670.202

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 23 completed trades for a total of 128.76 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS ON A BUY AS OF WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 11, 2020, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 356.67...
You can review the entire trade by trade performance on page 2 of the attachment under the tag name "Trade Index (TIX)."

3. THE WEEKLY NYSE PUT/CALL RATIO

THE WEEKLY NYSE PUT/CALL RATIO IS ADDED TO THE FIRST PAGE OF THE ATTACHMENT AND CAN BE FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE BELOW THE GOLD CHART...
THIS IS THE WEEKLY RATIO OF ALL THE CALLS AND PUTS BOUGHT ON THE NYSE FOR THE ENTIRE WEEK...
THE ONLY TRUE READING IS ON FRIDAY AFTER THE CLOSE, BUT THE RATIO MAY BE UPDATED MORE OFTEN TO GIVE YOU SOME IDEA WHERE THE OVERALL MARKET IS...

HOW TO READ THE RATIO

WHEN THE BLUE BAR IS BELOW THE ZERO LINE, THEN MORE CALLS THAN PUTS HAVE BEEN BOUGHT FOR THE WEEK AND THE MARKETS TEND TO MOVE HIGHER...
WHEN THE BLUE BAR IS ABOVE THE ZERO LINE, THEN MORE PUTS THAN CALLS HAVE BEEN BOUGHT FOR THE WEEK AND THE MARKETS TEND TO MOVE LOWER...
THIS RATIO CHART WILL BE UPDATED EVERY DAY TO REVIEW THE NYSE PUT/CALL RATIO OVER THE ENTIRE PAST WEEK...

4. 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 19 trades 636.70
2021 0 trades 000.00

TOTAL 99 closed trades 1763.50

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 10 trade 67.30
2021 3 trades -100.80

TOTAL 54 closed trades 1078.20

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...

-68.83 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2020!!!

This is already a gain of -1.579% so far on closed positions in 2020!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 816.64 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
Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2020: 1595.82 points - annual 36.611% 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: none...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS APPROACHING THE BUY ZONE: none...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: Health Care (LABU), Technology (ARKG)...

