For Friday, December 1st

THE UNIVERSAL LAW OF LANE CHANGES:  If you change lines (or traffic lanes), then the one you were previously in will always begin to move faster than the one you are in now.

* * *  Albert Einstein, 1927

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

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

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

The main model is long the December SP at 4447.25 as of 11/30/23 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 - - 4829.56 exp 6/1/24  
MAJOR - - 4812.07  5/1/24  MAJOR - - 4718.18  exp 5/2/24minor - - 4706.49  exp 6/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4396.91  exp 5/3/24  
minor - - 4693.98  exp 5/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4653.60  5/5/24  
minor - - 4626.85  exp 5/2/24  

minor - -4626.61  exp 5/3/24  

MAJOR - - 4597.52  4/1/24  MAJOR - - 4586.35 exp 5/5/24

minor - - 4580.44  exp 5/4/24 

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4572.00
MAJOR - - 4567.94 exp 10/23/23minor - - 4547.15  exp 10/23/23

minor - - 4544.71  exp 4/1/24  MAJOR - - 4540.57 exp 1/14/24

minor - - 4495.94  exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4489.445  exp 10/25/23

minor - -  4478.60 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4476.65 exp 1/1/24

MAJOR - - 4462.24  exp 1/1/24

MAJOR - - 4458.93  exp 10/25/23

minor - - 4454.08  exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 4452.74  exp 10/28/23

minor - - 4447.28  exp 1/14/24

MAJOR - - 4443.07 exp 7/7/24

MAJOR - - 4440.49 exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4437.91  exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4417.76 exp 7/7/23

minor - - 4397.708 exp 3/3/24  

minor - - 4387.08  exp 3/1/24  

minor - - 4385.54  exp 1/1/24
minor - - 4383.002  exp 5/5/24
minor - - 4382.06  exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4381.77  exp 1/1/24
MAJOR - - 4376.58  exp 5/5/24
minor - - 4336.91  exp 1/1/24

 MAJOR - - 4328.33  exp  3/1/24  

MAJOR - - 4318.07  exp 3/3/24 minor - - 4304.09 exp 5/5/24MAJOR - - 4297.503 exp 5/5/24
MAJOR - - exp 1/1/24  4239.82
minor - - 4099.69  exp 6/6/24minor - - exp 1/1/24  4087.51minor - - 4016.478  exp 6/6/23
MAJOR - - 3974.81  exp 6/6/24
MAJOR - - 3891.01 exp 1/1/24
MAJOR - - 3770.134  exp 6/6/24minor - - 3743.13  exp 6/6/24MAJOR - - 3387.83  exp 6/6/24

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...  

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long December gold at 1960.30 as of 11/14/23 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 - - 2227.04 exp 10/12/24

MAJOR - - 2089.72 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2145.00  exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2046.82 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 2052.09  exp 10/15/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 2036.40

minor - -  2031.88  exp  10/23/24

MAJOR - -  1960.39  exp 10/15/24

minor - - 1951.33  exp  10/23/24

minor - - 1932.68 exp 11/3/24minor - - 1908.29 exp 11/1/24

MAJOR - - 1894.45 exp 11/3/24
MAJOR - - 1880.47 exp 11/1/24
minor - - 1864.145  exp 5/5/24

minor - - 1787.48 exp 6/6/24

MAJOR - - 1758.30  exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 1674.08  exp 6/6/24

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 TWO NEW $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX ON PAGE 2 OF THE ATTACHMENT!!!THE FIRST CHART IS THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX, THE CHART BELOW THAT ONE SHOWS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE $SPX AND THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX...
THESE NEW INDICATORS ARE IDEAL FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN LONGER TERM TREND POSITIONS WITHOUT CONCERN FOR THE DAY TO DAY ZIGZAGS OF THE MARKET!!!
NOTE:  THE $VIX SIGNAL IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AND SEPARATE MEASURING INDICATOR THAN THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX GRAPHS...
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 since 2016 is found on page 4 of the attachment under Trend Index (TIX)...  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 35 completed trades for a total of 110.26 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  BUY AS OF THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 2023, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 433.84...

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

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS +3.61 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +3.56, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

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

3.  OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO
STOP GUESSING AND BE YOUR OWN FUND MANAGER AND BE ON YOUR PATH TO FINANCIAL GROWTH!!!  

RULES ON HOW TO USE THE OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO (OP) ARE FOUND IN THE TUTORIAL AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EVENING BRIEFING
If you're having difficulty trading the near term VP model, then take a serious look at the optimized portfolio, you will definitely make money, it is easy to follow, tried and proven, and with no stress, I use it myself primarily...  if you have any questions on how to use it, then email me and we can arrange a time to review your personal trading strategy...

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

YEAR    NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES    POINTS GAINED

2015                     4 trades                                125.30

2016                    13 trades                               322.60

2017                    25 trades                               224.75

2018                    26 trades                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      6 trades                                -13.752023                     10 trades                               -41.00

TOTAL               126 closed trades                1813.50THE 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 trades                                  67.30

2021                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trades                                -163.20

2023                    9 trades                                 275.20

TOTAL             80 closed trades                     1226.50To 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...

+623.74 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!!  This is already a gain of  +14.310% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!  

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 226.14 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:  Health Care (UNH)...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY:  Technology (AAPL)...

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

MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
Dec SPlong4500.754424.50126 trades*1813.50
*not included
DIAlong346.57341.62-14.58358.48
UDOW   long58.3156.64-3.7664.51
SPY long445.99438.247.54454.44
SPXL   long86.7083.670.8591.19
UPRO  long45.5844.09-0.7247.97
QQQlong383.08373.8469.90386.75
TQQQ   long42.1940.1511.9143.17
TNA   long26.5127.544.5328.58
SOXLlong21.2820.883.3822.35
IWMlong174.12175.757.63179.25
MDYlong454.76455.4125.23467.86
IYTlong231.63229.6219.18243.72
SOXXlong501.37496.4136.68510.53
USDflat48.9246.869.7143.90
TOTAL177.48
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Decemberlong1979.202020.701923.601963.10
GLD  long182.12185.5722.32188.69
UGLlong58.6361.1811.4062.80
SLV  long21.2821.822.4823.12
GLLflat29.8028.513.4826.78
ZSLflat21.8720.90-1.9716.36
GDXlong29.2229.924.5731.24
GDXJ  long35.1335.956.8638.39
NUGT  long30.2832.3213.1535.01
JNUG  long29.0831.046.5335.04
DUSTflat14.4613.491.4610.64
JDST  flat7.997.410.435.63
QLDlong66.8864.3615.8267.98
SDSflat36.5335.70-5.9333.32
SOXSflat10.9910.23-4.808.62
TOTAL75.80
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  long88.2189.72-8.1391.21
TMFlong4.615.01-1.395.09
TBT  flat40.3638.654.8536.54
TMVflat45.2342.422.6838.9
VCLTlong72.6771.64-5.8275.31
TOTAL-7.81
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUlong60.7160.49-8.1862.67
TOTAL-8.18
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  long85.7984.05-4.7087.71
TOTAL-4.70
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  long62.6261.56-11.5871.19
JPMlong149.99146.58-4.38155.63
TOTAL-15.96
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLEflat87.7885.92-6.3284.35
XOPflat149.54146.455.69137.82
UCOflat33.0430.963.2929.12
ERXflat62.2059.611.5257.07
TOTAL4.18
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTlong61.2162.56-2.5164.37
TSLAlong226.44226.4893.39239.78
XLYlong165.20162.7426.12167.94
Vlong245.50241.58-5.83255.35
TOTAL111.17
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFlong44.5043.29-0.0746.07
TOTAL-0.07
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHlong539.87550.9914.10551.9
CURElong84.1887.12-6.4490.25
XLVlong127.56128.99-2.12130.92
GUSHflat39.4837.01-2.8533.22
IDNAlong19.5420.04-4.5520.81
TOTAL-1.86
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
ULElong11.2811.170.1211.55
UDNlong18.5918.621.1118.93
YCSflat79.0074.1619.8175.56
GBTClong27.2020.966.9930.31
TOTAL28.03
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat30.8128.862.9023.22
INDAlong44.7444.602.6145.96
EEMlong38.8138.670.4239.52
EWGlong27.4526.611.3128.37
TOTAL7.24
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL flat193.03189.0740.78189.07
AMZNlong139.42134.58-8.35144.9
NVDAflat505.58495.37154.35465.44
NRGUflat456.10446.8880.33407.02
ROKUlong87.9875.553.05103.3
TOTAL270.16
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLBlong79.5379.43-4.2382.25
DBCflat25.0224.42-1.2924.03
WOODlong74.5174.84-9.7277.03
MARAlong10.6110.933.5012.00
      TOTAL-11.74
YTD623.74
%YTD14.310%

For Thursday, November 30th

THE UNIVERSAL LAW OF LANE CHANGES:  If you change lines (or traffic lanes), then the one you were previously in will always begin to move faster than the one you are in now.

* * *  Albert Einstein, 1927

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

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

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

The main model is short the December SP at 4586.50 as of 11/29/23 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 - - 4829.56 exp 6/1/24  
MAJOR - - 4812.07  5/1/24  MAJOR - - 4718.18  exp 5/2/24minor - - 4706.49  exp 6/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4396.91  exp 5/3/24  
minor - - 4693.98  exp 5/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4653.60  5/5/24  
minor - - 4626.85  exp 5/2/24  

minor - -4626.61  exp 5/3/24  

MAJOR - - 4597.52  4/1/24  MAJOR - - 4586.35 exp 5/5/24

minor - - 4580.44  exp 5/4/24 MAJOR - - 4567.94 exp 10/23/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4558.00
minor - - 4547.15  exp 10/23/23

minor - - 4544.71  exp 4/1/24  MAJOR - - 4540.57 exp 1/14/24

minor - - 4495.94  exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4489.445  exp 10/25/23

minor - -  4478.60 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4476.65 exp 1/1/24

MAJOR - - 4462.24  exp 1/1/24

MAJOR - - 4458.93  exp 10/25/23

minor - - 4454.08  exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 4452.74  exp 10/28/23

minor - - 4447.28  exp 1/14/24

MAJOR - - 4443.07 exp 7/7/24

MAJOR - - 4440.49 exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4437.91  exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4417.76 exp 7/7/23

minor - - 4397.708 exp 3/3/24  

minor - - 4387.08  exp 3/1/24  

minor - - 4385.54  exp 1/1/24
minor - - 4383.002  exp 5/5/24
minor - - 4382.06  exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4381.77  exp 1/1/24
MAJOR - - 4376.58  exp 5/5/24
minor - - 4336.91  exp 1/1/24

 MAJOR - - 4328.33  exp  3/1/24  

MAJOR - - 4318.07  exp 3/3/24 minor - - 4304.09 exp 5/5/24MAJOR - - 4297.503 exp 5/5/24
MAJOR - - exp 1/1/24  4239.82
minor - - 4099.69  exp 6/6/24minor - - exp 1/1/24  4087.51minor - - 4016.478  exp 6/6/23
MAJOR - - 3974.81  exp 6/6/24
MAJOR - - 3891.01 exp 1/1/24
MAJOR - - 3770.134  exp 6/6/24minor - - 3743.13  exp 6/6/24MAJOR - - 3387.83  exp 6/6/24

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...  

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long December gold at 1960.30 as of 11/14/23 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 - - 2227.04 exp 10/12/24

MAJOR - - 2089.72 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2145.00  exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2046.82 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 2052.09  exp 10/15/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 2045.80

minor - -  2031.88  exp  10/23/24

MAJOR - -  1960.39  exp 10/15/24

minor - - 1951.33  exp  10/23/24

minor - - 1932.68 exp 11/3/24minor - - 1908.29 exp 11/1/24

MAJOR - - 1894.45 exp 11/3/24
MAJOR - - 1880.47 exp 11/1/24
minor - - 1864.145  exp 5/5/24

minor - - 1787.48 exp 6/6/24

MAJOR - - 1758.30  exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 1674.08  exp 6/6/24

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 TWO NEW $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX ON PAGE 2 OF THE ATTACHMENT!!!THE FIRST CHART IS THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX, THE CHART BELOW THAT ONE SHOWS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE $SPX AND THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX...
THESE NEW INDICATORS ARE IDEAL FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN LONGER TERM TREND POSITIONS WITHOUT CONCERN FOR THE DAY TO DAY ZIGZAGS OF THE MARKET!!!
NOTE:  THE $VIX SIGNAL IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AND SEPARATE MEASURING INDICATOR THAN THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX GRAPHS...
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 since 2016 is found on page 4 of the attachment under Trend Index (TIX)...  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 35 completed trades for a total of 110.26 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  BUY AS OF THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 2023, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 433.84...

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

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS +3.56 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +3.49, 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!!!  

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                                -13.752023                     10 trades                               -41.00

TOTAL               126 closed trades                1813.50THE 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 trades                                  67.30

2021                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trades                                -163.20

2023                    9 trades                                 275.20

TOTAL             80 closed trades                     1226.50To 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...

+617.71 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!!  This is already a gain of  +14.171% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!  

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 226.14 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:  none...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY:  Health Care (UNH)...

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

MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
Dec SPlong4500.754424.50126 trades*1813.50
*not included
DIAlong346.57341.62-14.58354.65
UDOW   long58.3156.64-3.7662.51
SPY long445.99438.247.54454.61
SPXL   long86.7083.670.8591.42
UPRO  long45.5844.09-0.7248.04
QQQlong383.08373.8469.90389.81
TQQQ   long42.1940.1511.9144.24
TNA   long26.5127.544.5328.49
SOXLlong21.2820.883.3823.22
IWMlong174.12175.757.63178.98
MDYlong454.76455.4125.23466.25
IYTlong231.63229.6219.18242.24
SOXXlong501.37496.4136.68517.26
USDflat48.9246.869.7145.78
TOTAL177.48
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Decemberlong1979.202020.701923.601963.10
GLD  long182.12185.5722.32189.54
UGLlong58.6361.1811.4063.42
SLV  long21.2821.822.4822.88
GLLflat29.8028.513.4826.67
ZSLflat21.8720.90-1.9716.68
GDXlong29.2229.924.5731.2
GDXJ  long35.1335.956.8638.25
NUGT  long30.2832.3213.1534.94
JNUG  long29.0831.046.5334.80
DUSTflat14.4613.491.4610.64
JDST  flat7.997.410.435.65
QLDlong66.8864.3615.8269.07
SDSflat36.5335.70-5.9333.27
SOXSflat10.9910.23-4.808.29
TOTAL75.80
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  long88.2189.72-8.1392.63
TMFlong4.615.01-1.395.35
TBT  flat40.3638.654.8535.43
TMVflat45.2342.422.6837.17
VCLTlong72.6771.64-5.8276.01
TOTAL-7.81
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUlong60.7160.49-8.1862.49
TOTAL-8.18
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  long85.7984.05-4.7086.68
TOTAL-4.70
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  long62.6261.56-11.5869.68
JPMlong149.99146.58-4.38154.32
TOTAL-15.96
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLEflat87.7885.92-6.3284.02
XOPflat149.54146.455.69137.22
UCOflat33.0430.963.2930.47
ERXflat62.2059.611.5256.63
TOTAL4.18
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTlong61.2162.56-2.5164.54
TSLAlong226.44226.4893.39244.14
XLYlong165.20162.7426.12169.02
Vlong245.50241.58-5.83254.19
TOTAL111.17
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFlong44.5043.29-0.0745.84
TOTAL-0.07
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHflat550.99539.8714.10534.98
CURElong84.1887.12-6.4487.98
XLVlong127.56128.99-2.12129.68
GUSHflat39.4837.01-2.8532.97
IDNAlong19.5420.04-4.5520.46
TOTAL-1.86
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
ULElong11.2811.170.1211.7
UDNlong18.5918.621.1119.06
YCSflat79.0074.1619.8174.48
GBTClong27.2020.966.9931.22
TOTAL28.03
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat30.8128.862.9023.10
INDAlong44.7444.602.6145.65
EEMlong38.8138.670.4239.48
EWGlong27.4526.611.3128.53
TOTAL7.24
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL long188.47182.4434.75189.37
AMZNlong139.42134.58-8.35146.32
NVDAflat505.58495.37154.35481.4
NRGUflat456.10446.8880.33399.60
ROKUlong87.9875.553.05106.75
TOTAL264.13
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLBlong79.5379.43-4.2381.60
DBCflat25.0224.42-1.2924.33
WOODlong74.5174.84-9.7277.47
MARAlong10.6110.933.5012.40
      TOTAL-11.74
YTD617.71
%YTD14.171%

For Wednesday, November 29th

THE UNIVERSAL LAW OF LANE CHANGES:  If you change lines (or traffic lanes), then the one you were previously in will always begin to move faster than the one you are in now.

