For Monday, October 3rd

"Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity."

* * * Alfred 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 DECEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is long the December SP at 3601.00 as of 9/30/22 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4571.405 exp 7/1/23

MAJOR - - 4457.147 exp 1/22/23

MAJOR - - 4404.877 exp 3/14/23

minor - - 4380.05

minor - - 4362.76

minor - - 4260.80

minor - - 4126.429

minor - - 4119.984

MAJOR - - 4105.36 exp 11/19/22

minor - - 4078.991

MAJOR - - 4074.437 exp 11/6/23

minor - - 4046.11

MAJOR - - 4039.008 exp 1/15/23

MAJOR - - 3972.66 exp 1/15/23

minor - - 3897.946

minor - - 3877.52

MAJOR - - 3823.01 exp 12/15 NEW

minor - - 3763.15 NEW

MAJOR - - 3758.95 exp 3/15/23

MAJOR - - 3719.45 exp 4/12/23

minor - -3695.82

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 3608.00

minor - - 3601.08 NEW

MAJOR - - 3541.23 exp 12/15 NEW

MAJOR - - 3436.76 exp 11/1/23

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 1681.90 as of 9/30/22 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2298.74 exp - 1/20/2023

minor - - 2196.28 exp - 1/20/2023

MAJOR - - 2002.46 exp - 11/22

minor - - 1915.13 exp - 11/22

MAJOR - - 1943.72 exp - 10/28

MAJOR - - 1902.59 exp - 10/20

MAJOR - - 1945.28 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1873.14 exp - 10/28

minor - - 1874.26 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1843.74 exp - 10/20

minor - - 1766.19

MAJOR - - 1742.91

minor - - 1737.479

MAJOR - - 1721.009

minor - - 1687.17

minor - - 1681.83

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1670.00

MAJOR - - 1632.40

MAJOR - - 1624.92

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 34 completed trades for a total of 97.93 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A FLAT AS OF WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 395.18 for an 11.93 point profit...
NOTICE: The $VIX signal has an extreme outside range from between +6.00 to -6.00, when the value moves above zero the signal gives a BUY, below zero the signal gives a FLAT...
THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -4.45 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -4.32, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BEARISH THAN YESTERDAY...
You can review the entire trade by trade performance on page 2 of the attachment under the tag name "Trade Index (TIX)."

3. OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO

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

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

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

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

YEAR NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES POINTS GAINED

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

TOTAL 114 closed trades 2124.50

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

2015 8 trades 372.60
2016 6 trades 364.90
2017 9 trades 381.60
2018 9 trades -15.00
2019 9 trades 104.60
2020 10 trade 67.30
2021 11 trades -63.90
2022 8 trade -163.20

TOTAL 71 closed trades 951.30

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...

+132.98 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!!

This is already a gain of +3.051% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

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

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

DIVERSIFY AND REDUCE YOUR RISK...

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: none...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: none...

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

MARKET POSITION BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP POINTS FROM ENTRY YTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICES BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP CURRENT PRICE
Dec SP flat 4176.00 4091.25 114 trades *2124.50
*not included
DIA flat 325.78 319.16 2.13 287.24
UDOW flat 56.80 53.29 -4.26 38.61
SPY flat 411.83 403.49 12.30 357.18
SPXL flat 82.62 77.56 2.67 53.58
UPRO flat 43.86 41.13 -2.94 28.41
QQQ flat 311.18 304.86 11.88 267.26
TQQQ flat 31.13 29.16 -4.98 19.32
TNA flat 44.18 41.43 -4.62 28.81
SOXL flat 15.15 14.14 -9.71 8.86
IWM flat 188.70 184.83 0.68 164.92
MDY flat 463.71 454.34 -0.16 401.66
IYT flat 239.03 234.15 7.64 196.56
SOXX flat 379.39 371.70 -19.50 318.73
USD flat 20.55 19.63 -1.11 14.33
TOTAL -9.98
PRECIOUS METALS BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP
December flat 1747.40 1710.40
GLD flat 161.72 158.39 -3.96 154.67
UGL flat 51.46 48.27 -3.78 46.93
SLV flat 18.54 18.07 -0.78 17.50
GLL long 36.11 34.45 3.47 37.35
ZSL flat 39.43 37.75 6.84 34.15
GDX flat 25.81 25.19 2.60 24.12
GDXJ flat 32.30 31.55 1.73 29.46
NUGT flat 29.39 28.11 0.34 25.32
JNUG flat 32.37 30.98 8.61 26.48
DUST flat 31.49 30.13 9.75 24.72
JDST flat 18.99 18.13 1.00 14.26
QLD flat 50.06 47.96 -2.44 36.66
SDS long 45.96 47.07 -1.85 54.57
SOXS long 48.51 44.06 -2.33 70.73
TOTAL 19.20
INTEREST RATES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
TLT flat 108.99 106.71 -3.66 102.45
TMF flat 10.59 9.85 -1.62 8.57
TBT long 28.73 26.08 5.51 31.81
TMV long 115.90 100.00 14.77 133.65
VCLT flat 79.05 77.37 -3.10 73.24
TOTAL 11.90
UTILITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XLU flat 78.32 76.65 6.73 65.51
TOTAL 6.73
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
PPA flat 73.38 71.81 1.49 64.52
TOTAL 1.49
FINANCE AND BANKING BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FAS flat 82.52 77.47 0.69 54.21
JPM flat 121.65 119.12 -7.21 104.5
TOTAL -6.52
ENERGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XOM flat 99.29 97.20 -1.71 87.31
XLE flat 83.07 81.31 -1.68 72.02
UCO flat 34.29 32.13 43.27 26.26
SCO long 26.57 28.37 -11.02 30.28
TOTAL 28.86
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XRT flat 67.85 66.39 -3.96 56.44
TSLA long 313.90 307.52 156.95 265.25
XLY flat 167.29 163.84 8.24 142.45
V flat 207.29 203.04 -28.19 177.65
TOTAL 133.04
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF flat 49.00 47.92 0.97 41.83
TOTAL 0.97
HEALTHCARE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UNH flat 535.12 524.32 -6.55 505.04
CURE flat 109.58 102.91 -11.21 84.43
XLV flat 132.15 129.41 -4.96 121.11
LABU flat 10.31 9.59 -5.18 7.01
IDNA flat 31.14 30.42 -1.48 26.39
TOTAL -29.38
CURRENCIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UUP long 29.54 29.75 1.34 30.15
UDN flat 17.93 17.47 -0.88 17.11
YCS flat 65.36 62.65 6.13 65.02
GBTC flat 14.37 13.98 -2.28 11.41
TOTAL 4.31
FOREIGN MARKETS BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
YINN flat 63.39 59.49 -17.65 40.66
INDA flat 44.58 43.59 1.07 40.78
EEM flat 39.74 38.85 -4.62 34.88
EWG flat 23.23 22.67 -2.03 19.74
TOTAL -23.23
TECHNOLOGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
AAPL flat 164.36 160.97 33.71 138.2
SQ flat 76.82 75.18 -9.47 54.99
NVDA flat 145.57 142.56 -4.11 121.39
LIT flat 77.60 75.95 -6.78 66.09
XBI flat 88.86 86.98 -11.46 79.32
TOTAL 1.89
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
DBA flat 20.95 20.43 -1.98 20.02
DBC flat 25.96 25.34 2.49 23.91
WOOD flat 77.82 76.16 -9.22 65.43
GCC flat 23.00 22.44 2.41 21.34
TOTAL -6.30
YTD 132.98
%YTD 3.051%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…

For Friday, September 30th

"Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity."

* * * Alfred 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 DECEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is short the December SP at 3719.50 as of 9/29/22 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4571.405 exp 7/1/23

MAJOR - - 4457.147 exp 1/22/23

MAJOR - - 4404.877 exp 3/14/23

minor - - 4380.05

minor - - 4362.76

minor - - 4260.80

minor - - 4126.429

minor - - 4119.984

MAJOR - - 4105.36 exp 11/19/22

minor - - 4078.991

MAJOR - - 4074.437 exp 11/6/23

minor - - 4046.11

MAJOR - - 4039.008 exp 1/15/23

MAJOR - - 3972.66 exp 1/15/23

minor - - 3897.946

minor - - 3877.52

MAJOR - - 3758.95 exp 3/15/23

MAJOR - - 3719.45 exp 4/12/23

minor - -3695.82

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 3655.50

MAJOR - - 3436.76 exp 11/1/23

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

PLEASE NOTE: It is vitally important to know where the market is on this map at all times, the main model buy and sell signals are generated only from this VP map... the trade rules, which you probably already know by now, are very simple and are explained below...

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long December gold at 1732.40 as of 9/27/22 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2298.74 exp - 1/20/2023

minor - - 2196.28 exp - 1/20/2023

MAJOR - - 2002.46 exp - 11/22

minor - - 1915.13 exp - 11/22

MAJOR - - 1943.72 exp - 10/28

MAJOR - - 1902.59 exp - 10/20

MAJOR - - 1945.28 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1873.14 exp - 10/28

minor - - 1874.26 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1843.74 exp - 10/20

minor - - 1766.19

MAJOR - - 1742.91

minor - - 1737.479

MAJOR - - 1721.009

minor - - 1687.17

minor - - 1681.83

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1669.40

MAJOR - - 1632.40

MAJOR - - 1624.92

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 34 completed trades for a total of 97.93 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A FLAT AS OF WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 395.18 for an 11.93 point profit...
NOTICE: The $VIX signal has an extreme outside range from between +6.00 to -6.00, when the value moves above zero the signal gives a BUY, below zero the signal gives a FLAT...
THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -4.32 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -3.99, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BEARISH THAN YESTERDAY...
You can review the entire trade by trade performance on page 2 of the attachment under the tag name "Trade Index (TIX)."

3. OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO

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

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

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

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

YEAR NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES POINTS GAINED

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

TOTAL 114 closed trades 2124.50

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

2015 8 trades 372.60
2016 6 trades 364.90
2017 9 trades 381.60
2018 9 trades -15.00
2019 9 trades 104.60
2020 10 trade 67.30
2021 11 trades -63.90
2022 8 trade -163.20

TOTAL 71 closed trades 951.30

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...

+132.98 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!!

This is already a gain of +3.051% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

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

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

DIVERSIFY AND REDUCE YOUR RISK...

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: none...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: none...

