For Monday, August 2nd

"The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that they have never tried to contact us."

* * * Albert Einstein

1. VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW

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

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

SP SEPTEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is long the September SP at 4391.00 as of 7/32821 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 - - 4466.56

minor - - 4399.49

MAJOR - - 4391.23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 4393.50

minor - - 4360.21 NEW

minor - - 4359.87

MAJOR - - 4325.53 NEW

MAJOR - - 4335.07

minor - - 4271.62

minor - - 4269.27

minor - - 4262.11

minor - - 4247.03

MAJOR - - 4232.409

MAJOR - - 4227.29

MAJOR - - 4226.103

minor - - 4207.84

minor - - 4179.53

MAJOR - - 4125.94

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 1812.40 as of 7/30/21 on a VP sell signal... ROLLED OVER ON THE CLOSE

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 - - 2005.68

minor - - 1937.35

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 1812.40

MAJOR - - 1861.807

minor - - 1841.203

minor - - 1748.64

MAJOR - - 1709.99

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

2. $VIX SIGNAL

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

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

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

Since January 1, 2016 there have been 27 completed trades for a total of 154.13 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS FLAT AS OF MONDAY, JULY 19TH 2021, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 424.97...
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 7 trades 48.00

TOTAL 106 closed trades 1811.25

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

2015 8 trades 372.60
2016 6 trades 364.90
2017 9 trades 381.60
2018 9 trades -15.00
2019 9 trades 104.60
2020 10 trade 67.30
2021 6 trades 50.90

TOTAL 57 closed trades 1229.90

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...

+846.25 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2021!!!

This is already a gain of 19.501% so far on closed positions in 2021!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 122.46 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 (SOXX)...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS APPROACHING THE BUY ZONE: none...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: Consumer Discretionary (XLY, TSLA)...

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

MARKET POSITION BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP POINTS FROM ENTRY YTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICES BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP CURRENT PRICE
Sept ES long 4296.50 4385.50 106 trades *1811.25
*not included
DIA long 343.72 350.84 1.51 349.48
UDOW long 72.19 76.90 5.07 75.67
SPY long 429.16 438.02 -6.55 438.51
SPXL long 107.01 113.95 14.95 113.92
UPRO long 113.92 121.30 16.48 121.25
QQQ long 358.18 365.59 40.23 364.57
TQQQ long 126.03 134.18 38.81 132.74
TNA flat 101.25 95.08 11.13 86.41
SOXL flat 44.89 42.10 4.27 44.39
IWM flat 232.18 227.44 23.28 221.05
MDY long 485.00 495.00 47.58 492.4
IYT flat 264.09 258.71 17.27 250.34
SOXX long 445.99 455.19 -0.99 456.91
USD flat 36.49 34.93 7.43 35.59
TOTAL 220.47
PRECIOUS METALS BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP
December GOLD flat 1840.00 1802.20
GLD long 167.87 171.40 6.05 169.82
UGL flat 61.25 58.70 4.24 59.92
SLV flat 24.79 24.19 1.42 23.63
GLL flat 34.47 32.99 2.81 32.91
ZSL long 23.30 24.37 -0.07 24.26
KL long 41.32 42.27 3.68 42.74
GDX long 34.45 35.26 0.24 34.94
GDXJ flat 48.48 47.41 -2.90 45.86
NUGT long 59.47 62.05 0.17 61.05
JNUG flat 87.40 83.80 -10.33 77.74
DUST flat 20.34 19.43 -3.07 17.87
JDST flat 12.16 11.57 -0.57 10.56
DBB long 20.07 20.58 -0.04 20.66
AG flat 15.47 15.06 2.20 13.71
TOTAL 3.83
INTEREST RATES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
TLT long 146.57 140.76 -1.29 149.52
TMF long 27.96 24.75 -0.33 29.36
TBT flat 18.76 17.91 1.04 17.36
TMV flat 64.22 60.27 13.78 57.52
VCLT long 107.73 104.09 -1.91 109.01
TOTAL 11.29
UTILITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XLU long 64.38 65.58 -1.81 65.94
TOTAL -1.81
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
PPA long 74.21 75.83 -4.90 74.87
TOTAL -4.90
FINANCE AND BANKING BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FAS flat 112.10 105.27 47.34 106.98
JPM flat 159.27 155.98 42.51 151.78
TOTAL 89.85
ENERGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XOM flat 62.86 61.50 1.17 57.55
XLE flat 53.24 52.08 19.43 49.39
UCO flat 82.42 79.02 0.35 79.91
DRIP long 8.51 8.48 -0.63 9.23
TOTAL 20.32
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XRT flat 98.32 96.25 -84.40 95.27
TSLA long 679.41 693.38 346.40 687.2
XLY flat 184.79 180.99 7.17 180.43
V long 238.80 235.54 22.27 246.39
TOTAL 291.44
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF flat 46.64 45.61 -2.09 45.88
TOTAL -2.09
HEALTHCARE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UNH long 406.71 410.08 33.55 412.17
CURE long 106.78 113.70 12.98 120.09
XLV long 127.01 129.7 6.76 132.15
LABU flat 76.10 71.43 -12.23 54.73
IDNA flat 51.77 50.63 -2.38 50.11
TOTAL 38.68
CURRENCIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UUP flat 25.16 24.56 0.11 24.77
UDN flat 21.25 20.73 0.50 21.14
FXY long 84.97 86.02 -1.00 85.79
GBTC long 30.61 31.34 7.13 34.41
TOTAL 6.74
FOREIGN MARKETS BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FXI flat 44.99 43.99 0.00 40.54
INDA long 43.76 44.75 1.55 44.64
EEM flat 54.39 53.20 0.55 51.6
EWG flat 35.26 35.45 0.31 34.52
TOTAL 2.41
TECHNOLOGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
AAPL long 141.57 128.56 5.57 145.86
SQ flat 267.87 262.41 -19.92 247.26
NVDA flat 208.85 204.57 178.06 194.99
ARKG flat 91.17 89.25 -5.61 84.37
XBI flat 137.27 134.42 -10.58 123.41
TOTAL 147.52
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
DBA long 18.53 19.01 2.18 18.65
DBC long 19.12 19.61 3.48 19.5
WOOD flat 89.86 87.96 13.20 87.80
GCC long 21.96 22.51 3.64 22.41
TOTAL 22.50
YTD 846.25
%YTD 19.414%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…

For Friday, July 30th

"The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that they have never tried to contact us."

* * * Albert Einstein

1. VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW

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

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

SP SEPTEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is long the September SP at 4391.00 as of 7/28/21 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 - - 4466.56

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 4412.75

minor - - 4399.49

MAJOR - - 4391.23

minor - - 4359.87

MAJOR - - 4335.07

minor - - 4271.62

minor - - 4269.27

minor - - 4262.11

minor - - 4247.03

MAJOR - - 4232.409

MAJOR - - 4227.29

MAJOR - - 4226.103

minor - - 4207.84

minor - - 4179.53

MAJOR - - 4125.94

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 ROLLING INTO DECEMBER TOMORROW!!!

The main model is now short August gold at 1829.80 as of 7/29/21 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

MAJOR - - 1951.16

MAJOR - - 1866.57

MAJOR - - 1853.67

minor - - 1851.85

MAJOR - - 1829.709

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 1828.10

MAJOR - - 1811.35

minor - - 1794.34

minor - - 1758.36

MAJOR - - 1756.91

MAJOR - - 1745.62

MAJOR - - 1613.87

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

2. $VIX SIGNAL

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

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

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

Since January 1, 2016 there have been 27 completed trades for a total of 154.13 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS FLAT AS OF MONDAY, JULY 19TH 2021, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 424.97...
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 7 trades 48.00

TOTAL 106 closed trades 1811.25

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

2015 8 trades 372.60
2016 6 trades 364.90
2017 9 trades 381.60
2018 9 trades -15.00
2019 9 trades 104.60
2020 10 trade 67.30
2021 6 trades 50.90

TOTAL 57 closed trades 1229.90

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...

+850.03 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2021!!!

This is already a gain of 19.501% so far on closed positions in 2021!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 132.16 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: Precious Metals (KL, GLD, GDX, NUGT), Stock Market Indices (MDY), Commodities (GCC, DBC), Aerospace and Defense (PPA)...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS APPROACHING THE BUY ZONE: none...

