Experience is a wonderful thing, it enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.

* * *  Albert Einstein

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

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

Secondary Vertical Prices (SVP) are for the aggressive trader who is looking for an additional edge on additional exhaustion points...  you will notice that the market responds as well to the SVP as to the standard VP points and are traded the same, but for now the main model will use only the standard VP points for official main model signals...SP SEPTEMBER 2024 mini VP PRICES  

The main model is long the September SP at 5202.50 as of 8/8/24 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 - - 5813.03 exp 12/1/24

minor - - 5735.78  exp 12/1/24

MAJOR - - 5627.24 exp 9/9/24

minor - - 5593.89 exp 9/9/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 5566.25

MAJOR - - 5548.33  exp 9/9/25

minor - - 5523.86  exp 9/9/25MAJOR - - 5513.67 exp 12/9/24
MAJOR - - 5468.82  exp  12/9/24

Minor - - 5443.44  exp 12/9/24

minor - - 5419.39 exp 10/1/24

minor - - 5419.16  exp 10/1/24minor  - - 5411.37    exp 8/9/24
MAJOR - - 5347.11  exp 10/1/24

MAJOR - - 5346.78  exp 10/1/24

minor - - 5267.69   exp 12/9/24

MAJOR - - 5202.70  exp 12/8/24

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 2487.90 as of 8/15/24 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 - - 2607.95  exp 1/1/25

MAJOR - - 2583.67 exp 1/1/25

minor - - 2548.17  exp 1/1/25

minor - - 2532.40  exp 1/1/25

MAJOR - - 2523.70  exp 1/1/25

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 2493.30

MAJOR - - 2487.93  exp  1/1/25

minor - - 2388.98 exp 1/1/25

MAJOR - - 2335.76  exp 1/1/25

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!!!

IMPORTANT NOTICE:  PLEASE READ THE UPDATED INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO READ THIS HIGHLY INFORMATIVE GRAPH!!!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 WEDNESDAY JULY 17,2024, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 556.94...

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 -7.54 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -7.92, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

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

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

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

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

YEAR    NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES    POINTS GAINED

2015                     4 trades                                125.30

2016                    13 trades                               322.60

2017                    25 trades                               224.75

2018                    26 trades                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      6 trades                                -13.752023                     10 trades                               -41.002024                       7 trades                              587.50

TOTAL               134 closed trades                2400.75THE 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                   10 trades                                278.80

2024                     7 trades                                  93.30

TOTAL             95 closed trades                     1270.80To 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...

+916.71 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2024!!!  This is already a gain of  +21.031% so far on closed positions in 2024!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 233.42 POINTS PROFIT IN CURRENTLY OPEN POSITIONS!!!  

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2017: 624.17 points - annual 13.701% gains on closed positions only

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2018: 388.25 points - annual 9.359% gains on closed positions only

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2019: 504.40 points - annual 11.572% gains on closed positions only

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2020: 1595.82 points - annual 36.611% gains on closed positions only

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2021: 1256.48 points - annual 28.826% gains on closed positions only

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2022: 264.34 points - annual 6.064% gains on closed positions only

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2023: 600.01 points - annual 13.765% gains on closed positions only

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

PLEASE NOTE:  

1.  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, and

2.  Commit no more than 2% to 2.5% of your entire account to any one individual market position...  

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...

PLEASE NOTE: COMMIT NO MORE THAN 2% OR 3% OF YOUR ENTIRE ACCOUNT TO ANY ONE MARKET POSITION...

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 (CURE), Technology (AVGO)...

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

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

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 '24	flat	5630.75	5517.00	…	5119.00	5222.50	134 trades	*2400.75
								*not included
DIA	flat	412.11	403.77					39.47		405.88
UDOW	flat	90.72	85.18					22.80		85.76
SPY	flat	556.84	545.60					85.89		553.07
SPXL	flat	154.86	145.47					43.94		148.67
UPRO	flat	81.51	76.52					25.92		78.26
QQQ	flat	484.53	474.74					35.91		474.42
TQQQ	flat	75.23	70.62					11.80		68.46
TNA	flat	51.24	48.07					2.98		39.97
SOXL	flat	53.05	49.77					23.27		39.92
IWM	flat	228.73	224.06					12.12		212.04
MDY	flat	574.22	562.64					73.21		550.15
IYT	flat	66.98	65.54					25.33		65.44
SOXX	flat	246.54	241.51					77.41		231.72
USD	flat	137.52	131.92					85.67		123.75
							TOTAL	565.72
PRECIOUS METALS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
December	long	…	2402.80	2407.70	2397.20	2446.20
GLD	long	…	220.01	218.85				19.23		#N/A
UGL	flat	86.20	80.93					11.21		84.44
SLV	flat	26.99	26.35					1.68		25.86
GLL	flat	21.38	20.00					-2.65		19.65
ZSL	long	…	11.10	11.81				-2.30		11.69
GDX	flat	38.48	37.61					0.03		37.29
GDXJ	flat	47.26	46.21					1.85		45.11
NUGT	flat	47.69	44.73					4.38		44.56
JNUG	flat	46.10	43.23					4.49		41.66
DUST	flat	7.60	7.20					-2.22		6.24
JDST	flat	40.71	38.98					-2.27		32.64
QLD	long	101.52	97.36					12.38		96.18
SDS	flat	26.40	25.77					-1.35		22.45
SOXS	flat	40.10	37.59					-3.91		22.19
							TOTAL	40.55
INTEREST RATES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	long	…	94.14	94.50				5.85		97.1
TMF	long	…	52.03	52.80				9.09		56.93
TBT	flat	34.79	33.30					1.65		30.64
TMV	flat	36.24	33.97					-0.82		29.95
VCLT	long	…	77.04	78.15				1.58		79.42
							TOTAL	17.35
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	long	…	72.08	71.83				4.35		74.11
							TOTAL	4.35
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	flat	110.36	108.05					14.46		110.21
							TOTAL	14.46
FINANCE AND BANKING		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	flat	122.80	115.33					31.74		116.13
JPM	flat	216.49	212.06					39.16		211.55
							TOTAL	70.90
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	flat	94.24	92.26					5.41		90.57
XOP	flat	148.70	145.63					15.37		139.95
UCO	long	…	29.79	31.80				-1.83		30.93
ERX	flat	68.89	66.03					5.75		63.4
							TOTAL	24.70
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	flat	80.15	78.45					4.70		76.5
TSLA	flat	255.86	250.64					30.01		214.14
XLY	flat	189.16	185.28					21.21		182.7
V	flat	268.06	262.60					18.33		266.8
							TOTAL	74.25
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	long	…	49.42	50.53				5.39		50.97
							TOTAL	5.39
HEALTHCARE		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	591.64	579.71					25.07		579.43
CURE	long	…	121.93	129.82				19.54		130.93
XLV	long	…	148.73	151.87				8.24		152.71
LLY	long	…	890.32	908.59				11.86		931.58
IBB	flat	150.27	147.16					0.34		144.95
							TOTAL	65.05
CURRENCIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
EUO	flat	31.66	30.93					-1.01		30.54
UDN	long	…	18.18	18.20				-0.19		18.49
YCS	flat	88.85	83.42					6.64		82.64
GBTC	flat	61.94	60.60					27.70		45.50
							TOTAL	33.14
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	23.29	21.79					0.91		21.24
INDA	flat	57.60	56.35					2.74		55.90
EEM	flat	43.21	42.25					1.33		42.91
EWG	flat	31.58	30.85					3.59		31.06
							TOTAL	8.57
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AVGO	long	…	162.02	165.43				-91.86		166.13
AMZN	flat	190.70	186.79					12.72		177.59
NVDA	flat	124.79	122.19					312.32		122.86
SMCI	flat	773.75	758.18					-152.73		626.69
ASML	flat	932.34	913.59					-107.22		928.25
							TOTAL	-26.77
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	flat	93.49	91.52					9.47		90.46
DBC	flat	22.70	22.15					-0.38		22.35
WOOD	flat	82.19	80.45					5.15		78.58
MARA	flat	23.00	22.44					4.81		15.46
							TOTAL	19.05
							YTD	916.71
							%YTD	21.031%