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
Mar ES	long	…	3739.50	3724.00	…	…	99 trades	*1763.50
								*not included
DIA	flat	312.81	306.45					2.03		309.39
UDOW	flat	109.60	102.92					2.13		106.06
SPY	long	…	373.60	378.56				-7.55		383.79
SPXL	long	…	71.81	60.89				0.00		77.77
UPRO	long	…	76.41	64.68				0.00		82.81
QQQ	long	…	310.48	299.24				0.00		328.59
TQQQ	long	…	87.49	79.24				0.00		103.42
TNA	long	…	74.82	71.70				21.74		84.18
SOXL	long	…	556.48	504.94				-29.15		585.83
IWM	long	…	204.73	201.28				27.25		213.3
MDY	long	…	434.33	368.53				0.00		442.26
IYT	flat	233.07	228.31					-3.31		223.69
SOXX	long	…	394.90	384.15				-7.78		411.16
USD	long	…	110.94	105.98				0.00		118.53
							TOTAL	5.36
PRECIOUS METALS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
Feb GOLD	flat	1963.50	1923.20	…	…	…
GLD	flat	183.31	179.54					-0.56		173.62
UGL	flat	72.09	69.11					-0.55		64.11
SLV	flat	25.84	25.22					0.79		23.65
GLL	flat	33.73	32.28					-1.44		32.63
ZSL	flat	7.85	7.44					0.00		7.12
KL	flat	45.28	44.27					-0.97		39.91
GDX	flat	39.11	38.23					-0.85		35.09
GDXJ	flat	58.65	57.38					-1.22		50.04
NUGT	flat	81.04	77.70					-3.11		65.30
JNUG	flat	140.00	134.30					-5.10		100.96
DUST	flat	21.20	20.25					0.00		20.22
JDST	flat	11.46	10.90					-0.54		10.93
PPLT	flat	107.21	104.97					-4.36		103.00
AG	flat	15.01	14.61					0.48		14.29
							TOTAL	-17.43
INTEREST RATES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	flat	158.28	155.01					0.00		153.38
TMF	flat	35.75	34.22					0.00		32.18
TBT	long	…	17.15	17.02				0.00		17.29
TMV	long	…	57.98	56.40				0.00		58.32
VCLT	flat	111.30	108.97					-2.15		108.91
							TOTAL	-2.15
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	long	…	61.83	63.19				0.00		63.46
							TOTAL	0.00
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	long	…	66.69	68.15				0.00		67.40
							TOTAL	0.00
FINANCE AND BANKING		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	flat	73.90	69.37					26.23		63.13
JPM	flat	142.85	139.89					28.81		131.58
							TOTAL	55.04
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XOM	long	…	44.65	44.90				-0.99		45.87
XLE	long	…	40.19	31.75				0.00		40.75
DOW	flat	61.41	60.08					-1.26		55.74
DRIP	flat	29.27	28.00					0.00		19.85
							TOTAL	-2.25
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
BA	flat	224.51	219.92					-65.37		202.06
TSLA	long	…	803.52	462.10				0.00		883.09
XLY	long	…	163.56	158.14				0.00		170.62
SPCE	long	…	26.89	27.54				0.00		42.05
							TOTAL	-65.37
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	flat	44.98	43.98					-0.59		43.92
							TOTAL	-0.59
HEALTHCARE		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	367.59	360.14					-13.67		343.11
CURE	long	…	81.94	76.00				0.00		86.33
XLV	long	…	115.73	113.37				0.00		117.92
LABU	flat	141.60	133.00					-10.69		130.22
IDNA	long	…	49.48	50.59				0.00		51.01
							TOTAL	-24.36
CURRENCIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UUP	flat	24.57	23.98					0.00		24.31
UDN	flat	22.02	21.48					0.38		21.70
FXY	flat	92.11	90.17					-0.50		91.1
GBTC	flat	48.75	47.68					11.53		31.31
							TOTAL	11.41
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FXI	long	…	47.57	48.48				-1.04		52.35
INDA	flat	42.12	41.18					1.03		40.69
EEM	long	…	53.81	51.24				0.00		55.84
EWG	flat	33.11	32.35					1.92		32.52
							TOTAL	1.91
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	long	…	136.01	138.89				4.57		143.16
SQ	flat	246.59	241.56					-4.97		209.17
NVDA	flat	560.08	548.78					-22.29		537.41
ARKG	flat	114.93	112.53					-4.55		105.14
XBI	long	…	153.53	156.77				-3.16		154.38
							TOTAL	-30.40
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
DBA	long	…	15.85	15.79				0.00		16.49
DBC	long	…	14.93	13.57				0.00		15.28
WOOD	long	…	79.54	68.69				0.00		82.56
GCC	long	…	18.89	17.96				0.00		19.35
							TOTAL	0.00
							YTD	-68.83
							%YTD	-1.579%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…

"Be happy, it drives people crazy."

* * * 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 MARCH mini VP PRICES

The main model is short the March SP at 3790.00 as of 1/25/21 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 - - 3866.328

MAJOR - - 3853.07

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 3847.50

MAJOR - - 3835.88 - - no expiration date scheduled

MAJOR - - 3790.004 - - expires after Friday, April 2nd

MAJOR - - 3750.95 expires after Wednesday, February 17th

MAJOR - - 3740.24 expires after Thursday, March 18th...

minor - - 3734.21

minor - - 3715.32

MAJOR - - 3676.88 expires after Wednesday, January 13th...

MAJOR - - 3674.21 expires after Thursday, January 28th...

minor - - 3666.93

minor - - 3649.38

minor - - 3632.87

minor - - 3612.79

MAJOR - - 3569.108 expiration date not determined

MAJOR - - 3564.84

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...