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

MARKET POSITION BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP POINTS FROM ENTRY YTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICES BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP CURRENT PRICE
Dec SP flat 4176.00 4091.25 114 trades *2124.50
*not included
DIA flat 325.78 319.16 2.13 292.22
UDOW flat 56.80 53.29 -4.26 40.69
SPY flat 411.83 403.49 12.30 362.8
SPXL flat 82.62 77.56 2.67 56.17
UPRO flat 43.86 41.13 -2.94 29.78
QQQ flat 311.18 304.86 11.88 271.87
TQQQ flat 31.13 29.16 -4.98 20.39
TNA flat 44.18 41.43 -4.62 29.42
SOXL flat 15.15 14.14 -9.71 9.29
IWM flat 188.70 184.83 0.68 166.13
MDY flat 463.71 454.34 -0.16 404.49
IYT flat 239.03 234.15 7.64 200.40
SOXX flat 379.39 371.70 -19.50 324.29
USD flat 20.55 19.63 -1.11 14.78
TOTAL -9.98
PRECIOUS METALS BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP
December flat 1747.40 1710.40
GLD flat 161.72 158.39 -3.96 154.67
UGL flat 51.46 48.27 -3.78 46.93
SLV flat 18.54 18.07 -0.78 17.37
GLL long 36.11 34.45 3.47 37.3
ZSL flat 39.43 37.75 6.84 34.92
GDX flat 25.81 25.19 2.60 23.69
GDXJ flat 32.30 31.55 1.73 28.61
NUGT flat 29.39 28.11 0.34 24.45
JNUG flat 32.37 30.98 8.61 24.94
DUST flat 31.49 30.13 9.75 25.56
JDST flat 18.99 18.13 1.00 15.16
QLD flat 50.06 47.96 -2.44 38.03
SDS long 45.96 47.07 -1.85 52.94
SOXS long 48.51 44.06 -2.33 67.09
TOTAL 19.20
INTEREST RATES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
TLT flat 108.99 106.71 -3.66 103.79
TMF flat 10.59 9.85 -1.62 8.92
TBT long 28.73 26.08 5.51 31.05
TMV long 115.90 100.00 14.77 128.8
VCLT flat 79.05 77.37 -3.10 73.5
TOTAL 11.90
UTILITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XLU flat 78.32 76.65 6.73 66.8
TOTAL 6.73
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
PPA flat 73.38 71.81 1.49 65.14
TOTAL 1.49
FINANCE AND BANKING BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FAS flat 82.52 77.47 0.69 56.05
JPM flat 121.65 119.12 -7.21 106.16
TOTAL -6.52
ENERGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XOM flat 99.29 97.20 -1.71 88.68
XLE flat 83.07 81.31 -1.68 72.6
UCO flat 34.29 32.13 43.27 27.53
SCO long 26.57 28.37 -11.02 28.99
TOTAL 28.86
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XRT flat 67.85 66.39 -3.96 57.32
TSLA long 313.90 307.52 156.95 268.21
XLY flat 167.29 163.84 8.24 145.31
V flat 207.29 203.04 -28.19 180.06
TOTAL 133.04
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF flat 49.00 47.92 0.97 42.48
TOTAL 0.97
HEALTHCARE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UNH flat 535.12 524.32 -6.55 508.83
CURE flat 109.58 102.91 -11.21 87.84
XLV flat 132.15 129.41 -4.96 122.80
LABU flat 10.31 9.59 -5.18 6.87
IDNA flat 31.14 30.42 -1.48 26.35
TOTAL -29.38
CURRENCIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UUP long 29.54 29.75 1.34 30.15
UDN flat 17.93 17.47 -0.88 17.14
YCS flat 65.36 62.65 6.13 64.84
GBTC flat 14.37 13.98 -2.28 11.36
TOTAL 4.31
FOREIGN MARKETS BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
YINN flat 63.39 59.49 -17.65 41.32
INDA flat 44.58 43.59 1.07 40.48
EEM flat 39.74 38.85 -4.62 35.01
EWG flat 23.23 22.67 -2.03 19.76
TOTAL -23.23
TECHNOLOGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
AAPL flat 164.36 160.97 33.71 142.48
SQ flat 76.82 75.18 -9.47 55.9
NVDA flat 145.57 142.56 -4.11 122.2
LIT flat 77.60 75.95 -6.78 67.48
XBI flat 88.86 86.98 -11.46 78.86
TOTAL 1.89
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
DBA flat 20.95 20.43 -1.98 20.15
DBC flat 25.96 25.34 2.49 24.21
WOOD flat 77.82 76.16 -9.22 64.69
GCC flat 23.00 22.44 2.41 21.57
TOTAL -6.30
YTD 132.98
%YTD 3.051%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…

For Thursday, September 29th

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

* * * Sigmund Freud

1. VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW

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

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

SP DECEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is long the December SP at 3695.75 as of 9/28/22 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4571.405 exp 7/1/23

MAJOR - - 4457.147 exp 1/22/23

MAJOR - - 4404.877 exp 3/14/23

minor - - 4380.05

minor - - 4362.76

minor - - 4260.80

minor - - 4126.429

minor - - 4119.984

MAJOR - - 4105.36 exp 11/19/22

minor - - 4078.991

MAJOR - - 4074.437 exp 11/6/23

minor - - 4046.11

MAJOR - - 4039.008 exp 1/15/23

MAJOR - - 3972.66 exp 1/15/23

minor - - 3897.946

minor - - 3877.52

MAJOR - - 3758.95 exp 3/15/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 3734.00

MAJOR - - 3719.45 exp 4/12/23

minor - -3695.82

MAJOR - - 3436.76 exp 11/1/23

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

PLEASE NOTE: It is vitally important to know where the market is on this map at all times, the main model buy and sell signals are generated only from this VP map... the trade rules, which you probably already know by now, are very simple and are explained below...

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long December gold at 1732.40 as of 9/27/22 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2298.74 exp - 1/20/2023

minor - - 2196.28 exp - 1/20/2023

MAJOR - - 2002.46 exp - 11/22

minor - - 1915.13 exp - 11/22

MAJOR - - 1943.72 exp - 10/28

MAJOR - - 1902.59 exp - 10/20

MAJOR - - 1945.28 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1873.14 exp - 10/28

minor - - 1874.26 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1843.74 exp - 10/20

minor - - 1766.19

MAJOR - - 1742.91

minor - - 1737.479

MAJOR - - 1721.009

minor - - 1687.17

minor - - 1681.83

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1668.10

MAJOR - - 1632.40

MAJOR - - 1624.92

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 34 completed trades for a total of 97.93 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A FLAT AS OF WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 395.18 for an 11.93 point profit...
NOTICE: The $VIX signal has an extreme outside range from between +6.00 to -6.00, when the value moves above zero the signal gives a BUY, below zero the signal gives a FLAT...
THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -3.99 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -3.92, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BEARISH THAN YESTERDAY...
You can review the entire trade by trade performance on page 2 of the attachment under the tag name "Trade Index (TIX)."

3. OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO

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

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

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

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

YEAR NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES POINTS GAINED

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

TOTAL 114 closed trades 2124.50

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

2015 8 trades 372.60
2016 6 trades 364.90
2017 9 trades 381.60
2018 9 trades -15.00
2019 9 trades 104.60
2020 10 trade 67.30
2021 11 trades -63.90
2022 8 trade -163.20

TOTAL 71 closed trades 951.30

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...

+132.98 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!!

This is already a gain of +3.051% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

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

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

DIVERSIFY AND REDUCE YOUR RISK...

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: none...

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

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

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

MARKET POSITION BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP POINTS FROM ENTRY YTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICES BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP CURRENT PRICE
Dec SP flat 4176.00 4091.25 114 trades *2124.50
*not included
DIA flat 325.78 319.16 2.13 296.69
UDOW flat 56.80 53.29 -4.26 42.68
SPY flat 411.83 403.49 12.30 370.51
SPXL flat 82.62 77.56 2.67 59.95
UPRO flat 43.86 41.13 -2.94 31.78
QQQ flat 311.18 304.86 11.88 279.94
TQQQ flat 31.13 29.16 -4.98 22.27
TNA flat 44.18 41.43 -4.62 31.58
SOXL flat 15.15 14.14 -9.71 10.17
IWM flat 188.70 184.83 0.68 169.94
MDY flat 463.71 454.34 -0.16 412.91
IYT flat 239.03 234.15 7.64 204.55
SOXX flat 379.39 371.70 -19.50 334.7
USD flat 20.55 19.63 -1.11 15.84
TOTAL -9.98
PRECIOUS METALS BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP
December flat 1747.40 1710.40
GLD flat 161.72 158.39 -3.96 154.69
UGL flat 51.46 48.27 -3.78 46.96
SLV flat 18.54 18.07 -0.78 17.45
GLL long 36.11 34.45 3.47 37.3
ZSL flat 39.43 37.75 6.84 34.50
GDX flat 25.81 25.19 2.60 23.56
GDXJ flat 32.30 31.55 1.73 28.36
NUGT flat 29.39 28.11 0.34 24.25
JNUG flat 32.37 30.98 8.61 24.43
DUST flat 31.49 30.13 9.75 25.90
JDST flat 18.99 18.13 1.00 15.4
QLD flat 50.06 47.96 -2.44 40.3
SDS long 45.96 47.07 -1.85 50.77
SOXS long 48.51 44.06 -2.33 61.25
TOTAL 19.20
INTEREST RATES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
TLT flat 108.99 106.71 -3.66 104.33
TMF flat 10.59 9.85 -1.62 9.07
TBT long 28.73 26.08 5.51 30.68
TMV long 115.90 100.00 14.77 126.5
VCLT flat 79.05 77.37 -3.10 74.22
TOTAL 11.90
UTILITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XLU flat 78.32 76.65 6.73 69.59
TOTAL 6.73
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
PPA flat 73.38 71.81 1.49 66.68
TOTAL 1.49
FINANCE AND BANKING BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FAS flat 82.52 77.47 0.69 58.07
JPM flat 121.65 119.12 -7.21 107.99
TOTAL -6.52
ENERGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XOM flat 99.29 97.20 -1.71 88.86
XLE flat 83.07 81.31 -1.68 72.6
UCO flat 34.29 32.13 43.27 27.81
SCO long 26.57 28.37 -11.02 28.61
TOTAL 28.86
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XRT flat 67.85 66.39 -3.96 60.1
TSLA long 313.90 307.52 156.95 287.81
XLY flat 167.29 163.84 8.24 150.51
V flat 207.29 203.04 -28.19 179.18
TOTAL 133.04
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF flat 49.00 47.92 0.97 43.46
TOTAL 0.97
HEALTHCARE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UNH flat 535.12 524.32 -6.55 513.94
CURE flat 109.58 102.91 -11.21 90.18
XLV flat 132.15 129.41 -4.96 123.84
LABU flat 10.31 9.59 -5.18 7.52
IDNA flat 31.14 30.42 -1.48 27.17
TOTAL -29.38
CURRENCIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UUP long 29.54 29.75 1.34 30.27
UDN flat 17.93 17.47 -0.88 17.05
YCS flat 65.36 62.65 6.13 64.48
GBTC flat 14.37 13.98 -2.28 11.66
TOTAL 4.31
FOREIGN MARKETS BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
YINN flat 63.39 59.49 -17.65 45.60
INDA flat 44.58 43.59 1.07 41.38
EEM flat 39.74 38.85 -4.62 35.81
EWG flat 23.23 22.67 -2.03 20.14
TOTAL -23.23
TECHNOLOGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
AAPL flat 164.36 160.97 33.71 149.84
SQ flat 76.82 75.18 -9.47 59.07
NVDA flat 145.57 142.56 -4.11 127.36
LIT flat 77.60 75.95 -6.78 69.25
XBI flat 88.86 86.98 -11.46 81.2
TOTAL 1.89
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
DBA flat 20.95 20.43 -1.98 20.14
DBC flat 25.96 25.34 2.49 24.36
WOOD flat 77.82 76.16 -9.22 66.12
GCC flat 23.00 22.44 2.41 21.57
TOTAL -6.30
YTD 132.98
%YTD 3.051%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…

 

 

For Wednesday, September 28th

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

* * * Sigmund Freud

1. VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW

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

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

SP DECEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is short the December SP at 3719.50 as of 9/26/22 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4571.405 exp 7/1/23

MAJOR - - 4457.147 exp 1/22/23

MAJOR - - 4404.877 exp 3/14/23

minor - - 4380.05

minor - - 4362.76

minor - - 4260.80

minor - - 4126.429

minor - - 4119.984

MAJOR - - 4105.36 exp 11/19/22

minor - - 4078.991

MAJOR - - 4074.437 exp 11/6/23

minor - - 4046.11

MAJOR - - 4039.008 exp 1/15/23

MAJOR - - 3972.66 exp 1/15/23

minor - - 3897.946

minor - - 3877.52

MAJOR - - 3758.95 exp 3/15/23

MAJOR - - 3719.45 exp 4/12/23

minor - -3695.82

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 3661.00

MAJOR - - 3436.76 exp 11/1/23

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

PLEASE NOTE: It is vitally important to know where the market is on this map at all times, the main model buy and sell signals are generated only from this VP map... the trade rules, which you probably already know by now, are very simple and are explained below...

