THE UNIVERSAL LAW OF CLOSE ENCOUNTERS:  The probability of meeting someone you know increases dramatically when you are with someone you don't want to be seen with.

* * *  Albert Einstein, 1913

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

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

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

The main model is short the December SP at 4397.75 as of 10/18/23 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 - - 4829.56 exp 6/1/24  
MAJOR - - 4812.07  5/1/24  MAJOR - - 4718.18  exp 5/2/24minor - - 4706.49  exp 6/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4396.91  exp 5/3/24  
minor - - 4693.98  exp 5/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4653.60  5/5/24  
minor - - 4626.85  exp 5/2/24  

minor - -4626.61  exp 5/3/24  

MAJOR - - 4597.52  4/1/24  MAJOR - - 4586.35 exp 5/5/24

minor - - 4580.44  exp 5/4/24 MAJOR - - 4567.94 exp 10/23/23
minor - - 4547.15  exp 10/23/23

minor - - 4544.71  exp 4/1/24  MAJOR - - 4540.57 exp 1/14/24

minor - - 4489.445  exp 10/25/23

minor - -  4478.60 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4476.65 exp 1/1/24

MAJOR - - 4458.93  exp 10/25/23

minor - - 4454.08  exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 4452.74  exp 10/28/23

minor - - 4447.28  exp 1/14/24

MAJOR - - 4440.49 exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4437.91  exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4385.54  exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4381.77  exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4397.708 exp 3/3/24  

minor - - 4387.08  exp 3/1/24  minor - - 4383.002  exp 5/5/24minor - - 4382.06  exp 7/7/24
MAJOR - - 4376.58  exp 5/5/24

 MAJOR - - 4328.33  exp  3/1/24  

MAJOR - - 4318.07  exp 3/3/24 minor - - 4304.09 exp 5/5/24MAJOR - - 4297.503 exp 5/5/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4204.50
minor - - 4016.478  exp 6/6/23
MAJOR - - 3770.134  exp 6/6/24minor - - 3743.13  exp 6/6/24MAJOR - - 3387.83  exp 6/6/24

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

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

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long December gold at 1864.10 as of 10/9/23 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 - - 2227.04 exp 10/12/24

MAJOR - - 2089.72 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2145.00  exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2046.82 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 2052.09  exp 10/15/24

minor - -  2031.88  exp  10/23/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1992.80

MAJOR - -  1960.39  exp 10/15/24

minor - - 1951.33  exp  10/23/24

minor - - 1932.68 exp 11/3/24minor - - 1908.29 exp 11/1/24

MAJOR - - 1894.45 exp 11/3/24
MAJOR - - 1880.47 exp 11/1/24
minor - - 1864.145  exp 5/5/24

minor - - 1787.48 exp 6/6/24

MAJOR - - 1758.30  exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 1674.08  exp 6/6/24

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

2.  $VIX SIGNAL

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

CHECK OUT THE TWO NEW $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX ON PAGE 2 OF THE ATTACHMENT!!!THE FIRST CHART IS THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX, THE CHART BELOW THAT ONE SHOWS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE $SPX AND THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX...
THESE NEW INDICATORS ARE IDEAL FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN LONGER TERM TREND POSITIONS WITHOUT CONCERN FOR THE DAY TO DAY ZIGZAGS OF THE MARKET!!!
NOTE:  THE $VIX SIGNAL IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AND SEPARATE MEASURING INDICATOR THAN THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX GRAPHS...
ANY QUESTIONS ON HOW TO USE THEM, JUST ASK ME...

The $VIX signal offers two kinds of signals, a long term buy and hold position signal and a flat position signal...  there are no short position signals, the backtesting data and each position taken since 2016 is found on page 4 of the attachment under Trend Index (TIX)...  this model is an excellent guide for overall market direction...  this is the ideal trading model for anyone who doesn't want to spend time placing and changing buy and sell stops, but would rather buy when the trend appears higher and then go flat when the market appears to begin trending lower...  you're long or flat, as simple as that...  remember, this is a long term broad indicator and can ride through very wide price swings...  each position could be held for as long as several months before the next signal appears...

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

Since January 1, 2016 there have been 35 completed trades for a total of 110.26 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  FLAT AS OF TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2023, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 425.88...

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 -3.38 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -3.37, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BEARISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

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

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

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

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

YEAR    NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES    POINTS GAINED

2015                     4 trades                                125.30

2016                    13 trades                               322.60

2017                    25 trades                               224.75

2018                    26 trades                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      6 trades                                -13.752023                      9 trades                                  13.25

TOTAL               125 closed trades                1867.75THE PERFORMANCE HISTORY FOR THE OPTIMIZED GOLD SIGNALS FIRST INTRODUCED ON AUGUST 20, 2015

2015                   8 trades                                 372.60

2016                   6 trades                                 364.90

2017                   9 trades                                 381.60

2018                   9 trades                                  -15.00 

2019                   9 trades                                 104.60

2020                   10 trades                                  67.30

2021                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trades                                -163.20

2023                    8 trades                                 281.50

TOTAL             79 closed trades                     1232.80To follow the optimized portfolio, there is no thinking required!!!  If you're having difficulty following the fast moving VP signals, then you should consider following the optimized portfolio...

+618.93 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!!  This is already a gain of  +14.199% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!  

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 126.52 POINTS PROFIT IN CURRENTLY OPEN POSITIONS!!!  