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

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

MARKET POSITION BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP POINTS FROM ENTRY YTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICES BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP CURRENT PRICE
Sept ES long 4296.50 4385.50 106 trades *1811.25
*not included
DIA long 343.72 350.84 1.51 350.82
UDOW long 72.19 76.90 5.07 76.60
SPY long 429.16 438.02 -6.55 440.65
SPXL long 107.01 113.95 14.95 115.69
UPRO long 113.92 121.30 16.48 123.12
QQQ long 358.18 365.59 40.23 366.48
TQQQ long 126.03 134.18 38.81 134.76
TNA flat 101.25 95.08 11.13 88.20
SOXL flat 44.89 42.10 4.27 43.45
IWM flat 232.18 227.44 23.28 222.52
MDY long 485.00 495.00 47.58 493.33
IYT flat 264.09 258.71 17.27 252.14
SOXX flat 455.19 445.99 -0.99 453.2
USD flat 36.49 34.93 7.43 35.23
TOTAL 220.47
PRECIOUS METALS BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP
December GOLD flat 1840.00 1802.20
GLD long 167.87 171.40 6.05 171.17
UGL flat 61.25 58.70 4.24 60.98
SLV flat 24.79 24.19 1.42 23.72
GLL flat 34.47 32.99 2.81 32.43
ZSL long 23.30 24.37 -0.07 24.04
KL long 41.32 42.27 3.68 42.67
GDX long 34.45 35.26 0.24 35.07
GDXJ flat 48.48 47.41 -2.90 46.11
NUGT long 59.47 62.05 0.17 61.50
JNUG flat 87.40 83.80 -10.33 78.40
DUST flat 20.34 19.43 -3.07 17.77
JDST flat 12.16 11.57 -0.57 10.49
DBB long 20.07 20.58 -0.04 20.81
AG flat 15.47 15.06 2.20 13.73
TOTAL 3.83
INTEREST RATES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
TLT long 146.57 140.76 -1.29 148.82
TMF long 27.96 24.75 -0.33 28.95
TBT flat 18.76 17.91 1.04 17.55
TMV flat 64.22 60.27 13.78 58.43
VCLT long 107.73 104.09 -1.91 108.97
TOTAL 11.29
UTILITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XLU long 64.38 65.58 -1.81 66.53
TOTAL -1.81
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
PPA long 74.21 75.83 -4.90 75.64
TOTAL -4.90
FINANCE AND BANKING BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FAS flat 112.10 105.27 47.34 109
JPM flat 159.27 155.98 42.51 153
TOTAL 89.85
ENERGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XOM flat 62.86 61.50 1.17 58.93
XLE flat 53.24 52.08 19.43 50.19
UCO flat 82.42 79.02 0.35 79.91
DRIP long 8.51 8.48 -0.63 9.02
TOTAL 20.32
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XRT flat 98.32 96.25 -84.40 96.08
TSLA flat 693.38 679.41 346.40 677.35
XLY long 180.11 183.89 10.95 184.22
V long 238.80 235.54 22.27 247.92
TOTAL 295.22
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF flat 46.64 45.61 -2.09 46.19
TOTAL -2.09
HEALTHCARE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UNH long 406.71 410.08 33.55 412.08
CURE long 106.78 113.70 12.98 119.85
XLV long 127.01 129.7 6.76 132.03
LABU flat 76.10 71.43 -12.23 56.90
IDNA flat 51.77 50.63 -2.38 50.03
TOTAL 38.68
CURRENCIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UUP flat 25.16 24.56 0.11 24.7
UDN flat 21.25 20.73 0.50 21.20
FXY long 84.97 86.02 -1.00 85.99
GBTC long 30.61 31.34 7.13 34.21
TOTAL 6.74
FOREIGN MARKETS BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FXI flat 44.99 43.99 0.00 40.94
INDA long 43.76 44.75 1.55 44.57
EEM flat 54.39 53.20 0.55 52.1
EWG flat 35.26 35.45 0.31 34.81
TOTAL 2.41
TECHNOLOGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
AAPL long 141.57 128.56 5.57 145.64
SQ flat 267.87 262.41 -19.92 255.28
NVDA flat 208.85 204.57 178.06 196.62
ARKG flat 91.17 89.25 -5.61 84.95
XBI flat 137.27 134.42 -10.58 125.17
TOTAL 147.52
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
DBA long 18.53 19.01 2.18 19.12
DBC long 19.12 19.61 3.48 19.61
WOOD flat 89.86 87.96 13.20 88.71
GCC long 21.96 22.51 3.64 22.59
TOTAL 22.50
YTD 850.03
%YTD 19.501%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…

For Thursday, July 29th

"The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that they have never tried to contact us."

* * * Albert Einstein

1. VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW

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

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

SP SEPTEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is long the September SP at 4391.00 as of 7/28/21 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 - - 4466.56

minor - - 4399.49

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 4392.50

MAJOR - - 4391.23

minor - - 4359.87

MAJOR - - 4335.07

minor - - 4271.62

minor - - 4269.27

minor - - 4262.11

minor - - 4247.03

MAJOR - - 4232.409

MAJOR - - 4227.29

MAJOR - - 4226.103

minor - - 4207.84

minor - - 4179.53

MAJOR - - 4125.94

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 1794.30 as of 7/28/21 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 - - 1951.16

MAJOR - - 1866.57

MAJOR - - 1853.67

minor - - 1851.85

MAJOR - - 1829.709

MAJOR - - 1811.35

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 1806.40

minor - - 1794.34

minor - - 1758.36

MAJOR - - 1756.91

MAJOR - - 1745.62

MAJOR - - 1613.87

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

2. $VIX SIGNAL

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

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

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

Since January 1, 2016 there have been 27 completed trades for a total of 154.13 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS FLAT AS OF MONDAY, JULY 19TH 2021, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 424.97...
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 7 trades 48.00

TOTAL 106 closed trades 1811.25

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

2015 8 trades 372.60
2016 6 trades 364.90
2017 9 trades 381.60
2018 9 trades -15.00
2019 9 trades 104.60
2020 10 trade 67.30
2021 6 trades 50.90

TOTAL 57 closed trades 1229.90

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...

+853.24 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2021!!!

This is already a gain of 19.575% so far on closed positions in 2021!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 88.48 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: none...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS APPROACHING THE BUY ZONE: none...

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...

 

For Wednesday, July 28th

"The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that they have never tried to contact us."

* * * Albert Einstein

1. VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW

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

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

SP SEPTEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is short the September SP at 4399.50 as of 7/27/21 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

MAJOR - - 4466.56

minor - - 4399.49

MAJOR - - 4391.23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 4386.25

minor - - 4359.87

MAJOR - - 4335.07

minor - - 4271.62

minor - - 4269.27

minor - - 4262.11

minor - - 4247.03

MAJOR - - 4232.409

MAJOR - - 4227.29

MAJOR - - 4226.103

minor - - 4207.84 NEW

minor - - 4179.53

MAJOR - - 4125.94 NEW

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 short August gold at 1811.40 as of 7/26/21 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

MAJOR - - 1951.16

MAJOR - - 1866.57

MAJOR - - 1853.67

minor - - 1851.85

MAJOR - - 1829.709

MAJOR - - 1811.35

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 1800.10

minor - - 1794.34

minor - - 1758.36

MAJOR - - 1756.91

MAJOR - - 1745.62

MAJOR - - 1613.87

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

2. $VIX SIGNAL

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

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

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

Since January 1, 2016 there have been 27 completed trades for a total of 154.13 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS FLAT AS OF MONDAY, JULY 19TH 2021, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 424.97...
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 7 trades 48.00

TOTAL 106 closed trades 1811.25

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

2015 8 trades 372.60
2016 6 trades 364.90
2017 9 trades 381.60
2018 9 trades -15.00
2019 9 trades 104.60
2020 10 trade 67.30
2021 6 trades 50.90

TOTAL 57 closed trades 1229.90

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...

+853.24 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2021!!!

This is already a gain of 19.575% so far on closed positions in 2021!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 88.48 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: none...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS APPROACHING THE BUY ZONE: none...