* * *  Albert Einstein, 1927

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

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

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

The main model is short the December SP at 4568.00 as of 11/27/23 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 - - 4829.56 exp 6/1/24  
MAJOR - - 4812.07  5/1/24  MAJOR - - 4718.18  exp 5/2/24minor - - 4706.49  exp 6/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4396.91  exp 5/3/24  
minor - - 4693.98  exp 5/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4653.60  5/5/24  
minor - - 4626.85  exp 5/2/24  

minor - -4626.61  exp 5/3/24  

MAJOR - - 4597.52  4/1/24  MAJOR - - 4586.35 exp 5/5/24

minor - - 4580.44  exp 5/4/24 MAJOR - - 4567.94 exp 10/23/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4563.50
minor - - 4547.15  exp 10/23/23

minor - - 4544.71  exp 4/1/24  MAJOR - - 4540.57 exp 1/14/24

minor - - 4495.94  exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4489.445  exp 10/25/23

minor - -  4478.60 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4476.65 exp 1/1/24

MAJOR - - 4462.24  exp 1/1/24

MAJOR - - 4458.93  exp 10/25/23

minor - - 4454.08  exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 4452.74  exp 10/28/23

minor - - 4447.28  exp 1/14/24

MAJOR - - 4443.07 exp 7/7/24

MAJOR - - 4440.49 exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4437.91  exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4417.76 exp 7/7/23

minor - - 4397.708 exp 3/3/24  

minor - - 4387.08  exp 3/1/24  

minor - - 4385.54  exp 1/1/24
minor - - 4383.002  exp 5/5/24
minor - - 4382.06  exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4381.77  exp 1/1/24
MAJOR - - 4376.58  exp 5/5/24
minor - - 4336.91  exp 1/1/24

 MAJOR - - 4328.33  exp  3/1/24  

MAJOR - - 4318.07  exp 3/3/24 minor - - 4304.09 exp 5/5/24MAJOR - - 4297.503 exp 5/5/24
MAJOR - - exp 1/1/24  4239.82
minor - - 4099.69  exp 6/6/24minor - - exp 1/1/24  4087.51minor - - 4016.478  exp 6/6/23
MAJOR - - 3974.81  exp 6/6/24
MAJOR - - 3891.01 exp 1/1/24
MAJOR - - 3770.134  exp 6/6/24minor - - 3743.13  exp 6/6/24MAJOR - - 3387.83  exp 6/6/24

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...  

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long December gold at 1960.30 as of 11/14/23 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 - - 2227.04 exp 10/12/24

MAJOR - - 2089.72 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2145.00  exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2046.82 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 2052.09  exp 10/15/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 2041.80

minor - -  2031.88  exp  10/23/24

MAJOR - -  1960.39  exp 10/15/24

minor - - 1951.33  exp  10/23/24

minor - - 1932.68 exp 11/3/24minor - - 1908.29 exp 11/1/24

MAJOR - - 1894.45 exp 11/3/24
MAJOR - - 1880.47 exp 11/1/24
minor - - 1864.145  exp 5/5/24

minor - - 1787.48 exp 6/6/24

MAJOR - - 1758.30  exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 1674.08  exp 6/6/24

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 TWO NEW $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX ON PAGE 2 OF THE ATTACHMENT!!!THE FIRST CHART IS THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX, THE CHART BELOW THAT ONE SHOWS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE $SPX AND THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX...
THESE NEW INDICATORS ARE IDEAL FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN LONGER TERM TREND POSITIONS WITHOUT CONCERN FOR THE DAY TO DAY ZIGZAGS OF THE MARKET!!!
NOTE:  THE $VIX SIGNAL IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AND SEPARATE MEASURING INDICATOR THAN THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX GRAPHS...
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 since 2016 is found on page 4 of the attachment under Trend Index (TIX)...  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 35 completed trades for a total of 110.26 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  BUY AS OF THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 2023, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 433.84...

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

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS +3.49 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +3.36, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

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

3.  OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO
STOP GUESSING AND BE YOUR OWN FUND MANAGER AND BE ON YOUR PATH TO FINANCIAL GROWTH!!!  

RULES ON HOW TO USE THE OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO (OP) ARE FOUND IN THE TUTORIAL AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EVENING BRIEFING
If you're having difficulty trading the near term VP model, then take a serious look at the optimized portfolio, you will definitely make money, it is easy to follow, tried and proven, and with no stress, I use it myself primarily...  if you have any questions on how to use it, then email me and we can arrange a time to review your personal trading strategy...

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

YEAR    NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES    POINTS GAINED

2015                     4 trades                                125.30

2016                    13 trades                               322.60

2017                    25 trades                               224.75

2018                    26 trades                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      6 trades                                -13.752023                     10 trades                               -41.00

TOTAL               126 closed trades                1813.50THE 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 trades                                  67.30

2021                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trades                                -163.20

2023                    9 trades                                 275.20

TOTAL             80 closed trades                     1226.50To 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...

+627.29 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!!  This is already a gain of  +14.391% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!  

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 226.14 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:  Precious Metals (NUGT)...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY:  Technology (NVDA)...

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

MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
Dec SPlong4419.254424.50126 trades*1813.50
*not included
DIAlong346.57341.62-14.58354.11
UDOW   long58.3156.64-3.7662.28
SPY long445.99438.247.54454.93
SPXL   long86.7083.670.8591.58
UPRO  long45.5844.09-0.7248.18
QQQlong383.08373.8469.90390.19
TQQQ   long42.1940.1511.9144.40
TNA   long26.5127.544.5328.04
SOXLlong21.2820.883.3822.54
IWMlong174.12175.757.63178.04
MDYlong454.76455.4125.23464.49
IYTlong231.63229.6219.18241.78
SOXXlong501.37496.4136.68511.71
USDlong45.1643.768.3145.12
TOTAL176.08
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Decemberlong1979.202020.701923.601963.10
GLD  long182.12185.5722.32189.26
UGLlong58.6361.1811.4063.22
SLV  long21.2821.822.4822.92
GLLflat29.8028.513.4826.74
ZSLflat21.8720.90-1.9716.64
GDXlong29.2229.924.5731.22
GDXJ  long35.1335.956.8638.21
NUGT  long30.2832.3213.1534.93
JNUG  long29.0831.046.5334.68
DUSTflat14.4613.491.4610.68
JDST  flat7.997.410.435.66
QLDlong66.8864.3615.8269.24
SDSflat36.5335.70-5.9333.23
SOXSflat10.9910.23-4.808.56
TOTAL75.80
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  long88.2189.72-8.1391.48
TMFlong4.615.01-1.395.14
TBT  flat40.3638.654.8536.35
TMVflat45.2342.422.6838.61
VCLTlong72.6771.64-5.8275.09
TOTAL-7.81
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUlong60.7160.49-8.1862.99
TOTAL-8.18
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  long85.7984.05-4.7086.98
TOTAL-4.70
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  long62.6261.56-11.5868.2
JPMlong149.99146.58-4.38153.54
TOTAL-15.96
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLEflat87.7885.92-6.3284.65
XOPflat149.54146.455.69137.75
UCOflat33.0430.963.2929.56
ERXflat62.2059.611.5257.52
TOTAL4.18
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTlong61.2162.56-2.5164.11
TSLAlong226.44226.4893.39246.72
XLYlong165.20162.7426.12169.48
Vlong245.50241.58-5.83252.94
TOTAL111.17
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFlong44.5043.29-0.0745.94
TOTAL-0.07
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHlong533.27544.2525.08540.53
CURElong84.1887.12-6.4488.02
XLVlong127.56128.99-2.12129.64
GUSHflat39.4837.01-2.8533.20
IDNAlong19.5420.04-4.5520.38
TOTAL9.12
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
ULElong11.2811.170.1211.72
UDNlong18.5918.621.1119.09
YCSflat79.0074.1619.8174.64
GBTClong27.2020.966.9931.32
TOTAL28.03
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat30.8128.862.9025.00
INDAlong44.7444.602.6145.51
EEMlong38.8138.670.4239.71
EWGlong27.4526.611.3128.24
TOTAL7.24
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL long188.47182.4434.75190.4
AMZNlong139.42134.58-8.35147.03
NVDAflat505.58495.37154.35478.21
NRGUflat456.10446.8880.33411.50
ROKUlong87.9875.553.05106.87
TOTAL264.13
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLBlong79.5379.43-4.2381.18
DBCflat25.0224.42-1.2924.15
WOODlong74.5174.84-9.7276.54
MARAlong10.6110.933.5012.38
      TOTAL-11.74
YTD627.29
%YTD14.391%

For Tuesday, November 28th

THE UNIVERSAL LAW OF LANE CHANGES:  If you change lines (or traffic lanes), then the one you were previously in will always begin to move faster than the one you are in now.

* * *  Albert Einstein, 1927

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

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

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

The main model is short the December SP at 4568.00 as of 11/27/23 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 - - 4829.56 exp 6/1/24  
MAJOR - - 4812.07  5/1/24  MAJOR - - 4718.18  exp 5/2/24minor - - 4706.49  exp 6/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4396.91  exp 5/3/24  
minor - - 4693.98  exp 5/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4653.60  5/5/24  
minor - - 4626.85  exp 5/2/24  

minor - -4626.61  exp 5/3/24  

MAJOR - - 4597.52  4/1/24  MAJOR - - 4586.35 exp 5/5/24

minor - - 4580.44  exp 5/4/24 MAJOR - - 4567.94 exp 10/23/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4560.50
minor - - 4547.15  exp 10/23/23

minor - - 4544.71  exp 4/1/24  MAJOR - - 4540.57 exp 1/14/24

minor - - 4489.445  exp 10/25/23

minor - -  4478.60 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4476.65 exp 1/1/24

MAJOR - - 4458.93  exp 10/25/23

minor - - 4454.08  exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 4452.74  exp 10/28/23

minor - - 4447.28  exp 1/14/24

MAJOR - - 4443.07 exp 7/7/24

MAJOR - - 4440.49 exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4437.91  exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4417.76 exp 7/7/23

minor - - 4397.708 exp 3/3/24  

minor - - 4387.08  exp 3/1/24  

minor - - 4385.54  exp 1/1/24
minor - - 4383.002  exp 5/5/24
minor - - 4382.06  exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4381.77  exp 1/1/24
MAJOR - - 4376.58  exp 5/5/24

 MAJOR - - 4328.33  exp  3/1/24  

MAJOR - - 4318.07  exp 3/3/24 minor - - 4304.09 exp 5/5/24MAJOR - - 4297.503 exp 5/5/24
minor - - 4099.69  exp 6/6/24minor - - 4016.478  exp 6/6/23
MAJOR - - 3974.81  exp 6/6/24
MAJOR - - 3770.134  exp 6/6/24minor - - 3743.13  exp 6/6/24MAJOR - - 3387.83  exp 6/6/24

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...  

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long December gold at 1960.30 as of 11/14/23 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 - - 2227.04 exp 10/12/24

MAJOR - - 2089.72 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2145.00  exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2046.82 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 2052.09  exp 10/15/24

minor - -  2031.88  exp  10/23/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 2013.30

MAJOR - -  1960.39  exp 10/15/24

minor - - 1951.33  exp  10/23/24

minor - - 1932.68 exp 11/3/24minor - - 1908.29 exp 11/1/24

MAJOR - - 1894.45 exp 11/3/24
MAJOR - - 1880.47 exp 11/1/24
minor - - 1864.145  exp 5/5/24

minor - - 1787.48 exp 6/6/24

MAJOR - - 1758.30  exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 1674.08  exp 6/6/24

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 TWO NEW $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX ON PAGE 2 OF THE ATTACHMENT!!!THE FIRST CHART IS THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX, THE CHART BELOW THAT ONE SHOWS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE $SPX AND THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX...
THESE NEW INDICATORS ARE IDEAL FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN LONGER TERM TREND POSITIONS WITHOUT CONCERN FOR THE DAY TO DAY ZIGZAGS OF THE MARKET!!!
NOTE:  THE $VIX SIGNAL IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AND SEPARATE MEASURING INDICATOR THAN THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX GRAPHS...
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 since 2016 is found on page 4 of the attachment under Trend Index (TIX)...  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 35 completed trades for a total of 110.26 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  BUY AS OF THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 2023, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 433.84...

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

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS +3.36 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +3.19, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

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

3.  OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO
STOP GUESSING AND BE YOUR OWN FUND MANAGER AND BE ON YOUR PATH TO FINANCIAL GROWTH!!!  

RULES ON HOW TO USE THE OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO (OP) ARE FOUND IN THE TUTORIAL AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EVENING BRIEFING
If you're having difficulty trading the near term VP model, then take a serious look at the optimized portfolio, you will definitely make money, it is easy to follow, tried and proven, and with no stress, I use it myself primarily...  if you have any questions on how to use it, then email me and we can arrange a time to review your personal trading strategy...

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

YEAR    NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES    POINTS GAINED

2015                     4 trades                                125.30

2016                    13 trades                               322.60

2017                    25 trades                               224.75

2018                    26 trades                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      6 trades                                -13.752023                     10 trades                               -41.00

TOTAL               126 closed trades                1813.50THE 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 trades                                  67.30

2021                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trades                                -163.20

2023                    9 trades                                 275.20

TOTAL             80 closed trades                     1226.50To 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...

+627.06 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!!  This is already a gain of  +14.386% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!  

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 226.14 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:  Precious Metals (JNUG, GDX)...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY:  none...

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

MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
Dec SPlong4406.254424.50126 trades*1813.50
*not included
DIAlong339.17341.62-14.58353.08
UDOW   long54.7156.64-3.7661.75
SPY long433.73438.247.54454.57
SPXL   long80.2283.670.8591.41
UPRO  long42.1744.09-0.7248.08
QQQlong371.18373.8469.90389.54
TQQQ   long38.4840.1511.9144.20
TNA   long25.7927.544.5328.48
SOXLlong19.5320.883.3823.14
IWMlong172.14175.757.63178.92
MDYlong446.20455.4125.23468.09
IYTlong225.47229.6219.18241.14
SOXXlong486.38496.4136.68516.17
USDlong41.9143.768.3146.10
TOTAL176.08
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Decemberflat2020.701979.201923.601963.10
GLD  long181.76185.5722.32186.67
UGLlong58.6361.1811.4061.48
SLV  long21.2821.822.4822.58
GLLflat29.8028.513.4827.5
ZSLflat21.8720.90-1.9717.14
GDXlong29.2229.924.5729.89
GDXJ  long35.1335.956.8636.68
NUGT  flat32.3230.2813.1532.14
JNUG  long29.0831.046.5332.12
DUSTflat14.4613.491.4611.67
JDST  flat7.997.410.436.16
QLDlong62.8664.3615.8269.03
SDSflat37.6636.05-5.9333.26
SOXSflat11.5510.76-4.808.33
TOTAL75.80
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  long87.8389.72-8.1391.16
TMFlong4.615.01-1.395.1
TBT  flat40.9339.194.8536.59
TMVflat46.4243.532.6838.99
VCLTlong70.8271.64-5.8274.69
TOTAL-7.81
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUlong59.4060.49-8.1862.83
TOTAL-8.18
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  long83.8684.05-4.7087.16
TOTAL-4.70
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  long58.9061.56-11.5868.07
JPMlong145.06146.58-4.38153.07
TOTAL-15.96
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLEflat87.7885.92-6.3284.34
XOPflat149.54146.455.69137.9
UCOflat33.0831.003.2928.73
ERXflat62.2059.611.5257.02
TOTAL4.18
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTlong61.2162.56-2.5163.62
TSLAlong221.85226.4893.39236.3
XLYlong159.39162.7426.12168.66
Vlong241.87241.58-5.83252.98
TOTAL111.17
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFlong43.0343.29-0.0745.8
TOTAL-0.07
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHlong533.27544.2525.08543.48
CURElong81.7987.12-6.4489.02
XLVlong126.31128.99-2.12130.19
GUSHflat39.4837.01-2.8533.28
IDNAlong19.5420.04-4.5520.15
TOTAL9.12
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
ULElong10.9911.170.1211.63
UDNlong18.3818.621.1118.96
YCSflat79.0074.1619.8175.77
GBTClong27.2020.966.9930.08
TOTAL28.03
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat30.8128.862.9026.06
INDAlong44.0544.602.6145.08
EEMlong37.9138.670.4239.4
EWGlong26.0926.611.3128.13
TOTAL7.24
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL long183.43182.4434.75189.77
AMZNlong139.42134.58-8.35148.32
NVDAlong472.73476.19154.12482.71
NRGUflat456.10446.8880.33401.84
ROKUlong79.4075.553.05102.78
TOTAL263.90
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLBlong77.7479.43-4.2380.96
DBCflat25.0224.42-1.2923.86
WOODlong73.2474.84-9.7276.33
MARAlong10.6110.933.5011.41
      TOTAL-11.74
YTD627.06
%YTD14.386%

For Monday, November 27th

THE UNIVERSAL LAW OF LANE CHANGES:  If you change lines (or traffic lanes), then the one you were previously in will always begin to move faster than the one you are in now.

* * *  Albert Einstein, 1927

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

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

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

The main model is long the December SP at 4567.75 as of 11/24/23 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 - - 4829.56 exp 6/1/24  
MAJOR - - 4812.07  5/1/24  MAJOR - - 4718.18  exp 5/2/24minor - - 4706.49  exp 6/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4396.91  exp 5/3/24  
minor - - 4693.98  exp 5/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4653.60  5/5/24  
minor - - 4626.85  exp 5/2/24  

minor - -4626.61  exp 5/3/24  

MAJOR - - 4597.52  4/1/24  MAJOR - - 4586.35 exp 5/5/24

minor - - 4580.44  exp 5/4/24 MAJOR - - 4567.94 exp 10/23/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4569.50
minor - - 4547.15  exp 10/23/23

minor - - 4544.71  exp 4/1/24  MAJOR - - 4540.57 exp 1/14/24

minor - - 4489.445  exp 10/25/23

minor - -  4478.60 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4476.65 exp 1/1/24

MAJOR - - 4458.93  exp 10/25/23

minor - - 4454.08  exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 4452.74  exp 10/28/23

minor - - 4447.28  exp 1/14/24

MAJOR - - 4443.07 exp 7/7/24

MAJOR - - 4440.49 exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4437.91  exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4417.76 exp 7/7/23

minor - - 4397.708 exp 3/3/24  

minor - - 4387.08  exp 3/1/24  

minor - - 4385.54  exp 1/1/24
minor - - 4383.002  exp 5/5/24
minor - - 4382.06  exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4381.77  exp 1/1/24
MAJOR - - 4376.58  exp 5/5/24

 MAJOR - - 4328.33  exp  3/1/24  

MAJOR - - 4318.07  exp 3/3/24 minor - - 4304.09 exp 5/5/24MAJOR - - 4297.503 exp 5/5/24
minor - - 4099.69  exp 6/6/24minor - - 4016.478  exp 6/6/23
MAJOR - - 3974.81  exp 6/6/24
MAJOR - - 3770.134  exp 6/6/24minor - - 3743.13  exp 6/6/24MAJOR - - 3387.83  exp 6/6/24

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...  