Experience is a wonderful thing, it enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.

* * *  Albert Einstein

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

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

Secondary Vertical Prices (SVP) are for the aggressive trader who is looking for an additional edge on additional exhaustion points...  you will notice that the market responds as well to the SVP as to the standard VP points and are traded the same, but for now the main model will use only the standard VP points for official main model signals...SP SEPTEMBER 2024 mini VP PRICES  

The main model is long the September SP at 5202.50 as of 8/8/24 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 - - 5813.03 exp 12/1/24

minor - - 5735.78  exp 12/1/24

MAJOR - - 5627.24 exp 9/9/24

minor - - 5593.89 exp 9/9/24

MAJOR - - 5548.33  exp 9/9/25

minor - - 5523.86  exp 9/9/25MAJOR - - 5513.67 exp 12/9/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 5482.50
MAJOR - - 5468.82  exp  12/9/24

Minor - - 5443.44  exp 12/9/24

minor - - 5419.39 exp 10/1/24

minor - - 5419.16  exp 10/1/24minor  - - 5411.37    exp 8/9/24
MAJOR - - 5347.11  exp 10/1/24

MAJOR - - 5346.78  exp 10/1/24

minor - - 5267.69   exp 12/9/24

MAJOR - - 5202.70  exp 12/8/24

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 2488.00 as of 8/14/24 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 - - 2607.95  exp 1/1/25

MAJOR - - 2583.67 exp 1/1/25

minor - - 2548.17  exp 1/1/25

minor - - 2532.40  exp 1/1/25

MAJOR - - 2523.70  exp 1/1/25

MAJOR - - 2487.93.46  exp  1/1/25

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 2486.00

minor - - 2388.98 exp 1/1/25

MAJOR - - 2335.76  exp 1/1/25

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!!!

IMPORTANT NOTICE:  PLEASE READ THE UPDATED INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO READ THIS HIGHLY INFORMATIVE GRAPH!!!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 WEDNESDAY JULY 17,2024, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 556.94...

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 -7.92 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -8.01, 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                               -41.002024                       6 trades                              697.25

TOTAL               133 closed trades                2510.50THE 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                   10 trades                                278.80

2024                     7 trades                                  93.30

TOTAL             95 closed trades                     1270.80To 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...

+917.65 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2024!!!  This is already a gain of  +21.052% so far on closed positions in 2024!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 233.42 POINTS PROFIT IN CURRENTLY OPEN POSITIONS!!!  

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2017: 624.17 points - annual 13.701% gains on closed positions only

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2018: 388.25 points - annual 9.359% gains on closed positions only

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2019: 504.40 points - annual 11.572% gains on closed positions only

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2020: 1595.82 points - annual 36.611% gains on closed positions only

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2021: 1256.48 points - annual 28.826% gains on closed positions only

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2022: 264.34 points - annual 6.064% gains on closed positions only

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2023: 600.01 points - annual 13.765% gains on closed positions only

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

PLEASE NOTE:  

1.  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, and

2.  Commit no more than 2% to 2.5% of your entire account to any one individual market position...  

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...

PLEASE NOTE: COMMIT NO MORE THAN 2% OR 3% OF YOUR ENTIRE ACCOUNT TO ANY ONE MARKET POSITION...

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)...