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

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

MARKET POSITION BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP POINTS FROM ENTRY YTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICES BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP CURRENT PRICE
Sept ES long 4296.50 4385.50 106 trades *1811.25
*not included
DIA long 343.72 350.84 1.51 350.62
UDOW long 72.19 76.90 5.07 76.46
SPY long 429.16 438.02 -6.55 439.01
SPXL long 107.01 113.95 14.95 114.30
UPRO long 113.92 121.30 16.48 121.81
QQQ long 358.18 365.59 40.23 364.43
TQQQ long 126.03 134.18 38.81 132.65
TNA flat 103.14 96.85 11.13 82.57
SOXL flat 44.83 42.04 4.27 39.15
IWM flat 233.51 228.74 23.28 217.62
MDY flat 497.26 487.21 47.58 484.62
IYT flat 264.09 258.71 17.27 251.63
SOXX flat 455.19 445.99 -0.99 437
USD flat 36.49 34.93 7.43 32.85
TOTAL 220.47
PRECIOUS METALS BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP
August GOLD flat 1836.00 1798.20
GLD flat 171.40 167.87 6.05 168.44
UGL flat 61.25 58.70 4.24 59.07
SLV flat 24.79 24.19 1.42 22.96
GLL flat 35.54 34.02 2.81 33.52
ZSL long 23.30 24.37 -0.07 25.86
KL flat 42.27 41.32 3.68 39.33
GDX flat 35.26 34.45 0.24 33.68
GDXJ flat 48.48 47.41 -2.90 44.01
NUGT flat 62.05 59.47 0.17 56.68
JNUG flat 87.40 83.80 -10.33 71.77
DUST flat 20.34 19.43 -3.07 19.32
JDST long 10.01 8.62 -2.31 11.5
DBB long 20.07 20.58 -0.04 20.37
AG flat 16.19 15.77 2.20 12.95
TOTAL 2.09
INTEREST RATES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
TLT long 144.54 140.76 -1.29 149.64
TMF long 26.63 24.75 -0.33 29.45
TBT flat 19.39 18.51 1.04 17.33
TMV flat 65.54 61.51 13.78 57.46
VCLT long 106.46 104.09 -1.91 109.12
TOTAL 11.29
UTILITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XLU long 64.17 65.58 -1.81 66.86
TOTAL -1.81
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
PPA flat 76.50 74.87 -4.90 74.88
TOTAL -4.90
FINANCE AND BANKING BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FAS flat 112.10 105.27 47.34 105.85
JPM flat 159.27 155.98 42.51 151.45
TOTAL 89.85
ENERGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XOM flat 65.03 63.63 1.17 57.83
XLE flat 55.37 54.16 19.43 49.26
UCO flat 82.69 79.28 0.35 76.39
DRIP long 8.04 8.48 -0.63 9.42
TOTAL 20.32
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XRT flat 98.57 96.50 -84.40 95.21
TSLA flat 700.10 686.00 346.40 644.78
XLY long 180.11 183.89 10.95 182.76
V long 237.17 235.54 22.27 250.93
TOTAL 295.22
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF flat 46.64 45.61 -2.09 45.91
TOTAL -2.09
HEALTHCARE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UNH long 404.97 410.08 33.55 415.1
CURE long 106.78 113.70 12.98 117.68
XLV long 127.01 129.7 6.76 131.24
LABU flat 83.92 78.78 -12.23 54.19
IDNA flat 53.10 51.94 -2.38 48.35
TOTAL 38.68
CURRENCIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UUP long 24.73 24.48 -0.14 24.86
UDN flat 21.33 20.80 0.50 21.04
FXY long 84.97 86.02 -1.00 85.8
GBTC long 30.61 31.34 7.13 33.00
TOTAL 6.49
FOREIGN MARKETS BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FXI flat 47.41 46.36 0.00 39.16
INDA long 43.76 44.75 1.55 44.27
EEM flat 55.72 54.51 0.55 50.48
EWG flat 35.26 35.45 0.31 34.48
TOTAL 2.41
TECHNOLOGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
AAPL long 141.56 128.56 5.57 146.77
SQ flat 267.87 262.41 -19.92 251.73
NVDA flat 208.85 204.57 178.06 192.08
ARKG flat 94.24 92.26 -5.61 82.65
XBI flat 141.60 138.67 -10.58 122.98
TOTAL 147.52
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
DBA long 18.53 19.01 2.18 19.16
DBC flat 19.69 19.20 3.48 19.18
WOOD flat 89.86 87.96 13.20 88.05
GCC flat 22.51 21.96 3.64 22.22
TOTAL 22.50
YTD 848.04
%YTD 19.455%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…

For Tuesday, July 27th

"The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that they have never tried to contact us."

* * * Albert Einstein

1. VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW

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

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

SP SEPTEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is long the September SP at 4226.00 as of 7/19/21 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 - - 4466.56

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 4415.25

minor - - 4399.49

MAJOR - - 4391.23

minor - - 4359.87

MAJOR - - 4335.07

minor - - 4271.62

minor - - 4269.27

minor - - 4262.11

minor - - 4247.03

MAJOR - - 4232.409

MAJOR - - 4227.29

MAJOR - - 4226.103

minor - - 4179.53

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 short August gold at 1811.40 as of 7/26/21 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

MAJOR - - 1951.16

MAJOR - - 1866.57

MAJOR - - 1853.67

minor - - 1851.85

MAJOR - - 1829.709

MAJOR - - 1811.35

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 1797.20

minor - - 1794.34

minor - - 1758.36

MAJOR - - 1756.91

MAJOR - - 1745.62

MAJOR - - 1613.87

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

2. $VIX SIGNAL

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

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

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

Since January 1, 2016 there have been 27 completed trades for a total of 154.13 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS FLAT AS OF MONDAY, JULY 19TH 2021, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 424.97...
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 7 trades 48.00

TOTAL 106 closed trades 1811.25

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

2015 8 trades 372.60
2016 6 trades 364.90
2017 9 trades 381.60
2018 9 trades -15.00
2019 9 trades 104.60
2020 10 trade 67.30
2021 6 trades 50.90

TOTAL 57 closed trades 1229.90

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...

+853.24 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2021!!!

This is already a gain of 19.575% so far on closed positions in 2021!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 88.48 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: Consumer Discretionary (XLY), Currency (GBTC), Precious Metals (DBB), Stock Market Indices (UDOW), Foreign Markets (INDA)...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS APPROACHING THE BUY ZONE: none...

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...

 

For Monday, July 26th

"The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that they have never tried to contact us."

* * * Albert Einstein

1. VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW

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

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

SP SEPTEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is long the September SP at 4226.00 as of 7/19/21 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 - - 4466.56

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 4401.25

minor - - 4399.49

MAJOR - - 4391.23

minor - - 4359.87

MAJOR - - 4335.07

minor - - 4271.62

minor - - 4269.27

minor - - 4262.11

minor - - 4247.03

MAJOR - - 4232.409

MAJOR - - 4227.29

MAJOR - - 4226.103

minor - - 4179.53

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 1794.30 as of 7/21/21 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 - - 1951.16

MAJOR - - 1866.57

MAJOR - - 1853.67

minor - - 1851.85

MAJOR - - 1829.709

MAJOR - - 1811.35

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 1801.80

minor - - 1794.34

minor - - 1758.36

MAJOR - - 1756.91

MAJOR - - 1745.62

MAJOR - - 1613.87

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

2. $VIX SIGNAL

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

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

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

Since January 1, 2016 there have been 27 completed trades for a total of 154.13 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS FLAT AS OF MONDAY, JULY 19TH 2021, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 424.97...
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 7 trades 48.00

TOTAL 106 closed trades 1811.25

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

2015 8 trades 372.60
2016 6 trades 364.90
2017 9 trades 381.60
2018 9 trades -15.00
2019 9 trades 104.60
2020 10 trade 67.30
2021 6 trades 50.90

TOTAL 57 closed trades 1229.90

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...

+853.24 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2021!!!

This is already a gain of 19.575% so far on closed positions in 2021!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 72.18 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 (DIA, SPY, SPXL, UPRO, QQQ, TQQQ), Commodities (DBA)...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS APPROACHING THE BUY ZONE: none...

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 ES long 4296.50 4385.50 106 trades *1811.25
*not included
DIA long 343.72 350.84 1.51 350.57
UDOW flat 76.90 72.19 5.07 76.50
SPY long 429.16 438.02 -6.55 439.94
SPXL long 107.01 113.95 14.95 115.12
UPRO long 113.92 121.30 16.48 122.55
QQQ long 358.18 365.59 40.23 368.20
TQQQ long 126.03 134.18 38.81 136.56
TNA flat 103.14 96.85 11.13 84.71
SOXL flat 44.83 42.04 4.27 41.55
IWM flat 233.51 228.74 23.28 219.55
MDY flat 497.26 487.21 47.58 486.8
IYT flat 264.09 258.71 17.27 257.77
SOXX flat 455.19 445.99 -0.99 445.03
USD flat 36.49 34.93 7.43 34.07
TOTAL 220.47
PRECIOUS METALS BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP
August GOLD flat 1836.00 1798.20
GLD flat 171.40 167.87 6.05 168.56
UGL flat 61.25 58.70 4.24 59.17
SLV flat 24.79 24.19 1.42 23.35
GLL flat 35.54 34.02 2.81 33.48
ZSL long 23.30 24.37 -0.07 25.00
KL flat 42.27 41.32 3.68 39.88
GDX flat 35.26 34.45 0.24 33.15
GDXJ flat 48.48 47.41 -2.90 43.63
NUGT flat 62.05 59.47 0.17 55.00
JNUG flat 87.40 83.80 -10.33 70.58
DUST flat 20.34 19.43 -3.07 19.94
JDST long 10.01 8.62 -2.31 11.72
DBB flat 20.58 20.07 -0.04 20.37
AG flat 16.19 15.77 2.20 12.83
TOTAL 2.09
INTEREST RATES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
TLT long 144.54 140.76 -1.29 148.5
TMF long 26.63 24.75 -0.33 28.81
TBT flat 19.39 18.51 1.04 17.6
TMV flat 65.54 61.51 13.78 58.76
VCLT long 106.46 104.09 -1.91 108.68
TOTAL 11.29
UTILITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XLU long 64.17 65.58 -1.81 65.71
TOTAL -1.81
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
PPA flat 76.50 74.87 -4.90 74.55
TOTAL -4.90
FINANCE AND BANKING BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FAS flat 112.10 105.27 47.34 104.24
JPM flat 159.27 155.98 42.51 150.64
TOTAL 89.85
ENERGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XOM flat 65.03 63.63 1.17 57.04
XLE flat 55.37 54.16 19.43 48.52
UCO flat 82.69 79.28 0.35 76.31
DRIP long 8.04 8.48 -0.63 9.46
TOTAL 20.32
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XRT flat 98.57 96.50 -84.40 96.11
TSLA flat 700.10 686.00 346.40 643.38
XLY flat 183.89 180.11 10.95 183.27
V long 237.17 235.54 22.27 249.02
TOTAL 295.22
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF flat 46.64 45.61 -2.09 45.63
TOTAL -2.09
HEALTHCARE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UNH long 404.97 410.08 33.55 417.7
CURE long 106.78 113.70 12.98 118.46
XLV long 127.01 129.7 6.76 131.48
LABU flat 83.92 78.78 -12.23 59.40
IDNA flat 53.10 51.94 -2.38 49.8
TOTAL 38.68
CURRENCIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UUP long 24.73 24.48 -0.14 24.98
UDN flat 21.33 20.80 0.50 20.94
FXY long 84.97 86.02 -1.00 85.11
GBTC flat 31.34 30.61 7.13 27.19
TOTAL 6.49
FOREIGN MARKETS BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FXI flat 47.41 46.36 0.00 42.78
INDA flat 44.75 43.76 1.55 44.53
EEM flat 55.72 54.51 0.55 52.53
EWG flat 35.26 35.45 0.31 34.59
TOTAL 2.41
TECHNOLOGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
AAPL long 141.56 128.56 5.57 148.56
SQ long 249.68 254.88 -14.72 264
NVDA flat 208.85 204.57 178.06 195.58
ARKG flat 94.24 92.26 -5.61 85.60
XBI flat 141.60 138.67 -10.58 126.51
TOTAL 152.72
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
DBA long 18.53 19.01 2.18 18.83
DBC flat 19.69 19.20 3.48 19.15
WOOD flat 89.86 87.96 13.20 87.51
GCC flat 22.51 21.96 3.64 22.21
TOTAL 22.50
YTD 853.24
%YTD 19.575%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…

For Friday, July 23rd

"The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that they have never tried to contact us."