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long December gold at 1732.40 as of 9/27/22 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2298.74 exp - 1/20/2023

minor - - 2196.28 exp - 1/20/2023

MAJOR - - 2002.46 exp - 11/22

minor - - 1915.13 exp - 11/22

MAJOR - - 1943.72 exp - 10/28

MAJOR - - 1902.59 exp - 10/20

MAJOR - - 1945.28 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1873.14 exp - 10/28

minor - - 1874.26 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1843.74 exp - 10/20

minor - - 1766.19

MAJOR - - 1742.91

minor - - 1737.479

MAJOR - - 1721.009

minor - - 1687.17

minor - - 1681.83

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1635.20

MAJOR - - 1632.40

MAJOR - - 1624.92

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 34 completed trades for a total of 97.93 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A FLAT AS OF WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 395.18 for an 11.93 point profit...
NOTICE: The $VIX signal has an extreme outside range from between +6.00 to -6.00, when the value moves above zero the signal gives a BUY, below zero the signal gives a FLAT...
THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -3.92 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -3.25, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BEARISH THAN YESTERDAY...
You can review the entire trade by trade performance on page 2 of the attachment under the tag name "Trade Index (TIX)."

3. OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO

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

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

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

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

YEAR NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES POINTS GAINED

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

TOTAL 114 closed trades 2124.50

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

2015 8 trades 372.60
2016 6 trades 364.90
2017 9 trades 381.60
2018 9 trades -15.00
2019 9 trades 104.60
2020 10 trade 67.30
2021 11 trades -63.90
2022 8 trade -163.20

TOTAL 71 closed trades 951.30

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...

+134.99 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!!

This is already a gain of +3.097% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

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

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

DIVERSIFY AND REDUCE YOUR RISK...

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: none...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: none...

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

MARKET POSITION BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP POINTS FROM ENTRY YTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICES BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP CURRENT PRICE
Dec SP flat 4176.00 4091.25 114 trades *2124.50
*not included
DIA flat 325.78 319.16 2.13 291.33
UDOW flat 56.80 53.29 -4.26 40.47
SPY flat 411.83 403.49 12.30 363.39
SPXL flat 82.62 77.56 2.67 56.69
UPRO flat 43.86 41.13 -2.94 30.06
QQQ flat 311.18 304.86 11.88 274.48
TQQQ flat 31.13 29.16 -4.98 21.04
TNA flat 44.18 41.43 -4.62 28.83
SOXL flat 15.15 14.14 -9.71 9.81
IWM flat 188.70 184.83 0.68 164.73
MDY flat 463.71 454.34 -0.16 402.03
IYT flat 239.03 234.15 7.64 199.80
SOXX flat 379.39 371.70 -19.50 330.02
USD flat 20.55 19.63 -1.11 15.41
TOTAL -9.98
PRECIOUS METALS BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP
December flat 1747.40 1710.40
GLD flat 161.72 158.39 -3.96 151.54
UGL flat 51.46 48.27 -3.78 45.01
SLV flat 18.54 18.07 -0.78 16.90
GLL long 34.17 34.45 3.47 38.97
ZSL flat 41.86 40.09 6.84 36.90
GDX flat 25.81 25.19 2.60 21.99
GDXJ flat 32.30 31.55 1.73 26.29
NUGT flat 29.39 28.11 0.34 21.2
JNUG flat 32.37 30.98 8.61 21.24
DUST long 27.27 28.51 10.99 30.09
JDST long 16.05 16.82 1.77 18.3
QLD flat 50.06 47.96 -2.44 38.79
SDS long 45.09 47.07 -1.85 52.84
SOXS long 43.98 44.06 -2.33 63.71
TOTAL 21.21
INTEREST RATES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
TLT flat 113.44 111.07 -3.66 100.95
TMF flat 11.92 11.10 -1.62 8.25
TBT long 28.27 26.08 5.51 32.85
TMV long 113.35 100.00 14.77 140.62
VCLT flat 81.44 79.71 -3.10 72.42
TOTAL 11.90
UTILITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XLU flat 78.32 76.65 6.73 68.85
TOTAL 6.73
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
PPA flat 73.68 72.11 1.49 65.47
TOTAL 1.49
FINANCE AND BANKING BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FAS flat 84.00 78.86 0.69 54.96
JPM flat 121.65 119.12 -7.21 105.85
TOTAL -6.52
ENERGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XOM flat 101.66 99.53 -1.71 85.74
XLE flat 85.28 83.47 -1.68 69.52
UCO flat 39.73 37.25 43.27 25.93
SCO long 26.57 28.37 -11.02 30.95
TOTAL 28.86
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XRT flat 67.85 66.39 -3.96 58.1
TSLA long 313.90 307.52 156.95 282.94
XLY flat 167.29 163.84 8.24 146.55
V flat 207.29 203.04 -28.19 177.87
TOTAL 133.04
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF flat 49.00 47.92 0.97 42.52
TOTAL 0.97
HEALTHCARE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UNH flat 535.12 524.32 -6.55 508.37
CURE flat 109.58 102.91 -11.21 85.11
XLV flat 132.15 129.41 -4.96 121.19
LABU flat 10.31 9.59 -5.18 6.53
IDNA flat 31.14 30.42 -1.48 26.36
TOTAL -29.38
CURRENCIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UUP long 29.06 29.75 1.34 30.67
UDN flat 17.93 17.47 -0.88 16.81
YCS flat 65.36 62.65 6.13 65.16
GBTC flat 14.37 13.98 -2.28 11.35
TOTAL 4.31
FOREIGN MARKETS BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
YINN flat 69.61 65.33 -17.65 44.05
INDA flat 44.58 43.59 1.07 40.75
EEM flat 39.74 38.85 -4.62 35.51
EWG flat 23.23 22.67 -2.03 19.53
TOTAL -23.23
TECHNOLOGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
AAPL flat 164.36 160.97 33.71 151.76
SQ flat 76.82 75.18 -9.47 55.08
NVDA flat 163.48 160.11 -4.11 124.13
LIT flat 77.60 75.95 -6.78 68.97
XBI flat 88.93 87.05 -11.46 77.22
TOTAL 1.89
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
DBA flat 20.95 20.43 -1.98 19.97
DBC flat 27.14 26.50 2.49 23.7
WOOD flat 77.82 76.16 -9.22 64.38
GCC flat 23.63 23.06 2.41 21.12
TOTAL -6.30
YTD 134.99
%YTD 3.097%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…

For Tuesday, September 27th

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

* * * Sigmund Freud

1. VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW

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

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

SP DECEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is short the December SP at 3719.50 as of 9/26/22 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4571.405 exp 7/1/23

MAJOR - - 4457.147 exp 1/22/23

MAJOR - - 4404.877 exp 3/14/23

minor - - 4380.05

minor - - 4362.76

minor - - 4260.80

minor - - 4126.429

minor - - 4119.984

MAJOR - - 4105.36 exp 11/19/22

minor - - 4078.991

MAJOR - - 4074.437 exp 11/6/23

minor - - 4046.11

MAJOR - - 4039.008 exp 1/15/23

MAJOR - - 3972.66 exp 1/15/23

minor - - 3897.946

minor - - 3877.52

MAJOR - - 3758.95 exp 3/15/23

MAJOR - - 3719.45 exp 4/12/23

minor - -3695.82

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 3664.00

MAJOR - - 3436.76 exp 11/1/23

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 1737.50 as of 9/9/22 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2298.74 exp - 1/20/2023

minor - - 2196.28 exp - 1/20/2023

MAJOR - - 2002.46 exp - 11/22

minor - - 1915.13 exp - 11/22

MAJOR - - 1943.72 exp - 10/28

MAJOR - - 1902.59 exp - 10/20

MAJOR - - 1945.28 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1873.14 exp - 10/28

minor - - 1874.26 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1843.74 exp - 10/20

minor - - 1766.19

MAJOR - - 1742.91

minor - - 1737.479

MAJOR - - 1721.009

minor - - 1687.17

minor - - 1681.83 NEW

MAJOR - - 1632.40

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1631.70

MAJOR - - 1624.92 NEW

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 34 completed trades for a total of 97.93 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A FLAT AS OF WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 395.18 for an 11.93 point profit...
NOTICE: The $VIX signal has an extreme outside range from between +6.00 to -6.00, when the value moves above zero the signal gives a BUY, below zero the signal gives a FLAT...
THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -3.25 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -2.43, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BEARISH THAN YESTERDAY...
You can review the entire trade by trade performance on page 2 of the attachment under the tag name "Trade Index (TIX)."

3. OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO

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

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

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

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

YEAR NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES POINTS GAINED

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

TOTAL 114 closed trades 2124.50

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

2015 8 trades 372.60
2016 6 trades 364.90
2017 9 trades 381.60
2018 9 trades -15.00
2019 9 trades 104.60
2020 10 trade 67.30
2021 11 trades -63.90
2022 8 trade -163.20

TOTAL 71 closed trades 951.30

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...

+134.99 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!!

This is already a gain of +3.097% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

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

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

DIVERSIFY AND REDUCE YOUR RISK...

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: none...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: none...

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

 

For Monday, September 26th

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

* * * Sigmund Freud

1. VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW

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

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

SP DECEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is long the December SP at 3695.75 as of 9/23/22 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4571.405 exp 7/1/23

MAJOR - - 4457.147 exp 1/22/23

MAJOR - - 4404.877 exp 3/14/23

minor - - 4380.05

minor - - 4362.76

minor - - 4260.80

minor - - 4126.429

minor - - 4119.984

MAJOR - - 4105.36 exp 11/19/22

minor - - 4078.991

MAJOR - - 4074.437 exp 11/6/23

minor - - 4046.11

MAJOR - - 4039.008 exp 1/15/23

MAJOR - - 3972.66 exp 1/15/23

minor - - 3897.946

minor - - 3877.52

MAJOR - - 3758.95 exp 3/15/23

MAJOR - - 3719.45 exp 4/12/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 3710.25

minor - -3695.82

MAJOR - - 3436.76 exp 11/1/23

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 1737.50 as of 9/9/22 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2298.74 exp - 1/20/2023

minor - - 2196.28 exp - 1/20/2023

MAJOR - - 2002.46 exp - 11/22

minor - - 1915.13 exp - 11/22

MAJOR - - 1943.72 exp - 10/28

MAJOR - - 1902.59 exp - 10/20

MAJOR - - 1945.28 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1873.14 exp - 10/28

minor - - 1874.26 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1843.74 exp - 10/20

minor - - 1766.19

MAJOR - - 1742.91

minor - - 1737.479

MAJOR - - 1721.009

minor - - 1687.17

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1651.00

MAJOR - - 1632.40

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 34 completed trades for a total of 97.93 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A FLAT AS OF WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 395.18 for an 11.93 point profit...
NOTICE: The $VIX signal has an extreme outside range from between +6.00 to -6.00, when the value moves above zero the signal gives a BUY, below zero the signal gives a FLAT...
THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -2.43 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -1.89, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BEARISH THAN YESTERDAY...
You can review the entire trade by trade performance on page 2 of the attachment under the tag name "Trade Index (TIX)."

3. OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO

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

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

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

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

YEAR NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES POINTS GAINED

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

TOTAL 114 closed trades 2124.50

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

2015 8 trades 372.60
2016 6 trades 364.90
2017 9 trades 381.60
2018 9 trades -15.00
2019 9 trades 104.60
2020 10 trade 67.30
2021 11 trades -63.90
2022 8 trade -163.20

TOTAL 71 closed trades 951.30

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...

+134.99 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!!

This is already a gain of +3.097% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

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

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

DIVERSIFY AND REDUCE YOUR RISK...

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: Precious Metals (DUST, JDST), Energy (SCO)...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: none...

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

MARKET POSITION BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP POINTS FROM ENTRY YTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICES BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP CURRENT PRICE
Dec SP flat 4176.00 4091.25 114 trades *2124.50
*not included
DIA flat 325.78 319.16 2.13 295.86
UDOW flat 56.80 53.29 -4.26 42.44
SPY flat 411.83 403.49 12.30 367.95
SPXL flat 82.62 77.56 2.67 58.89
UPRO flat 43.86 41.13 -2.94 31.2
QQQ flat 311.18 304.86 11.88 275.51
TQQQ flat 31.13 29.16 -4.98 21.31
TNA flat 44.18 41.43 -4.62 29.72
SOXL flat 15.15 14.14 -9.71 10.03
IWM flat 188.70 184.83 0.68 167.31
MDY flat 463.71 454.34 -0.16 407.84
IYT flat 239.03 234.15 7.64 201.84
SOXX flat 379.39 371.70 -19.50 333.76
USD flat 20.55 19.63 -1.11 15.61
TOTAL -9.98
PRECIOUS METALS BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP
December flat 1758.90 1722.70
GLD flat 161.72 158.39 -3.96 153.01
UGL flat 51.46 48.27 -3.78 45.90
SLV flat 18.54 18.07 -0.78 17.36
GLL long 34.17 34.45 3.47 38.25
ZSL flat 41.86 40.09 6.84 34.99
GDX flat 25.81 25.19 2.60 22.44
GDXJ flat 32.30 31.55 1.73 27.01
NUGT flat 29.39 28.11 0.34 22.16
JNUG flat 32.37 30.98 8.61 22.63
DUST long 27.27 28.51 10.99 28.88
JDST long 16.05 16.82 1.77 17.25
QLD flat 50.06 47.96 -2.44 39.08
SDS long 45.09 47.07 -1.85 51.52
SOXS long 43.98 44.06 -2.33 63.00
TOTAL 21.21
INTEREST RATES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
TLT flat 113.44 111.07 -3.66 105.7
TMF flat 11.92 11.10 -1.62 9.5
TBT long 28.27 26.08 5.51 30.07
TMV long 113.35 100.00 14.77 123.34
VCLT flat 81.44 79.71 -3.10 76.05
TOTAL 11.90
UTILITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XLU flat 78.32 76.65 6.73 71.76
TOTAL 6.73
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
PPA flat 73.68 72.11 1.49 66.60
TOTAL 1.49
FINANCE AND BANKING BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FAS flat 84.00 78.86 0.69 58.6
JPM flat 121.65 119.12 -7.21 109.14
TOTAL -6.52
ENERGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XOM flat 101.66 99.53 -1.71 85.75
XLE flat 85.28 83.47 -1.68 70.48
UCO flat 39.73 37.25 43.27 26.85
SCO long 26.57 28.37 -11.02 29.91
TOTAL 28.86
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XRT flat 67.85 66.39 -3.96 58.38
TSLA long 313.90 307.52 156.95 275.33
XLY flat 167.29 163.84 8.24 146.42
V flat 207.29 203.04 -28.19 183.96
TOTAL 133.04
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF flat 49.00 47.92 0.97 43.91
TOTAL 0.97
HEALTHCARE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UNH flat 535.12 524.32 -6.55 513.61
CURE flat 109.58 102.91 -11.21 88.00
XLV flat 132.15 129.41 -4.96 122.73
LABU flat 10.31 9.59 -5.18 6.42
IDNA flat 31.14 30.42 -1.48 26.31
TOTAL -29.38
CURRENCIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UUP long 29.06 29.75 1.34 30.32
UDN flat 17.93 17.47 -0.88 17.07
YCS flat 65.36 62.65 6.13 63.76
GBTC flat 14.37 13.98 -2.28 11.20
TOTAL 4.31
FOREIGN MARKETS BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
YINN flat 69.61 65.33 -17.65 44.79
INDA flat 44.58 43.59 1.07 41.60
EEM flat 39.74 38.85 -4.62 35.98
EWG flat 23.23 22.67 -2.03 20.06
TOTAL -23.23
TECHNOLOGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
AAPL flat 164.36 160.97 33.71 150.43
SQ flat 76.82 75.18 -9.47 56.27
NVDA flat 163.48 160.11 -4.11 125.16
LIT flat 77.60 75.95 -6.78 69.13
XBI flat 88.93 87.05 -11.46 76.65
TOTAL 1.89
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
DBA flat 20.95 20.43 -1.98 20.26
DBC flat 27.14 26.50 2.49 24.01
WOOD flat 77.82 76.16 -9.22 65.78
GCC flat 23.63 23.06 2.41 21.48
TOTAL -6.30
YTD 134.99
%YTD 3.097%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…

For Friday, September 23rd

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

* * * Sigmund Freud

1. VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW

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

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

SP DECEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is short the December SP at 3898.00 as of 9/21/22 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4571.405 exp 7/1/23

MAJOR - - 4457.147 exp 1/22/23

MAJOR - - 4404.877 exp 3/14/23

minor - - 4380.05

minor - - 4362.76

minor - - 4260.80

minor - - 4126.429

minor - - 4119.984

MAJOR - - 4105.36 exp 11/19/22

minor - - 4078.991

MAJOR - - 4074.437 exp 11/6/23

minor - - 4046.11

MAJOR - - 4039.008 exp 1/15/23

MAJOR - - 3972.66 exp 1/15/23

minor - - 3897.946

minor - - 3877.52

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 3769.00

MAJOR - - 3758.95 exp 3/15/23

MAJOR - - 3719.45 exp 4/12/23

minor - -3695.82

MAJOR - - 3436.76 exp 11/1/23

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 1737.50 as of 9/9/22 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2298.74 exp - 1/20/2023

minor - - 2196.28 exp - 1/20/2023

MAJOR - - 2002.46 exp - 11/22

minor - - 1915.13 exp - 11/22

MAJOR - - 1943.72 exp - 10/28

MAJOR - - 1902.59 exp - 10/20

MAJOR - - 1945.28 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1873.14 exp - 10/28

minor - - 1874.26 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1843.74 exp - 10/20

minor - - 1766.19

MAJOR - - 1742.91

minor - - 1737.479

MAJOR - - 1721.009

minor - - 1687.17

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1680.50

MAJOR - - 1632.40

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 34 completed trades for a total of 97.93 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A FLAT AS OF WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 395.18 for an 11.93 point profit...
NOTICE: The $VIX signal has an extreme outside range from between +6.00 to -6.00, when the value moves above zero the signal gives a BUY, below zero the signal gives a FLAT...
THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -1.89 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -1.76, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BEARISH THAN YESTERDAY...
You can review the entire trade by trade performance on page 2 of the attachment under the tag name "Trade Index (TIX)."

3. OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO

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

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

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

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

YEAR NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES POINTS GAINED

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

TOTAL 114 closed trades 2124.50

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

2015 8 trades 372.60
2016 6 trades 364.90
2017 9 trades 381.60
2018 9 trades -15.00
2019 9 trades 104.60
2020 10 trade 67.30
2021 11 trades -63.90
2022 8 trade -163.20

TOTAL 71 closed trades 951.30

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...

+134.99 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!!

This is already a gain of +3.097% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

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

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

DIVERSIFY AND REDUCE YOUR RISK...

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: none...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: Currencies (YCS)...

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

 

For Thursday, September 22nd

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

* * * Sigmund Freud

1. VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW

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

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

SP DECEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is short the December SP at 3898.00 as of 9/21/22 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4571.405 exp 7/1/23

MAJOR - - 4457.147 exp 1/22/23

MAJOR - - 4404.877 exp 3/14/23

minor - - 4380.05

minor - - 4362.76

minor - - 4260.80

minor - - 4126.429

minor - - 4119.984

MAJOR - - 4105.36 exp 11/19/22

minor - - 4078.991

MAJOR - - 4074.437 exp 11/6/23

minor - - 4046.11

MAJOR - - 4039.008 exp 1/15/23

MAJOR - - 3972.66 exp 1/15/23

minor - - 3897.946

minor - - 3877.52

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 3812.00

MAJOR - - 3758.95 exp 3/15/23

MAJOR - - 3719.45 exp 4/12/23

minor - -3695.82

MAJOR - - 3436.76 exp 11/1/23

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 1737.50 as of 9/9/22 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2298.74 exp - 1/20/2023

minor - - 2196.28 exp - 1/20/2023

MAJOR - - 2002.46 exp - 11/22

minor - - 1915.13 exp - 11/22

MAJOR - - 1943.72 exp - 10/28

MAJOR - - 1902.59 exp - 10/20

MAJOR - - 1945.28 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1873.14 exp - 10/28

minor - - 1874.26 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1843.74 exp - 10/20

minor - - 1766.19

MAJOR - - 1742.91

minor - - 1737.479

MAJOR - - 1721.009

minor - - 1687.17

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1680.50

MAJOR - - 1632.40

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 34 completed trades for a total of 97.93 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A FLAT AS OF WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 395.18 for an 11.93 point profit...
NOTICE: The $VIX signal has an extreme outside range from between +6.00 to -6.00, when the value moves above zero the signal gives a BUY, below zero the signal gives a FLAT...
THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -1.76 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -1.46, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BEARISH THAN YESTERDAY...
You can review the entire trade by trade performance on page 2 of the attachment under the tag name "Trade Index (TIX)."

3. OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO

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

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

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

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

YEAR NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES POINTS GAINED

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

TOTAL 114 closed trades 2124.50

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

2015 8 trades 372.60
2016 6 trades 364.90
2017 9 trades 381.60
2018 9 trades -15.00
2019 9 trades 104.60
2020 10 trade 67.30
2021 11 trades -63.90
2022 8 trade -163.20

TOTAL 71 closed trades 951.30

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...

+131.03 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!!

This is already a gain of +3.006% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

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

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

DIVERSIFY AND REDUCE YOUR RISK...