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

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

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

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 '24	short	5722.25	5601.75	5431.50	…	5541.25	132 trades	*2510.50
								*not included
DIA	flat	412.11	403.77					39.47		400.09
UDOW	flat	90.72	85.18					22.80		82.19
SPY	flat	556.84	545.60					85.89		543.75
SPXL	flat	154.86	145.47					43.94		141.51
UPRO	flat	81.51	76.52					25.92		74.48
QQQ	flat	484.53	474.74					35.91		462.73
TQQQ	flat	75.23	70.62					11.80		63.67
TNA	flat	51.24	48.07					2.98		37.12
SOXL	flat	53.05	49.77					23.27		35.05
IWM	flat	228.73	224.06					12.12		206.68
MDY	flat	574.22	562.64					73.21		539.58
IYT	flat	66.98	65.54					25.33		64.39
SOXX	flat	246.54	241.51					77.41		221.09
USD	flat	137.52	131.92					85.67		113.87
							TOTAL	565.72
PRECIOUS METALS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
December	long	…	2402.80	2407.70	2397.20	2446.20
GLD	long	…	220.01	218.85				19.23		#N/A
UGL	flat	86.20	80.93					11.21		83.95
SLV	flat	26.99	26.35					1.68		25.13
GLL	flat	21.38	20.00					-2.65		19.8
ZSL	long	…	11.10	11.81				-2.30		12.48
GDX	flat	38.48	37.61					0.03		37.11
GDXJ	flat	47.26	46.21					1.85		44.71
NUGT	flat	47.69	44.73					4.38		44.12
JNUG	flat	46.10	43.23					4.49		40.89
DUST	flat	7.60	7.20					-2.22		6.30
JDST	flat	40.71	38.98					-2.27		33.17
QLD	long	101.52	97.36					12.38		91.6
SDS	flat	26.40	25.77					-1.35		23.22
SOXS	long	…	24.01	24.95				-2.97		25.97
							TOTAL	41.49
INTEREST RATES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	long	…	94.14	94.50				5.85		97.89
TMF	long	…	52.03	52.80				9.09		58.41
TBT	flat	34.79	33.30					1.65		30.12
TMV	flat	36.24	33.97					-0.82		29.2
VCLT	long	…	77.04	78.15				1.58		79.67
							TOTAL	17.35
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	long	…	72.08	71.83				4.35		74.12
							TOTAL	4.35
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	flat	110.36	108.05					14.46		108.77
							TOTAL	14.46
FINANCE AND BANKING		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	flat	122.80	115.33					31.74		112.8
JPM	flat	216.49	212.06					39.16		210.24
							TOTAL	70.90
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	flat	94.24	92.26					5.41		89.50
XOP	flat	148.70	145.63					15.37		137.41
UCO	long	…	29.79	31.80				-1.83		30.26
ERX	flat	68.89	66.03					5.75		61.84
							TOTAL	24.70
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	flat	80.15	78.45					4.70		73.4
TSLA	flat	255.86	250.64					30.01		201.38
XLY	flat	189.16	185.28					21.21		177.05
V	flat	268.06	262.60					18.33		261.14
							TOTAL	74.25
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	long	…	49.42	50.53				5.39		50.75
							TOTAL	5.39
HEALTHCARE		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	591.64	579.71					25.07		579.39
CURE	flat	129.82	121.93					19.54		129.03
XLV	long	…	148.73	151.87				8.24		151.76
LLY	long	…	890.32	908.59				11.86		931.68
IBB	flat	150.27	147.16					0.34		142.79
							TOTAL	65.05
CURRENCIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
EUO	flat	31.66	30.93					-1.01		30.32
UDN	long	…	18.18	18.20				-0.19		18.55
YCS	flat	88.85	83.42					6.64		80.53
GBTC	flat	61.94	60.60					27.70		46.99
							TOTAL	33.14
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	23.29	21.79					0.91		20.07
INDA	flat	57.60	56.35					2.74		55.37
EEM	flat	43.21	42.25					1.33		42.44
EWG	flat	31.58	30.85					3.59		30.67
							TOTAL	8.57
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AVGO	flat	165.43	162.02					-91.86		157.69
AMZN	flat	190.70	186.79					12.72		170.1
NVDA	flat	124.79	122.19					312.32		118.08
SMCI	flat	773.75	758.18					-152.73		577.09
ASML	flat	932.34	913.59					-107.22		879.58
							TOTAL	-26.77
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	flat	93.49	91.52					9.47		89.05
DBC	flat	22.70	22.15					-0.38		22.17
WOOD	flat	82.19	80.45					5.15		78.01
MARA	flat	23.00	22.44					4.81		15.14
							TOTAL	19.05
							YTD	917.65
							%YTD	21.052%

Experience is a wonderful thing, it enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.

* * *  Albert Einstein

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

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

Secondary Vertical Prices (SVP) are for the aggressive trader who is looking for an additional edge on additional exhaustion points...  you will notice that the market responds as well to the SVP as to the standard VP points and are traded the same, but for now the main model will use only the standard VP points for official main model signals...SP SEPTEMBER 2024 mini VP PRICES  

The main model is long the September SP at 5202.50 as of 8/8/24 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 - - 5813.03 exp 12/1/24

minor - - 5735.78  exp 12/1/24

MAJOR - - 5627.24 exp 9/9/24

minor - - 5593.89 exp 9/9/24

MAJOR - - 5548.33  exp 9/9/25

minor - - 5523.86  exp 9/9/25MAJOR - - 5513.67 exp 12/9/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 5458.50
MAJOR - - 5468.82  exp  12/9/24

Minor - - 5443.44  exp 12/9/24

minor - - 5419.39 exp 10/1/24

minor - - 5419.16  exp 10/1/24minor  - - 5411.37    exp 8/9/24
MAJOR - - 5347.11  exp 10/1/24

MAJOR - - 5346.78  exp 10/1/24

minor - - 5267.69   exp 12/9/24

MAJOR - - 5202.70  exp 12/8/24

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 2391.70 as of 8/8/24 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 - - 2607.95  exp 1/1/25

MAJOR - - 2583.67 exp 1/1/25

minor - - 2548.17  exp 1/1/25

minor - - 2532.40  exp 1/1/25

MAJOR - - 2523.70  exp 1/1/25

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 2506.50

MAJOR - - 2487.93.46  exp  1/1/25

minor - - 2388.98 exp 1/1/25

MAJOR - - 2335.76  exp 1/1/25

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!!!

