For Wednesday, February 1st

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Ground Zero

The Universal Law Of Coffee - As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.

* * * Alfred E. Newman

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 MARCH mini VP PRICES

The main model is long the March SP at 4046.00 as of 1/31/23 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 - - 4380.29 exp 8/15/23minor - - 4211.62 exp 8/15/23
MAJOR - - 4103.69 exp 3/28

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4081.00
minor - - 4046.13 exp 3/28/23
MAJOR - - 3987.65 exp 3/3/23
minor - - 3930.89 3/3/23minor - - 3926.76 exp 1/23/24
minor - - 3880.24 exp 3/23/23MAJOR - - 3825.82 exp 1/23/24
MAJOR - - 3818.46 exp 3/23/23minor - - 3802.06 exp 3/23/23minor - - 3794.08 exp 2/23/23MAJOR - - 3743.99 exp 2/23/23minor - - 3728.21 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3709.12 exp 3/23/23minor - - 3633.72 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3548.13 exp 1/23/24minor - - 3483.61 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3415.98 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3206.03 exp 1/23/24

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

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

FEBRUARY GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long February gold at 1842.00 as of 1/5/23 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 - - 2301.14 exp 6/23/25

minor - - 2105.02 exp 6/23/25

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1929.40

MAJOR - - 1901.88 exp 3/15/23

minor - - 1895.03 exp 3/23/23

MAJOR - - 1892.38 exp 3/25/23

minor - - 1874.57 exp 3/25/23

MAJOR - - 1873.20 exp 3/23/23

minor - - 1819.54 exp 3/15/23

minor - - 1618.95 exp 2/23/23
MAJOR - - 1537.66 exp 2/23/23

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...

CHECK OUT THE NEW $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX ON PAGE 2 OF THE ATTACHMENT!!!ALSO, CHECK OUT THREE ADDITIONAL WEIGHTED $VIX INDICATOR ON PAGE 3 OF THE ATTACHMENT!!!THESE NEW INDICATORS ARE IDEAL FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN LONGER TERM TREND POSITIONS WITHOUT CONCERN FOR THE DAY TO DAY ZIGZAGS OF THE MARKET!!!ANY QUESTIONS ON HOW TO USE THEM, JUST ASK ME...

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 386.21...

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 1.48 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +1.55, 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 76.002019 12 trades 378.152020 19 trades 636.70 2021 11 trades 104.752022 6 trades -13.75

TOTAL 115 closed trades 1854.50THE 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...

-46.02 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!! This is already a gain of -1.056% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 423.68 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

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2022: 264.34 points - annual 6.064% 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...

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 (GDXJ, JNUG)...

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
March SP	flat	…	3954.50	4036.25	…	…	116 trades	*1854.50
								*not included
DIA	flat	343.59	336.62					-6.89		339.72
UDOW	flat	62.87	59.00					-1.84		60.44
SPY	long	…	387.16	393.80				0.00		404.97
SPXL	long	…	64.34	67.45				0.00		72.67
UPRO	long	…	33.57	35.65				0.00		38.3
QQQ	long	…	273.79	275.39				0.00		293.42
TQQQ	long	…	18.48	19.06				0.00		22.63
TNA	long	…	34.82	35.14				0.00		40.87
SOXL	long	…	11.53	12.37				0.00		14.30
IWM	long	…	180.68	180.72				0.00		190.88
MDY	long	…	456.56	459.22				0.00		481.88
IYT	flat	234.44	229.65					-4.10		231.25
SOXX	long	…	372.52	378.89				0.00		401.3
USD	long	…	18.47	19.34				0.00		21.63
							TOTAL	-12.83

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
Februrary	long	…	1899.60	1751.60	…	…
GLD	long	…	177.68	156.67				0.00		179.31
UGL	long	…	59.76	47.80				0.00		61.35
SLV	flat	22.50	21.95					2.83		21.81
GLL	flat	29.67	27.79					0.00		27.92
ZSL	flat	21.35	19.97					-0.93		19.67
GDX	long	…	31.15	25.50				0.00		31.96
GDXJ	flat	41.26	40.33					7.23		38.95
NUGT	long	…	40.31	27.72				0.00		42.26
JNUG	flat	47.66	45.65					12.79		42.55
DUST	flat	13.30	12.40					0.00		11.60
JDST	flat	7.79	7.22					0.00		6.55
QLD	long	…	37.25	37.42				0.00		42.11
SDS	flat	46.97	45.93					-1.35		41.10
SOXS	flat	39.70	37.22					-2.44		24.53



							TOTAL	18.13
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	long	…	105.29	106.03				0.00		106.72
TMF	long	…	8.79	9.22				0.00		9.21
TBT	flat	30.70	29.37					-1.39		28.29
TMV	flat	127.31	119.57					-8.16		110.47
VCLT	long	…	80.30	80.10				0.00		81.3
							TOTAL	-9.55
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	72.37	70.82					-1.54		68.79
							TOTAL	-1.54
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	flat	80.62	78.91					-1.70		80.05
							TOTAL	-1.70
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	long	…	81.12	86.40				-4.53		87.69
JPM	flat	143.59	140.62					-5.70		139.31
							TOTAL	-10.23
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XOM	flat	117.88	115.42					-7.04		116.29
XLE	long	…	87.69	89.12				-1.87		89.85
UCO	flat	32.18	30.15					-1.87		29.45
SCO	flat	28.17	26.38					0.00		24.03
							TOTAL	-10.78
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	flat	…	66.17	67.62				-2.85		69.84
TSLA	long	…	133.90	136.73				0.00		172.43
XLY	long	…	135.22	135.13				0.00		148.08
V	flat	232.94	228.18					-4.60		229.62
							TOTAL	-7.45
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	long	…	47.62	47.89				0.00		48.16
							TOTAL	0.00
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	509.60	499.31					0.00		497.56
CURE	flat	114.17	107.22					0.00		105.45
XLV	flat	136.14	133.32					0.00		132.84
LABU	long	…	7.27	7.43				0.00		8.28
IDNA	flat	27.51	26.86					-1.28		27.01
							TOTAL	-1.28
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UUP	flat	28.43	27.76					0.00		27.52
UDN	long	…	18.60	17.69				0.00		18.78
YCS	flat	56.10	52.63					0.00		53.15
GBTC	long	…	10.44	8.85				0.00		12.21
							TOTAL	0.00
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	long	…	61.45	51.99				0.00		63.12
INDA	flat	42.95	41.99					-0.96		40.91
EEM	long	…	40.84	39.31				0.00		41.31
EWG	long	…	27.29	26.26				0.00		27.97
							TOTAL	-0.96
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	long	…	135.84	138.71				-2.84		143.34
SQ	long	…	74.69	76.32				-3.04		81.5
NVDA	long	…	168.15	160.66				0.00		194.52
LIT	long	…	64.30	63.29				0.00		70.42
XBI	long	…	84.89	84.19				0.00		88.61
							TOTAL	-5.88
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
DBA	long	20.25	19.75					-0.32		20.22
DBC	long	…	24.37	29.97				0.00		24.85
WOOD	long	…	75.21	76.85				-1.63		78.24
GCC	long	…	18.18	18.45				0.00		18.53
							TOTAL	-1.95

							YTD	-46.02
							%YTD	-1.056%

For Tuesday, January 31st

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Ground Zero

The Universal Law Of Coffee - As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.

* * * Alfred E. Newman

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 main model is short the March SP at 4103.75 as of 1/27/23 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 - - 4380.29 exp 8/15/23minor - - 4211.62 exp 8/15/23
MAJOR - - 4103.69 exp 3/28minor - - 4046.13 exp 3/28/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4032.00
MAJOR - - 3987.65 exp 3/3/23
minor - - 3930.89 3/3/23minor - - 3926.76 exp 1/23/24
minor - - 3880.24 exp 3/23/23MAJOR - - 3825.82 exp 1/23/24
MAJOR - - 3818.46 exp 3/23/23minor - - 3802.06 exp 3/23/23minor - - 3794.08 exp 2/23/23MAJOR - - 3743.99 exp 2/23/23minor - - 3728.21 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3709.12 exp 3/23/23minor - - 3633.72 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3548.13 exp 1/23/24minor - - 3483.61 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3415.98 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3206.03 exp 1/23/24

FEBRUARY GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long February gold at 1842.00 as of 1/5/23 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 - - 2301.14 exp 6/23/25

minor - - 2105.02 exp 6/23/25

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1921.90

MAJOR - - 1901.88 exp 3/15/23

minor - - 1895.03 exp 3/23/23 NEW

MAJOR - - 1892.38 exp 3/25/23

minor - - 1874.57 exp 3/25/23

MAJOR - - 1873.20 exp 3/23/23 NEW

minor - - 1819.54 exp 3/15/23

minor - - 1618.95 exp 2/23/23
MAJOR - - 1537.66 exp 2/23/23

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 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 386.21...

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 1.55 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +1.68, 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!!!

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 6 trades -13.75

TOTAL 115 closed trades 1854.50THE 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

-65.39 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!! This is already a gain of -1.500% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 423.68 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

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2022: 264.34 points - annual 6.064% 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...

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 (UCO)...

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
March SP	flat	…	3954.50	4036.25	…	…	116 trades	*1854.50
								*not included
DIA	flat	343.59	336.62					-6.89		337.45
UDOW	flat	62.87	59.00					-1.84		59.25
SPY	long	…	387.16	393.80				0.00		401.28
SPXL	long	…	64.34	67.45				0.00		70.79
UPRO	long	…	33.57	35.65				0.00		37.28
QQQ	long	…	273.79	275.39				0.00		290.65
TQQQ	long	…	18.48	19.06				0.00		22.03
TNA	long	…	34.82	35.14				0.00		38.79
SOXL	long	…	11.53	12.37				0.00		13.85
IWM	long	…	180.68	180.72				0.00		187.47
MDY	long	…	456.56	459.22				0.00		473.5
IYT	flat	234.44	229.65					-4.10		226.39
SOXX	long	…	372.52	378.89				0.00		397.03
USD	long	…	18.47	19.34				0.00		21.32
							TOTAL	-12.83

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
Februrary	long	…	1897.60	1751.60	…	…
GLD	long	…	176.80	156.67				0.00		178.78
UGL	long	…	58.52	47.80				0.00		60.96
SLV	flat	22.50	21.95					2.83		21.69
GLL	flat	29.67	27.79					0.00		28.05
ZSL	flat	21.35	19.97					-0.93		19.90
GDX	long	…	31.11	25.50				0.00		31.94
GDXJ	long	…	38.46	31.23				0.00		38.95
NUGT	long	…	40.31	27.72				0.00		42.18
JNUG	long	…	41.78	28.99				0.00		42.40
DUST	flat	13.30	12.40					0.00		11.63
JDST	flat	7.79	7.22					0.00		6.55
QLD	long	…	36.75	37.42				0.00		41.36
SDS	flat	46.97	45.93					-1.35		41.87
SOXS	flat	41.60	39.00					-2.44		25.37



							TOTAL	-1.89
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	long	…	104.46	106.03				0.00		106.38
TMF	long	…	8.63	9.22				0.00		9.12
TBT	flat	32.74	31.33					-1.39		28.45
TMV	flat	137.10	128.77					-8.16		110.94
VCLT	long	…	79.66	80.10				0.00		80.83
							TOTAL	-9.55
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	72.37	70.82					-1.54		68.74
							TOTAL	-1.54
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	flat	80.62	78.91					-1.70		79.24
							TOTAL	-1.70
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	long	…	81.12	86.40				-4.53		85.53
JPM	flat	143.59	140.62					-5.70		139.26
							TOTAL	-10.23
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XOM	flat	126.64	124.01					-7.04		113.49
XLE	long	…	87.69	89.12				-1.87		89.41
UCO	flat	32.18	30.15					-1.87		28.55
SCO	flat	28.17	26.38					0.00		24.82
							TOTAL	-10.78
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	flat	…	66.17	67.62				-2.85		68.53
TSLA	long	…	133.90	136.73				0.00		168.27
XLY	long	…	134.89	135.13				0.00		145.88
V	flat	250.68	245.57					-4.60		229.47
							TOTAL	-7.45
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	long	…	47.62	47.89				0.00		48.01
							TOTAL	0.00
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	538.25	527.39					0.00		485.92
CURE	flat	117.84	110.67					0.00		103.00
XLV	flat	137.15	134.31					0.00		131.77
LABU	long	…	7.16	7.43				0.00		7.93
IDNA	flat	27.26	26.61					-0.63		26.55
							TOTAL	-0.63
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UUP	flat	28.43	27.76					0.00		27.55
UDN	long	…	18.47	17.69				0.00		18.75
YCS	flat	56.10	52.63					0.00		53.34
GBTC	long	…	10.12	8.85				0.00		11.94
							TOTAL	0.00
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	long	…	59.61	51.99				0.00		64.82
INDA	flat	42.95	41.99					-0.96		40.82
EEM	long	…	40.67	39.31				0.00		41.51
EWG	long	…	27.17	26.26				0.00		27.87
							TOTAL	-0.96
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	long	…	135.84	138.71				-2.84		143.23
SQ	long	…	74.69	76.32				-3.04		80.42
NVDA	long	…	161.65	160.66				0.00		192.68
LIT	long	…	63.15	63.29				0.00		70.30
XBI	long	…	83.24	84.19				0.00		87.34
							TOTAL	-5.88
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
DBA	long	20.40	19.89					-0.32		19.98
DBC	long	…	24.37	29.97				0.00		24.48
WOOD	long	…	75.21	76.85				-1.63		77.08
GCC	long	…	18.06	18.45				0.00		18.35
							TOTAL	-1.95

							YTD	-65.39
							%YTD	-1.500%

For Monday, January 30th

Posted on January 27, 2023 by Ground Zero

The Universal Law Of Coffee - As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.