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

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

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

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

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	short	4509.00	4417.75	4354.50		4300.25	125 trades	*1867.75
								*not included
DIA	flat	341.62	334.69					-14.58		330.48
UDOW	flat	56.64	53.14					-3.76		50.92
SPY	flat	438.24	429.38					7.54		418.2
SPXL	flat	83.67	78.55					0.85		72.04
UPRO	flat	44.09	41.34					-0.72		37.92
QQQ	flat	373.84	366.26					69.90		350.87
TQQQ	flat	40.15	37.64					11.91		32.78
TNA	flat	28.93	27.09					4.53		22.77
SOXL	flat	21.67	20.27					3.38		14.90
IWM	flat	177.33	173.68					7.63		164.52
MDY	flat	461.97	452.63					25.23		432.52
IYT	flat	236.74	231.91					19.18		217.64
SOXX	flat	497.16	487.12					36.68		442.39
USD	flat	43.76	41.91					8.31		33.79
							TOTAL	176.08
PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
December	long	…	1934.90	1969.90	1879.60	1899.30
GLD	long	…	180.72	179.20				18.95		184.09
UGL	long	…	58.12	57.33				9.71		60.23
SLV	flat	21.82	21.28					2.48		20.97
GLL	flat	31.74	30.37					3.48		28.06
ZSL	flat	22.43	21.43					-1.97		20.04
GDX	flat	30.26	29.55					4.57		28.01
GDXJ	flat	35.73	34.92					7.67		33.34
NUGT	flat	33.33	31.90					13.15		28.6
JNUG	flat	30.94	29.60					7.87		26.85
DUST	flat	13.99	13.33					2.12		13.44
JDST	flat	8.38	7.94					0.43		7.58
QLD	flat	64.36	61.89					15.82		56.42
SDS	long	…	37.68	38.51				-5.10		39.02
SOXS	long	…	11.50	11.99				-4.31		13.56
							TOTAL	74.87
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	flat	88.57	86.70					-4.38		83.58
TMF	flat	4.89	4.50					-1.00		3.98
TBT	long	…	41.82	36.20				-0.77		43.59
TMV	long	…	48.31	38.93				-6.70		51.44
VCLT	flat	71.64	70.11					-5.82		68.35
							TOTAL	-18.67
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	60.49	59.18					-8.18		59.69
							TOTAL	-8.18
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	flat	84.05	82.27					-4.70		81.39
							TOTAL	-4.70
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	flat	62.39	58.55					-11.58		53.45
JPM	flat	153.21	150.05					-4.38		139.06
							TOTAL	-15.96
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	flat	92.66	90.71					-6.32		85.19
XOP	flat	154.29	151.10					5.69		145.22
UCO	flat	36.47	34.18					3.29		31.99
ERX	flat	69.70	66.81					1.52		58.76
							TOTAL	4.18
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	flat	61.84	60.50					-1.17		58.68
TSLA	flat	269.04	263.56					93.39		200.84
XLY	flat	164.18	160.80					26.12		152.1
V	flat	241.58	236.65					-5.83		235.1
							TOTAL	112.51
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	flat	43.29	42.32					-0.07		42.13
							TOTAL	-0.07
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	546.88	535.84					25.08		535.56
CURE	flat	94.57	88.80					-6.44		78.93
XLV	flat	132.02	129.28					-2.12		124.55
GUSH	flat	42.23	39.60					-2.85		37.24
IDNA	flat	20.37	19.86					-4.05		18.14
							TOTAL	9.62
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
ULE	flat	11.17	10.40					0.12		10.89
UDN	flat	18.62	18.15					1.11		18.34
YCS	long	…	75.29	75.93				19.50		78.17
GBTC	long	…	22.86	20.96				6.99		26.67
							TOTAL	27.72
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	31.27	29.29					4.71		25.19
INDA	flat	44.92	43.92					2.61		43.26
EEM	flat	38.67	37.80					0.42		36.7
EWG	flat	26.61	25.98					1.31		25.18
							TOTAL	9.05
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	flat	182.44	178.69					34.75		170.77
AMZN	flat	134.58	131.79					-8.35		133.09
NVDA	flat	476.19	466.57					154.12		407.8
NRGU	flat	534.81	524.01					80.33		423.04
ROKU	flat	75.55	73.94					3.05		59.57
							TOTAL	263.90
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	flat	79.67	77.98					-4.23		76.03
DBC	flat	25.50	24.89					-1.29		24.51
WOOD	flat	74.84	73.24					-9.72		70.74
MARA	flat	10.82	10.50					3.82		8.81
							TOTAL	-11.42
							YTD	618.93
							%YTD	14.199%

THE UNIVERSAL LAW OF CLOSE ENCOUNTERS:  The probability of meeting someone you know increases dramatically when you are with someone you don't want to be seen with.

* * *  Albert Einstein, 1913

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

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

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

The main model is short the December SP at 4397.75 as of 10/18/23 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 - - 4829.56 exp 6/1/24  
MAJOR - - 4812.07  5/1/24  MAJOR - - 4718.18  exp 5/2/24minor - - 4706.49  exp 6/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4396.91  exp 5/3/24  
minor - - 4693.98  exp 5/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4653.60  5/5/24  
minor - - 4626.85  exp 5/2/24  

minor - -4626.61  exp 5/3/24  

MAJOR - - 4597.52  4/1/24  MAJOR - - 4586.35 exp 5/5/24  

NEW

minor - - 4580.44  exp 5/4/24 MAJOR - - 4567.94 exp 10/23/23
minor - - 4547.15  exp 10/23/23

minor - - 4544.71  exp 4/1/24  MAJOR - - 4540.57 exp 1/14/24

minor - - 4489.445  exp 10/25/23

minor - -  4478.60 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4476.65 exp 1/1/24

MAJOR - - 4458.93  exp 10/25/23

minor - - 4454.08  exp 5/5/24  NEW

MAJOR - - 4452.74  exp 10/28/23

minor - - 4447.28  exp 1/14/24

MAJOR - - 4440.49 exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4437.91  exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4385.54  exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4381.77  exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4397.708 exp 3/3/24  

minor - - 4387.08  exp 3/1/24  minor - - 4383.002  exp 5/5/24minor - - 4382.06  exp 7/7/24
MAJOR - - 4376.58  exp 5/5/24  NEW

 MAJOR - - 4328.33  exp  3/1/24  

MAJOR - - 4318.07  exp 3/3/24 minor - - 4304.09 exp 5/5/24  

NEWMAJOR - - 4297.503 exp 5/5/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4183.00
minor - - 4016.478  exp 6/6/23
MAJOR - - 3770.134  exp 6/6/24minor - - 3743.13  exp 6/6/24MAJOR - - 3387.83  exp 6/6/24

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

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

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long December gold at 1864.10 as of 10/9/23 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 - - 2227.04 exp 10/12/24

MAJOR - - 2089.72 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2145.00  exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2046.82 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 2052.09  exp 10/15/24

minor - -  2031.88  exp  10/23/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 2005.40

MAJOR - -  1960.39  exp 10/15/24

minor - - 1951.33  exp  10/23/24

minor - - 1932.68 exp 11/3/24minor - - 1908.29 exp 11/1/24

MAJOR - - 1894.45 exp 11/3/24
MAJOR - - 1880.47 exp 11/1/24
minor - - 1864.145  exp 5/5/24

minor - - 1787.48 exp 6/6/24

MAJOR - - 1758.30  exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 1674.08  exp 6/6/24

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

2.  $VIX SIGNAL

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

CHECK OUT THE TWO NEW $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX ON PAGE 2 OF THE ATTACHMENT!!!THE FIRST CHART IS THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX, THE CHART BELOW THAT ONE SHOWS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE $SPX AND THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX...
THESE NEW INDICATORS ARE IDEAL FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN LONGER TERM TREND POSITIONS WITHOUT CONCERN FOR THE DAY TO DAY ZIGZAGS OF THE MARKET!!!
NOTE:  THE $VIX SIGNAL IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AND SEPARATE MEASURING INDICATOR THAN THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX GRAPHS...
ANY QUESTIONS ON HOW TO USE THEM, JUST ASK ME...

The $VIX signal offers two kinds of signals, a long term buy and hold position signal and a flat position signal...  there are no short position signals, the backtesting data and each position taken since 2016 is found on page 4 of the attachment under Trend Index (TIX)...  this model is an excellent guide for overall market direction...  this is the ideal trading model for anyone who doesn't want to spend time placing and changing buy and sell stops, but would rather buy when the trend appears higher and then go flat when the market appears to begin trending lower...  you're long or flat, as simple as that...  remember, this is a long term broad indicator and can ride through very wide price swings...  each position could be held for as long as several months before the next signal appears...

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

Since January 1, 2016 there have been 35 completed trades for a total of 110.26 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  FLAT AS OF TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2023, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 425.88...

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 -3.37 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -3.16, 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                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      6 trades                                -13.752023                      9 trades                                  13.25

TOTAL               125 closed trades                1867.75THE PERFORMANCE HISTORY FOR THE OPTIMIZED GOLD SIGNALS FIRST INTRODUCED ON AUGUST 20, 2015

2015                   8 trades                                 372.60

2016                   6 trades                                 364.90

2017                   9 trades                                 381.60

2018                   9 trades                                  -15.00 

2019                   9 trades                                 104.60

2020                   10 trades                                  67.30

2021                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trades                                -163.20

2023                    8 trades                                 281.50

TOTAL             79 closed trades                     1232.80To follow the optimized portfolio, there is no thinking required!!!  If you're having difficulty following the fast moving VP signals, then you should consider following the optimized portfolio...