IMPORTANT NOTICE:  PLEASE READ THE UPDATED INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO READ THIS HIGHLY INFORMATIVE GRAPH!!!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 WEDNESDAY JULY 17,2024, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 556.94...

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 -8.01 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -8.06, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

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

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

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                               -41.002024                       6 trades                              697.25

TOTAL               133 closed trades                2510.50THE 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                   10 trades                                278.80

2024                     7 trades                                  93.30

TOTAL             95 closed trades                     1270.80To 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...

+918.23 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2024!!!  This is already a gain of  +21.066% so far on closed positions in 2024!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 233.42 POINTS PROFIT IN CURRENTLY OPEN POSITIONS!!!  

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2017: 624.17 points - annual 13.701% gains on closed positions only

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2018: 388.25 points - annual 9.359% gains on closed positions only

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2019: 504.40 points - annual 11.572% gains on closed positions only

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2020: 1595.82 points - annual 36.611% gains on closed positions only

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2021: 1256.48 points - annual 28.826% gains on closed positions only

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2022: 264.34 points - annual 6.064% gains on closed positions only

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2023: 600.01 points - annual 13.765% gains on closed positions only

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

PLEASE NOTE:  

1.  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, and

2.  Commit no more than 2% to 2.5% of your entire account to any one individual market position...  

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...

PLEASE NOTE: COMMIT NO MORE THAN 2% OR 3% OF YOUR ENTIRE ACCOUNT TO ANY ONE MARKET POSITION...

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 (LLY), Global Infrastructure (IGF)...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY:  none...

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

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 '24	short	5722.25	5601.75	5431.50	…	5541.25	132 trades	*2510.50
								*not included
DIA	flat	412.11	403.77					39.47		397.79
UDOW	flat	90.72	85.18					22.80		80.78
SPY	flat	556.84	545.60					85.89		542.04
SPXL	flat	154.86	145.47					43.94		140.13
UPRO	flat	81.51	76.52					25.92		73.77
QQQ	flat	484.53	474.74					35.91		462.58
TQQQ	flat	75.23	70.62					11.80		63.56
TNA	flat	51.24	48.07					2.98		37.81
SOXL	flat	53.05	49.77					23.27		35.28
IWM	flat	228.73	224.06					12.12		207.97
MDY	flat	574.22	562.64					73.21		540.14
IYT	flat	66.98	65.54					25.33		64.14
SOXX	flat	246.54	241.51					77.41		221.65
USD	flat	137.52	131.92					85.67		112.15
							TOTAL	565.72
PRECIOUS METALS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
December	long	…	2402.80	2407.70	2397.20	2446.20
GLD	long	…	220.01	218.85				19.23		#N/A
UGL	flat	86.20	80.93					11.21		85.38
SLV	flat	26.99	26.35					1.68		25.42
GLL	flat	21.38	20.00					-2.65		19.46
ZSL	long	…	11.10	11.81				-2.30		12.19
GDX	flat	38.48	37.61					0.03		37.38
GDXJ	flat	47.26	46.21					1.85		44.94
NUGT	flat	47.69	44.73					4.38		44.72
JNUG	flat	46.10	43.23					4.49		41.19
DUST	flat	7.60	7.20					-2.22		6.22
JDST	flat	40.71	38.98					-2.27		32.86
QLD	long	101.52	97.36					12.38		91.53
SDS	long	…	23.29	23.87				-0.77		23.38
SOXS	long	…	24.01	24.95				-2.97		25.73
							TOTAL	42.07
INTEREST RATES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	long	…	94.14	94.50				5.85		97.28
TMF	long	…	52.03	52.80				9.09		57.3
TBT	flat	34.79	33.30					1.65		30.51
TMV	flat	36.24	33.97					-0.82		29.75
VCLT	long	…	77.04	78.15				1.58		79.05
							TOTAL	17.35
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	long	…	72.08	71.83				4.35		74.17
							TOTAL	4.35
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	flat	110.36	108.05					14.46		108.18
							TOTAL	14.46
FINANCE AND BANKING		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	flat	122.80	115.33					31.74		108.72
JPM	flat	216.49	212.06					39.16		207.94
							TOTAL	70.90
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	flat	94.24	92.26					5.41		88.98
XOP	flat	148.70	145.63					15.37		136.87
UCO	long	…	29.79	31.80				-1.83		30.88
ERX	flat	68.89	66.03					5.75		61.18
							TOTAL	24.70
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	flat	80.15	78.45					4.70		73.98
TSLA	flat	255.86	250.64					30.01		207.83
XLY	flat	189.16	185.28					21.21		178
V	flat	268.06	262.60					18.33		260.13
							TOTAL	74.25
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	long	…	49.42	50.53				5.39		50.66
							TOTAL	5.39
HEALTHCARE		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	591.64	579.71					25.07		574.24
CURE	flat	129.82	121.93					19.54		126.89
XLV	flat	151.87	148.73					8.24		151.22
LLY	long	…	890.32	908.59				11.86		908.05
IBB	flat	150.27	147.16					0.34		143.55
							TOTAL	65.05
CURRENCIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
EUO	flat	31.66	30.93					-1.01		30.41
UDN	long	…	18.18	18.20				-0.19		18.56
YCS	flat	88.85	83.42					6.64		80.11
GBTC	flat	61.94	60.60					27.70		48.50
							TOTAL	33.14
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	23.29	21.79					0.91		21.27
INDA	flat	57.60	56.35					2.74		55.53
EEM	flat	43.21	42.25					1.33		42.67
EWG	flat	31.58	30.85					3.59		30.52
							TOTAL	8.57
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AVGO	flat	165.43	162.02					-91.86		156.16
AMZN	flat	190.70	186.79					12.72		170.23
NVDA	flat	124.79	122.19					312.32		116.14
SMCI	flat	773.75	758.18					-152.73		567.43
ASML	flat	932.34	913.59					-107.22		869.49
							TOTAL	-26.77
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	flat	93.49	91.52					9.47		89.05
DBC	flat	22.70	22.15					-0.38		22.31
WOOD	flat	82.19	80.45					5.15		77.89
MARA	flat	23.00	22.44					4.81		15.49
							TOTAL	19.05
							YTD	918.23
							%YTD	21.066%

Experience is a wonderful thing, it enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.

