For Monday, July 27th

A person can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he blames someone else and stops trying.

* * *  Benjamin Franklin

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

THE VP SIGNAL MAPS FOR THE SP AND GOLD ARE FOR THE MORE AGGRESSIVE AND NIMBLE NEAR TERM TRADER!!! 
 
THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW   
The VP map tells you everything you need to know, consult the map daily...  knowing the map and the two key trading rules will make you a much more savvy trader, so it is extremely important to be familiar with the VP map...
Secondary Vertical Prices (SVP) are for the aggressive trader who is looking for an additional edge on additional exhaustion points...  you will notice that the market responds as well to the SVP as to the standard VP points and are traded the same, but for now the main model will use only the standard VP points for official main model signals...
SP SEPTEMBER mini VP PRICES             
 
The main model is short the September SP at 3245.50 as of 7/23/20 on a VP sell signal...    
The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:
1)  Any time the market trades above any overhead VP price and then closes below it, this would confirm a new main model sell signal...
2)  Any time the market trades below any lower VP price and then closes above it, this would confirm a new main model buy signal...

MAJOR - - 3372.43 (date undetermined)
 
MAJOR - - 3281.48 and must close below that price on Wednesday, October 7th to confirm a new main model sell signal...
 
minor - - 3245.44
minor - - 3235.53
MAJOR - - 3228.36 (date undetermined)
TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 3205.25
minor - - 3161.58
 
MAJOR - - 3055.69 and must close below that price on Monday, October 5th to confirm a new main model sell signal... 
 
MAJOR - - 3032.40  (date undetermined)
minor - - 2968.20
MAJOR - - 2961.52 and must close above that price on Monday, August 31st to confirm a new main model buy signal...
minor - - 2954.23
MAJOR - - 2860.98   (expiration date undetermined)
 
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...
 
AUGUST GOLD  VP PRICES  
 
The main model is now long the August gold  at 1805.90 as of 7/17/20 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...
 There are no VP prices above this market at this time...
TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 1899.80
MAJOR - - 1837.36  and must close below that price on Thursday, September 17th confirm a new main model sell signal...
MAJOR - - 1828.78   and must close below that price on Tuesday, August 4th to confirm a new main model sell signal...
MAJOR - - 1805.92  and must close below that price on Tuesday, August 11th to confirm a new main model sell signal...
minor - - 1768.08
minor - - 1728.71
minor - - 1699.51
minor - - 1696.82
The above is a price map in descending order of all currently active vertical prices above and below the market...  those in red were generated on previously confirmed buy signals, those in green were generated on previously confirmed sell signals...  today's closing price is also included to provide you with a GPS type reading of where the market currently is in relation to all VP points on both sides of the market...
2.  $VIX SIGNAL
 
CAUTION:  This is a long term broad indicator and can ride through some very wide and frightening price swings...
 
The $VIX signal offers two kinds of signals, a long term buy and hold position signal and a flat position signal...  there are no short position signals, the backtesting data and each position taken over the past 4 years is found on page 2 of the attachment...  this model is an excellent guide for overall market direction...  this is the ideal trading model for anyone who doesn't want to spend time placing and changing buy and sell stops, but would rather buy when the trend appears higher and then go flat when the market appears to begin trending lower...  you're long or flat, as simple as that...  remember, this is a long term broad indicator and can ride through very wide price swings...  each position could be held for as long as several months before the next signal appears...
 
The $VIX signal will trade the SPY, but you could also trade any of the other major market indices on this signal, of course preferably the SPY since the study was done with the SPY...
 
Since January 1, 2016 there have been 21 completed trades for a total of 76.76 SPY points...
 
The two kinds of signals:
 
1) Buy and hold
 
2) Flat
 
THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS ON A BUY AND HOLD AS OF FRIDAY, APRIL 24TH, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON FRIDAY'S CLOSE AT 282.97...
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                    12 trades                               276.45 
 
TOTAL               92 closed trades                  1403.25 
 
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                   6 trade                                  -115.20
 
TOTAL             47 closed trades                    1018.50 
 
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...
 
780.29 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2020!!!  
 
This is already a gain of 17.901% so far on closed positions in 2020!!!  NEW HIGH FOR THE YEAR!!!
 
NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  
 
AND STILL MORE THAN 697 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   
 
 
I hope you're not allergic to making money!!!  
 
PLEASE NOTE:  You can select any one or more market groups you prefer but remember that the broader the market participation the more the risk is reduced...  
 
DIVERSIFY AND REDUCE YOUR RISK... 
 
If you see an error in today's listing, just let me know, I went over each market very carefully after the close, but I could still miss something, thanks...
 
 
ALL PORTFOLIO OPEN POSITIONS HAVE THEIR EXIT STOPS LISTED FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY, THEY MAY NOT CHANGE EVERY DAY...
 
ALL PORTFOLIO EXIT STOPS LISTED BELOW SHOULD BE ENTERED ONLY AFTER THE INITIAL BUY STOP HAS BEEN TRIGGERED AND THE POSITION IS ACTIVE...
PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU HAVE ANY MARKET NOT INCLUDED IN THE OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE THE PORTFOLIO BUY AND/OR EXIT PRICE WOULD BE, THEN JUST SEND ME AN EMAIL WITH THE SYMBOL(S)...
 
GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY:  Foreign Currency (FXY)...  
 
GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS APPROACHING THE BUY ZONE:  Stock Market Indices...
 
GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY:  Consumer Discretionary (TSLA), Technology (MU, NVDA), Foreign Markets (FXI), Stock Market Indices (QQQ, TQQQ)...
 
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 long 3118.00 3227.25 92 trades *1403.25
*not included
DIA long 261.80 267.24 -3.15 264.69
UDOW long 65.59 69.89 -1.54 67.74
SPY long 311.32 317.78 27.20 320.88
SPXL long 42.72 45.57 10.46 46.74
UPRO long 45.33 48.34 11.58 49.64
QQQ flat 269.89 264.39 42.57 255.56
TQQQ flat 126.05 118.39 39.66 106.29
TNA long 28.05 29.95 5.93 28.77
SOXL flat 225.64 212.00 -26.81 198.47
IWM long 143.75 146.79 7.38 146.08
MDY long 328.78 335.59 -1.86 337.22
IYT long 169.83 170.34 -5.18 172.39
SOXX long 270.63 276.26 -11.56 277.06
USD flat 67.81 64.98 -4.71 60.24
TOTAL 89.97
PRECIOUS METALS BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP
August GOLD long 1799.30 1762.00
GLD long 168.55 164.18 5.36 178.7
UGL long 64.13 62.00 2.97 72
SLV long 17.68 17.13 0.29 21.21
GLL flat 36.77 35.19 -5.64 31.81
ZSL flat 20.80 19.86 4.36 12.31
KL long 43.32 41.33 -4.12 48.27
GDX long 37.61 35.94 4.18 41.83
GDXJ long 52.15 48.51 5.14 59.16
NUGT long 82.11 74.95 -20.35 100.95
JNUG long 121.85 107.49 -13.24 155.44
DUST flat 26.46 24.77 -10.71 18.61
JDST flat 18.58 17.36 -4.25 11.46
PPLT long 79.13 80.85 -3.73 86.68
AG long 10.84 11.17 -0.73 13.28
TOTAL -40.47
INTEREST RATES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
TLT long 165.13 164.32 8.95 169.74
TMF long 41.56 41.08 5.06 45.19
TBT flat 16.37 15.61 -1.15 14.76
TMV flat 54.54 51.16 -4.73 46.09
VCLT long 108.42 105.56 3.34 112.23
TOTAL 11.47
UTILITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XLU long 58.16 59.45 5.08 60.28
TOTAL 5.08
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
PPA flat 57.86 56.60 2.90 55.27
TOTAL 2.90
FINANCE AND BANKING BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FAS long 32.92 35.13 -3.13 34.2
JPM flat 101.39 99.26 -1.19 98.28
TOTAL -4.32
ENERGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XOM flat 45.48 44.47 -5.19 43.43
XLE flat 40.04 39.13 -5.35 37.51
DOW flat 44.60 43.60 -6.23 42.61
DRIP flat 6.60 6.10 66.90 5.03
TOTAL 50.13
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
TXN flat 137.75 134.89 -5.13 129.63
TSLA flat 1795.09 1759.08 391.41 1417
XLY long 129.33 130.64 20.52 135.54
HD long 252.70 257.96 -3.11 265.31
TOTAL 403.69
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF long 38.69 39.59 1.82 39.19
TOTAL 1.82
HEALTHCARE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UNH long 297.48 306.66 27.73 300.79
CURE long 56.85 60.59 25.18 62.75
XLV long 101.15 103.32 5.41 105.1
LABU long 55.35 52.21 12.99 58.62
IDNA long 37.75 37.02 0.00 38.1
TOTAL 71.31
CURRENCIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UUP flat 26.43 25.80 -1.48 25.5
UDN long 20.33 20.05 -0.20 20.87
FXY long 87.01 88.89 -2.28 89.35
YCS flat 74.98 70.38 -3.01 71.81
TOTAL -6.97
FOREIGN MARKETS BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FXI flat 46.03 45.00 0.22 42.05
JPNL flat 46.90 43.98 3.43 44.42
EEM long 42.14 41.17 -1.00 43.14
EWG long 27.82 28.38 1.47 29.05
TOTAL 4.12
TECHNOLOGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
AAPL flat 399.92 391.82 288.35 116.05 370.46
MU flat 54.30 53.11 -1.42 50.02
NVDA flat 431.79 423.05 90.84 407.78
ARKG long 53.08 54.27 -6.57 53.63
XBI long 109.69 108.15 -6.47 112.23
TOTAL 192.43
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
DBA flat 13.91 13.53 0.34 13.75
DBC long 12.35 11.35 -0.48 12.9
GSG long 10.38 10.69 -1.70 10.81
GCC long 15.63 15.91 0.97 16.43
TOTAL -0.87
YTD 780.29
%YTD 17.901%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…

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