* * * Albert Einstein

1. VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW

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

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

SP SEPTEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is long the September SP at 4226.00 as of 7/19/21 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 - - 4466.56

minor - - 4399.49

MAJOR - - 4391.23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 4364.25

minor - - 4359.87

MAJOR - - 4335.07

minor - - 4271.62

minor - - 4269.27

minor - - 4262.11

minor - - 4247.03

MAJOR - - 4232.409

MAJOR - - 4227.29

MAJOR - - 4226.103

minor - - 4179.53

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 1794.30 as of 7/21/21 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 - - 1951.16

MAJOR - - 1866.57

MAJOR - - 1853.67

minor - - 1851.85

MAJOR - - 1829.709

MAJOR - - 1811.35

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 1807.10

minor - - 1794.34

minor - - 1758.36

MAJOR - - 1756.91

MAJOR - - 1745.62

MAJOR - - 1613.87

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

2. $VIX SIGNAL

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

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

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

Since January 1, 2016 there have been 27 completed trades for a total of 154.13 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS FLAT AS OF MONDAY, JULY 19TH 2021, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 424.97...
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 7 trades 48.00

TOTAL 106 closed trades 1811.25

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

2015 8 trades 372.60
2016 6 trades 364.90
2017 9 trades 381.60
2018 9 trades -15.00
2019 9 trades 104.60
2020 10 trade 67.30
2021 6 trades 50.90

TOTAL 57 closed trades 1229.90

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...

+853.24 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2021!!!

This is already a gain of 19.575% so far on closed positions in 2021!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 72.18 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: Health Care (CURE, XLV)...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS APPROACHING THE BUY ZONE: none...

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...

 

For Thursday, July 22nd

"The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that they have never tried to contact us."

* * * Albert Einstein

1. VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW

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

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

SP SEPTEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is long the September SP at 4226.00 as of 7/19/21 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 - - 4466.56

minor - - 4399.49

MAJOR - - 4391.23

minor - - 4359.87

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 4352.25

MAJOR - - 4335.07

minor - - 4271.62

minor - - 4269.27

minor - - 4262.11

minor - - 4247.03

MAJOR - - 4232.409

MAJOR - - 4227.29

MAJOR - - 4226.103

minor - - 4179.53

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 1794.30 as of 7/21/21 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 - - 1951.16

MAJOR - - 1866.57

MAJOR - - 1853.67

minor - - 1851.85

MAJOR - - 1829.709

MAJOR - - 1811.35

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 1805.00

minor - - 1794.34

minor - - 1758.36

MAJOR - - 1756.91

MAJOR - - 1745.62

MAJOR - - 1613.87

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

2. $VIX SIGNAL

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

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

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

Since January 1, 2016 there have been 27 completed trades for a total of 154.13 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS FLAT AS OF MONDAY, JULY 19TH 2021, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 424.97...
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 7 trades 48.00

TOTAL 106 closed trades 1811.25

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

2015 8 trades 372.60
2016 6 trades 364.90
2017 9 trades 381.60
2018 9 trades -15.00
2019 9 trades 104.60
2020 10 trade 67.30
2021 6 trades 50.90

TOTAL 57 closed trades 1229.90

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...

+853.24 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2021!!!

This is already a gain of 19.575% so far on closed positions in 2021!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 72.18 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: Technology (SQ)...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS APPROACHING THE BUY ZONE: none...

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

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

MARKET POSITION BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP POINTS FROM ENTRY YTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICES BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP CURRENT PRICE
Sept ES flat 4385.50 4296.50 106 trades *1811.25
*not included
DIA flat 350.84 343.72 1.51 347.99
UDOW flat 76.90 72.19 5.07 74.81
SPY flat 438.02 429.16 -6.55 434.55
SPXL flat 113.95 107.01 14.95 111.03
UPRO flat 121.30 113.92 16.48 118.19
QQQ flat 365.59 358.18 40.23 361.56
TQQQ flat 134.18 126.03 38.81 129.45
TNA flat 103.14 96.85 11.13 87.86
SOXL flat 44.83 42.04 4.27 41.83
IWM flat 233.51 228.74 23.28 222.06
MDY flat 497.26 487.21 47.58 487.84
IYT flat 264.09 258.71 17.27 256.50
SOXX flat 455.19 445.99 -0.99 445.4
USD flat 36.49 34.93 7.43 34.35
TOTAL 220.47
PRECIOUS METALS BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP
August GOLD flat 1836.00 1798.20
GLD flat 171.40 167.87 6.05 168.75
UGL flat 61.25 58.70 4.24 59.33
SLV flat 24.79 24.19 1.42 23.42
GLL flat 35.54 34.02 2.81 33.35
ZSL long 23.30 24.37 -0.07 24.83
KL flat 42.27 41.32 3.68 40.65
GDX flat 35.26 34.45 0.24 33.62
GDXJ flat 48.48 47.41 -2.90 44.5
NUGT flat 62.05 59.47 0.17 56.56
JNUG flat 87.40 83.80 -10.33 73.26
DUST flat 20.34 19.43 -3.07 19.39
JDST long 10.01 8.62 -2.31 11.27
DBB flat 20.58 20.07 -0.04 19.93
AG flat 16.19 15.77 2.20 13.09
TOTAL 2.09
INTEREST RATES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
TLT long 144.54 140.76 -1.29 148.1
TMF long 26.63 24.75 -0.33 28.57
TBT flat 19.39 18.51 1.04 17.72
TMV flat 65.54 61.51 13.78 59.41
VCLT long 106.46 104.09 -1.91 108.23
TOTAL 11.29
UTILITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XLU long 64.17 65.58 -1.81 64.78
TOTAL -1.81
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
PPA flat 76.50 74.87 -4.90 74.76
TOTAL -4.90
FINANCE AND BANKING BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FAS flat 112.10 105.27 47.34 106.65
JPM flat 159.27 155.98 42.51 152.86
TOTAL 89.85
ENERGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XOM flat 65.03 63.63 1.17 57.76
XLE flat 55.37 54.16 19.43 49.25
UCO flat 82.69 79.28 0.35 72.83
DRIP long 8.04 8.48 -0.63 8.89
TOTAL 20.32
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XRT flat 98.57 96.50 -84.40 96.33
TSLA flat 700.10 686.00 346.40 655.29
XLY flat 183.89 180.11 10.95 180.87
V long 237.17 235.54 22.27 243.66
TOTAL 295.22
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF flat 46.64 45.61 -2.09 45.2
TOTAL -2.09
HEALTHCARE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UNH long 404.97 410.08 33.55 414.64
CURE flat 113.70 106.78 12.98 112.01
XLV flat 129.70 127.01 6.76 129.03
LABU flat 83.92 78.78 -12.23 64.67
IDNA flat 53.10 51.94 -2.38 50
TOTAL 38.68
CURRENCIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UUP long 24.73 24.48 -0.14 24.93
UDN flat 21.33 20.80 0.50 20.98
FXY long 84.97 86.02 -1.00 85.35
GBTC flat 31.34 30.61 7.13 26.11
TOTAL 6.49
FOREIGN MARKETS BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FXI flat 47.41 46.36 0.00 43.72
INDA flat 44.75 43.76 1.55 44.13
EEM flat 55.72 54.51 0.55 53.2
EWG flat 35.26 35.45 0.31 34.22
TOTAL 2.41
TECHNOLOGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
AAPL long 141.56 128.56 5.57 145.4
SQ long 249.68 254.88 -14.72 257.25
NVDA flat 208.85 204.57 178.06 194.1
ARKG flat 94.24 92.26 -5.61 87.08
XBI flat 141.60 138.67 -10.58 130.25
TOTAL 152.72
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
DBA flat 19.01 18.53 2.18 18.74
DBC flat 19.69 19.20 3.48 18.9
WOOD flat 89.86 87.96 13.20 86.41
GCC flat 22.51 21.96 3.64 21.99
TOTAL 22.50
YTD 853.24
%YTD 19.575%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…

For Wednesday, July 21st

"The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that they have never tried to contact us."