* * *  Albert Einstein

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

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

Secondary Vertical Prices (SVP) are for the aggressive trader who is looking for an additional edge on additional exhaustion points...  you will notice that the market responds as well to the SVP as to the standard VP points and are traded the same, but for now the main model will use only the standard VP points for official main model signals...SP SEPTEMBER 2024 mini VP PRICES  

The main model is long the September SP at 5202.50 as of 8/8/24 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 - - 5813.03 exp 12/1/24

minor - - 5735.78  exp 12/1/24

MAJOR - - 5627.24 exp 9/9/24

minor - - 5593.89 exp 9/9/24

MAJOR - - 5548.33  exp 9/9/25

minor - - 5523.86  exp 9/9/25MAJOR - - 5513.67 exp 12/9/24
MAJOR - - 5468.82  exp  12/9/24

Minor - - 5443.44  exp 12/9/24

minor - - 5419.39 exp 10/1/24

minor - - 5419.16  exp 10/1/24minor  - - 5411.37    exp 8/9/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 5368.50
MAJOR - - 5347.11  exp 10/1/24

MAJOR - - 5346.78  exp 10/1/24

minor - - 5267.69   exp 12/9/24

MAJOR - - 5202.70  exp 12/8/24

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 2391.70 as of 8/8/24 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 - - 2607.95  exp 1/1/25

MAJOR - - 2583.67 exp 1/1/25

minor - - 2548.17  exp 1/1/25

minor - - 2532.40  exp 1/1/25

MAJOR - - 2523.70  exp 1/1/25

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 2510.50

MAJOR - - 2487.93.46  exp  1/1/25

minor - - 2388.98 exp 1/1/25

MAJOR - - 2335.76  exp 1/1/25

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!!!

IMPORTANT NOTICE:  PLEASE READ THE UPDATED INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO READ THIS HIGHLY INFORMATIVE GRAPH!!!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 WEDNESDAY JULY 17,2024, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 556.94...

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 -8.06 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -7.81, 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                               -41.002024                       6 trades                              697.25

TOTAL               133 closed trades                2510.50THE 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                   10 trades                                278.80

2024                     7 trades                                  93.30

TOTAL             95 closed trades                     1270.80To 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...

+918.23 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2024!!!  This is already a gain of  +21.066% so far on closed positions in 2024!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 233.42 POINTS PROFIT IN CURRENTLY OPEN POSITIONS!!!  

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2017: 624.17 points - annual 13.701% gains on closed positions only

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2018: 388.25 points - annual 9.359% gains on closed positions only

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2019: 504.40 points - annual 11.572% gains on closed positions only

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2020: 1595.82 points - annual 36.611% gains on closed positions only

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2021: 1256.48 points - annual 28.826% gains on closed positions only

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2022: 264.34 points - annual 6.064% gains on closed positions only

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2023: 600.01 points - annual 13.765% gains on closed positions only

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

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

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY:  Energy (UCO)...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY:  Precious Metals (DUST, JDST)...

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 '24	short	5722.25	5601.75	5431.50	…	5541.25	132 trades	*2510.50
								*not included
DIA	flat	412.11	403.77					39.47		393.77
UDOW	flat	90.72	85.18					22.80		78.44
SPY	flat	556.84	545.60					85.89		533.27
SPXL	flat	154.86	145.47					43.94		133.60
UPRO	flat	81.51	76.52					25.92		70.32
QQQ	flat	484.53	474.74					35.91		451.38
TQQQ	flat	75.23	70.62					11.80		59.25
TNA	flat	51.24	48.07					2.98		36.11
SOXL	flat	53.05	49.77					23.27		31.41
IWM	flat	228.73	224.06					12.12		204.6
MDY	flat	574.22	562.64					73.21		532.9
IYT	flat	66.98	65.54					25.33		63.30
SOXX	flat	246.54	241.51					77.41		213
USD	flat	137.52	131.92					85.67		101.10
							TOTAL	565.72
PRECIOUS METALS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
December	long	…	2402.80	2407.70	2397.20	2446.20
GLD	long	…	220.01	218.85				19.23		#N/A
UGL	flat	86.20	80.93					11.21		85.68
SLV	flat	26.99	26.35					1.68		25.49
GLL	flat	21.38	20.00					-2.65		19.38
ZSL	long	…	11.10	11.81				-2.30		12.10
GDX	flat	38.48	37.61					0.03		36.9
GDXJ	flat	47.26	46.21					1.85		44.15
NUGT	flat	47.69	44.73					4.38		43.56
JNUG	flat	46.10	43.23					4.49		39.93
DUST	flat	7.60	7.20					-2.22		6.37
JDST	flat	40.71	38.98					-2.27		34.08
QLD	long	101.52	97.36					12.38		87.23
SDS	long	…	23.29	23.87				-0.77		24.15
SOXS	long	…	24.01	24.95				-2.97		29.26
							TOTAL	42.07
INTEREST RATES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	long	…	94.14	94.50				5.85		96.61
TMF	long	…	52.03	52.80				9.09		56.23
TBT	flat	34.79	33.30					1.65		30.89
TMV	flat	36.24	33.97					-0.82		30.32
VCLT	long	…	77.04	78.15				1.58		78.28
							TOTAL	17.35
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	long	…	72.08	71.83				4.35		73.74
							TOTAL	4.35
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	flat	110.36	108.05					14.46		107.40
							TOTAL	14.46
FINANCE AND BANKING		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	flat	122.80	115.33					31.74		106.24
JPM	flat	216.49	212.06					39.16		206.19
							TOTAL	70.90
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	flat	94.24	92.26					5.41		89.85
XOP	flat	148.70	145.63					15.37		138.29
UCO	long	…	29.79	31.80				-1.83		31.55
ERX	flat	68.89	66.03					5.75		62.4
							TOTAL	24.70
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	flat	80.15	78.45					4.70		72.73
TSLA	flat	255.86	250.64					30.01		197.49
XLY	flat	189.16	185.28					21.21		173.65
V	flat	268.06	262.60					18.33		259.89
							TOTAL	74.25
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	flat	50.53	49.42					5.39		50.01
							TOTAL	5.39
HEALTHCARE		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	591.64	579.71					25.07		565.29
CURE	flat	129.82	121.93					19.54		122.84
XLV	flat	151.87	148.73					8.24		149.41
LLY	flat	908.59	890.32					11.86		884.38
IBB	flat	150.27	147.16					0.34		141.56
							TOTAL	65.05
CURRENCIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
EUO	flat	31.66	30.93					-1.01		30.78
UDN	long	…	18.18	18.20				-0.19		18.46
YCS	flat	88.85	83.42					6.64		80.7
GBTC	flat	61.94	60.60					27.70		47.10
							TOTAL	33.14
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	23.29	21.79					0.91		20.88
INDA	flat	57.60	56.35					2.74		55.65
EEM	flat	43.21	42.25					1.33		42.2
EWG	flat	31.58	30.85					3.59		30.1
							TOTAL	8.57
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AVGO	flat	165.43	162.02					-91.86		148.62
AMZN	flat	190.70	186.79					12.72		166.8
NVDA	flat	124.79	122.19					312.32		109.02
SMCI	flat	773.75	758.18					-152.73		540.98
ASML	flat	932.34	913.59					-107.22		852.86
							TOTAL	-26.77
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	flat	93.49	91.52					9.47		88.17
DBC	flat	22.70	22.15					-0.38		22.52
WOOD	flat	82.19	80.45					5.15		76.85
MARA	flat	23.00	22.44					4.81		15.11
							TOTAL	19.05
							YTD	918.23
							%YTD	21.066%

