For Tuesday, November 1st

"Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity."

* * * Alfred Einstein

THE PRICE LISTED IN THE SUBJECT LINE ABOVE ARE BASED ON THE LAST TRADED PRICE BEFORE THE EVENING BRIEFING IS SENT OUT, THE ACTUAL SETTLEMENT PRICE MAY BE DIFFERENT.  THESE POSITIONS ARE THE POSITIONS BASED ON THE VP SIGNALS AND NOT THE OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO.

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 DECEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is long the December SP at 3763.00 as of 10/27/22 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...

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)
MAJOR - - 4769.48  12/26/24  

NEW

MAJOR - - 4571.405   exp 7/1/23

MAJOR - - 4515.896  exp 8/15/23  NEW

MAJOR - - 4482.45  exp 8/22/23

MAJOR - - 4457.147  exp 1/22/23

minor - - 4408.24  NEW

MAJOR - - 4404.877    exp 3/14/23

minor - - 4380.05

minor - - 4362.76
minor - - 4260.80

minor - - 4226.93  NEW
minor - - 4222.89

minor - - 4126.429
MAJOR - - 4121.83 exp  4/14/23

minor - - 4119.984
MAJOR - - 4105.36  exp  11/19/22

minor - - 4078.991

MAJOR - - 4074.437  exp 11/6/23
minor - -  4046.11

MAJOR - - 4039.008 exp  1/15/23
MAJOR - - 3982.57  exp 3/15/23

MAJOR - - 3972.66   exp 1/15/23
MAJOR - - 3969.73 exp 1/4/23  

NEWminor - -3965.05
minor - - 3909.24  

NEW

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 3884.50

minor - - 3897.946
minor - - 3877.52
MAJOR - - 3846.49  exp 12/22
minor - - 3845.60
MAJOR - - 3843.16 exp 1/14/23
MAJOR - - 3823.01  exp 12/15
MAJOR - - 3807.66  exp 1/4/23minor - - 3788.06
minor - - 3765.80
minor - - 3763.15
MAJOR - - 3758.95  exp 3/15/23
minor - - 3745.76
minor - - 3743.44  NEW

MAJOR - - 3719.45 exp 4/12/23

minor - -3695.82
MAJOR - - 3671.38  exp 1/6/23  

NEWminor - - 3620.371min

or - - 3601.08minor - - 3582.44minor - - 3574.28minor - - 3550.98MAJOR - - 3541.23  exp 12/15
MAJOR - - 3509.907 exp 1/4
MAJOR - - 3494.002 exp  1/12/23minor - - 3482.349minor - - 3479.217minor - - 3470.545MAJOR - - 3443. 76 exp 1/1/23

MAJOR - - 3436.76  exp 11/1/23MAJOR - - 3382.14 exp 2/5/23MAJOR - - 3360.42 exp 2/15/23MAJOR - - 3300.36 exp 3/22/23MAJOR - - 3285.46  exp  9/15/30

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...  

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long December gold at 1624.00 as of 10/21/22 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...

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2298.74 exp - 1/20/2023

minor - - 2196.28  exp - 1/20/2023

MAJOR - - 2002.46 exp - 11/22

minor - - 1915.13 exp - 11/22

MAJOR - - 1943.72 exp - 10/28
MAJOR - - 1902.59 exp - 10/20
MAJOR - -  1945.28 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1873.14 exp - 10/28

minor - - 1874.26  exp - 11/4

minor - - 1766.19
MAJOR - - 1742.91
minor - -  1737.479
MAJOR - - 1721.009
minor - -  1687.17
minor - - 1681.83

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1635.80

MAJOR - - 1632.40

MAJOR - - 1624.92

minor - - 1613.246

MAJOR - - 1563.24 exp 12/29

The above is a price map 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... 

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 34 completed trades for a total of 97.93 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  BUY AS OF MONDAY, OCTOBER 31ST, 2022, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 395.18...

NOTICE: The $VIX signal has an extreme outside range from between +6.00 to -6.00, when the value moves above zero the signal gives a BUY, below zero the signal gives a FLAT... 

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS +0.09 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -0.41, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

You can review the entire trade by trade performance on page 2 of the attachment under the tag name "Trade Index (TIX)."

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                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      4 trades                                56.25

TOTAL               114 closed trades                2124.50THE 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                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trade                                 -163.20

TOTAL             71 closed trades                     951.30To 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...

+99.69 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!!  This is already a gain of  +2.287% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 278.22 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

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2021: 1256.48 points - annual 28.826% 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:  Stock Market Indices, Precious Metals...GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY:  Technology (NVDA)...

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

MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
Dec SPlong3743.503821.00114 trades*2124.50
*not included
DIAlong302.21308.482.13327.41
UDOW   long44.2347.16-4.2656.05
SPY long371.86379.5612.30386.21
SPXL   long60.0463.982.6766.00
UPRO  long31.8333.97-2.9434.96
QQQflat284.70278.916.09277.95
TQQQ   flat23.1621.67-4.9820.95
TNA   long32.8235.03-4.6238.37
SOXLflat12.0211.19-9.718.92
IWMlong173.74177.390.68183.33
MDYlong423.74432.49-0.16443.77
IYTlong206.31210.637.64212.80
SOXXflat354.18346.99-19.50326.48
USDflat17.5116.70-1.1115.51
TOTAL-15.77
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Decemberflat1739.701703.90
GLD  flat161.18157.86-3.96151.93
UGLflat50.9148.77-3.7844.98
SLV  flat19.6619.17-1.2517.62
GLLflat39.0937.435.1338.64
ZSLflat36.7035.136.8432.30
GDXflat26.2125.591.9824.16
GDXJ  flat32.4531.700.9829.5
NUGT  flat29.7327.85-0.9425
JNUG  flat31.8629.858.6125.91
DUSTflat27.7526.549.7523.68
JDST  flat15.7415.011.0013.49
QLDflat41.4539.89-2.4439.08
SDSflat57.1754.78-0.2146.03
SOXSflat89.6984.2117.1759.39
TOTAL38.88
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  flat102.94100.78-3.6696.11
TMFflat9.298.63-1.626.96
TBT  long34.2226.085.5135.98
TMVlong149.85100.0014.77159.96
VCLTflat75.8974.27-3.1071.46
TOTAL11.90
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUflat69.0267.546.7366.78
TOTAL6.73
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  long69.9070.831.4975.98
TOTAL1.49
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  long62.1566.230.6973.73
JPMlong117.74120.24-9.69125.88
TOTAL-9.00
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XOMlong101.25103.42-3.80110.81
XLElong82.0383.81-5.2190
UCOflat35.2333.0241.1131.23
SCOflat27.3025.56-12.8224.65
TOTAL19.28
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTlong59.8461.16-3.9662.75
TSLAlong257.60252.35156.95227.54
XLYflat149.11146.038.24144.03
Vlong187.16191.08-32.10207.16
TOTAL129.13
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFlong43.0143.990.9744.07
TOTAL0.97
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHlong521.36532.10-27.94555.15
CURElong92.0298.00-11.21109.05
XLVlong125.24127.90-7.61132.75
LABUflat8.217.62-5.187.44
IDNAflat27.9227.26-1.4827.25
TOTAL-53.42
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UUPflat30.6829.971.4930.03
UDNlong17.1317.58-0.8817.25
YCSflat71.6868.717.2568.89
GBTCflat13.0512.69-2.6311.97
TOTAL5.23
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat48.2245.23-17.6520.02
INDAlong41.0141.951.0742.21
EEMflat36.8235.98-4.6234.19
EWGlong20.9621.49-2.0321.82
TOTAL-23.23
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL long149.44152.5933.71153.34
SQflat63.5462.17-9.4760.07
NVDAflat138.60135.73-9.81134.97
LITflat70.3668.85-6.7866.82
XBIflat84.3482.55-13.2382.15
TOTAL-5.58
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
DBAflat20.5820.07-1.9819.83
DBCflat26.3425.711.8725.12
WOODlong69.8171.34-9.2270.39
GCCflat22.7822.222.4117.92
      TOTAL-6.92
YTD99.69
%YTD2.287%

For Monday, October 31st

"Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity."

* * * Alfred Einstein

THE PRICE LISTED IN THE SUBJECT LINE ABOVE ARE BASED ON THE LAST TRADED PRICE BEFORE THE EVENING BRIEFING IS SENT OUT, THE ACTUAL SETTLEMENT PRICE MAY BE DIFFERENT.  THESE POSITIONS ARE THE POSITIONS BASED ON THE VP SIGNALS AND NOT THE OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO.

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 DECEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is long the December SP at 3763.00 as of 10/27/22 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...

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4571.405   exp 7/1/23

MAJOR - - 4482.45  exp 8/22/23

MAJOR - - 4457.147  exp 1/22/23

MAJOR - - 4404.877    exp 3/14/23

minor - - 4380.05

minor - - 4362.76
minor - - 4260.80

minor - - 4222.89

minor - - 4126.429
MAJOR - - 4121.83 exp  4/14/23

minor - - 4119.984
MAJOR - - 4105.36  exp  11/19/22

minor - - 4078.991

MAJOR - - 4074.437  exp 11/6/23
minor - -  4046.11

MAJOR - - 4039.008 exp  1/15/23
MAJOR - - 3982.57  exp 3/15/23

MAJOR - - 3972.66   exp 1/15/23
minor - -3965.05

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 3922.75

minor - - 3897.946
minor - - 3877.52
MAJOR - - 3846.49  exp 12/22
minor - - 3845.60
MAJOR - - 3843.16 exp 1/14/23
MAJOR - - 3823.01  exp 12/15
MAJOR - - 3807.66  exp 1/4/23minor - - 3788.06
minor - - 3765.80
minor - - 3763.15
MAJOR - - 3758.95  exp 3/15/23
minor - - 3745.76

MAJOR - - 3719.45 exp 4/12/23

minor - -3695.82
minor - - 3620.371min

or - - 3601.08minor - - 3582.44minor - - 3574.28minor - - 3550.98MAJOR - - 3541.23  exp 12/15
MAJOR - - 3509.907 exp 1/4
MAJOR - - 3494.002 exp  1/12/23minor - - 3482.349minor - - 3479.217minor - - 3470.545MAJOR - - 3443. 76 exp 1/1/23

MAJOR - - 3436.76  exp 11/1/23MAJOR - - 3382.14 exp 2/5/23MAJOR - - 3360.42 exp 2/15/23MAJOR - - 3300.36 exp 3/22/23MAJOR - - 3285.46  exp  9/15/30

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...  

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long December gold at 1624.00 as of 10/21/22 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...

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2298.74 exp - 1/20/2023

minor - - 2196.28  exp - 1/20/2023

MAJOR - - 2002.46 exp - 11/22

minor - - 1915.13 exp - 11/22

MAJOR - - 1943.72 exp - 10/28
MAJOR - - 1902.59 exp - 10/20
MAJOR - -  1945.28 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1873.14 exp - 10/28

minor - - 1874.26  exp - 11/4

minor - - 1766.19
MAJOR - - 1742.91
minor - -  1737.479
MAJOR - - 1721.009
minor - -  1687.17
minor - - 1681.83

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1647.60

MAJOR - - 1632.40

MAJOR - - 1624.92

minor - - 1613.246

MAJOR - - 1563.24 exp 12/29

The above is a price map 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... 

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 34 completed trades for a total of 97.93 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  FLAT AS OF WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 395.18 for an 11.93 point profit...

NOTICE: The $VIX signal has an extreme outside range from between +6.00 to -6.00, when the value moves above zero the signal gives a BUY, below zero the signal gives a FLAT... 

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -0.41 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -1.07, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

You can review the entire trade by trade performance on page 2 of the attachment under the tag name "Trade Index (TIX)."

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                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      4 trades                                56.25

TOTAL               114 closed trades                2124.50THE 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                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trade                                 -163.20

TOTAL             71 closed trades                     951.30To 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...

+102.56 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!!  This is already a gain of  +2.353% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 278.22 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

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2021: 1256.48 points - annual 28.826% 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, NVDA), Global Infrastructure (IGF)...

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

MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
Dec SPlong3743.503821.00114 trades*2124.50
*not included
DIAlong302.21308.482.13328.58
UDOW   long44.2347.16-4.2656.64
SPY long371.86379.5612.30389.02
SPXL   long60.0463.982.6767.46
UPRO  long31.8333.97-2.9435.71
QQQflat284.70278.916.09281.22
TQQQ   flat23.1621.67-4.9821.70
TNA   long32.8235.03-4.6238.26
SOXLflat12.0211.19-9.719.50
IWMlong173.74177.390.68183.16
MDYlong423.74432.49-0.16444.05
IYTlong206.31210.637.64212.84
SOXXflat354.18346.99-19.50333.75
USDflat17.5116.70-1.1116.05
TOTAL-15.77
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Decemberflat1739.701703.90
GLD  flat161.18157.86-3.96153.16
UGLflat50.9148.77-3.7845.69
SLV  flat19.6619.17-1.2517.74
GLLflat39.0937.435.1338.04
ZSLflat36.7035.136.8431.93
GDXflat26.2125.591.9824.72
GDXJ  flat32.4531.700.9829.95
NUGT  flat29.7327.85-0.9426.14
JNUG  flat31.8629.858.6126.67
DUSTflat27.7526.549.7522.72
JDST  flat15.7415.011.0013.08
QLDflat41.4539.89-2.4440.06
SDSflat57.1754.78-0.2145.39
SOXSflat89.6984.2117.1755.81
TOTAL38.88
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  flat102.94100.78-3.6696.8
TMFflat9.298.63-1.627.17
TBT  long34.2226.085.5135.36
TMVlong149.85100.0014.77155.86
VCLTflat75.8974.27-3.1071.89
TOTAL11.90
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUflat69.0267.546.7367.41
TOTAL6.73
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  long69.9070.831.4976.09
TOTAL1.49
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  long62.1566.230.6975.23
JPMlong117.74120.24-9.69126.08
TOTAL-9.00
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XOMlong101.25103.42-3.80110.70
XLElong82.0383.81-5.2189.25
UCOflat35.2333.0241.1132.11
SCOflat27.3025.56-12.8224.02
TOTAL19.28
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTlong59.8461.16-3.9663.17
TSLAlong257.60252.35156.95228.52
XLYflat149.11146.038.24144.96
Vlong187.16191.08-32.10209.34
TOTAL129.13
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFlong43.0143.990.9744.15
TOTAL0.97
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHlong521.36532.10-27.94551.24
CURElong92.0298.00-11.21109.09
XLVlong125.24127.90-7.61132.86
LABUflat8.217.62-5.187.87
IDNAflat27.9227.26-1.4827.66
TOTAL-53.42
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UUPflat30.6829.971.4929.78
UDNlong17.1317.58-0.8817.40
YCSflat71.6868.717.2567.72
GBTCflat13.0512.69-2.6312.06
TOTAL5.23
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat48.2245.23-17.6521.74
INDAlong41.0141.951.0742.34
EEMflat36.8235.98-4.6234.29
EWGlong20.9621.49-2.0322.16
TOTAL-23.23
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL long149.44152.5933.71155.74
SQflat63.5462.17-9.4761.29
NVDAlong135.61138.48-6.94138.34
LITflat70.3668.85-6.7866.98
XBIflat84.3482.55-13.2383.76
TOTAL-2.71
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
DBAflat20.5820.07-1.9819.62
DBCflat26.3425.711.8725.3
WOODlong69.8171.34-9.2271.54
GCCflat22.7822.222.4117.95
      TOTAL-6.92
YTD102.56
%YTD2.353%

For Friday, October 28th

"Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity."