FEBRUARY GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short the February gold at 1859.00 as of 1/22/21 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 - - 2075.89 expires after Monday, April 19th

MAJOR - - 2043.672

minor - - 1995.17

minor - - 1972.54 expires after Wednesday, March 3, 2021

MAJOR - - 1943.64 expires after Tuesday, February 23rd

MAJOR - - 1933.46 expires after Tuesday, February 2nd

minor - - 1916.23

minor - - 1915.48

MAJOR - - 1909.61 expires after Monday, January 25th

MAJOR - - 1895.756

minor - - 1891.46

minor - - 1884.43

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 1854.50

minor - - 1859.00

MAJOR - - 1807.68

MAJOR - - 1793.16

minor - - 1757.81

MAJOR - - 1710.77 expires after Friday, February 26th

MAJOR - - 1670.202

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 23 completed trades for a total of 128.76 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS ON A BUY AS OF WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 11, 2020, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 356.67...
You can review the entire trade by trade performance on page 2 of the attachment under the tag name "Trade Index (TIX)."

3. THE WEEKLY NYSE PUT/CALL RATIO

THE WEEKLY NYSE PUT/CALL RATIO IS ADDED TO THE FIRST PAGE OF THE ATTACHMENT AND CAN BE FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE BELOW THE GOLD CHART...
THIS IS THE WEEKLY RATIO OF ALL THE CALLS AND PUTS BOUGHT ON THE NYSE FOR THE ENTIRE WEEK...
THE ONLY TRUE READING IS ON FRIDAY AFTER THE CLOSE, BUT THE RATIO MAY BE UPDATED MORE OFTEN TO GIVE YOU SOME IDEA WHERE THE OVERALL MARKET IS...

HOW TO READ THE RATIO

WHEN THE BLUE BAR IS BELOW THE ZERO LINE, THEN MORE CALLS THAN PUTS HAVE BEEN BOUGHT FOR THE WEEK AND THE MARKETS TEND TO MOVE HIGHER...
WHEN THE BLUE BAR IS ABOVE THE ZERO LINE, THEN MORE PUTS THAN CALLS HAVE BEEN BOUGHT FOR THE WEEK AND THE MARKETS TEND TO MOVE LOWER...
THIS RATIO CHART WILL BE UPDATED EVERY DAY TO REVIEW THE NYSE PUT/CALL RATIO OVER THE ENTIRE PAST WEEK...

4. 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 19 trades 636.70
2021 0 trades 000.00

TOTAL 99 closed trades 1763.50

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 10 trade 67.30
2021 3 trades -100.80

TOTAL 54 closed trades 1078.20

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...

-63.71 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2020!!!

This is already a gain of -1.462% so far on closed positions in 2020!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 816.64 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
Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2020: 1595.82 points - annual 36.611% 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), Health Care (LABU), Technology (XBI)...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS APPROACHING THE BUY ZONE: none...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: Stock Market Indices (DIA, UDOW), Precious Metals (AG), Energy (DOW), Health Care (UNH), Foreign Markets (INDA), Technology (NVDA)...