Experience is a wonderful thing, it enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.

* * *  Albert Einstein

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

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

Secondary Vertical Prices (SVP) are for the aggressive trader who is looking for an additional edge on additional exhaustion points...  you will notice that the market responds as well to the SVP as to the standard VP points and are traded the same, but for now the main model will use only the standard VP points for official main model signals...SP SEPTEMBER 2024 mini VP PRICES  

The main model is long the September SP at 5202.50 as of 8/8/24 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 - - 5813.03 exp 12/1/24

minor - - 5735.78  exp 12/1/24

MAJOR - - 5627.24 exp 9/9/24

minor - - 5593.89 exp 9/9/24

MAJOR - - 5548.33  exp 9/9/25

minor - - 5523.86  exp 9/9/25MAJOR - - 5513.67 exp 12/9/24
MAJOR - - 5468.82  exp  12/9/24

Minor - - 5443.44  exp 12/9/24

minor - - 5419.39 exp 10/1/24

minor - - 5419.16  exp 10/1/24minor  - - 5411.37    exp 8/9/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 5356.25
MAJOR - - 5347.11  exp 10/1/24

MAJOR - - 5346.78  exp 10/1/24

minor - - 5267.69   exp 12/9/24

MAJOR - - 5202.70  exp 12/8/24

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 2391.70 as of 8/8/24 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 - - 2547.98  exp 12/9/24

minor - - 2487.22  exp 12/9/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 2469.40

MAJOR - - 2414.46  exp  12/10/24

minor - - 2391.75 exp 12/7/24

MAJOR - - 2224.74  exp 12/3/24

MAJOR - - 2296.63  exp 12/7/24

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!!!

IMPORTANT NOTICE:  PLEASE READ THE UPDATED INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO READ THIS HIGHLY INFORMATIVE GRAPH!!!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 WEDNESDAY JULY 17,2024, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 556.94...

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 -7.81 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -7.56, 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                               -41.002024                       6 trades                              697.25

TOTAL               133 closed trades                2510.50THE 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                   10 trades                                278.80

2024                     7 trades                                  93.30

TOTAL             95 closed trades                     1270.80To 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...

+920.99 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2024!!!  This is already a gain of  +21.129% so far on closed positions in 2024!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 233.42 POINTS PROFIT IN CURRENTLY OPEN POSITIONS!!!  

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2017: 624.17 points - annual 13.701% gains on closed positions only

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2018: 388.25 points - annual 9.359% gains on closed positions only

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2019: 504.40 points - annual 11.572% gains on closed positions only

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2020: 1595.82 points - annual 36.611% gains on closed positions only

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2021: 1256.48 points - annual 28.826% gains on closed positions only

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2022: 264.34 points - annual 6.064% gains on closed positions only

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2023: 600.01 points - annual 13.765% gains on closed positions only

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

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

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY:  none...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY:  none...