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long December gold at 1960.30 as of 11/14/23 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 - - 2227.04 exp 10/12/24

MAJOR - - 2089.72 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2145.00  exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2046.82 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 2052.09  exp 10/15/24

minor - -  2031.88  exp  10/23/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 2002.10

MAJOR - -  1960.39  exp 10/15/24

minor - - 1951.33  exp  10/23/24

minor - - 1932.68 exp 11/3/24minor - - 1908.29 exp 11/1/24

MAJOR - - 1894.45 exp 11/3/24
MAJOR - - 1880.47 exp 11/1/24
minor - - 1864.145  exp 5/5/24

minor - - 1787.48 exp 6/6/24

MAJOR - - 1758.30  exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 1674.08  exp 6/6/24

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 TWO NEW $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX ON PAGE 2 OF THE ATTACHMENT!!!THE FIRST CHART IS THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX, THE CHART BELOW THAT ONE SHOWS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE $SPX AND THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX...
THESE NEW INDICATORS ARE IDEAL FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN LONGER TERM TREND POSITIONS WITHOUT CONCERN FOR THE DAY TO DAY ZIGZAGS OF THE MARKET!!!
NOTE:  THE $VIX SIGNAL IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AND SEPARATE MEASURING INDICATOR THAN THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX GRAPHS...
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 since 2016 is found on page 4 of the attachment under Trend Index (TIX)...  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 35 completed trades for a total of 110.26 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  BUY AS OF THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 2023, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 433.84...

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

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS +3.19 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +2.79, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

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

3.  OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO
STOP GUESSING AND BE YOUR OWN FUND MANAGER AND BE ON YOUR PATH TO FINANCIAL GROWTH!!!  

RULES ON HOW TO USE THE OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO (OP) ARE FOUND IN THE TUTORIAL AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EVENING BRIEFING
If you're having difficulty trading the near term VP model, then take a serious look at the optimized portfolio, you will definitely make money, it is easy to follow, tried and proven, and with no stress, I use it myself primarily...  if you have any questions on how to use it, then email me and we can arrange a time to review your personal trading strategy...

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

YEAR    NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES    POINTS GAINED

2015                     4 trades                                125.30

2016                    13 trades                               322.60

2017                    25 trades                               224.75

2018                    26 trades                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      6 trades                                -13.752023                     10 trades                               -41.00

TOTAL               126 closed trades                1813.50THE 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 trades                                  67.30

2021                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trades                                -163.20

2023                    9 trades                                 275.20

TOTAL             80 closed trades                     1226.50To 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...

+627.06 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!!  This is already a gain of  +14.386% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!  

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 226.14 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:  none...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY:  none...

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

MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
Dec SPlong4353.254424.50126 trades*1813.50
*not included
DIAlong339.17341.62-14.58353.80
UDOW   long54.7156.64-3.7662.16
SPY long433.73438.247.54455.26
SPXL   long80.2283.670.8591.85
UPRO  long42.1744.09-0.7248.32
QQQlong371.18373.8469.90389.51
TQQQ   long38.4840.1511.9144.18
TNA   long25.7927.544.5328.69
SOXLlong19.5320.883.3823.09
IWMlong172.14175.757.63179.33
MDYlong446.20455.4125.23468.29
IYTlong225.47229.6219.18243.53
SOXXlong486.38496.4136.68515.44
USDlong41.9143.768.3145.77
TOTAL176.08
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Decemberflat2020.701979.201923.601963.10
GLD  long181.76185.5722.32185.52
UGLlong58.6361.1811.4060.81
SLV  long21.2821.822.4822.27
GLLflat29.8028.513.4827.83
ZSLflat21.8720.90-1.9717.62
GDXflat29.9229.224.5729.32
GDXJ  long35.1335.956.8635.86
NUGT  flat32.3230.2813.1530.98
JNUG  flat31.0429.086.5330.73
DUSTflat14.4613.491.4612.12
JDST  flat7.997.410.436.45
QLDlong62.8664.3615.8269.02
SDSflat37.6636.05-5.9333.13
SOXSflat11.5510.76-4.808.36
TOTAL75.80
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  long87.8389.72-8.1389.8
TMFlong4.615.01-1.394.89
TBT  flat40.9339.194.8537.65
TMVflat46.4243.532.6840.83
VCLTlong70.8271.64-5.8273.88
TOTAL-7.81
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUlong59.4060.49-8.1862.69
TOTAL-8.18
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  long83.8684.05-4.7087.50
TOTAL-4.70
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  long58.9061.56-11.5868.88
JPMlong145.06146.58-4.38153.54
TOTAL-15.96
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLEflat87.7885.92-6.3284.93
XOPflat149.54146.455.69139.33
UCOflat33.0831.003.2929.3
ERXflat62.2059.611.5257.95
TOTAL4.18
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTlong61.2162.56-2.5163.89
TSLAlong221.85226.4893.39235.45
XLYlong159.39162.7426.12168.24
Vlong241.87241.58-5.83254.3
TOTAL111.17
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFlong43.0343.29-0.0745.84
TOTAL-0.07
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHlong533.27544.2525.08547.1
CURElong81.7987.12-6.4491.13
XLVlong126.31128.99-2.12131.13
GUSHflat39.4837.01-2.8534.02
IDNAlong19.5420.04-4.5520.37
TOTAL9.12
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
ULElong10.9911.170.1211.63
UDNlong18.3818.621.1118.95
YCSflat79.0074.1619.8176.62
GBTClong27.2020.966.9931.21
TOTAL28.03
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat30.8128.862.9027.02
INDAlong44.0544.602.6145.19
EEMlong37.9138.670.4239.53
EWGlong26.0926.611.3128.22
TOTAL7.24
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL long183.43182.4434.75189.97
AMZNlong139.42134.58-8.35146.74
NVDAlong472.73476.19154.12477.76
NRGUflat456.10446.8880.33411.16
ROKUlong79.4075.553.0594.93
TOTAL263.90
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLBlong77.7479.43-4.2381.12
DBCflat25.0224.42-1.2924.02
WOODlong73.2474.84-9.7275.82
MARAlong10.6110.933.5011.41
      TOTAL-11.74
YTD627.06
%YTD14.386%

For Friday, November 24th

THE UNIVERSAL LAW OF LANE CHANGES:  If you change lines (or traffic lanes), then the one you were previously in will always begin to move faster than the one you are in now.

* * *  Albert Einstein, 1927

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

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

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

The main model is long the December SP at 4540.50 as of 11/21/23 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 - - 4829.56 exp 6/1/24  
MAJOR - - 4812.07  5/1/24  MAJOR - - 4718.18  exp 5/2/24minor - - 4706.49  exp 6/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4396.91  exp 5/3/24  
minor - - 4693.98  exp 5/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4653.60  5/5/24  
minor - - 4626.85  exp 5/2/24  

minor - -4626.61  exp 5/3/24  

MAJOR - - 4597.52  4/1/24  MAJOR - - 4586.35 exp 5/5/24

minor - - 4580.44  exp 5/4/24 MAJOR - - 4567.94 exp 10/23/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4565.25
minor - - 4547.15  exp 10/23/23

minor - - 4544.71  exp 4/1/24  MAJOR - - 4540.57 exp 1/14/24

minor - - 4489.445  exp 10/25/23

minor - -  4478.60 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4476.65 exp 1/1/24

MAJOR - - 4458.93  exp 10/25/23

minor - - 4454.08  exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 4452.74  exp 10/28/23

minor - - 4447.28  exp 1/14/24

MAJOR - - 4443.07 exp 7/7/24

MAJOR - - 4440.49 exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4437.91  exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4417.76 exp 7/7/23

minor - - 4397.708 exp 3/3/24  

minor - - 4387.08  exp 3/1/24  

minor - - 4385.54  exp 1/1/24
minor - - 4383.002  exp 5/5/24
minor - - 4382.06  exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4381.77  exp 1/1/24
MAJOR - - 4376.58  exp 5/5/24

 MAJOR - - 4328.33  exp  3/1/24  

MAJOR - - 4318.07  exp 3/3/24 minor - - 4304.09 exp 5/5/24MAJOR - - 4297.503 exp 5/5/24
minor - - 4099.69  exp 6/6/24minor - - 4016.478  exp 6/6/23
MAJOR - - 3974.81  exp 6/6/24
MAJOR - - 3770.134  exp 6/6/24minor - - 3743.13  exp 6/6/24MAJOR - - 3387.83  exp 6/6/24

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...  

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long December gold at 1960.30 as of 11/14/23 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 - - 2227.04 exp 10/12/24

MAJOR - - 2089.72 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2145.00  exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2046.82 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 2052.09  exp 10/15/24

minor - -  2031.88  exp  10/23/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1991.70

MAJOR - -  1960.39  exp 10/15/24

minor - - 1951.33  exp  10/23/24

minor - - 1932.68 exp 11/3/24minor - - 1908.29 exp 11/1/24

MAJOR - - 1894.45 exp 11/3/24
MAJOR - - 1880.47 exp 11/1/24
minor - - 1864.145  exp 5/5/24

minor - - 1787.48 exp 6/6/24

MAJOR - - 1758.30  exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 1674.08  exp 6/6/24

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 TWO NEW $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX ON PAGE 2 OF THE ATTACHMENT!!!THE FIRST CHART IS THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX, THE CHART BELOW THAT ONE SHOWS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE $SPX AND THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX...
THESE NEW INDICATORS ARE IDEAL FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN LONGER TERM TREND POSITIONS WITHOUT CONCERN FOR THE DAY TO DAY ZIGZAGS OF THE MARKET!!!
NOTE:  THE $VIX SIGNAL IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AND SEPARATE MEASURING INDICATOR THAN THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX GRAPHS...
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 since 2016 is found on page 4 of the attachment under Trend Index (TIX)...  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 35 completed trades for a total of 110.26 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  BUY AS OF THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 2023, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 433.84...

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

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS +2.79 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +2.65, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

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

3.  OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO
STOP GUESSING AND BE YOUR OWN FUND MANAGER AND BE ON YOUR PATH TO FINANCIAL GROWTH!!!  

RULES ON HOW TO USE THE OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO (OP) ARE FOUND IN THE TUTORIAL AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EVENING BRIEFING
If you're having difficulty trading the near term VP model, then take a serious look at the optimized portfolio, you will definitely make money, it is easy to follow, tried and proven, and with no stress, I use it myself primarily...  if you have any questions on how to use it, then email me and we can arrange a time to review your personal trading strategy...

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

YEAR    NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES    POINTS GAINED

2015                     4 trades                                125.30

2016                    13 trades                               322.60

2017                    25 trades                               224.75

2018                    26 trades                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      6 trades                                -13.752023                     10 trades                               -41.00

TOTAL               126 closed trades                1813.50THE 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 trades                                  67.30

2021                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trades                                -163.20

2023                    9 trades                                 275.20

TOTAL             80 closed trades                     1226.50To 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...

+627.06 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!!  This is already a gain of  +14.386% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!  

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 226.14 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:  Commodities (MARA)...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY:  none...

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

MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
Dec SPlong4353.254424.50126 trades*1813.50
*not included
DIAlong339.17341.62-14.58352.56
UDOW   long54.7156.64-3.7661.60
SPY long433.73438.247.54455.02
SPXL   long80.2283.670.8591.76
UPRO  long42.1744.09-0.7248.28
QQQlong371.18373.8469.90390.08
TQQQ   long38.4840.1511.9144.40
TNA   long25.7927.544.5328.14
SOXLlong19.5320.883.3823.00
IWMlong172.14175.757.63178.13
MDYlong446.20455.4125.23466.2
IYTlong225.47229.6219.18242.67
SOXXlong486.38496.4136.68515.07
USDlong41.9143.768.3146.37
TOTAL176.08
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Decemberflat2020.701979.201923.601963.10
GLD  long181.76185.5722.32184.56
UGLlong58.6361.1811.4060.16
SLV  long21.2821.822.4821.67
GLLflat29.8028.513.4828.11
ZSLflat21.8720.90-1.9718.68
GDXflat29.9229.224.5729.25
GDXJ  long35.1335.956.8635.38
NUGT  flat32.3230.2813.1530.81
JNUG  flat31.0429.086.5329.84
DUSTflat14.4613.491.4612.22
JDST  flat7.997.410.436.64
QLDlong62.8664.3615.8269.26
SDSflat37.6636.05-5.9333.15
SOXSflat11.5510.76-4.808.37
TOTAL75.80
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  long87.8389.72-8.1390.87
TMFlong4.615.01-1.395.07
TBT  flat40.9339.194.8536.84
TMVflat46.4243.532.6839.39
VCLTlong70.8271.64-5.8274.46
TOTAL-7.81
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUlong59.4060.49-8.1862.53
TOTAL-8.18
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  long83.8684.05-4.7087.18
TOTAL-4.70
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  long58.9061.56-11.5868.39
JPMlong145.06146.58-4.38153.33
TOTAL-15.96
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLEflat87.7885.92-6.3284.58
XOPflat149.54146.455.69138.7
UCOflat33.0831.003.2929.8
ERXflat62.2059.611.5257.47
TOTAL4.18
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTlong61.2162.56-2.5163.43
TSLAlong221.85226.4893.39234.21
XLYlong159.39162.7426.12168.08
Vlong241.87241.58-5.83253.72
TOTAL111.17
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFlong43.0343.29-0.0745.48
TOTAL-0.07
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHlong533.27544.2525.08543.76
CURElong81.7987.12-6.4489.79
XLVlong126.31128.99-2.12130.43
GUSHflat39.4837.01-2.8533.73
IDNAlong19.5420.04-4.5520.08
TOTAL9.12
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
ULElong10.9911.170.1211.52
UDNlong18.3818.621.1118.86
YCSflat79.0074.1619.8176.68
GBTClong27.2020.966.9930.45
TOTAL28.03
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat30.8128.862.9026.76
INDAlong44.0544.602.6145.21
EEMlong37.9138.670.4239.52
EWGlong26.0926.611.3127.95
TOTAL7.24
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL long183.43182.4434.75191.31
AMZNlong139.42134.58-8.35146.71
NVDAlong472.73476.19154.12487.16
NRGUflat456.10446.8880.33406.30
ROKUlong79.4075.553.0594.78
TOTAL263.90
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLBlong77.7479.43-4.2380.77
DBCflat25.0224.42-1.2924.18
WOODlong73.2474.84-9.7276.10
MARAlong10.6110.933.5010.92
      TOTAL-11.74
YTD627.06
%YTD14.386%

For Wednesday, November 22nd

THE UNIVERSAL LAW OF LANE CHANGES:  If you change lines (or traffic lanes), then the one you were previously in will always begin to move faster than the one you are in now.

* * *  Albert Einstein, 1927

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

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

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

The main model is long the December SP at 4540.50 as of 11/21/23 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 - - 4829.56 exp 6/1/24  
MAJOR - - 4812.07  5/1/24  MAJOR - - 4718.18  exp 5/2/24minor - - 4706.49  exp 6/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4396.91  exp 5/3/24  
minor - - 4693.98  exp 5/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4653.60  5/5/24  
minor - - 4626.85  exp 5/2/24  

minor - -4626.61  exp 5/3/24  

MAJOR - - 4597.52  4/1/24  MAJOR - - 4586.35 exp 5/5/24

minor - - 4580.44  exp 5/4/24 MAJOR - - 4567.94 exp 10/23/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4549.50
minor - - 4547.15  exp 10/23/23

minor - - 4544.71  exp 4/1/24  MAJOR - - 4540.57 exp 1/14/24

minor - - 4489.445  exp 10/25/23

minor - -  4478.60 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4476.65 exp 1/1/24

MAJOR - - 4458.93  exp 10/25/23

minor - - 4454.08  exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 4452.74  exp 10/28/23

minor - - 4447.28  exp 1/14/24

MAJOR - - 4443.07 exp 7/7/24

MAJOR - - 4440.49 exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4437.91  exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4417.76 exp 7/7/23

minor - - 4397.708 exp 3/3/24  

minor - - 4387.08  exp 3/1/24  

minor - - 4385.54  exp 1/1/24
minor - - 4383.002  exp 5/5/24
minor - - 4382.06  exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4381.77  exp 1/1/24
MAJOR - - 4376.58  exp 5/5/24

 MAJOR - - 4328.33  exp  3/1/24  

MAJOR - - 4318.07  exp 3/3/24 minor - - 4304.09 exp 5/5/24MAJOR - - 4297.503 exp 5/5/24
minor - - 4099.69  exp 6/6/24minor - - 4016.478  exp 6/6/23
MAJOR - - 3974.81  exp 6/6/24
MAJOR - - 3770.134  exp 6/6/24minor - - 3743.13  exp 6/6/24MAJOR - - 3387.83  exp 6/6/24

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...  