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
Mar ES	long	…	3739.50	3724.00	…	…	99 trades	*1763.50
								*not included
DIA	flat	312.81	306.45					2.03		309.65
UDOW	flat	109.60	102.92					2.13		106.40
SPY	long	…	373.60	378.56				-7.55		384.39
SPXL	long	…	71.81	60.89				0.00		78.15
UPRO	long	…	76.41	64.68				0.00		83.2
QQQ	long	…	310.48	299.24				0.00		328.11
TQQQ	long	…	87.49	79.24				0.00		103.31
TNA	long	…	74.82	71.70				21.74		86.00
SOXL	long	…	556.48	504.94				-29.15		614.48
IWM	long	…	204.73	201.28				27.25		214.79
MDY	long	…	434.33	368.53				0.00		446.73
IYT	flat	233.07	228.31					-3.31		226.35
SOXX	long	…	394.90	384.15				-7.78		417.95
USD	long	…	110.94	105.98				0.00		121.9
							TOTAL	5.36
PRECIOUS METALS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
Feb GOLD	flat	1963.50	1923.20	…	…	…
GLD	flat	183.31	179.54					-0.56		174.05
UGL	flat	72.09	69.11					-0.55		64.36
SLV	flat	25.84	25.22					0.79		23.55
GLL	flat	33.73	32.28					-1.44		32.49
ZSL	flat	7.85	7.44					0.00		7.19
KL	flat	45.28	44.27					-0.97		39.65
GDX	flat	39.11	38.23					-0.85		35.19
GDXJ	flat	58.65	57.38					-1.22		49.92
NUGT	flat	81.04	77.70					-3.11		65.39
JNUG	flat	140.00	134.30					-5.10		100.64
DUST	flat	21.20	20.25					0.00		20.15
JDST	flat	11.46	10.90					-0.54		10.99
PPLT	flat	107.21	104.97					-4.36		102.89
AG	flat	15.01	14.61					0.48		13.95
							TOTAL	-17.43
INTEREST RATES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	flat	158.28	155.01					0.00		153.67
TMF	flat	35.75	34.22					0.00		32.33
TBT	long	…	17.15	17.02				0.00		17.25
TMV	long	…	57.98	56.40				0.00		58.06
VCLT	flat	111.30	108.97					-2.15		108.84
							TOTAL	-2.15
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	long	…	61.83	63.19				0.00		64.1
							TOTAL	0.00
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	long	…	66.69	68.15				0.00		67.93
							TOTAL	0.00
FINANCE AND BANKING		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	flat	73.90	69.37					26.23		64.45
JPM	flat	142.85	139.89					28.81		132.12
							TOTAL	55.04
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XOM	long	…	44.65	44.90				-0.99		46.90
XLE	long	…	40.19	31.75				0.00		41.64
DOW	flat	61.41	60.08					-1.26		57.23
DRIP	flat	29.27	28.00					0.00		18.89
							TOTAL	-2.25
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
BA	flat	224.51	219.92					-65.37		203.36
TSLA	long	…	803.52	462.10				0.00		880.8
XLY	long	…	163.56	158.14				0.00		170.73
SPCE	long	…	26.89	27.54				0.00		36
							TOTAL	-65.37
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	flat	44.98	43.98					-0.59		43.87
							TOTAL	-0.59
HEALTHCARE		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	367.59	360.14					-13.67		347.81
CURE	long	…	81.94	76.00				0.00		87.39
XLV	long	…	115.73	113.37				0.00		118.36
LABU	long	…	133.88	136.71				-7.86		137.17
IDNA	long	…	49.48	50.59				0.00		52.17
							TOTAL	-21.53
CURRENCIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UUP	flat	24.57	23.98					0.00		24.37
UDN	flat	22.02	21.48					0.38		21.65
FXY	flat	92.11	90.17					-0.50		90.95
GBTC	flat	48.75	47.68					11.53		32.98
							TOTAL	11.41
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FXI	long	…	47.57	48.48				-1.04		52.90
INDA	flat	42.12	41.18					1.03		40.66
EEM	long	…	53.81	51.24				0.00		56.25
EWG	flat	33.11	32.35					1.92		32.13
							TOTAL	1.91
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	long	…	136.01	138.89				4.57		142.92
SQ	flat	246.59	241.56					-4.97		216.64
NVDA	flat	560.08	548.78					-22.29		546.13
ARKG	long	…	107.09	109.38				-2.26		110.39
XBI	long	…	153.53	156.77				-3.16		157.14
							TOTAL	-28.11
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
DBA	long	…	15.85	15.79				0.00		16.33
DBC	long	…	14.93	13.57				0.00		15.25
WOOD	long	…	79.54	68.69				0.00		82.51
GCC	long	…	18.89	17.96				0.00		19.31
							TOTAL	0.00
							YTD	-63.71
							%YTD	-1.462%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…

"Be happy, it drives people crazy."

* * * 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 MARCH mini VP PRICES

The main model is short the March SP at 3853.25 as of 1/21/21 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 - - 3866.328

MAJOR - - 3853.07

MAJOR - - 3835.88 - - no expiration date scheduled

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 3833.50

MAJOR - - 3790.004 - - expires after Friday, April 2nd

MAJOR - - 3750.95 expires after Wednesday, February 17th

MAJOR - - 3740.24 expires after Thursday, March 18th...

minor - - 3734.21

minor - - 3715.32

MAJOR - - 3676.88 expires after Wednesday, January 13th...