* * * Alfred E. Newman

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 main model is short the March SP at 4103.75 as of 1/27/23 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 - - 4380.29 exp 8/15/23minor - - 4211.62 exp 8/15/23
MAJOR - - 4103.69 exp 3/28

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4084.75
minor - - 4046.13 exp 3/28/23
MAJOR - - 3987.65 exp 3/3/23
minor - - 3930.89 3/3/23minor - - 3926.76 exp 1/23/24
minor - - 3880.24 exp 3/23/23MAJOR - - 3825.82 exp 1/23/24
MAJOR - - 3818.46 exp 3/23/23minor - - 3802.06 exp 3/23/23minor - - 3794.08 exp 2/23/23MAJOR - - 3743.99 exp 2/23/23minor - - 3728.21 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3709.12 exp 3/23/23minor - - 3633.72 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3548.13 exp 1/23/24minor - - 3483.61 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3415.98 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3206.03 exp 1/23/24

FEBRUARY GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long February gold at 1842.00 as of 1/5/23 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 - - 2301.14 exp 6/23/25

minor - - 2105.02 exp 6/23/25

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1929.50

MAJOR - - 1901.88 exp 3/15/23

MAJOR - - 1892.38 exp 3/25/23

minor - - 1874.57 exp 3/25/23

minor - - 1819.54 exp 3/15/23

minor - - 1618.95 exp 2/23/23
MAJOR - - 1537.66 exp 2/23/23

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 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 386.21...

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 1.68 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +1.80, 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!!!

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 6 trades -13.75

TOTAL 115 closed trades 1854.50THE 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

-63.52 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!! This is already a gain of -1.457% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 423.68 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

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2022: 264.34 points - annual 6.064% 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...

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
March SP	flat	…	3954.50	4036.25	…	…	116 trades	*1854.50
								*not included
DIA	flat	343.59	336.62					-6.89		339.61
UDOW	flat	62.87	59.00					-1.84		60.44
SPY	long	…	387.16	393.80				0.00		405.68
SPXL	long	…	64.34	67.45				0.00		73.14
UPRO	long	…	33.57	35.65				0.00		38.55
QQQ	long	…	273.79	275.39				0.00		296.26
TQQQ	long	…	18.48	19.06				0.00		23.33
TNA	long	…	34.82	35.14				0.00		40.10
SOXL	long	…	11.53	12.37				0.00		14.98
IWM	long	…	180.68	180.72				0.00		189.58
MDY	long	…	456.56	459.22				0.00		477.59
IYT	flat	234.44	229.65					-4.10		230.30
SOXX	long	…	372.52	378.89				0.00		407.1
USD	long	…	18.47	19.34				0.00		22.41
							TOTAL	-12.83

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
Februrary	long	…	1894.10	1751.60	…	…
GLD	long	…	176.80	156.67				0.00		179.22
UGL	long	…	58.52	47.80				0.00		61.33
SLV	flat	22.50	21.95					2.83		21.68
GLL	flat	29.67	27.79					0.00		27.87
ZSL	flat	21.35	19.97					-0.93		19.89
GDX	long	…	31.11	25.50				0.00		32.31
GDXJ	long	…	38.46	31.23				0.00		39.49
NUGT	long	…	40.31	27.72				0.00		43.28
JNUG	long	…	41.78	28.99				0.00		43.85
DUST	flat	13.30	12.40					0.00		11.34
JDST	flat	7.79	7.22					0.00		6.36
QLD	long	…	36.75	37.42				0.00		42.97
SDS	flat	46.97	45.93					-1.35		40.96
SOXS	flat	41.60	39.00					-2.44		23.62



							TOTAL	-1.89
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	long	…	104.46	106.03				0.00		106.71
TMF	long	…	8.63	9.22				0.00		9.22
TBT	flat	32.74	31.33					-1.39		28.24
TMV	flat	137.10	128.77					-8.16		109.75
VCLT	long	…	79.66	80.10				0.00		81.17
							TOTAL	-9.55
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	72.37	70.82					-1.54		68.89
							TOTAL	-1.54
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	flat	80.62	78.91					-1.70		79.55
							TOTAL	-1.70
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	long	…	81.12	86.40				-4.53		86.27
JPM	flat	143.59	140.62					-5.70		140.32
							TOTAL	-10.23
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XOM	flat	126.64	124.01					-7.04		115.59
XLE	long	…	87.69	89.12				-1.87		91.23
UCO	long	…	28.84	30.71				0.00		29.64
SCO	flat	28.17	26.38					0.00		23.93
							TOTAL	-8.91
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	flat	…	66.17	67.62				-2.85		68.77
TSLA	long	…	133.90	136.73				0.00		177.9
XLY	long	…	134.89	135.13				0.00		147.9
V	flat	250.68	245.57					-4.60		231.39
							TOTAL	-7.45
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	long	…	47.62	47.89				0.00		48.45
							TOTAL	0.00
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	538.25	527.39					0.00		486.05
CURE	flat	117.84	110.67					0.00		106.00
XLV	flat	137.15	134.31					0.00		132.86
LABU	long	…	7.16	7.43				0.00		8.51
IDNA	flat	27.26	26.61					-0.63		27.25
							TOTAL	-0.63
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UUP	flat	28.43	27.76					0.00		27.47
UDN	long	…	18.47	17.69				0.00		18.82
YCS	flat	56.10	52.63					0.00		52.85
GBTC	long	…	10.12	8.85				0.00		12.36
							TOTAL	0.00
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	long	…	59.61	51.99				0.00		72.61
INDA	flat	42.95	41.99					-0.96		40.87
EEM	long	…	40.67	39.31				0.00		42.3
EWG	long	…	27.17	26.26				0.00		28
							TOTAL	-0.96
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	long	…	135.84	138.71				-2.84		145.93
SQ	long	…	74.69	76.32				-3.04		83.78
NVDA	long	…	161.65	160.66				0.00		203.65
LIT	long	…	63.15	63.29				0.00		71.70
XBI	long	…	83.24	84.19				0.00		89.4
							TOTAL	-5.88
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
DBA	long	20.40	19.89					-0.32		19.87
DBC	long	…	24.37	29.97				0.00		24.77
WOOD	long	…	75.21	76.85				-1.63		78.10
GCC	long	…	18.06	18.45				0.00		18.44
							TOTAL	-1.95

							YTD	-63.52
							%YTD	-1.457%

For Friday, January 27th

Posted on January 26, 2023 by Ground Zero

The Universal Law Of Coffee - As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.

* * * Alfred E. Newman

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 main model is long the March SP at 3987.50 as of 1/53/23 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 - - 4380.29 exp 8/15/23minor - - 4211.62 exp 8/15/23
MAJOR - - 4103.69 exp 3/28

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4072.75
minor - - 4046.13 exp 3/28/23
MAJOR - - 3987.65 exp 3/3/23
minor - - 3930.89 3/3/23minor - - 3926.76 exp 1/23/24
minor - - 3880.24 exp 3/23/23MAJOR - - 3825.82 exp 1/23/24
MAJOR - - 3818.46 exp 3/23/23minor - - 3802.06 exp 3/23/23minor - - 3794.08 exp 2/23/23MAJOR - - 3743.99 exp 2/23/23minor - - 3728.21 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3709.12 exp 3/23/23minor - - 3633.72 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3548.13 exp 1/23/24minor - - 3483.61 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3415.98 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3206.03 exp 1/23/24

FEBRUARY GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long February gold at 1842.00 as of 1/5/23 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 - - 2301.14 exp 6/23/25

minor - - 2105.02 exp 6/23/25

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1929.50

MAJOR - - 1901.88 exp 3/15/23

MAJOR - - 1892.38 exp 3/25/23

minor - - 1874.57 exp 3/25/23

minor - - 1819.54 exp 3/15/23

minor - - 1618.95 exp 2/23/23
MAJOR - - 1537.66 exp 2/23/23

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 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 386.21...

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 1.80 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +1.91, 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!!!

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 6 trades -13.75

TOTAL 115 closed trades 1854.50THE 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

-63.52 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!! This is already a gain of -1.457% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 154.82 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

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2022: 264.34 points - annual 6.064% 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...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: Banking and Finance (FAS), Consumer Discretionary (XRT), Commodities (WOOD)...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: Stock Market Indices (IYT)...

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

MARKET	POSITION	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP	POINTS FROM ENTRY	YTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS

STOCK INDICES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP				CURRENT PRICE
March SP	flat	…	3954.50	4036.25	…	…	116 trades	*1854.50
								*not included
DIA	flat	343.59	336.62					-6.89		339.36
UDOW	flat	62.87	59.00					-1.84		60.32
SPY	long	…	387.16	393.80				0.00		404.75
SPXL	long	…	64.34	67.45				0.00		72.65
UPRO	long	…	33.57	35.65				0.00		38.27
QQQ	long	…	273.79	275.39				0.00		293.34
TQQQ	long	…	18.48	19.06				0.00		22.68
TNA	long	…	34.82	35.14				0.00		39.54
SOXL	long	…	11.53	12.37				0.00		15.24
IWM	long	…	180.68	180.72				0.00		188.56
MDY	long	…	456.56	459.22				0.00		475.83
IYT	flat	234.44	229.65					-4.10		226.85
SOXX	long	…	372.52	378.89				0.00		409.71
USD	long	…	18.47	19.34				0.00		22.51
							TOTAL	-12.83

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
Februrary	long	…	1871.40	1751.60	…	…
GLD	long	…	176.80	156.67				0.00		179.47
UGL	long	…	58.52	47.80				0.00		61.52
SLV	flat	22.50	21.95					2.83		22.00
GLL	flat	29.67	27.79					0.00		27.82
ZSL	flat	21.35	19.97					-0.93		19.30
GDX	long	…	31.11	25.50				0.00		32.76
GDXJ	long	…	38.46	31.23				0.00		40.28
NUGT	long	…	40.31	27.72				0.00		44.49
JNUG	long	…	41.78	28.99				0.00		45.52
DUST	flat	13.30	12.40					0.00		11.05
JDST	flat	7.79	7.22					0.00		6.12
QLD	long	…	36.75	37.42				0.00		42.14
SDS	flat	46.97	45.93					-1.35		41.13
SOXS	flat	41.60	39.00					-2.44		23.17



							TOTAL	-1.89
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	long	…	104.46	106.03				0.00		106.98
TMF	long	…	8.63	9.22				0.00		9.28
TBT	flat	32.74	31.33					-1.39		28.13
TMV	flat	137.10	128.77					-8.16		109.03
VCLT	long	…	79.66	80.10				0.00		81.5
							TOTAL	-9.55
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	72.37	70.82					-1.54		68.89
							TOTAL	-1.54
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	flat	80.62	78.91					-1.70		79.51
							TOTAL	-1.70
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	long	…	81.12	86.40				-4.53		86.26
JPM	flat	143.59	140.62					-5.70		139.98
							TOTAL	-10.23
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XOM	flat	126.64	124.01					-7.04		117.76
XLE	long	…	87.69	89.12				-1.87		93.11
UCO	long	…	28.84	30.71				0.00		30.91
SCO	flat	28.17	26.38					0.00		22.98
							TOTAL	-8.91
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	flat	…	66.17	67.62				-2.85		67.57
TSLA	long	…	133.90	136.73				0.00		160.27
XLY	long	…	134.89	135.13				0.00		144.61
V	flat	250.68	245.57					-4.60		224.71
							TOTAL	-7.45
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	long	…	47.62	47.89				0.00		48.62
							TOTAL	0.00
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	538.25	527.39					0.00		492.48
CURE	flat	117.84	110.67					0.00		108.33
XLV	flat	137.15	134.31					0.00		133.77
LABU	long	…	7.16	7.43				0.00		8.29
IDNA	flat	27.26	26.61					-0.63		26.75
							TOTAL	-0.63
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UUP	flat	28.43	27.76					0.00		27.43
UDN	long	…	18.47	17.69				0.00		18.83
YCS	flat	56.10	52.63					0.00		53.15
GBTC	long	…	10.12	8.85				0.00		12.24
							TOTAL	0.00
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	long	…	59.61	51.99				0.00		73.00
INDA	flat	42.95	41.99					-0.96		41.90
EEM	long	…	40.67	39.31				0.00		42.5
EWG	long	…	27.17	26.26				0.00		28.01
							TOTAL	-0.96
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	long	…	135.84	138.71				-2.84		143.96
SQ	long	…	74.69	76.32				-3.04		81.19
NVDA	long	…	161.65	160.66				0.00		198.02
LIT	long	…	63.15	63.29				0.00		70.80
XBI	long	…	83.24	84.19				0.00		88.59
							TOTAL	-5.88
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
DBA	long	20.40	19.89					-0.32		19.84
DBC	long	…	24.37	29.97				0.00		25.05
WOOD	long	…	75.21	76.85				-1.63		78.22
GCC	long	…	18.06	18.45				0.00		18.60
							TOTAL	-1.95

							YTD	-63.52
							%YTD	-1.457%

For Thursday, January 26th

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Ground Zero

The Universal Law Of Coffee - As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.