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long December gold at 1960.30 as of 11/14/23 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 - - 2227.04 exp 10/12/24

MAJOR - - 2089.72 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2145.00  exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2046.82 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 2052.09  exp 10/15/24

minor - -  2031.88  exp  10/23/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 2001.00

MAJOR - -  1960.39  exp 10/15/24

minor - - 1951.33  exp  10/23/24

minor - - 1932.68 exp 11/3/24minor - - 1908.29 exp 11/1/24

MAJOR - - 1894.45 exp 11/3/24
MAJOR - - 1880.47 exp 11/1/24
minor - - 1864.145  exp 5/5/24

minor - - 1787.48 exp 6/6/24

MAJOR - - 1758.30  exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 1674.08  exp 6/6/24

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 TWO NEW $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX ON PAGE 2 OF THE ATTACHMENT!!!THE FIRST CHART IS THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX, THE CHART BELOW THAT ONE SHOWS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE $SPX AND THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX...
THESE NEW INDICATORS ARE IDEAL FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN LONGER TERM TREND POSITIONS WITHOUT CONCERN FOR THE DAY TO DAY ZIGZAGS OF THE MARKET!!!
NOTE:  THE $VIX SIGNAL IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AND SEPARATE MEASURING INDICATOR THAN THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX GRAPHS...
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 since 2016 is found on page 4 of the attachment under Trend Index (TIX)...  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 35 completed trades for a total of 110.26 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  BUY AS OF THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 2023, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 433.84...

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

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS +2.65 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +2.51, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

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

3.  OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO
STOP GUESSING AND BE YOUR OWN FUND MANAGER AND BE ON YOUR PATH TO FINANCIAL GROWTH!!!  

RULES ON HOW TO USE THE OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO (OP) ARE FOUND IN THE TUTORIAL AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EVENING BRIEFING
If you're having difficulty trading the near term VP model, then take a serious look at the optimized portfolio, you will definitely make money, it is easy to follow, tried and proven, and with no stress, I use it myself primarily...  if you have any questions on how to use it, then email me and we can arrange a time to review your personal trading strategy...

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

YEAR    NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES    POINTS GAINED

2015                     4 trades                                125.30

2016                    13 trades                               322.60

2017                    25 trades                               224.75

2018                    26 trades                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      6 trades                                -13.752023                     10 trades                               -41.00

TOTAL               126 closed trades                1813.50THE 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 trades                                  67.30

2021                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trades                                -163.20

2023                    9 trades                                 275.20

TOTAL             80 closed trades                     1226.50To 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...

+627.06 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!!  This is already a gain of  +14.386% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!  

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 226.14 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:  Precious Metals (GLD, UGL, GDXJ)...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY:  Commodities (MARA)...

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

MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
Dec SPlong4353.254424.50126 trades*1813.50
*not included
DIAlong339.17341.62-14.58350.82
UDOW   long54.7156.64-3.7660.71
SPY long433.73438.247.54453.27
SPXL   long80.2283.670.8590.74
UPRO  long42.1744.09-0.7247.73
QQQlong371.18373.8469.90388.47
TQQQ   long38.4840.1511.9143.89
TNA   long25.7927.544.5327.64
SOXLlong19.5320.883.3822.84
IWMlong172.14175.757.63177.02
MDYlong446.20455.4125.23463.5
IYTlong225.47229.6219.18241.44
SOXXlong486.38496.4136.68513.43
USDlong41.9143.768.3147.14
TOTAL176.08
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Decemberflat2020.701979.201923.601963.10
GLD  long181.76185.5722.32185.35
UGLlong58.6361.1811.4060.70
SLV  long21.2821.822.4821.77
GLLflat29.8028.513.4827.76
ZSLflat21.8720.90-1.9718.44
GDXflat29.9229.224.5729.21
GDXJ  long35.1335.956.8635.51
NUGT  flat32.3230.2813.1530.78
JNUG  flat31.0429.086.5330.13
DUSTflat14.4613.491.4612.22
JDST  flat7.997.410.436.59
QLDlong62.8664.3615.8268.67
SDSflat37.6636.05-5.9333.38
SOXSflat11.5510.76-4.808.43
TOTAL75.80
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  long87.8389.72-8.1390.55
TMFlong4.615.01-1.395.02
TBT  flat40.9339.194.8537.05
TMVflat46.4243.532.6839.79
VCLTlong70.8271.64-5.8274.04
TOTAL-7.81
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUlong59.4060.49-8.1862.23
TOTAL-8.18
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  long83.8684.05-4.7086.82
TOTAL-4.70
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  long58.9061.56-11.5867.61
JPMlong145.06146.58-4.38152.96
TOTAL-15.96
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLEflat87.7885.92-6.3284.62
XOPflat149.54146.455.69138.67
UCOflat33.0831.003.2930.57
ERXflat62.2059.611.5257.54
TOTAL4.18
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTlong61.2162.56-2.5163.46
TSLAlong221.85226.4893.39241.2
XLYlong159.39162.7426.12167.57
Vlong241.87241.58-5.83252.23
TOTAL111.17
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFlong43.0343.29-0.0745.35
TOTAL-0.07
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHlong533.27544.2525.08539.73
CURElong81.7987.12-6.4488.33
XLVlong126.31128.99-2.12129.81
GUSHflat39.4837.01-2.8533.69
IDNAlong19.5420.04-4.5519.98
TOTAL9.12
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
ULElong10.9911.170.1211.58
UDNlong18.3818.621.1118.92
YCSflat79.0074.1619.8175.38
GBTClong27.2020.966.9929.35
TOTAL28.03
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat30.8128.862.9026.49
INDAlong44.0544.602.6145.04
EEMlong37.9138.670.4239.6
EWGlong26.0926.611.3127.91
TOTAL7.24
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL long183.43182.4434.75190.64
AMZNlong139.42134.58-8.35143.9
NVDAlong472.73476.19154.12499.44
NRGUflat456.10446.8880.33406.52
ROKUlong79.4075.553.0593.6
TOTAL263.90
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLBlong77.7479.43-4.2380.72
DBCflat25.0224.42-1.2924.38
WOODlong73.2474.84-9.7276.06
MARAflat10.9310.613.5010.31
      TOTAL-11.74
YTD627.06
%YTD14.386%

For Tuesday, November 21st

THE UNIVERSAL LAW OF LANE CHANGES:  If you change lines (or traffic lanes), then the one you were previously in will always begin to move faster than the one you are in now.

* * *  Albert Einstein, 1927

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

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

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

The main model is short the December SP at 4568.00 as of 11/20/23 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 - - 4829.56 exp 6/1/24  
MAJOR - - 4812.07  5/1/24  MAJOR - - 4718.18  exp 5/2/24minor - - 4706.49  exp 6/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4396.91  exp 5/3/24  
minor - - 4693.98  exp 5/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4653.60  5/5/24  
minor - - 4626.85  exp 5/2/24  

minor - -4626.61  exp 5/3/24  

MAJOR - - 4597.52  4/1/24  MAJOR - - 4586.35 exp 5/5/24

minor - - 4580.44  exp 5/4/24 MAJOR - - 4567.94 exp 10/23/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4559.75
minor - - 4547.15  exp 10/23/23

minor - - 4544.71  exp 4/1/24  MAJOR - - 4540.57 exp 1/14/24

minor - - 4489.445  exp 10/25/23

minor - -  4478.60 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4476.65 exp 1/1/24

MAJOR - - 4458.93  exp 10/25/23

minor - - 4454.08  exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 4452.74  exp 10/28/23

minor - - 4447.28  exp 1/14/24

MAJOR - - 4443.07 exp 7/7/24

MAJOR - - 4440.49 exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4437.91  exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4417.76 exp 7/7/23

minor - - 4397.708 exp 3/3/24  

minor - - 4387.08  exp 3/1/24  

minor - - 4385.54  exp 1/1/24
minor - - 4383.002  exp 5/5/24
minor - - 4382.06  exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4381.77  exp 1/1/24
MAJOR - - 4376.58  exp 5/5/24

 MAJOR - - 4328.33  exp  3/1/24  

MAJOR - - 4318.07  exp 3/3/24 minor - - 4304.09 exp 5/5/24MAJOR - - 4297.503 exp 5/5/24
minor - - 4099.69  exp 6/6/24minor - - 4016.478  exp 6/6/23
MAJOR - - 3974.81  exp 6/6/24
MAJOR - - 3770.134  exp 6/6/24minor - - 3743.13  exp 6/6/24MAJOR - - 3387.83  exp 6/6/24

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...  

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long December gold at 1960.30 as of 11/14/23 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 - - 2227.04 exp 10/12/24

MAJOR - - 2089.72 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2145.00  exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2046.82 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 2052.09  exp 10/15/24

minor - -  2031.88  exp  10/23/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1979.70

MAJOR - -  1960.39  exp 10/15/24

minor - - 1951.33  exp  10/23/24

minor - - 1932.68 exp 11/3/24minor - - 1908.29 exp 11/1/24

MAJOR - - 1894.45 exp 11/3/24
MAJOR - - 1880.47 exp 11/1/24
minor - - 1864.145  exp 5/5/24

minor - - 1787.48 exp 6/6/24

MAJOR - - 1758.30  exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 1674.08  exp 6/6/24

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 TWO NEW $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX ON PAGE 2 OF THE ATTACHMENT!!!THE FIRST CHART IS THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX, THE CHART BELOW THAT ONE SHOWS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE $SPX AND THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX...
THESE NEW INDICATORS ARE IDEAL FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN LONGER TERM TREND POSITIONS WITHOUT CONCERN FOR THE DAY TO DAY ZIGZAGS OF THE MARKET!!!
NOTE:  THE $VIX SIGNAL IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AND SEPARATE MEASURING INDICATOR THAN THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX GRAPHS...
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 since 2016 is found on page 4 of the attachment under Trend Index (TIX)...  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 35 completed trades for a total of 110.26 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  BUY AS OF THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 2023, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 433.84...

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

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS +2.51 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +2.37, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

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

3.  OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO
STOP GUESSING AND BE YOUR OWN FUND MANAGER AND BE ON YOUR PATH TO FINANCIAL GROWTH!!!  

RULES ON HOW TO USE THE OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO (OP) ARE FOUND IN THE TUTORIAL AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EVENING BRIEFING
If you're having difficulty trading the near term VP model, then take a serious look at the optimized portfolio, you will definitely make money, it is easy to follow, tried and proven, and with no stress, I use it myself primarily...  if you have any questions on how to use it, then email me and we can arrange a time to review your personal trading strategy...

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

YEAR    NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES    POINTS GAINED

2015                     4 trades                                125.30

2016                    13 trades                               322.60

2017                    25 trades                               224.75

2018                    26 trades                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      6 trades                                -13.752023                     10 trades                               -41.00

TOTAL               126 closed trades                1813.50THE 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 trades                                  67.30

2021                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trades                                -163.20

2023                    9 trades                                 275.20

TOTAL             80 closed trades                     1226.50To 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...

+627.38 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!!  This is already a gain of  +14.393% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!  

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 226.14 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:  Health Care (XLV), Interest Rates (TMF), Commodities (MARA)...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY:  Foreign Currencies (YCS)...

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

MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
Dec SPlong4353.254424.50126 trades*1813.50
*not included
DIAlong338.67341.62-14.58351.52
UDOW   long54.4856.64-3.7661.10
SPY long433.30438.247.54454.26
SPXL   long79.6883.670.8591.40
UPRO  long41.8944.09-0.7248.09
QQQlong366.81373.8469.90390.74
TQQQ   long37.8740.1511.9144.70
TNA   long25.7927.544.5328.76
SOXLlong19.5320.883.3824.18
IWMlong172.14175.757.63179.33
MDYlong446.20455.4125.23465.82
IYTlong224.93229.6219.18241.34
SOXXlong486.38496.4136.68523.21
USDlong41.9143.768.3148.60
TOTAL176.08
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Decemberflat2020.701979.201923.601963.10
GLD  flat186.46182.6322.32183.37
UGLflat61.8759.3011.4059.47
SLV  long21.2821.822.4821.48
GLLflat29.8028.513.4828.44
ZSLflat21.8720.90-1.9718.99
GDXflat30.2629.554.5728.51
GDXJ  flat35.9535.136.8634.65
NUGT  flat33.3331.9013.1529.38
JNUG  flat31.0429.086.5328.74
DUSTflat14.4613.491.4612.80
JDST  flat7.997.410.436.89
QLDlong62.1664.3615.8269.56
SDSflat40.8539.93-5.9333.20
SOXSflat14.5213.55-4.807.98
TOTAL75.80
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  long87.8389.72-8.1390.59
TMFlong4.615.01-1.395.02
TBT  flat45.0643.164.8537
TMVflat53.8750.542.6839.69
VCLTlong70.3271.64-5.8274.06
TOTAL-7.81
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUlong59.1860.49-8.1862.1
TOTAL-8.18
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  long83.2284.05-4.7086.92
TOTAL-4.70
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  long58.5561.56-11.5867.69
JPMlong143.55146.58-4.38153.29
TOTAL-15.96
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLEflat89.1987.31-6.3284.81
XOPflat149.54146.455.69139.88
UCOflat34.7232.543.2930.36
ERXflat65.4162.691.5257.84
TOTAL4.18
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTlong61.2162.56-2.5163.64
TSLAlong221.85226.4893.39235.6
XLYlong159.39162.7426.12168
Vlong240.87241.58-5.83249.97
TOTAL111.17
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFlong42.8543.29-0.0745.42
TOTAL-0.07
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHlong533.27544.2525.08535.1
CUREflat87.1281.79-6.4486.82
XLVlong126.31128.99-2.12129.03
GUSHflat39.4837.01-2.8534.31
IDNAlong19.5420.04-4.5520.52
TOTAL9.12
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
ULElong10.8611.170.1211.64
UDNlong18.3718.621.1118.95
YCSflat79.0074.1619.8175.28
GBTClong25.6020.966.9929.79
TOTAL28.03
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat30.8128.862.9028.07
INDAlong43.6144.602.6145.05
EEMlong37.9138.670.4239.85
EWGlong25.9826.611.3128.07
TOTAL7.24
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL long178.87182.4434.75191.45
AMZNlong138.26134.58-8.35146.13
NVDAlong466.57476.19154.12504.2
NRGUflat455.56446.3580.33413.96
ROKUlong79.2375.553.0594.99
TOTAL263.90
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLBlong77.7479.43-4.2380.41
DBCflat25.1324.53-1.2924.25
WOODlong73.2474.84-9.7276.41
MARAlong10.5010.823.8210.64
      TOTAL-11.42
YTD627.38
%YTD14.393%

For Monday, November 20th

THE UNIVERSAL LAW OF LANE CHANGES:  If you change lines (or traffic lanes), then the one you were previously in will always begin to move faster than the one you are in now.

* * *  Albert Einstein, 1927

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

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

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

The main model is short the December SP at 4540.75 as of 11/11/23 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 - - 4829.56 exp 6/1/24  
MAJOR - - 4812.07  5/1/24  MAJOR - - 4718.18  exp 5/2/24minor - - 4706.49  exp 6/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4396.91  exp 5/3/24  
minor - - 4693.98  exp 5/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4653.60  5/5/24  
minor - - 4626.85  exp 5/2/24  

minor - -4626.61  exp 5/3/24  

MAJOR - - 4597.52  4/1/24  MAJOR - - 4586.35 exp 5/5/24

minor - - 4580.44  exp 5/4/24 MAJOR - - 4567.94 exp 10/23/23
minor - - 4547.15  exp 10/23/23

minor - - 4544.71  exp 4/1/24  MAJOR - - 4540.57 exp 1/14/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4525.50

minor - - 4489.445  exp 10/25/23

minor - -  4478.60 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4476.65 exp 1/1/24

MAJOR - - 4458.93  exp 10/25/23

minor - - 4454.08  exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 4452.74  exp 10/28/23

minor - - 4447.28  exp 1/14/24

MAJOR - - 4443.07 exp 7/7/24

MAJOR - - 4440.49 exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4437.91  exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4417.76 exp 7/7/23

minor - - 4397.708 exp 3/3/24  

minor - - 4387.08  exp 3/1/24  

minor - - 4385.54  exp 1/1/24
minor - - 4383.002  exp 5/5/24
minor - - 4382.06  exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4381.77  exp 1/1/24
MAJOR - - 4376.58  exp 5/5/24

 MAJOR - - 4328.33  exp  3/1/24  

MAJOR - - 4318.07  exp 3/3/24 minor - - 4304.09 exp 5/5/24MAJOR - - 4297.503 exp 5/5/24
minor - - 4099.69  exp 6/6/24minor - - 4016.478  exp 6/6/23
MAJOR - - 3974.81  exp 6/6/24
MAJOR - - 3770.134  exp 6/6/24minor - - 3743.13  exp 6/6/24MAJOR - - 3387.83  exp 6/6/24

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...  

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long December gold at 1960.30 as of 11/14/23 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 - - 2227.04 exp 10/12/24

MAJOR - - 2089.72 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2145.00  exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2046.82 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 2052.09  exp 10/15/24

minor - -  2031.88  exp  10/23/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1982.80

MAJOR - -  1960.39  exp 10/15/24

minor - - 1951.33  exp  10/23/24

minor - - 1932.68 exp 11/3/24minor - - 1908.29 exp 11/1/24

MAJOR - - 1894.45 exp 11/3/24
MAJOR - - 1880.47 exp 11/1/24
minor - - 1864.145  exp 5/5/24

minor - - 1787.48 exp 6/6/24

MAJOR - - 1758.30  exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 1674.08  exp 6/6/24

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 TWO NEW $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX ON PAGE 2 OF THE ATTACHMENT!!!THE FIRST CHART IS THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX, THE CHART BELOW THAT ONE SHOWS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE $SPX AND THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX...
THESE NEW INDICATORS ARE IDEAL FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN LONGER TERM TREND POSITIONS WITHOUT CONCERN FOR THE DAY TO DAY ZIGZAGS OF THE MARKET!!!
NOTE:  THE $VIX SIGNAL IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AND SEPARATE MEASURING INDICATOR THAN THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX GRAPHS...
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 since 2016 is found on page 4 of the attachment under Trend Index (TIX)...  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 35 completed trades for a total of 110.26 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  BUY AS OF THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 2023, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 433.84...