* * * Albert Einstein

1. VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW

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

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

SP SEPTEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is short the September SP at 4325.00 as of 7/20/21 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

MAJOR - - 4466.56 NEW

minor - - 4399.49 NEW

MAJOR - - 4391.23

minor - - 4359.87

MAJOR - - 4335.07

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 4319.50

minor - - 4271.62

minor - - 4269.27

minor - - 4262.11

minor - - 4247.03

MAJOR - - 4232.409

MAJOR - - 4227.29

MAJOR - - 4226.103

minor - - 4179.53

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 short August gold at 1811.40 as of 7/20/21 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

MAJOR - - 1951.16

MAJOR - - 1866.57

MAJOR - - 1853.67

minor - - 1851.85

MAJOR - - 1829.709

MAJOR - - 1811.35

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 1808.90

minor - - 1794.34

minor - - 1758.36

MAJOR - - 1756.91

MAJOR - - 1745.62

MAJOR - - 1613.87

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

2. $VIX SIGNAL

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

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

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

Since January 1, 2016 there have been 27 completed trades for a total of 154.13 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS FLAT AS OF MONDAY, JULY 19TH 2021, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 424.97...
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 7 trades 48.00

TOTAL 106 closed trades 1811.25

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

2015 8 trades 372.60
2016 6 trades 364.90
2017 9 trades 381.60
2018 9 trades -15.00
2019 9 trades 104.60
2020 10 trade 67.30
2021 6 trades 50.90

TOTAL 57 closed trades 1229.90

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...

+855.36 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2021!!!

This is already a gain of 19.623% so far on closed positions in 2021!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 72.18 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: Precious Metals (GLD, UGL)...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS APPROACHING THE BUY ZONE: none...

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

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

 

For Tuesday, July 20th

"The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that they have never tried to contact us."

* * * Albert Einstein

1. VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW

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

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

SP SEPTEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is long the September SP at 4226.00 as of 7/19/21 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 - - 4411.07

MAJOR - - 4391.23

minor - - 4388.04

minor - - 4359.87

MAJOR - - 4335.07

minor - - 4271.62

minor - - 4269.27

minor - - 4262.11

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 4257.50

minor - - 4247.03

MAJOR - - 4232.409

MAJOR - - 4227.29

MAJOR - - 4226.103

minor - - 4179.53

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 1811.30 as of 7/16/21 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 - - 1951.16

MAJOR - - 1866.57

MAJOR - - 1853.67

minor - - 1851.85

MAJOR - - 1829.709

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 1812.10

MAJOR - - 1811.35

minor - - 1794.34

minor - - 1758.36

MAJOR - - 1756.91

MAJOR - - 1745.62

MAJOR - - 1613.87

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

2. $VIX SIGNAL

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

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

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

Since January 1, 2016 there have been 27 completed trades for a total of 154.13 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS FLAT AS OF MONDAY, JULY 19TH 2021, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 424.97...
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 7 trades 48.00

TOTAL 106 closed trades 1811.25

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

2015 8 trades 372.60
2016 6 trades 364.90
2017 9 trades 381.60
2018 9 trades -15.00
2019 9 trades 104.60
2020 10 trade 67.30
2021 6 trades 50.90

TOTAL 57 closed trades 1229.90

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...

+856.26 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2021!!!

This is already a gain of 19.644% so far on closed positions in 2021!!! ANOTHER NEW HIGH FOR 2021 AS OF TODAY, MONDAY JULY 19TH!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 72.18 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: Precious Metals (ZSL, DUST), Foreign Currency (FXY)...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS APPROACHING THE BUY ZONE: none...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: Stock Market Indices (DIA, UDOW, SPY, SPXL, UPRO, QQQ, TQQQ), Health Care (CURE, XLV), Consumer Discretionary (XLY)...

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

MARKET POSITION BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP POINTS FROM ENTRY YTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICES BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP CURRENT PRICE
Sept ES flat 106 trades *1811.25
*not included
DIA flat 350.84 343.72 1.51 339.88
UDOW flat 76.90 72.19 5.07 69.71
SPY flat 438.02 429.16 -6.55 424.97
SPXL flat 113.95 107.01 14.95 104.04
UPRO flat 121.30 113.92 16.48 110.72
QQQ flat 365.59 358.18 40.23 354.67
TQQQ flat 134.18 126.03 38.81 122.52
TNA flat 103.14 96.85 11.13 76.50
SOXL flat 44.83 42.04 4.27 36.84
IWM flat 233.51 228.74 23.28 211.73
MDY flat 497.26 487.21 47.58 468.36
IYT flat 264.09 258.71 17.27 248.61
SOXX flat 455.19 445.99 -0.99 426.32
USD flat 36.49 34.93 7.43 31.68
TOTAL 220.47
PRECIOUS METALS BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP
August GOLD flat 1836.00 1798.20
GLD flat 170.00 166.50 7.26 169.61
UGL flat 60.24 57.73 5.15 59.92
SLV flat 24.79 24.19 1.42 23.29
GLL flat 35.54 34.02 2.81 33.09
ZSL long 23.30 24.37 -0.07 25.12
KL flat 41.71 40.77 3.68 39.93
GDX flat 35.15 34.34 0.24 33.19
GDXJ flat 49.10 48.01 -2.90 43.38
NUGT flat 62.33 59.73 0.17 55.30
JNUG flat 89.84 86.14 -10.33 70.02
DUST long 19.15 20.05 -2.17 19.89
JDST long 9.61 8.62 -2.31 11.89
DBB flat 20.58 20.07 -0.04 19.71
AG flat 16.45 16.02 2.20 12.48
TOTAL 5.11
INTEREST RATES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
TLT long 143.43 140.76 -1.29 151.46
TMF long 26.04 24.75 -0.33 30.57
TBT flat 19.75 18.86 1.04 16.98
TMV flat 69.38 65.12 13.78 55.62
VCLT long 106.18 104.09 -1.91 109.23
TOTAL 11.29
UTILITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XLU long 64.17 65.58 -1.81 65.22
TOTAL -1.81
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
PPA flat 76.72 75.09 -4.90 71.28
TOTAL -4.90
FINANCE AND BANKING BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FAS flat 112.50 105.65 47.34 94.77
JPM flat 159.27 155.98 42.51 146.97
TOTAL 89.85
ENERGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XOM flat 65.03 63.63 1.17 55.35
XLE flat 55.65 54.44 19.43 46.96
UCO flat 82.69 79.28 0.35 65.99
DRIP long 8.04 8.48 -0.63 10.37
TOTAL 20.32
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XRT flat 98.65 96.58 -84.40 91.46
TSLA flat 700.10 686.00 346.40 646.22
XLY flat 183.89 180.11 10.95 175.97
V long 234.45 235.54 22.27 240.41
TOTAL 295.22
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF flat 46.74 45.71 -2.09 44.87
TOTAL -2.09
HEALTHCARE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UNH long 403.78 410.08 33.55 409.06
CURE flat 113.70 106.78 12.98 107.42
XLV flat 129.70 127.01 6.76 127.27
LABU flat 83.92 78.78 -12.23 59.03
IDNA flat 53.10 51.94 -2.38 48.75
TOTAL 38.68
CURRENCIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UUP long 24.66 24.48 -0.14 24.97
UDN flat 21.40 20.87 0.50 20.95
FXY long 84.20 86.02 -1.00 85.99
GBTC flat 31.34 30.61 7.13 25.18
TOTAL 6.49
FOREIGN MARKETS BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FXI flat 47.41 46.36 0.00 43.81
INDA flat 44.75 43.76 1.55 43.76
EEM flat 55.72 54.51 0.55 52.69
EWG flat 35.27 34.44 0.31 33.57
TOTAL 2.41
TECHNOLOGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
AAPL long 139.97 128.56 5.57 142.45
SQ flat 254.88 249.68 -14.72 233.69
NVDA flat 835.10 818.30 178.06 751.19
ARKG flat 94.24 92.26 -5.61 83.42
XBI flat 141.60 138.67 -10.58 126.14
TOTAL 152.72
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
DBA flat 19.01 18.53 2.18 18.15
DBC flat 19.69 19.20 3.48 18.26
WOOD flat 89.86 87.96 13.20 83.72
GCC flat 22.51 21.96 3.64 21.49
TOTAL 22.50
YTD 856.26
%YTD 19.644%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…

For Monday, July 19th

"The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that they have never tried to contact us."

* * * Albert Einstein

1. VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW

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

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

SP SEPTEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is short the September SP at 4360.00 as of 7/16/21 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

MAJOR - - 4411.07 NEW

MAJOR - - 4391.23

minor - - 4388.04 NEW

minor - - 4359.87

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 4316.50

MAJOR - - 4335.07

minor - - 4271.62

minor - - 4269.27

minor - - 4262.11

minor - - 4247.03

MAJOR - - 4232.409

MAJOR - - 4227.29

MAJOR - - 4226.103

minor - - 4179.53

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 1811.30 as of 7/16/21 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 - - 1951.16

MAJOR - - 1866.57

MAJOR - - 1853.67

minor - - 1851.85

MAJOR - - 1829.709

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 1812.20

MAJOR - - 1811.35

minor - - 1794.34

minor - - 1758.36

MAJOR - - 1756.91

MAJOR - - 1745.62

MAJOR - - 1613.87

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

2. $VIX SIGNAL

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

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

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

Since January 1, 2016 there have been 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 6 trades 29.00

TOTAL 105 closed trades 1792.25

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

2015 8 trades 372.60
2016 6 trades 364.90
2017 9 trades 381.60
2018 9 trades -15.00
2019 9 trades 104.60
2020 10 trade 67.30
2021 6 trades 50.90

TOTAL 57 closed trades 1229.90

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...