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: Currencies (UUP)...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: Consumer Discretionary (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
Dec SP flat 4235.25 4149.50 114 trades *2124.50
*not included
DIA flat 325.78 319.16 2.13 301.81
UDOW flat 56.80 53.29 -4.26 45.07
SPY flat 411.83 403.49 12.30 377.4
SPXL flat 82.62 77.56 2.67 63.67
UPRO flat 43.86 41.13 -2.94 33.76
QQQ flat 311.18 304.86 11.88 283.56
TQQQ flat 31.13 29.16 -4.98 23.24
TNA flat 44.18 41.43 -4.62 34.43
SOXL flat 15.15 14.14 -9.71 11.40
IWM flat 188.70 184.83 0.68 175.34
MDY flat 463.71 454.34 -0.16 425.7
IYT flat 239.03 234.15 7.64 212.60
SOXX flat 379.39 371.70 -19.50 347.75
USD flat 20.55 19.63 -1.11 17.07
TOTAL -9.98
PRECIOUS METALS BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP
December flat 1779.80 1743.20
GLD flat 161.72 158.39 -3.96 155.79
UGL flat 51.46 48.27 -3.78 47.63
SLV flat 18.54 18.07 -0.78 18.06
GLL long 34.17 34.45 3.47 36.89
ZSL flat 41.86 40.09 6.84 32.23
GDX flat 25.81 25.19 2.60 23.83
GDXJ flat 32.30 31.55 1.73 29.23
NUGT flat 29.39 28.11 0.34 25.01
JNUG flat 32.37 30.98 8.61 26.39
DUST flat 28.51 27.27 10.99 26.00
JDST flat 16.82 16.05 1.77 14.96
QLD flat 50.06 47.96 -2.44 41.4
SDS long 45.09 47.07 -1.85 48.99
SOXS long 43.98 44.06 -2.33 55.67
TOTAL 21.21
INTEREST RATES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
TLT flat 113.44 111.07 -3.66 108.03
TMF flat 11.92 11.10 -1.62 10.15
TBT long 28.27 26.08 5.51 28.84
TMV long 113.35 100.00 14.77 116.07
VCLT flat 81.44 79.71 -3.10 77.64
TOTAL 11.90
UTILITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XLU flat 78.32 76.65 6.73 72.86
TOTAL 6.73
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
PPA flat 73.68 72.11 1.49 69.20
TOTAL 1.49
FINANCE AND BANKING BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FAS flat 84.00 78.86 0.69 64.68
JPM flat 121.65 119.12 -7.21 112.49
TOTAL -6.52
ENERGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XOM flat 101.66 99.53 -1.71 90.89
XLE flat 85.28 83.47 -1.68 75.97
UCO flat 39.73 37.25 43.27 29.56
SCO flat 28.37 26.57 -11.02 27.53
TOTAL 28.86
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XRT flat 67.85 66.39 -3.96 60.62
TSLA long 313.90 307.52 156.95 300.8
XLY flat 167.29 163.84 8.24 153.4
V flat 207.29 203.04 -28.19 187.02
TOTAL 133.04
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF flat 49.00 47.92 0.97 45.55
TOTAL 0.97
HEALTHCARE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UNH flat 535.12 524.32 -6.55 512.03
CURE flat 109.58 102.91 -11.21 88.26
XLV flat 132.15 129.41 -4.96 122.69
LABU flat 10.31 9.59 -5.18 7.09
IDNA flat 31.14 30.42 -1.48 27.44
TOTAL -29.38
CURRENCIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UUP long 29.06 29.75 1.34 29.81
UDN flat 17.93 17.47 -0.88 17.31
YCS long 62.63 58.67 2.17 64.32
GBTC flat 14.37 13.98 -2.28 11.68
TOTAL 0.35
FOREIGN MARKETS BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
YINN flat 69.61 65.33 -17.65 47.40
INDA flat 44.58 43.59 1.07 42.96
EEM flat 39.74 38.85 -4.62 37.08
EWG flat 23.23 22.67 -2.03 20.95
TOTAL -23.23
TECHNOLOGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
AAPL flat 164.36 160.97 33.71 153.72
SQ flat 76.82 75.18 -9.47 59.52
NVDA flat 163.48 160.11 -4.11 132.61
LIT flat 77.60 75.95 -6.78 72.91
XBI flat 88.93 87.05 -11.46 79.13
TOTAL 1.89
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
DBA flat 20.95 20.43 -1.98 20.68
DBC flat 27.14 26.50 2.49 24.78
WOOD flat 77.82 76.16 -9.22 68.52
GCC flat 23.63 23.06 2.41 22.13
TOTAL -6.30
YTD 131.03
%YTD 3.006%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…

 

 

For Wednesday, September 21st

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

* * * Sigmund Freud

1. VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW

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

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

SP DECEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is long the December SP at 3877.50 as of 9/19/22 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4571.405 exp 7/1/23

MAJOR - - 4457.147 exp 1/22/23

MAJOR - - 4404.877 exp 3/14/23

minor - - 4380.05

minor - - 4362.76

minor - - 4260.80

minor - - 4126.429

minor - - 4119.984

MAJOR - - 4105.36 exp 11/19/22

minor - - 4078.991

MAJOR - - 4074.437 exp 11/6/23

minor - - 4046.11

MAJOR - - 4039.008 exp 1/15/23

MAJOR - - 3972.66 exp 1/15/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 3882.00

minor - - 3897.946

minor - - 3877.52

MAJOR - - 3758.95 exp 3/15/23

MAJOR - - 3719.45 exp 4/12/23

minor - -3695.82

MAJOR - - 3436.76 exp 11/1/23

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 1737.50 as of 9/9/22 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2298.74 exp - 1/20/2023

minor - - 2196.28 exp - 1/20/2023

MAJOR - - 2002.46 exp - 11/22

minor - - 1915.13 exp - 11/22

MAJOR - - 1943.72 exp - 10/28

MAJOR - - 1902.59 exp - 10/20

MAJOR - - 1945.28 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1873.14 exp - 10/28

minor - - 1874.26 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1843.74 exp - 10/20

minor - - 1766.19

MAJOR - - 1742.91

minor - - 1737.479

MAJOR - - 1721.009

minor - - 1687.17

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1672.80

MAJOR - - 1632.40

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 34 completed trades for a total of 97.93 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A FLAT AS OF WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 395.18 for an 11.93 point profit...
NOTICE: The $VIX signal has an extreme outside range from between +6.00 to -6.00, when the value moves above zero the signal gives a BUY, below zero the signal gives a FLAT...
THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -1.46 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -0.99, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BEARISH THAN YESTERDAY...
You can review the entire trade by trade performance on page 2 of the attachment under the tag name "Trade Index (TIX)."

3. OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO

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

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

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

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

YEAR NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES POINTS GAINED

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

TOTAL 114 closed trades 2124.50

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

2015 8 trades 372.60
2016 6 trades 364.90
2017 9 trades 381.60
2018 9 trades -15.00
2019 9 trades 104.60
2020 10 trade 67.30
2021 11 trades -63.90
2022 8 trade -163.20

TOTAL 71 closed trades 951.30

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...

+137.33 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!!

This is already a gain of +3.151% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

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

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

DIVERSIFY AND REDUCE YOUR RISK...

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: none...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: none...

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

MARKET POSITION BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP POINTS FROM ENTRY YTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICES BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP CURRENT PRICE
Dec SP flat 4235.25 4149.50 114 trades *2124.50
*not included
DIA flat 333.77 326.99 2.13 307.57
UDOW flat 61.59 57.79 -4.26 47.78
SPY flat 420.06 411.56 12.30 384.88
SPXL flat 88.54 83.13 2.67 67.61
UPRO flat 47.02 44.10 -2.94 35.86
QQQ flat 321.61 315.08 11.88 289.26
TQQQ flat 34.84 32.65 -4.98 24.72
TNA flat 48.75 45.73 -4.62 36.30
SOXL flat 19.48 18.21 -9.71 11.84
IWM flat 195.55 191.54 0.68 178.4
MDY flat 471.10 461.58 -0.16 432.92
IYT flat 244.04 239.06 7.64 215.23
SOXX flat 409.57 401.28 -19.50 352.39
USD flat 25.10 24.00 -1.11 17.51
TOTAL -9.98
PRECIOUS METALS BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP
December flat 1779.80 1743.20
GLD flat 164.09 160.71 -3.96 155.08
UGL flat 53.11 49.82 -3.78 47.19
SLV flat 18.54 18.07 -0.78 17.77
GLL long 34.17 34.45 3.47 37.24
ZSL flat 41.86 40.09 6.84 33.55
GDX flat 26.32 25.69 2.60 23.82
GDXJ flat 32.85 32.09 1.73 29.2
NUGT flat 30.86 29.53 0.34 25
JNUG flat 34.01 32.55 8.61 26.38
DUST flat 28.51 27.27 10.99 25.95
JDST flat 16.82 16.05 1.77 15.03
QLD flat 53.46 51.22 -2.44 43.15
SDS long 45.09 47.07 -1.85 47.13
SOXS long 43.98 44.06 -2.33 53.68
TOTAL 21.21
INTEREST RATES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
TLT flat 114.09 111.71 -3.66 106.12
TMF flat 12.14 11.31 -1.62 9.65
TBT long 27.44 26.08 5.51 29.88
TMV long 108.80 100.00 14.77 122.47
VCLT flat 82.88 81.12 -3.10 77
TOTAL 11.90
UTILITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XLU flat 78.32 76.65 6.73 74.02
TOTAL 6.73
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
PPA flat 75.75 74.12 1.49 69.74
TOTAL 1.49
FINANCE AND BANKING BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FAS flat 84.00 78.86 0.69 69.61
JPM flat 121.65 119.12 -7.21 116.2
TOTAL -6.52
ENERGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XOM flat 101.66 99.53 -1.71 92.73
XLE flat 85.28 83.47 -1.68 77.41
UCO flat 39.73 37.25 43.27 30.02
SCO flat 28.37 26.57 -11.02 27.11
TOTAL 28.86
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XRT flat 68.56 67.09 -3.96 61.46
TSLA long 303.46 309.76 163.25 309
XLY flat 167.27 163.82 8.24 157.48
V flat 215.33 210.92 -28.19 192.43
TOTAL 139.34
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF flat 49.62 48.53 0.97 46.54
TOTAL 0.97
HEALTHCARE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UNH flat 543.29 532.32 -6.55 524.09
CURE flat 109.58 102.91 -11.21 92.79
XLV flat 132.15 129.41 -4.96 125.13
LABU flat 11.38 10.60 -5.18 7.90
IDNA flat 31.89 31.15 -1.48 28.3
TOTAL -29.38
CURRENCIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UUP flat 29.75 29.06 1.34 29.53
UDN flat 17.99 17.53 -0.88 17.46
YCS long 60.70 58.67 2.17 64.04
GBTC flat 14.37 13.98 -2.28 11.74
TOTAL 0.35
FOREIGN MARKETS BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
YINN flat 77.70 72.94 -17.65 51.86
INDA flat 44.58 43.59 1.07 43.42
EEM flat 41.06 40.14 -4.62 37.77
EWG flat 23.23 22.67 -2.03 21.33
TOTAL -23.23
TECHNOLOGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
AAPL flat 171.15 167.63 33.71 157.31
SQ flat 76.82 75.18 -9.47 61.75
NVDA flat 179.57 175.88 -4.11 132.22
LIT flat 79.64 77.95 -6.78 73.96
XBI flat 91.15 89.23 -11.46 82.01
TOTAL 1.89
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
DBA flat 20.94 20.42 -1.98 20.80
DBC flat 27.14 26.50 2.49 24.95
WOOD flat 80.54 78.83 -9.22 69.69
GCC flat 23.63 23.06 2.41 22.26
TOTAL -6.30
YTD 137.33
%YTD 3.151%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…