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

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS +2.37 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +2.26, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

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

3.  OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO
STOP GUESSING AND BE YOUR OWN FUND MANAGER AND BE ON YOUR PATH TO FINANCIAL GROWTH!!!  

RULES ON HOW TO USE THE OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO (OP) ARE FOUND IN THE TUTORIAL AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EVENING BRIEFING
If you're having difficulty trading the near term VP model, then take a serious look at the optimized portfolio, you will definitely make money, it is easy to follow, tried and proven, and with no stress, I use it myself primarily...  if you have any questions on how to use it, then email me and we can arrange a time to review your personal trading strategy...

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

YEAR    NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES    POINTS GAINED

2015                     4 trades                                125.30

2016                    13 trades                               322.60

2017                    25 trades                               224.75

2018                    26 trades                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      6 trades                                -13.752023                     10 trades                               -41.00

TOTAL               126 closed trades                1813.50THE 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 trades                                  67.30

2021                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trades                                -163.20

2023                    9 trades                                 275.20

TOTAL             80 closed trades                     1226.50To 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...

+627.07 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!!  This is already a gain of  +14.386% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!  

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 226.14 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:  Health Care (IDNA)...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY:  none...

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

MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
Dec SPlong4353.254424.50126 trades*1813.50
*not included
DIAlong338.67341.62-14.58349.43
UDOW   long54.4856.64-3.7660.01
SPY long433.30438.247.54450.79
SPXL   long79.6883.670.8589.53
UPRO  long41.8944.09-0.7247.05
QQQlong366.81373.8469.90386.04
TQQQ   long37.8740.1511.9143.16
TNA   long25.7927.544.5328.31
SOXLlong19.5320.883.3823.13
IWMlong172.14175.757.63178.29
MDYlong446.20455.4125.23463.79
IYTlong224.93229.6219.18239.57
SOXXlong486.38496.4136.68515.61
USDlong41.9143.768.3146.84
TOTAL176.08
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Decemberflat2020.701979.201923.601963.10
GLD  flat186.46182.6322.32183.67
UGLflat61.8759.3011.4059.60
SLV  long21.2821.822.4821.75
GLLflat29.8028.513.4828.28
ZSLflat21.8720.90-1.9718.52
GDXflat30.2629.554.5728.43
GDXJ  flat35.9535.136.8634.6
NUGT  flat33.3331.9013.1529.13
JNUG  flat31.0429.086.5328.68
DUSTflat14.4613.491.4612.90
JDST  flat7.997.410.436.94
QLDlong62.1664.3615.8267.9
SDSflat40.8539.93-5.9333.71
SOXSflat14.5213.55-4.808.37
TOTAL75.80
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  long87.8389.72-8.1390.04
TMFflat5.014.61-1.394.94
TBT  flat45.0643.164.8537.4
TMVflat53.8750.542.6840.43
VCLTlong70.3271.64-5.8273.59
TOTAL-7.81
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUlong59.1860.49-8.1862.29
TOTAL-8.18
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  long83.2284.05-4.7086.16
TOTAL-4.70
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  long58.5561.56-11.5867.04
JPMlong143.55146.58-4.38152.84
TOTAL-15.96
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLEflat89.1987.31-6.3284.69
XOPflat149.54146.455.69139.66
UCOflat34.7232.543.2929.2
ERXflat65.4162.691.5257.68
TOTAL4.18
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTlong61.2162.56-2.5163.23
TSLAlong221.85226.4893.39234.3
XLYlong159.39162.7426.12167.14
Vlong240.87241.58-5.83249.59
TOTAL111.17
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFlong42.8543.29-0.0745.31
TOTAL-0.07
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHlong533.27544.2525.08536.29
CUREflat87.1281.79-6.4485.02
XLVflat128.99126.31-2.12128.25
GUSHflat39.4837.01-2.8534.18
IDNAlong19.5420.04-4.5520.1
TOTAL9.12
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
ULElong10.8611.170.1211.55
UDNlong18.3718.621.1118.87
YCSlong76.2475.9319.5076.67
GBTClong25.6020.966.9928.87
TOTAL27.72
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat30.8128.862.9026.38
INDAlong43.6144.602.6145.04
EEMlong37.9138.670.4239.36
EWGlong25.9826.611.3127.99
TOTAL7.24
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL long178.87182.4434.75189.69
AMZNlong138.26134.58-8.35145.18
NVDAlong466.57476.19154.12492.98
NRGUflat455.56446.3580.33411.42
ROKUlong79.2375.553.0592.97
TOTAL263.90
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLBlong77.7479.43-4.2380.27
DBCflat25.1324.53-1.2923.95
WOODlong73.2474.84-9.7276.76
MARAflat10.8210.503.8210.00
      TOTAL-11.42
YTD627.07
%YTD14.386%

For Friday, November 17th

THE UNIVERSAL LAW OF LANE CHANGES:  If you change lines (or traffic lanes), then the one you were previously in will always begin to move faster than the one you are in now.

* * *  Albert Einstein, 1927

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

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

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

The main model is short the December SP at 4540.75 as of 11/11/23 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 - - 4829.56 exp 6/1/24  
MAJOR - - 4812.07  5/1/24  MAJOR - - 4718.18  exp 5/2/24minor - - 4706.49  exp 6/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4396.91  exp 5/3/24  
minor - - 4693.98  exp 5/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4653.60  5/5/24  
minor - - 4626.85  exp 5/2/24  

minor - -4626.61  exp 5/3/24  

MAJOR - - 4597.52  4/1/24  MAJOR - - 4586.35 exp 5/5/24

minor - - 4580.44  exp 5/4/24 MAJOR - - 4567.94 exp 10/23/23
minor - - 4547.15  exp 10/23/23

minor - - 4544.71  exp 4/1/24  MAJOR - - 4540.57 exp 1/14/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4521.50

minor - - 4489.445  exp 10/25/23

minor - -  4478.60 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4476.65 exp 1/1/24

MAJOR - - 4458.93  exp 10/25/23

minor - - 4454.08  exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 4452.74  exp 10/28/23

minor - - 4447.28  exp 1/14/24

MAJOR - - 4443.07 exp 7/7/24

MAJOR - - 4440.49 exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4437.91  exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4417.76 exp 7/7/23

minor - - 4397.708 exp 3/3/24  

minor - - 4387.08  exp 3/1/24  

minor - - 4385.54  exp 1/1/24
minor - - 4383.002  exp 5/5/24
minor - - 4382.06  exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4381.77  exp 1/1/24
MAJOR - - 4376.58  exp 5/5/24

 MAJOR - - 4328.33  exp  3/1/24  

MAJOR - - 4318.07  exp 3/3/24 minor - - 4304.09 exp 5/5/24MAJOR - - 4297.503 exp 5/5/24
minor - - 4099.69  exp 6/6/24minor - - 4016.478  exp 6/6/23
MAJOR - - 3974.81  exp 6/6/24
MAJOR - - 3770.134  exp 6/6/24minor - - 3743.13  exp 6/6/24MAJOR - - 3387.83  exp 6/6/24

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...  

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long December gold at 1960.30 as of 11/14/23 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 - - 2227.04 exp 10/12/24

MAJOR - - 2089.72 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2145.00  exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2046.82 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 2052.09  exp 10/15/24

minor - -  2031.88  exp  10/23/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1984.20

MAJOR - -  1960.39  exp 10/15/24

minor - - 1951.33  exp  10/23/24

minor - - 1932.68 exp 11/3/24minor - - 1908.29 exp 11/1/24

MAJOR - - 1894.45 exp 11/3/24
MAJOR - - 1880.47 exp 11/1/24
minor - - 1864.145  exp 5/5/24

minor - - 1787.48 exp 6/6/24

MAJOR - - 1758.30  exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 1674.08  exp 6/6/24

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 TWO NEW $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX ON PAGE 2 OF THE ATTACHMENT!!!THE FIRST CHART IS THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX, THE CHART BELOW THAT ONE SHOWS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE $SPX AND THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX...
THESE NEW INDICATORS ARE IDEAL FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN LONGER TERM TREND POSITIONS WITHOUT CONCERN FOR THE DAY TO DAY ZIGZAGS OF THE MARKET!!!
NOTE:  THE $VIX SIGNAL IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AND SEPARATE MEASURING INDICATOR THAN THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX GRAPHS...
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 since 2016 is found on page 4 of the attachment under Trend Index (TIX)...  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 35 completed trades for a total of 110.26 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  BUY AS OF THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 2023, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 433.84...

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

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS +2.26 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +2.13, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

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

3.  OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO
STOP GUESSING AND BE YOUR OWN FUND MANAGER AND BE ON YOUR PATH TO FINANCIAL GROWTH!!!  

RULES ON HOW TO USE THE OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO (OP) ARE FOUND IN THE TUTORIAL AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EVENING BRIEFING
If you're having difficulty trading the near term VP model, then take a serious look at the optimized portfolio, you will definitely make money, it is easy to follow, tried and proven, and with no stress, I use it myself primarily...  if you have any questions on how to use it, then email me and we can arrange a time to review your personal trading strategy...

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

YEAR    NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES    POINTS GAINED

2015                     4 trades                                125.30

2016                    13 trades                               322.60

2017                    25 trades                               224.75

2018                    26 trades                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      6 trades                                -13.752023                     10 trades                               -41.00

TOTAL               126 closed trades                1813.50THE 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 trades                                  67.30

2021                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trades                                -163.20

2023                    9 trades                                 275.20

TOTAL             80 closed trades                     1226.50To 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...

+627.07 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!!  This is already a gain of  +14.386% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!  

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 226.14 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:  Precious Metals (SLV), Health Care (UNH)...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY:  Health Care (IDNA), Foreign Markets (YINN)...

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

MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
Dec SPlong4334.754424.50126 trades*1813.50
*not included
DIAlong338.67341.62-14.58350.02
UDOW   long54.4856.64-3.7660.00
SPY long433.30438.247.54450.23
SPXL   long79.6883.670.8589.05
UPRO  long41.8944.09-0.7246.87
QQQlong366.81373.8469.90385.95
TQQQ   long37.8740.1511.9143.13
TNA   long25.7927.544.5327.27
SOXLlong19.5320.883.3822.72
IWMlong172.14175.757.63175.88
MDYlong446.20455.4125.23459.75
IYTlong224.93229.6219.18237.98
SOXXlong486.38496.4136.68512.01
USDlong41.9143.768.3146.65
TOTAL176.08
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Decemberflat2020.701979.201923.601963.10
GLD  flat186.46182.6322.32183.69
UGLflat61.8759.3011.4059.68
SLV  long21.2821.822.4821.76
GLLflat29.8028.513.4828.22
ZSLflat21.8720.90-1.9718.49
GDXflat30.2629.554.5728.61
GDXJ  flat35.9535.136.8634.71
NUGT  flat33.3331.9013.1529.5
JNUG  flat31.0429.086.5328.75
DUSTflat14.4613.491.4612.71
JDST  flat7.997.410.436.9
QLDlong62.1664.3615.8267.91
SDSflat40.8539.93-5.9333.78
SOXSflat14.5213.55-4.808.53
TOTAL75.80
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  long87.8389.72-8.1389.62
TMFflat5.014.61-1.394.87
TBT  flat45.0643.164.8537.75
TMVflat53.8750.542.6840.92
VCLTlong70.3271.64-5.8273.17
TOTAL-7.81
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUlong59.1860.49-8.1862.12
TOTAL-8.18
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  long83.2284.05-4.7085.95
TOTAL-4.70
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  long58.5561.56-11.5865.97
JPMlong143.55146.58-4.38151.45
TOTAL-15.96
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLEflat89.1987.31-6.3282.95
XOPflat149.54146.455.69136.65
UCOflat34.7232.543.2927.3
ERXflat65.4162.691.5255.42
TOTAL4.18
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTlong61.2162.56-2.5161.54
TSLAlong221.85226.4893.39233.59
XLYlong159.39162.7426.12166.03
Vlong240.87241.58-5.83248.57
TOTAL111.17
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFlong42.8543.29-0.0744.76
TOTAL-0.07
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHlong533.27544.2525.08539.74
CUREflat87.1281.79-6.4485.75
XLVflat128.99126.31-2.12128.51
GUSHflat39.4837.01-2.8532.77
IDNAflat20.0419.54-4.5519.28
TOTAL9.12
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
ULElong10.8611.170.1211.45
UDNlong18.3718.621.1118.77
YCSlong76.2475.9319.5077.76
GBTClong25.6020.966.9929.20
TOTAL27.72
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat30.8128.862.9026.43
INDAlong43.6144.602.6144.98
EEMlong37.9138.670.4239.31
EWGlong25.9826.611.3127.63
TOTAL7.24
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL long178.87182.4434.75189.71
AMZNlong138.26134.58-8.35142.83
NVDAlong466.57476.19154.12494.8
NRGUflat455.56446.3580.33383.23
ROKUlong79.2375.553.0589.5
TOTAL263.90
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLBlong77.7479.43-4.2380.12
DBCflat25.1324.53-1.2923.61
WOODlong73.2474.84-9.7275.66
MARAflat10.8210.503.829.76
      TOTAL-11.42
YTD627.07
%YTD14.386%

For Thursday, November 16th

THE UNIVERSAL LAW OF LANE CHANGES:  If you change lines (or traffic lanes), then the one you were previously in will always begin to move faster than the one you are in now.

* * *  Albert Einstein, 1927

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

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

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

The main model is short the December SP at 4540.75 as of 11/11/23 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 - - 4829.56 exp 6/1/24  
MAJOR - - 4812.07  5/1/24  MAJOR - - 4718.18  exp 5/2/24minor - - 4706.49  exp 6/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4396.91  exp 5/3/24  
minor - - 4693.98  exp 5/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4653.60  5/5/24  
minor - - 4626.85  exp 5/2/24  

minor - -4626.61  exp 5/3/24  

MAJOR - - 4597.52  4/1/24  MAJOR - - 4586.35 exp 5/5/24

minor - - 4580.44  exp 5/4/24 MAJOR - - 4567.94 exp 10/23/23
minor - - 4547.15  exp 10/23/23

minor - - 4544.71  exp 4/1/24  MAJOR - - 4540.57 exp 1/14/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4515.50

minor - - 4489.445  exp 10/25/23

minor - -  4478.60 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4476.65 exp 1/1/24

MAJOR - - 4458.93  exp 10/25/23

minor - - 4454.08  exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 4452.74  exp 10/28/23

minor - - 4447.28  exp 1/14/24

MAJOR - - 4443.07 exp 7/7/24

MAJOR - - 4440.49 exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4437.91  exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4417.76 exp 7/7/23

minor - - 4397.708 exp 3/3/24  

minor - - 4387.08  exp 3/1/24  

minor - - 4385.54  exp 1/1/24
minor - - 4383.002  exp 5/5/24
minor - - 4382.06  exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4381.77  exp 1/1/24
MAJOR - - 4376.58  exp 5/5/24

 MAJOR - - 4328.33  exp  3/1/24  

MAJOR - - 4318.07  exp 3/3/24 minor - - 4304.09 exp 5/5/24MAJOR - - 4297.503 exp 5/5/24
minor - - 4099.69  exp 6/6/24minor - - 4016.478  exp 6/6/23
MAJOR - - 3974.81  exp 6/6/24
MAJOR - - 3770.134  exp 6/6/24minor - - 3743.13  exp 6/6/24MAJOR - - 3387.83  exp 6/6/24

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...  

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long December gold at 1960.30 as of 11/14/23 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 - - 2227.04 exp 10/12/24

MAJOR - - 2089.72 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2145.00  exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2046.82 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 2052.09  exp 10/15/24

minor - -  2031.88  exp  10/23/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1963.10

MAJOR - -  1960.39  exp 10/15/24

minor - - 1951.33  exp  10/23/24

minor - - 1932.68 exp 11/3/24minor - - 1908.29 exp 11/1/24

MAJOR - - 1894.45 exp 11/3/24
MAJOR - - 1880.47 exp 11/1/24
minor - - 1864.145  exp 5/5/24

minor - - 1787.48 exp 6/6/24

MAJOR - - 1758.30  exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 1674.08  exp 6/6/24

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 TWO NEW $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX ON PAGE 2 OF THE ATTACHMENT!!!THE FIRST CHART IS THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX, THE CHART BELOW THAT ONE SHOWS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE $SPX AND THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX...
THESE NEW INDICATORS ARE IDEAL FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN LONGER TERM TREND POSITIONS WITHOUT CONCERN FOR THE DAY TO DAY ZIGZAGS OF THE MARKET!!!
NOTE:  THE $VIX SIGNAL IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AND SEPARATE MEASURING INDICATOR THAN THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX GRAPHS...
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 since 2016 is found on page 4 of the attachment under Trend Index (TIX)...  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 35 completed trades for a total of 110.26 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  BUY AS OF THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 2023, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 433.84...

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

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS +2.13 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +1.87, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

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

3.  OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO
STOP GUESSING AND BE YOUR OWN FUND MANAGER AND BE ON YOUR PATH TO FINANCIAL GROWTH!!!  

RULES ON HOW TO USE THE OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO (OP) ARE FOUND IN THE TUTORIAL AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EVENING BRIEFING
If you're having difficulty trading the near term VP model, then take a serious look at the optimized portfolio, you will definitely make money, it is easy to follow, tried and proven, and with no stress, I use it myself primarily...  if you have any questions on how to use it, then email me and we can arrange a time to review your personal trading strategy...

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

YEAR    NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES    POINTS GAINED

2015                     4 trades                                125.30

2016                    13 trades                               322.60

2017                    25 trades                               224.75

2018                    26 trades                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      6 trades                                -13.752023                     10 trades                               -41.00

TOTAL               126 closed trades                1813.50THE 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 trades                                  67.30

2021                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trades                                -163.20

2023                    9 trades                                 275.20

TOTAL             80 closed trades                     1226.50To 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...