* * * Alfred Einstein

THE PRICE LISTED IN THE SUBJECT LINE ABOVE ARE BASED ON THE LAST TRADED PRICE BEFORE THE EVENING BRIEFING IS SENT OUT, THE ACTUAL SETTLEMENT PRICE MAY BE DIFFERENT.  THESE POSITIONS ARE THE POSITIONS BASED ON THE VP SIGNALS AND NOT THE OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO.

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 DECEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is short the December SP at 3846.50 as of 10/26/22 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...

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4571.405   exp 7/1/23

MAJOR - - 4482.45  exp 8/22/23

MAJOR - - 4457.147  exp 1/22/23

MAJOR - - 4404.877    exp 3/14/23

minor - - 4380.05

minor - - 4362.76
minor - - 4260.80

minor - - 4222.89

minor - - 4126.429
MAJOR - - 4121.83 exp  4/14/23

minor - - 4119.984
MAJOR - - 4105.36  exp  11/19/22

minor - - 4078.991

MAJOR - - 4074.437  exp 11/6/23
minor - -  4046.11

MAJOR - - 4039.008 exp  1/15/23
MAJOR - - 3982.57  exp 3/15/23

MAJOR - - 3972.66   exp 1/15/23
minor - -3965.05

minor - - 3897.946
minor - - 3877.52
MAJOR - - 3846.49  exp 12/22
minor - - 3845.60
MAJOR - - 3843.16 exp 1/14/23
MAJOR - - 3823.01  exp 12/15
MAJOR - - 3807.66  exp 1/4/23minor - - 3788.06

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 3773.25  
minor - - 3765.80
minor - - 3763.15
MAJOR - - 3758.95  exp 3/15/23
minor - - 3745.76

MAJOR - - 3719.45 exp 4/12/23

minor - -3695.82
minor - - 3620.371  

NEWmin

or - - 3601.08minor - - 3582.44minor - - 3574.28minor - - 3550.98MAJOR - - 3541.23  exp 12/15
MAJOR - - 3509.907 exp 1/4 NEW
MAJOR - - 3494.002 exp  1/12/23minor - - 3482.349minor - - 3479.217minor - - 3470.545  

NEWMAJOR - - 3443. 76 exp 1/1/23

MAJOR - - 3436.76  exp 11/1/23MAJOR - - 3382.14 exp 2/5/23MAJOR - - 3360.42 exp 2/15/23MAJOR - - 3300.36 exp 3/22/23  

NEWMAJOR - - 3285.46  exp  9/15/30

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...  

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long December gold at 1624.00 as of 10/21/22 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...

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2298.74 exp - 1/20/2023

minor - - 2196.28  exp - 1/20/2023

MAJOR - - 2002.46 exp - 11/22

minor - - 1915.13 exp - 11/22

MAJOR - - 1943.72 exp - 10/28
MAJOR - - 1902.59 exp - 10/20
MAJOR - -  1945.28 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1873.14 exp - 10/28

minor - - 1874.26  exp - 11/4

minor - - 1766.19
MAJOR - - 1742.91
minor - -  1737.479
MAJOR - - 1721.009
minor - -  1687.17
minor - - 1681.83

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1666.10

MAJOR - - 1632.40

MAJOR - - 1624.92

minor - - 1613.246

MAJOR - - 1563.24 exp 12/29

The above is a price map 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... 

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 34 completed trades for a total of 97.93 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  FLAT AS OF WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 395.18 for an 11.93 point profit...

NOTICE: The $VIX signal has an extreme outside range from between +6.00 to -6.00, when the value moves above zero the signal gives a BUY, below zero the signal gives a FLAT... 

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -1.07 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -1.53, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

You can review the entire trade by trade performance on page 2 of the attachment under the tag name "Trade Index (TIX)."

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                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      4 trades                                56.25

TOTAL               114 closed trades                2124.50THE 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                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trade                                 -163.20

TOTAL             71 closed trades                     951.30To 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...

+102.91 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!!  This is already a gain of  +2.361% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 284.64 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

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2021: 1256.48 points - annual 28.826% 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 (NVDA)...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS APPROACHING THE BUY ZONE:  Stock Market Indices, Precious Metals...GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY:  Technology (NVDA) in and out!!!, Foreign Currencies (YCS)...

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

MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
Dec SPlong3743.503821.00114 trades*2124.50
*not included
DIAlong302.21308.482.13320.47
UDOW   long44.2347.16-4.2652.73
SPY long371.86379.5612.30379.96
SPXL   long60.0463.982.6763.01
UPRO  long31.8333.97-2.9433.37
QQQflat284.70278.916.09272.87
TQQQ   flat23.1621.67-4.9819.90
TNA   long32.8235.03-4.6235.82
SOXLflat12.0211.19-9.718.52
IWMlong173.74177.390.68179.09
MDYlong423.74432.49-0.16436.11
IYTlong206.31210.637.64210.44
SOXXflat354.18346.99-19.50321.16
USDflat17.5116.70-1.1114.77
TOTAL-15.77
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Decemberflat1739.701703.90
GLD  flat161.18157.86-3.96154.75
UGLflat50.9148.77-3.7846.72
SLV  flat19.6619.17-1.2517.98
GLLflat39.0937.435.1337.25
ZSLflat36.7035.136.8431.07
GDXflat26.2125.591.9824.84
GDXJ  flat32.4531.700.9830.08
NUGT  flat29.7327.85-0.9426.46
JNUG  flat31.8629.858.6127.09
DUSTflat27.7526.549.7522.41
JDST  flat15.7415.011.0012.95
QLDflat41.4539.89-2.4437.73
SDSflat57.1754.78-0.2147.66
SOXSflat89.6984.2117.1763.28
TOTAL38.88
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  flat102.94100.78-3.6697.47
TMFflat9.298.63-1.627.32
TBT  long34.2226.085.5134.87
TMVlong149.85100.0014.77152.51
VCLTflat75.8974.27-3.1071.63
TOTAL11.90
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUflat69.0267.546.7365.61
TOTAL6.73
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  long69.9070.831.4974.18
TOTAL1.49
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  long62.1566.230.6970.1
JPMlong117.74120.24-9.69124.6
TOTAL-9.00
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XOMlong101.25103.42-3.80107.55
XLElong82.0383.81-5.2188.94
UCOflat35.2333.0241.1132.87
SCOflat27.3025.56-12.8223.46
TOTAL19.28
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTlong59.8461.16-3.9662.24
TSLAlong257.60252.35156.95225.09
XLYflat149.11146.038.24144.83
Vlong187.16191.08-32.10204.29
TOTAL129.13
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFflat43.9943.010.9743.53
TOTAL0.97
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHlong521.36532.10-27.94541.8
CURElong92.0298.00-11.21104.29
XLVlong125.24127.90-7.61130.71
LABUflat8.217.62-5.187.14
IDNAflat27.9227.26-1.4826.86
TOTAL-53.42
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UUPflat30.6829.971.4929.73
UDNlong17.1317.58-0.8817.43
YCSflat71.6868.717.2566.59
GBTClong11.9612.31-2.2812.19
TOTAL5.58
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat48.2245.23-17.6523.85
INDAlong41.0141.951.0741.84
EEMflat36.8235.98-4.6234.51
EWGlong20.9621.49-2.0321.97
TOTAL-23.23
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL flat152.59149.4433.71144.8
SQflat63.5462.17-9.4760.26
NVDAflat138.48135.61-6.94131.76
LITflat70.3668.85-6.7868.21
XBIflat84.3482.55-13.2380.91
TOTAL-2.71
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
DBAflat20.5820.07-1.9819.72
DBCflat26.3425.711.8725.6
WOODlong69.8171.34-9.2271.13
GCCflat22.7822.222.4118.16
      TOTAL-6.92
YTD102.91
%YTD2.361%

For Thursday, October 27th

"Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity."

* * * Alfred Einstein

THE PRICE LISTED IN THE SUBJECT LINE ABOVE ARE BASED ON THE LAST TRADED PRICE BEFORE THE EVENING BRIEFING IS SENT OUT, THE ACTUAL SETTLEMENT PRICE MAY BE DIFFERENT.  THESE POSITIONS ARE THE POSITIONS BASED ON THE VP SIGNALS AND NOT THE OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO.

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 DECEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is short the December SP at 3846.50 as of 10/26/22 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...

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4571.405   exp 7/1/23

MAJOR - - 4482.45  exp 8/22/23

MAJOR - - 4457.147  exp 1/22/23

MAJOR - - 4404.877    exp 3/14/23

minor - - 4380.05

minor - - 4362.76
minor - - 4260.80

minor - - 4222.89

minor - - 4126.429
MAJOR - - 4121.83 exp  4/14/23

minor - - 4119.984
MAJOR - - 4105.36  exp  11/19/22

minor - - 4078.991

MAJOR - - 4074.437  exp 11/6/23
minor - -  4046.11

MAJOR - - 4039.008 exp  1/15/23
MAJOR - - 3982.57  exp 3/15/23

MAJOR - - 3972.66   exp 1/15/23
minor - -3965.05

minor - - 3897.946
minor - - 3877.52
MAJOR - - 3846.49  exp 12/22
minor - - 3845.60

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 3844.25  wow, it's really crowded right here at this price
MAJOR - - 3843.16 exp 1/14/23
MAJOR - - 3823.01  exp 12/15
MAJOR - - 3807.66  exp 1/4/23minor - - 3788.06minor - - 3765.80
minor - - 3763.15
MAJOR - - 3758.95  exp 3/15/23
minor - - 3745.76

MAJOR - - 3719.45 exp 4/12/23

minor - -3695.82
min

or - - 3601.08minor - - 3582.44minor - - 3574.28minor - - 3550.98MAJOR - - 3541.23  exp 12/15
MAJOR - - 3494.002 exp  1/12/23minor - - 3482.349minor - - 3479.217MAJOR - - 3443. 76 exp 1/1/23

MAJOR - - 3436.76  exp 11/1/23MAJOR - - 3382.14 exp 2/5/23MAJOR - - 3360.42 exp 2/15/23MAJOR - - 3285.46  exp  9/15/30

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...  

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long December gold at 1624.00 as of 10/21/22 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...

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2298.74 exp - 1/20/2023

minor - - 2196.28  exp - 1/20/2023

MAJOR - - 2002.46 exp - 11/22

minor - - 1915.13 exp - 11/22

MAJOR - - 1943.72 exp - 10/28
MAJOR - - 1902.59 exp - 10/20
MAJOR - -  1945.28 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1873.14 exp - 10/28

minor - - 1874.26  exp - 11/4

minor - - 1766.19
MAJOR - - 1742.91
minor - -  1737.479
MAJOR - - 1721.009
minor - -  1687.17
minor - - 1681.83

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1669.10

MAJOR - - 1632.40

MAJOR - - 1624.92

minor - - 1613.246

MAJOR - - 1563.24 exp 12/29

The above is a price map 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... 

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 34 completed trades for a total of 97.93 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  FLAT AS OF WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 395.18 for an 11.93 point profit...

NOTICE: The $VIX signal has an extreme outside range from between +6.00 to -6.00, when the value moves above zero the signal gives a BUY, below zero the signal gives a FLAT... 

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -1.53 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -2.62, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

You can review the entire trade by trade performance on page 2 of the attachment under the tag name "Trade Index (TIX)."

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                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      4 trades                                56.25

TOTAL               114 closed trades                2124.50THE 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                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trade                                 -163.20

TOTAL             71 closed trades                     951.30To 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...

+106.39 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!!  This is already a gain of  +2.441% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 284.64 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

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2021: 1256.48 points - annual 28.826% 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:  Foreign Markets (INDA), Technology (XBI), Agriculture (WOOD), Currencies (UDN)...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS APPROACHING THE BUY ZONE:  Stock Market Indices, Precious Metals...GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY:  Stock Market Indices (QQQ)...

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

MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
Dec SPlong3743.503821.00114 trades*2124.50
*not included
DIAlong302.21308.482.13318.38
UDOW   long44.2347.16-4.2651.76
SPY long371.86379.5612.30382.02
SPXL   long60.0463.982.6764.08
UPRO  long31.8333.97-2.9433.96
QQQflat284.70278.916.09277.93
TQQQ   flat23.1621.67-4.9821.06
TNA   long32.8235.03-4.6235.84
SOXLflat12.0211.19-9.719.01
IWMlong173.74177.390.68179.05
MDYlong423.74432.49-0.16436.01
IYTlong206.31210.637.64211.40
SOXXflat354.18346.99-19.50326.96
USDflat17.5116.70-1.1115.03
TOTAL-15.77
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Decemberflat1739.701703.90
GLD  flat161.18157.86-3.96154.98
UGLflat50.9148.77-3.7846.87
SLV  flat19.6619.17-1.2517.98
GLLflat39.0937.435.1337.13
ZSLflat36.7035.136.8431.10
GDXflat26.2125.591.9825.13
GDXJ  flat32.4531.700.9830.79
NUGT  flat29.7327.85-0.9427.03
JNUG  flat31.8629.858.6128.14
DUSTflat27.7526.549.7521.95
JDST  flat15.7415.011.0012.42
QLDflat41.4539.89-2.4439.18
SDSflat57.1754.78-0.2147.09
SOXSflat89.6984.2117.1760.12
TOTAL38.88
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  flat102.94100.78-3.6696.46
TMFflat9.298.63-1.627.07
TBT  long34.2226.085.5135.63
TMVlong149.85100.0014.77157.71
VCLTflat75.8974.27-3.1071.29
TOTAL11.90
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUflat69.0267.546.7365.09
TOTAL6.73
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  long69.9070.831.4973.20
TOTAL1.49
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  long62.1566.230.6968.49
JPMlong117.74120.24-9.69124.11
TOTAL-9.00
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XOMlong101.25103.42-3.80107.14
XLElong82.0383.81-5.2188.62
UCOflat35.2333.0241.1132.34
SCOflat27.3025.56-12.8223.82
TOTAL19.28
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTlong59.8461.16-3.9661.84
TSLAlong257.60252.35156.95224.64
XLYflat149.11146.038.24145.39
Vlong187.16191.08-32.10203.33
TOTAL129.13
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFflat43.9943.010.9743.31
TOTAL0.97
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHlong521.36532.10-27.94543.17
CURElong92.0298.00-11.21105.85
XLVlong125.24127.90-7.61131.40
LABUflat8.217.62-5.187.40
IDNAflat27.9227.26-1.4827.27
TOTAL-53.42
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UUPflat30.6829.971.4929.5
UDNlong17.1317.58-0.8817.58
YCSlong66.4865.366.1366.64
GBTClong11.9612.31-2.2812.52
TOTAL4.46
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat48.2245.23-17.6525.81
INDAlong41.0141.951.0742.27
EEMflat36.8235.98-4.6234.78
EWGlong20.9621.49-2.0322.18
TOTAL-23.23
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL flat152.59149.4433.71149.35
SQflat63.5462.17-9.4759.47
NVDAflat136.66133.83-4.11128.96
LITflat70.3668.85-6.7869.21
XBIlong81.8483.61-11.4681.92
TOTAL1.89
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
DBAflat20.5820.07-1.9819.84
DBCflat26.3425.711.8725.56
WOODlong69.8171.34-9.2271.35
GCCflat22.7822.222.4118.25
      TOTAL-6.92
YTD106.39
%YTD2.441%

For Wednesday, October 26th

"Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity."