For Tuesday, September 20th

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

* * * Sigmund Freud

1. VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW

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

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

SP DECEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is long the December SP at 3877.50 as of 9/19/22 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4571.405 exp 7/1/23

MAJOR - - 4457.147 exp 1/22/23

MAJOR - - 4404.877 exp 3/14/23

minor - - 4380.05

minor - - 4362.76

minor - - 4260.80

minor - - 4126.429

minor - - 4119.984

MAJOR - - 4105.36 exp 11/19/22

minor - - 4078.991

MAJOR - - 4074.437 exp 11/6/23

minor - - 4046.11

MAJOR - - 4039.008 exp 1/15/23

MAJOR - - 3972.66 exp 1/15/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 3915.50

minor - - 3897.946

minor - - 3877.52

MAJOR - - 3758.95 exp 3/15/23

MAJOR - - 3719.45 exp 4/12/23

minor - -3695.82

MAJOR - - 3436.76 exp 11/1/23

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 1737.50 as of 9/9/22 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2298.74 exp - 1/20/2023

minor - - 2196.28 exp - 1/20/2023

MAJOR - - 2002.46 exp - 11/22

minor - - 1915.13 exp - 11/22

MAJOR - - 1943.72 exp - 10/28

MAJOR - - 1902.59 exp - 10/20

MAJOR - - 1945.28 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1873.14 exp - 10/28

minor - - 1874.26 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1843.74 exp - 10/20

minor - - 1766.19

MAJOR - - 1742.91

minor - - 1737.479

MAJOR - - 1721.009

minor - - 1687.17

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1683.70

MAJOR - - 1632.40

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 34 completed trades for a total of 97.93 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A FLAT AS OF WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 395.18 for an 11.93 point profit...
NOTICE: The $VIX signal has an extreme outside range from between +6.00 to -6.00, when the value moves above zero the signal gives a BUY, below zero the signal gives a FLAT...
THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -0.99 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -1.23, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...
You can review the entire trade by trade performance on page 2 of the attachment under the tag name "Trade Index (TIX)."

3. OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO

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

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

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

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

YEAR NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES POINTS GAINED

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

TOTAL 114 closed trades 2124.50

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

2015 8 trades 372.60
2016 6 trades 364.90
2017 9 trades 381.60
2018 9 trades -15.00
2019 9 trades 104.60
2020 10 trade 67.30
2021 11 trades -63.90
2022 8 trade -163.20

TOTAL 71 closed trades 951.30

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...

+137.33 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!!

This is already a gain of +3.151% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

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

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

DIVERSIFY AND REDUCE YOUR RISK...

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: Consumer Discretionary (TSLA)...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: none...

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

 

For Monday, September 19th

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

* * * Sigmund Freud

1. VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW

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

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

SP DECEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is short the December SP at 4126.50 as of 9/13/22 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4571.405 exp 7/1/23

MAJOR - - 4457.147 exp 1/22/23

MAJOR - - 4404.877 exp 3/14/23

minor - - 4380.05

minor - - 4362.76

minor - - 4260.80

minor - - 4126.429

minor - - 4119.984

MAJOR - - 4105.36 exp 11/19/22

minor - - 4078.991

MAJOR - - 4074.437 exp 11/6/23

minor - - 4046.11

MAJOR - - 4039.008 exp 1/15/23

MAJOR - - 3972.66 exp 1/15/23

minor - - 3897.946

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 3893.75

minor - - 3877.52 NEW

MAJOR - - 3758.95 exp 3/15/23 NEW

MAJOR - - 3719.45 exp 4/12/23

minor - -3695.82

MAJOR - - 3436.76 exp 11/1/23

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 1737.50 as of 9/9/22 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2298.74 exp - 1/20/2023

minor - - 2196.28 exp - 1/20/2023

MAJOR - - 2002.46 exp - 11/22

minor - - 1915.13 exp - 11/22

MAJOR - - 1943.72 exp - 10/28

MAJOR - - 1902.59 exp - 10/20

MAJOR - - 1945.28 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1873.14 exp - 10/28

minor - - 1874.26 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1843.74 exp - 10/20

minor - - 1766.19

MAJOR - - 1742.91

minor - - 1737.479

MAJOR - - 1721.009

minor - - 1687.17

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1684.40

MAJOR - - 1632.40

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

2. $VIX SIGNAL

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

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

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

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

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A FLAT AS OF WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 395.18 for an 11.93 point profit...
NOTICE: The $VIX signal has an extreme outside range from between +6.00 to -6.00, when the value moves above zero the signal gives a BUY, below zero the signal gives a FLAT...
THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -1.23 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -1.09, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BEARISH THAN YESTERDAY...
You can review the entire trade by trade performance on page 2 of the attachment under the tag name "Trade Index (TIX)."

3. OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO

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

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

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

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

YEAR NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES POINTS GAINED

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

TOTAL 114 closed trades 2124.50

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

2015 8 trades 372.60
2016 6 trades 364.90
2017 9 trades 381.60
2018 9 trades -15.00
2019 9 trades 104.60
2020 10 trade 67.30
2021 11 trades -63.90
2022 8 trade -163.20

TOTAL 71 closed trades 951.30

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...

+137.33 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!!

This is already a gain of +3.151% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

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

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

DIVERSIFY AND REDUCE YOUR RISK...

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

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

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: Foreign Markets (INDA)...

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

 

For Friday, September 16th

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

* * * Sigmund Freud

1. VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW

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

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

SP DECEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is short the December SP at 4126.50 as of 9/13/22 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4571.405 exp 7/1/23

MAJOR - - 4457.147 exp 1/22/23

MAJOR - - 4404.877 exp 3/14/23

minor - - 4380.05

minor - - 4362.76

minor - - 4260.80

minor - - 4126.429

minor - - 4119.984

MAJOR - - 4105.36 exp 11/19/22

minor - - 4078.991

MAJOR - - 4074.437 exp 11/6/23

minor - - 4046.11

MAJOR - - 4039.008 exp 1/15/23

MAJOR - - 3972.66 exp 1/15/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 3917.50

minor - - 3897.946

MAJOR - - 3719.45 exp 4/12/23

minor - -3695.82

MAJOR - - 3436.76 exp 11/1/23

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 1737.50 as of 9/9/22 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2298.74 exp - 1/20/2023

minor - - 2196.28 exp - 1/20/2023

MAJOR - - 2002.46 exp - 11/22

minor - - 1915.13 exp - 11/22

MAJOR - - 1943.72 exp - 10/28

MAJOR - - 1902.59 exp - 10/20

MAJOR - - 1945.28 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1873.14 exp - 10/28

minor - - 1874.26 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1843.74 exp - 10/20

minor - - 1766.19

MAJOR - - 1742.91

minor - - 1737.479

MAJOR - - 1721.009

minor - - 1687.17

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1672.70

MAJOR - - 1632.40

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

2. $VIX SIGNAL

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

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

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

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

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A FLAT AS OF WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 395.18 for an 11.93 point profit...
NOTICE: The $VIX signal has an extreme outside range from between +6.00 to -6.00, when the value moves above zero the signal gives a BUY, below zero the signal gives a FLAT...
THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -1.09 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -0.95, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BEARISH THAN YESTERDAY...
You can review the entire trade by trade performance on page 2 of the attachment under the tag name "Trade Index (TIX)."

3. OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO

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

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

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

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

YEAR NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES POINTS GAINED

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

TOTAL 114 closed trades 2124.50

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

2015 8 trades 372.60
2016 6 trades 364.90
2017 9 trades 381.60
2018 9 trades -15.00
2019 9 trades 104.60
2020 10 trade 67.30
2021 11 trades -63.90
2022 8 trade -163.20

TOTAL 71 closed trades 951.30

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...

+138.32 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!!

This is already a gain of +3.173% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

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

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

DIVERSIFY AND REDUCE YOUR RISK...

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: none...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: none...

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

MARKET POSITION BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP POINTS FROM ENTRY YTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICES BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP CURRENT PRICE
Dec SP flat 4296.50 4209.50 114 trades *2124.50
*not included
DIA flat 333.77 326.99 2.13 310.36
UDOW flat 61.59 57.79 -4.26 48.77
SPY flat 420.06 411.56 12.30 390.15
SPXL flat 88.54 83.13 2.67 69.68
UPRO flat 47.02 44.10 -2.94 36.95
QQQ flat 321.61 315.08 11.88 291.10
TQQQ flat 34.84 32.65 -4.98 25.09
TNA flat 48.75 45.73 -4.62 38.37
SOXL flat 19.48 18.21 -9.71 11.91
IWM flat 195.55 191.54 0.68 181.63
MDY flat 471.10 461.58 -0.16 441.31
IYT flat 244.04 239.06 7.64 225.32
SOXX flat 409.57 401.28 -19.50 352.06
USD flat 25.10 24.00 -1.11 17.4
TOTAL -9.98
PRECIOUS METALS BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP
December flat 1787.30 1750.50
GLD flat 164.09 160.71 -3.96 154.97
UGL flat 53.11 49.82 -3.78 47.12
SLV flat 18.54 18.07 -0.78 17.63
GLL long 34.17 34.45 3.47 37.29
ZSL flat 41.86 40.09 6.84 34.00
GDX flat 26.32 25.69 2.60 23.74
GDXJ flat 32.85 32.09 1.73 29.32
NUGT flat 30.86 29.53 0.34 24.92
JNUG flat 34.01 32.55 8.61 26.78
DUST flat 28.51 27.27 10.99 26.20
JDST flat 16.82 16.05 1.77 14.92
QLD flat 53.46 51.22 -2.44 43.52
SDS flat 47.07 45.09 -1.85 46.24
SOXS long 43.98 44.06 -2.33 53.69
TOTAL 21.21
INTEREST RATES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
TLT flat 114.09 111.71 -3.66 107.97
TMF flat 12.14 11.31 -1.62 10.22
TBT long 27.44 26.08 5.51 28.88
TMV long 108.80 100.00 14.77 116.52
VCLT flat 82.88 81.12 -3.10 78.19
TOTAL 11.90
UTILITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XLU flat 78.32 76.65 6.73 74.75
TOTAL 6.73
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
PPA flat 75.75 74.12 1.49 70.40
TOTAL 1.49
FINANCE AND BANKING BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FAS flat 84.00 78.86 0.69 72.2
JPM flat 121.65 119.12 -7.21 117.87
TOTAL -6.52
ENERGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XOM flat 101.66 99.53 -1.71 94.84
XLE flat 85.28 83.47 -1.68 80.15
UCO flat 39.73 37.25 43.27 30.8
SCO flat 28.37 26.57 -11.02 26.47
TOTAL 28.86
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XRT flat 68.56 67.09 -3.96 63.41
TSLA flat 309.76 303.46 163.25 303.75
XLY flat 167.27 163.82 8.24 159.22
V flat 215.33 210.92 -28.19 195.37
TOTAL 139.34
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF flat 49.62 48.53 0.97 47.27
TOTAL 0.97
HEALTHCARE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UNH flat 543.29 532.32 -6.55 522.91
CURE flat 109.58 102.91 -11.21 98.79
XLV flat 132.15 129.41 -4.96 127.81
LABU flat 11.38 10.60 -5.18 9.23
IDNA flat 31.89 31.15 -1.48 30.08
TOTAL -29.38
CURRENCIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UUP flat 29.75 29.06 1.34 29.4
UDN flat 17.99 17.53 -0.88 17.53
YCS long 60.70 58.67 2.17 63.84
GBTC flat 14.37 13.98 -2.28 12.15
TOTAL 0.35
FOREIGN MARKETS BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
YINN flat 77.70 72.94 -17.65 54.70
INDA long 43.34 44.33 2.06 43.59
EEM flat 41.06 40.14 -4.62 38.14
EWG flat 23.23 22.67 -2.03 21.87
TOTAL -22.24
TECHNOLOGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
AAPL flat 171.15 167.63 33.71 152.37
SQ flat 76.82 75.18 -9.47 69.18
NVDA flat 179.57 175.88 -4.11 129.29
LIT flat 79.64 77.95 -6.78 73.74
XBI flat 91.15 89.23 -11.46 86.2
TOTAL 1.89
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
DBA flat 20.94 20.42 -1.98 20.53
DBC flat 27.14 26.50 2.49 24.97
WOOD flat 80.54 78.83 -9.22 72.67
GCC flat 23.63 23.06 2.41 22.32
TOTAL -6.30
YTD 138.32
%YTD 3.173%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…