* * * Alfred E. Newman

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 main model is long the March SP at 3987.50 as of 1/53/23 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 - - 4380.29 exp 8/15/23minor - - 4211.62 exp 8/15/23
MAJOR - - 4103.69 exp 3/28
minor - - 4046.13 exp 3/28/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4033.00MAJOR - - 3987.65 exp 3/3/23
minor - - 3930.89 3/3/23minor - - 3926.76 exp 1/23/24
minor - - 3880.24 exp 3/23/23MAJOR - - 3825.82 exp 1/23/24
MAJOR - - 3818.46 exp 3/23/23minor - - 3802.06 exp 3/23/23minor - - 3794.08 exp 2/23/23MAJOR - - 3743.99 exp 2/23/23minor - - 3728.21 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3709.12 exp 3/23/23minor - - 3633.72 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3548.13 exp 1/23/24minor - - 3483.61 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3415.98 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3206.03 exp 1/23/24

FEBRUARY GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long February gold at 1842.00 as of 1/5/23 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 - - 2301.14 exp 6/23/25

minor - - 2105.02 exp 6/23/25

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1946.60

MAJOR - - 1901.88 exp 3/15/23

MAJOR - - 1892.38 exp 3/25/23

minor - - 1874.57 exp 3/25/23

MAJOR - - 1842.008 exp 1/20/23
minor - - 1819.54 exp 3/15/23

minor - - 1618.95 exp 2/23/23
MAJOR - - 1537.66 exp 2/23/23

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 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 386.21...

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 1.91 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +1.80, 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!!!

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 6 trades -13.75

TOTAL 115 closed trades 1854.50THE 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

-59.42 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!! This is already a gain of -1.363% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 154.82 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

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2022: 264.34 points - annual 6.064% 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...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: none...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: Foreign Markets (INDA), Consumer Discretionary (XRT)...

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
March SP	flat	…	3954.50	4036.25	…	…	116 trades	*1854.50
								*not included
DIA	flat	343.59	336.62					-6.89		337.32
UDOW	flat	62.87	59.00					-1.84		59.28
SPY	long	…	387.16	393.80				0.00		400.35
SPXL	long	…	64.34	67.45				0.00		70.47
UPRO	long	…	33.57	35.65				0.00		37.12
QQQ	long	…	273.79	275.39				0.00		287.73
TQQQ	long	…	18.48	19.06				0.00		21.44
TNA	long	…	34.82	35.14				0.00		38.85
SOXL	long	…	11.53	12.37				0.00		14.53
IWM	long	…	180.68	180.72				0.00		187.45
MDY	long	…	456.56	459.22				0.00		471.91
IYT	long	…	224.41	228.51				0.00		227.77
SOXX	long	…	372.52	378.89				0.00		402.92
USD	long	…	18.47	19.34				0.00		21.82
							TOTAL	-8.73

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
Februrary	long	…	1871.40	1751.60	…	…
GLD	long	…	176.80	156.67				0.00		181.11
UGL	long	…	58.52	47.80				0.00		62.64
SLV	flat	22.50	21.95					2.83		21.97
GLL	flat	29.67	27.79					0.00		27.38
ZSL	flat	21.35	19.97					-0.93		19.35
GDX	long	…	31.11	25.50				0.00		33.25
GDXJ	long	…	38.46	31.23				0.00		41.12
NUGT	long	…	40.31	27.72				0.00		45.79
JNUG	long	…	41.78	28.99				0.00		47.39
DUST	flat	13.30	12.40					0.00		10.72
JDST	flat	7.79	7.22					0.00		5.89
QLD	long	…	36.75	37.42				0.00		40.57
SDS	flat	46.97	45.93					-1.35		42.03
SOXS	flat	41.60	39.00					-2.44		24.30



							TOTAL	-1.89
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	long	…	104.46	106.03				0.00		107.48
TMF	long	…	8.63	9.22				0.00		9.41
TBT	flat	32.74	31.33					-1.39		27.86
TMV	flat	137.10	128.77					-8.16		107.45
VCLT	long	…	79.66	80.10				0.00		81.51
							TOTAL	-9.55
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	72.37	70.82					-1.54		68.66
							TOTAL	-1.54
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	flat	80.62	78.91					-1.70		79.09
							TOTAL	-1.70
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	flat	86.40	81.12					-4.53		85.01
JPM	flat	143.59	140.62					-5.70		139.12
							TOTAL	-10.23
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XOM	flat	126.64	124.01					-7.04		113.21
XLE	long	…	87.69	89.12				-1.87		90.26
UCO	long	…	28.84	30.71				0.00		30.55
SCO	flat	28.17	26.38					0.00		23.27
							TOTAL	-8.91
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	flat	67.62	66.17					-2.85		66.93
TSLA	long	…	133.90	136.73				0.00		144.43
XLY	long	…	134.89	135.13				0.00		141.71
V	flat	250.68	245.57					-4.60		224.94
							TOTAL	-7.45
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	long	…	47.62	47.89				0.00		48.5
							TOTAL	0.00
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	538.25	527.39					0.00		492.46
CURE	flat	117.84	110.67					0.00		108.01
XLV	flat	137.15	134.31					0.00		133.52
LABU	long	…	7.16	7.43				0.00		8.36
IDNA	flat	27.26	26.61					-0.63		26.82
							TOTAL	-0.63
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UUP	flat	28.43	27.76					0.00		27.37
UDN	long	…	18.47	17.69				0.00		18.88
YCS	flat	56.10	52.63					0.00		52.52
GBTC	long	…	10.12	8.85				0.00		12.01
							TOTAL	0.00
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	long	…	59.61	51.99				0.00		70.34
INDA	flat	42.95	41.99					-0.96		41.75
EEM	long	…	40.67	39.31				0.00		42.1
EWG	long	…	27.17	26.26				0.00		28.01
							TOTAL	-0.96
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	long	…	135.84	138.71				-2.84		141.86
SQ	long	…	74.69	76.32				-3.04		80.79
NVDA	long	…	161.65	160.66				0.00		193.23
LIT	long	…	63.15	63.29				0.00		69.21
XBI	long	…	83.24	84.19				0.00		88.9
							TOTAL	-5.88
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
DBA	long	20.40	19.89					-0.32		19.56
DBC	long	…	24.37	29.97				0.00		24.94
WOOD	flat	76.85	75.21					-1.63		76.70
GCC	long	…	18.06	18.45				0.00		18.45
							TOTAL	-1.95

							YTD	-59.42
							%YTD	-1.363%

For Wednesday, January 25th

Posted on January 24, 2023 by Ground Zero

The Universal Law Of Coffee - As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.

* * * Alfred E. Newman

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 main model is short the March SP at 4046.25 as of 1/23/23 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 - - 4380.29 exp 8/15/23minor - - 4211.62 exp 8/15/23
MAJOR - - 4103.69 exp 3/28
minor - - 4046.13 exp 3/28/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4043.00MAJOR - - 3987.65 exp 3/3/23
minor - - 3930.89 3/3/23minor - - 3926.76 exp 1/23/24
minor - - 3880.24 exp 3/23/23MAJOR - - 3825.82 exp 1/23/24
MAJOR - - 3818.46 exp 3/23/23minor - - 3802.06 exp 3/23/23minor - - 3794.08 exp 2/23/23MAJOR - - 3743.99 exp 2/23/23minor - - 3728.21 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3709.12 exp 3/23/23minor - - 3633.72 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3548.13 exp 1/23/24minor - - 3483.61 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3415.98 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3206.03 exp 1/23/24

FEBRUARY GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long February gold at 1842.00 as of 1/5/23 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 - - 2301.14 exp 6/23/25

minor - - 2105.02 exp 6/23/25

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1938.60

MAJOR - - 1901.88 exp 3/15/23

MAJOR - - 1892.38 exp 3/25/23

minor - - 1874.57 exp 3/25/23

MAJOR - - 1842.008 exp 1/20/23
minor - - 1819.54 exp 3/15/23

minor - - 1618.95 exp 2/23/23
MAJOR - - 1537.66 exp 2/23/23

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 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 386.21...

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 1.80 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +1.74, 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!!!

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 6 trades -13.75

TOTAL 115 closed trades 1854.50THE 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

-57.01 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!! This is already a gain of -1.308% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 154.82 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

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2022: 264.34 points - annual 6.064% 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...

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), Precious Metals (ZSL), Consumer Discretionary (V)...

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
March SP	flat	…	3954.50	4036.25	…	…	116 trades	*1854.50
								*not included
DIA	flat	343.59	336.62					-6.89		336.17
UDOW	flat	62.87	59.00					-1.84		58.72
SPY	long	…	386.17	393.80				0.00		400.63
SPXL	long	…	64.34	67.45				0.00		70.59
UPRO	long	…	33.49	35.65				0.00		37.21
QQQ	long	…	269.78	275.39				0.00		288.96
TQQQ	long	…	17.82	19.06				0.00		21.73
TNA	long	…	33.08	35.14				0.00		38.83
SOXL	long	…	11.53	12.37				0.00		14.74
IWM	long	…	177.20	180.72				0.00		187.33
MDY	long	…	451.52	459.22				0.00		472.18
IYT	long	…	223.84	228.51				0.00		232.24
SOXX	long	…	371.21	378.89				0.00		404.89
USD	long	…	18.47	19.34				0.00		21.97
							TOTAL	-8.73

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
Februrary	long	…	1868.30	1751.60	…	…
GLD	long	…	171.13	156.67				0.00		179.63
UGL	long	…	57.98	47.80				0.00		61.65
SLV	flat	22.64	22.09					2.83		21.58
GLL	flat	31.01	29.67					0.00		27.75
ZSL	long	…	19.87	20.80				0.00		20.12
GDX	long	…	29.93	25.50				0.00		32.41
GDXJ	long	…	37.23	31.23				0.00		40.03
NUGT	long	…	37.53	27.72				0.00		43.57
JNUG	long	…	39.32	28.99				0.00		45.04
DUST	flat	15.00	14.00					0.00		11.31
JDST	flat	8.22	7.63					0.00		6.2
QLD	long	…	35.82	37.42				0.00		40.98
SDS	flat	47.17	46.13					-1.35		41.93
SOXS	flat	44.24	41.49					-2.44		24.05



							TOTAL	-0.96
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	long	…	103.81	106.03				0.00		105.7
TMF	long	…	8.57	9.22				0.00		8.98
TBT	flat	32.74	31.33					-1.39		28.81
TMV	flat	137.10	128.77					-8.16		112.97
VCLT	long	…	78.77	80.10				0.00		80.71
							TOTAL	-9.55
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	72.37	70.82					-1.54		69.25
							TOTAL	-1.54
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	flat	80.62	78.91					-1.70		77.97
							TOTAL	-1.70
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	flat	86.40	81.12					-4.53		82.95
JPM	flat	143.59	140.62					-5.70		137.27
							TOTAL	-10.23
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XOM	long	…	111.84	114.22				-4.66		112.76
XLE	long	…	87.24	89.12				-1.87		90.6
UCO	long	…	28.78	30.71				0.00		31.45
SCO	flat	28.17	26.38					0.00		22.59
							TOTAL	-6.53
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	long	…	65.81	67.26				-1.40		67.18
TSLA	long	…	133.90	136.73				0.00		143.75
XLY	long	…	132.33	135.13				0.00		141.15
V	long	…	215.48	220.08				0.00		224.18
							TOTAL	-1.40
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	long	…	47.10	47.89				0.00		48.54
							TOTAL	0.00
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	538.25	527.39					0.00		485.81
CURE	flat	117.84	110.67					0.00		109.97
XLV	flat	137.15	134.31					0.00		134.39
LABU	long	…	6.88	7.43				0.00		7.92
IDNA	flat	27.26	26.61					-0.63		26.84
							TOTAL	-0.63
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UUP	flat	28.43	27.76					0.00		27.48
UDN	long	…	18.17	17.69				0.00		18.79
YCS	flat	56.39	52.91					0.00		53.42
GBTC	long	…	9.16	8.85				0.00		12.38
							TOTAL	0.00
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	long	…	57.16	51.99				0.00		70.04
INDA	long	…	41.85	42.81				0.00		42.50
EEM	long	…	39.16	39.31				0.00		42.03
EWG	long	…	26.59	26.26				0.00		27.87
							TOTAL	0.00
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	long	…	135.84	138.71				-2.84		141.11
SQ	long	…	74.69	76.32				-3.04		81.66
NVDA	long	…	157.35	160.66				0.00		191.93
LIT	long	…	61.92	63.29				0.00		67.58
XBI	long	…	82.41	84.19				0.00		87.16
							TOTAL	-5.88
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
DBA	long	20.40	19.89					-0.32		19.38
DBC	long	…	24.37	29.97				0.00		25.15
WOOD	flat	76.85	75.21					-1.63		76.46
GCC	long	…	17.98	18.45				0.00		18.60
							TOTAL	-1.95

							YTD	-49.10
							%YTD	-1.126%

For Tuesday, January 24th

Posted on January 23, 2023 by Ground Zero

The Universal Law Of Coffee - As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.

* * * Alfred E. Newman

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 main model is short the March SP at 4046.25 as of 1/23/23 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 - - 4380.29 exp 8/15/23minor - - 4211.62 exp 8/15/23
MAJOR - - 4103.69 exp 3/28 NEW
minor - - 4046.13 exp 3/28/23 NEW

FEBRUARY GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long February gold at 1842.00 as of 1/5/23 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 - - 2301.14 exp 6/23/25

minor - - 2105.02 exp 6/23/25

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1928.80

MAJOR - - 1901.88 exp 3/15/23

MAJOR - - 1892.38 exp 3/25/23

minor - - 1874.57 exp 3/25/23

MAJOR - - 1842.008 exp 1/20/23
minor - - 1819.54 exp 3/15/23

minor - - 1811.08 exp 1/20/23

minor - - 1747.804 1/23/23

minor - - 1727.19 exp 1/23/23

MAJOR - - 1717.87 exp 1/23/23

MAJOR - - 1689.05 exp 1/23/23

minor - - 1618.95 exp 2/23/23
MAJOR - - 1537.66 exp 2/23/23

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 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 386.21...

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 1.74 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +1.59, 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!!!

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 6 trades -13.75

TOTAL 115 closed trades 1854.50THE 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

-49.10 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!! This is already a gain of -1.126% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 133.34 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

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2022: 264.34 points - annual 6.064% 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...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: Precious Metals (ZSL), Energy (XOM), Consumer Discretionary (TSLA, XRT), Technology (AAPL, SQ)...