+818.23 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2021!!!

This is already a gain of 18.772% so far on closed positions in 2021!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 210.16 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: none...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS APPROACHING THE BUY ZONE: none...

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...

 

For Friday, July 16th

"The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that they have never tried to contact us."

* * * Albert Einstein

1. VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW

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

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

SP SEPTEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is long the September SP at 4335.00 as of 7/15/21 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 - - 4391.23

minor - - 4359.87

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 4348.50

MAJOR - - 4335.07

minor - - 4271.62 NEW

minor - - 4269.27

minor - - 4262.11

minor - - 4247.03

MAJOR - - 4232.409

MAJOR - - 4227.29

MAJOR - - 4226.103 NEW

minor - - 4179.53

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 short August gold at 1829.80 as of 7/14/21 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

MAJOR - - 1951.16

MAJOR - - 1866.57

MAJOR - - 1853.67

minor - - 1851.85

MAJOR - - 1829.709

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 1828.90

MAJOR - - 1811.35

minor - - 1794.34

minor - - 1758.36

MAJOR - - 1756.91

MAJOR - - 1745.62

MAJOR - - 1613.87

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

2. $VIX SIGNAL

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

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

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

Since January 1, 2016 there have been 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 6 trades 29.00

TOTAL 105 closed trades 1792.25

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

2015 8 trades 372.60
2016 6 trades 364.90
2017 9 trades 381.60
2018 9 trades -15.00
2019 9 trades 104.60
2020 10 trade 67.30
2021 6 trades 50.90

TOTAL 57 closed trades 1229.90

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...

+818.23 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2021!!!

This is already a gain of 18.772% so far on closed positions in 2021!!! A NEW HIGH FOR 2021 TODAY!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 210.16 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: Utilities (XLU)...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS APPROACHING THE BUY ZONE: none...

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

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

MARKET POSITION BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP POINTS FROM ENTRY YTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICES BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP CURRENT PRICE
Sept ES long 4278.25 4259.25 105 trades *1792.25
*not included
DIA long 341.43 348.39 8.47 349.69
UDOW long 70.71 75.28 9.64 75.95
SPY long 427.42 425.56 -8.41 434.43
SPXL long 105.87 103.94 13.02 111.14
UPRO long 112.72 110.56 14.32 118.32
QQQ long 354.32 336.76 22.67 360.15
TQQQ long 122.14 105.07 21.74 128.28
TNA flat 103.14 96.85 11.13 83.13
SOXL flat 44.83 42.04 4.27 39.37
IWM flat 233.51 228.74 23.28 217.68
MDY flat 497.26 487.21 47.58 482.62
IYT flat 264.09 258.71 17.27 256.97
SOXX flat 455.19 445.99 -0.99 435.76
USD flat 36.49 34.93 7.43 32.86
TOTAL 191.42
PRECIOUS METALS BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP
August GOLD flat 1836.00 1798.20
GLD flat 174.57 170.98 7.26 171.07
UGL flat 63.79 61.14 5.15 61.12
SLV flat 25.91 25.29 1.42 24.39
GLL flat 35.54 34.02 2.81 32.48
ZSL flat 24.37 23.30 -0.07 22.98
KL flat 43.59 42.62 3.68 41.98
GDX flat 38.02 37.16 0.24 34.99
GDXJ flat 50.40 49.29 -2.90 46.74
NUGT flat 72.80 69.79 0.17 61.37
JNUG flat 95.08 91.18 -10.33 81.24
DUST flat 20.05 19.15 -2.17 17.99
JDST long 9.61 8.62 -2.31 10.33
DBB flat 20.58 20.07 -0.04 20.19
AG flat 17.50 17.05 2.20 13.91
TOTAL 5.11
INTEREST RATES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
TLT long 143.43 140.76 -1.29 148.42
TMF long 26.04 24.75 -0.33 28.82
TBT flat 19.75 18.86 1.04 17.7
TMV flat 69.38 65.12 13.78 59.33
VCLT long 106.18 104.09 -1.91 108.17
TOTAL 11.29
UTILITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XLU long 64.17 65.58 -1.81 65.56
TOTAL -1.81
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
PPA flat 76.72 75.09 -4.90 73.90
TOTAL -4.90
FINANCE AND BANKING BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FAS flat 115.78 108.73 47.34 107.16
JPM flat 159.27 155.98 42.51 155.21
TOTAL 89.85
ENERGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XOM flat 65.03 63.63 1.17 59.00
XLE flat 55.65 54.44 19.43 50.09
UCO flat 82.69 79.28 0.35 75.8
DRIP long 8.04 8.48 -0.63 8.84
TOTAL 20.32
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XRT flat 98.65 96.58 -84.40 93.83
TSLA flat 700.10 686.00 346.40 651.06
XLY long 177.54 174.09 7.50 180.15
V long 234.45 235.54 22.27 248.48
TOTAL 291.77
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF flat 46.74 45.71 -2.09 45.78
TOTAL -2.09
HEALTHCARE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UNH long 403.78 410.08 33.55 420.03
CURE long 107.04 102.73 8.67 110.58
XLV long 126.90 125.68 5.54 128.26
LABU flat 83.92 78.78 -12.23 58.47
IDNA flat 53.10 51.94 -2.38 48.19
TOTAL 33.15
CURRENCIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UUP long 24.66 24.48 -0.14 24.9
UDN flat 21.40 20.87 0.50 21.02
FXY flat 86.02 84.20 -1.00 85.62
GBTC flat 31.34 30.61 7.13 25.14
TOTAL 6.49
FOREIGN MARKETS BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FXI flat 47.41 46.36 0.00 44.67
INDA flat 44.75 43.76 1.55 44.54
EEM flat 55.72 54.51 0.55 53.98
EWG flat 35.77 34.95 0.31 34.6
TOTAL 2.41
TECHNOLOGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
AAPL long 139.97 128.56 5.57 148.27
SQ flat 254.88 249.68 -14.72 235.32
NVDA flat 835.10 818.30 178.06 757.74
ARKG flat 94.24 92.26 -5.61 82.27
XBI flat 141.60 138.67 -10.58 125.93
TOTAL 152.72
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
DBA flat 19.01 18.53 2.18 18.31
DBC flat 19.69 19.20 3.48 19.04
WOOD flat 89.86 87.96 13.20 87.27
GCC flat 22.51 21.96 3.64 22.10
TOTAL 22.50
YTD 818.23
%YTD 18.772%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…

For Thursday, July 15th

"The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that they have never tried to contact us."

* * * Albert Einstein

1. VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW

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

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

SP SEPTEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is long the September SP at 4359.50 as of 7/14/21 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 - - 4391.23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 4368.50

minor - - 4359.87

MAJOR - - 4335.07

minor - - 4269.27

minor - - 4262.11

minor - - 4247.03

MAJOR - - 4232.409

MAJOR - - 4227.29

minor - - 4179.53

minor - - 4107.92

MAJOR - - 4012.99

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 short August gold at 1829.80 as of 7/14/21 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

MAJOR - - 1951.16

MAJOR - - 1866.57

MAJOR - - 1853.67

minor - - 1851.85

MAJOR - - 1829.709

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 1828.30

MAJOR - - 1811.35

minor - - 1794.34

minor - - 1758.36

MAJOR - - 1756.91

MAJOR - - 1745.62

MAJOR - - 1613.87

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

2. $VIX SIGNAL

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

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

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

Since January 1, 2016 there have been 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 6 trades 29.00

TOTAL 105 closed trades 1792.25

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

2015 8 trades 372.60
2016 6 trades 364.90
2017 9 trades 381.60
2018 9 trades -15.00
2019 9 trades 104.60
2020 10 trade 67.30
2021 6 trades 50.90

TOTAL 57 closed trades 1229.90

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...

+659.10 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2021!!!

This is already a gain of 15.121% so far on closed positions in 2021!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 368.29 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: Energy (DRIP)...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS APPROACHING THE BUY ZONE: none...