* * * Alfred Einstein

THE PRICE LISTED IN THE SUBJECT LINE ABOVE ARE BASED ON THE LAST TRADED PRICE BEFORE THE EVENING BRIEFING IS SENT OUT, THE ACTUAL SETTLEMENT PRICE MAY BE DIFFERENT.  THESE POSITIONS ARE THE POSITIONS BASED ON THE VP SIGNALS AND NOT THE OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO.

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 DECEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is long the December SP at 3745.75 as of 10/24/22 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...

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4571.405   exp 7/1/23

MAJOR - - 4482.45  exp 8/22/23

MAJOR - - 4457.147  exp 1/22/23

MAJOR - - 4404.877    exp 3/14/23

minor - - 4380.05

minor - - 4362.76
minor - - 4260.80

minor - - 4222.89

minor - - 4126.429
MAJOR - - 4121.83 exp  4/14/23

minor - - 4119.984
MAJOR - - 4105.36  exp  11/19/22

minor - - 4078.991

MAJOR - - 4074.437  exp 11/6/23
minor - -  4046.11

MAJOR - - 4039.008 exp  1/15/23
MAJOR - - 3982.57  exp 3/15/23

MAJOR - - 3972.66   exp 1/15/23
minor - -3965.05

minor - - 3897.946
minor - - 3877.52

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 3870.25
MAJOR - - 3846.49  exp 12/22
minor - - 3845.60
MAJOR - - 3843.16 exp 1/14/23
MAJOR - - 3823.01  exp 12/15
MAJOR - - 3807.66  exp 1/4/23minor - - 3788.06minor - - 3765.80
minor - - 3763.15
MAJOR - - 3758.95  exp 3/15/23
minor - - 3745.76

MAJOR - - 3719.45 exp 4/12/23

minor - -3695.82
min

or - - 3601.08minor - - 3582.44minor - - 3574.28minor - - 3550.98MAJOR - - 3541.23  exp 12/15
MAJOR - - 3494.002 exp  1/12/23minor - - 3482.349minor - - 3479.217MAJOR - - 3443. 76 exp 1/1/23

MAJOR - - 3436.76  exp 11/1/23MAJOR - - 3382.14 exp 2/5/23MAJOR - - 3360.42 exp 2/15/23MAJOR - - 3285.46  exp  9/15/30

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...  

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long December gold at 1624.00 as of 10/21/22 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...

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2298.74 exp - 1/20/2023

minor - - 2196.28  exp - 1/20/2023

MAJOR - - 2002.46 exp - 11/22

minor - - 1915.13 exp - 11/22

MAJOR - - 1943.72 exp - 10/28
MAJOR - - 1902.59 exp - 10/20
MAJOR - -  1945.28 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1873.14 exp - 10/28

minor - - 1874.26  exp - 11/4

minor - - 1766.19
MAJOR - - 1742.91
minor - -  1737.479
MAJOR - - 1721.009
minor - -  1687.17
minor - - 1681.83

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1658.20

MAJOR - - 1632.40

MAJOR - - 1624.92

minor - - 1613.246

MAJOR - - 1563.24 exp 12/29

The above is a price map 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... 

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 34 completed trades for a total of 97.93 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  FLAT AS OF WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 395.18 for an 11.93 point profit...

NOTICE: The $VIX signal has an extreme outside range from between +6.00 to -6.00, when the value moves above zero the signal gives a BUY, below zero the signal gives a FLAT... 

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -2.62 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -2.63, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

You can review the entire trade by trade performance on page 2 of the attachment under the tag name "Trade Index (TIX)."

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                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      4 trades                                56.25

TOTAL               114 closed trades                2124.50THE 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                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trade                                 -163.20

TOTAL             71 closed trades                     951.30To 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...

+112.18 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!!  This is already a gain of  +2.574% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 284.64 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

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2021: 1256.48 points - annual 28.826% 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 (SPXL, UPRO, TNA, IWM, MDY, IYT, QQQ), Consumer Discretionary (XRT), Foreign Markets (EWG), Currencies (GBTC)...

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

MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
Dec SPlong3743.503821.00114 trades*2124.50
*not included
DIAlong302.21308.482.13318.49
UDOW   long44.2347.16-4.2651.76
SPY long371.86379.5612.30384.92
SPXL   long60.0463.982.6765.58
UPRO  long31.8333.97-2.9434.73
QQQflat278.5284.2911.88284.21
TQQQ   flat23.1621.67-4.9822.55
TNA   long32.8235.03-4.6235.28
SOXLflat12.0211.19-9.719.26
IWMlong173.74177.390.68178.17
MDYlong423.74432.49-0.16435.03
IYTlong206.31210.637.64209.88
SOXXflat354.18346.99-19.50330.21
USDflat17.5116.70-1.1115.35
TOTAL-9.98
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Decemberflat1739.701703.90
GLD  flat161.18157.86-3.96154
UGLflat50.9148.77-3.7846.26
SLV  flat19.6619.17-1.2517.86
GLLflat39.3637.695.1337.62
ZSLflat37.1035.526.8431.47
GDXflat26.2125.591.9824.41
GDXJ  flat32.4531.700.9829.88
NUGT  flat29.7327.85-0.9425.57
JNUG  flat31.8629.858.6126.59
DUSTflat31.4930.139.7523.33
JDST  flat18.9918.131.0013.23
QLDflat41.4539.89-2.4441.02
SDSflat57.1754.78-0.2146.42
SOXSflat89.6984.2117.1758.39
TOTAL38.88
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  flat104.96102.76-3.6695.09
TMFflat9.308.64-1.626.8
TBT  long32.6026.085.5136.69
TMVlong138.58100.0014.77164.91
VCLTflat75.8974.27-3.1070.87
TOTAL11.90
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUflat71.7670.226.7365.12
TOTAL6.73
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  long69.3170.831.4973.39
TOTAL1.49
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  long62.1566.230.6967.93
JPMlong117.74120.24-9.69122.7
TOTAL-9.00
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XOMlong101.25103.42-3.80105.88
XLElong82.0383.81-5.2187.43
UCOflat35.2333.0241.1130.55
SCOflat32.0730.05-12.8225.29
TOTAL19.28
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTlong59.8461.16-3.9661.96
TSLAlong289.10283.23156.95222.42
XLYflat151.40148.278.24146.57
Vlong187.16191.08-32.10194.38
TOTAL129.13
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFflat43.9943.010.9742.86
TOTAL0.97
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHlong521.36532.10-27.94540.22
CURElong92.0298.00-11.21102.39
XLVlong125.24127.90-7.61129.96
LABUflat8.227.63-5.187.04
IDNAflat27.9227.26-1.4826.71
TOTAL-53.42
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UUPflat30.6829.971.4929.81
UDNflat17.5817.13-0.8817.38
YCSlong65.7065.366.1368.06
GBTClong11.9612.31-2.2812.22
TOTAL4.46
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat48.2245.23-17.6523.14
INDAflat41.9541.011.0741.85
EEMflat36.8636.02-4.6234.21
EWGlong20.9621.49-2.0321.89
TOTAL-23.23
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL flat154.82151.6233.71152.34
SQflat64.5463.15-9.4759.66
NVDAflat136.66133.83-4.11132.61
LITflat70.3668.85-6.7868.26
XBIflat83.6181.84-11.4680.58
TOTAL1.89
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
DBAflat20.5820.07-1.9819.92
DBCflat26.3425.711.8725.09
WOODflat71.2669.73-9.2271.17
GCCflat22.7822.222.4117.95
      TOTAL-6.92
YTD112.18
%YTD2.574%

For Tuesday, October 25th

"Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity."

* * * Alfred Einstein

THE PRICE LISTED IN THE SUBJECT LINE ABOVE ARE BASED ON THE LAST TRADED PRICE BEFORE THE EVENING BRIEFING IS SENT OUT, THE ACTUAL SETTLEMENT PRICE MAY BE DIFFERENT.  THESE POSITIONS ARE THE POSITIONS BASED ON THE VP SIGNALS AND NOT THE OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO.

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 DECEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is long the December SP at 3745.75 as of 10/24/22 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...

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4571.405   exp 7/1/23

MAJOR - - 4482.45  exp 8/22/23

MAJOR - - 4457.147  exp 1/22/23

MAJOR - - 4404.877    exp 3/14/23

minor - - 4380.05

minor - - 4362.76
minor - - 4260.80

minor - - 4222.89

minor - - 4126.429
MAJOR - - 4121.83 exp  4/14/23

minor - - 4119.984
MAJOR - - 4105.36  exp  11/19/22

minor - - 4078.991

MAJOR - - 4074.437  exp 11/6/23
minor - -  4046.11

MAJOR - - 4039.008 exp  1/15/23
MAJOR - - 3982.57  exp 3/15/23

MAJOR - - 3972.66   exp 1/15/23
minor - -3965.05

minor - - 3897.946
minor - - 3877.52
MAJOR - - 3846.49  exp 12/22  NEW
minor - - 3845.60
MAJOR - - 3843.16 exp 1/14/23
MAJOR - - 3823.01  exp 12/15

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 3814.00
MAJOR - - 3807.66  exp 1/4/23minor - - 3788.06  

NEWminor - - 3765.80
minor - - 3763.15
MAJOR - - 3758.95  exp 3/15/23
minor - - 3745.76

MAJOR - - 3719.45 exp 4/12/23

minor - -3695.82
min

or - - 3601.08minor - - 3582.44minor - - 3574.28minor - - 3550.98MAJOR - - 3541.23  exp 12/15
MAJOR - - 3494.002 exp  1/12/23minor - - 3482.349minor - - 3479.217MAJOR - - 3443. 76 exp 1/1/23

MAJOR - - 3436.76  exp 11/1/23MAJOR - - 3382.14 exp 2/5/23MAJOR - - 3360.42 exp 2/15/23MAJOR - - 3285.46  exp  9/15/30

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...  

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long December gold at 1624.00 as of 10/21/22 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...

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2298.74 exp - 1/20/2023

minor - - 2196.28  exp - 1/20/2023

MAJOR - - 2002.46 exp - 11/22

minor - - 1915.13 exp - 11/22

MAJOR - - 1943.72 exp - 10/28
MAJOR - - 1902.59 exp - 10/20
MAJOR - -  1945.28 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1873.14 exp - 10/28

minor - - 1874.26  exp - 11/4

minor - - 1766.19
MAJOR - - 1742.91
minor - -  1737.479
MAJOR - - 1721.009
minor - -  1687.17
minor - - 1681.83

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1654.60

MAJOR - - 1632.40

MAJOR - - 1624.92

minor - - 1613.246

MAJOR - - 1563.24 exp 12/29

The above is a price map 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... 

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 34 completed trades for a total of 97.93 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  FLAT AS OF WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 395.18 for an 11.93 point profit...

NOTICE: The $VIX signal has an extreme outside range from between +6.00 to -6.00, when the value moves above zero the signal gives a BUY, below zero the signal gives a FLAT... 

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -2.63 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -2.92, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

You can review the entire trade by trade performance on page 2 of the attachment under the tag name "Trade Index (TIX)."

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                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      4 trades                                56.25

TOTAL               114 closed trades                2124.50THE 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                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trade                                 -163.20

TOTAL             71 closed trades                     951.30To 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...

+112.03 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!!  This is already a gain of  +2.570% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 284.64 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

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2021: 1256.48 points - annual 28.826% 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:  Consumer Discretionary (V), Health Care (CURE, XLV), Bank and Finance (FAS), Stock Market Indices (SPY)...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS APPROACHING THE BUY ZONE:  Stock Market Indices, Precious Metals...GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY:  Stock Market Indices (SDS)...