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
March SP	flat	…	3954.50	4036.25	…	…	116 trades	*1854.50
								*not included
DIA	flat	343.59	336.62					-6.89		336.17
UDOW	flat	62.87	59.00					-1.84		58.72
SPY	long	…	386.17	393.80				0.00		400.63
SPXL	long	…	64.34	67.45				0.00		70.59
UPRO	long	…	33.49	35.65				0.00		37.21
QQQ	long	…	269.78	275.39				0.00		288.96
TQQQ	long	…	17.82	19.06				0.00		21.73
TNA	long	…	33.08	35.14				0.00		38.83
SOXL	long	…	11.53	12.37				0.00		14.74
IWM	long	…	177.20	180.72				0.00		187.33
MDY	long	…	451.52	459.22				0.00		472.18
IYT	long	…	223.84	228.51				0.00		232.24
SOXX	long	…	371.21	378.89				0.00		404.89
USD	long	…	18.47	19.34				0.00		21.97
							TOTAL	-8.73

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
Februrary	long	…	1868.30	1751.60	…	…
GLD	long	…	171.13	156.67				0.00		179.63
UGL	long	…	57.98	47.80				0.00		61.65
SLV	flat	22.64	22.09					2.83		21.58
GLL	flat	31.01	29.67					0.00		27.75
ZSL	long	…	19.87	20.80				0.00		20.12
GDX	long	…	29.93	25.50				0.00		32.41
GDXJ	long	…	37.23	31.23				0.00		40.03
NUGT	long	…	37.53	27.72				0.00		43.57
JNUG	long	…	39.32	28.99				0.00		45.04
DUST	flat	15.00	14.00					0.00		11.31
JDST	flat	8.22	7.63					0.00		6.2
QLD	long	…	35.82	37.42				0.00		40.98
SDS	flat	47.17	46.13					-1.35		41.93
SOXS	flat	44.24	41.49					-2.44		24.05



							TOTAL	-0.96
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	long	…	103.81	106.03				0.00		105.7
TMF	long	…	8.57	9.22				0.00		8.98
TBT	flat	32.74	31.33					-1.39		28.81
TMV	flat	137.10	128.77					-8.16		112.97
VCLT	long	…	78.77	80.10				0.00		80.71
							TOTAL	-9.55
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	72.37	70.82					-1.54		69.25
							TOTAL	-1.54
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	flat	80.62	78.91					-1.70		77.97
							TOTAL	-1.70
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	flat	86.40	81.12					-4.53		82.95
JPM	flat	143.59	140.62					-5.70		137.27
							TOTAL	-10.23
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XOM	long	…	111.84	114.22				-4.66		112.76
XLE	long	…	87.24	89.12				-1.87		90.6
UCO	long	…	28.78	30.71				0.00		31.45
SCO	flat	28.17	26.38					0.00		22.59
							TOTAL	-6.53
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	long	…	65.81	67.26				-1.40		67.18
TSLA	long	…	133.90	136.73				0.00		143.75
XLY	long	…	132.33	135.13				0.00		141.15
V	long	…	215.48	220.08				0.00		224.18
							TOTAL	-1.40
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	long	…	47.10	47.89				0.00		48.54
							TOTAL	0.00
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	538.25	527.39					0.00		485.81
CURE	flat	117.84	110.67					0.00		109.97
XLV	flat	137.15	134.31					0.00		134.39
LABU	long	…	6.88	7.43				0.00		7.92
IDNA	flat	27.26	26.61					-0.63		26.84
							TOTAL	-0.63
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UUP	flat	28.43	27.76					0.00		27.48
UDN	long	…	18.17	17.69				0.00		18.79
YCS	flat	56.39	52.91					0.00		53.42
GBTC	long	…	9.16	8.85				0.00		12.38
							TOTAL	0.00
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	long	…	57.16	51.99				0.00		70.04
INDA	long	…	41.85	42.81				0.00		42.50
EEM	long	…	39.16	39.31				0.00		42.03
EWG	long	…	26.59	26.26				0.00		27.87
							TOTAL	0.00
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	long	…	135.84	138.71				-2.84		141.11
SQ	long	…	74.69	76.32				-3.04		81.66
NVDA	long	…	157.35	160.66				0.00		191.93
LIT	long	…	61.92	63.29				0.00		67.58
XBI	long	…	82.41	84.19				0.00		87.16
							TOTAL	-5.88
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
DBA	long	20.40	19.89					-0.32		19.38
DBC	long	…	24.37	29.97				0.00		25.15
WOOD	flat	76.85	75.21					-1.63		76.46
GCC	long	…	17.98	18.45				0.00		18.60
							TOTAL	-1.95

							YTD	-49.10
							%YTD	-1.126%

For Monday, January 23rd

Posted on January 20, 2023 by Ground Zero

The Universal Law Of Coffee - As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.

* * * Alfred E. Newman

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 main model is short the March SP at 3987.75 as of 1/18/23 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 - - 4380.29 exp 8/15/23minor - - 4211.62 exp 8/15/23MAJOR - - 3987.65 exp 3/3/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 3986.75
minor - - 3930.89 3/3/23minor - - 3926.76 exp 1/23/24
minor - - 3880.24 exp 3/23/23MAJOR - - 3825.82 exp 1/23/24
MAJOR - - 3818.46 exp 3/23/23minor - - 3802.06 exp 3/23/23minor - - 3794.08 exp 2/23/23MAJOR - - 3743.99 exp 2/23/23minor - - 3728.21 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3709.12 exp 3/23/23minor - - 3633.72 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3548.13 exp 1/23/24minor - - 3483.61 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3415.98 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3206.03 exp 1/23/24

FEBRUARY GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long February gold at 1842.00 as of 1/5/23 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 - - 2301.14 exp 6/23/25

minor - - 2105.02 exp 6/23/25

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1928.80

MAJOR - - 1901.88 exp 3/15/23

MAJOR - - 1892.38 exp 3/25/23

minor - - 1874.57 exp 3/25/23

MAJOR - - 1842.008 exp 1/20/23
minor - - 1819.54 exp 3/15/23

minor - - 1811.08 exp 1/20/23

minor - - 1747.804 1/23/23

minor - - 1727.19 exp 1/23/23

MAJOR - - 1717.87 exp 1/23/23

MAJOR - - 1689.05 exp 1/23/23

minor - - 1618.95 exp 2/23/23
MAJOR - - 1537.66 exp 2/23/23

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 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 386.21...

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 1.59 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +1.60, 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!!!

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 6 trades -13.75

TOTAL 115 closed trades 1854.50THE 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

-49.10 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!! This is already a gain of -1.126% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 133.34 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

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2022: 264.34 points - annual 6.064% 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...

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
March SP	flat	4036.25	3954.50	…	…	…	116 trades	*1854.50
								*not included
DIA	flat	343.59	336.62					-6.89		333.67
UDOW	flat	62.87	59.00					-1.84		57.42
SPY	long	…	386.17	393.80				0.00		395.88
SPXL	long	…	64.34	67.45				0.00		68.13
UPRO	long	…	33.49	35.65				0.00		35.9
QQQ	long	…	269.78	275.39				0.00		282.68
TQQQ	long	…	17.82	19.06				0.00		20.39
TNA	long	…	33.08	35.14				0.00		37.42
SOXL	long	…	11.53	12.37				0.00		12.79
IWM	long	…	177.20	180.72				0.00		185.04
MDY	long	…	451.52	459.22				0.00		466.2
IYT	long	…	223.84	228.51				0.00		229.64
SOXX	long	…	371.21	378.89				0.00		385.53
USD	long	…	18.47	19.34				0.00		19.92
							TOTAL	-8.73

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
Februrary	long	…	1868.30	1751.60	…	…
GLD	long	…	171.13	156.67				0.00		179.29
UGL	long	…	57.98	47.80				0.00		61.43
SLV	flat	22.64	22.09					2.83		22.02
GLL	flat	31.01	29.67					0.00		27.83
ZSL	flat	20.80	19.87					0.00		19.27
GDX	long	…	29.93	25.50				0.00		32.42
GDXJ	long	…	37.23	31.23				0.00		40.27
NUGT	long	…	37.53	27.72				0.00		43.49
JNUG	long	…	39.32	28.99				0.00		45.61
DUST	flat	15.00	14.00					0.00		11.28
JDST	flat	8.22	7.63					0.00		6.13
QLD	long	…	35.82	37.42				0.00		39.26
SDS	flat	47.17	46.13					-1.35		42.96
SOXS	flat	44.24	41.49					-2.44		28.28



							TOTAL	-0.96
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	long	…	103.81	106.03				0.00		106.2
TMF	long	…	8.57	9.22				0.00		9.11
TBT	flat	32.74	31.33					-1.39		28.5
TMV	flat	137.10	128.77					-8.16		111.21
VCLT	long	…	78.77	80.10				0.00		81.08
							TOTAL	-9.55
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	72.37	70.82					-1.54		69.23
							TOTAL	-1.54
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	flat	80.62	78.91					-1.70		77.20
							TOTAL	-1.70
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	flat	86.40	81.12					-4.53		80.22
JPM	flat	143.59	140.62					-5.70		135.08
							TOTAL	-10.23
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XOM	flat	114.22	111.84					-4.66		113.35
XLE	long	…	87.24	89.12				-1.87		90.48
UCO	long	…	28.78	30.71				0.00		31.44
SCO	flat	28.17	26.38					0.00		22.61
							TOTAL	-6.53
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	flat	67.26	65.81					-1.40		65.17
TSLA	flat	136.73	133.90					0.00		133.42
XLY	long	…	132.33	135.13				0.00		138.98
V	long	…	215.48	220.08				0.00		224.31
							TOTAL	-1.40
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	long	…	47.10	47.89				0.00		48.51
							TOTAL	0.00
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	538.25	527.39					0.00		486.72
CURE	flat	117.84	110.67					0.00		108.99
XLV	flat	137.15	134.31					0.00		133.91
LABU	long	…	6.88	7.43				0.00		7.84
IDNA	flat	27.26	26.61					-0.63		26.31
							TOTAL	-0.63
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UUP	flat	28.43	27.76					0.00		27.44
UDN	long	…	18.17	17.69				0.00		18.81
YCS	flat	56.39	52.91					0.00		52.46
GBTC	long	…	9.16	8.85				0.00		12.18
							TOTAL	0.00
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	long	…	57.16	51.99				0.00		67.98
INDA	long	…	41.85	42.81				0.00		42.68
EEM	long	…	39.16	39.31				0.00		41.73
EWG	long	…	26.59	26.26				0.00		27.77
							TOTAL	0.00
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	flat	138.71	135.84					-2.84		137.87
SQ	flat	76.32	74.69					-3.04		76.16
NVDA	long	…	157.35	160.66				0.00		178.39
LIT	long	…	61.92	63.29				0.00		65.82
XBI	long	…	82.41	84.19				0.00		86.99
							TOTAL	-5.88
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
DBA	long	20.40	19.89					-0.32		19.41
DBC	long	…	24.37	29.97				0.00		25.09
WOOD	flat	76.85	75.21					-1.63		75.76
GCC	long	…	17.98	18.45				0.00		18.53
							TOTAL	-1.95

							YTD	-49.10
							%YTD	-1.126%

For Friday, January 20th

Posted on January 19, 2023 by Ground Zero

The Universal Law Of Coffee - As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.

* * * Alfred E. Newman

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 main model is short the March SP at 3987.75 as of 1/18/23 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 - - 4380.29 exp 8/15/23minor - - 4211.62 exp 8/15/23MAJOR - - 3987.65 exp 3/3/23
minor - - 3930.89 3/3/23minor - - 3926.76 exp 1/23/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 3917.00
minor - - 3880.24 exp 3/23/23MAJOR - - 3825.82 exp 1/23/24
MAJOR - - 3818.46 exp 3/23/23minor - - 3802.06 exp 3/23/23minor - - 3794.08 exp 2/23/23MAJOR - - 3743.99 exp 2/23/23minor - - 3728.21 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3709.12 exp 3/23/23minor - - 3633.72 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3548.13 exp 1/23/24minor - - 3483.61 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3415.98 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3206.03 exp 1/23/24

FEBRUARY GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long February gold at 1842.00 as of 1/5/23 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 - - 2301.14 exp 6/23/25

minor - - 2105.02 exp 6/23/25

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1935.00

MAJOR - - 1901.88 exp 3/15/23

MAJOR - - 1892.38 exp 3/25/23

minor - - 1874.57 exp 3/25/23

MAJOR - - 1842.008 exp 1/20/23
minor - - 1819.54 exp 3/15/23

minor - - 1811.08 exp 1/20/23

minor - - 1747.804 1/23/23

minor - - 1727.19 exp 1/23/23

MAJOR - - 1717.87 exp 1/23/23

MAJOR - - 1689.05 exp 1/23/23

minor - - 1618.95 exp 2/23/23
MAJOR - - 1537.66 exp 2/23/23

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 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 386.21...

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 1.60 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +1.49, 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!!!

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 6 trades -13.75

TOTAL 115 closed trades 1854.50THE 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

-52.21 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!! This is already a gain of -1.198% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 133.34 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

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2022: 264.34 points - annual 6.064% 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...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: none...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: Stock Market Indices (DIA, SPXL), Banking and Financials (FAS), Consumer Discretionary (XRT), Health Care (IDNA), Energy (XOM), Technology (AAPL, SQ), Agriculture and Commodities (WOOD)...

