"If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving is not for you."

* * * Sigmund Freud

1. VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW

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

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

SP SEPTEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is short the September SP at 4216.00 as of 8/26/22 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MEGA MAJOR - - 5387.96 exp - 3/15/2024

MEGA minor - - 4889.506 exp - 3/15/2024

MAJOR - - 4489.34 NEW exp - 1/30/2023

MAJOR - - 4437.638

minor - - 4344.475

MAJOR - - 4313.60

minor - - 4296.89

minor - - 4251.79

MAJOR - - 4247.05

minor - - 4246.99 exp - 1/30/23

MAJOR - - 4234.37

minor - - 4231.318 NEW

Major - - 4226.50

MAJOR - - 4208.90

minor - - 4194.15

MAJOR - - 4181.47

minor - - 4178.93

minor - - 4152.69

minor - - 4122.43

minor - - 4102.17 NEW

minor - - 4096.79

minor - - 4095.971

minor - - 4073.09

MAJOR - - 4068.88

minor - -4066.06

MAJOR - - 4060.44

MAJOR - - 4057.48

MAJOR - - 4056.299 NEW

MAJOR - - 4033.17

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4031.25

minor - - 4024.29

MAJOR - - 4023.257

MAJOR - - 4014.48

MAJOR - - 4007.83 NEW

MAJOR - - 4003.683

minor - - 3965.44

MAJOR- - 3948.02

minor - - 3937.72

minor - - 3894.29

minor - - 3858.99

MAJOR - - 3793.46

minor - - 3777.17

minor - - 3726.99

minor - - 3700.84

minor - - 3697.61

MAJOR - - 3649.72

MAJOR - - 3639.12

minor - - 3614.99

MAJOR - - 3607.63

MAJOR - - 3574.38

MAJOR - - 3480.05

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 1750.00 as of 8/29/22 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2298.74 exp - 1/20/2023

minor - - 2196.28 exp - 1/20/2023

MAJOR - - 2002.46 exp - 11/22

minor - - 1915.13 exp - 11/22

MAJOR - - 1943.72 exp - 10/28

MAJOR - - 1902.59 exp - 10/20

MAJOR - - 1945.28 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1873.14 exp - 10/28

minor - - 1874.26 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1843.74 exp - 10/20

minor - - 1766.19

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1750.00

MAJOR - - 1742.91

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

2. $VIX SIGNAL

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

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

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

Since January 1, 2016 there have been 33 completed trades for a total of 86.00 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A BUY AS OF WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2022, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 383.25...
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 +0.73 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +1.17, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BEARISH THAN YESTERDAY...
You can review the entire trade by trade performance on page 2 of the attachment under the tag name "Trade Index (TIX)."

3. OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO

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

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

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

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

YEAR NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES POINTS GAINED

2015 4 trades 125.30
2016 13 trades 322.60
2017 25 trades 224.75
2018 26 trades 76.00
2019 12 trades 378.15
2020 19 trades 636.70
2021 11 trades 104.75
2022 3 trades 56.25

TOTAL 113 closed trades 1924.50

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

2015 8 trades 372.60
2016 6 trades 364.90
2017 9 trades 381.60
2018 9 trades -15.00
2019 9 trades 104.60
2020 10 trade 67.30
2021 11 trades -63.90
2022 7 trade -164.00

TOTAL 70 closed trades 950.50

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

+155.42 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!!

This is already a gain of +3.566% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 284.64 POINTS PROFIT IN CURRENTLY OPEN POSITIONS!!!

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2017: 624.17 points - annual 13.701% gains on closed positions only
Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2018: 388.25 points - annual 9.359% gains on closed positions only
Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2019: 504.40 points - annual 11.572% gains on closed positions only
Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2020: 1595.82 points - annual 36.611% gains on closed positions only
Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2021: 1256.48 points - annual 28.826% gains on closed positions only

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

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

DIVERSIFY AND REDUCE YOUR RISK...

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: Stock Market Indices (SOXS), Currencies (YCS), Precious Metals (JDST), Commodities (DBA)...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: Utilities (XLU), Aerospace and Defense (PPA), Consumer Discretionary (TSLA), Global Infrastructure (IGF)...