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

MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
Dec SPlong3743.503821.00114 trades*2124.50
*not included
DIAlong302.21308.482.13315.05
UDOW   long44.2347.16-4.2650.15
SPY long371.86379.5612.30378.84
SPXL   flat63.9860.042.6762.57
UPRO  flat33.9731.83-2.9433.13
QQQflat284.29278.511.88278.45
TQQQ   flat23.1621.67-4.9821.27
TNA   flat35.0332.82-4.6232.67
SOXLflat12.0211.19-9.718.68
IWMflat177.39173.740.68173.44
MDYflat432.49423.74-0.16424.4
IYTflat210.63206.317.64207.39
SOXXflat354.18346.99-19.50322.84
USDflat17.5116.70-1.1114.59
TOTAL-9.98
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Decemberflat1739.701703.90
GLD  flat161.18157.86-3.96153.67
UGLflat50.9148.77-3.7846.03
SLV  flat19.6619.17-1.2517.68
GLLflat39.3637.695.1337.78
ZSLflat37.1035.526.8432.09
GDXflat26.2125.591.9823.94
GDXJ  flat32.4531.700.9829.26
NUGT  flat29.7327.85-0.9424.61
JNUG  flat31.8629.858.6125.60
DUSTflat31.4930.139.7524.26
JDST  flat18.9918.131.0013.76
QLDflat41.4539.89-2.4439.41
SDSflat57.1754.78-0.2147.92
SOXSflat89.6984.2117.1762.29
TOTAL38.88
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  flat104.96102.76-3.6692.4
TMFflat9.308.64-1.626.28
TBT  long32.6026.085.5138.91
TMVlong138.58100.0014.77180.42
VCLTflat75.8974.27-3.1069.36
TOTAL11.90
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUflat71.7670.226.7363.84
TOTAL6.73
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  long69.3170.831.4972.74
TOTAL1.49
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  long62.1566.230.6965.61
JPMlong117.74120.24-9.69122.34
TOTAL-9.00
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XOMlong101.25103.42-3.80106.57
XLElong82.0383.81-5.2187.34
UCOflat35.2333.0241.1130.35
SCOflat32.0730.05-12.8225.49
TOTAL19.28
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTflat61.1659.84-3.9659.62
TSLAlong289.10283.23156.95211.25
XLYflat151.40148.278.24142.97
Vlong187.16191.08-32.10190.71
TOTAL129.13
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFflat43.9943.010.9742.23
TOTAL0.97
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHlong521.36532.10-27.94541.76
CURElong92.0298.00-11.21100.00
XLVlong125.24127.90-7.61128.98
LABUflat8.227.63-5.186.54
IDNAflat27.9227.26-1.4825.97
TOTAL-53.42
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UUPlong29.9029.751.3430.14
UDNflat17.5817.13-0.8817.19
YCSlong65.7065.366.1369.08
GBTCflat12.3111.96-2.2811.59
TOTAL4.31
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat48.2245.23-17.6521.99
INDAflat41.9541.011.0741.71
EEMflat36.8636.02-4.6233.93
EWGflat21.4920.96-2.0321.43
TOTAL-23.23
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL flat154.82151.6233.71149.45
SQflat64.5463.15-9.4756.99
NVDAflat136.66133.83-4.11125.99
LITflat70.3668.85-6.7866.79
XBIflat83.6181.84-11.4678.48
TOTAL1.89
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
DBAflat20.5820.07-1.9819.99
DBCflat26.3425.711.8724.95
WOODflat71.2669.73-9.2269.88
GCCflat22.7822.222.4121.84
      TOTAL-6.92
YTD112.03
%YTD2.570%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…

For Monday, October 24th

"Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity."

* * * Alfred Einstein

THE PRICE LISTED IN THE SUBJECT LINE ABOVE ARE BASED ON THE LAST TRADED PRICE BEFORE THE EVENING BRIEFING IS SENT OUT, THE ACTUAL SETTLEMENT PRICE MAY BE DIFFERENT.  THESE POSITIONS ARE THE POSITIONS BASED ON THE VP SIGNALS AND NOT THE OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO.

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 DECEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is long the December SP at 3695.75 as of 10/21/22 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...

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4571.405   exp 7/1/23

MAJOR - - 4482.45  exp 8/22/23

MAJOR - - 4457.147  exp 1/22/23

MAJOR - - 4404.877    exp 3/14/23

minor - - 4380.05

minor - - 4362.76
minor - - 4260.80

minor - - 4222.89

minor - - 4126.429
MAJOR - - 4121.83 exp  4/14/23

minor - - 4119.984
MAJOR - - 4105.36  exp  11/19/22

minor - - 4078.991

MAJOR - - 4074.437  exp 11/6/23
minor - -  4046.11

MAJOR - - 4039.008 exp  1/15/23
MAJOR - - 3982.57  exp 3/15/23

MAJOR - - 3972.66   exp 1/15/23
minor - -3965.05

minor - - 3897.946
minor - - 3877.52
minor - - 3845.60
MAJOR - - 3843.16 exp 1/14/23
MAJOR - - 3823.01  exp 12/15
MAJOR - - 3807.66  exp 1/4/23minor - - 3765.80minor - - 3763.15
MAJOR - - 3758.95  exp 3/15/23
minor - - 3745.76

MAJOR - - 3719.45 exp 4/12/23

minor - -3695.82

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 3767.25
min

or - - 3601.08minor - - 3582.44minor - - 3574.28minor - - 3550.98MAJOR - - 3541.23  exp 12/15
MAJOR - - 3494.002 exp  1/12/23minor - - 3482.349minor - - 3479.217MAJOR - - 3443. 76 exp 1/1/23

MAJOR - - 3436.76  exp 11/1/23MAJOR - - 3382.14 exp 2/5/23MAJOR - - 3360.42 exp 2/15/23MAJOR - - 3285.46  exp  9/15/30

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...  

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long December gold at 1624.00 as of 10/21/22 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...

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2298.74 exp - 1/20/2023

minor - - 2196.28  exp - 1/20/2023

MAJOR - - 2002.46 exp - 11/22

minor - - 1915.13 exp - 11/22

MAJOR - - 1943.72 exp - 10/28
MAJOR - - 1902.59 exp - 10/20
MAJOR - -  1945.28 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1873.14 exp - 10/28

minor - - 1874.26  exp - 11/4

minor - - 1766.19
MAJOR - - 1742.91
minor - -  1737.479
MAJOR - - 1721.009
minor - -  1687.17
minor - - 1681.83

MAJOR - - 1632.40

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1631.70

MAJOR - - 1624.92

minor - - 1613.246  NEW

MAJOR - - 1563.24 exp 12/29  NEW

The above is a price map 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... 

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 34 completed trades for a total of 97.93 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  FLAT AS OF WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 395.18 for an 11.93 point profit...

NOTICE: The $VIX signal has an extreme outside range from between +6.00 to -6.00, when the value moves above zero the signal gives a BUY, below zero the signal gives a FLAT... 

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -2.92 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -3.26, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

You can review the entire trade by trade performance on page 2 of the attachment under the tag name "Trade Index (TIX)."

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                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      4 trades                                56.25

TOTAL               114 closed trades                2124.50THE 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                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trade                                 -163.20

TOTAL             71 closed trades                     951.30To 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...

+110.39 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!!  This is already a gain of  +2.533% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 284.64 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

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2021: 1256.48 points - annual 28.826% 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:  Banking and Finance (JPM), Health Care (UNH), Stock Market Indices (DIA, UDOW)...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS APPROACHING THE BUY ZONE:  Stock Market Indices, Precious Metals...GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY:  Consumer Discretionary (V), Stock Market Indices (SOXS)...

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

MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
Dec SPflat3821.003743.50114 trades*2124.50
*not included
DIAlong302.21308.482.13310.89
UDOW   long44.2347.16-4.2648.17
SPY flat379.56371.8612.30374.3
SPXL   flat63.9860.042.6760.34
UPRO  flat33.9731.83-2.9431.97
QQQflat284.29278.511.88275.42
TQQQ   flat23.1621.67-4.9820.57
TNA   flat35.0332.82-4.6232.25
SOXLflat12.0211.19-9.718.58
IWMflat177.39173.740.68172.7
MDYflat432.49423.74-0.16421.6
IYTflat210.63206.317.64203.49
SOXXflat354.18346.99-19.50321.45
USDflat17.5116.70-1.1114.38
TOTAL-9.98
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Decemberflat1739.701703.90
GLD  flat161.18157.86-3.96154.15
UGLflat50.9148.77-3.7846.32
SLV  flat19.6619.17-1.2517.76
GLLflat39.3637.695.1337.53
ZSLflat37.1035.526.8431.86
GDXflat26.2125.591.9824.31
GDXJ  flat32.4531.700.9829.85
NUGT  flat29.7327.85-0.9425.41
JNUG  flat31.8629.858.6126.55
DUSTflat31.4930.139.7523.59
JDST  flat18.9918.131.0013.25
QLDflat41.4539.89-2.4438.57
SDSlong48.7147.07-1.8549.11
SOXSflat89.6984.2117.1763.50
TOTAL37.24
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  flat104.96102.76-3.6693.17
TMFflat9.308.64-1.626.44
TBT  long32.6026.085.5138.26
TMVlong138.58100.0014.77175.67
VCLTflat75.8974.27-3.1069.53
TOTAL11.90
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUflat71.7670.226.7363.31
TOTAL6.73
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  long69.3170.831.4972.10
TOTAL1.49
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  flat66.2362.150.6963.04
JPMlong117.74120.24-9.69122.23
TOTAL-9.00
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XOMlong101.25103.42-3.80105.86
XLElong82.0383.81-5.2186.93
UCOflat35.2333.0241.1130.37
SCOflat32.0730.05-12.8225.41
TOTAL19.28
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTflat61.1659.84-3.9658.84
TSLAlong289.10283.23156.95214.44
XLYflat151.40148.278.24142.4
Vflat191.08187.16-32.10190.37
TOTAL129.13
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFflat43.9943.010.9742.27
TOTAL0.97
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHlong521.36532.10-27.94533.73
CUREflat98.0092.02-11.2194.70
XLVflat127.90125.24-7.61126.54
LABUflat8.227.63-5.186.64
IDNAflat27.9227.26-1.4826.05
TOTAL-53.42
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UUPlong29.9029.751.3430.11
UDNflat17.5817.13-0.8817.20
YCSlong65.7065.366.1367.41
GBTCflat12.3111.96-2.2811.42
TOTAL4.31
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat48.2245.23-17.6531.31
INDAflat41.9541.011.0741.75
EEMflat36.8636.02-4.6235.3
EWGflat21.4920.96-2.0321.19
TOTAL-23.23
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL flat154.82151.6233.71147.27
SQflat64.5463.15-9.4755.99
NVDAflat136.66133.83-4.11124.66
LITflat70.3668.85-6.7868.07
XBIflat83.6181.84-11.4678.84
TOTAL1.89
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
DBAflat20.5820.07-1.9820.05
DBCflat26.3425.711.8724.88
WOODflat71.2669.73-9.2269.98
GCCflat22.7822.222.4121.82
      TOTAL-6.92
YTD110.39
%YTD2.533%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…

For Friday, October 21st

"Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity."

* * * Alfred Einstein

THE PRICE LISTED IN THE SUBJECT LINE ABOVE ARE BASED ON THE LAST TRADED PRICE BEFORE THE EVENING BRIEFING IS SENT OUT, THE ACTUAL SETTLEMENT PRICE MAY BE DIFFERENT.  THESE POSITIONS ARE THE POSITIONS BASED ON THE VP SIGNALS AND NOT THE OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO.

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 DECEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is short  the December SP at 3746.00 as of 10/20/22 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...

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4571.405   exp 7/1/23

MAJOR - - 4482.45  exp 8/22/23

MAJOR - - 4457.147  exp 1/22/23

MAJOR - - 4404.877    exp 3/14/23

minor - - 4380.05

minor - - 4362.76
minor - - 4260.80

minor - - 4222.89

minor - - 4126.429
MAJOR - - 4121.83 exp  4/14/23

minor - - 4119.984
MAJOR - - 4105.36  exp  11/19/22

minor - - 4078.991

MAJOR - - 4074.437  exp 11/6/23
minor - -  4046.11

MAJOR - - 4039.008 exp  1/15/23
MAJOR - - 3982.57  exp 3/15/23

MAJOR - - 3972.66   exp 1/15/23
minor - -3965.05

minor - - 3897.946
minor - - 3877.52
minor - - 3845.60
MAJOR - - 3843.16 exp 1/14/23
MAJOR - - 3823.01  exp 12/15
MAJOR - - 3807.66  exp 1/4/23minor - - 3765.80minor - - 3763.15
MAJOR - - 3758.95  exp 3/15/23
minor - - 3745.76

MAJOR - - 3719.45 exp 4/12/23

minor - -3695.82

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 3677.25
min

or - - 3601.08minor - - 3582.44minor - - 3574.28minor - - 3550.98MAJOR - - 3541.23  exp 12/15
MAJOR - - 3494.002 exp  1/12/23minor - - 3482.349  

NEWminor - - 3479.217MAJOR - - 3443. 76 exp 1/1/23

MAJOR - - 3436.76  exp 11/1/23MAJOR - - 3382.14 exp 2/5/23  

NEWMAJOR - - 3360.42 exp 2/15/23MAJOR - - 3285.46  exp  9/15/30

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...  

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short December gold at 1687.20 as of 10/13/22 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...

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2298.74 exp - 1/20/2023

minor - - 2196.28  exp - 1/20/2023

MAJOR - - 2002.46 exp - 11/22

minor - - 1915.13 exp - 11/22

MAJOR - - 1943.72 exp - 10/28
MAJOR - - 1902.59 exp - 10/20
MAJOR - -  1945.28 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1873.14 exp - 10/28

minor - - 1874.26  exp - 11/4

minor - - 1843.74  exp - 10/20

minor - - 1766.19
MAJOR - - 1742.91
minor - -  1737.479
MAJOR - - 1721.009
minor - -  1687.17
minor - - 1681.83

MAJOR - - 1632.40

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1631.70

MAJOR - - 1624.92

The above is a price map 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... 

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 34 completed trades for a total of 97.93 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  FLAT AS OF WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 395.18 for an 11.93 point profit...

NOTICE: The $VIX signal has an extreme outside range from between +6.00 to -6.00, when the value moves above zero the signal gives a BUY, below zero the signal gives a FLAT... 

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -3.26 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -3.64, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

You can review the entire trade by trade performance on page 2 of the attachment under the tag name "Trade Index (TIX)."

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                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      4 trades                                56.25

TOTAL               114 closed trades                2124.50THE 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                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trade                                 -163.20

TOTAL             71 closed trades                     951.30To 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...

+94.80 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!!  This is already a gain of  +2.175% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 284.64 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

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2021: 1256.48 points - annual 28.826% 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:  Consumer Discretionary (V)...