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

MARKET	POSITION	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP	POINTS FROM ENTRY	YTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS

STOCK INDICES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP				CURRENT PRICE
March SP	flat	4036.25	3954.50	…	…	…	116 trades	*1854.50
								*not included
DIA	flat	343.59	336.62					-6.89		331.14
UDOW	flat	62.87	59.00					-1.84		56.07
SPY	long	…	386.17	393.80				0.00		389.34
SPXL	flat	70.79	66.44					-3.11		64.98
UPRO	long	…	33.49	35.65				0.00		34.22
QQQ	long	…	269.78	275.39				0.00		275.70
TQQQ	long	…	17.82	19.06				0.00		18.95
TNA	long	…	33.08	35.14				0.00		35.78
SOXL	long	…	11.53	12.37				0.00		11.91
IWM	long	…	177.20	180.72				0.00		182.23
MDY	long	…	451.52	459.22				0.00		459.39
IYT	long	…	223.84	228.51				0.00		226.85
SOXX	long	…	371.21	378.89				0.00		375.5
USD	long	…	18.47	19.34				0.00		18.84
							TOTAL	-11.84

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
Februrary	long	…	1834.20	1751.60	…	…
GLD	long	…	171.13	156.67				0.00		179.8
UGL	long	…	57.98	47.80				0.00		61.73
SLV	flat	22.64	22.09					2.83		21.99
GLL	flat	31.01	29.67					0.00		27.69
ZSL	flat	20.80	19.87					0.00		19.32
GDX	long	…	29.93	25.50				0.00		32.07
GDXJ	long	…	37.23	31.23				0.00		39.66
NUGT	long	…	37.53	27.72				0.00		42.65
JNUG	long	…	39.32	28.99				0.00		44.31
DUST	flat	15.00	14.00					0.00		11.53
JDST	flat	8.22	7.63					0.00		6.32
QLD	long	…	35.82	37.42				0.00		37.32
SDS	flat	47.17	46.13					-1.35		44.44
SOXS	flat	44.24	41.49					-2.44		30.79



							TOTAL	-0.96
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	long	…	103.81	106.03				0.00		107.93
TMF	long	…	8.57	9.22				0.00		9.57
TBT	flat	32.74	31.33					-1.39		27.64
TMV	flat	137.10	128.77					-8.16		106.09
VCLT	long	…	78.77	80.10				0.00		81.84
							TOTAL	-9.55
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	72.37	70.82					-1.54		68.95
							TOTAL	-1.54
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	flat	80.62	78.91					-1.70		76.58
							TOTAL	-1.70
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	flat	86.40	81.12					-4.53		76.92
JPM	flat	143.59	140.62					-5.70		134.98
							TOTAL	-10.23
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XOM	flat	114.22	111.84					-4.66		111.38
XLE	long	…	87.24	89.12				-1.87		89.56
UCO	long	…	28.78	30.71				0.00		30.66
SCO	flat	28.17	26.38					0.00		23.18
							TOTAL	-6.53
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	flat	67.26	65.81					-1.40		63.6
TSLA	flat	136.73	133.90					0.00		127.45
XLY	long	…	132.33	135.13				0.00		135.9
V	long	…	215.48	220.08				0.00		220.86
							TOTAL	-1.40
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	long	…	47.10	47.89				0.00		48.04
							TOTAL	0.00
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	538.25	527.39					0.00		484.7
CURE	flat	117.84	110.67					0.00		108.00
XLV	flat	137.15	134.31					0.00		133.45
LABU	long	…	6.88	7.43				0.00		7.50
IDNA	flat	27.26	26.61					-0.63		26.06
							TOTAL	-0.63
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UUP	flat	28.43	27.76					0.00		27.46
UDN	long	…	18.17	17.69				0.00		18.79
YCS	flat	56.39	52.91					0.00		51.43
GBTC	long	…	9.16	8.85				0.00		11.70
							TOTAL	0.00
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	long	…	57.16	51.99				0.00		63.36
INDA	long	…	41.85	42.81				0.00		42.55
EEM	long	…	39.16	39.31				0.00		41.15
EWG	long	…	26.59	26.26				0.00		27.53
							TOTAL	0.00
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	flat	138.71	135.84					-2.84		135.57
SQ	flat	76.32	74.69					-3.04		71.12
NVDA	long	…	157.35	160.66				0.00		168.72
LIT	long	…	61.92	63.29				0.00		63.80
XBI	long	…	82.41	84.19				0.00		85.06
							TOTAL	-5.88
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
DBA	long	20.40	19.89					-0.32		19.36
DBC	long	…	24.37	29.97				0.00		24.96
WOOD	flat	76.85	75.21					-1.63		75.19
GCC	long	…	17.98	18.45				0.00		18.44
							TOTAL	-1.95

							YTD	-52.21
							%YTD	-1.198%

For Thursday, January 19th

Posted on January 18, 2023 by Ground Zero

The Universal Law Of Coffee - As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.

* * * Alfred E. Newman

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 main model is short the March SP at 3987.75 as of 1/18/23 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 - - 4380.29 exp 8/15/23minor - - 4211.62 exp 8/15/23MAJOR - - 3987.65 exp 3/3/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 3948.00
minor - - 3930.89 3/3/23minor - - 3926.76 exp 1/23/24
minor - - 3880.24 exp 3/23/23 NEWMAJOR - - 3825.82 exp 1/23/24
MAJOR - - 3818.46 exp 3/23/23 NEWminor - - 3802.06 exp 3/23/23

NEWminor - - 3794.08 exp 2/23/23MAJOR - - 3743.99 exp 2/23/23minor - - 3728.21 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3709.12 exp 3/23/23

NEWminor - - 3633.72 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3548.13 exp 1/23/24minor - - 3483.61 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3415.98 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3206.03 exp 1/23/24

FEBRUARY GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long February gold at 1842.00 as of 1/5/23 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 - - 2301.14 exp 6/23/25

minor - - 2105.02 exp 6/23/25

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1906.50

MAJOR - - 1901.88 exp 3/15/23

MAJOR - - 1892.38 exp 3/25/23

minor - - 1874.57 exp 3/25/23

MAJOR - - 1842.008 exp 1/20/23
minor - - 1819.54 exp 3/15/23

minor - - 1811.08 exp 1/20/23

minor - - 1747.804 1/23/23

minor - - 1727.19 exp 1/23/23

MAJOR - - 1717.87 exp 1/23/23

MAJOR - - 1689.05 exp 1/23/23

minor - - 1618.95 exp 2/23/23
MAJOR - - 1537.66 exp 2/23/23

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 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 386.21...

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 1.49 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +1.41, 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!!!

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 6 trades -13.75

TOTAL 115 closed trades 1854.50THE 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

-27.30 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!! This is already a gain of -0.626% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 133.34 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

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2022: 264.34 points - annual 6.064% 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...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: Foreign Markets (INDA)...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: Stock Market Indices (UDOW), Utilities (XLU)...

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
March SP	flat	4036.25	3954.50	…	…	…	116 trades	*1854.50
								*not included
DIA	long	…	332.62	339.51				0.00		332.97
UDOW	flat	62.87	59.00					-1.84		57.05
SPY	long	…	386.17	393.80				0.00		391.54
SPXL	long	...	64.34	67.45				0.00		66.15
UPRO	long	…	33.49	35.65				0.00		34.86
QQQ	long	…	269.78	275.39				0.00		277.88
TQQQ	long	…	17.82	19.06				0.00		19.46
TNA	long	…	33.08	35.14				0.00		36.76
SOXL	long	…	11.53	12.37				0.00		12.82
IWM	long	…	177.20	180.72				0.00		183.8
MDY	long	…	451.52	459.22				0.00		463.52
IYT	long	…	223.84	228.51				0.00		228.39
SOXX	long	…	371.21	378.89				0.00		384.62
USD	long	…	18.47	19.34				0.00		19.85
							TOTAL	-1.84

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
Februrary	long	…	1834.20	1751.60	…	…
GLD	long	…	171.13	156.67				0.00		177.07
UGL	long	…	57.98	47.80				0.00		59.98
SLV	flat	22.64	22.09					2.83		21.58
GLL	flat	31.01	29.67					0.00		28.52
ZSL	flat	20.80	19.87					0.00		20.09
GDX	long	…	29.93	25.50				0.00		31.22
GDXJ	long	…	37.23	31.23				0.00		38.58
NUGT	long	…	37.53	27.72				0.00		40.48
JNUG	long	…	39.32	28.99				0.00		41.88
DUST	flat	15.00	14.00					0.00		12.18
JDST	flat	8.22	7.63					0.00		6.7
QLD	long	…	35.82	37.42				0.00		37.95
SDS	flat	47.17	46.13					-1.35		43.89
SOXS	flat	44.24	41.49					-2.44		28.73



							TOTAL	-0.96
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	long	…	103.81	106.03				0.00		108.63
TMF	long	…	8.57	9.22				0.00		9.76
TBT	flat	32.74	31.33					-1.39		27.26
TMV	flat	137.10	128.77					-8.16		104.11
VCLT	long	…	78.77	80.10				0.00		82.01
							TOTAL	-9.55
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	72.37	70.82					-1.54		69.52
							TOTAL	-1.54
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	flat	80.62	78.91					-1.70		77.55
							TOTAL	-1.70
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	long	…	78.85	83.38				0.00		79.48
JPM	flat	143.59	140.62					-5.70		136.57
							TOTAL	-5.70
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XOM	long	…	109.75	112.09				-2.32		110.61
XLE	long	…	87.24	89.12				-1.87		88.49
UCO	long	…	28.78	30.71				0.00		29.78
SCO	flat	28.17	26.38					0.00		23.89
							TOTAL	-4.19
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	long	…	63.51	64.91				0.00		64.74
TSLA	flat	136.73	133.90					0.00		128.78
XLY	long	…	132.33	135.13				0.00		137.98
V	long	…	215.48	220.08				0.00		219.46
							TOTAL	0.00
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	long	…	47.10	47.89				0.00		47.9
							TOTAL	0.00
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	538.25	527.39					0.00		476.24
CURE	flat	117.84	110.67					0.00		106.67
XLV	flat	137.15	134.31					0.00		132.92
LABU	long	…	6.88	7.43				0.00		7.69
IDNA	long	…	25.91	26.54				0.00		26.28
							TOTAL	0.00
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UUP	flat	28.43	27.76					0.00		27.55
UDN	long	…	18.17	17.69				0.00		18.73
YCS	flat	56.39	52.91					0.00		51.79
GBTC	long	…	9.16	8.85				0.00		10.82
							TOTAL	0.00
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	long	…	57.16	51.99				0.00		59.73
INDA	long	…	41.85	42.81				0.00		42.45
EEM	long	…	39.16	39.31				0.00		40.79
EWG	long	…	26.59	26.26				0.00		27.7
							TOTAL	0.00
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	long	…	134.07	136.91				0.00		135.21
SQ	long	…	70.67	72.21				-1.50		72.11
NVDA	long	…	157.35	160.66				0.00		173.77
LIT	long	…	61.92	63.29				0.00		64.18
XBI	long	…	82.41	84.19				0.00		85.79
							TOTAL	-1.50
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
DBA	long	20.40	19.89					-0.32		19.47
DBC	long	…	24.37	29.97				0.00		24.69
WOOD	long	…	74.94	76.57				0.00		75.46
GCC	long	…	17.98	18.45				0.00		18.30
							TOTAL	-0.32

							YTD	-27.30
							%YTD	-0.626%

For Wednesday, January 18th

Posted on January 17, 2023 by Ground Zero

The Universal Law Of Coffee - As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.

* * * Alfred E. Newman

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 main model is long the March SP at 3930.75 as of 1/10/23 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 - - 4380.29 exp 8/15/23minor - - 4211.62 exp 8/15/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4006.50
MAJOR - - 3987.65 exp 3/3/23
minor - - 3930.89 3/3/23minor - - 3926.76 exp 1/23/24
MAJOR - - 3825.82 exp 1/23/24
minor - - 3794.08 exp 2/23/23MAJOR - - 3743.99 exp 2/23/23minor - - 3728.21 exp 1/23/24minor - - 3633.72 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3548.13 exp 1/23/24minor - - 3483.61 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3415.98 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3206.03 exp 1/23/24

FEBRUARY GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long February gold at 1842.00 as of 1/5/23 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 - - 2301.14 exp 6/23/25

minor - - 2105.02 exp 6/23/25

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1911.50

MAJOR - - 1901.88 exp 3/15/23

MAJOR - - 1892.38 exp 3/25/23

minor - - 1874.57 exp 3/25/23

MAJOR - - 1842.008 exp 1/20/23
minor - - 1819.54 exp 3/15/23

minor - - 1811.08 exp 1/20/23

minor - - 1747.804 1/23/23

minor - - 1727.19 exp 1/23/23

MAJOR - - 1717.87 exp 1/23/23

MAJOR - - 1689.05 exp 1/23/23

minor - - 1618.95 exp 2/23/23
MAJOR - - 1537.66 exp 2/23/23

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 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 386.21...

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 1.41 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +1.06, 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!!!

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 6 trades -13.75

TOTAL 115 closed trades 1854.50THE 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

-23.92 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!! This is already a gain of -0.549% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 163.32 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

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2022: 264.34 points - annual 6.064% 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...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: Energy (UCO), Technology (AAPL, SQ), Agriculture and Commodities (GCC, DBC)...