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

MARKET	POSITION	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP	POINTS FROM ENTRY	YTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP				CURRENT PRICE
Sept ES	short	4328.50	4240.90	4024.00	…	4134.25	113 trades	*1924.50
								*not included
DIA	flat	343.19	336.23					2.13		321.08
UDOW	flat	66.81	62.70					-4.26		54.61
SPY	flat	431.83	423.09					12.30		402.62
SPXL	flat	96.66	90.76					2.67		77.62
UPRO	flat	51.35	48.17					-2.94		41.18
QQQ	flat	334.52	327.73					11.88		304.41
TQQQ	flat	39.48	37.01					-4.98		29.31
TNA	flat	54.15	50.80					-4.62		42.61
SOXL	flat	22.37	20.93					-9.71		15.01
IWM	flat	202.09	197.95					0.68		187.24
MDY	flat	483.20	473.44					-0.16		453.4
IYT	flat	250.97	245.85					7.64		233.66
SOXX	flat	424.60	416.01					-19.50		378
USD	flat	27.68	26.47					-1.11		21.05
							TOTAL	-9.98
PRECIOUS METALS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
December	short	1825.60	1788.00	1739.20	…	1775.00
GLD	flat	168.08	164.62					-3.96		161.86
UGL	flat	55.89	53.55					-3.78		51.64
SLV	flat	19.32	18.83					-0.78		17.29
GLL	flat	34.45	33.74					3.47		34.11
ZSL	flat	38.40	38.76					6.48		36.53
GDX	flat	27.68	27.03					2.60		24.61
GDXJ	flat	35.36	34.55					1.73		30.54
NUGT	flat	34.32	32.85					0.34		27.03
JNUG	flat	39.70	38.01					8.61		29.39
DUST	long	…	23.52	24.60				12.07		24.90
JDST	long	…	13.70	14.38				2.31		14.3
QLD	flat	58.32	55.89					-2.44		48
SDS	long	…	41.28	43.10				-1.66		43.68
SOXS	long	…	41.32	44.06				-2.33		44.99
							TOTAL	22.66
INTEREST RATES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	flat	120.79	118.27					-3.66		112.68
TMF	flat	14.58	13.61					-1.62		11.62
TBT	long	…	24.94	26.08				5.51		26.67
TMV	long	…	93.90	100.00				14.77		103.71
VCLT	flat	85.99	84.17					-3.10		81.21
							TOTAL	11.90
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	78.15	76.49					8.39		75.94
							TOTAL	8.39
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	flat	76.77	75.13					1.49		73.13
							TOTAL	1.49
FINANCE AND BANKING		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	flat	92.34	86.70					0.69		73.61
JPM	flat	124.34	121.75					-7.21		114.39
							TOTAL	-6.52
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XOM	long	…	95.57	97.62				0.34		100.12
XLE	long	…	77.08	78.76				1.45		84.09
UCO	flat	41.30	39.55					43.27		39.36
SCO	flat	27.25	25.52					-9.32		21.47
							TOTAL	35.74
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	flat	75.89	74.27					-3.96		65.28
TSLA	flat	314.77	308.37					169.46		284.82
XLY	flat	174.86	171.26					8.24		158.83
V	flat	217.71	213.26					-28.19		202.33
							TOTAL	145.55
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	flat	49.97	48.87					0.97		48.46
							TOTAL	0.97
HEALTHCARE		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	553.23	542.07					-6.55		529.77
CURE	flat	117.36	110.22					-11.21		96.73
XLV	flat	134.57	131.78					-4.96		126.40
LABU	flat	13.29	12.39					-5.18		8.78
IDNA	flat	34.76	33.96					-1.48		29.92
							TOTAL	-29.38
CURRENCIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UUP	long	…	28.12	28.8				1.09		29.14
UDN	flat	18.53	18.06					-0.88		17.70
YCS	long	…	56.22	58.67				2.17		59.67
GBTC	flat	16.03	15.61					-2.28		12.60
							TOTAL	0.10
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	78.74	77.07					-17.65		68.38
INDA	flat	44.33	43.34					2.06		42.69
EEM	flat	41.30	40.37					-4.62		39.76
EWG	flat	24.31	23.72					-2.03		21.8
							TOTAL	-22.24
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	flat	176.25	172.63					33.71		161.38
SQ	flat	93.29	91.32					-9.47		67.75
NVDA	flat	192.84	188.88					-4.11		158.01
LIT	flat	82.28	80.53					-6.78		76.27
XBI	flat	95.28	93.27					-11.46		83.96
							TOTAL	1.89
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
DBA	long	…	20.24	20.76				-1.46		20.79
DBC	long	…	26.09	26.72				3.12		27.02
WOOD	flat	82.01	80.27					-9.22		77.84
GCC	flat	23.60	23.03					2.41		23.50
							TOTAL	-5.15
							YTD	155.42
							%YTD	3.566%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…