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

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

MARKET POSITION BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP POINTS FROM ENTRY YTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICES BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP CURRENT PRICE
Sept ES long 4278.25 4259.25 105 trades *1792.25
*not included
DIA long 341.43 348.39 8.47 349.41
UDOW long 70.71 75.28 9.64 75.84
SPY long 427.42 425.56 -8.41 436.24
SPXL long 105.87 103.94 13.02 112.44
UPRO long 112.72 110.56 14.32 119.76
QQQ long 354.32 336.76 22.67 363.07
TQQQ long 122.14 105.07 21.74 131.41
TNA flat 103.14 96.85 11.13 84.55
SOXL flat 44.83 42.04 4.27 42.16
IWM flat 233.51 228.74 23.28 218.87
MDY flat 497.26 487.21 47.58 484.12
IYT flat 264.09 258.71 17.27 256.34
SOXX flat 455.19 445.99 -0.99 446.13
USD flat 36.49 34.93 7.43 34.56
TOTAL 191.42
PRECIOUS METALS BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP
August GOLD flat 1867.00 1828.50
GLD flat 174.57 170.98 7.26 171.04
UGL flat 63.79 61.14 5.15 60.91
SLV flat 25.91 25.29 1.42 24.33
GLL flat 35.54 34.02 2.81 32.6
ZSL flat 24.37 23.30 -0.07 23.05
KL flat 43.59 42.62 3.68 41.64
GDX flat 38.02 37.16 0.24 34.74
GDXJ flat 50.40 49.29 -2.90 46.74
NUGT flat 72.80 69.79 0.17 60.52
JNUG flat 95.08 91.18 -10.33 81.18
DUST flat 20.05 19.15 -2.17 18.19
JDST long 9.61 8.62 -2.31 10.31
DBB flat 20.58 20.07 -0.04 20.07
AG flat 17.50 17.05 2.20 14.08
TOTAL 5.11
INTEREST RATES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
TLT long 143.43 140.76 -1.29 146.87
TMF long 26.04 24.75 -0.33 27.94
TBT flat 19.75 18.86 1.04 18.08
TMV flat 69.38 65.12 13.78 61.25
VCLT long 106.18 104.09 -1.91 107.73
TOTAL 11.29
UTILITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XLU flat 65.58 64.17 -1.81 64.88
TOTAL -1.81
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
PPA flat 76.72 75.09 -4.90 74.28
TOTAL -4.90
FINANCE AND BANKING BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FAS flat 115.78 108.73 47.34 106.1
JPM flat 159.27 155.98 42.51 155.12
TOTAL 89.85
ENERGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XOM flat 65.03 63.63 1.17 59.53
XLE flat 55.65 54.44 19.43 50.81
UCO flat 82.69 79.28 0.35 77.53
DRIP long 8.04 8.48 -0.63 8.54
TOTAL 20.32
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XRT flat 98.65 96.58 -84.40 95.25
TSLA flat 700.10 686.00 346.40 653.38
XLY long 177.54 174.09 7.50 181.21
V long 234.45 235.54 22.27 245.99
TOTAL 291.77
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF flat 46.74 45.71 -2.09 45.99
TOTAL -2.09
HEALTHCARE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UNH long 403.78 410.08 33.55 414.74
CURE long 107.04 102.73 8.67 111.28
XLV long 126.90 125.68 5.54 128.72
LABU flat 83.92 78.78 -12.23 58.70
IDNA flat 53.10 51.94 -2.38 48.12
TOTAL 33.15
CURRENCIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UUP long 24.66 24.48 -0.14 24.84
UDN flat 21.40 20.87 0.50 21.08
FXY flat 86.02 84.20 -1.00 85.63
GBTC flat 31.34 30.61 7.13 27.04
TOTAL 6.49
FOREIGN MARKETS BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FXI flat 47.41 46.36 0.00 44.31
INDA flat 44.75 43.76 1.55 44.43
EEM flat 55.72 54.51 0.55 53.88
EWG flat 35.77 34.95 0.31 35.01
TOTAL 2.41
TECHNOLOGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
AAPL long 139.97 128.56 5.57 149.15
SQ flat 254.88 249.68 -14.72 239
NVDA long 787.93 626.92 17.05 793.66
ARKG flat 94.24 92.26 -5.61 83.14
XBI flat 141.60 138.67 -10.58 126.05
TOTAL -8.29
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
DBA flat 19.01 18.53 2.18 18.26
DBC flat 19.69 19.20 3.48 19.12
WOOD long 87.22 89.10 15.08 88.58
GCC flat 22.51 21.96 3.64 22.09
TOTAL 24.38
YTD 659.10
%YTD 15.121%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…

For Wednesday, July 14th

"The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that they have never tried to contact us."

* * * Albert Einstein

1. VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW

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

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

SP SEPTEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is short the September SP at 4360.00 as of 7/13/21 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

MAJOR - - 4391.23

minor - - 4359.87

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 4358.75

MAJOR - - 4335.07

minor - - 4269.27

minor - - 4262.11

minor - - 4247.03

MAJOR - - 4232.409

MAJOR - - 4227.29

minor - - 4179.53

minor - - 4107.92

MAJOR - - 4012.99

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 short August gold at 1811.40 as of 7/13/21 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

MAJOR - - 1951.16

MAJOR - - 1866.57

MAJOR - - 1853.67

minor - - 1851.85

MAJOR - - 1829.709

MAJOR - - 1811.35

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 1808.80

minor - - 1794.34

minor - - 1758.36

MAJOR - - 1756.91

MAJOR - - 1745.62

MAJOR - - 1613.87

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

2. $VIX SIGNAL

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

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

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

Since January 1, 2016 there have been 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 6 trades 29.00

TOTAL 105 closed trades 1792.25

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

2015 8 trades 372.60
2016 6 trades 364.90
2017 9 trades 381.60
2018 9 trades -15.00
2019 9 trades 104.60
2020 10 trade 67.30
2021 6 trades 50.90

TOTAL 57 closed trades 1229.90

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...

+656.25 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2021!!!

This is already a gain of 15.055% so far on closed positions in 2021!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 368.29 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: none...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS APPROACHING THE BUY ZONE: none...

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 ES long 4268.25 4259.25 105 trades *1792.25
*not included
DIA long 341.32 348.39 8.47 349.00
UDOW long 70.66 75.28 9.64 75.53
SPY long 424.52 425.56 -8.41 435.59
SPXL long 103.92 103.94 13.02 112.14
UPRO long 110.59 110.56 14.32 119.35
QQQ long 348.74 336.76 22.67 362.42
TQQQ long 118.64 105.07 21.74 130.70
TNA flat 103.51 97.20 11.13 88.74
SOXL flat 44.83 42.04 4.27 42.62
IWM flat 233.51 228.74 23.28 222.3
MDY flat 503.23 493.07 47.58 486.68
IYT flat 267.95 262.49 17.27 256.50
SOXX flat 455.19 445.99 -0.99 448.2
USD flat 36.49 34.93 7.43 35.11
TOTAL 191.42
PRECIOUS METALS BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP
August GOLD flat 1871.90 1833.30
GLD flat 176.67 173.04 7.26 169.26
UGL flat 65.39 62.67 5.15 59.70
SLV flat 25.91 25.29 1.42 24.08
GLL flat 35.54 34.02 2.81 33.2
ZSL flat 24.37 23.30 -0.07 23.55
KL flat 43.59 42.62 3.68 40.88
GDX flat 38.39 37.52 0.24 34.28
GDXJ flat 53.59 52.42 -2.90 45.91
NUGT flat 74.22 71.15 0.17 59.01
JNUG flat 107.63 103.22 -10.33 78.44
DUST long 17.78 16.10 -3.95 18.71
JDST long 9.56 8.62 -2.31 10.71
DBB flat 20.94 20.42 -0.04 20.16
AG flat 18.61 18.14 2.20 14.01
TOTAL 3.33
INTEREST RATES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
TLT long 141.27 140.76 -1.29 145.22
TMF long 24.78 24.75 -0.33 26.99
TBT flat 20.12 19.22 1.04 18.5
TMV flat 71.67 67.27 13.78 63.44
VCLT long 105.27 104.09 -1.91 106.87
TOTAL 11.29
UTILITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XLU flat 66.96 65.52 -1.81 64.32
TOTAL -1.81
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
PPA flat 77.46 75.81 -4.90 74.63
TOTAL -4.90
FINANCE AND BANKING BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FAS flat 116.13 109.06 47.34 107.84
JPM flat 160.43 157.12 42.51 155.65
TOTAL 89.85
ENERGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XOM flat 65.03 63.63 1.17 60.88
XLE flat 56.65 55.42 19.43 52.37
UCO flat 82.69 79.28 0.35 82
DRIP flat 8.42 7.98 -0.63 7.74
TOTAL 20.32
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XRT flat 98.65 96.58 -84.40 96.39
TSLA flat 700.10 686.00 346.40 668.54
XLY long 176.93 174.09 7.50 181.54
V long 231.76 235.54 22.27 242.35
TOTAL 291.77
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF flat 47.96 46.90 -2.09 46.04
TOTAL -2.09
HEALTHCARE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UNH long 401.78 410.08 33.55 418.54
CURE long 102.20 102.73 8.67 111.86
XLV long 124.91 125.68 5.54 128.84
LABU flat 83.92 78.78 -12.23 63.98
IDNA long 48.72 47.65 -3.45 48.77
TOTAL 32.08
CURRENCIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UUP long 24.51 24.48 -0.14 24.95
UDN flat 21.70 21.17 0.50 20.98
FXY flat 85.97 84.15 -1.00 85.11
GBTC flat 34.35 33.56 7.13 26.41
TOTAL 6.49
FOREIGN MARKETS BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FXI flat 47.41 46.36 0.00 44.50
INDA flat 45.19 44.19 1.55 44.15
EEM flat 55.72 54.51 0.55 53.65
EWG flat 35.85 35.03 0.31 34.87
TOTAL 2.41
TECHNOLOGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
AAPL long 134.25 128.56 5.57 145.64
SQ flat 254.88 249.68 -14.72 241.43
NVDA long 772.66 626.92 17.05 810
ARKG flat 94.24 92.26 -5.61 86.36
XBI flat 141.60 138.67 -10.58 129.63
TOTAL -8.29
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
DBA flat 19.01 18.53 2.18 18.06
DBC flat 19.69 19.20 3.48 19.31
WOOD long 87.22 89.10 15.08 88.24
GCC flat 22.66 22.11 3.64 22.13
TOTAL 24.38
YTD 656.25
%YTD 15.055%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…

For Tuesday, July 13th

"The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that they have never tried to contact us."