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
March SP	flat	4036.25	3954.50	…	…	…	116 trades	*1854.50
								*not included
DIA	long	…	332.62	339.51				0.00		339.39
UDOW	long	…	58.96	60.80				0.00		60.52
SPY	long	…	386.17	393.80				0.00		398.09
SPXL	long	...	64.34	67.45				0.00		69.60
UPRO	long	…	33.49	35.65				0.00		36.69
QQQ	long	…	269.78	275.39				0.00		281.59
TQQQ	long	…	17.82	19.06				0.00		20.24
TNA	long	…	33.08	35.14				0.00		38.67
SOXL	long	…	11.53	12.37				0.00		13.10
IWM	long	…	177.20	180.72				0.00		186.86
MDY	long	…	451.52	459.22				0.00		470.03
IYT	long	…	223.84	228.51				0.00		230.54
SOXX	long	…	371.21	378.89				0.00		387.19
USD	long	…	18.47	19.34				0.00		20.25
							TOTAL	0.00

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
Februrary	long	…	1828.90	1751.60	…	…
GLD	long	…	171.13	156.67				0.00		177.5
UGL	long	…	57.98	47.80				0.00		60.34
SLV	flat	22.64	22.09					2.83		21.99
GLL	flat	31.01	29.67					0.00		28.34
ZSL	flat	20.80	19.87					0.00		19.28
GDX	long	…	29.93	25.50				0.00		31.5
GDXJ	long	…	37.23	31.23				0.00		39.09
NUGT	long	…	37.53	27.72				0.00		41.22
JNUG	long	…	39.32	28.99				0.00		42.99
DUST	flat	15.00	14.00					0.00		11.95
JDST	flat	8.22	7.63					0.00		6.53
QLD	long	…	35.82	37.42				0.00		38.99
SDS	flat	47.17	46.13					-1.35		42.49
SOXS	flat	44.24	41.49					-2.44		28.16



							TOTAL	-0.96
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	long	…	103.81	106.03				0.00		106.07
TMF	long	…	8.57	9.22				0.00		9.11
TBT	flat	32.74	31.33					-1.39		28.59
TMV	flat	137.10	128.77					-8.16		111.96
VCLT	long	…	78.77	80.10				0.00		80.84
							TOTAL	-9.55
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	long	…	70.58	72.12				0.00		71.33
							TOTAL	0.00
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	flat	80.62	78.91					-1.70		79.08
							TOTAL	-1.70
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	long	…	78.85	83.38				0.00		84.61
JPM	flat	143.59	140.62					-5.70		141.26
							TOTAL	-5.70
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XOM	long	…	109.75	112.09				-2.32		113.03
XLE	long	…	87.24	89.12				-1.87		90.02
UCO	long	…	28.78	30.71				0.00		30.91
SCO	flat	28.17	26.38					0.00		23.01
							TOTAL	-4.19
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	long	…	63.51	64.91				0.00		65.86
TSLA	flat	136.73	133.90					0.00		131.45
XLY	long	…	132.33	135.13				0.00		139.94
V	long	…	215.48	220.08				0.00		223.22
							TOTAL	0.00
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	long	…	47.10	47.89				0.00		48.5
							TOTAL	0.00
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	538.25	527.39					0.00		484.42
CURE	flat	117.84	110.67					0.00		111.99
XLV	flat	137.15	134.31					0.00		134.91
LABU	long	…	6.88	7.43				0.00		7.98
IDNA	long	…	25.91	26.54				0.00		26.6
							TOTAL	0.00
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UUP	flat	28.43	27.76					0.00		27.54
UDN	long	…	18.17	17.69				0.00		18.71
YCS	flat	56.39	52.91					0.00		51.37
GBTC	long	…	9.16	8.85				0.00		11.84
							TOTAL	0.00
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	long	…	57.16	51.99				0.00		61.85
INDA	flat	42.81	41.85					0.00		42.51
EEM	long	…	39.16	39.31				0.00		41.09
EWG	long	…	26.59	26.26				0.00		27.79
							TOTAL	0.00
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	long	…	134.07	136.91				0.00		135.91
SQ	long	…	70.67	72.21				-1.50		75.16
NVDA	long	…	157.35	160.66				0.00		177.11
LIT	long	…	61.92	63.29				0.00		64.35
XBI	long	…	82.41	84.19				0.00		86.82
							TOTAL	-1.50
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
DBA	long	20.40	19.89					-0.32		19.60
DBC	long	…	24.37	29.97				0.00		24.96
WOOD	long	…	74.94	76.57				0.00		76.01
GCC	long	…	17.98	18.45				0.00		18.35
							TOTAL	-0.32

							YTD	-23.92
							%YTD	-0.549%

For Tuesday, January 17th

Posted on January 13, 2023 by Ground Zero

The Universal Law Of Coffee - As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.

* * * Alfred E. Newman

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 main model is long the March SP at 3930.75 as of 1/10/23 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 - - 4380.29 exp 8/15/23minor - - 4211.62 exp 8/15/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4015.50
MAJOR - - 3987.65 exp 3/3/23
minor - - 3930.89 3/3/23minor - - 3926.76 exp 1/23/24
MAJOR - - 3825.82 exp 1/23/24
minor - - 3794.08 exp 2/23/23MAJOR - - 3743.99 exp 2/23/23minor - - 3728.21 exp 1/23/24minor - - 3633.72 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3548.13 exp 1/23/24minor - - 3483.61 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3415.98 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3206.03 exp 1/23/24

FEBRUARY GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long February gold at 1842.00 as of 1/5/23 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 - - 2301.14 exp 6/23/25 NEW

minor - - 2105.02 exp 6/23/25 NEW

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1923.30

MAJOR - - 1901.88 exp 3/15/23

MAJOR - - 1892.38 exp 3/25/23

minor - - 1874.57 exp 3/25/23

MAJOR - - 1842.008 exp 1/20/23
minor - - 1819.54 exp 3/15/23

minor - - 1811.08 exp 1/20/23

minor - - 1747.804 1/23/23

minor - - 1727.19 exp 1/23/23

MAJOR - - 1717.87 exp 1/23/23

MAJOR - - 1689.05 exp 1/23/23

minor - - 1618.95 exp 2/23/23
MAJOR - - 1537.66 exp 2/23/23

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 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 386.21...

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 1.06 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +0.90, 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!!!

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 6 trades -13.75

TOTAL 115 closed trades 1854.50THE 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

-23.92 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!! This is already a gain of -0.549% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 183.42 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

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2022: 264.34 points - annual 6.064% 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...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: Banking and Finance (JPM)...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: Banking and Finance (JPM) in and out...

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
March SP	flat	4044.00	3962.00	…	…	…	116 trades	*1854.50
								*not included
DIA	long	…	332.62	339.51				0.00		342.92
UDOW	long	…	57.05	60.80				0.00		62.50
SPY	long	…	385.82	393.80				0.00		398.51
SPXL	long	...	63.30	67.45				0.00		69.82
UPRO	long	…	33.41	35.65				0.00		36.8
QQQ	long	…	269.78	275.39				0.00		280.93
TQQQ	long	…	17.82	19.06				0.00		20.11
TNA	long	…	32.93	35.14				0.00		38.75
SOXL	long	…	11.53	12.37				0.00		12.95
IWM	long	…	177.01	180.72				0.00		186.92
MDY	long	…	449.94	459.22				0.00		470.56
IYT	long	…	223.84	228.51				0.00		230.84
SOXX	long	…	371.21	378.89				0.00		385.93
USD	long	…	18.47	19.34				0.00		19.92
							TOTAL	0.00

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
Februrary	long	…	1828.90	1751.60	…	…
GLD	long	…	169.69	156.67				0.00		178.79
UGL	long	…	55.20	47.80				0.00		61.09
SLV	flat	22.64	22.09					2.83		22.34
GLL	flat	32.35	30.96					0.00		27.98
ZSL	flat	21.49	20.53					0.00		18.74
GDX	long	…	29.15	25.50				0.00		32.68
GDXJ	long	…	36.22	31.23				0.00		40.45
NUGT	long	…	35.73	27.72				0.00		44.41
JNUG	long	…	37.41	28.99				0.00		46.10
DUST	flat	15.00	14.00					0.00		11.15
JDST	flat	8.22	7.63					0.00		6.12
QLD	long	…	35.82	37.42				0.00		38.82
SDS	flat	47.80	45.79					-1.35		42.39
SOXS	flat	44.24	41.49					-2.44		28.40



							TOTAL	-0.96
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	long	…	103.81	106.03				0.00		106.75
TMF	long	…	8.57	9.22				0.00		9.29
TBT	flat	32.74	31.33					-1.39		28.24
TMV	flat	137.10	128.77					-8.16		109.87
VCLT	long	…	78.40	80.10				0.00		81.3
							TOTAL	-9.55
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	long	…	70.58	72.12				0.00		71.33
							TOTAL	0.00
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	flat	80.62	78.91					-1.70		79.37
							TOTAL	-1.70
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	long	…	78.28	83.38				0.00		85.71
JPM	flat	143.59	140.62					-5.70		142.84
							TOTAL	-5.70
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XOM	long	…	109.75	112.09				-2.32		113.05
XLE	long	…	87.24	89.12				-1.87		89.88
UCO	flat	30.71	28.78					0.00		30.24
SCO	flat	28.49	26.68					0.00		23.52
							TOTAL	-4.19
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	long	…	63.51	64.91				0.00		65.93
TSLA	flat	148.57	145.50					0.00		122.21
XLY	long	…	132.33	135.13				0.00		139.67
V	long	…	215.48	220.08				0.00		223.02
							TOTAL	0.00
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	long	…	46.83	47.89				0.00		48.52
							TOTAL	0.00
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	538.25	527.39					0.00		490.07
CURE	flat	117.84	110.67					0.00		112.77
XLV	flat	137.15	134.31					0.00		135.54
LABU	long	…	6.88	7.43				0.00		8.21
IDNA	long	…	25.91	26.54				0.00		26.45
							TOTAL	0.00
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UUP	flat	28.45	27.78					0.00		27.47
UDN	long	…	18.17	17.69				0.00		18.76
YCS	flat	58.75	55.13					0.00		51.02
GBTC	long	…	8.57	8.85				0.00		11.36
							TOTAL	0.00
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	long	…	49.58	51.99				0.00		65.81
INDA	flat	42.81	41.85					0.00		42.48
EEM	long	…	38.58	39.31				0.00		41.32
EWG	long	…	25.63	26.26				0.00		27.79
							TOTAL	0.00
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	flat	136.91	134.07					0.00		134.65
SQ	flat	72.21	70.67					-1.50		71.65
NVDA	long	…	157.35	160.66				0.00		168.95
LIT	long	…	61.92	63.29				0.00		64.32
XBI	long	…	82.41	84.19				0.00		87.8
							TOTAL	-1.50
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
DBA	long	20.40	19.89					-0.32		19.53
DBC	flat	24.97	24.37					0.00		24.8
WOOD	long	…	74.94	76.57				0.00		76.14
GCC	flat	18.45	17.98					0.00		18.31
							TOTAL	-0.32

							YTD	-23.92
							%YTD	-0.549%

For Friday, January 13th

Posted on January 12, 2023 by Ground Zero

The Universal Law Of Coffee - As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.

* * * Alfred E. Newman

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 main model is long the March SP at 3930.75 as of 1/10/23 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 - - 4380.29 exp 8/15/23

NEWminor - - 4211.62 exp 8/15/23

NEW

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4004.50
MAJOR - - 3987.65 exp 3/3/23
minor - - 3930.89 3/3/23minor - - 3926.76 exp 1/23/24
MAJOR - - 3825.82 exp 1/23/24
minor - - 3794.08 exp 2/23/23MAJOR - - 3743.99 exp 2/23/23minor - - 3728.21 exp 1/23/24minor - - 3633.72 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3548.13 exp 1/23/24minor - - 3483.61 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3415.98 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3206.03 exp 1/23/24

FEBRUARY GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long February gold at 1842.00 as of 1/5/23 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 - - 1901.88 exp 3/15/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1902.40

MAJOR - - 1892.38 exp 3/25/23 NEW

minor - - 1874.57 exp 3/25/23 NEW

MAJOR - - 1842.008 exp 1/20/23
minor - - 1819.54 exp 3/15/23

minor - - 1811.08 exp 1/20/23

minor - - 1747.804 1/23/23

minor - - 1727.19 exp 1/23/23

MAJOR - - 1717.87 exp 1/23/23

MAJOR - - 1689.05 exp 1/23/23

minor - - 1618.95 exp 2/23/23
MAJOR - - 1537.66 exp 2/23/23

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 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 386.21...

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 +0.90 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +0.70, 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!!!

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 6 trades -13.75

TOTAL 115 closed trades 1854.50THE 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

-19.56 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!! This is already a gain of -0.449% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 172.82 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

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2022: 264.34 points - annual 6.064% 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...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: Stock Market Indices (USD), Interest Rates (TLT, TMF), Energy (XOM, XLE), Technology (NVDA), Health Care (LABU, IDNA), Commodities and Agriculture (WOOD)...