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

MARKET	POSITION	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP	POINTS FROM ENTRY	YTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP				CURRENT PRICE
Sept '24	short	5722.25	5601.75	5431.50	…	5541.25	132 trades	*2510.50
								*not included
DIA	flat	413.96	405.58					39.47		395.15
UDOW	flat	92.46	86.81					22.80		79.32
SPY	flat	565.26	553.85					85.89		532.99
SPXL	flat	162.59	152.73					43.94		133.35
UPRO	flat	85.58	80.35					25.92		70.24
QQQ	flat	503.62	493.45					35.91		450.41
TQQQ	flat	85.30	80.08					11.80		58.85
TNA	flat	51.24	48.07					2.98		37.05
SOXL	flat	70.18	65.87					23.27		31.01
IWM	flat	228.73	224.06					12.12		206.46
MDY	flat	574.22	562.64					73.21		536.11
IYT	flat	69.10	67.62					25.33		63.64
SOXX	flat	267.34	232.79					77.41		211.78
USD	flat	165.96	159.22					85.67		96.72
							TOTAL	565.72
PRECIOUS METALS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
December	long	…	2402.80	2407.70	2397.20	2446.20
GLD	long	…	217.42	218.85				19.23		#N/A
UGL	flat	87.53	83.93					11.21		82.78
SLV	flat	29.01	28.33					1.68		25.00
GLL	flat	21.86	20.45					-2.65		20.07
ZSL	long	…	11.00	11.81				-2.30		12.59
GDX	flat	39.51	38.62					0.03		35.84
GDXJ	flat	49.23	48.15					1.85		42.59
NUGT	flat	50.40	47.28					4.38		41.17
JNUG	flat	50.20	47.09					4.49		37.23
DUST	long	…	6.37	6.88				-1.71		6.77
JDST	long	…	33.62	35.87				-0.02		36.69
QLD	long	110.14	105.63					12.38		86.91
SDS	long	…	23.29	23.87				-0.77		24.17
SOXS	long	…	23.35	24.95				-2.97		29.76
							TOTAL	44.83
INTEREST RATES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	long	…	92.51	94.50				5.85		96.26
TMF	long	…	49.53	52.80				9.09		55.63
TBT	flat	34.79	33.30					1.65		31.11
TMV	flat	36.24	33.97					-0.82		30.64
VCLT	long	…	76.49	78.15				1.58		78.15
							TOTAL	17.35
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	long	…	70.76	71.83				4.35		73.61
							TOTAL	4.35
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	flat	110.36	108.05					14.46		107.66
							TOTAL	14.46
FINANCE AND BANKING		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	flat	123.76	116.23					31.74		107.81
JPM	flat	217.66	213.21					39.16		205.8
							TOTAL	70.90
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	flat	94.61	92.62					5.41		89.41
XOP	flat	151.57	148.44					15.37		136.44
UCO	flat	33.80	31.67					-1.83		30.11
ERX	flat	69.65	65.37					5.75		61.72
							TOTAL	24.70
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	flat	80.15	78.45					4.70		73.39
TSLA	flat	265.70	260.29					30.01		200
XLY	flat	194.89	190.89					21.21		174.34
V	flat	273.72	268.15					18.33		259.76
							TOTAL	74.25
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	flat	50.53	49.42					5.39		49.91
							TOTAL	5.39
HEALTHCARE		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	591.64	579.71					25.07		558.76
CURE	flat	129.82	121.93					19.54		124.21
XLV	flat	151.87	148.73					8.24		149.98
LLY	flat	966.20	946.78					11.86		891.68
IBB	flat	150.27	147.16					0.34		142.17
							TOTAL	65.05
CURRENCIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
EUO	flat	31.66	30.93					-1.01		30.8
UDN	long	…	18.02	18.20				-0.19		18.45
YCS	flat	94.45	88.68					6.64		79.81
GBTC	flat	61.94	60.60					27.70		48.41
							TOTAL	33.14
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	26.67	24.97					0.91		20.40
INDA	flat	57.60	56.35					2.74		55.79
EEM	flat	44.74	43.75					1.33		42.06
EWG	flat	32.12	31.38					3.59		30.16
							TOTAL	8.57
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AVGO	flat	172.91	169.35					-91.86		148.26
AMZN	flat	196.72	192.69					12.72		166.94
NVDA	flat	131.49	128.76					312.32		104.75
SMCI	flat	963.40	944.03					-152.73		508.76
ASML	flat	1098.84	1076.76					-107.22		860.55
							TOTAL	-26.77
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	flat	93.49	91.52					9.47		88.56
DBC	flat	23.25	22.69					-0.38		22.21
WOOD	flat	82.19	80.45					5.15		77.05
MARA	flat	27.40	26.75					4.81		17.03
							TOTAL	19.05
							YTD	920.99
							%YTD	21.129%

Experience is a wonderful thing, it enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.

* * *  Albert Einstein

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

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

Secondary Vertical Prices (SVP) are for the aggressive trader who is looking for an additional edge on additional exhaustion points...  you will notice that the market responds as well to the SVP as to the standard VP points and are traded the same, but for now the main model will use only the standard VP points for official main model signals...SP SEPTEMBER 2024 mini VP PRICES  

The main model is long the September SP at 5202.50 as of 8/8/24 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 - - 5813.03 exp 12/1/24

minor - - 5735.78  exp 12/1/24

MAJOR - - 5627.24 exp 9/9/24

minor - - 5593.89 exp 9/9/24

MAJOR - - 5548.33  exp 9/9/25

minor - - 5523.86  exp 9/9/25MAJOR - - 5513.67 exp 12/9/24
MAJOR - - 5468.82  exp  12/9/24

Minor - - 5443.44  exp 12/9/24

minor - - 5419.39 exp 10/1/24

minor - - 5419.16  exp 10/1/24minor  - - 5411.37    exp 8/9/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 5356.25
MAJOR - - 5347.11  exp 10/1/24

MAJOR - - 5346.78  exp 10/1/24

minor - - 5267.69   exp 12/9/24

MAJOR - - 5202.70  exp 12/8/24

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...  

AUGUST GOLD VP PRICES  

The main model is now long August gold at 2391.70 as of 8/8/24 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 - - 2547.98  exp 12/9/24

minor - - 2487.22  exp 12/9/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 2422.20

MAJOR - - 2414.46  exp  12/10/24

minor - - 2391.75 exp 12/7/24

MAJOR - - 2224.74  exp 12/3/24

MAJOR - - 2296.63  exp 12/7/24

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!!!

