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* * * 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.
ALL U.S. MARKET WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY TO OBSERVE MEMORIAL DAY AND WILL REOPEN AGAIN ON TUESDAY...
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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 JUNE mini VP PRICES
The main model is long the June SP at 4189.75 as of 5/26/21 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...
MAJOR - - 4345.46 no expiration date
MAJOR - - 4302.01 no expiration date
MAJOR - - 4243.42
MAJOR - - 4230.26
minor - - 4223.53
MAJOR - - 4220.60 no expiration date
TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 4204.25
minor - - 4189.91
MAJOR - - 4090.58 no expiration date
MAJOR - - 4067.54
MAJOR - - 4060.90 no expiration date
MAJOR - - 4046.83
MAJOR - - 4033.55
MAJOR - - 3999.75
MAJOR - - 3952.49
minor - - 3919.70
minor - - 3869.39
MAJOR - - 3728.62
minor - - 3783.45
minor - - 3766.59
MAJOR - - 3728.62
MAJOR - - 3709.62
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...
JUNE GOLD VP PRICES
The main model is now long June gold at 1888.10 as of 5/25/21 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...
MAJOR - - 2119.05
TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 1904.30
minor - - 1989.93
MAJOR - - 1888.17
MAJOR - - 1865.13
minor - - 1848.62
minor - - 1828.21
MAJOR - - 1795.17
minor - - 1760.91
minor - - 1667.23
MAJOR - - 1636.28
MAJOR - - 1617.19 no expiration date determined
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 25 completed trades for a total of 136.35 SPY points...
The two kinds of signals:
1) Buy and hold
2) Flat
THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS ON A BUY AND HOLD AS OF WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 2021, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 419.07...
You can review the entire trade by trade performance on page 2 of the attachment under the tag name "Trade Index (TIX)."
3. THE WEEKLY NYSE PUT/CALL RATIO
THE WEEKLY NYSE PUT/CALL RATIO IS ADDED TO THE FIRST PAGE OF THE ATTACHMENT AND CAN BE FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE BELOW THE GOLD CHART...
THIS IS THE WEEKLY RATIO OF ALL THE CALLS AND PUTS BOUGHT ON THE NYSE FOR THE ENTIRE WEEK...
THE ONLY TRUE READING IS ON FRIDAY AFTER THE CLOSE, BUT THE RATIO MAY BE UPDATED MORE OFTEN TO GIVE YOU SOME IDEA WHERE THE OVERALL MARKET IS...
HOW TO READ THE RATIO
WHEN THE BLUE BAR IS BELOW THE ZERO LINE, THEN MORE CALLS THAN PUTS HAVE BEEN BOUGHT FOR THE WEEK AND THE MARKETS TEND TO MOVE HIGHER...
WHEN THE BLUE BAR IS ABOVE THE ZERO LINE, THEN MORE PUTS THAN CALLS HAVE BEEN BOUGHT FOR THE WEEK AND THE MARKETS TEND TO MOVE LOWER...
THIS RATIO CHART WILL BE UPDATED EVERY DAY TO REVIEW THE NYSE PUT/CALL RATIO OVER THE ENTIRE PAST WEEK...
4. OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO
STOP GUESSING AND BE YOUR OWN FUND MANAGER AND BE ON YOUR PATH TO FINANCIAL GROWTH!!!
RULES ON HOW TO USE THE OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO (OP) ARE FOUND IN THE TUTORIAL AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EVENING BRIEFING
If you're having difficulty trading the near term VP model, then take a serious look at the optimized portfolio, you will definitely make money, it is easy to follow, tried and proven, and with no stress, I use it myself primarily... if you have any questions on how to use it, then email me and we can arrange a time to review your personal trading strategy...
THE PERFORMANCE HISTORY FOR THE OPTIMIZED SP SIGNALS FIRST INTRODUCED ON AUGUST 20, 2015
YEAR NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES POINTS GAINED
2015 4 trades 125.30
2016 13 trades 322.60
2017 25 trades 224.75
2018 26 trades 76.00
2019 12 trades 378.15
2020 19 trades 636.70
2021 5 trades 90.75
TOTAL 104 closed trades 1854.00
THE PERFORMANCE HISTORY FOR THE OPTIMIZED GOLD SIGNALS FIRST INTRODUCED ON AUGUST 20, 2015
2015 8 trades 372.60
2016 6 trades 364.90
2017 9 trades 381.60
2018 9 trades -15.00
2019 9 trades 104.60
2020 10 trade 67.30
2021 5 trades -55.20
TOTAL 56 closed trades 1123.80
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...
+617.52 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2020!!!
This is already a gain of 14.167% so far on closed positions in 2020!!!
NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!
AND STILL MORE THAN 133.16 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
I hope you're not allergic to making money!!!
PLEASE NOTE: You can select any one or more market groups you prefer but remember that the broader the market participation the more the risk is reduced...
DIVERSIFY AND REDUCE YOUR RISK...
If you see an error in today's listing, just let me know, I went over each market very carefully after the close, but I could still miss something, thanks...
ALL PORTFOLIO OPEN POSITIONS HAVE THEIR EXIT STOPS LISTED FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY, THEY MAY NOT CHANGE EVERY DAY...
ALL PORTFOLIO EXIT STOPS LISTED BELOW SHOULD BE ENTERED ONLY AFTER THE INITIAL BUY STOP HAS BEEN TRIGGERED AND THE POSITION IS ACTIVE...
PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU HAVE ANY MARKET NOT INCLUDED IN THE OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE THE PORTFOLIO BUY AND/OR EXIT PRICE WOULD BE, THEN JUST SEND ME AN EMAIL WITH THE SYMBOL(S)...
GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: Stock Market Indices (TNA), Health Care (IDNA), Technology (XBI)...
GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS APPROACHING THE BUY ZONE: none...
GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: Health Care (XBI) in and out...
IF THE EXIT STOP IS HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW, THEN THAT EXIT STOP HAS BEEN RAISED, PLEASE CHECK YOUR MARKETS...
MARKET POSITION BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP POINTS FROM ENTRY YTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICES BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP CURRENT PRICE
June ES flat 4239.25 4153.25 … … … 104 trades *1854.00
*not included
DIA flat 351.19 344.07 8.47 345.64
UDOW flat 76.99 72.27 9.64 73.54
SPY flat 422.92 414.36 -5.71 420.04
SPXL flat 102.64 96.38 15.29 100.05
UPRO flat 109.17 102.52 16.62 106.38
QQQ flat 336.85 330.01 22.67 333.93
TQQQ flat 106.18 99.71 21.74 102.59
TNA long … 89.10 94.89 12.08 93.39
SOXL long … 35.29 37.65 6.64 38.78
IWM long … 221.41 226.03 23.20 225.5
MDY flat 506.97 496.73 57.73 497.76
IYT flat 282.50 276.75 17.27 275.32
SOXX long … 421.59 430.30 7.64 432.68
USD long … 29.57 30.91 5.00 31.37
TOTAL 218.28
PRECIOUS METALS BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP
June GOLD long … 1840.10 1757.10 … …
GLD long … 173.18 168.49 0.71 178.38
UGL long … 62.89 59.68 0.08 66.63
SLV long … 24.82 23.88 0.17 25.90
GLL flat 35.22 33.71 1.29 30.29
ZSL flat 23.82 22.29 -0.74 20.78
KL long … 41.48 39.71 0.74 43.33
GDX long … 38.03 36.94 -1.49 39.42
GDXJ long … 51.60 52.75 -3.29 54.7
NUGT long … 73.91 69.66 -6.34 78.77
JNUG long … 101.13 105.45 -12.38 113.10
DUST flat 18.70 17.85 -3.95 14.55
JDST flat 10.44 9.92 -2.31 7.8
DBB flat 21.58 21.05 -0.04 21.15
AG long … 16.65 17.09 2.12 17.78
TOTAL -25.43
INTEREST RATES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
TLT flat 140.70 137.79 -1.29 138.44
TMF flat 24.71 23.13 -0.33 23.36
TBT flat 21.71 20.74 1.04 20.65
TMV flat 80.53 75.60 13.78 75.07
VCLT flat 104.09 101.91 -1.91 103.09
TOTAL 11.29
UTILITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XLU flat 67.48 66.03 -0.38 65.16
TOTAL -0.38
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
PPA flat 76.77 75.13 -4.22 76.44
TOTAL -4.22
FINANCE AND BANKING BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FAS long … 109.22 102.60 31.87 121.75
JPM long … 158.54 157.35 37.39 164.24
TOTAL 69.26
ENERGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XOM flat 64.12 62.74 3.92 58.37
XLE long … 51.08 49.94 14.81 52.21
DOW long … 67.17 65.61 -1.65 68.42
DRIP flat 11.18 10.63 -0.63 8.81
TOTAL 16.45
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
BA long … 238.90 243.88 -85.79 247.02
TSLA flat 706.10 691.88 352.15 625.22
XLY flat 178.20 174.54 7.50 172.84
V flat 233.95 229.17 22.50 227.3
TOTAL 296.36
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF flat 47.96 46.90 -1.54 46.98
TOTAL -1.54
HEALTHCARE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UNH long … 404.21 380.60 9.94 411.92
CURE long … 96.00 102.23 14.90 98.21
XLV long … 122.59 125.19 8.14 123.60
LABU flat 69.20 64.95 -12.26 63.00
IDNA long … 46.40 47.45 -2.40 46.83
TOTAL 18.32
CURRENCIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UUP flat 24.55 23.96 -0.14 24.22
UDN long … 21.53 21.41 0.38 21.69
FXY flat 86.96 85.12 -1.00 85.76
GBTC flat 48.42 47.35 7.13 30.14
TOTAL 6.37
FOREIGN MARKETS BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FXI long … 45.34 46.37 0.53 46.24
INDA long … 42.45 41.91 -1.23 44.37
EEM flat 55.03 53.83 0.74 54.87
EWG long … 34.85 35.66 0.55 35.78
TOTAL 0.59
TECHNOLOGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
AAPL flat 131.36 128.63 5.57 124.61
SQ flat 241.80 236.86 -13.81 222.52
NVDA long … 614.28 626.92 17.05 649.78
ARKG flat 84.38 82.59 -8.90 81.69
XBI flat 131.13 128.41 -11.66 128.1
TOTAL -11.75
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
DBA flat 19.46 18.97 2.18 18.59
DBC flat 19.07 18.59 4.37 18.6
WOOD flat 99.08 97.00 15.08 91.48
GCC long … 21.75 20.63 2.29 22.33
TOTAL 23.92
YTD 617.52
%YTD 14.167%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…