+618.93 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!!  This is already a gain of  +14.199% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!  

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 126.52 POINTS PROFIT IN CURRENTLY OPEN POSITIONS!!!  

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

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

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

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

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	short	4509.00	4417.75	4354.50		4300.25	125 trades	*1867.75
								*not included
DIA	flat	341.62	334.69					-14.58		329.23
UDOW	flat	56.64	53.14					-3.76		50.42
SPY	flat	438.24	429.38					7.54		415.59
SPXL	flat	83.67	78.55					0.85		70.78
UPRO	flat	44.09	41.34					-0.72		37.25
QQQ	flat	373.84	366.26					69.90		349.20
TQQQ	flat	40.15	37.64					11.91		32.31
TNA	flat	28.93	27.09					4.53		22.17
SOXL	flat	21.67	20.27					3.38		14.53
IWM	flat	177.33	173.68					7.63		163.11
MDY	flat	461.97	452.63					25.23		428.58
IYT	flat	236.74	231.91					19.18		216.84
SOXX	flat	497.16	487.12					36.68		438.38
USD	flat	43.76	41.91					8.31		33.63
							TOTAL	176.08
PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
December	long	…	1934.90	1969.90	1879.60	1899.30
GLD	long	…	180.72	179.20				18.95		185.1
UGL	long	…	58.12	57.33				9.71		60.93
SLV	flat	21.82	21.28					2.48		21.34
GLL	flat	31.74	30.37					3.48		27.75
ZSL	flat	22.43	21.43					-1.97		19.31
GDX	flat	30.26	29.55					4.57		28.77
GDXJ	flat	35.73	34.92					7.67		34.17
NUGT	flat	33.33	31.90					13.15		30.12
JNUG	flat	30.94	29.60					7.87		28.24
DUST	flat	13.99	13.33					2.12		12.78
JDST	flat	8.38	7.94					0.43		7.24
QLD	flat	64.36	61.89					15.82		55.85
SDS	long	…	37.68	38.51				-5.10		39.51
SOXS	long	…	11.50	11.99				-4.31		13.92
							TOTAL	74.87
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	flat	88.57	86.70					-4.38		83.99
TMF	flat	4.89	4.50					-1.00		4.04
TBT	long	…	41.82	36.20				-0.77		43.27
TMV	long	…	48.31	38.93				-6.70		50.64
VCLT	flat	71.64	70.11					-5.82		68.49
							TOTAL	-18.67
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	60.49	59.18					-8.18		59.18
							TOTAL	-8.18
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	flat	84.05	82.27					-4.70		80.07
							TOTAL	-4.70
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	flat	62.39	58.55					-11.58		51.73
JPM	flat	153.21	150.05					-4.38		137.42
							TOTAL	-15.96
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	flat	92.66	90.71					-6.32		84.91
XOP	flat	154.29	151.10					5.69		143.4
UCO	flat	36.47	34.18					3.29		32.48
ERX	flat	69.70	66.81					1.52		58.33
							TOTAL	4.18
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	flat	61.84	60.50					-1.17		58.25
TSLA	flat	269.04	263.56					93.39		197.36
XLY	flat	164.18	160.80					26.12		150.96
V	flat	241.58	236.65					-5.83		233.08
							TOTAL	112.51
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	flat	43.29	42.32					-0.07		41.92
							TOTAL	-0.07
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	546.88	535.84					25.08		529.99
CURE	flat	94.57	88.80					-6.44		77.66
XLV	flat	132.02	129.28					-2.12		123.83
GUSH	flat	42.23	39.60					-2.85		36.37
IDNA	flat	20.37	19.86					-4.05		17.72
							TOTAL	9.62
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
ULE	flat	11.17	10.40					0.12		10.95
UDN	flat	18.62	18.15					1.11		18.42
YCS	long	…	75.29	75.93				19.50		75.82
GBTC	long	…	22.86	20.96				6.99		26.30
							TOTAL	27.72
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	31.27	29.29					4.71		26.29
INDA	flat	44.92	43.92					2.61		43.36
EEM	flat	38.67	37.80					0.42		36.91
EWG	flat	26.61	25.98					1.31		25.1
							TOTAL	9.05
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	flat	182.44	178.69					34.75		170.29
AMZN	flat	134.58	131.79					-8.35		132.71
NVDA	flat	476.19	466.57					154.12		411.61
NRGU	flat	534.81	524.01					80.33		413.61
ROKU	flat	75.55	73.94					3.05		56.35
							TOTAL	263.90
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	flat	79.67	77.98					-4.23		75.72
DBC	flat	25.50	24.89					-1.29		24.6
WOOD	flat	74.84	73.24					-9.72		70.55
MARA	flat	10.82	10.50					3.82		8.85
							TOTAL	-11.42
							YTD	618.93
							%YTD	14.199%

THE UNIVERSAL LAW OF CLOSE ENCOUNTERS:  The probability of meeting someone you know increases dramatically when you are with someone you don't want to be seen with.

* * *  Albert Einstein, 1913

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

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

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

The main model is short the December SP at 4397.75 as of 10/18/23 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 - - 4829.56 exp 6/1/24  
MAJOR - - 4812.07  5/1/24  MAJOR - - 4718.18  exp 5/2/24minor - - 4706.49  exp 6/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4396.91  exp 5/3/24  
minor - - 4693.98  exp 5/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4653.60  5/5/24  
minor - - 4626.85  exp 5/2/24  

minor - -4626.61  exp 5/3/24  

MAJOR - - 4597.52  4/1/24  

minor - - 4580.44  exp 5/4/24 MAJOR - - 4567.94 exp 10/23/23
minor - - 4547.15  exp 10/23/23

minor - - 4544.71  exp 4/1/24  MAJOR - - 4540.57 exp 1/14/24

minor - - 4489.445  exp 10/25/23

minor - -  4478.60 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4476.65 exp 1/1/24

MAJOR - - 4458.93  exp 10/25/23

MAJOR - - 4452.74  exp 10/28/23

minor - - 4447.28  exp 1/14/24

MAJOR - - 4440.49 exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4437.91  exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4385.54  exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4381.77  exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4397.708 exp 3/3/24  

minor - - 4387.08  exp 3/1/24  minor - - 4383.002  exp 5/5/24minor - - 4382.06  exp 7/7/24

 MAJOR - - 4328.33  exp  3/1/24  

MAJOR - - 4318.07  exp 3/3/24 MAJOR - - 4297.503 exp 5/5/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4141.50
minor - - 4016.478  exp 6/6/23
MAJOR - - 3770.134  exp 6/6/24minor - - 3743.13  exp 6/6/24MAJOR - - 3387.83  exp 6/6/24

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

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

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long December gold at 1864.10 as of 10/9/23 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 - - 2227.04 exp 10/12/24

MAJOR - - 2089.72 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2145.00  exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2046.82 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 2052.09  exp 10/15/24

minor - -  2031.88  exp  10/23/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 2017.40

MAJOR - -  1960.39  exp 10/15/24

minor - - 1951.33  exp  10/23/24

minor - - 1932.68 exp 11/3/24minor - - 1908.29 exp 11/1/24

MAJOR - - 1894.45 exp 11/3/24
MAJOR - - 1880.47 exp 11/1/24
minor - - 1864.145  exp 5/5/24

minor - - 1787.48 exp 6/6/24

MAJOR - - 1758.30  exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 1674.08  exp 6/6/24

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

2.  $VIX SIGNAL

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

CHECK OUT THE TWO NEW $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX ON PAGE 2 OF THE ATTACHMENT!!!THE FIRST CHART IS THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX, THE CHART BELOW THAT ONE SHOWS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE $SPX AND THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX...
THESE NEW INDICATORS ARE IDEAL FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN LONGER TERM TREND POSITIONS WITHOUT CONCERN FOR THE DAY TO DAY ZIGZAGS OF THE MARKET!!!
NOTE:  THE $VIX SIGNAL IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AND SEPARATE MEASURING INDICATOR THAN THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX GRAPHS...
ANY QUESTIONS ON HOW TO USE THEM, JUST ASK ME...