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

MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
Dec SPflat3821.003743.50114 trades*2124.50
*not included
DIAflat308.48302.212.13303.31
UDOW   flat47.1644.23-4.2644.81
SPY flat379.56371.8612.30365.41
SPXL   flat63.9860.042.6756.32
UPRO  flat33.9731.83-2.9429.82
QQQflat284.29278.511.88269.11
TQQQ   flat23.1621.67-4.9819.21
TNA   flat35.0332.82-4.6230.29
SOXLflat12.0211.19-9.717.70
IWMflat177.39173.740.68169.03
MDYflat432.49423.74-0.16413.07
IYTflat210.63206.317.64199.57
SOXXflat354.18346.99-19.50309.93
USDflat17.5116.70-1.1113.44
TOTAL-9.98
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Decemberflat1739.701703.90
GLD  flat161.18157.86-3.96151.45
UGLflat50.9148.77-3.7844.75
SLV  flat19.6619.17-1.2517.17
GLLflat39.3637.695.1338.89
ZSLflat37.1035.526.8434.22
GDXflat26.2125.591.9823.18
GDXJ  flat32.4531.700.9828.2
NUGT  flat29.7327.85-0.9423.17
JNUG  flat31.8629.858.6123.78
DUSTflat31.4930.139.7526.04
JDST  flat18.9918.131.0015.03
QLDflat41.4539.89-2.4436.81
SDSlong48.7147.07-1.8551.58
SOXSlong63.5644.06-2.3371.16
TOTAL17.74
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  flat104.96102.76-3.6694.88
TMFflat9.308.64-1.626.81
TBT  long32.6026.085.5136.89
TMVlong138.58100.0014.77166.72
VCLTflat75.8974.27-3.1069.74
TOTAL11.90
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUflat71.7670.226.7362.16
TOTAL6.73
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  long69.3170.831.4970.34
TOTAL1.49
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  flat66.2362.150.6957.94
JPMflat120.24117.74-9.69116.13
TOTAL-9.00
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XOMlong101.25103.42-3.80103.93
XLElong82.0383.81-5.2184.49
UCOflat35.2333.0241.1130.12
SCOflat32.0730.05-12.8225.64
TOTAL19.28
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTflat61.1659.84-3.9657.43
TSLAlong289.10283.23156.95207.28
XLYflat151.40148.278.24138.37
Vlong186.38190.29-28.19187.22
TOTAL133.04
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFflat43.9943.010.9741.67
TOTAL0.97
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHflat532.10521.36-27.94520.88
CUREflat98.0092.02-11.2188.90
XLVflat127.90125.24-7.61123.76
LABUflat8.227.63-5.186.13
IDNAflat27.9227.26-1.4825.26
TOTAL-53.42
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UUPlong29.9029.751.3430.37
UDNflat17.5817.13-0.8817.04
YCSlong65.7065.366.1370.19
GBTCflat12.3111.96-2.2811.28
TOTAL4.31
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat48.2245.23-17.6530.77
INDAflat41.9541.011.0741.16
EEMflat36.8636.02-4.6234.74
EWGflat21.4920.96-2.0320.73
TOTAL-23.23
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL flat154.82151.6233.71143.39
SQflat64.5463.15-9.4755.18
NVDAflat136.66133.83-4.11121.94
LITflat70.3668.85-6.7865.96
XBIflat83.6181.84-11.4676.72
TOTAL1.89
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
DBAflat20.5820.07-1.9820.00
DBCflat26.3425.711.8724.85
WOODflat71.2669.73-9.2268.55
GCCflat22.7822.222.4121.76
      TOTAL-6.92
YTD94.80
%YTD2.175%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…

For Thursday, October 20th

"Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity."

* * * Alfred Einstein

THE PRICE LISTED IN THE SUBJECT LINE ABOVE ARE BASED ON THE LAST TRADED PRICE BEFORE THE EVENING BRIEFING IS SENT OUT, THE ACTUAL SETTLEMENT PRICE MAY BE DIFFERENT.  THESE POSITIONS ARE THE POSITIONS BASED ON THE VP SIGNALS AND NOT THE OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO.

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 DECEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is long the December SP at 3601.00 as of 10/17/22 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...

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4571.405   exp 7/1/23

MAJOR - - 4482.45  exp 8/22/23

MAJOR - - 4457.147  exp 1/22/23

MAJOR - - 4404.877    exp 3/14/23

minor - - 4380.05

minor - - 4362.76
minor - - 4260.80

minor - - 4222.89

minor - - 4126.429
MAJOR - - 4121.83 exp  4/14/23

minor - - 4119.984
MAJOR - - 4105.36  exp  11/19/22

minor - - 4078.991

MAJOR - - 4074.437  exp 11/6/23
minor - -  4046.11

MAJOR - - 4039.008 exp  1/15/23
MAJOR - - 3982.57  exp 3/15/23

MAJOR - - 3972.66   exp 1/15/23
minor - -3965.05

minor - - 3897.946
minor - - 3877.52
minor - - 3845.60
MAJOR - - 3843.16 exp 1/14/23
MAJOR - - 3823.01  exp 12/15
MAJOR - - 3807.66  exp 1/4/23minor - - 3765.80minor - - 3763.15
MAJOR - - 3758.95  exp 3/15/23
minor - - 3745.76

MAJOR - - 3719.45 exp 4/12/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 3705.50

minor - -3695.82
min

or - - 3601.08minor - - 3582.44minor - - 3574.28  

NEWminor - - 3550.98MAJOR - - 3541.23  exp 12/15
MAJOR - - 3494.002 exp  1/12/23  NEWminor - - 3479.217  

NEWMAJOR - - 3443. 76 exp 1/1/23

MAJOR - - 3436.76  exp 11/1/23MAJOR - - 3360.42 exp 2/15/23  

NEWMAJOR - - 3285.46  exp  9/15/30

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...  

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short December gold at 1687.20 as of 10/13/22 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...

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2298.74 exp - 1/20/2023

minor - - 2196.28  exp - 1/20/2023

MAJOR - - 2002.46 exp - 11/22

minor - - 1915.13 exp - 11/22

MAJOR - - 1943.72 exp - 10/28
MAJOR - - 1902.59 exp - 10/20
MAJOR - -  1945.28 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1873.14 exp - 10/28

minor - - 1874.26  exp - 11/4

minor - - 1843.74  exp - 10/20

minor - - 1766.19
MAJOR - - 1742.91
minor - -  1737.479
MAJOR - - 1721.009
minor - -  1687.17
minor - - 1681.83

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1633.80

MAJOR - - 1632.40

MAJOR - - 1624.92

The above is a price map 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... 

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 34 completed trades for a total of 97.93 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  FLAT AS OF WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 395.18 for an 11.93 point profit...

NOTICE: The $VIX signal has an extreme outside range from between +6.00 to -6.00, when the value moves above zero the signal gives a BUY, below zero the signal gives a FLAT... 

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -3.64 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -3.90, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

You can review the entire trade by trade performance on page 2 of the attachment under the tag name "Trade Index (TIX)."

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                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      4 trades                                56.25

TOTAL               114 closed trades                2124.50THE 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                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trade                                 -163.20

TOTAL             71 closed trades                     951.30To 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...

+94.80 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!!  This is already a gain of  +2.175% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 284.64 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

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2021: 1256.48 points - annual 28.826% 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:  Aerospace and Defense (PPA), Energy (XOM, XLE)...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS APPROACHING THE BUY ZONE:  Stock Market Indices, Precious Metals...GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY:  Health Care (XLV), Banking and Finance (JPM)...

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

MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
Dec SPflat3834.003756.25114 trades*2124.50
*not included
DIAflat308.48302.212.13304.35
UDOW   flat47.1644.23-4.2645.26
SPY flat379.56371.8612.30368.5
SPXL   flat63.9860.042.6757.83
UPRO  flat33.9731.83-2.9430.63
QQQflat284.29278.511.88270.49
TQQQ   flat23.1621.67-4.9819.54
TNA   flat35.0332.82-4.6231.53
SOXLflat12.0211.19-9.717.57
IWMflat177.39173.740.68171.21
MDYflat432.49423.74-0.16419.49
IYTflat210.63206.317.64205.50
SOXXflat354.18346.99-19.50308.02
USDflat17.5116.70-1.1113.33
TOTAL-9.98
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Decemberflat1739.701703.90
GLD  flat161.18157.86-3.96151.69
UGLflat50.9148.77-3.7844.87
SLV  flat19.6619.17-1.2517.01
GLLflat39.3637.695.1338.75
ZSLflat37.1035.526.8434.93
GDXflat26.2125.591.9822.89
GDXJ  flat32.4531.700.9827.79
NUGT  flat29.7327.85-0.9422.63
JNUG  flat31.8629.858.6123.20
DUSTflat31.4930.139.7526.73
JDST  flat18.9918.131.0015.45
QLDflat41.4539.89-2.4437.23
SDSlong48.7147.07-1.8550.69
SOXSlong63.5644.06-2.3372.44
TOTAL17.74
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  flat104.96102.76-3.6696.53
TMFflat9.308.64-1.627.16
TBT  long32.6026.085.5135.67
TMVlong138.58100.0014.77158.48
VCLTflat75.8974.27-3.1070.64
TOTAL11.90
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUflat71.7670.226.7363.77
TOTAL6.73
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  long69.3170.831.4970.48
TOTAL1.49
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  flat66.2362.150.6961.03
JPMflat120.24117.74-9.69116.51
TOTAL-9.00
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XOMlong101.25103.42-3.80103.82
XLElong82.0383.81-5.2184.41
UCOflat35.2333.0241.1130.09
SCOflat32.0730.05-12.8225.65
TOTAL19.28
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTflat61.1659.84-3.9658.17
TSLAlong289.10283.23156.95222.04
XLYflat151.40148.278.24141.07
Vflat190.29186.38-28.19186.41
TOTAL133.04
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFflat43.9943.010.9742.06
TOTAL0.97
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHflat532.10521.36-27.94520.42
CUREflat98.0092.02-11.2191.09
XLVflat127.90125.24-7.61124.82
LABUflat8.227.63-5.186.21
IDNAflat27.9227.26-1.4825.66
TOTAL-53.42
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UUPlong29.9029.751.3430.37
UDNflat17.5817.13-0.8817.04
YCSlong65.7065.366.1369.99
GBTCflat12.3111.96-2.2811.28
TOTAL4.31
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat48.2245.23-17.6530.40
INDAflat41.9541.011.0740.73
EEMflat36.8636.02-4.6234.52
EWGflat21.4920.96-2.0320.82
TOTAL-23.23
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL flat154.82151.6233.71143.86
SQflat64.5463.15-9.4753.94
NVDAflat136.66133.83-4.11120.51
LITflat70.3668.85-6.7866.67
XBIflat83.6181.84-11.4677.11
TOTAL1.89
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
DBAflat20.5820.07-1.9819.98
DBCflat26.3425.711.8724.83
WOODflat71.2669.73-9.2268.81
GCCflat22.7822.222.4121.64
      TOTAL-6.92
YTD94.80
%YTD2.175%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…

For Wednesday, October 19th

For Wednesday, October 19th

"Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity."

* * * Alfred Einstein

THE PRICE LISTED IN THE SUBJECT LINE ABOVE ARE BASED ON THE LAST TRADED PRICE BEFORE THE EVENING BRIEFING IS SENT OUT, THE ACTUAL SETTLEMENT PRICE MAY BE DIFFERENT.  THESE POSITIONS ARE THE POSITIONS BASED ON THE VP SIGNALS AND NOT THE OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO.

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 DECEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is long the December SP at 3601.00 as of 10/17/22 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...

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4571.405   exp 7/1/23

MAJOR - - 4482.45  exp 8/22/23

MAJOR - - 4457.147  exp 1/22/23

MAJOR - - 4404.877    exp 3/14/23

minor - - 4380.05

minor - - 4362.76
minor - - 4260.80

minor - - 4222.89

minor - - 4126.429
MAJOR - - 4121.83 exp  4/14/23

minor - - 4119.984
MAJOR - - 4105.36  exp  11/19/22

minor - - 4078.991

MAJOR - - 4074.437  exp 11/6/23
minor - -  4046.11

MAJOR - - 4039.008 exp  1/15/23
MAJOR - - 3982.57  exp 3/15/23

MAJOR - - 3972.66   exp 1/15/23
minor - -3965.05

minor - - 3897.946
minor - - 3877.52
minor - - 3845.60
MAJOR - - 3843.16 exp 1/14/23
MAJOR - - 3823.01  exp 12/15
MAJOR - - 3807.66  exp 1/4/23  NEWminor - - 3765.80minor - - 3763.15
MAJOR - - 3758.95  exp 3/15/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 3746.50
minor - - 3745.76  NEW

MAJOR - - 3719.45 exp 4/12/23

minor - -3695.82
min

or - - 3601.08minor - - 3582.44minor - - 3550.98MAJOR - - 3541.23  exp 12/15MAJOR - - 3443. 76 exp 1/1/23

MAJOR - - 3436.76  exp 11/1/23MAJOR - - 3285.46  exp  9/15/30

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...  

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short December gold at 1687.20 as of 10/13/22 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...

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2298.74 exp - 1/20/2023

minor - - 2196.28  exp - 1/20/2023

MAJOR - - 2002.46 exp - 11/22

minor - - 1915.13 exp - 11/22

MAJOR - - 1943.72 exp - 10/28
MAJOR - - 1902.59 exp - 10/20
MAJOR - -  1945.28 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1873.14 exp - 10/28

minor - - 1874.26  exp - 11/4

minor - - 1843.74  exp - 10/20

minor - - 1766.19
MAJOR - - 1742.91
minor - -  1737.479
MAJOR - - 1721.009
minor - -  1687.17
minor - - 1681.83

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1656.40

MAJOR - - 1632.40

MAJOR - - 1624.92

The above is a price map 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... 

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 34 completed trades for a total of 97.93 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  FLAT AS OF WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 395.18 for an 11.93 point profit...

NOTICE: The $VIX signal has an extreme outside range from between +6.00 to -6.00, when the value moves above zero the signal gives a BUY, below zero the signal gives a FLAT... 

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -3.90 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -4.25, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

You can review the entire trade by trade performance on page 2 of the attachment under the tag name "Trade Index (TIX)."

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                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      4 trades                                56.25

TOTAL               114 closed trades                2124.50THE 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                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trade                                 -163.20

TOTAL             71 closed trades                     951.30To 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...

+99.93 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!!  This is already a gain of  +2.293% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 284.64 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

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2021: 1256.48 points - annual 28.826% 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:  Banking and Finance (JPM), Health Care (UNH, XLV)...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS APPROACHING THE BUY ZONE:  Stock Market Indices, Precious Metals...GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY:  Health Care (UNH) in and out...