+629.38 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!!  This is already a gain of  +14.439% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!  

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 226.14 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:  Health Care (IDNA), Foreign Markets (YINN)...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY:  none...

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

MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
Dec SPlong4334.754424.50126 trades*1813.50
*not included
DIAlong338.67341.62-14.58350.27
UDOW   long54.4856.64-3.7660.22
SPY long433.30438.247.54449.68
SPXL   long79.6883.670.8588.84
UPRO  long41.8944.09-0.7246.75
QQQlong366.81373.8469.90385.62
TQQQ   long37.8740.1511.9143.06
TNA   long25.7927.544.5328.60
SOXLlong19.5320.883.3822.63
IWMlong172.14175.757.63178.77
MDYlong446.20455.4125.23464.7
IYTlong224.93229.6219.18239.05
SOXXlong486.38496.4136.68511.76
USDlong41.9143.768.3146.15
TOTAL176.08
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Decemberflat1923.601963.10
GLD  flat186.46182.6322.32181.64
UGLflat61.8759.3011.4058.44
SLV  flat21.8221.282.4821.45
GLLflat29.8028.513.4828.93
ZSLflat21.8720.90-1.9719.02
GDXflat30.2629.554.5728.19
GDXJ  flat35.9535.136.8634.15
NUGT  flat33.3331.9013.1528.78
JNUG  flat31.0429.086.5328.02
DUSTflat14.4613.491.4613.08
JDST  flat7.997.410.437.11
QLDlong62.1664.3615.8267.79
SDSflat40.8539.93-5.9333.82
SOXSflat14.5213.55-4.808.55
TOTAL75.80
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  long87.8389.72-8.1388.52
TMFflat5.014.61-1.394.71
TBT  flat45.0643.164.8538.64
TMVflat53.8750.542.6842.4
VCLTlong70.3271.64-5.8272.36
TOTAL-7.81
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUlong59.1860.49-8.1861.79
TOTAL-8.18
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  long83.2284.05-4.7086.28
TOTAL-4.70
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  long58.5561.56-11.5865.5
JPMlong143.55146.58-4.38149.74
TOTAL-15.96
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLEflat89.1987.31-6.3284.60
XOPflat149.54146.455.69140.71
UCOflat34.7232.543.2929.73
ERXflat65.4162.691.5257.62
TOTAL4.18
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTlong61.2162.56-2.5163.72
TSLAlong221.85226.4893.39242.84
XLYlong159.39162.7426.12167.75
Vlong240.87241.58-5.83248.11
TOTAL111.17
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFlong42.8543.29-0.0744.73
TOTAL-0.07
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHflat544.25533.2725.08538.41
CUREflat87.1281.79-6.4484.86
XLVflat128.99126.31-2.12127.96
GUSHflat39.4837.01-2.8534.75
IDNAlong19.3719.87-4.0519.58
TOTAL9.62
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
ULElong10.8611.170.1211.45
UDNlong18.3718.621.1118.76
YCSlong76.2475.9319.5078.38
GBTClong25.6020.966.9929.76
TOTAL27.72
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNlong26.6928.504.7130.05
INDAlong43.6144.602.6144.94
EEMlong37.9138.670.4239.69
EWGlong25.9826.611.3127.51
TOTAL9.05
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL long178.87182.4434.75188.01
AMZNlong138.26134.58-8.35143.2
NVDAlong466.57476.19154.12488.88
NRGUflat455.56446.3580.33408.33
ROKUlong79.2375.553.0591.1
TOTAL263.90
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLBlong77.7479.43-4.2379.88
DBCflat25.1324.53-1.2924.19
WOODlong73.2474.84-9.7276.92
MARAflat10.8210.503.8210.24
      TOTAL-11.42
YTD629.38
%YTD14.439%

For Wednesday, November 15th

THE UNIVERSAL LAW OF LANE CHANGES:  If you change lines (or traffic lanes), then the one you were previously in will always begin to move faster than the one you are in now.

* * *  Albert Einstein, 1927

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

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

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

The main model is long the December SP at 4376.50 as of 11/10/23 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 - - 4829.56 exp 6/1/24  
MAJOR - - 4812.07  5/1/24  MAJOR - - 4718.18  exp 5/2/24minor - - 4706.49  exp 6/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4396.91  exp 5/3/24  
minor - - 4693.98  exp 5/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4653.60  5/5/24  
minor - - 4626.85  exp 5/2/24  

minor - -4626.61  exp 5/3/24  

MAJOR - - 4597.52  4/1/24  MAJOR - - 4586.35 exp 5/5/24

minor - - 4580.44  exp 5/4/24 MAJOR - - 4567.94 exp 10/23/23
minor - - 4547.15  exp 10/23/23

minor - - 4544.71  exp 4/1/24  MAJOR - - 4540.57 exp 1/14/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4509.50

minor - - 4489.445  exp 10/25/23

minor - -  4478.60 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4476.65 exp 1/1/24

MAJOR - - 4458.93  exp 10/25/23

minor - - 4454.08  exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 4452.74  exp 10/28/23

minor - - 4447.28  exp 1/14/24

MAJOR - - 4443.07 exp 7/7/24

MAJOR - - 4440.49 exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4437.91  exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4417.76 exp 7/7/23

minor - - 4397.708 exp 3/3/24  

minor - - 4387.08  exp 3/1/24  

minor - - 4385.54  exp 1/1/24
minor - - 4383.002  exp 5/5/24
minor - - 4382.06  exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4381.77  exp 1/1/24
MAJOR - - 4376.58  exp 5/5/24

 MAJOR - - 4328.33  exp  3/1/24  

MAJOR - - 4318.07  exp 3/3/24 minor - - 4304.09 exp 5/5/24MAJOR - - 4297.503 exp 5/5/24
minor - - 4099.69  exp 6/6/24minor - - 4016.478  exp 6/6/23
MAJOR - - 3974.81  exp 6/6/24
MAJOR - - 3770.134  exp 6/6/24minor - - 3743.13  exp 6/6/24MAJOR - - 3387.83  exp 6/6/24

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...  

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short December gold at 1960.40 as of 11/8/23 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 - - 2227.04 exp 10/12/24

MAJOR - - 2089.72 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2145.00  exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2046.82 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 2052.09  exp 10/15/24

minor - -  2031.88  exp  10/23/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1968.10

MAJOR - -  1960.39  exp 10/15/24

minor - - 1951.33  exp  10/23/24

minor - - 1932.68 exp 11/3/24minor - - 1908.29 exp 11/1/24

MAJOR - - 1894.45 exp 11/3/24
MAJOR - - 1880.47 exp 11/1/24
minor - - 1864.145  exp 5/5/24

minor - - 1787.48 exp 6/6/24

MAJOR - - 1758.30  exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 1674.08  exp 6/6/24

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 TWO NEW $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX ON PAGE 2 OF THE ATTACHMENT!!!THE FIRST CHART IS THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX, THE CHART BELOW THAT ONE SHOWS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE $SPX AND THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX...
THESE NEW INDICATORS ARE IDEAL FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN LONGER TERM TREND POSITIONS WITHOUT CONCERN FOR THE DAY TO DAY ZIGZAGS OF THE MARKET!!!
NOTE:  THE $VIX SIGNAL IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AND SEPARATE MEASURING INDICATOR THAN THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX GRAPHS...
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 since 2016 is found on page 4 of the attachment under Trend Index (TIX)...  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 35 completed trades for a total of 110.26 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  BUY AS OF THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 2023, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 433.84...

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 +1.87 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +1.47, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

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

3.  OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO
STOP GUESSING AND BE YOUR OWN FUND MANAGER AND BE ON YOUR PATH TO FINANCIAL GROWTH!!!  

RULES ON HOW TO USE THE OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO (OP) ARE FOUND IN THE TUTORIAL AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EVENING BRIEFING
If you're having difficulty trading the near term VP model, then take a serious look at the optimized portfolio, you will definitely make money, it is easy to follow, tried and proven, and with no stress, I use it myself primarily...  if you have any questions on how to use it, then email me and we can arrange a time to review your personal trading strategy...

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

YEAR    NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES    POINTS GAINED

2015                     4 trades                                125.30

2016                    13 trades                               322.60

2017                    25 trades                               224.75

2018                    26 trades                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      6 trades                                -13.752023                     10 trades                               -41.00

TOTAL               126 closed trades                1813.50THE 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 trades                                  67.30

2021                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trades                                -163.20

2023                    9 trades                                 275.20

TOTAL             80 closed trades                     1226.50To 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...

+629.38 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!!  This is already a gain of  +14.439% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!  

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 226.14 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:  Stock Market Indices (SOXL, IWM, MDY, IYT, SOXX, TNA), Interest Rates (TLT), Banking and Finance (FAS, JPM), Consumer Discretionary (TSLA, XLY, XRT), Foreign Markets (INDA, EWG), Commodities (XLB)...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY:  nPrecious Metals (DUST)...

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

MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
Dec SPlong4334.754424.50126 trades*1813.50
*not included
DIAlong338.67341.62-14.58348.42
UDOW   long54.4856.64-3.7659.30
SPY long433.30438.247.54448.73
SPXL   long79.6883.670.8588.29
UPRO  long41.8944.09-0.7246.45
QQQlong366.81373.8469.90385.33
TQQQ   long37.8740.1511.9142.94
TNA   long25.7927.544.5328.45
SOXLlong19.5320.883.3822.14
IWMlong172.14175.757.63178.46
MDYlong446.20455.4125.23462.65
IYTlong224.93229.6219.18236.90
SOXXlong486.38496.4136.68508.07
USDlong41.9143.768.3146.19
TOTAL176.08
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Decemberflat1923.601963.10
GLD  flat186.46182.6322.32182.12
UGLflat61.8759.3011.4058.70
SLV  flat21.8221.282.4821.17
GLLflat29.8028.513.4828.81
ZSLflat21.8720.90-1.9719.55
GDXflat30.2629.554.5728.33
GDXJ  flat35.9535.136.8634.41
NUGT  flat33.3331.9013.1528.96
JNUG  flat31.0429.086.5328.27
DUSTflat14.4613.491.4612.99
JDST  flat7.997.410.437.01
QLDlong62.1664.3615.8267.7
SDSflat40.8539.93-5.9333.96
SOXSflat14.5213.55-4.808.74
TOTAL75.80
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  long87.8389.72-8.1389.78
TMFflat5.014.61-1.394.91
TBT  flat45.0643.164.8537.57
TMVflat53.8750.542.6840.74
VCLTlong70.3271.64-5.8272.92
TOTAL-7.81
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUlong59.1860.49-8.1861.98
TOTAL-8.18
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  long83.2284.05-4.7086.48
TOTAL-4.70
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  long58.5561.56-11.5864.32
JPMlong143.55146.58-4.38148.44
TOTAL-15.96
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLEflat89.1987.31-6.3284.76
XOPflat149.54146.455.69140.56
UCOflat34.7232.543.2930.44
ERXflat65.4162.691.5257.9
TOTAL4.18
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTlong61.2162.56-2.5162.37
TSLAlong221.85226.4893.39237.41
XLYlong159.39162.7426.12167.55
Vlong240.87241.58-5.83246.86
TOTAL111.17
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFlong42.8543.29-0.0744.76
TOTAL-0.07
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHflat544.25533.2725.08540.58
CUREflat87.1281.79-6.4484.92
XLVflat128.99126.31-2.12127.89
GUSHflat39.4837.01-2.8534.69
IDNAflat19.8719.37-4.0519.38
TOTAL9.62
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
ULElong10.8611.170.1211.52
UDNlong18.3718.621.1118.83
YCSlong76.2475.9319.5077.16
GBTClong25.6020.966.9927.37
TOTAL27.72
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat28.5026.694.7128.03
INDAlong43.6144.602.6145.09
EEMlong37.9138.670.4239.36
EWGlong25.9826.611.3127.37
TOTAL9.05
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL long178.87182.4434.75187.44
AMZNlong138.26134.58-8.35145.8
NVDAlong466.57476.19154.12496.56
NRGUflat455.56446.3580.33413.42
ROKUlong79.2375.553.0588.1
TOTAL263.90
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLBlong77.7479.43-4.2379.53
DBCflat25.1324.53-1.2924.35
WOODlong73.2474.84-9.7276.39
MARAflat10.8210.503.829.17
      TOTAL-11.42
YTD629.38
%YTD14.439%

For Tuesday, November 14th

THE UNIVERSAL LAW OF LANE CHANGES:  If you change lines (or traffic lanes), then the one you were previously in will always begin to move faster than the one you are in now.

* * *  Albert Einstein, 1927

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

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

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

The main model is long the December SP at 4376.50 as of 11/10/23 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 - - 4829.56 exp 6/1/24  
MAJOR - - 4812.07  5/1/24  MAJOR - - 4718.18  exp 5/2/24minor - - 4706.49  exp 6/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4396.91  exp 5/3/24  
minor - - 4693.98  exp 5/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4653.60  5/5/24  
minor - - 4626.85  exp 5/2/24  

minor - -4626.61  exp 5/3/24  

MAJOR - - 4597.52  4/1/24  MAJOR - - 4586.35 exp 5/5/24

minor - - 4580.44  exp 5/4/24 MAJOR - - 4567.94 exp 10/23/23
minor - - 4547.15  exp 10/23/23

minor - - 4544.71  exp 4/1/24  MAJOR - - 4540.57 exp 1/14/24

minor - - 4489.445  exp 10/25/23

minor - -  4478.60 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4476.65 exp 1/1/24

MAJOR - - 4458.93  exp 10/25/23

minor - - 4454.08  exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 4452.74  exp 10/28/23

minor - - 4447.28  exp 1/14/24

MAJOR - - 4443.07 exp 7/7/24

MAJOR - - 4440.49 exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4437.91  exp 1/1/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4428.00

minor - - 4417.76 exp 7/7/23

minor - - 4397.708 exp 3/3/24  

minor - - 4387.08  exp 3/1/24  

minor - - 4385.54  exp 1/1/24
minor - - 4383.002  exp 5/5/24
minor - - 4382.06  exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4381.77  exp 1/1/24
MAJOR - - 4376.58  exp 5/5/24

 MAJOR - - 4328.33  exp  3/1/24  

MAJOR - - 4318.07  exp 3/3/24 minor - - 4304.09 exp 5/5/24MAJOR - - 4297.503 exp 5/5/24
minor - - 4099.69  exp 6/6/24minor - - 4016.478  exp 6/6/23
MAJOR - - 3974.81  exp 6/6/24
MAJOR - - 3770.134  exp 6/6/24minor - - 3743.13  exp 6/6/24MAJOR - - 3387.83  exp 6/6/24

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...  

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short December gold at 1960.40 as of 11/8/23 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 - - 2227.04 exp 10/12/24

MAJOR - - 2089.72 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2145.00  exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2046.82 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 2052.09  exp 10/15/24

minor - -  2031.88  exp  10/23/24

MAJOR - -  1960.39  exp 10/15/24

minor - - 1951.33  exp  10/23/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1950.30

minor - - 1932.68 exp 11/3/24minor - - 1908.29 exp 11/1/24

MAJOR - - 1894.45 exp 11/3/24
MAJOR - - 1880.47 exp 11/1/24
minor - - 1864.145  exp 5/5/24

minor - - 1787.48 exp 6/6/24

MAJOR - - 1758.30  exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 1674.08  exp 6/6/24

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 TWO NEW $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX ON PAGE 2 OF THE ATTACHMENT!!!THE FIRST CHART IS THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX, THE CHART BELOW THAT ONE SHOWS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE $SPX AND THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX...
THESE NEW INDICATORS ARE IDEAL FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN LONGER TERM TREND POSITIONS WITHOUT CONCERN FOR THE DAY TO DAY ZIGZAGS OF THE MARKET!!!
NOTE:  THE $VIX SIGNAL IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AND SEPARATE MEASURING INDICATOR THAN THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX GRAPHS...
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 since 2016 is found on page 4 of the attachment under Trend Index (TIX)...  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 35 completed trades for a total of 110.26 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  BUY AS OF THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 2023, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 433.84...

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 +1.47 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +0.95, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

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

3.  OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO
STOP GUESSING AND BE YOUR OWN FUND MANAGER AND BE ON YOUR PATH TO FINANCIAL GROWTH!!!  

RULES ON HOW TO USE THE OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO (OP) ARE FOUND IN THE TUTORIAL AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EVENING BRIEFING
If you're having difficulty trading the near term VP model, then take a serious look at the optimized portfolio, you will definitely make money, it is easy to follow, tried and proven, and with no stress, I use it myself primarily...  if you have any questions on how to use it, then email me and we can arrange a time to review your personal trading strategy...

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

YEAR    NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES    POINTS GAINED

2015                     4 trades                                125.30

2016                    13 trades                               322.60

2017                    25 trades                               224.75

2018                    26 trades                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      6 trades                                -13.752023                     10 trades                               -41.00

TOTAL               126 closed trades                1813.50THE 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 trades                                  67.30

2021                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trades                                -163.20

2023                    9 trades                                 275.20

TOTAL             80 closed trades                     1226.50To 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...

+630.04 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!!  This is already a gain of  +14.454% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!  

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 126.52 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:  none...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY:  none...