The $VIX signal offers two kinds of signals, a long term buy and hold position signal and a flat position signal...  there are no short position signals, the backtesting data and each position taken since 2016 is found on page 4 of the attachment under Trend Index (TIX)...  this model is an excellent guide for overall market direction...  this is the ideal trading model for anyone who doesn't want to spend time placing and changing buy and sell stops, but would rather buy when the trend appears higher and then go flat when the market appears to begin trending lower...  you're long or flat, as simple as that...  remember, this is a long term broad indicator and can ride through very wide price swings...  each position could be held for as long as several months before the next signal appears...

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

Since January 1, 2016 there have been 35 completed trades for a total of 110.26 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  FLAT AS OF TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2023, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 425.88...

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 -3.16 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -3.05, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BEARISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

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

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

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

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

YEAR    NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES    POINTS GAINED

2015                     4 trades                                125.30

2016                    13 trades                               322.60

2017                    25 trades                               224.75

2018                    26 trades                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      6 trades                                -13.752023                      9 trades                                  13.25

TOTAL               125 closed trades                1867.75THE PERFORMANCE HISTORY FOR THE OPTIMIZED GOLD SIGNALS FIRST INTRODUCED ON AUGUST 20, 2015

2015                   8 trades                                 372.60

2016                   6 trades                                 364.90

2017                   9 trades                                 381.60

2018                   9 trades                                  -15.00 

2019                   9 trades                                 104.60

2020                   10 trades                                  67.30

2021                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trades                                -163.20

2023                    8 trades                                 281.50

TOTAL             79 closed trades                     1232.80To follow the optimized portfolio, there is no thinking required!!!  If you're having difficulty following the fast moving VP signals, then you should consider following the optimized portfolio...

+618.93 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!!  This is already a gain of  +14.199% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!  

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 126.52 POINTS PROFIT IN CURRENTLY OPEN POSITIONS!!!  

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

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

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

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

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:  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	short	4509.00	4417.75	4354.50		4300.25	125 trades	*1867.75
								*not included
DIA	flat	341.62	334.69					-14.58		324.19
UDOW	flat	56.64	53.14					-3.76		48.15
SPY	flat	438.24	429.38					7.54		410.68
SPXL	flat	83.67	78.55					0.85		68.33
UPRO	flat	44.09	41.34					-0.72		35.97
QQQ	flat	373.84	366.26					69.90		345.31
TQQQ	flat	40.15	37.64					11.91		31.30
TNA	flat	28.93	27.09					4.53		21.82
SOXL	flat	21.67	20.27					3.38		15.10
IWM	flat	177.33	173.68					7.63		162.21
MDY	flat	461.97	452.63					25.23		425.26
IYT	flat	236.74	231.91					19.18		210.78
SOXX	flat	497.16	487.12					36.68		444.33
USD	flat	43.76	41.91					8.31		33.45
							TOTAL	176.08
PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
December	long	…	1929.50	1969.90	1879.60	1899.30
GLD	long	…	177.43	179.20				18.95		186.15
UGL	long	…	56.15	57.33				9.71		61.64
SLV	flat	21.82	21.28					2.48		21.18
GLL	flat	33.60	31.48					3.48		27.41
ZSL	flat	24.76	23.17					-1.97		19.65
GDX	flat	30.26	29.55					4.57		29.2
GDXJ	flat	35.73	34.92					7.67		34.43
NUGT	flat	33.33	31.90					13.15		31.15
JNUG	flat	30.94	29.60					7.87		28.74
DUST	flat	16.27	15.19					2.12		12.39
JDST	flat	9.31	8.65					0.43		7.13
QLD	flat	64.36	61.89					15.82		54.67
SDS	long	…	37.64	38.51				-5.10		40.47
SOXS	long	…	11.17	11.99				-4.31		13.37
							TOTAL	74.87
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	flat	88.57	86.70					-4.38		84.37
TMF	flat	4.89	4.50					-1.00		4.08
TBT	long	…	40.85	36.20				-0.77		42.93
TMV	long	…	44.40	38.93				-6.70		50.1
VCLT	flat	71.64	70.11					-5.82		68.78
							TOTAL	-18.67
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	60.49	59.18					-8.18		58.73
							TOTAL	-8.18
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	flat	84.05	82.27					-4.70		79.63
							TOTAL	-4.70
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	flat	62.39	58.55					-11.58		49.23
JPM	flat	153.21	150.05					-4.38		135.69
							TOTAL	-15.96
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	flat	92.66	90.71					-6.32		84.63
XOP	flat	154.29	151.10					5.69		143.9
UCO	flat	36.47	34.18					3.29		34.15
ERX	flat	69.70	66.81					1.52		58.01
							TOTAL	4.18
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	flat	61.84	60.50					-1.17		57.91
TSLA	flat	269.04	263.56					93.39		207.3
XLY	flat	164.18	160.80					26.12		149.59
V	flat	241.58	236.65					-5.83		229.27
							TOTAL	112.51
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	flat	43.29	42.32					-0.07		41.37
							TOTAL	-0.07
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	546.88	535.84					25.08		524.66
CURE	flat	94.57	88.80					-6.44		76.40
XLV	flat	132.02	129.28					-2.12		123.14
GUSH	flat	42.23	39.60					-2.85		36.63
IDNA	flat	20.37	19.86					-4.05		17.35
							TOTAL	9.62
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
ULE	flat	11.17	10.40					0.12		10.91
UDN	flat	18.62	18.15					1.11		18.34
YCS	long	…	75.19	75.93				19.50		75.99
GBTC	long	…	21.24	20.96				6.99		25.26
							TOTAL	27.72
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	31.27	29.29					4.71		25.48
INDA	flat	44.92	43.92					2.61		42.95
EEM	flat	38.67	37.80					0.42		36.53
EWG	flat	26.61	25.98					1.31		24.77
							TOTAL	9.05
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	flat	182.44	178.69					34.75		168.22
AMZN	flat	134.58	131.79					-8.35		127.74
NVDA	flat	476.19	466.57					154.12		405
NRGU	flat	534.81	524.01					80.33		408.85
ROKU	flat	75.55	73.94					3.05		56.35
							TOTAL	263.90
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	flat	79.67	77.98					-4.23		74.95
DBC	flat	25.50	24.89					-1.29		25
WOOD	flat	74.84	73.24					-9.72		70.18
MARA	flat	10.82	10.50					3.82		8.86
							TOTAL	-11.42
							YTD	618.93
							%YTD	14.199%

THE UNIVERSAL LAW OF CLOSE ENCOUNTERS:  The probability of meeting someone you know increases dramatically when you are with someone you don't want to be seen with.