For Thursday, September 15th

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

* * * Sigmund Freud

1. VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW

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

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

SP DECEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is short the December SP at 4126.50 as of 9/13/22 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4571.405 exp 7/1/23

MAJOR - - 4457.147 exp 1/22/23

MAJOR - - 4404.877 exp 3/14/23

minor - - 4380.05

minor - - 4362.76

minor - - 4260.80

minor - - 4126.429

minor - - 4119.984

MAJOR - - 4105.36 exp 11/19/22

minor - - 4078.991

MAJOR - - 4074.437 exp 11/6/23

minor - - 4046.11

MAJOR - - 4039.008 exp 1/15/23

MAJOR - - 3972.66 exp 1/15/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 3966.25

minor - - 3897.946

MAJOR - - 3719.45 exp 4/12/23

minor - -3695.82

MAJOR - - 3436.76 exp 11/1/23

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 1737.50 as of 9/9/22 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2298.74 exp - 1/20/2023

minor - - 2196.28 exp - 1/20/2023

MAJOR - - 2002.46 exp - 11/22

minor - - 1915.13 exp - 11/22

MAJOR - - 1943.72 exp - 10/28

MAJOR - - 1902.59 exp - 10/20

MAJOR - - 1945.28 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1873.14 exp - 10/28

minor - - 1874.26 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1843.74 exp - 10/20

minor - - 1766.19

MAJOR - - 1742.91

minor - - 1737.479

MAJOR - - 1721.009

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1705.00

minor - - 1687.17

MAJOR - - 1632.40

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

2. $VIX SIGNAL

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

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

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

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

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A FLAT AS OF WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 395.18 for an 11.93 point profit...
NOTICE: The $VIX signal has an extreme outside range from between +6.00 to -6.00, when the value moves above zero the signal gives a BUY, below zero the signal gives a FLAT...
THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -0.95 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -0.57, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BEARISH THAN YESTERDAY...
You can review the entire trade by trade performance on page 2 of the attachment under the tag name "Trade Index (TIX)."

3. OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO

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

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

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

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

YEAR NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES POINTS GAINED

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

TOTAL 114 closed trades 2124.50

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

2015 8 trades 372.60
2016 6 trades 364.90
2017 9 trades 381.60
2018 9 trades -15.00
2019 9 trades 104.60
2020 10 trade 67.30
2021 11 trades -63.90
2022 8 trade -163.20

TOTAL 71 closed trades 951.30

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...

+138.32 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!!

This is already a gain of +3.173% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

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

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

DIVERSIFY AND REDUCE YOUR RISK...

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: Consumer Discretionary (TSLA)...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: Consumer Discretionary (TSLA) in and out...

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

 

For Wednesday, September 14th

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

* * * Sigmund Freud

1. VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW

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

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

SP DECEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is short the December SP at 4126.50 as of 9/13/22 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4571.405 exp 7/1/23

MAJOR - - 4457.147 exp 1/22/23

MAJOR - - 4404.877 exp 3/14/23

minor - - 4380.05

minor - - 4362.76

minor - - 4260.80

minor - - 4126.429

minor - - 4119.984

MAJOR - - 4105.36 exp 11/19/22

minor - - 4078.991

MAJOR - - 4074.437 exp 11/6/23

minor - - 4046.11

MAJOR - - 4039.008 exp 1/15/23

MAJOR - - 3972.66 exp 1/15/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 3951.25

minor - - 3897.946

MAJOR - - 3719.45 exp 4/12/23

minor - -3695.82

MAJOR - - 3436.76 exp 11/1/23

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 1737.50 as of 9/9/22 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2298.74 exp - 1/20/2023

minor - - 2196.28 exp - 1/20/2023

MAJOR - - 2002.46 exp - 11/22

minor - - 1915.13 exp - 11/22

MAJOR - - 1943.72 exp - 10/28

MAJOR - - 1902.59 exp - 10/20

MAJOR - - 1945.28 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1873.14 exp - 10/28

minor - - 1874.26 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1843.74 exp - 10/20

minor - - 1766.19

MAJOR - - 1742.91

minor - - 1737.479

MAJOR - - 1721.009

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1713.20

minor - - 1687.17

MAJOR - - 1632.40

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

2. $VIX SIGNAL

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

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

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

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

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A FLAT AS OF WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 395.18 for an 11.93 point profit...
NOTICE: The $VIX signal has an extreme outside range from between +6.00 to -6.00, when the value moves above zero the signal gives a BUY, below zero the signal gives a FLAT...
THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -0.57 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -0.16, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BEARISH THAN YESTERDAY...
You can review the entire trade by trade performance on page 2 of the attachment under the tag name "Trade Index (TIX)."

3. OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO

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

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

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

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

YEAR NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES POINTS GAINED

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

TOTAL 114 closed trades 2124.50

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

2015 8 trades 372.60
2016 6 trades 364.90
2017 9 trades 381.60
2018 9 trades -15.00
2019 9 trades 104.60
2020 10 trade 67.30
2021 11 trades -63.90
2022 8 trade -163.20

TOTAL 71 closed trades 951.30

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...

+144.53 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!!

This is already a gain of +3.316% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

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

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

DIVERSIFY AND REDUCE YOUR RISK...

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: none...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: Energy (XLE), Utilities (XLU)...

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
Dec SP flat 4346.75 4258.75 114 trades *2124.50
*not included
DIA flat 343.19 336.23 2.13 311.69
UDOW flat 66.81 62.70 -4.26 49.46
SPY flat 431.83 423.09 12.30 393.1
SPXL flat 96.66 90.76 2.67 71.42
UPRO flat 51.35 48.17 -2.94 37.86
QQQ flat 334.52 327.73 11.88 293.70
TQQQ flat 39.48 37.01 -4.98 25.84
TNA flat 54.15 50.80 -4.62 38.80
SOXL flat 22.37 20.93 -9.71 12.09
IWM flat 202.09 197.95 0.68 182.25
MDY flat 483.20 473.44 -0.16 443.99
IYT flat 250.97 245.85 7.64 229.02
SOXX flat 424.60 416.01 -19.50 353.98
USD flat 27.68 26.47 -1.11 17.65
TOTAL -9.98
PRECIOUS METALS BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP
December flat 1797.60 1760.60
GLD flat 168.08 164.62 -3.96 158.55
UGL flat 55.89 53.55 -3.78 49.46
SLV flat 19.32 18.83 -0.78 17.83
GLL long 33.79 34.45 3.47 35.61
ZSL flat 41.86 40.09 6.84 33.42
GDX flat 26.88 26.24 2.60 24.41
GDXJ flat 34.74 33.95 1.73 30.25
NUGT flat 30.86 29.53 0.34 26.4
JNUG flat 35.33 33.83 8.61 28.60
DUST flat 28.51 27.27 10.99 24.84
JDST flat 16.82 16.05 1.77 14.07
QLD flat 58.32 55.89 -2.44 44.35
SDS flat 47.07 45.09 -1.85 45.54
SOXS long 42.16 44.06 -2.33 53.14
TOTAL 21.21
INTEREST RATES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
TLT flat 116.85 114.41 -3.66 107.67
TMF flat 13.09 12.20 -1.62 10.13
TBT long 26.17 26.08 5.51 28.99
TMV long 101.30 100.00 14.77 117.32
VCLT flat 84.14 82.36 -3.10 78.13
TOTAL 11.90
UTILITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XLU flat 78.32 76.65 6.73 76.04
TOTAL 6.73
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
PPA flat 76.77 75.13 1.49 70.33
TOTAL 1.49
FINANCE AND BANKING BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FAS flat 92.34 86.70 0.69 72.11
JPM flat 124.34 121.75 -7.21 116.39
TOTAL -6.52
ENERGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XOM flat 101.66 99.53 -1.71 95.33
XLE flat 85.28 83.47 -1.68 80.01
UCO flat 39.73 37.25 43.27 32.98
SCO flat 28.37 26.57 -11.02 24.85
TOTAL 28.86
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XRT flat 75.89 74.27 -3.96 63.27
TSLA flat 314.77 308.37 169.46 292.13
XLY flat 174.86 171.26 8.24 158.01
V flat 217.71 213.26 -28.19 199.67
TOTAL 145.55
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF flat 49.97 48.87 0.97 47.68
TOTAL 0.97
HEALTHCARE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UNH flat 553.23 542.07 -6.55 513.96
CURE flat 117.36 110.22 -11.21 97.05
XLV flat 134.57 131.78 -4.96 127.03
LABU flat 13.14 12.25 -5.18 8.60
IDNA flat 34.72 33.93 -1.48 29.28
TOTAL -29.38
CURRENCIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UUP flat 29.75 29.06 1.34 29.44
UDN flat 18.23 17.77 -0.88 17.50
YCS long 59.30 58.67 2.17 64.64
GBTC flat 15.21 14.81 -2.28 12.63
TOTAL 0.35
FOREIGN MARKETS BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
YINN flat 77.70 72.94 -17.65 55.08
INDA long 43.34 44.33 2.06 43.44
EEM flat 41.06 40.14 -4.62 38.36
EWG flat 24.22 23.64 -2.03 22.09
TOTAL -22.24
TECHNOLOGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
AAPL flat 176.25 172.63 33.71 153.84
SQ flat 89.30 87.41 -9.47 69.58
NVDA flat 191.74 187.81 -4.11 131.31
LIT flat 82.28 80.53 -6.78 75.62
XBI flat 95.24 93.24 -11.46 84.14
TOTAL 1.89
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
DBA flat 23.11 22.55 -1.98 20.68
DBC flat 27.14 26.50 2.49 25.61
WOOD flat 81.90 80.16 -9.22 74.42
GCC flat 23.60 23.03 2.41 22.65
TOTAL -6.30
YTD 144.53
%YTD 3.316%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…

For Tuesday, September 13th

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

* * * Sigmund Freud

1. VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW

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

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

SP DECEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is long the December SP at 3972.50 as of 9/8/22 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4571.405 exp 7/1/23

MAJOR - - 4457.147 exp 1/22/23

MAJOR - - 4404.877 exp 3/14/23

minor - - 4380.05

minor - - 4362.76

minor - - 4260.80

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4132.50

minor - - 4126.429

minor - - 4119.984

MAJOR - - 4105.36 exp 11/19/22

minor - - 4078.991

MAJOR - - 4074.437 exp 11/6/23

minor - - 4046.11

MAJOR - - 4039.008 exp 1/15/23

MAJOR - - 3972.66 exp 1/15/23

minor - - 3897.946

MAJOR - - 3719.45 exp 4/12/23

minor - -3695.82

MAJOR - - 3436.76 exp 11/1/23

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 1737.50 as of 9/9/22 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2298.74 exp - 1/20/2023

minor - - 2196.28 exp - 1/20/2023

MAJOR - - 2002.46 exp - 11/22

minor - - 1915.13 exp - 11/22

MAJOR - - 1943.72 exp - 10/28

MAJOR - - 1902.59 exp - 10/20

MAJOR - - 1945.28 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1873.14 exp - 10/28

minor - - 1874.26 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1843.74 exp - 10/20

minor - - 1766.19

MAJOR - - 1742.91

minor - - 1737.479

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1736.50

MAJOR - - 1721.009

minor - - 1687.17

MAJOR - - 1632.40

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

2. $VIX SIGNAL

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

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

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

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

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A FLAT AS OF WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 395.18 for an 11.93 point profit...
NOTICE: The $VIX signal has an extreme outside range from between +6.00 to -6.00, when the value moves above zero the signal gives a BUY, below zero the signal gives a FLAT...
THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -0.16 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -0.28, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...
You can review the entire trade by trade performance on page 2 of the attachment under the tag name "Trade Index (TIX)."

3. OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO

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

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

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

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

YEAR NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES POINTS GAINED

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

TOTAL 114 closed trades 2124.50

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

2015 8 trades 372.60
2016 6 trades 364.90
2017 9 trades 381.60
2018 9 trades -15.00
2019 9 trades 104.60
2020 10 trade 67.30
2021 11 trades -63.90
2022 8 trade -163.20

TOTAL 71 closed trades 951.30

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...

+147.94 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!!

This is already a gain of +3.394% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

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

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

DIVERSIFY AND REDUCE YOUR RISK...

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: Energy (XLE), Foreign Markets (INDA), Utilities (XLU)...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: Energy (SCO), Currencies (UUP)...

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

 

For Monday, September 12th

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

* * * Sigmund Freud

1. VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW

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

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

SP DECEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is long the December SP at 3972.50 as of 9/8/22 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4571.405 exp 7/1/23

MAJOR - - 4457.147 exp 1/22/23

MAJOR - - 4404.877 exp 3/14/23

minor - - 4380.05

minor - - 4362.76

minor - - 4260.8

minor - - 4126.429

minor - - 4119.984

MAJOR - - 4105.36 exp 11/19/22

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4082.50

minor - - 4078.991

MAJOR - - 4074.437 exp 11/6/23

minor - - 4046.11

MAJOR - - 4039.008 exp 1/15/23

MAJOR - - 3972.66 exp 1/15/23

minor - - 3897.946

MAJOR - - 3719.45 exp 4/12/23

minor - -3695.82

MAJOR - - 3436.76 exp 11/1/23

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 1737.50 as of 9/9/22 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2298.74 exp - 1/20/2023

minor - - 2196.28 exp - 1/20/2023

MAJOR - - 2002.46 exp - 11/22

minor - - 1915.13 exp - 11/22

MAJOR - - 1943.72 exp - 10/28

MAJOR - - 1902.59 exp - 10/20

MAJOR - - 1945.28 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1873.14 exp - 10/28

minor - - 1874.26 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1843.74 exp - 10/20

minor - - 1766.19

MAJOR - - 1742.91

minor - - 1737.479

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1727.10

MAJOR - - 1721.009

minor - - 1687.17

MAJOR - - 1632.40

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

2. $VIX SIGNAL

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

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

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

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

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A FLAT AS OF WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 395.18 for an 11.93 point profit...
NOTICE: The $VIX signal has an extreme outside range from between +6.00 to -6.00, when the value moves above zero the signal gives a BUY, below zero the signal gives a FLAT...
THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -0.28 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -0.51, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...
You can review the entire trade by trade performance on page 2 of the attachment under the tag name "Trade Index (TIX)."

3. OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO

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

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

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

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

YEAR NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES POINTS GAINED

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

TOTAL 114 closed trades 2124.50

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

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

TOTAL 70 closed trades 950.50

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

+150.47 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!!

This is already a gain of +3.452% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

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

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

DIVERSIFY AND REDUCE YOUR RISK...

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: none...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: Precious Metals (JDST, DUST), Stock Market Indices (SDS)...

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

MARKET POSITION BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP POINTS FROM ENTRY YTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICES BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP CURRENT PRICE
Dec SP flat 4346.75 4258.75 114 trades *2124.50
*not included
DIA flat 343.19 336.23 2.13 322.28
UDOW flat 66.81 62.70 -4.26 54.97
SPY flat 431.83 423.09 12.30 406.6
SPXL flat 96.66 90.76 2.67 79.49
UPRO flat 51.35 48.17 -2.94 42.16
QQQ flat 334.52 327.73 11.88 307.09
TQQQ flat 39.48 37.01 -4.98 29.84
TNA flat 54.15 50.80 -4.62 42.39
SOXL flat 22.37 20.93 -9.71 14.65
IWM flat 202.09 197.95 0.68 187.4
MDY flat 483.20 473.44 -0.16 456.67
IYT flat 250.97 245.85 7.64 235.43
SOXX flat 424.60 416.01 -19.50 375.59
USD flat 27.68 26.47 -1.11 20.06
TOTAL -9.98
PRECIOUS METALS BUY STOP EXIT STOP ENTERED AT SHORT STOP EXIT STOP
December short 1825.60 1788.00 1739.20 1738.40
GLD flat 168.08 164.62 -3.96 159.82
UGL flat 55.89 53.55 -3.78 50.31
SLV flat 19.32 18.83 -0.78 17.32
GLL long 33.79 34.45 3.47 35.01
ZSL flat 41.86 40.09 6.84 36.00
GDX flat 26.88 26.24 2.60 25.1
GDXJ flat 34.74 33.95 1.73 31.14
NUGT flat 30.86 29.53 0.34 27.9
JNUG flat 35.33 33.83 8.61 30.09
DUST flat 28.51 27.27 10.99 23.60
JDST flat 16.82 16.05 1.77 13.43
QLD flat 58.32 55.89 -2.44 48.69
SDS flat 47.07 45.09 -1.85 42.82
SOXS long 42.16 44.06 -2.33 45.27
TOTAL 21.21
INTEREST RATES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
TLT flat 116.85 114.41 -3.66 108.31
TMF flat 13.09 12.20 -1.62 10.33
TBT long 26.17 26.08 5.51 28.64
TMV long 101.30 100.00 14.77 115.21
VCLT flat 84.14 82.36 -3.10 79.06
TOTAL 11.90
UTILITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XLU flat 78.15 76.49 8.39 77.38
TOTAL 8.39
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
PPA flat 76.77 75.13 1.49 72.76
TOTAL 1.49
FINANCE AND BANKING BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
FAS flat 92.34 86.70 0.69 79.18
JPM flat 124.34 121.75 -7.21 119.17
TOTAL -6.52
ENERGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XOM flat 101.66 99.53 -1.71 96.50
XLE flat 82.28 80.53 0.07 80.6
UCO flat 39.73 37.25 43.27 32.14
SCO long 24.97 26.67 -9.32 25.56
TOTAL 32.31
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
XRT flat 75.89 74.27 -3.96 66.01
TSLA flat 314.77 308.37 169.46 299.68
XLY flat 174.86 171.26 8.24 164.48
V flat 217.71 213.26 -28.19 205.2
TOTAL 145.55
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF flat 49.97 48.87 0.97 48.3
TOTAL 0.97
HEALTHCARE BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UNH flat 553.23 542.07 -6.55 524.34
CURE flat 117.36 110.22 -11.21 105.74
XLV flat 134.57 131.78 -4.96 130.50
LABU flat 13.14 12.25 -5.18 9.93
IDNA flat 34.72 33.93 -1.48 30.86
TOTAL -29.38
CURRENCIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
UUP long 29.05 28.8 1.09 29.19
UDN flat 18.23 17.77 -0.88 17.67
YCS long 59.30 58.67 2.17 63.1
GBTC flat 15.21 14.81 -2.28 13.45
TOTAL 0.10
FOREIGN MARKETS BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
YINN flat 77.70 72.94 -17.65 60.82
INDA flat 44.33 43.34 2.06 43.77
EEM flat 41.06 40.14 -4.62 39
EWG flat 24.22 23.64 -2.03 22.42
TOTAL -22.24
TECHNOLOGY BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
AAPL flat 176.25 172.63 33.71 157.37
SQ flat 89.30 87.41 -9.47 74.29
NVDA flat 191.74 187.81 -4.11 143.87
LIT flat 82.28 80.53 -6.78 77.04
XBI flat 95.24 93.24 -11.46 88.01
TOTAL 1.89
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES BUY STOP EXIT STOP BOUGHT AT
DBA flat 23.11 22.55 -1.98 20.67
DBC flat 27.14 26.50 2.49 25.39
WOOD flat 81.90 80.16 -9.22 75.64
GCC flat 23.60 23.03 2.41 22.43
TOTAL -6.30
YTD 149.39
%YTD 3.427%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…

For Friday, September 9th

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

* * * Sigmund Freud

1. VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW

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

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

SP DECEMBER mini VP PRICES

The main model is long the December SP at 3972.50 as of 9/8/22 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4571.405 exp 7/1/23

MAJOR - - 4457.147 exp 1/22/23

MAJOR - - 4404.877 exp 3/14/23

minor - - 4380.05

minor - - 4362.76

minor - - 4260.8

minor - - 4126.429

minor - - 4119.984

minor - - 4078.991

MAJOR - - 4074.437 exp 11/6/23

MAJOR - - 4039.008 exp 1/15/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4027.50

MAJOR - - 3972.66 exp 1/15/23

minor - - 3897.946

MAJOR - - 3719.45 exp 4/12/23

minor - -3695.82

MAJOR - - 3436.76 exp 11/1/23

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 1721.10 as of 9/8/22 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2298.74 exp - 1/20/2023

minor - - 2196.28 exp - 1/20/2023

MAJOR - - 2002.46 exp - 11/22

minor - - 1915.13 exp - 11/22

MAJOR - - 1943.72 exp - 10/28

MAJOR - - 1902.59 exp - 10/20

MAJOR - - 1945.28 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1873.14 exp - 10/28

minor - - 1874.26 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1843.74 exp - 10/20

minor - - 1766.19

MAJOR - - 1742.91

minor - - 1737.479

MAJOR - - 1721.009

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1718.70

minor - - 1687.17

MAJOR - - 1632.40

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

2. $VIX SIGNAL

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

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

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

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

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A FLAT AS OF WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 395.18 for an 11.93 point profit...
NOTICE: The $VIX signal has an extreme outside range from between +6.00 to -6.00, when the value moves above zero the signal gives a BUY, below zero the signal gives a FLAT...
THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -0.51 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -0.74, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...
You can review the entire trade by trade performance on page 2 of the attachment under the tag name "Trade Index (TIX)."

3. OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO

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

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

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

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

YEAR NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES POINTS GAINED

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

TOTAL 113 closed trades 1924.50

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

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

TOTAL 70 closed trades 950.50

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

+151.20 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!!

This is already a gain of +3.469% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

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

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

DIVERSIFY AND REDUCE YOUR RISK...

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: none...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: Commodities (DBA)...

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