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

MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
Dec SPflat3926.263846.50114 trades*2124.50
*not included
DIAflat310.37304.062.13305.47
UDOW   flat49.1146.06-4.2645.81
SPY flat389.41381.5212.30371.13
SPXL   flat70.0165.712.6758.99
UPRO  flat37.1734.84-2.9431.11
QQQflat294.05288.0711.88271.48
TQQQ   flat26.0224.36-4.9819.78
TNA   flat37.9935.61-4.6233.20
SOXLflat13.0212.14-9.717.40
IWMflat181.20177.480.68174.17
MDYflat438.82429.94-0.16426.89
IYTflat218.58214.117.64207.96
SOXXflat363.45356.08-19.50306.06
USDflat18.7317.88-1.1113.18
TOTAL-9.98
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Decemberflat1739.701703.90
GLD  flat161.18157.86-3.96153.75
UGLflat50.9148.77-3.7846.15
SLV  flat19.6619.17-1.2517.23
GLLflat39.3637.695.1337.74
ZSLflat37.1035.526.8434.04
GDXflat26.2125.591.9823.61
GDXJ  flat32.4531.700.9828.81
NUGT  flat29.7327.85-0.9424
JNUG  flat31.8629.858.6124.98
DUSTflat31.4930.139.7525.21
JDST  flat18.9918.131.0014.38
QLDflat44.6242.74-2.4437.55
SDSlong48.0547.07-1.8549.96
SOXSlong50.0044.06-2.3374.27
TOTAL17.74
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  flat108.14105.88-3.6698.32
TMFflat10.279.55-1.627.59
TBT  long30.1926.085.5134.4
TMVlong124.11100.0014.77150.54
VCLTflat78.4476.77-3.1072.12
TOTAL11.90
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUflat74.9573.356.7364.61
TOTAL6.73
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  flat71.4469.911.4970.51
TOTAL1.49
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  flat72.6068.140.6964.07
JPMlong116.35118.83-7.21118.84
TOTAL-6.52
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XOMflat103.42101.25-3.80100.80
XLEflat83.8182.03-5.2181.99
UCOflat35.2333.0241.1129.15
SCOflat32.0730.05-12.8226.54
TOTAL19.28
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTflat62.9661.60-3.9659.84
TSLAlong313.90307.52156.95220.19
XLYflat159.97156.678.24142.7
Vflat194.09190.11-28.19187.17
TOTAL133.04
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFflat47.2146.170.9742.28
TOTAL0.97
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHflat532.10521.36-27.94522.21
CUREflat98.0092.02-11.2194.98
XLVlong125.00127.65-4.96126.59
LABUflat8.227.63-5.187.30
IDNAflat28.9128.23-1.4826.91
TOTAL-50.77
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UUPlong29.5429.751.3430.13
UDNflat17.6617.21-0.8817.17
YCSlong64.2465.366.1369.25
GBTCflat12.3111.96-2.2811.31
TOTAL4.31
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat52.9549.67-17.6534.85
INDAflat43.6942.721.0741.14
EEMflat38.0437.18-4.6235.16
EWGflat21.9121.37-2.0321.17
TOTAL-23.23
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL flat158.84155.5633.71143.75
SQflat63.6162.24-9.4757.27
NVDAflat140.41137.50-4.11119.67
LITflat74.6573.06-6.7866.53
XBIflat83.6181.84-11.4681.08
TOTAL1.89
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
DBAflat20.9520.43-1.9820.03
DBCflat26.3425.711.8724.84
WOODflat72.7971.23-9.2270.13
GCCflat22.7822.222.4121.69
      TOTAL-6.92
YTD99.93
%YTD2.293%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…

For Tuesday, October 18th

"Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity."

* * * Alfred Einstein

THE PRICE LISTED IN THE SUBJECT LINE ABOVE ARE BASED ON THE LAST TRADED PRICE BEFORE THE EVENING BRIEFING IS SENT OUT, THE ACTUAL SETTLEMENT PRICE MAY BE DIFFERENT.  THESE POSITIONS ARE THE POSITIONS BASED ON THE VP SIGNALS AND NOT THE OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO.

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 DECEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is long the December SP at 3601.00 as of 10/17/22 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...

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4571.405   exp 7/1/23

MAJOR - - 4482.45  exp 8/22/23

MAJOR - - 4457.147  exp 1/22/23

MAJOR - - 4404.877    exp 3/14/23

minor - - 4380.05

minor - - 4362.76
minor - - 4260.80

minor - - 4222.89

minor - - 4126.429
MAJOR - - 4121.83 exp  4/14/23

minor - - 4119.984
MAJOR - - 4105.36  exp  11/19/22

minor - - 4078.991

MAJOR - - 4074.437  exp 11/6/23
minor - -  4046.11

MAJOR - - 4039.008 exp  1/15/23
MAJOR - - 3982.57  exp 3/15/23

MAJOR - - 3972.66   exp 1/15/23
minor - -3965.05

minor - - 3897.946
minor - - 3877.52
minor - - 3845.60
MAJOR - - 3843.16 exp 1/14/23
MAJOR - - 3823.01  exp 12/15
minor - - 3765.80minor - - 3763.15
MAJOR - - 3758.95  exp 3/15/23

MAJOR - - 3719.45 exp 4/12/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 3697.25

minor - -3695.82
min

or - - 3601.08minor - - 3582.44minor - - 3550.98MAJOR - - 3541.23  exp 12/15MAJOR - - 3443. 76 exp 1/1/23

MAJOR - - 3436.76  exp 11/1/23MAJOR - - 3285.46  exp  9/15/30

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...  

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short December gold at 1687.20 as of 10/13/22 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...

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2298.74 exp - 1/20/2023

minor - - 2196.28  exp - 1/20/2023

MAJOR - - 2002.46 exp - 11/22

minor - - 1915.13 exp - 11/22

MAJOR - - 1943.72 exp - 10/28
MAJOR - - 1902.59 exp - 10/20
MAJOR - -  1945.28 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1873.14 exp - 10/28

minor - - 1874.26  exp - 11/4

minor - - 1843.74  exp - 10/20

minor - - 1766.19
MAJOR - - 1742.91
minor - -  1737.479
MAJOR - - 1721.009
minor - -  1687.17
minor - - 1681.83

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1649.80

MAJOR - - 1632.40

MAJOR - - 1624.92

The above is a price map 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... 

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 34 completed trades for a total of 97.93 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  FLAT AS OF WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 395.18 for an 11.93 point profit...

NOTICE: The $VIX signal has an extreme outside range from between +6.00 to -6.00, when the value moves above zero the signal gives a BUY, below zero the signal gives a FLAT... 

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -4.25 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -4.51, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

You can review the entire trade by trade performance on page 2 of the attachment under the tag name "Trade Index (TIX)."

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                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      4 trades                                56.25

TOTAL               114 closed trades                2124.50THE 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                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trade                                 -163.20

TOTAL             71 closed trades                     951.30To 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...

+110.63 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!!  This is already a gain of  +2.538% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 284.64 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

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2021: 1256.48 points - annual 28.826% 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:  Stock Market Indices, Precious Metals...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...

MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
Dec SPflat3926.263846.50114 trades*2124.50
*not included
DIAflat310.37304.062.13302.33
UDOW   flat49.1146.06-4.2644.41
SPY flat389.41381.5212.30367.04
SPXL   flat70.0165.712.6757.06
UPRO  flat37.1734.84-2.9430.23
QQQflat294.05288.0711.88269.58
TQQQ   flat26.0224.36-4.9819.35
TNA   flat37.9935.61-4.6231.93
SOXLflat13.0212.14-9.717.34
IWMflat181.20177.480.68171.91
MDYflat438.82429.94-0.16420.8
IYTflat218.58214.117.64204.74
SOXXflat363.45356.08-19.50304.76
USDflat18.7317.88-1.1113.07
TOTAL-9.98
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Decemberflat1739.701703.90
GLD  flat161.18157.86-3.96153.39
UGLflat50.9148.77-3.7845.96
SLV  flat19.6619.17-1.2517.14
GLLflat39.3637.695.1337.83
ZSLflat37.1035.526.8434.37
GDXflat26.2125.591.9823.37
GDXJ  flat32.4531.700.9828.59
NUGT  flat29.7327.85-0.9423.55
JNUG  flat31.8629.858.6124.58
DUSTflat31.4930.139.7525.71
JDST  flat18.9918.131.0014.65
QLDflat44.6242.74-2.4436.97
SDSlong48.0547.07-1.8551.14
SOXSlong50.0044.06-2.3375.00
TOTAL17.74
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  flat108.14105.88-3.6698.04
TMFflat10.279.55-1.627.52
TBT  long30.1926.085.5134.58
TMVlong124.11100.0014.77151.55
VCLTflat78.4476.77-3.1071.47
TOTAL11.90
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUflat74.9573.356.7363.43
TOTAL6.73
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  flat71.4469.911.4968.20
TOTAL1.49
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  flat72.6068.140.6961.01
JPMflat118.83116.35-7.21115.95
TOTAL-6.52
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XOMflat103.42101.25-3.80101.11
XLEflat83.8182.03-5.2181.58
UCOflat35.2333.0241.1130.01
SCOflat32.0730.05-12.8225.84
TOTAL19.28
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTflat62.9661.60-3.9658.96
TSLAlong313.90307.52156.95219.19
XLYflat159.97156.678.24140.77
Vflat194.09190.11-28.19185.21
TOTAL133.04
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFflat47.2146.170.9741.85
TOTAL0.97
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHflat530.01519.31-17.24523.03
CUREflat98.0092.02-11.2193.36
XLVflat127.65125.00-4.96125.95
LABUflat8.227.63-5.187.20
IDNAflat28.9128.23-1.4826.86
TOTAL-40.07
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UUPlong29.5429.751.3430.16
UDNflat17.6617.21-0.8817.15
YCSlong64.2465.366.1369.08
GBTCflat12.3111.96-2.2811.40
TOTAL4.31
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat52.9549.67-17.6535.77
INDAflat43.6942.721.0741.24
EEMflat38.0437.18-4.6235.17
EWGflat21.9121.37-2.0320.82
TOTAL-23.23
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL flat158.84155.5633.71142.59
SQflat63.6162.24-9.4755.74
NVDAflat140.41137.50-4.11119.01
LITflat74.6573.06-6.7866.22
XBIflat83.6181.84-11.4680.67
TOTAL1.89
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
DBAflat20.9520.43-1.9820.05
DBCflat26.3425.711.8725.13
WOODflat72.7971.23-9.2269.72
GCCflat22.7822.222.4121.86
      TOTAL-6.92
YTD110.63
%YTD2.538%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…

For Monday, October 17th

"Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity."

* * * Alfred Einstein

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 DECEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is short the December SP at 3696.00 as of 10/13/22 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...

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4571.405 exp 7/1/23

MAJOR - - 4482.45 exp 8/22/23

MAJOR - - 4457.147 exp 1/22/23

MAJOR - - 4404.877 exp 3/14/23

minor - - 4380.05

minor - - 4362.76

minor - - 4260.80

minor - - 4222.89

minor - - 4126.429

MAJOR - - 4121.83 exp 4/14/23

minor - - 4119.984

MAJOR - - 4105.36 exp 11/19/22

minor - - 4078.991

MAJOR - - 4074.437 exp 11/6/23

minor - - 4046.11

MAJOR - - 4039.008 exp 1/15/23

MAJOR - - 3982.57 exp 3/15/23 NEW

MAJOR - - 3972.66 exp 1/15/23

minor - -3965.05

minor - - 3897.946

minor - - 3877.52

minor - - 3845.60 NEW

MAJOR - - 3843.16 exp 1/14/23

MAJOR - - 3823.01 exp 12/15

minor - - 3765.80

minor - - 3763.15

MAJOR - - 3758.95 exp 3/15/23

MAJOR - - 3719.45 exp 4/12/23

minor - -3695.82

minor - - 3601.08

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 3594.25

minor - - 3582.44

minor - - 3550.98

MAJOR - - 3541.23 exp 12/15

MAJOR - - 3443. 76 exp 1/1/23

MAJOR - - 3436.76 exp 11/1/23

MAJOR - - 3285.46 exp 9/15/30

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...

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short December gold at 1687.20 as of 10/13/22 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...

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2298.74 exp - 1/20/2023

minor - - 2196.28 exp - 1/20/2023

MAJOR - - 2002.46 exp - 11/22

minor - - 1915.13 exp - 11/22

MAJOR - - 1943.72 exp - 10/28

MAJOR - - 1902.59 exp - 10/20

MAJOR - - 1945.28 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1873.14 exp - 10/28

minor - - 1874.26 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1843.74 exp - 10/20

minor - - 1766.19

MAJOR - - 1742.91

minor - - 1737.479

MAJOR - - 1721.009

minor - - 1687.17

minor - - 1681.83

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1649.80

MAJOR - - 1632.40

MAJOR - - 1624.92

The above is a price map 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...

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 34 completed trades for a total of 97.93 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A FLAT AS OF WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 395.18 for an 11.93 point profit...
NOTICE: The $VIX signal has an extreme outside range from between +6.00 to -6.00, when the value moves above zero the signal gives a BUY, below zero the signal gives a FLAT...
THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -4.51 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -4.60, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...
You can review the entire trade by trade performance on page 2 of the attachment under the tag name "Trade Index (TIX)."

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 19 trades 636.70
2021 11 trades 104.75
2022 4 trades 56.25

TOTAL 114 closed trades 2124.50

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 11 trades -63.90
2022 8 trade -163.20

TOTAL 71 closed trades 951.30

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...

+110.63 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!!

This is already a gain of +2.538% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 284.64 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
Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2021: 1256.48 points - annual 28.826% 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: Health Care (UNH)...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: Energy (XLE), Health Care (UNH) in and out...

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

 

For Friday, October 14th

"Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity."

* * * Alfred Einstein

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 DECEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is short the December SP at 3696.00 as of 10/13/22 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...

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4571.405 exp 7/1/23

MAJOR - - 4482.45 exp 8/22/23

MAJOR - - 4457.147 exp 1/22/23

MAJOR - - 4404.877 exp 3/14/23

minor - - 4380.05

minor - - 4362.76

minor - - 4260.80

minor - - 4222.89

minor - - 4126.429

MAJOR - - 4121.83 exp 4/14/23

minor - - 4119.984

MAJOR - - 4105.36 exp 11/19/22

minor - - 4078.991

MAJOR - - 4074.437 exp 11/6/23

minor - - 4046.11

MAJOR - - 4039.008 exp 1/15/23

MAJOR - - 3972.66 exp 1/15/23

minor - -3965.05

minor - - 3897.946

minor - - 3877.52

MAJOR - - 3843.16 exp 1/14/23

MAJOR - - 3823.01 exp 12/15

minor - - 3765.80

minor - - 3763.15

MAJOR - - 3758.95 exp 3/15/23

MAJOR - - 3719.45 exp 4/12/23

minor - -3695.82

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 3683.50

minor - - 3601.08

minor - - 3582.44

minor - - 3550.98

MAJOR - - 3541.23 exp 12/15

MAJOR - - 3443. 76 exp 1/1/23

MAJOR - - 3436.76 exp 11/1/23

MAJOR - - 3285.46 exp 9/15/30

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...

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short December gold at 1687.20 as of 10/13/22 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...