* * *  Albert Einstein, 1913

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

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

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

The main model is short the December SP at 4397.75 as of 10/18/23 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 - - 4829.56 exp 6/1/24  
MAJOR - - 4812.07  5/1/24  MAJOR - - 4718.18  exp 5/2/24minor - - 4706.49  exp 6/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4396.91  exp 5/3/24  
minor - - 4693.98  exp 5/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4653.60  5/5/24  
minor - - 4626.85  exp 5/2/24  

minor - -4626.61  exp 5/3/24  

MAJOR - - 4597.52  4/1/24  

minor - - 4580.44  exp 5/4/24 MAJOR - - 4567.94 exp 10/23/23
minor - - 4547.15  exp 10/23/23

minor - - 4544.71  exp 4/1/24  MAJOR - - 4540.57 exp 1/14/24

minor - - 4489.445  exp 10/25/23

minor - -  4478.60 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4476.65 exp 1/1/24

MAJOR - - 4458.93  exp 10/25/23

MAJOR - - 4452.74  exp 10/28/23

minor - - 4447.28  exp 1/14/24

MAJOR - - 4440.49 exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4437.91  exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4385.54  exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4381.77  exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4397.708 exp 3/3/24  

minor - - 4387.08  exp 3/1/24  minor - - 4383.002  exp 5/5/24minor - - 4382.06  exp 7/7/24

 MAJOR - - 4328.33  exp  3/1/24  

MAJOR - - 4318.07  exp 3/3/24 MAJOR - - 4297.503 exp 5/5/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4160.50
minor - - 4016.478  exp 6/6/23
MAJOR - - 3770.134  exp 6/6/24minor - - 3743.13  exp 6/6/24MAJOR - - 3387.83  exp 6/6/24

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

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

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long December gold at 1864.10 as of 10/9/23 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 - - 2227.04 exp 10/12/24

MAJOR - - 2089.72 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2145.00  exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2046.82 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 2052.09  exp 10/15/24

minor - -  2031.88  exp  10/23/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1993.50

MAJOR - -  1960.39  exp 10/15/24

minor - - 1951.33  exp  10/23/24

minor - - 1932.68 exp 11/3/24minor - - 1908.29 exp 11/1/24

MAJOR - - 1894.45 exp 11/3/24
MAJOR - - 1880.47 exp 11/1/24
minor - - 1864.145  exp 5/5/24

minor - - 1787.48 exp 6/6/24

MAJOR - - 1758.30  exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 1674.08  exp 6/6/24

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

2.  $VIX SIGNAL

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

CHECK OUT THE TWO NEW $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX ON PAGE 2 OF THE ATTACHMENT!!!THE FIRST CHART IS THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX, THE CHART BELOW THAT ONE SHOWS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE $SPX AND THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX...
THESE NEW INDICATORS ARE IDEAL FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN LONGER TERM TREND POSITIONS WITHOUT CONCERN FOR THE DAY TO DAY ZIGZAGS OF THE MARKET!!!
NOTE:  THE $VIX SIGNAL IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AND SEPARATE MEASURING INDICATOR THAN THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX GRAPHS...
ANY QUESTIONS ON HOW TO USE THEM, JUST ASK ME...

The $VIX signal offers two kinds of signals, a long term buy and hold position signal and a flat position signal...  there are no short position signals, the backtesting data and each position taken since 2016 is found on page 4 of the attachment under Trend Index (TIX)...  this model is an excellent guide for overall market direction...  this is the ideal trading model for anyone who doesn't want to spend time placing and changing buy and sell stops, but would rather buy when the trend appears higher and then go flat when the market appears to begin trending lower...  you're long or flat, as simple as that...  remember, this is a long term broad indicator and can ride through very wide price swings...  each position could be held for as long as several months before the next signal appears...

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

Since January 1, 2016 there have been 35 completed trades for a total of 110.26 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  FLAT AS OF TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2023, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 425.88...

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 -3.05 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -2.71, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BEARISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

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

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

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

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

YEAR    NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES    POINTS GAINED

2015                     4 trades                                125.30

2016                    13 trades                               322.60

2017                    25 trades                               224.75

2018                    26 trades                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      6 trades                                -13.752023                      9 trades                                  13.25

TOTAL               125 closed trades                1867.75THE PERFORMANCE HISTORY FOR THE OPTIMIZED GOLD SIGNALS FIRST INTRODUCED ON AUGUST 20, 2015

2015                   8 trades                                 372.60

2016                   6 trades                                 364.90

2017                   9 trades                                 381.60

2018                   9 trades                                  -15.00 

2019                   9 trades                                 104.60

2020                   10 trades                                  67.30

2021                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trades                                -163.20

2023                    8 trades                                 281.50

TOTAL             79 closed trades                     1232.80To follow the optimized portfolio, there is no thinking required!!!  If you're having difficulty following the fast moving VP signals, then you should consider following the optimized portfolio...

+620.23 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!!  This is already a gain of  +14.229% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!  

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 126.52 POINTS PROFIT IN CURRENTLY OPEN POSITIONS!!!  

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY:  Utilities (XLU)...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY:  Precious Metals (GDX, GDXJ, NUGT, JNUG)...