MAJOR - - 3674.21 expires after Thursday, January 28th...

minor - - 3666.93

minor - - 3649.38

minor - - 3632.87

minor - - 3612.79

MAJOR - - 3569.108 expiration date not determined

MAJOR - - 3564.84

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...

FEBRUARY GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short the February gold at 1859.00 as of 1/22/21 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 - - 2075.89 expires after Monday, April 19th

MAJOR - - 2043.672

minor - - 1995.17

minor - - 1972.54 expires after Wednesday, March 3, 2021

MAJOR - - 1943.64 expires after Tuesday, February 23rd

MAJOR - - 1933.46 expires after Tuesday, February 2nd

minor - - 1916.23

minor - - 1915.48

MAJOR - - 1909.61 expires after Monday, January 25th

MAJOR - - 1895.756

minor - - 1891.46

minor - - 1884.43

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 1870.30

minor - - 1859.00

MAJOR - - 1807.68

MAJOR - - 1793.16

minor - - 1757.81

MAJOR - - 1710.77 expires after Friday, February 26th

MAJOR - - 1670.202

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 23 completed trades for a total of 128.76 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS ON A BUY AS OF WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 11, 2020, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 356.67...
You can review the entire trade by trade performance on page 2 of the attachment under the tag name "Trade Index (TIX)."

3. THE WEEKLY NYSE PUT/CALL RATIO

THE WEEKLY NYSE PUT/CALL RATIO IS ADDED TO THE FIRST PAGE OF THE ATTACHMENT AND CAN BE FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE BELOW THE GOLD CHART...
THIS IS THE WEEKLY RATIO OF ALL THE CALLS AND PUTS BOUGHT ON THE NYSE FOR THE ENTIRE WEEK...
THE ONLY TRUE READING IS ON FRIDAY AFTER THE CLOSE, BUT THE RATIO MAY BE UPDATED MORE OFTEN TO GIVE YOU SOME IDEA WHERE THE OVERALL MARKET IS...

HOW TO READ THE RATIO

WHEN THE BLUE BAR IS BELOW THE ZERO LINE, THEN MORE CALLS THAN PUTS HAVE BEEN BOUGHT FOR THE WEEK AND THE MARKETS TEND TO MOVE HIGHER...
WHEN THE BLUE BAR IS ABOVE THE ZERO LINE, THEN MORE PUTS THAN CALLS HAVE BEEN BOUGHT FOR THE WEEK AND THE MARKETS TEND TO MOVE LOWER...
THIS RATIO CHART WILL BE UPDATED EVERY DAY TO REVIEW THE NYSE PUT/CALL RATIO OVER THE ENTIRE PAST WEEK...

4. 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 19 trades 636.70
2021 0 trades 000.00

TOTAL 99 closed trades 1763.50

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 10 trade 67.30
2021 3 trades -100.80

TOTAL 54 closed trades 1078.20

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...

-50.66 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2020!!!

This is already a gain of -1.162% so far on closed positions in 2020!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 816.64 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
Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2020: 1595.82 points - annual 36.611% 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: Technology (AAPL)...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS APPROACHING THE BUY ZONE: none...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: Precious Metals (PPLT), Banking and Financials (FAS, JPM), Global Infrastructure (IGF), Technology (XBI), Stock Market Indices (IYT)...