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2298.74 exp - 1/20/2023

minor - - 2196.28 exp - 1/20/2023

MAJOR - - 2002.46 exp - 11/22

minor - - 1915.13 exp - 11/22

MAJOR - - 1943.72 exp - 10/28

MAJOR - - 1902.59 exp - 10/20

MAJOR - - 1945.28 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1873.14 exp - 10/28

minor - - 1874.26 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1843.74 exp - 10/20

minor - - 1766.19

MAJOR - - 1742.91

minor - - 1737.479

MAJOR - - 1721.009

minor - - 1687.17

minor - - 1681.83

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1670.30

MAJOR - - 1632.40

MAJOR - - 1624.92

The above is a price map 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...

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 34 completed trades for a total of 97.93 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A FLAT AS OF WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 395.18 for an 11.93 point profit...
NOTICE: The $VIX signal has an extreme outside range from between +6.00 to -6.00, when the value moves above zero the signal gives a BUY, below zero the signal gives a FLAT...
THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -4.60 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -4.74, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...
You can review the entire trade by trade performance on page 2 of the attachment under the tag name "Trade Index (TIX)."

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 19 trades 636.70
2021 11 trades 104.75
2022 4 trades 56.25

TOTAL 114 closed trades 2124.50

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 11 trades -63.90
2022 8 trade -163.20

TOTAL 71 closed trades 951.30

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...

+123.09 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!!

This is already a gain of +2.824% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 284.64 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
Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2021: 1256.48 points - annual 28.826% 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: Energy (XLE)...

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

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
Dec SP flat 3937.25 3857.50 114 trades *2124.50
*not included
DIA flat 310.37 304.06 2.13 300.54
UDOW flat 49.11 46.06 -4.26 43.71
SPY flat 389.41 381.52 12.30 365.96
SPXL flat 70.01 65.71 2.67 56.85
UPRO flat 37.17 34.84 -2.94 30.14
QQQ flat 294.05 288.07 11.88 268.82
TQQQ flat 26.02 24.36 -4.98 19.31
TNA flat 37.99 35.61 -4.62 31.81
SOXL flat 13.02 12.14 -9.71 8.00
IWM flat 181.20 177.48 0.68 171.4
MDY flat 438.82 429.94 -0.16 419.88
IYT flat 218.58 214.11 7.64 203.33
SOXX flat 363.45 356.08 -19.50 311.67
USD flat 18.73 17.88 -1.11 13.64
TOTAL -9.98
PRECIOUS METALS BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP
December flat 1739.70 1703.90
GLD flat 161.18 157.86 -3.96 154.9
UGL flat 50.91 48.77 -3.78 46.96
SLV flat 19.66 19.17 -1.25 17.39
GLL flat 39.36 37.69 5.13 37.11
ZSL flat 37.10 35.52 6.84 33.70
GDX flat 26.21 25.59 1.98 23.75
GDXJ flat 32.45 31.70 0.98 29.31
NUGT flat 29.73 27.85 -0.94 24.46
JNUG flat 31.86 29.85 8.61 25.97
DUST flat 31.49 30.13 9.75 25.17
JDST flat 18.99 18.13 1.00 14.09
QLD flat 44.62 42.74 -2.44 36.86
SDS long 48.05 47.07 -1.85 51.63
SOXS long 50.00 44.06 -2.33 70.63
TOTAL 17.74
INTEREST RATES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
TLT flat 108.14 105.88 -3.66 99.39
TMF flat 10.27 9.55 -1.62 7.85
TBT long 30.19 26.08 5.51 33.63
TMV long 124.11 100.00 14.77 145.06
VCLT flat 78.44 76.77 -3.10 72.25
TOTAL 11.90
UTILITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XLU flat 74.95 73.35 6.73 63.06
TOTAL 6.73
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
PPA flat 71.44 69.91 1.49 68.24
TOTAL 1.49
FINANCE AND BANKING BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FAS flat 72.60 68.14 0.69 59.77
JPM flat 118.83 116.35 -7.21 109.37
TOTAL -6.52
ENERGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XOM flat 103.42 101.25 -3.80 101.87
XLE long 81.87 83.64 -3.44 83.39
UCO flat 35.23 33.02 41.11 31.8
SCO flat 32.07 30.05 -12.82 24.4
TOTAL 21.05
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XRT flat 62.96 61.60 -3.96 59.23
TSLA long 313.90 307.52 156.95 221.72
XLY flat 159.97 156.67 8.24 140.52
V flat 194.09 190.11 -28.19 184.66
TOTAL 133.04
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF flat 47.21 46.17 0.97 41.61
TOTAL 0.97
HEALTHCARE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UNH flat 529.45 518.76 -6.55 509.91
CURE flat 98.00 92.02 -11.21 91.29
XLV flat 127.65 125.00 -4.96 124.74
LABU flat 8.22 7.63 -5.18 7.07
IDNA flat 28.91 28.23 -1.48 26.69
TOTAL -29.38
CURRENCIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UUP long 29.54 29.75 1.34 30.25
UDN flat 17.66 17.21 -0.88 17.11
YCS long 64.24 65.36 6.13 67.44
GBTC flat 12.31 11.96 -2.28 11.27
TOTAL 4.31
FOREIGN MARKETS BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
YINN flat 52.95 49.67 -17.65 34.19
INDA flat 43.69 42.72 1.07 40.84
EEM flat 38.04 37.18 -4.62 34.74
EWG flat 21.91 21.37 -2.03 20.35
TOTAL -23.23
TECHNOLOGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
AAPL flat 158.84 155.56 33.71 142.99
SQ flat 63.61 62.24 -9.47 56.23
NVDA flat 140.41 137.50 -4.11 119.6
LIT flat 74.65 73.06 -6.78 66.34
XBI flat 83.61 81.84 -11.46 80.07
TOTAL 1.89
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
DBA flat 20.95 20.43 -1.98 20.18
DBC flat 26.34 25.71 1.87 25.68
WOOD flat 72.79 71.23 -9.22 68.86
GCC flat 22.78 22.22 2.41 22.33
TOTAL -6.92
YTD 123.09
%YTD 2.824%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…

 

 

For Thursday, October 13th

"Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity."

* * * Alfred Einstein

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 DECEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is short the December SP at 3601.25 as of 10/12/22 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...

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4571.405 exp 7/1/23

MAJOR - - 4482.45 exp 8/22/23

MAJOR - - 4457.147 exp 1/22/23

MAJOR - - 4404.877 exp 3/14/23

minor - - 4380.05

minor - - 4362.76

minor - - 4260.80

minor - - 4222.89

minor - - 4126.429

MAJOR - - 4121.83 exp 4/14/23

minor - - 4119.984

MAJOR - - 4105.36 exp 11/19/22

minor - - 4078.991

MAJOR - - 4074.437 exp 11/6/23

minor - - 4046.11

MAJOR - - 4039.008 exp 1/15/23

MAJOR - - 3972.66 exp 1/15/23

minor - -3965.05

minor - - 3897.946

minor - - 3877.52

MAJOR - - 3843.16 exp 1/14/23

MAJOR - - 3823.01 exp 12/15

minor - - 3765.80

minor - - 3763.15

MAJOR - - 3758.95 exp 3/15/23

MAJOR - - 3719.45 exp 4/12/23

minor - -3695.82

minor - - 3601.08

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 3589.50

minor - - 3582.44

minor - - 3550.98

MAJOR - - 3541.23 exp 12/15

MAJOR - - 3443. 76 exp 1/1/23

MAJOR - - 3436.76 exp 11/1/23

MAJOR - - 3285.46 exp 9/15/30

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...

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long December gold at 1681.80 as of 10/12/22 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...

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2298.74 exp - 1/20/2023

minor - - 2196.28 exp - 1/20/2023

MAJOR - - 2002.46 exp - 11/22

minor - - 1915.13 exp - 11/22

MAJOR - - 1943.72 exp - 10/28

MAJOR - - 1902.59 exp - 10/20

MAJOR - - 1945.28 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1873.14 exp - 10/28

minor - - 1874.26 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1843.74 exp - 10/20

minor - - 1766.19

MAJOR - - 1742.91

minor - - 1737.479

MAJOR - - 1721.009

minor - - 1687.17

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1682.60

minor - - 1681.83

MAJOR - - 1632.40

MAJOR - - 1624.92

The above is a price map 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...

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 34 completed trades for a total of 97.93 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A FLAT AS OF WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 395.18 for an 11.93 point profit...
NOTICE: The $VIX signal has an extreme outside range from between +6.00 to -6.00, when the value moves above zero the signal gives a BUY, below zero the signal gives a FLAT...
THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -4.74 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -4.46, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BEARISH THAN YESTERDAY...
You can review the entire trade by trade performance on page 2 of the attachment under the tag name "Trade Index (TIX)."

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 19 trades 636.70
2021 11 trades 104.75
2022 4 trades 56.25

TOTAL 114 closed trades 2124.50

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 11 trades -63.90
2022 8 trade -163.20

TOTAL 71 closed trades 951.30

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...

+123.09 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!!

This is already a gain of +2.824% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 284.64 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
Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2021: 1256.48 points - annual 28.826% 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: Stock Market Indices, Precious Metals...

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
Dec SP flat 3978.50 3897.75 114 trades *2124.50
*not included
DIA flat 310.37 304.06 2.13 292.16
UDOW flat 49.11 46.06 -4.26 40.28
SPY flat 389.41 381.52 12.30 356.54
SPXL flat 70.01 65.71 2.67 52.77
UPRO flat 37.17 34.84 -2.94 27.97
QQQ flat 294.05 288.07 11.88 262.66
TQQQ flat 26.02 24.36 -4.98 18.10
TNA flat 37.99 35.61 -4.62 29.67
SOXL flat 13.02 12.14 -9.71 7.34
IWM flat 181.20 177.48 0.68 167.26
MDY flat 438.82 429.94 -0.16 410.85
IYT flat 218.58 214.11 7.64 199.92
SOXX flat 363.45 356.08 -19.50 302.95
USD flat 18.73 17.88 -1.11 12.9
TOTAL -9.98
PRECIOUS METALS BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP
December flat 1739.70 1703.90
GLD flat 161.18 157.86 -3.96 155.99
UGL flat 50.91 48.77 -3.78 47.61
SLV flat 19.66 19.17 -1.25 17.59
GLL flat 39.36 37.69 5.13 36.66
ZSL flat 37.10 35.52 6.84 32.95
GDX flat 26.21 25.59 1.98 24
GDXJ flat 32.45 31.70 0.98 29.7
NUGT flat 29.73 27.85 -0.94 24.9
JNUG flat 31.86 29.85 8.61 26.57
DUST flat 31.49 30.13 9.75 24.54
JDST flat 18.99 18.13 1.00 13.73
QLD flat 44.62 42.74 -2.44 35.26
SDS long 48.05 47.07 -1.85 54.48
SOXS long 50.00 44.06 -2.33 77.72
TOTAL 17.74
INTEREST RATES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
TLT flat 108.14 105.88 -3.66 100.35
TMF flat 10.27 9.55 -1.62 8.06
TBT long 30.19 26.08 5.51 33.01
TMV long 124.11 100.00 14.77 141.26
VCLT flat 78.44 76.77 -3.10 71.73
TOTAL 11.90
UTILITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XLU flat 74.95 73.35 6.73 61.52
TOTAL 6.73
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
PPA flat 71.44 69.91 1.49 66.79
TOTAL 1.49
FINANCE AND BANKING BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FAS flat 72.60 68.14 0.69 53.2
JPM flat 118.83 116.35 -7.21 103.59
TOTAL -6.52
ENERGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XOM flat 103.42 101.25 -3.80 98.42
XLE flat 83.64 81.87 -3.44 80.12
UCO flat 35.23 33.02 41.11 30.52
SCO flat 32.07 30.05 -12.82 25.54
TOTAL 21.05
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XRT flat 62.96 61.60 -3.96 58.48
TSLA long 313.90 307.52 156.95 217.24
XLY flat 159.97 156.67 8.24 139
V flat 194.09 190.11 -28.19 178.24
TOTAL 133.04
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF flat 47.21 46.17 0.97 40.57
TOTAL 0.97
HEALTHCARE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UNH flat 529.45 518.76 -6.55 500.08
CURE flat 98.00 92.02 -11.21 86.50
XLV flat 127.65 125.00 -4.96 121.90
LABU flat 8.22 7.63 -5.18 6.75
IDNA flat 28.91 28.23 -1.48 26.35
TOTAL -29.38
CURRENCIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UUP long 29.54 29.75 1.34 30.45
UDN flat 17.66 17.21 -0.88 16.98
YCS long 64.24 65.36 6.13 67.09
GBTC flat 12.31 11.96 -2.28 11.22
TOTAL 4.31
FOREIGN MARKETS BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
YINN flat 52.95 49.67 -17.65 35.10
INDA flat 43.69 42.72 1.07 40.57
EEM flat 38.04 37.18 -4.62 34.62
EWG flat 21.91 21.37 -2.03 19.73
TOTAL -23.23
TECHNOLOGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
AAPL flat 158.84 155.56 33.71 138.34
SQ flat 63.61 62.24 -9.47 56.14
NVDA flat 140.41 137.50 -4.11 115
LIT flat 74.65 73.06 -6.78 65.51
XBI flat 83.61 81.84 -11.46 78.7
TOTAL 1.89
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
DBA flat 20.95 20.43 -1.98 20.18
DBC flat 26.34 25.71 1.87 25.34
WOOD flat 72.79 71.23 -9.22 67.27
GCC flat 22.78 22.22 2.41 22.17
TOTAL -6.92
YTD 123.09
%YTD 2.824%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…

For Wednesday, October 12th

"Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity."

* * * Alfred Einstein

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 DECEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is long the December SP at 3582.25 as of 10/11/22 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...

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4571.405 exp 7/1/23

MAJOR - - 4482.45 exp 8/22/23

MAJOR - - 4457.147 exp 1/22/23

MAJOR - - 4404.877 exp 3/14/23

minor - - 4380.05

minor - - 4362.76

minor - - 4260.80

minor - - 4222.89

minor - - 4126.429

MAJOR - - 4121.83 exp 4/14/23

minor - - 4119.984

MAJOR - - 4105.36 exp 11/19/22

minor - - 4078.991

MAJOR - - 4074.437 exp 11/6/23

minor - - 4046.11

MAJOR - - 4039.008 exp 1/15/23

MAJOR - - 3972.66 exp 1/15/23

minor - -3965.05

minor - - 3897.946

minor - - 3877.52

MAJOR - - 3843.16 exp 1/14/23

MAJOR - - 3823.01 exp 12/15

minor - - 3765.80

minor - - 3763.15

MAJOR - - 3758.95 exp 3/15/23

MAJOR - - 3719.45 exp 4/12/23

minor - -3695.82

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 3602.50

minor - - 3601.08

minor - - 3582.44

minor - - 3550.98

MAJOR - - 3541.23 exp 12/15

MAJOR - - 3443. 76 exp 1/1/23

MAJOR - - 3436.76 exp 11/1/23

MAJOR - - 3285.46 exp 9/15/30

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...