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
March SP	flat	4044.00	3962.00	…	…	…	116 trades	*1854.50
								*not included
DIA	long	…	332.62	339.51				0.00		342.00
UDOW	long	…	57.05	60.80				0.00		61.97
SPY	long	…	385.82	393.80				0.00		396.95
SPXL	long	...	63.30	67.45				0.00		69.06
UPRO	long	…	33.41	35.65				0.00		36.38
QQQ	long	…	269.78	275.39				0.00		279.05
TQQQ	long	…	17.82	19.06				0.00		19.71
TNA	long	…	32.93	35.14				0.00		38.12
SOXL	long	…	11.53	12.37				0.00		12.82
IWM	long	…	177.01	180.72				0.00		185.83
MDY	long	…	449.94	459.22				0.00		468.36
IYT	long	…	223.84	228.51				0.00		231.78
SOXX	long	…	371.21	378.89				0.00		384.62
USD	long	…	18.47	19.34				0.00		19.69
							TOTAL	0.00

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
Februrary	long	…	1818.80	1751.60	…	…
GLD	long	…	169.69	156.67				0.00		176.64
UGL	long	…	55.20	47.80				0.00		59.70
SLV	flat	22.64	22.09					2.83		21.88
GLL	flat	32.35	30.96					0.00		28.69
ZSL	flat	21.49	20.53					0.00		19.54
GDX	long	…	29.15	25.50				0.00		32.18
GDXJ	long	…	36.22	31.23				0.00		39.9
NUGT	long	…	35.73	27.72				0.00		43.1
JNUG	long	…	37.41	28.99				0.00		44.86
DUST	flat	15.00	14.00					0.00		11.51
JDST	flat	8.22	7.63					0.00		6.27
QLD	long	…	35.82	37.42				0.00		38.28
SDS	flat	47.80	45.79					-1.35		42.69
SOXS	flat	44.24	41.49					-2.44		28.74



							TOTAL	-0.96
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	long	…	103.81	106.03				0.00		107.76
TMF	long	…	8.57	9.22				0.00		9.55
TBT	flat	32.74	31.33					-1.39		27.74
TMV	flat	137.10	128.77					-8.16		106.7
VCLT	long	…	78.40	80.10				0.00		81.63
							TOTAL	-9.55
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	long	…	70.58	72.12				0.00		71.59
							TOTAL	0.00
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	flat	80.62	78.91					-1.70		80.09
							TOTAL	-1.70
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	long	…	78.28	83.38				0.00		84.22
JPM	long	…	134.92	137.78				-2.84		139.49
							TOTAL	-2.84
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XOM	long	…	109.75	112.09				-2.32		113.22
XLE	long	…	87.24	89.12				-1.87		89.82
UCO	flat	30.71	28.78					0.00		29.08
SCO	flat	28.49	26.68					0.00		24.49
							TOTAL	-4.19
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	long	…	63.51	64.91				0.00		66.01
TSLA	flat	148.57	145.50					0.00		123.56
XLY	long	…	132.33	135.13				0.00		138.4
V	long	…	215.48	220.08				0.00		223.62
							TOTAL	0.00
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	long	…	46.83	47.89				0.00		48.35
							TOTAL	0.00
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	538.25	527.39					0.00		495.67
CURE	flat	117.84	110.67					0.00		111.56
XLV	flat	137.15	134.31					0.00		134.85
LABU	long	…	6.88	7.43				0.00		8.26
IDNA	long	…	25.91	26.54				0.00		26.61
							TOTAL	0.00
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UUP	flat	28.45	27.78					0.00		27.48
UDN	long	…	18.17	17.69				0.00		18.75
YCS	flat	58.75	55.13					0.00		52.1
GBTC	long	…	8.57	8.85				0.00		10.53
							TOTAL	0.00
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	long	…	49.58	51.99				0.00		63.24
INDA	flat	42.81	41.85					0.00		42.39
EEM	long	…	38.58	39.31				0.00		41.03
EWG	long	…	25.63	26.26				0.00		27.78
							TOTAL	0.00
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	flat	136.91	134.07					0.00		133.41
SQ	long	…	69.20	70.71				0.00		71.8
NVDA	long	…	157.35	160.66				0.00		165.11
LIT	long	…	61.92	63.29				0.00		64.98
XBI	long	…	82.41	84.19				0.00		87.92
							TOTAL	0.00
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
DBA	long	20.40	19.89					-0.32		19.50
DBC	flat	24.97	24.37					0.00		24.55
WOOD	long	…	74.94	76.57				0.00		76.49
GCC	flat	18.45	17.98					0.00		18.18
							TOTAL	-0.32

							YTD	-19.56
							%YTD	-0.449%

For Thursday, January 12th

Posted on January 11, 2023 by Ground Zero

The Universal Law Of Coffee - As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.

* * * Alfred E. Newman

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 main model is long the March SP at 3930.75 as of 1/10/23 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)

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 3990.50
MAJOR - - 3987.65 exp 3/3/23
minor - - 3930.89 3/3/23minor - - 3926.76 exp 1/23/24
MAJOR - - 3825.82 exp 1/23/24
minor - - 3794.08 exp 2/23/23MAJOR - - 3743.99 exp 2/23/23minor - - 3728.21 exp 1/23/24minor - - 3633.72 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3548.13 exp 1/23/24minor - - 3483.61 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3415.98 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3206.03 exp 1/23/24

FEBRUARY GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long February gold at 1842.00 as of 1/5/23 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 - - 1901.88 exp 3/15/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1880.60

MAJOR - - 1842.008 exp 1/20/23
minor - - 1819.54 exp 3/15/23

minor - - 1811.08 exp 1/20/23

minor - - 1747.804 1/23/23

minor - - 1727.19 exp 1/23/23

MAJOR - - 1717.87 exp 1/23/23

MAJOR - - 1689.05 exp 1/23/23

minor - - 1618.95 exp 2/23/23
MAJOR - - 1537.66 exp 2/23/23

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 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 386.21...

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 +0.70 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +0.75, 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!!!

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 6 trades -13.75

TOTAL 115 closed trades 1854.50THE 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

-19.56 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!! This is already a gain of -0.449% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 122.44 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

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2022: 264.34 points - annual 6.064% 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...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: Stock Market Indices (DIA, QQQ, TNA, IWM, MDY, IYT, SPY, SPXL, UPRO, TQQQ, QLD, UDOW, SOXL, SOXX), Interest Rates (VCLT), Consumer Discretionary (XRT, XLY), Global Infrastructure (IGF), Technology (SQ, XBI, LIT), Utilities (XLU), Banking and Finance (FAS)...

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
March SP	flat	4091.75	4008.75	…	…	…	116 trades	*1854.50
								*not included
DIA	long	…	332.62	339.51				0.00		339.74
UDOW	long	…	57.05	60.80				0.00		60.82
SPY	long	…	385.82	393.80				0.00		395.5
SPXL	long	...	63.30	67.45				0.00		68.39
UPRO	long	…	33.41	35.65				0.00		36.01
QQQ	long	…	269.78	275.39				0.00		277.55
TQQQ	long	…	17.82	19.06				0.00		19.41
TNA	long	…	32.93	35.14				0.00		36.29
SOXL	long	…	11.53	12.37				0.00		12.40
IWM	long	…	177.01	180.72				0.00		182.76
MDY	long	…	449.94	459.22				0.00		464.12
IYT	long	…	223.84	228.51				0.00		229.11
SOXX	long	…	371.21	378.89				0.00		380
USD	flat	19.34	18.47					0.00		19.21
							TOTAL	0.00

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
Februrary	long	…	1810.20	1751.60	…	…
GLD	long	…	169.69	156.67				0.00		174.59
UGL	long	…	55.20	47.80				0.00		58.39
SLV	flat	22.64	22.09					2.83		21.55
GLL	flat	32.35	30.96					0.00		29.31
ZSL	flat	21.49	20.53					0.00		20.20
GDX	long	…	29.15	25.50				0.00		31.58
GDXJ	long	…	36.22	31.23				0.00		39.1
NUGT	long	…	35.73	27.72				0.00		41.58
JNUG	long	…	37.41	28.99				0.00		43.32
DUST	flat	15.00	14.00					0.00		11.94
JDST	flat	8.22	7.63					0.00		6.51
QLD	long	…	35.82	37.42				0.00		37.92
SDS	flat	47.80	45.79					-1.35		42.98
SOXS	flat	44.24	41.49					-2.44		29.71



							TOTAL	-0.96
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	flat	106.03	103.81					0.00		105.68
TMF	flat	9.22	8.57					0.00		9.03
TBT	flat	32.74	31.33					-1.39		28.82
TMV	flat	137.10	128.77					-8.16		113.53
VCLT	long	…	78.40	80.10				0.00		80.35
							TOTAL	-9.55
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	long	…	70.58	72.12				0.00		72.08
							TOTAL	0.00
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	flat	80.62	78.91					-1.70		79.52
							TOTAL	-1.70
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	long	…	78.28	83.38				0.00		83.6
JPM	long	…	134.92	137.78				-2.84		139.63
							TOTAL	-2.84
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XOM	flat	112.09	109.75					-2.32		111.37
XLE	flat	89.12	87.24					-1.87		88.14
UCO	flat	30.71	28.78					0.00		28.64
SCO	flat	28.49	26.68					0.00		24.84
							TOTAL	-4.19
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	long	…	63.51	64.91				0.00		65.43
TSLA	flat	148.57	145.50					0.00		123.22
XLY	long	…	132.33	135.13				0.00		138.17
V	long	…	215.48	220.08				0.00		222.1
							TOTAL	0.00
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	long	…	46.83	47.89				0.00		47.95
							TOTAL	0.00
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	538.25	527.39					0.00		493.4
CURE	flat	117.84	110.67					0.00		112.10
XLV	flat	137.15	134.31					0.00		135.28
LABU	flat	7.43	6.88					0.00		7.34
IDNA	flat	26.54	25.91					0.00		25.88
							TOTAL	0.00
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UUP	flat	28.45	27.78					0.00		27.75
UDN	long	…	18.17	17.69				0.00		18.57
YCS	flat	58.75	55.13					0.00		54.75
GBTC	long	…	8.57	8.85				0.00		9.81
							TOTAL	0.00
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	long	…	49.58	51.99				0.00		64.95
INDA	flat	42.81	41.85					0.00		42.17
EEM	long	…	38.58	39.31				0.00		40.82
EWG	long	…	25.63	26.26				0.00		27.31
							TOTAL	0.00
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	flat	136.91	134.07					0.00		133.49
SQ	long	…	69.20	70.71				0.00		71.67
NVDA	flat	160.66	157.35					0.00		160.01
LIT	long	…	61.92	63.29				0.00		63.41
XBI	long	…	82.41	84.19				0.00		84.38
							TOTAL	0.00
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
DBA	long	20.40	19.89					-0.32		19.37
DBC	flat	24.97	24.37					0.00		24.35
WOOD	flat	76.57	74.94					0.00		75.44
GCC	flat	18.45	17.98					0.00		17.92
							TOTAL	-0.32

							YTD	-19.56
							%YTD	-0.449%

For Wednesday, January 11th

Posted on January 11, 2023 by Ground Zero

The Universal Law Of Coffee - As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.

* * * Alfred E. Newman

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 main model is long the March SP at 3930.75 as of 1/10/23 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 - - 3987.65 exp 3/3/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 3941.50
minor - - 3930.89 3/3/23minor - - 3926.76 exp 1/23/24
MAJOR - - 3825.82 exp 1/23/24
minor - - 3794.08 exp 2/23/23MAJOR - - 3743.99 exp 2/23/23minor - - 3728.21 exp 1/23/24minor - - 3633.72 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3548.13 exp 1/23/24minor - - 3483.61 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3415.98 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3206.03 exp 1/23/24

FEBRUARY GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long February gold at 1842.00 as of 1/5/23 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 - - 1901.88 exp 3/15/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1882.60

MAJOR - - 1842.008 exp 1/20/23
minor - - 1819.54 exp 3/15/23

minor - - 1811.08 exp 1/20/23

minor - - 1747.804 1/23/23

minor - - 1727.19 exp 1/23/23

MAJOR - - 1717.87 exp 1/23/23

MAJOR - - 1689.05 exp 1/23/23

minor - - 1618.95 exp 2/23/23
MAJOR - - 1537.66 exp 2/23/23

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 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 386.21...

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 +0.75 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +0.82, 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!!!

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 6 trades -13.75

TOTAL 115 closed trades 1854.50THE 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

-19.56 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!! This is already a gain of -0.449% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 22.22 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

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2022: 264.34 points - annual 6.064% 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...

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 (XLE)...

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
March SP	flat	4181.00	4096.25	…	…	…	116 trades	*1854.50
								*not included
DIA	flat	339.51	332.62					0.00		337.23
UDOW	flat	60.80	57.05					0.00		59.52
SPY	flat	393.80	385.82					0.00		390.58
SPXL	flat	67.45	63.30					0.00		65.88
UPRO	flat	35.65	33.41					0.00		34.72
QQQ	flat	275.39	269.78					0.00		272.83
TQQQ	flat	19.06	17.82					0.00		18.49
TNA	flat	35.14	32.93					0.00		35.02
SOXL	flat	12.37	11.53					0.00		11.97
IWM	flat	180.72	177.01					0.00		180.51
MDY	flat	459.22	449.94					0.00		458.44
IYT	flat	228.51	223.84					0.00		226.37
SOXX	flat	378.89	371.21					0.00		375.16
USD	flat	19.34	18.47					0.00		18.81
							TOTAL	0.00

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
Februrary	long	…	1810.20	1751.60	…	…
GLD	long	…	169.69	156.67				0.00		174.74
UGL	long	…	55.20	47.80				0.00		58.51
SLV	flat	22.64	22.09					2.83		21.73
GLL	flat	32.35	30.96					0.00		29.29
ZSL	flat	21.49	20.53					0.00		19.87
GDX	long	…	29.15	25.50				0.00		31.84
GDXJ	long	…	36.22	31.23				0.00		39.68
NUGT	long	…	35.73	27.72				0.00		42.25
JNUG	long	…	37.41	28.99				0.00		44.48
DUST	flat	15.00	14.00					0.00		11.75
JDST	flat	8.22	7.63					0.00		6.37
QLD	flat	37.42	35.82					0.00		36.68
SDS	flat	47.80	45.79					-1.35		44.04
SOXS	flat	44.24	41.49					-2.44		30.87



							TOTAL	-0.96
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	flat	106.03	103.81					0.00		103.99
TMF	flat	9.22	8.57					0.00		8.63
TBT	flat	32.74	31.33					-1.39		29.75
TMV	flat	137.10	128.77					-8.16		119.24
VCLT	flat	80.10	78.40					0.00		79.28
							TOTAL	-9.55
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	72.12	70.58					0.00		71.5
							TOTAL	0.00
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	flat	80.62	78.91					-1.70		79.10
							TOTAL	-1.70
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	flat	83.38	78.28					0.00		81.57
JPM	long	…	134.92	137.78				-2.84		138.6
							TOTAL	-2.84
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XOM	flat	112.09	109.75					-2.32		110.09
XLE	flat	89.12	87.24					-1.87		87.87
UCO	flat	30.71	28.78					0.00		27.03
SCO	flat	28.49	26.68					0.00		26.45
							TOTAL	-4.19
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	flat	64.91	63.51					0.00		63.92
TSLA	flat	148.57	145.50					0.00		118.85
XLY	flat	135.13	132.33					0.00		134.54
V	long	…	215.48	220.08				0.00		221.09
							TOTAL	0.00
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	flat	47.89	46.83					0.00		47.46
							TOTAL	0.00
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	538.25	527.39					0.00		486
CURE	flat	117.84	110.67					0.00		110.90
XLV	flat	137.15	134.31					0.00		134.52
LABU	flat	7.43	6.88					0.00		7.16
IDNA	flat	26.54	25.91					0.00		25.87
							TOTAL	0.00
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UUP	flat	28.45	27.78					0.00		27.75
UDN	long	…	18.17	17.69				0.00		18.56
YCS	flat	58.75	55.13					0.00		54.61
GBTC	long	…	8.57	8.85				0.00		9.90
							TOTAL	0.00
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	long	…	49.58	51.99				0.00		63.06
INDA	flat	42.81	41.85					0.00		42.17
EEM	long	…	38.58	39.31				0.00		40.66
EWG	long	…	25.63	26.26				0.00		26.98
							TOTAL	0.00
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	flat	136.91	134.07					0.00		130.73
SQ	flat	70.71	69.20					0.00		70.03
NVDA	flat	160.66	157.35					0.00		159.09
LIT	flat	63.29	61.92					0.00		61.93
XBI	flat	84.19	82.41					0.00		83.58
							TOTAL	0.00
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
DBA	long	20.40	19.89					-0.32		19.42
DBC	flat	24.97	24.37					0.00		23.92
WOOD	flat	76.57	74.94					0.00		75.11
GCC	flat	18.45	17.98					0.00		17.78
							TOTAL	-0.32

							YTD	-19.56
							%YTD	-0.449%

For Tuesday, January 10

Posted on January 9, 2023 by Ground Zero

The Universal Law Of Coffee - As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.