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

MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
Dec SPlong4334.754424.50126 trades*1813.50
*not included
DIAlong334.69341.62-14.58343.57
UDOW   long53.1456.64-3.7656.85
SPY long429.38438.247.54440.19
SPXL   long78.5583.670.8583.41
UPRO  long41.3444.09-0.7243.92
QQQlong366.26373.8469.90377.21
TQQQ   long37.6440.1511.9140.40
TNA   flat28.9327.094.5324.43
SOXLflat21.6720.273.3820.02
IWMflat177.33173.687.63169.17
MDYflat461.97452.6325.23445.26
IYTflat236.74231.9119.18228.45
SOXXflat497.16487.1236.68489.95
USDlong41.9143.768.3143.61
TOTAL176.08
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Decemberflat1923.601963.10
GLD  flat186.46182.6322.32180.51
UGLflat61.8759.3011.4057.69
SLV  flat21.8221.282.4820.43
GLLflat31.7430.373.4829.3
ZSLflat22.4321.43-1.9721.07
GDXflat30.2629.554.5727.04
GDXJ  flat35.9535.136.8632.56
NUGT  flat33.3331.9013.1526.55
JNUG  flat31.0429.086.5325.49
DUSTlong13.3313.992.1214.27
JDST  flat8.387.940.437.89
QLDlong61.8964.3615.8264.93
SDSflat40.8539.93-5.9335.31
SOXSflat14.5213.55-4.809.79
TOTAL76.46
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  flat89.7287.83-8.1387.79
TMFflat5.014.61-1.394.59
TBT  flat45.0643.164.8539.34
TMVflat53.8750.542.6843.68
VCLTlong70.1171.64-5.8271.46
TOTAL-7.81
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUlong59.1860.49-8.1859.6
TOTAL-8.18
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  long82.2784.05-4.7085.52
TOTAL-4.70
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  flat62.3958.55-11.5860.76
JPMflat153.21150.05-4.38145.78
TOTAL-15.96
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLEflat92.6690.71-6.3284.01
XOPflat154.29151.105.69138.26
UCOflat36.4734.183.2930.65
ERXflat69.7066.811.5256.86
TOTAL4.18
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTflat62.5661.21-2.5159.42
TSLAflat257.29254.0493.39223.71
XLYflat164.18160.8026.12162.09
Vlong236.65241.58-5.83244.67
TOTAL111.17
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFlong42.3243.29-0.0743.41
TOTAL-0.07
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHflat546.88535.8425.08542.57
CUREflat94.5788.80-6.4483.03
XLVflat132.02129.28-2.12127.00
GUSHflat42.2339.60-2.8533.62
IDNAflat20.3719.86-4.0518.47
TOTAL9.62
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
ULElong10.4011.170.1211.14
UDNlong18.1518.621.1118.53
YCSlong75.2975.9319.5078.51
GBTClong25.6020.966.9929.06
TOTAL27.72
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat31.2729.294.7126.36
INDAflat44.9243.922.6144.42
EEMlong37.8038.670.4238.34
EWGflat26.6125.981.3126.41
TOTAL9.05
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL long178.69182.4434.75184.8
AMZNlong131.79134.58-8.35142.59
NVDAlong466.57476.19154.12486.2
NRGUflat534.81524.0180.33400.32
ROKUlong73.9475.553.0583.97
TOTAL263.90
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLBflat79.6777.98-4.2377.25
DBCflat25.5024.89-1.2924.39
WOODlong73.2474.84-9.7273.74
MARAflat10.8210.503.829.18
      TOTAL-11.42
YTD630.04
%YTD14.454%

For Monday, November 13th

THE UNIVERSAL LAW OF LANE CHANGES:  If you change lines (or traffic lanes), then the one you were previously in will always begin to move faster than the one you are in now.

* * *  Albert Einstein, 1927

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

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

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

The main model is long the December SP at 4376.50 as of 11/10/23 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 - - 4829.56 exp 6/1/24  
MAJOR - - 4812.07  5/1/24  MAJOR - - 4718.18  exp 5/2/24minor - - 4706.49  exp 6/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4396.91  exp 5/3/24  
minor - - 4693.98  exp 5/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4653.60  5/5/24  
minor - - 4626.85  exp 5/2/24  

minor - -4626.61  exp 5/3/24  

MAJOR - - 4597.52  4/1/24  MAJOR - - 4586.35 exp 5/5/24

minor - - 4580.44  exp 5/4/24 MAJOR - - 4567.94 exp 10/23/23
minor - - 4547.15  exp 10/23/23

minor - - 4544.71  exp 4/1/24  MAJOR - - 4540.57 exp 1/14/24

minor - - 4489.445  exp 10/25/23

minor - -  4478.60 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4476.65 exp 1/1/24

MAJOR - - 4458.93  exp 10/25/23

minor - - 4454.08  exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 4452.74  exp 10/28/23

minor - - 4447.28  exp 1/14/24

MAJOR - - 4443.07 exp 7/7/24  NEW

MAJOR - - 4440.49 exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4437.91  exp 1/1/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4432.50

minor - - 4417.76 exp 7/7/23  NEW

minor - - 4397.708 exp 3/3/24  

minor - - 4387.08  exp 3/1/24  

minor - - 4385.54  exp 1/1/24
minor - - 4383.002  exp 5/5/24
minor - - 4382.06  exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4381.77  exp 1/1/24
MAJOR - - 4376.58  exp 5/5/24

 MAJOR - - 4328.33  exp  3/1/24  

MAJOR - - 4318.07  exp 3/3/24 minor - - 4304.09 exp 5/5/24MAJOR - - 4297.503 exp 5/5/24
minor - - 4099.69  exp 6/6/24minor - - 4016.478  exp 6/6/23
MAJOR - - 3974.81  exp 6/6/24
MAJOR - - 3770.134  exp 6/6/24minor - - 3743.13  exp 6/6/24MAJOR - - 3387.83  exp 6/6/24

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...  

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short December gold at 1960.40 as of 11/8/23 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 - - 2227.04 exp 10/12/24

MAJOR - - 2089.72 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2145.00  exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2046.82 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 2052.09  exp 10/15/24

minor - -  2031.88  exp  10/23/24

MAJOR - -  1960.39  exp 10/15/24

minor - - 1951.33  exp  10/23/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1939.80

minor - - 1932.68 exp 11/3/24minor - - 1908.29 exp 11/1/24

MAJOR - - 1894.45 exp 11/3/24
MAJOR - - 1880.47 exp 11/1/24
minor - - 1864.145  exp 5/5/24

minor - - 1787.48 exp 6/6/24

MAJOR - - 1758.30  exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 1674.08  exp 6/6/24

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 TWO NEW $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX ON PAGE 2 OF THE ATTACHMENT!!!THE FIRST CHART IS THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX, THE CHART BELOW THAT ONE SHOWS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE $SPX AND THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX...
THESE NEW INDICATORS ARE IDEAL FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN LONGER TERM TREND POSITIONS WITHOUT CONCERN FOR THE DAY TO DAY ZIGZAGS OF THE MARKET!!!
NOTE:  THE $VIX SIGNAL IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AND SEPARATE MEASURING INDICATOR THAN THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX GRAPHS...
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 since 2016 is found on page 4 of the attachment under Trend Index (TIX)...  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 35 completed trades for a total of 110.26 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  BUY AS OF THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH, 2023, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 433.84...

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 +0.95 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -0.41, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

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

3.  OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO
STOP GUESSING AND BE YOUR OWN FUND MANAGER AND BE ON YOUR PATH TO FINANCIAL GROWTH!!!  

RULES ON HOW TO USE THE OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO (OP) ARE FOUND IN THE TUTORIAL AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EVENING BRIEFING
If you're having difficulty trading the near term VP model, then take a serious look at the optimized portfolio, you will definitely make money, it is easy to follow, tried and proven, and with no stress, I use it myself primarily...  if you have any questions on how to use it, then email me and we can arrange a time to review your personal trading strategy...

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

YEAR    NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES    POINTS GAINED

2015                     4 trades                                125.30

2016                    13 trades                               322.60

2017                    25 trades                               224.75

2018                    26 trades                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      6 trades                                -13.752023                     10 trades                               -41.00

TOTAL               126 closed trades                1813.50THE 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 trades                                  67.30

2021                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trades                                -163.20

2023                    9 trades                                 275.20

TOTAL             80 closed trades                     1226.50To 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...

+630.04 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!!  This is already a gain of  +14.454% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!  

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 126.52 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:  Precious Metals (DUST), Stock Market Indices (QLD, TQQQ, USD, UDOW, SPXL, UPRO)...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY:  none...

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

MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
Dec SPlong4334.754424.50126 trades*1813.50
*not included
DIAlong334.69341.62-14.58343.01
UDOW   long53.1456.64-3.7656.61
SPY long429.38438.247.54440.61
SPXL   long78.5583.670.8583.71
UPRO  long41.3444.09-0.7244.06
QQQlong366.26373.8469.90378.39
TQQQ   long37.6440.1511.9140.77
TNA   flat28.9327.094.5324.42
SOXLflat21.6720.273.3820.60
IWMflat177.33173.687.63169.11
MDYflat461.97452.6325.23445.96
IYTflat236.74231.9119.18228.54
SOXXflat497.16487.1236.68494.77
USDlong41.9143.768.3144.06
TOTAL176.08
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Decemberflat
GLD  flat186.46182.6322.32179.51
UGLflat61.8759.3011.4057.03
SLV  flat21.8221.282.4820.34
GLLflat31.7430.373.4829.63
ZSLflat22.4321.43-1.9721.25
GDXflat30.2629.554.5727.25
GDXJ  flat35.9535.136.8632.86
NUGT  flat33.3331.9013.1526.93
JNUG  flat31.0429.086.5326.02
DUSTlong13.3313.992.1214.10
JDST  flat8.387.940.437.74
QLDlong61.8964.3615.8265.32
SDSflat40.8539.93-5.9335.23
SOXSflat14.5213.55-4.809.53
TOTAL76.46
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  flat89.7287.83-8.1387.99
TMFflat5.014.61-1.394.62
TBT  flat45.0643.164.8539.13
TMVflat53.8750.542.6843.28
VCLTlong70.1171.64-5.8271.57
TOTAL-7.81
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUlong59.1860.49-8.1860.32
TOTAL-8.18
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  long82.2784.05-4.7084.78
TOTAL-4.70
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  flat62.3958.55-11.5861.13
JPMflat153.21150.05-4.38146.43
TOTAL-15.96
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLEflat92.6690.71-6.3283.41
XOPflat154.29151.105.69137.17
UCOflat36.4734.183.2929.77
ERXflat69.7066.811.5256.1
TOTAL4.18
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTflat62.5661.21-2.5159.84
TSLAflat257.29254.0493.39214.65
XLYflat164.18160.8026.12161.4
Vlong236.65241.58-5.83245.25
TOTAL111.17
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFlong42.3243.29-0.0743.5
TOTAL-0.07
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHflat546.88535.8425.08541.21
CUREflat94.5788.80-6.4481.74
XLVflat132.02129.28-2.12126.27
GUSHflat42.2339.60-2.8533.10
IDNAflat20.3719.86-4.0518.43
TOTAL9.62
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
ULElong10.4011.170.1211.11
UDNlong18.1518.621.1118.50
YCSlong75.2975.9319.5078.41
GBTClong25.6020.966.9929.97
TOTAL27.72
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat31.2729.294.7125.43
INDAflat44.9243.922.6144.49
EEMlong37.8038.670.4238.35
EWGflat26.6125.981.3126.34
TOTAL9.05
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL long178.69182.4434.75186.4
AMZNlong131.79134.58-8.35143.56
NVDAlong466.57476.19154.12483.35
NRGUflat534.81524.0180.33389.15
ROKUlong73.9475.553.0581.31
TOTAL263.90
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLBflat79.6777.98-4.2377.36
DBCflat25.5024.89-1.2924.04
WOODlong73.2474.84-9.7273.92
MARAflat10.8210.503.829.61
      TOTAL-11.42
YTD630.04
%YTD14.454%

For Friday, November 10th

THE UNIVERSAL LAW OF LANE CHANGES:  If you change lines (or traffic lanes), then the one you were previously in will always begin to move faster than the one you are in now.

* * *  Albert Einstein, 1927

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

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

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

The main model is short the December SP at 4397.50 as of 11/9/23 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 - - 4829.56 exp 6/1/24  
MAJOR - - 4812.07  5/1/24  MAJOR - - 4718.18  exp 5/2/24minor - - 4706.49  exp 6/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4396.91  exp 5/3/24  
minor - - 4693.98  exp 5/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4653.60  5/5/24  
minor - - 4626.85  exp 5/2/24  

minor - -4626.61  exp 5/3/24  

MAJOR - - 4597.52  4/1/24  MAJOR - - 4586.35 exp 5/5/24

minor - - 4580.44  exp 5/4/24 MAJOR - - 4567.94 exp 10/23/23
minor - - 4547.15  exp 10/23/23

minor - - 4544.71  exp 4/1/24  MAJOR - - 4540.57 exp 1/14/24

minor - - 4489.445  exp 10/25/23

minor - -  4478.60 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4476.65 exp 1/1/24

MAJOR - - 4458.93  exp 10/25/23

minor - - 4454.08  exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 4452.74  exp 10/28/23

minor - - 4447.28  exp 1/14/24

MAJOR - - 4440.49 exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4437.91  exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4397.708 exp 3/3/24  

minor - - 4387.08  exp 3/1/24  

minor - - 4385.54  exp 1/1/24
minor - - 4383.002  exp 5/5/24
minor - - 4382.06  exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4381.77  exp 1/1/24
MAJOR - - 4376.58  exp 5/5/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4365.50

 MAJOR - - 4328.33  exp  3/1/24  

MAJOR - - 4318.07  exp 3/3/24 minor - - 4304.09 exp 5/5/24MAJOR - - 4297.503 exp 5/5/24
minor - - 4099.69  exp 6/6/24  NEWminor - - 4016.478  exp 6/6/23
MAJOR - - 3974.81  exp 6/6/24  NEW
MAJOR - - 3770.134  exp 6/6/24minor - - 3743.13  exp 6/6/24MAJOR - - 3387.83  exp 6/6/24

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...  

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short December gold at 1960.40 as of 11/8/23 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 - - 2227.04 exp 10/12/24

MAJOR - - 2089.72 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2145.00  exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2046.82 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 2052.09  exp 10/15/24

minor - -  2031.88  exp  10/23/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1963.40

MAJOR - -  1960.39  exp 10/15/24

minor - - 1951.33  exp  10/23/24

minor - - 1932.68 exp 11/3/24minor - - 1908.29 exp 11/1/24

MAJOR - - 1894.45 exp 11/3/24
MAJOR - - 1880.47 exp 11/1/24
minor - - 1864.145  exp 5/5/24

minor - - 1787.48 exp 6/6/24

MAJOR - - 1758.30  exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 1674.08  exp 6/6/24

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 TWO NEW $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX ON PAGE 2 OF THE ATTACHMENT!!!THE FIRST CHART IS THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX, THE CHART BELOW THAT ONE SHOWS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE $SPX AND THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX...
THESE NEW INDICATORS ARE IDEAL FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN LONGER TERM TREND POSITIONS WITHOUT CONCERN FOR THE DAY TO DAY ZIGZAGS OF THE MARKET!!!
NOTE:  THE $VIX SIGNAL IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AND SEPARATE MEASURING INDICATOR THAN THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX GRAPHS...
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 since 2016 is found on page 4 of the attachment under Trend Index (TIX)...  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 35 completed trades for a total of 110.26 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  FLAT AS OF TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2023, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 425.88...

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

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -0.41 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -0.36, 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                                -13.752023                     10 trades                               -41.00

TOTAL               126 closed trades                1813.50THE 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 trades                                  67.30

2021                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trades                                -163.20

2023                    9 trades                                 275.20

TOTAL             80 closed trades                     1226.50To 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...

+630.04 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!!  This is already a gain of  +14.454% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!  

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 126.52 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:  Stock Market Indices (SPY, QQQ), Technology (NVDA)...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY:  Interest Rates (TLT, TMF)...

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

MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
Dec SPflat4424.254334.75126 trades*1813.50
*not included
DIAlong334.69341.62-14.58339.11
UDOW   flat56.6453.14-3.7654.74
SPY long429.38438.247.54433.84
SPXL   flat83.6778.550.8580.02
UPRO  flat44.0941.34-0.7242.1
QQQlong366.26373.8469.90370.07
TQQQ   flat40.1537.6411.9138.22
TNA   flat28.9327.094.5323.67
SOXLflat21.6720.273.3818.39
IWMflat177.33173.687.63167.24
MDYflat461.97452.6325.23440.55
IYTflat236.74231.9119.18225.70
SOXXflat497.16487.1236.68475.59
USDflat43.7641.918.3141.07
TOTAL176.08
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Decemberflat
GLD  flat186.46182.6322.32181.49
UGLflat61.8759.3011.4058.42
SLV  flat21.8221.282.4820.69
GLLflat31.7430.373.4828.92
ZSLflat22.4321.43-1.9720.53
GDXflat30.2629.554.5727.59
GDXJ  flat35.9535.136.8633.44
NUGT  flat33.3331.9013.1527.59
JNUG  flat31.0429.086.5326.93
DUSTflat13.9913.332.1213.78
JDST  flat8.387.940.437.48
QLDflat64.3661.8915.8262.58
SDSflat40.8539.93-5.9336.34
SOXSflat14.5213.55-4.8010.83
TOTAL76.46
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  flat89.7287.83-8.1387.5
TMFflat5.014.61-1.394.56
TBT  flat45.0643.164.8539.62
TMVflat53.8750.542.6844.09
VCLTlong70.1171.64-5.8271
TOTAL-7.81
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUlong59.1860.49-8.1860
TOTAL-8.18
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  long82.2784.05-4.7083.78
TOTAL-4.70
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  flat62.3958.55-11.5859.12
JPMflat153.21150.05-4.38144.29
TOTAL-15.96
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLEflat92.6690.71-6.3282.50
XOPflat154.29151.105.69135.66
UCOflat36.4734.183.2928.68
ERXflat69.7066.811.5254.91
TOTAL4.18
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTflat62.5661.21-2.5159.35
TSLAflat257.29254.0493.39209.98
XLYflat164.18160.8026.12158.76
Vlong236.65241.58-5.83241.64
TOTAL111.17
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFlong42.3243.29-0.0743.21
TOTAL-0.07
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHflat546.88535.8425.08539
CUREflat94.5788.80-6.4480.34
XLVflat132.02129.28-2.12125.52
GUSHflat42.2339.60-2.8532.42
IDNAflat20.3719.86-4.0518.28
TOTAL9.62
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
ULElong10.4011.170.1211.08
UDNlong18.1518.621.1118.48
YCSlong75.2975.9319.5078.22
GBTClong25.6020.966.9929.14
TOTAL27.72
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat31.2729.294.7125.61
INDAflat44.9243.922.6144.06
EEMlong37.8038.670.4238.08
EWGflat26.6125.981.3126.24
TOTAL9.05
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL long178.69182.4434.75182.41
AMZNlong131.79134.58-8.35140.6
NVDAlong466.57476.19154.12469.59
NRGUflat534.81524.0180.33377.05
ROKUlong73.9475.553.0581.58
TOTAL263.90
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLBflat79.6777.98-4.2376.46
DBCflat25.5024.89-1.2923.92
WOODlong73.2474.84-9.7273.47
MARAflat10.8210.503.829.23
      TOTAL-11.42
YTD630.04
%YTD14.454%

For Thursday, November 9th

THE UNIVERSAL LAW OF LANE CHANGES:  If you change lines (or traffic lanes), then the one you were previously in will always begin to move faster than the one you are in now.