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	short	4509.00	4417.75	4354.50		4424.25	125 trades	*1867.75
								*not included
DIA	flat	341.62	334.69					-14.58		327.82
UDOW	flat	56.64	53.14					-3.76		49.85
SPY	flat	438.24	429.38					7.54		412.55
SPXL	flat	83.67	78.55					0.85		69.37
UPRO	flat	44.09	41.34					-0.72		36.49
QQQ	flat	373.84	366.26					69.90		343.66
TQQQ	flat	40.15	37.64					11.91		30.86
TNA	flat	28.93	27.09					4.53		22.65
SOXL	flat	21.67	20.27					3.38		14.73
IWM	flat	177.33	173.68					7.63		164.14
MDY	flat	461.97	452.63					25.23		430.78
IYT	flat	236.74	231.91					19.18		213.38
SOXX	flat	497.16	487.12					36.68		439.6
USD	flat	43.76	41.91					8.31		32.91
							TOTAL	176.08
PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
December	long	…	1929.50	1969.90	1879.60	1899.30
GLD	long	…	177.43	179.20				18.95		184.01
UGL	long	…	56.15	57.33				9.71		60.29
SLV	flat	21.82	21.28					2.48		20.85
GLL	flat	33.60	31.48					3.48		27.99
ZSL	flat	24.76	23.17					-1.97		20.26
GDX	flat	30.26	29.55					4.57		28.52
GDXJ	flat	35.73	34.92					7.67		33.48
NUGT	flat	33.33	31.90					13.15		29.73
JNUG	flat	30.94	29.60					7.87		27.22
DUST	flat	16.27	15.19					2.12		13.01
JDST	flat	9.31	8.65					0.43		7.55
QLD	flat	64.36	61.89					15.82		54.15
SDS	long	…	37.64	38.51				-5.10		40.06
SOXS	long	…	11.17	11.99				-4.31		13.78
							TOTAL	74.87
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	flat	88.57	86.70					-4.38		84.73
TMF	flat	4.89	4.50					-1.00		4.15
TBT	long	…	40.85	36.20				-0.77		42.57
TMV	long	…	44.40	38.93				-6.70		49.39
VCLT	flat	71.64	70.11					-5.82		69.06
							TOTAL	-18.67
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	long	…	58.93	60.23				-6.88		59.86
							TOTAL	-6.88
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	flat	84.05	82.27					-4.70		80.52
							TOTAL	-4.70
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	flat	62.39	58.55					-11.58		52.18
JPM	flat	153.21	150.05					-4.38		140.76
							TOTAL	-15.96
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	flat	92.66	90.71					-6.32		86.71
XOP	flat	154.29	151.10					5.69		145.84
UCO	flat	36.47	34.18					3.29		33.25
ERX	flat	69.70	66.81					1.52		60.92
							TOTAL	4.18
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	flat	61.84	60.50					-1.17		58.6
TSLA	flat	269.04	263.56					93.39		205.76
XLY	flat	164.18	160.80					26.12		148.04
V	flat	241.58	236.65					-5.83		231.28
							TOTAL	112.51
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	flat	43.29	42.32					-0.07		41.8
							TOTAL	-0.07
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	546.88	535.84					25.08		528.36
CURE	flat	94.57	88.80					-6.44		80.50
XLV	flat	132.02	129.28					-2.12		125.26
GUSH	flat	42.23	39.60					-2.85		37.67
IDNA	flat	20.37	19.86					-4.05		17.99
							TOTAL	9.62
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
ULE	flat	11.17	10.40					0.12		10.78
UDN	flat	18.62	18.15					1.11		18.30
YCS	long	…	75.19	75.93				19.50		76.86
GBTC	long	…	21.24	20.96				6.99		25.56
							TOTAL	27.72
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	31.27	29.29					4.71		25.30
INDA	flat	44.92	43.92					2.61		42.75
EEM	flat	38.67	37.80					0.42		36.56
EWG	flat	26.61	25.98					1.31		24.82
							TOTAL	9.05
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	flat	182.44	178.69					34.75		166.89
AMZN	flat	134.58	131.79					-8.35		119.57
NVDA	flat	476.19	466.57					154.12		403.26
NRGU	flat	534.81	524.01					80.33		438.04
ROKU	flat	75.55	73.94					3.05		56.41
							TOTAL	263.90
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	flat	79.67	77.98					-4.23		74.98
DBC	flat	25.50	24.89					-1.29		24.67
WOOD	flat	74.84	73.24					-9.72		69.97
MARA	flat	10.82	10.50					3.82		8.99
							TOTAL	-11.42
							YTD	620.23
							%YTD	14.229%

THE UNIVERSAL LAW OF CLOSE ENCOUNTERS:  The probability of meeting someone you know increases dramatically when you are with someone you don't want to be seen with.

* * *  Albert Einstein, 1913

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

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

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

The main model is short the December SP at 4397.75 as of 10/18/23 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 - - 4829.56 exp 6/1/24  
MAJOR - - 4812.07  5/1/24  MAJOR - - 4718.18  exp 5/2/24minor - - 4706.49  exp 6/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4396.91  exp 5/3/24  
minor - - 4693.98  exp 5/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4653.60  5/5/24  
minor - - 4626.85  exp 5/2/24  

minor - -4626.61  exp 5/3/24  

MAJOR - - 4597.52  4/1/24  

minor - - 4580.44  exp 5/4/24 MAJOR - - 4567.94 exp 10/23/23
minor - - 4547.15  exp 10/23/23

minor - - 4544.71  exp 4/1/24  MAJOR - - 4540.57 exp 1/14/24

minor - - 4489.445  exp 10/25/23

minor - -  4478.60 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4476.65 exp 1/1/24

MAJOR - - 4458.93  exp 10/25/23

MAJOR - - 4452.74  exp 10/28/23

minor - - 4447.28  exp 1/14/24

MAJOR - - 4440.49 exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4437.91  exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4385.54  exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4381.77  exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4397.708 exp 3/3/24  

minor - - 4387.08  exp 3/1/24  minor - - 4383.002  exp 5/5/24minor - - 4382.06  exp 7/7/24

 MAJOR - - 4328.33  exp  3/1/24  

MAJOR - - 4318.07  exp 3/3/24 MAJOR - - 4297.503 exp 5/5/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4209.75
minor - - 4016.478  exp 6/6/23
MAJOR - - 3770.134  exp 6/6/24minor - - 3743.13  exp 6/6/24MAJOR - - 3387.83  exp 6/6/24

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

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

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long December gold at 1864.10 as of 10/9/23 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 - - 2227.04 exp 10/12/24

MAJOR - - 2089.72 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2145.00  exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2046.82 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 2052.09  exp 10/15/24

minor - -  2031.88  exp  10/23/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1991.80

MAJOR - -  1960.39  exp 10/15/24

minor - - 1951.33  exp  10/23/24

minor - - 1932.68 exp 11/3/24minor - - 1908.29 exp 11/1/24

MAJOR - - 1894.45 exp 11/3/24
MAJOR - - 1880.47 exp 11/1/24
minor - - 1864.145  exp 5/5/24

minor - - 1787.48 exp 6/6/24

MAJOR - - 1758.30  exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 1674.08  exp 6/6/24

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

2.  $VIX SIGNAL

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

CHECK OUT THE TWO NEW $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX ON PAGE 2 OF THE ATTACHMENT!!!THE FIRST CHART IS THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX, THE CHART BELOW THAT ONE SHOWS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE $SPX AND THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX...
THESE NEW INDICATORS ARE IDEAL FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN LONGER TERM TREND POSITIONS WITHOUT CONCERN FOR THE DAY TO DAY ZIGZAGS OF THE MARKET!!!
NOTE:  THE $VIX SIGNAL IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AND SEPARATE MEASURING INDICATOR THAN THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX GRAPHS...
ANY QUESTIONS ON HOW TO USE THEM, JUST ASK ME...

The $VIX signal offers two kinds of signals, a long term buy and hold position signal and a flat position signal...  there are no short position signals, the backtesting data and each position taken since 2016 is found on page 4 of the attachment under Trend Index (TIX)...  this model is an excellent guide for overall market direction...  this is the ideal trading model for anyone who doesn't want to spend time placing and changing buy and sell stops, but would rather buy when the trend appears higher and then go flat when the market appears to begin trending lower...  you're long or flat, as simple as that...  remember, this is a long term broad indicator and can ride through very wide price swings...  each position could be held for as long as several months before the next signal appears...

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

Since January 1, 2016 there have been 35 completed trades for a total of 110.26 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  FLAT AS OF TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2023, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 425.88...

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 -2.71 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -2.37, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BEARISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

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

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

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

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

YEAR    NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES    POINTS GAINED

2015                     4 trades                                125.30

2016                    13 trades                               322.60

2017                    25 trades                               224.75

2018                    26 trades                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      6 trades                                -13.752023                      9 trades                                  13.25

TOTAL               125 closed trades                1867.75THE PERFORMANCE HISTORY FOR THE OPTIMIZED GOLD SIGNALS FIRST INTRODUCED ON AUGUST 20, 2015

2015                   8 trades                                 372.60

2016                   6 trades                                 364.90

2017                   9 trades                                 381.60

2018                   9 trades                                  -15.00 

2019                   9 trades                                 104.60

2020                   10 trades                                  67.30

2021                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trades                                -163.20

2023                    8 trades                                 281.50

TOTAL             79 closed trades                     1232.80To follow the optimized portfolio, there is no thinking required!!!  If you're having difficulty following the fast moving VP signals, then you should consider following the optimized portfolio...

+625.51 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!!  This is already a gain of  +14.350% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!  