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
Mar ES	long	…	3739.50	3724.00	…	…	99 trades	*1763.50
								*not included
DIA	long	…	305.93	303.90				0.00		311.87
UDOW	long	...	102.58	100.45				0.00		108.62
SPY	long	…	373.60	378.56				-7.55		384.24
SPXL	long	…	71.81	60.89				0.00		78.05
UPRO	long	…	76.41	64.68				0.00		83.05
QQQ	long	…	310.48	299.24				0.00		326.36
TQQQ	long	…	87.49	79.24				0.00		101.44
TNA	long	…	74.82	71.70				21.74		83.45
SOXL	long	…	556.48	504.94				-29.15		647.38
IWM	long	…	204.73	201.28				27.25		212.53
MDY	long	…	434.33	368.53				0.00		446.82
IYT	long	…	224.83	228.14				0.00		227.85
SOXX	long	…	394.90	384.15				-7.78		424.55
USD	long	…	110.94	105.98				0.00		126.93
							TOTAL	4.51
PRECIOUS METALS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
Feb GOLD	flat	1963.50	1923.20	…	…	…
GLD	flat	183.31	179.54					-0.56		175.28
UGL	flat	72.09	69.11					-0.55		65.39
SLV	flat	25.84	25.22					0.79		24.15
GLL	flat	33.73	32.28					-1.44		31.93
ZSL	flat	7.85	7.44					0.00		6.85
KL	flat	45.28	44.27					-0.97		40.65
GDX	flat	39.11	38.23					-0.85		35.71
GDXJ	flat	58.65	57.38					-1.22		51.37
NUGT	flat	81.04	77.70					-3.11		67.39
JNUG	flat	140.00	134.30					-5.10		106.19
DUST	flat	21.20	20.25					0.00		19.63
JDST	flat	11.46	10.90					-0.54		10.4
PPLT	long	…	104.05	106.28				-2.13		105.95
AG	flat	14.66	14.27					0.87		13.54
							TOTAL	-14.81
INTEREST RATES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	flat	158.28	155.01					0.00		151.39
TMF	flat	35.75	34.22					0.00		30.99
TBT	long	…	17.15	17.02				0.00		17.78
TMV	long	…	57.98	56.40				0.00		60.72
VCLT	flat	111.30	108.97					-2.15		108.25
							TOTAL	-2.15
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	long	…	61.83	63.19				0.00		62.75
							TOTAL	0.00
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	long	…	66.69	68.15				0.00		68.42
							TOTAL	0.00
FINANCE AND BANKING		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	long	…	66.72	40.49				0.00		66.82
JPM	long	…	134.01	105.20				0.00		134.83
							TOTAL	0.00
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XOM	long	…	44.65	44.90				-0.99		48.11
XLE	long	…	40.19	31.75				0.00		42.29
DOW	long	…	56.23	56.27				-1.22		57.56
DRIP	flat	29.27	28.00					0.00		18.91
							TOTAL	-2.21
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
BA	flat	224.51	219.92					-65.37		207.41
TSLA	long	…	803.52	462.10				0.00		844.99
XLY	long	…	163.56	158.14				0.00		170.68
SPCE	long	…	26.89	27.54				0.00		33.27
							TOTAL	-65.37
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	long	…	43.77	44.36				0.00		44.3
							TOTAL	0.00
HEALTHCARE		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	long	…	345.64	352.18				-7.13		355
CURE	long	…	81.94	76.00				0.00		86.52
XLV	long	…	115.73	113.37				0.00		117.94
LABU	flat	136.71	133.88					-7.86		121.88
IDNA	long	…	49.48	50.59				0.00		50.82
							TOTAL	-14.99
CURRENCIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UUP	flat	24.57	23.98					0.00		24.29
UDN	flat	22.02	21.48					0.38		21.73
FXY	flat	92.11	90.17					-0.50		91.22
GBTC	flat	48.75	47.68					11.53		32.04
							TOTAL	11.41
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FXI	long	…	47.57	48.48				-1.04		51.97
INDA	long	…	40.57	39.54				0.00		41.84
EEM	long	…	53.81	51.24				0.00		56.32
EWG	flat	33.11	32.35					1.92		32.68
							TOTAL	0.88
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	flat	138.89	136.01					4.57		136.87
SQ	flat	246.59	241.56					-4.97		219.62
NVDA	long	…	547.27	558.54				-11.02		554.7
ARKG	long	…	107.09	109.38				-2.26		109.54
XBI	long	…	149.64	152.80				0.00		150.78
							TOTAL	-13.68
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
DBA	long	…	15.85	15.79				0.00		16.47
DBC	long	…	14.93	13.57				0.00		15.34
WOOD	long	…	79.54	68.69				0.00		83.25
GCC	long	…	18.89	17.96				0.00		19.49
							TOTAL	0.00
							YTD	-96.41
							%YTD	-2.212%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…