* * *  Albert Einstein, 1927

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

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

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

The main model is long the December SP at 4376.50 as of 11/7/23 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 - - 4829.56 exp 6/1/24  
MAJOR - - 4812.07  5/1/24  MAJOR - - 4718.18  exp 5/2/24minor - - 4706.49  exp 6/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4396.91  exp 5/3/24  
minor - - 4693.98  exp 5/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4653.60  5/5/24  
minor - - 4626.85  exp 5/2/24  

minor - -4626.61  exp 5/3/24  

MAJOR - - 4597.52  4/1/24  MAJOR - - 4586.35 exp 5/5/24

minor - - 4580.44  exp 5/4/24 MAJOR - - 4567.94 exp 10/23/23
minor - - 4547.15  exp 10/23/23

minor - - 4544.71  exp 4/1/24  MAJOR - - 4540.57 exp 1/14/24

minor - - 4489.445  exp 10/25/23

minor - -  4478.60 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4476.65 exp 1/1/24

MAJOR - - 4458.93  exp 10/25/23

minor - - 4454.08  exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 4452.74  exp 10/28/23

minor - - 4447.28  exp 1/14/24

MAJOR - - 4440.49 exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4437.91  exp 1/1/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4398.50

minor - - 4397.708 exp 3/3/24  

minor - - 4387.08  exp 3/1/24  

minor - - 4385.54  exp 1/1/24
minor - - 4383.002  exp 5/5/24
minor - - 4382.06  exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4381.77  exp 1/1/24
MAJOR - - 4376.58  exp 5/5/24

 MAJOR - - 4328.33  exp  3/1/24  

MAJOR - - 4318.07  exp 3/3/24 minor - - 4304.09 exp 5/5/24MAJOR - - 4297.503 exp 5/5/24
minor - - 4016.478  exp 6/6/23
MAJOR - - 3770.134  exp 6/6/24minor - - 3743.13  exp 6/6/24MAJOR - - 3387.83  exp 6/6/24

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...  

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short December gold at 1960.40 as of 11/8/23 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 - - 2227.04 exp 10/12/24

MAJOR - - 2089.72 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2145.00  exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2046.82 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 2052.09  exp 10/15/24

minor - -  2031.88  exp  10/23/24

MAJOR - -  1960.39  exp 10/15/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1955.70

minor - - 1951.33  exp  10/23/24

minor - - 1932.68 exp 11/3/24minor - - 1908.29 exp 11/1/24

MAJOR - - 1894.45 exp 11/3/24
MAJOR - - 1880.47 exp 11/1/24
minor - - 1864.145  exp 5/5/24

minor - - 1787.48 exp 6/6/24

MAJOR - - 1758.30  exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 1674.08  exp 6/6/24

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 TWO NEW $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX ON PAGE 2 OF THE ATTACHMENT!!!THE FIRST CHART IS THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX, THE CHART BELOW THAT ONE SHOWS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE $SPX AND THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX...
THESE NEW INDICATORS ARE IDEAL FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN LONGER TERM TREND POSITIONS WITHOUT CONCERN FOR THE DAY TO DAY ZIGZAGS OF THE MARKET!!!
NOTE:  THE $VIX SIGNAL IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AND SEPARATE MEASURING INDICATOR THAN THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX GRAPHS...
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 since 2016 is found on page 4 of the attachment under Trend Index (TIX)...  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 35 completed trades for a total of 110.26 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  FLAT AS OF TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2023, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 425.88...

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 -0.36 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -0.94, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

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

3.  OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO
STOP GUESSING AND BE YOUR OWN FUND MANAGER AND BE ON YOUR PATH TO FINANCIAL GROWTH!!!  

RULES ON HOW TO USE THE OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO (OP) ARE FOUND IN THE TUTORIAL AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EVENING BRIEFING
If you're having difficulty trading the near term VP model, then take a serious look at the optimized portfolio, you will definitely make money, it is easy to follow, tried and proven, and with no stress, I use it myself primarily...  if you have any questions on how to use it, then email me and we can arrange a time to review your personal trading strategy...

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

YEAR    NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES    POINTS GAINED

2015                     4 trades                                125.30

2016                    13 trades                               322.60

2017                    25 trades                               224.75

2018                    26 trades                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      6 trades                                -13.752023                     10 trades                               -41.00

TOTAL               126 closed trades                1813.50THE 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 trades                                  67.30

2021                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trades                                -163.20

2023                    9 trades                                 275.20

TOTAL             80 closed trades                     1226.50To 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...

+632.31 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!!  This is already a gain of  +14.506% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!  

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 126.52 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:  Interest Rates (TLT, TMF)...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY:  Consumer Discretionary (XRT)...

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

MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
Dec SPflat4431.504342.75126 trades*1813.50
*not included
DIAlong334.69341.62-14.58341.12
UDOW   flat56.6453.14-3.7655.84
SPY flat438.24429.387.54437.25
SPXL   flat83.6778.550.8582.00
UPRO  flat44.0941.34-0.7243.17
QQQflat373.84366.2669.90372.94
TQQQ   flat40.1537.6411.9139.15
TNA   flat28.9327.094.5324.82
SOXLflat21.6720.273.3818.67
IWMflat177.33173.687.63169.87
MDYflat461.97452.6325.23445.41
IYTflat236.74231.9119.18227.93
SOXXflat497.16487.1236.68477.88
USDflat43.7641.918.3141.00
TOTAL176.08
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Decemberflat
GLD  flat186.46182.6322.32180.77
UGLflat61.8759.3011.4057.98
SLV  flat21.8221.282.4820.65
GLLflat31.7430.373.4829.22
ZSLflat22.4321.43-1.9720.60
GDXflat30.2629.554.5727.69
GDXJ  flat35.9535.136.8633.44
NUGT  flat33.3331.9013.1527.71
JNUG  flat31.0429.086.5326.94
DUSTflat13.9913.332.1213.64
JDST  flat8.387.940.437.47
QLDflat64.3661.8915.8263.59
SDSflat40.8539.93-5.9335.77
SOXSflat14.5213.55-4.8010.66
TOTAL76.46
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  long87.2789.15-6.2589.56
TMFlong4.504.89-1.004.89
TBT  flat45.0643.164.8537.72
TMVflat53.8750.542.6841.19
VCLTlong70.1171.64-5.8272.08
TOTAL-5.54
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUlong59.1860.49-8.1860.8
TOTAL-8.18
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  long82.2784.05-4.7083.81
TOTAL-4.70
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  flat62.3958.55-11.5859.84
JPMflat153.21150.05-4.38144.78
TOTAL-15.96
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLEflat92.6690.71-6.3282.75
XOPflat154.29151.105.69136.62
UCOflat36.4734.183.2928.53
ERXflat69.7066.811.5255.23
TOTAL4.18
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTflat62.5661.21-2.5160.41
TSLAflat257.29254.0493.39222.11
XLYflat164.18160.8026.12161.78
Vlong236.65241.58-5.83243.91
TOTAL111.17
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFlong42.3243.29-0.0743.67
TOTAL-0.07
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHflat546.88535.8425.08536.73
CUREflat94.5788.80-6.4485.70
XLVflat132.02129.28-2.12128.17
GUSHflat42.2339.60-2.8532.86
IDNAflat20.3719.86-4.0519.14
TOTAL9.62
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
ULElong10.4011.170.1211.15
UDNlong18.1518.621.1118.55
YCSlong75.2975.9319.5077.72
GBTClong25.6020.966.9927.70
TOTAL27.72
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat31.2729.294.7126.76
INDAflat44.9243.922.6144.32
EEMlong37.8038.670.4238.44
EWGflat26.6125.981.3126.25
TOTAL9.05
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL long178.69182.4434.75182.89
AMZNlong131.79134.58-8.35142.08
NVDAflat476.19466.57154.12465.74
NRGUflat534.81524.0180.33383.00
ROKUlong73.9475.553.0582.84
TOTAL263.90
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLBflat79.6777.98-4.2377.12
DBCflat25.5024.89-1.2923.98
WOODlong73.2474.84-9.7273.86
MARAflat10.8210.503.828.55
      TOTAL-11.42
YTD632.31
%YTD14.506%

For Wednesday November, 8th

THE UNIVERSAL LAW OF LANE CHANGES:  If you change lines (or traffic lanes), then the one you were previously in will always begin to move faster than the one you are in now.

* * *  Albert Einstein, 1927

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

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

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

The main model is long the December SP at 4376.50 as of 11/7/23 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 - - 4829.56 exp 6/1/24  
MAJOR - - 4812.07  5/1/24  MAJOR - - 4718.18  exp 5/2/24minor - - 4706.49  exp 6/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4396.91  exp 5/3/24  
minor - - 4693.98  exp 5/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4653.60  5/5/24  
minor - - 4626.85  exp 5/2/24  

minor - -4626.61  exp 5/3/24  

MAJOR - - 4597.52  4/1/24  MAJOR - - 4586.35 exp 5/5/24

minor - - 4580.44  exp 5/4/24 MAJOR - - 4567.94 exp 10/23/23
minor - - 4547.15  exp 10/23/23

minor - - 4544.71  exp 4/1/24  MAJOR - - 4540.57 exp 1/14/24

minor - - 4489.445  exp 10/25/23

minor - -  4478.60 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4476.65 exp 1/1/24

MAJOR - - 4458.93  exp 10/25/23

minor - - 4454.08  exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 4452.74  exp 10/28/23

minor - - 4447.28  exp 1/14/24

MAJOR - - 4440.49 exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4437.91  exp 1/1/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4399.50

minor - - 4397.708 exp 3/3/24  

minor - - 4387.08  exp 3/1/24  

minor - - 4385.54  exp 1/1/24
minor - - 4383.002  exp 5/5/24
minor - - 4382.06  exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4381.77  exp 1/1/24
MAJOR - - 4376.58  exp 5/5/24

 MAJOR - - 4328.33  exp  3/1/24  

MAJOR - - 4318.07  exp 3/3/24 minor - - 4304.09 exp 5/5/24MAJOR - - 4297.503 exp 5/5/24
minor - - 4016.478  exp 6/6/23
MAJOR - - 3770.134  exp 6/6/24minor - - 3743.13  exp 6/6/24MAJOR - - 3387.83  exp 6/6/24

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...  

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long December gold at 1864.10 as of 10/9/23 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 - - 2227.04 exp 10/12/24

MAJOR - - 2089.72 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2145.00  exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2046.82 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 2052.09  exp 10/15/24

minor - -  2031.88  exp  10/23/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1975.60

MAJOR - -  1960.39  exp 10/15/24

minor - - 1951.33  exp  10/23/24

minor - - 1932.68 exp 11/3/24minor - - 1908.29 exp 11/1/24

MAJOR - - 1894.45 exp 11/3/24
MAJOR - - 1880.47 exp 11/1/24
minor - - 1864.145  exp 5/5/24

minor - - 1787.48 exp 6/6/24

MAJOR - - 1758.30  exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 1674.08  exp 6/6/24

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 TWO NEW $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX ON PAGE 2 OF THE ATTACHMENT!!!THE FIRST CHART IS THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX, THE CHART BELOW THAT ONE SHOWS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE $SPX AND THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX...
THESE NEW INDICATORS ARE IDEAL FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN LONGER TERM TREND POSITIONS WITHOUT CONCERN FOR THE DAY TO DAY ZIGZAGS OF THE MARKET!!!
NOTE:  THE $VIX SIGNAL IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AND SEPARATE MEASURING INDICATOR THAN THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX GRAPHS...
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 since 2016 is found on page 4 of the attachment under Trend Index (TIX)...  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 35 completed trades for a total of 110.26 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  FLAT AS OF TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2023, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 425.88...

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 -0.94 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -1.37, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

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

3.  OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO
STOP GUESSING AND BE YOUR OWN FUND MANAGER AND BE ON YOUR PATH TO FINANCIAL GROWTH!!!  

RULES ON HOW TO USE THE OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO (OP) ARE FOUND IN THE TUTORIAL AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EVENING BRIEFING
If you're having difficulty trading the near term VP model, then take a serious look at the optimized portfolio, you will definitely make money, it is easy to follow, tried and proven, and with no stress, I use it myself primarily...  if you have any questions on how to use it, then email me and we can arrange a time to review your personal trading strategy...

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

YEAR    NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES    POINTS GAINED

2015                     4 trades                                125.30

2016                    13 trades                               322.60

2017                    25 trades                               224.75

2018                    26 trades                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      6 trades                                -13.752023                     10 trades                               -41.00

TOTAL               126 closed trades                1813.50THE 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 trades                                  67.30

2021                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trades                                -163.20

2023                    9 trades                                 275.20

TOTAL             80 closed trades                     1226.50To 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...

+633.65 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!!  This is already a gain of  +14.537% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!  

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 126.52 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...

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GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY:  Technology (AAPL)...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY:  Precious Metals (GLD, UGL, GDXJ)...

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MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
Dec SPflat4431.504342.75126 trades*1813.50
*not included
DIAlong334.69341.62-14.58341.74
UDOW   flat56.6453.14-3.7656.12
SPY flat438.24429.387.54437.21
SPXL   flat83.6778.550.8581.99
UPRO  flat44.0941.34-0.7243.16
QQQflat373.84366.2669.90373.08
TQQQ   flat40.1537.6411.9139.21
TNA   flat28.9327.094.5325.79
SOXLflat21.6720.273.3818.68
IWMflat177.33173.687.63172.03
MDYflat461.97452.6325.23447.97
IYTflat236.74231.9119.18227.68
SOXXflat497.16487.1236.68477.96
USDflat43.7641.918.3140.62
TOTAL176.08
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Decemberflat
GLD  flat186.46182.6322.32182.57
UGLflat61.8759.3011.4059.13
SLV  flat21.8221.282.4820.74
GLLflat31.7430.373.4828.61
ZSLflat22.4321.43-1.9720.48
GDXflat30.2629.554.5728.63
GDXJ  flat35.9535.136.8634.49
NUGT  flat33.3331.9013.1529.73
JNUG  flat31.0429.086.5328.67
DUSTflat13.9913.332.1212.80
JDST  flat8.387.940.437.04
QLDflat64.3661.8915.8263.62
SDSflat40.8539.93-5.9335.77
SOXSflat14.5213.55-4.8010.65
TOTAL76.46
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  flat89.1587.27-6.2588.1
TMFflat4.894.50-1.004.67
TBT  flat45.0643.164.8539.09
TMVflat53.8750.542.6843.36
VCLTlong70.1171.64-5.8271.4
TOTAL-5.54
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUlong59.1860.49-8.1861.32
TOTAL-8.18
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  long82.2784.05-4.7083.86
TOTAL-4.70
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  flat62.3958.55-11.5859.81
JPMflat153.21150.05-4.38144.02
TOTAL-15.96
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLEflat92.6690.71-6.3283.85
XOPflat154.29151.105.69139.73
UCOflat36.4734.183.2929.82
ERXflat69.7066.811.5256.7
TOTAL4.18
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTlong60.5061.84-1.1761.56
TSLAflat257.29254.0493.39222.73
XLYflat164.18160.8026.12162.3
Vlong236.65241.58-5.83244.5
TOTAL112.51
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFlong42.3243.29-0.0743.84
TOTAL-0.07
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHflat546.88535.8425.08538.9
CUREflat94.5788.80-6.4486.30
XLVflat132.02129.28-2.12128.40
GUSHflat42.2339.60-2.8534.38
IDNAflat20.3719.86-4.0519.45
TOTAL9.62
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
ULElong10.4011.170.1211.1
UDNlong18.1518.621.1118.55
YCSlong75.2975.9319.5077.12
GBTClong25.6020.966.9927.73
TOTAL27.72
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat31.2729.294.7127.38
INDAflat44.9243.922.6144.24
EEMlong37.8038.670.4238.69
EWGflat26.6125.981.3126.05
TOTAL9.05
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL long178.69182.4434.75181.92
AMZNlong131.79134.58-8.35142.81
NVDAflat476.19466.57154.12460.56
NRGUflat534.81524.0180.33394.51
ROKUlong73.9475.553.0583.74
TOTAL263.90
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLBflat79.6777.98-4.2376.96
DBCflat25.5024.89-1.2924.25
WOODlong73.2474.84-9.7274.32
MARAflat10.8210.503.829.19
      TOTAL-11.42
YTD633.65
%YTD14.537%