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 126.52 POINTS PROFIT IN CURRENTLY OPEN POSITIONS!!!  

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

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

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

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

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:  Health Care (UNH)...

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	short	4509.00	4417.75	4354.50		4424.25	125 trades	*1867.75
								*not included
DIA	flat	341.62	334.69					-14.58		330.35
UDOW	flat	56.64	53.14					-3.76		51.11
SPY	flat	438.24	429.38					7.54		417.55
SPXL	flat	83.67	78.55					0.85		71.97
UPRO	flat	44.09	41.34					-0.72		37.89
QQQ	flat	373.84	366.26					69.90		350.34
TQQQ	flat	40.15	37.64					11.91		32.77
TNA	flat	28.93	27.09					4.53		22.48
SOXL	flat	21.67	20.27					3.38		14.97
IWM	flat	177.33	173.68					7.63		163.72
MDY	flat	461.97	452.63					25.23		428.79
IYT	flat	236.74	231.91					19.18		218.30
SOXX	flat	497.16	487.12					36.68		442.23
USD	flat	43.76	41.91					8.31		34.18
							TOTAL	176.08
PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
December	long	…	1929.50	1969.90	1879.60	1899.30
GLD	long	…	177.43	179.20				18.95		183.72
UGL	long	…	56.15	57.33				9.71		60.10
SLV	flat	21.82	21.28					2.48		20.94
GLL	flat	33.60	31.48					3.48		28.11
ZSL	flat	24.76	23.17					-1.97		20.05
GDX	long	…	28.60	29.29				5.26		28.78
GDXJ	long	…	33.55	34.34				8.46		33.8
NUGT	long	…	29.31	31.29				15.13		30.26
JNUG	long	…	26.80	28.62				9.69		27.77
DUST	flat	16.27	15.19					2.12		12.76
JDST	flat	9.31	8.65					0.43		7.41
QLD	flat	64.36	61.89					15.82		56.32
SDS	long	…	37.64	38.51				-5.10		39.10
SOXS	long	…	11.17	11.99				-4.31		13.53
							TOTAL	80.15
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	flat	88.57	86.70					-4.38		83.45
TMF	flat	4.89	4.50					-1.00		3.97
TBT	long	…	40.85	36.20				-0.77		43.88
TMV	long	…	44.40	38.93				-6.70		51.67
VCLT	flat	71.64	70.11					-5.82		68.39
							TOTAL	-18.67
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	60.23	58.93					-6.88		59.35
							TOTAL	-6.88
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	flat	84.05	82.27					-4.70		80.46
							TOTAL	-4.70
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	flat	62.39	58.55					-11.58		52.56
JPM	flat	153.21	150.05					-4.38		140.4
							TOTAL	-15.96
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	flat	92.66	90.71					-6.32		87.39
XOP	flat	154.29	151.10					5.69		146.52
UCO	flat	36.47	34.18					3.29		34.29
ERX	flat	69.70	66.81					1.52		61.87
							TOTAL	4.18
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	flat	61.84	60.50					-1.17		58.39
TSLA	flat	269.04	263.56					93.39		212.42
XLY	flat	164.18	160.80					26.12		150.39
V	flat	241.58	236.65					-5.83		236.85
							TOTAL	112.51
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	flat	43.29	42.32					-0.07		41.79
							TOTAL	-0.07
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	546.88	535.84					25.08		530.21
CURE	flat	94.57	88.80					-6.44		83.02
XLV	flat	132.02	129.28					-2.12		126.51
GUSH	flat	42.23	39.60					-2.85		37.99
IDNA	flat	20.37	19.86					-4.05		17.71
							TOTAL	9.62
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
ULE	flat	11.17	10.40					0.12		10.86
UDN	flat	18.62	18.15					1.11		18.35
YCS	long	…	75.19	75.93				19.50		76.4
GBTC	long	…	21.24	20.96				6.99		26.79
							TOTAL	27.72
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	31.27	29.29					4.71		25.24
INDA	flat	44.92	43.92					2.61		43.25
EEM	flat	38.67	37.80					0.42		36.74
EWG	flat	26.61	25.98					1.31		25.13
							TOTAL	9.05
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	flat	182.44	178.69					34.75		171.1
AMZN	flat	134.58	131.79					-8.35		121.39
NVDA	flat	476.19	466.57					154.12		417.79
NRGU	flat	534.81	524.01					80.33		448.41
ROKU	flat	75.55	73.94					3.05		58.5
							TOTAL	263.90
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	flat	79.67	77.98					-4.23		74.46
DBC	flat	25.50	24.89					-1.29		24.88
WOOD	flat	74.84	73.24					-9.72		69.59
MARA	flat	10.82	10.50					3.82		9.47
							TOTAL	-11.42
							YTD	625.51
							%YTD	14.350%

THE UNIVERSAL LAW OF CLOSE ENCOUNTERS:  The probability of meeting someone you know increases dramatically when you are with someone you don't want to be seen with.

* * *  Albert Einstein, 1913

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

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

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

The main model is short the December SP at 4397.75 as of 10/18/23 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 - - 4829.56 exp 6/1/24  
MAJOR - - 4812.07  5/1/24  MAJOR - - 4718.18  exp 5/2/24minor - - 4706.49  exp 6/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4396.91  exp 5/3/24  
minor - - 4693.98  exp 5/1/24   

MAJOR - - 4653.60  5/5/24  
minor - - 4626.85  exp 5/2/24  

minor - -4626.61  exp 5/3/24  

MAJOR - - 4597.52  4/1/24  

minor - - 4580.44  exp 5/4/24 MAJOR - - 4567.94 exp 10/23/23
minor - - 4547.15  exp 10/23/23

minor - - 4544.71  exp 4/1/24  MAJOR - - 4540.57 exp 1/14/24  

NEW

minor - - 4489.445  exp 10/25/23

minor - -  4478.60 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4476.65 exp 1/1/24

MAJOR - - 4458.93  exp 10/25/23

MAJOR - - 4452.74  exp 10/28/23

minor - - 4447.28  exp 1/14/24  NEW

MAJOR - - 4440.49 exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4437.91  exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4385.54  exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4381.77  exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4397.708 exp 3/3/24  

minor - - 4387.08  exp 3/1/24  minor - - 4383.002  exp 5/5/24minor - - 4382.06  exp 7/7/24

 MAJOR - - 4328.33  exp  3/1/24  

MAJOR - - 4318.07  exp 3/3/24 MAJOR - - 4297.503 exp 5/5/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4281.75
minor - - 4016.478  exp 6/6/23
MAJOR - - 3770.134  exp 6/6/24minor - - 3743.13  exp 6/6/24MAJOR - - 3387.83  exp 6/6/24

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

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

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long December gold at 1864.10 as of 10/9/23 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 - - 2227.04 exp 10/12/24

MAJOR - - 2089.72 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2145.00  exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2046.82 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 2052.09  exp 10/15/24

minor - -  2031.88  exp  10/23/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1983.20

MAJOR - -  1960.39  exp 10/15/24

minor - - 1951.33  exp  10/23/24

minor - - 1932.68 exp 11/3/24minor - - 1908.29 exp 11/1/24

MAJOR - - 1894.45 exp 11/3/24
MAJOR - - 1880.47 exp 11/1/24
minor - - 1864.145  exp 5/5/24

minor - - 1787.48 exp 6/6/24

MAJOR - - 1758.30  exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 1674.08  exp 6/6/24

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

2.  $VIX SIGNAL

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

CHECK OUT THE TWO NEW $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX ON PAGE 2 OF THE ATTACHMENT!!!THE FIRST CHART IS THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX, THE CHART BELOW THAT ONE SHOWS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE $SPX AND THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX...
THESE NEW INDICATORS ARE IDEAL FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN LONGER TERM TREND POSITIONS WITHOUT CONCERN FOR THE DAY TO DAY ZIGZAGS OF THE MARKET!!!
NOTE:  THE $VIX SIGNAL IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AND SEPARATE MEASURING INDICATOR THAN THE $SPX WEIGHTED $VIX GRAPHS...
ANY QUESTIONS ON HOW TO USE THEM, JUST ASK ME...