* * * Albert Einstein

1. VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW

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

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

SP SEPTEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is long the September SP at 4335.00 as of 7/9/21 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 - - 4391.23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 4377.25

minor - - 4359.87

MAJOR - - 4335.07

minor - - 4269.27

minor - - 4262.11

minor - - 4247.03

MAJOR - - 4232.409

MAJOR - - 4227.29

minor - - 4179.53

minor - - 4107.92

MAJOR - - 4012.99

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 1794.30 as of 7/12/21 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 - - 1951.16

MAJOR - - 1866.57

MAJOR - - 1853.67

minor - - 1851.85

MAJOR - - 1829.709

MAJOR - - 1811.35

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 1806.80

minor - - 1794.34

minor - - 1758.36

MAJOR - - 1756.91

MAJOR - - 1745.62

MAJOR - - 1613.87

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

2. $VIX SIGNAL

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

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

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

Since January 1, 2016 there have been 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 6 trades 29.00

TOTAL 105 closed trades 1792.25

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

2015 8 trades 372.60
2016 6 trades 364.90
2017 9 trades 381.60
2018 9 trades -15.00
2019 9 trades 104.60
2020 10 trade 67.30
2021 6 trades 50.90

TOTAL 57 closed trades 1229.90

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...

+656.25 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2021!!!

This is already a gain of 15.055% so far on closed positions in 2021!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 368.29 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: none...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS APPROACHING THE BUY ZONE: none...

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...

 

For Monday, July 12th

"The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that they have never tried to contact us."

* * * Albert Einstein

1. VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW

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

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

SP SEPTEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is long the September SP at 4335.00 as of 7/9/21 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 - - 4391.23 NEW

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 4361.25

minor - - 4359.87 NEW

MAJOR - - 4335.07

minor - - 4269.27

minor - - 4262.11

minor - - 4247.03

MAJOR - - 4232.409

MAJOR - - 4227.29

minor - - 4179.53

minor - - 4107.92

MAJOR - - 4012.99

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 short August gold at 1811.40 as of 7/9/21 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

MAJOR - - 1951.16

MAJOR - - 1866.57

MAJOR - - 1853.67

minor - - 1851.85

MAJOR - - 1829.709

MAJOR - - 1811.35

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 1809.00

minor - - 1794.34

minor - - 1758.36

MAJOR - - 1756.91

MAJOR - - 1745.62

MAJOR - - 1613.87

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

2. $VIX SIGNAL

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

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

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

Since January 1, 2016 there have been 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 6 trades 29.00

TOTAL 105 closed trades 1792.25

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

2015 8 trades 372.60
2016 6 trades 364.90
2017 9 trades 381.60
2018 9 trades -15.00
2019 9 trades 104.60
2020 10 trade 67.30
2021 6 trades 50.90

TOTAL 57 closed trades 1229.90

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...

+656.25 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2021!!!

This is already a gain of 15.055% so far on closed positions in 2021!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 368.29 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 (DIA, UDOW), Commodities (WOOD)...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS APPROACHING THE BUY ZONE: none...

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 ES long 4252.50 4259.25 105 trades *1792.25
*not included
DIA long 341.32 348.39 8.47 348.73
UDOW long 70.66 75.28 9.64 75.42
SPY long 424.52 425.56 -8.41 435.52
SPXL long 103.92 103.94 13.02 111.96
UPRO long 110.59 110.56 14.32 119.24
QQQ long 348.74 336.76 22.67 361.01
TQQQ long 118.64 105.07 21.74 129.15
TNA flat 103.51 97.20 11.13 93.65
SOXL flat 44.83 42.04 4.27 41.77
IWM flat 233.51 228.74 23.28 226.38
MDY flat 503.23 493.07 47.58 492.89
IYT flat 267.95 262.49 17.27 259.16
SOXX flat 455.19 445.99 -0.99 444.3
USD flat 36.49 34.93 7.43 34.69
TOTAL 191.42
PRECIOUS METALS BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP
August GOLD flat 1907.90 1868.50
GLD flat 176.67 173.04 7.26 169.21
UGL flat 65.39 62.67 5.15 59.68
SLV flat 25.91 25.29 1.42 24.19
GLL flat 35.54 34.02 2.81 33.11
ZSL flat 24.37 23.30 -0.07 23.31
KL flat 43.59 42.62 3.68 39.42
GDX flat 38.39 37.52 0.24 34.34
GDXJ flat 53.59 52.42 -2.90 46.62
NUGT flat 74.22 71.15 0.17 59.24
JNUG flat 107.63 103.22 -10.33 81.14
DUST long 17.78 16.10 -3.95 18.67
JDST long 9.56 8.62 -2.31 10.38
DBB flat 20.94 20.42 -0.04 20.35
AG flat 18.61 18.14 2.20 14.60
TOTAL 3.33
INTEREST RATES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
TLT long 141.27 140.76 -1.29 146.53
TMF long 24.78 24.75 -0.33 27.76
TBT flat 20.12 19.22 1.04 18.18
TMV flat 71.67 67.27 13.78 61.75
VCLT long 105.27 104.09 -1.91 107.55
TOTAL 11.29
UTILITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XLU flat 66.96 65.52 -1.81 64.63
TOTAL -1.81
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
PPA flat 77.46 75.81 -4.90 75.73
TOTAL -4.90
FINANCE AND BANKING BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FAS flat 122.73 115.27 47.34 108.5
JPM flat 165.34 161.93 42.51 155.77
TOTAL 89.85
ENERGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XOM flat 65.03 63.63 1.17 61.25
XLE flat 56.65 55.42 19.43 52.85
GUSH flat 103.29 99.06 0.35 90.2
DRIP flat 8.42 7.98 -0.63 7.46
TOTAL 20.32
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
BA flat 252.40 247.25 -84.40 239.59
TSLA flat 700.10 686.00 346.40 656.95
XLY long 176.93 174.09 7.50 182.49
V long 231.76 235.54 22.27 238.47
TOTAL 291.77
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF flat 47.96 46.90 -2.09 46.4
TOTAL -2.09
HEALTHCARE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UNH long 401.78 410.08 33.55 412.11
CURE long 102.20 102.73 8.67 111.43
XLV long 124.91 125.68 5.54 128.71
LABU flat 83.92 78.78 -12.23 70.46
IDNA long 48.72 47.65 -3.45 50.56
TOTAL 32.08
CURRENCIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UUP long 24.51 24.48 -0.14 24.77
UDN flat 21.70 21.17 0.50 21.13
FXY flat 85.97 84.15 -1.00 85.61
GBTC flat 34.35 33.56 7.13 27.61
TOTAL 6.49
FOREIGN MARKETS BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FXI flat 47.41 46.36 0.00 44.15
INDA flat 45.19 44.19 1.55 44.31
EEM flat 55.72 54.51 0.55 53.55
EWG flat 35.85 35.03 0.31 34.92
TOTAL 2.41
TECHNOLOGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
AAPL long 134.25 128.56 5.57 145.11
SQ flat 254.88 249.68 -14.72 241.89
NVDA long 772.66 626.92 17.05 802.01
ARKG flat 94.24 92.26 -5.61 89.74
XBI flat 141.60 138.67 -10.58 133.79
TOTAL -8.29
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
DBA flat 19.01 18.53 2.18 17.71
DBC flat 19.69 19.20 3.48 19.11
WOOD long 87.22 89.10 15.08 89.72
GCC flat 22.66 22.11 3.64 21.87
TOTAL 24.38
YTD 656.25
%YTD 15.055%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…

For Friday, July 9th

"The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that they have never tried to contact us."

* * * Albert Einstein

1. VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW

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

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

SP SEPTEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is short the September SP at 4335.25 as of 7/8/21 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...

NO VP PRICES ABOVE THIS MARKET FOR NOW

MAJOR - - 4335.07

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 4308.50

minor - - 4269.27

minor - - 4262.11

MAJOR - - 4252.83

minor - - 4247.03

MAJOR - - 4232.409

MAJOR - - 4227.29

minor - - 4224.95

minor - - 4179.53

minor - - 4107.92

MAJOR - - 4012.99

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 1756.90 as of 6/29/21 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 - - 1951.16

MAJOR - - 1866.57

MAJOR - - 1853.67

minor - - 1851.85

MAJOR - - 1829.709

MAJOR - - 1811.35

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE - - 1802.60

minor - - 1794.34

minor - - 1758.36

MAJOR - - 1756.91

MAJOR - - 1745.62

MAJOR - - 1613.87

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

2. $VIX SIGNAL

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

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

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

Since January 1, 2016 there have been 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 6 trades 29.00

TOTAL 105 closed trades 1792.25

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

2015 8 trades 372.60
2016 6 trades 364.90
2017 9 trades 381.60
2018 9 trades -15.00
2019 9 trades 104.60
2020 10 trade 67.30
2021 6 trades 50.90

TOTAL 57 closed trades 1229.90

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...

+656.25 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2021!!!

This is already a gain of 15.055% so far on closed positions in 2021!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 409.03 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: none...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS APPROACHING THE BUY ZONE: none...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: Stock Market Indices (SOXL, SOXX, USD), Consumer Discretionary (TSLA), Technology (SQ, ARKG)...

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