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short December gold at 1721.10 as of 10/7/22 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...

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2298.74 exp - 1/20/2023

minor - - 2196.28 exp - 1/20/2023

MAJOR - - 2002.46 exp - 11/22

minor - - 1915.13 exp - 11/22

MAJOR - - 1943.72 exp - 10/28

MAJOR - - 1902.59 exp - 10/20

MAJOR - - 1945.28 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1873.14 exp - 10/28

minor - - 1874.26 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1843.74 exp - 10/20

minor - - 1766.19

MAJOR - - 1742.91

minor - - 1737.479

MAJOR - - 1721.009

minor - - 1687.17

minor - - 1681.83

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1673.10

MAJOR - - 1632.40

MAJOR - - 1624.92

The above is a price map 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...

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 34 completed trades for a total of 97.93 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A FLAT AS OF WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 395.18 for an 11.93 point profit...
NOTICE: The $VIX signal has an extreme outside range from between +6.00 to -6.00, when the value moves above zero the signal gives a BUY, below zero the signal gives a FLAT...
THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -4.46 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -4.07, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BEARISH THAN YESTERDAY...
You can review the entire trade by trade performance on page 2 of the attachment under the tag name "Trade Index (TIX)."

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 19 trades 636.70
2021 11 trades 104.75
2022 4 trades 56.25

TOTAL 114 closed trades 2124.50

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 11 trades -63.90
2022 8 trade -163.20

TOTAL 71 closed trades 951.30

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...

+123.09 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!!

This is already a gain of +2.824% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 284.64 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
Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2021: 1256.48 points - annual 28.826% 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: Stock Market Indices, Precious Metals...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: Energy (XOM, UCO), Commodities (DBC)...

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
Dec SP flat 3982.25 3901.50 114 trades *2124.50
*not included
DIA flat 325.78 319.16 2.13 292.29
UDOW flat 56.80 53.29 -4.26 40.35
SPY flat 411.83 403.49 12.30 357.74
SPXL flat 82.62 77.56 2.67 53.28
UPRO flat 43.86 41.13 -2.94 28.23
QQQ flat 311.18 304.86 11.88 262.75
TQQQ flat 31.13 29.16 -4.98 18.14
TNA flat 44.18 41.43 -4.62 29.91
SOXL flat 15.15 14.14 -9.71 7.57
IWM flat 188.70 184.83 0.68 167.72
MDY flat 463.71 454.34 -0.16 412.94
IYT flat 239.03 234.15 7.64 197.69
SOXX flat 379.39 371.70 -19.50 305.92
USD flat 20.55 19.63 -1.11 13.08
TOTAL -9.98
PRECIOUS METALS BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP
December flat 1739.70 1703.90
GLD flat 161.72 158.39 -3.96 155.16
UGL flat 51.46 48.27 -3.78 47.08
SLV flat 19.66 19.17 -1.25 17.68
GLL flat 39.36 37.69 5.13 37.02
ZSL flat 37.10 35.52 6.84 32.59
GDX flat 26.21 25.59 1.98 23.81
GDXJ flat 32.45 31.70 0.98 29.17
NUGT flat 29.73 27.85 -0.94 24.57
JNUG flat 32.37 30.98 8.61 25.80
DUST flat 31.49 30.13 9.75 24.95
JDST flat 18.99 18.13 1.00 14.23
QLD flat 50.06 47.96 -2.44 35.32
SDS long 45.96 47.07 -1.85 54.11
SOXS long 48.51 44.06 -2.33 75.59
TOTAL 17.74
INTEREST RATES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
TLT flat 108.99 106.71 -3.66 99.86
TMF flat 10.59 9.85 -1.62 7.98
TBT long 28.73 26.08 5.51 33.35
TMV long 115.90 100.00 14.77 143.34
VCLT flat 79.05 77.37 -3.10 71.89
TOTAL 11.90
UTILITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XLU flat 74.95 73.35 6.73 63.64
TOTAL 6.73
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
PPA flat 73.38 71.81 1.49 67.94
TOTAL 1.49
FINANCE AND BANKING BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FAS flat 82.52 77.47 0.69 53.74
JPM flat 121.65 119.12 -7.21 101.96
TOTAL -6.52
ENERGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XOM flat 103.42 101.25 -3.80 97.42
XLE flat 83.64 81.87 -3.44 79.48
UCO flat 35.23 33.02 41.11 31.12
SCO flat 32.07 30.05 -12.82 25.03
TOTAL 21.05
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XRT flat 67.85 66.39 -3.96 58.63
TSLA long 313.90 307.52 156.95 216.5
XLY flat 167.29 163.84 8.24 138.64
V flat 207.29 203.04 -28.19 179.19
TOTAL 133.04
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF flat 49.00 47.92 0.97 41.12
TOTAL 0.97
HEALTHCARE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UNH flat 535.12 524.32 -6.55 499.55
CURE flat 109.58 102.91 -11.21 87.00
XLV flat 132.15 129.41 -4.96 122.50
LABU flat 10.31 9.59 -5.18 6.62
IDNA flat 31.14 30.42 -1.48 25.79
TOTAL -29.38
CURRENCIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UUP long 29.54 29.75 1.34 30.44
UDN flat 17.93 17.47 -0.88 16.98
YCS long 62.65 65.36 6.13 66.16
GBTC flat 14.37 13.98 -2.28 11.15
TOTAL 4.31
FOREIGN MARKETS BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
YINN flat 63.39 59.49 -17.65 35.76
INDA flat 44.58 43.59 1.07 40.42
EEM flat 39.74 38.85 -4.62 34.59
EWG flat 23.23 22.67 -2.03 19.75
TOTAL -23.23
TECHNOLOGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
AAPL flat 164.36 160.97 33.71 138.98
SQ flat 76.82 75.18 -9.47 53.54
NVDA flat 145.57 142.56 -4.11 115.86
LIT flat 77.60 75.95 -6.78 66.35
XBI flat 88.86 86.98 -11.46 78.27
TOTAL 1.89
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
DBA flat 20.95 20.43 -1.98 20.34
DBC flat 26.34 25.71 1.87 25.35
WOOD flat 77.82 76.16 -9.22 67.46
GCC flat 23.00 22.44 2.41 22.13
TOTAL -6.92
YTD 123.09
%YTD 2.824%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…

For Tuesday, October 11th

"Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity."

* * * Alfred Einstein

THE PRICE LISTED IN THE SUBJECT LINE ABOVE ARE BASED ON THE LAST TRADED PRICE BEFORE THE EVENING BRIEFING IS SENT OUT, THE ACTUAL SETTLEMENT PRICE MAY BE DIFFERENT. THESE POSITIONS ARE THE POSITIONS BASED ON THE VP SIGNALS AND NOT THE OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO.

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 DECEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is long the December SP at 3600.00 as of 10/10/22 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...

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4571.405 exp 7/1/23

MAJOR - - 4482.45 exp 8/22/23

MAJOR - - 4457.147 exp 1/22/23

MAJOR - - 4404.877 exp 3/14/23

minor - - 4380.05

minor - - 4362.76

minor - - 4260.80

minor - - 4222.89

minor - - 4126.429

MAJOR - - 4121.83 exp 4/14/23

minor - - 4119.984

MAJOR - - 4105.36 exp 11/19/22

minor - - 4078.991

MAJOR - - 4074.437 exp 11/6/23

minor - - 4046.11

MAJOR - - 4039.008 exp 1/15/23

MAJOR - - 3972.66 exp 1/15/23

minor - -3965.05

minor - - 3897.946

minor - - 3877.52

MAJOR - - 3843.16 exp 1/14/23

MAJOR - - 3823.01 exp 12/15

minor - - 3765.80

minor - - 3763.15

MAJOR - - 3758.95 exp 3/15/23

MAJOR - - 3719.45 exp 4/12/23

minor - -3695.82

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 3626.75

minor - - 3601.08

minor - - 3582.44

minor - - 3550.98

MAJOR - - 3541.23 exp 12/15

MAJOR - - 3443. 76 exp 1/1/23

MAJOR - - 3436.76 exp 11/1/23

MAJOR - - 3285.46 exp 9/15/30

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...

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short December gold at 1721.10 as of 10/7/22 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...

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2298.74 exp - 1/20/2023

minor - - 2196.28 exp - 1/20/2023

MAJOR - - 2002.46 exp - 11/22

minor - - 1915.13 exp - 11/22

MAJOR - - 1943.72 exp - 10/28

MAJOR - - 1902.59 exp - 10/20

MAJOR - - 1945.28 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1873.14 exp - 10/28

minor - - 1874.26 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1843.74 exp - 10/20

minor - - 1766.19

MAJOR - - 1742.91

minor - - 1737.479

MAJOR - - 1721.009

minor - - 1687.17

minor - - 1681.83

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1674.90

MAJOR - - 1632.40

MAJOR - - 1624.92

The above is a price map 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...

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 34 completed trades for a total of 97.93 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A FLAT AS OF WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 395.18 for an 11.93 point profit...
NOTICE: The $VIX signal has an extreme outside range from between +6.00 to -6.00, when the value moves above zero the signal gives a BUY, below zero the signal gives a FLAT...
THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -4.07 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -3.80, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BEARISH THAN YESTERDAY...
You can review the entire trade by trade performance on page 2 of the attachment under the tag name "Trade Index (TIX)."

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 19 trades 636.70
2021 11 trades 104.75
2022 4 trades 56.25

TOTAL 114 closed trades 2124.50

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 11 trades -63.90
2022 8 trade -163.20

TOTAL 71 closed trades 951.30

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...

+127.96 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!!

This is already a gain of +2.936% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 284.64 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
Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2021: 1256.48 points - annual 28.826% 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: Stock Market Indices, Precious Metals...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: Precious Metals (SLV)...

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
Dec SP flat 4176.00 4091.25 114 trades *2124.50
*not included
DIA flat 325.78 319.16 2.13 291.96
UDOW flat 56.80 53.29 -4.26 40.27
SPY flat 411.83 403.49 12.30 360.02
SPXL flat 82.62 77.56 2.67 54.42
UPRO flat 43.86 41.13 -2.94 28.84
QQQ flat 311.18 304.86 11.88 266.41
TQQQ flat 31.13 29.16 -4.98 18.89
TNA flat 44.18 41.43 -4.62 29.89
SOXL flat 15.15 14.14 -9.71 8.28
IWM flat 188.70 184.83 0.68 167.67
MDY flat 463.71 454.34 -0.16 412.39
IYT flat 239.03 234.15 7.64 199.81
SOXX flat 379.39 371.70 -19.50 314.77
USD flat 20.55 19.63 -1.11 13.62
TOTAL -9.98
PRECIOUS METALS BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP
December flat 1743.90 1708.00
GLD flat 161.72 158.39 -3.96 155.48
UGL flat 51.46 48.27 -3.78 47.22
SLV flat 19.66 19.17 -1.25 18.09
GLL flat 39.36 37.69 5.13 36.9
ZSL flat 37.10 35.52 6.84 31.10
GDX flat 26.21 25.59 1.98 24.02
GDXJ flat 32.45 31.70 0.98 29.55
NUGT flat 29.73 27.85 -0.94 24.99
JNUG flat 32.37 30.98 8.61 26.38
DUST flat 31.49 30.13 9.75 24.57
JDST flat 18.99 18.13 1.00 13.9
QLD flat 50.06 47.96 -2.44 36.22
SDS long 45.96 47.07 -1.85 53.39
SOXS long 48.51 44.06 -2.33 69.73
TOTAL 17.74
INTEREST RATES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
TLT flat 108.99 106.71 -3.66 99.42
TMF flat 10.59 9.85 -1.62 7.88
TBT long 28.73 26.08 5.51 33.6
TMV long 115.90 100.00 14.77 144.87
VCLT flat 79.05 77.37 -3.10 71.92
TOTAL 11.90
UTILITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XLU flat 74.95 73.35 6.73 63.87
TOTAL 6.73
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
PPA flat 73.38 71.81 1.49 68.04
TOTAL 1.49
FINANCE AND BANKING BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FAS flat 82.52 77.47 0.69 55.97
JPM flat 121.65 119.12 -7.21 104.99
TOTAL -6.52
ENERGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XOM long 97.20 99.29 -1.71 98.84
XLE flat 83.64 81.87 -3.44 80.12
UCO long 32.13 34.29 43.27 32.98
SCO flat 32.07 30.05 -12.82 23.67
TOTAL 25.30
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XRT flat 67.85 66.39 -3.96 57.99
TSLA long 313.90 307.52 156.95 222.96
XLY flat 167.29 163.84 8.24 139.78
V flat 207.29 203.04 -28.19 182.18
TOTAL 133.04
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF flat 49.00 47.92 0.97 41.41
TOTAL 0.97
HEALTHCARE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UNH flat 535.12 524.32 -6.55 498.86
CURE flat 109.58 102.91 -11.21 85.14
XLV flat 132.15 129.41 -4.96 121.85
LABU flat 10.31 9.59 -5.18 6.48
IDNA flat 31.14 30.42 -1.48 25.92
TOTAL -29.38
CURRENCIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UUP long 29.54 29.75 1.34 30.43
UDN flat 17.93 17.47 -0.88 16.99
YCS long 62.65 65.36 6.13 66.06
GBTC flat 14.37 13.98 -2.28 11.33
TOTAL 4.31
FOREIGN MARKETS BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
YINN flat 63.39 59.49 -17.65 38.95
INDA flat 44.58 43.59 1.07 40.85
EEM flat 39.74 38.85 -4.62 35.15
EWG flat 23.23 22.67 -2.03 20.03
TOTAL -23.23
TECHNOLOGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
AAPL flat 164.36 160.97 33.71 140.42
SQ flat 76.82 75.18 -9.47 56.62
NVDA flat 145.57 142.56 -4.11 116.7
LIT flat 77.60 75.95 -6.78 65.84
XBI flat 88.86 86.98 -11.46 77.65
TOTAL 1.89
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
DBA flat 20.95 20.43 -1.98 20.42
DBC long 25.34 25.96 2.49 25.7
WOOD flat 77.82 76.16 -9.22 67.50
GCC flat 23.00 22.44 2.41 22.39
TOTAL -6.30
YTD 127.96
%YTD 2.936%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…