The $VIX signal offers two kinds of signals, a long term buy and hold position signal and a flat position signal...  there are no short position signals, the backtesting data and each position taken since 2016 is found on page 4 of the attachment under Trend Index (TIX)...  this model is an excellent guide for overall market direction...  this is the ideal trading model for anyone who doesn't want to spend time placing and changing buy and sell stops, but would rather buy when the trend appears higher and then go flat when the market appears to begin trending lower...  you're long or flat, as simple as that...  remember, this is a long term broad indicator and can ride through very wide price swings...  each position could be held for as long as several months before the next signal appears...

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

Since January 1, 2016 there have been 35 completed trades for a total of 110.26 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  FLAT AS OF TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2023, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 425.88...

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 -2.37 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -2.22, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BEARISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

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

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

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

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

YEAR    NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES    POINTS GAINED

2015                     4 trades                                125.30

2016                    13 trades                               322.60

2017                    25 trades                               224.75

2018                    26 trades                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      6 trades                                -13.752023                      9 trades                                  13.25

TOTAL               125 closed trades                1867.75THE PERFORMANCE HISTORY FOR THE OPTIMIZED GOLD SIGNALS FIRST INTRODUCED ON AUGUST 20, 2015

2015                   8 trades                                 372.60

2016                   6 trades                                 364.90

2017                   9 trades                                 381.60

2018                   9 trades                                  -15.00 

2019                   9 trades                                 104.60

2020                   10 trades                                  67.30

2021                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trades                                -163.20

2023                    8 trades                                 281.50

TOTAL             79 closed trades                     1232.80To follow the optimized portfolio, there is no thinking required!!!  If you're having difficulty following the fast moving VP signals, then you should consider following the optimized portfolio...

+602.13 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!!  This is already a gain of  +13.814% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!  

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 126.52 POINTS PROFIT IN CURRENTLY OPEN POSITIONS!!!  

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

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

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

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

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:  Commodities (MARA)...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY:  Precious Metals (SLV), Energy (GUSH), Commodities (MARA) in and out...

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

MARKET	POSITION	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP	POINTS FROM ENTRY	YTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP				CURRENT PRICE
Dec SP	short	4509.00	4417.75	4354.50		4424.25	125 trades	*1867.75
								*not included
DIA	flat	341.62	334.69					-14.58		331.44
UDOW	flat	56.64	53.14					-3.76		51.60
SPY	flat	438.24	429.38					7.54		423.63
SPXL	flat	83.67	78.55					0.85		75.25
UPRO	flat	44.09	41.34					-0.72		39.61
QQQ	flat	373.84	366.26					69.90		359.13
TQQQ	flat	40.15	37.64					11.91		35.36
TNA	flat	28.93	27.09					4.53		23.60
SOXL	flat	21.67	20.27					3.38		17.04
IWM	flat	177.33	173.68					7.63		166.47
MDY	flat	461.97	452.63					25.23		435.48
IYT	flat	236.74	231.91					19.18		222.85
SOXX	flat	497.16	487.12					36.68		460.86
USD	flat	43.76	41.91					8.31		37.25
							TOTAL	176.08
PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
December	long	…	1929.50	1969.90	1879.60	1899.30
GLD	long	…	177.43	179.20				18.95		182.95
UGL	long	…	56.15	57.33				9.71		59.63
SLV	flat	21.82	21.28					2.48		21.02
GLL	flat	33.60	31.48					3.48		28.35
ZSL	flat	24.76	23.17					-1.97		19.92
GDX	long	…	28.60	29.29				5.26		29.26
GDXJ	long	…	33.55	34.34				8.46		34.6
NUGT	long	…	29.31	31.29				15.13		31.2
JNUG	long	…	26.80	28.62				9.69		29.13
DUST	flat	16.27	15.19					2.12		12.30
JDST	flat	9.31	8.65					0.43		7.08
QLD	flat	64.36	61.89					15.82		59.26
SDS	long	…	37.64	38.51				-5.10		37.99
SOXS	long	…	11.17	11.99				-4.31		12.05
							TOTAL	80.15
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	flat	88.57	86.70					-4.38		85.35
TMF	flat	4.89	4.50					-1.00		4.25
TBT	long	…	40.85	36.20				-0.77		41.92
TMV	long	…	44.40	38.93				-6.70		48.46
VCLT	flat	71.64	70.11					-5.82		69.41
							TOTAL	-18.67
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	60.23	58.93					-6.88		59.02
							TOTAL	-6.88
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	flat	84.05	82.27					-4.70		80.84
							TOTAL	-4.70
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	flat	62.39	58.55					-11.58		53.04
JPM	flat	153.21	150.05					-4.38		141.17
							TOTAL	-15.96
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	flat	92.66	90.71					-6.32		87.55
XOP	flat	154.29	151.10					5.69		146.75
UCO	flat	36.47	34.18					3.29		33.12
ERX	flat	69.70	66.81					1.52		62.22
							TOTAL	4.18
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	flat	61.84	60.50					-1.17		58.55
TSLA	flat	269.04	263.56					93.39		216.52
XLY	flat	164.18	160.80					26.12		153.49
V	flat	241.58	236.65					-5.83		234.65
							TOTAL	112.51
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	flat	43.29	42.32					-0.07		41.89
							TOTAL	-0.07
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	long	…	520.19	496.81				1.70		525
CURE	flat	94.57	88.80					-6.44		85.60
XLV	flat	132.02	129.28					-2.12		127.65
GUSH	flat	42.23	39.60					-2.85		38.12
IDNA	flat	20.37	19.86					-4.05		18.27
							TOTAL	-13.76
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
ULE	flat	11.17	10.40					0.12		10.9
UDN	flat	18.62	18.15					1.11		18.39
YCS	long	…	75.19	75.93				19.50		76.24
GBTC	long	…	21.24	20.96				6.99		26.20
							TOTAL	27.72
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	31.27	29.29					4.71		26.79
INDA	flat	44.92	43.92					2.61		43.77
EEM	flat	38.67	37.80					0.42		37.23
EWG	flat	26.61	25.98					1.31		25.36
							TOTAL	9.05
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	flat	182.44	178.69					34.75		173.44
AMZN	flat	134.58	131.79					-8.35		128.56
NVDA	flat	476.19	466.57					154.12		436.63
NRGU	flat	534.81	524.01					80.33		453.50
ROKU	flat	75.55	73.94					3.05		61.42
							TOTAL	263.90
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	flat	79.67	77.98					-4.23		75.34
DBC	flat	25.50	24.89					-1.29		24.7
WOOD	flat	74.84	73.24					-9.72		70.12
MARA	flat	10.82	10.50					3.82		9.76
							TOTAL	-11.42
							YTD	602.13
							%YTD	13.814%