* * * Alfred E. Newman

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 main model is short the March SP at 3931.00 as of 1/9/23 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 - - 3987.65 exp 3/3/23minor - - 3930.89 3/3/23minor - - 3926.76 exp 1/23/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 3917.50
MAJOR - - 3825.82 exp 1/23/24
minor - - 3794.08 exp 2/23/23MAJOR - - 3743.99 exp 2/23/23minor - - 3728.21 exp 1/23/24minor - - 3633.72 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3548.13 exp 1/23/24minor - - 3483.61 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3415.98 exp 1/23/24MAJOR - - 3206.03 exp 1/23/24

FEBRUARY GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long February gold at 1842.00 as of 1/5/23 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 - - 1901.88 exp 3/15/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1874.70

MAJOR - - 1842.008 exp 1/20/23
minor - - 1819.54 exp 3/15/23

minor - - 1811.08 exp 1/20/23

minor - - 1747.804 1/23/23

minor - - 1727.19 exp 1/23/23

MAJOR - - 1717.87 exp 1/23/23

MAJOR - - 1689.05 exp 1/23/23

minor - - 1618.95 exp 2/23/23
MAJOR - - 1537.66 exp 2/23/23

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 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 386.21...

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 +0.82 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +0.93, 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!!!

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 6 trades -13.75

TOTAL 115 closed trades 1854.50THE 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

-17.69 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!! This is already a gain of -0.406% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 61.22 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

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2022: 264.34 points - annual 6.064% 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), Currencies (GBTC)...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: Aerospace and Defense (PPA), Energy (XOM)...

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
March SP	flat	4181.00	4096.25	…	…	…	116 trades	*1854.50
								*not included
DIA	flat	348.32	341.25					0.00		335.29
UDOW	flat	66.27	62.19					0.00		58.54
SPY	flat	410.59	402.28					0.00		387.88
SPXL	flat	76.73	72.03					0.00		64.56
UPRO	flat	40.59	38.05					0.00		34.03
QQQ	flat	296.98	290.94					0.00		270.54
TQQQ	flat	24.33	22.77					0.00		18.01
TNA	flat	39.44	36.97					0.00		33.54
SOXL	flat	15.01	14.04					0.00		11.53
IWM	flat	186.74	182.91					0.00		177.88
MDY	flat	469.67	460.18					0.00		454.01
IYT	flat	233.56	228.79					0.00		225.42
SOXX	flat	399.04	390.96					0.00		370.37
USD	flat	22.69	21.68					0.00		18.38
							TOTAL	0.00

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
Februrary	long	…	1803.20	1751.60	…	…
GLD	long	…	165.96	156.67				0.00		174.1
UGL	long	…	53.64	47.80				0.00		58.10
SLV	flat	22.64	22.09					2.83		21.74
GLL	flat	32.68	31.27					0.00		29.45
ZSL	flat	21.49	20.53					0.00		19.85
GDX	long	…	28.02	25.50				0.00		31.26
GDXJ	long	…	34.66	31.23				0.00		38.91
NUGT	long	…	33.13	27.72				0.00		40.81
JNUG	long	…	34.38	28.99				0.00		42.91
DUST	flat	16.04	15.30					0.00		12.19
JDST	flat	9.02	8.56					0.00		6.6
QLD	flat	43.82	41.97					0.00		36.07
SDS	flat	47.80	45.79					-1.35		44.67
SOXS	flat	44.24	41.49					-2.44		32.11



							TOTAL	-0.96
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	flat	109.22	106.94					0.00		105.74
TMF	flat	10.27	9.55					0.00		9.06
TBT	flat	32.74	31.33					-1.39		28.84
TMV	flat	137.10	128.77					-8.16		113.48
VCLT	flat	82.14	80.40					0.00		79.74
							TOTAL	-9.55
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	73.89	72.31					0.00		71.48
							TOTAL	0.00
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	flat	80.62	78.91					-1.70		78.59
							TOTAL	-1.70
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	flat	84.46	79.29					0.00		80.11
JPM	long	…	134.92	137.78				-2.84		137.37
							TOTAL	-2.84
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XOM	flat	112.09	109.75					-2.32		108.47
XLE	long	…	86.59	88.46				0.00		87.25
UCO	flat	30.71	28.78					0.00		27.02
SCO	flat	28.49	26.68					0.00		26.45
							TOTAL	-2.32
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	flat	67.30	65.85					0.00		62.46
TSLA	flat	175.15	171.55					0.00		119.77
XLY	flat	145.42	142.41					0.00		132.87
V	long	…	215.48	220.08				0.00		218.6
							TOTAL	0.00
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	flat	48.30	47.23					0.00		47.61
							TOTAL	0.00
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	551.09	539.97					0.00		490.06
CURE	flat	130.18	127.48					0.00		108.34
XLV	flat	141.87	138.93					0.00		133.40
LABU	flat	7.63	7.07					0.00		6.64
IDNA	flat	28.14	27.48					0.00		25.42
							TOTAL	0.00
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UUP	flat	28.45	27.78					0.00		27.73
UDN	long	…	18.17	17.69				0.00		18.58
YCS	flat	59.57	55.90					0.00		54.27
GBTC	long	…	8.57	8.85				0.00		9.65
							TOTAL	0.00
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	long	…	48.77	51.99				0.00		61.03
INDA	flat	43.74	42.77					0.00		42.17
EEM	long	…	38.42	39.31				0.00		40.37
EWG	long	…	25.63	26.26				0.00		26.71
							TOTAL	0.00
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	flat	150.07	146.97					0.00		130.15
SQ	flat	72.57	71.02					0.00		69.06
NVDA	flat	188.00	184.14					0.00		156.28
LIT	flat	67.81	66.35					0.00		61.43
XBI	flat	84.19	82.41					0.00		81.27
							TOTAL	0.00
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
DBA	long	20.40	19.89					-0.32		19.63
DBC	flat	24.97	24.37					0.00		23.92
WOOD	flat	77.97	76.31					0.00		75.83
GCC	flat	18.50	18.03					0.00		17.81
							TOTAL	-0.32

							YTD	-17.69
							%YTD	-0.406%

For Monday, January 9th

Posted on January 6, 2023 by Ground Zero

The Universal Law Of Coffee - As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.

* * * Alfred E. Newman

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 main model is long the March SP at 3825.75 as of 12/29/22 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 - - 3987.65 exp 3/3/23minor - - 3930.89 3/3/23minor - - 3926.76 exp 1/23/24

FEBRUARY GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long February gold at 1842.00 as of 1/5/23 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 - - 1901.88 exp 3/15/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1871.20

MAJOR - - 1842.008 exp 1/20/23
minor - - 1819.54 exp 3/15/23

minor - - 1811.08 exp 1/20/23

minor - - 1747.804 1/23/23

minor - - 1727.19 exp 1/23/23

MAJOR - - 1717.87 exp 1/23/23

MAJOR - - 1689.05 exp 1/23/23

minor - - 1618.95 exp 2/23/23
MAJOR - - 1537.66 exp 2/23/23

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 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 386.21...

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 +0.93 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +1.15, 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!!!

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 6 trades -13.75

TOTAL 115 closed trades 1854.50THE 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

-13.67 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!! This is already a gain of -0.314% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 66.32 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

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2022: 264.34 points - annual 6.064% 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...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: Stock Market Indices (SOXS, SDS)...

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
March SP	flat	4181.00	4096.25	…	…	…	116 trades	*1854.50
								*not included
DIA	flat	348.32	341.25					0.00		336.28
UDOW	flat	66.27	62.19					0.00		59.06
SPY	flat	410.59	402.28					0.00		388.04
SPXL	flat	76.73	72.03					0.00		64.64
UPRO	flat	40.59	38.05					0.00		34.07
QQQ	flat	296.98	290.94					0.00		268.80
TQQQ	flat	24.33	22.77					0.00		17.64
TNA	flat	39.44	36.97					0.00		33.37
SOXL	flat	15.01	14.04					0.00		10.87
IWM	flat	186.74	182.91					0.00		177.58
MDY	flat	469.67	460.18					0.00		454.13
IYT	flat	233.56	228.79					0.00		222.83
SOXX	flat	399.04	390.96					0.00		363.67
USD	flat	22.69	21.68					0.00		17.71
							TOTAL	0.00

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
Februrary	long	…	1791.70	1751.60	…	…
GLD	long	…	165.96	156.67				0.00		173.71
UGL	long	…	53.64	47.80				0.00		57.88
SLV	flat	22.64	22.09					2.83		21.92
GLL	flat	32.68	31.27					0.00		29.57
ZSL	flat	21.49	20.53					0.00		19.46
GDX	long	…	28.02	25.50				0.00		31.56
GDXJ	long	…	34.66	31.23				0.00		39.48
NUGT	long	…	33.13	27.72				0.00		41.37
JNUG	long	…	34.38	28.99				0.00		44.07
DUST	flat	16.04	15.30					0.00		12.00
JDST	flat	9.02	8.56					0.00		6.42
QLD	flat	43.82	41.97					0.00		35.6
SDS	flat	47.80	45.79					-1.35		44.63
SOXS	flat	44.24	41.49					-2.44		34.09



							TOTAL	-0.96
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	flat	109.22	106.94					0.00		105.18
TMF	flat	10.27	9.55					0.00		8.93
TBT	flat	32.74	31.33					-1.39		29.15
TMV	flat	137.10	128.77					-8.16		115.31
VCLT	flat	82.14	80.40					0.00		79.38
							TOTAL	-9.55
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	73.89	72.31					0.00		71
							TOTAL	0.00
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	long	…	78.49	80.19				0.00		79.93
							TOTAL	0.00
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	flat	84.46	79.29					0.00		81.07
JPM	long	…	134.92	137.78				-2.84		137.94
							TOTAL	-2.84
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XOM	long	…	108.29	110.60				0.00		110.53
XLE	long	…	86.59	88.46				0.00		87.56
UCO	flat	30.71	28.78					0.00		26.14
SCO	flat	28.49	26.68					0.00		27.32
							TOTAL	0.00
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	flat	67.30	65.85					0.00		62.75
TSLA	flat	175.15	171.55					0.00		113.06
XLY	flat	145.42	142.41					0.00		132.07
V	flat	220.08	215.48					0.00		217.75
							TOTAL	0.00
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	flat	48.30	47.23					0.00		47.31
							TOTAL	0.00
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	551.09	539.97					0.00		490
CURE	flat	130.18	127.48					0.00		113.83
XLV	flat	141.87	138.93					0.00		135.67
LABU	flat	7.63	7.07					0.00		7.05
IDNA	flat	28.14	27.48					0.00		25.66
							TOTAL	0.00
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UUP	flat	28.45	27.78					0.00		27.9
UDN	long	…	18.17	17.69				0.00		18.44
YCS	flat	59.57	55.90					0.00		54.41
GBTC	flat	8.85	8.57					0.00		8.63
							TOTAL	0.00
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	long	…	48.77	51.99				0.00		60.92
INDA	flat	43.74	42.77					0.00		42.03
EEM	long	…	38.42	39.31				0.00		40.07
EWG	long	…	25.63	26.26				0.00		26.36
							TOTAL	0.00
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	flat	150.07	146.97					0.00		129.62
SQ	flat	72.57	71.02					0.00		68.99
NVDA	flat	188.00	184.14					0.00		148.59
LIT	flat	67.81	66.35					0.00		60.61
XBI	flat	84.19	82.41					0.00		83.16
							TOTAL	0.00
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
DBA	long	20.40	19.89					-0.32		19.56
DBC	flat	24.97	24.37					0.00		23.64
WOOD	flat	77.97	76.31					0.00		75.43
GCC	flat	18.50	18.03					0.00		17.65
							TOTAL	-0.32

							YTD	-13.67
							%YTD	-0.314%

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