IMPORTANT NOTICE:  PLEASE READ THE UPDATED INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO READ THIS HIGHLY INFORMATIVE GRAPH!!!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 WEDNESDAY JULY 17,2024, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 556.94...

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 -7.56 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -7.22, 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                               -41.002024                       6 trades                              697.25

TOTAL               133 closed trades                2510.50THE 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                   10 trades                                278.80

2024                     7 trades                                  93.30

TOTAL             95 closed trades                     1270.80To 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...

+920.99 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2024!!!  This is already a gain of  +21.129% so far on closed positions in 2024!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 233.42 POINTS PROFIT IN CURRENTLY OPEN POSITIONS!!!  

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2017: 624.17 points - annual 13.701% gains on closed positions only

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2018: 388.25 points - annual 9.359% gains on closed positions only

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2019: 504.40 points - annual 11.572% gains on closed positions only

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2020: 1595.82 points - annual 36.611% gains on closed positions only

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2021: 1256.48 points - annual 28.826% gains on closed positions only

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2022: 264.34 points - annual 6.064% gains on closed positions only

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2023: 600.01 points - annual 13.765% gains on closed positions only

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

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

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY:  none...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY:  none...

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

MARKET	POSITION	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP	POINTS FROM ENTRY	YTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP				CURRENT PRICE
Sept '24	short	5722.25	5606.75	5431.50	…	5541.25	132 trades	*2510.50
								*not included
DIA	flat	413.96	405.58					39.47		394.52
UDOW	flat	92.46	86.81					22.80		79.02
SPY	flat	565.26	553.85					85.89		530.65
SPXL	flat	162.59	152.73					43.94		131.82
UPRO	flat	85.58	80.35					25.92		69.39
QQQ	flat	503.62	493.45					35.91		448.07
TQQQ	flat	85.30	80.08					11.80		58.06
TNA	flat	51.24	48.07					2.98		37.31
SOXL	flat	70.18	65.87					23.27		31.46
IWM	flat	228.73	224.06					12.12		206.89
MDY	flat	574.22	562.64					73.21		536.83
IYT	flat	69.10	67.62					25.33		64.19
SOXX	flat	267.34	232.79					77.41		213.04
USD	flat	165.96	159.22					85.67		96.93
							TOTAL	565.72
PRECIOUS METALS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
August	long	…	2358.50	2407.70	2303.30	2350.40
GLD	long	…	217.42	218.85				19.23		#N/A
UGL	flat	87.53	83.93					11.21		82.43
SLV	flat	29.01	28.33					1.68		25.01
GLL	flat	21.86	20.45					-2.65		20.14
ZSL	long	…	11.00	11.81				-2.30		12.56
GDX	flat	39.51	38.62					0.03		35.55
GDXJ	flat	49.23	48.15					1.85		42.22
NUGT	flat	50.40	47.28					4.38		40.52
JNUG	flat	50.20	47.09					4.49		36.59
DUST	long	…	6.37	6.88				-1.71		6.89
JDST	long	…	33.62	35.87				-0.02		37.59
QLD	long	110.14	105.63					12.38		86.04
SDS	long	…	23.29	23.87				-0.77		24.36
SOXS	long	…	23.35	24.95				-2.97		29.25
							TOTAL	44.83
INTEREST RATES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	long	…	92.51	94.50				5.85		95.32
TMF	long	…	49.53	52.80				9.09		54.01
TBT	flat	34.79	33.30					1.65		31.77
TMV	flat	36.24	33.97					-0.82		31.58
VCLT	long	…	76.49	78.15				1.58		77.5
							TOTAL	17.35
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	long	…	70.76	71.83				4.35		73.36
							TOTAL	4.35
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	flat	110.36	108.05					14.46		107.39
							TOTAL	14.46
FINANCE AND BANKING		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	flat	123.76	116.23					31.74		106.45
JPM	flat	217.66	213.21					39.16		204.06
							TOTAL	70.90
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	flat	94.61	92.62					5.41		89.21
XOP	flat	151.57	148.44					15.37		136.39
UCO	flat	33.80	31.67					-1.83		29.55
ERX	flat	69.65	65.37					5.75		61.59
							TOTAL	24.70
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	flat	80.15	78.45					4.70		73.42
TSLA	flat	265.70	260.29					30.01		198.84
XLY	flat	194.89	190.89					21.21		173.76
V	flat	273.72	268.15					18.33		259.83
							TOTAL	74.25
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	flat	50.53	49.42					5.39		49.92
							TOTAL	5.39
HEALTHCARE		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	591.64	579.71					25.07		566.24
CURE	flat	129.82	121.93					19.54		122.79
XLV	flat	151.87	148.73					8.24		149.24
LLY	flat	966.20	946.78					11.86		845.31
IBB	flat	150.27	147.16					0.34		142.18
							TOTAL	65.05
CURRENCIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
EUO	flat	31.66	30.93					-1.01		30.81
UDN	long	…	18.02	18.20				-0.19		18.38
YCS	flat	94.45	88.68					6.64		80.34
GBTC	flat	61.94	60.60					27.70		47.43
							TOTAL	33.14
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	26.67	24.97					0.91		20.51
INDA	flat	57.60	56.35					2.74		55.78
EEM	flat	44.74	43.75					1.33		41.83
EWG	flat	32.12	31.38					3.59		30.03
							TOTAL	8.57
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AVGO	flat	172.91	169.35					-91.86		145.74
AMZN	flat	196.72	192.69					12.72		165.8
NVDA	flat	131.49	128.76					312.32		104.97
SMCI	flat	963.40	944.03					-152.73		509.94
ASML	flat	1098.84	1076.76					-107.22		876.65
							TOTAL	-26.77
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	flat	93.49	91.52					9.47		88.63
DBC	flat	23.25	22.69					-0.38		22.08
WOOD	flat	82.19	80.45					5.15		76.93
MARA	flat	27.40	26.75					4.81		17.39
							TOTAL	19.05
							YTD	920.99
							%YTD	21.129%