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"Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity."

* * * Alfred Einstein

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW    

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

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

The main model is short  the December SP at 3746.00 as of 10/20/22 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4571.405   exp 7/1/23

MAJOR - - 4482.45  exp 8/22/23

MAJOR - - 4457.147  exp 1/22/23

MAJOR - - 4404.877    exp 3/14/23

minor - - 4380.05

minor - - 4362.76
minor - - 4260.80

minor - - 4222.89

minor - - 4126.429
MAJOR - - 4121.83 exp  4/14/23

minor - - 4119.984
MAJOR - - 4105.36  exp  11/19/22

minor - - 4078.991

MAJOR - - 4074.437  exp 11/6/23
minor - -  4046.11

MAJOR - - 4039.008 exp  1/15/23
MAJOR - - 3982.57  exp 3/15/23

MAJOR - - 3972.66   exp 1/15/23
minor - -3965.05

minor - - 3897.946
minor - - 3877.52
minor - - 3845.60
MAJOR - - 3843.16 exp 1/14/23
MAJOR - - 3823.01  exp 12/15
MAJOR - - 3807.66  exp 1/4/23minor - - 3765.80minor - - 3763.15
MAJOR - - 3758.95  exp 3/15/23
minor - - 3745.76

MAJOR - - 3719.45 exp 4/12/23

minor - -3695.82

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 3677.25
min

or - - 3601.08minor - - 3582.44minor - - 3574.28minor - - 3550.98MAJOR - - 3541.23  exp 12/15
MAJOR - - 3494.002 exp  1/12/23minor - - 3482.349  

NEWminor - - 3479.217MAJOR - - 3443. 76 exp 1/1/23

MAJOR - - 3436.76  exp 11/1/23MAJOR - - 3382.14 exp 2/5/23  

NEWMAJOR - - 3360.42 exp 2/15/23MAJOR - - 3285.46  exp  9/15/30

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

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

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short December gold at 1687.20 as of 10/13/22 on a VP sell signal...  

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2298.74 exp - 1/20/2023

minor - - 2196.28  exp - 1/20/2023

MAJOR - - 2002.46 exp - 11/22

minor - - 1915.13 exp - 11/22

MAJOR - - 1943.72 exp - 10/28
MAJOR - - 1902.59 exp - 10/20
MAJOR - -  1945.28 exp - 11/4

minor - - 1873.14 exp - 10/28

minor - - 1874.26  exp - 11/4

minor - - 1843.74  exp - 10/20

minor - - 1766.19
MAJOR - - 1742.91
minor - -  1737.479
MAJOR - - 1721.009
minor - -  1687.17
minor - - 1681.83

MAJOR - - 1632.40

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

MAJOR - - 1624.92

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

2.  $VIX SIGNAL

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

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

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

Since January 1, 2016 there have been 34 completed trades for a total of 97.93 SPY points...

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  FLAT AS OF WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 395.18 for an 11.93 point profit...

NOTICE: The $VIX signal has an extreme outside range from between +6.00 to -6.00, when the value moves above zero the signal gives a BUY, below zero the signal gives a FLAT... 

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -3.26 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -3.64, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

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

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

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

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

YEAR    NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES    POINTS GAINED

2015                     4 trades                                125.30

2016                    13 trades                               322.60

2017                    25 trades                               224.75

2018                    26 trades                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      4 trades                                56.25

TOTAL               114 closed trades                2124.50THE PERFORMANCE HISTORY FOR THE OPTIMIZED GOLD SIGNALS FIRST INTRODUCED ON AUGUST 20, 2015

2015                   8 trades                                 372.60

2016                   6 trades                                 364.90

2017                   9 trades                                 381.60

2018                   9 trades                                  -15.00 

2019                   9 trades                                 104.60

2020                   10 trade                                   67.30

2021                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trade                                 -163.20

TOTAL             71 closed trades                     951.30To 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...

+94.80 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2022!!!  This is already a gain of  +2.175% so far on closed positions in 2022!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

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

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
Dec SPflat3821.003743.50………114 trades*2124.50
*not included
DIAflat308.48302.212.13303.31
UDOW   flat47.1644.23-4.2644.81
SPY flat379.56371.8612.30365.41
SPXL   flat63.9860.042.6756.32
UPRO  flat33.9731.83-2.9429.82
QQQflat284.29278.511.88269.11
TQQQ   flat23.1621.67-4.9819.21
TNA   flat35.0332.82-4.6230.29
SOXLflat12.0211.19-9.717.70
IWMflat177.39173.740.68169.03
MDYflat432.49423.74-0.16413.07
IYTflat210.63206.317.64199.57
SOXXflat354.18346.99-19.50309.93
USDflat17.5116.70-1.1113.44
TOTAL-9.98
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Decemberflat1739.701703.90………
GLD  flat161.18157.86-3.96151.45
UGLflat50.9148.77-3.7844.75
SLV  flat19.6619.17-1.2517.17
GLLflat39.3637.695.1338.89
ZSLflat37.1035.526.8434.22
GDXflat26.2125.591.9823.18
GDXJ  flat32.4531.700.9828.2
NUGT  flat29.7327.85-0.9423.17
JNUG  flat31.8629.858.6123.78
DUSTflat31.4930.139.7526.04
JDST  flat18.9918.131.0015.03
QLDflat41.4539.89-2.4436.81
SDSlong…48.7147.07-1.8551.58
SOXSlong…63.5644.06-2.3371.16
TOTAL17.74
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  flat104.96102.76-3.6694.88
TMFflat9.308.64-1.626.81
TBT  long…32.6026.085.5136.89
TMVlong…138.58100.0014.77166.72
VCLTflat75.8974.27-3.1069.74
TOTAL11.90
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUflat71.7670.226.7362.16
TOTAL6.73
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  long…69.3170.831.4970.34
TOTAL1.49
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  flat66.2362.150.6957.94
JPMflat120.24117.74-9.69116.13
TOTAL-9.00
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XOMlong…101.25103.42-3.80103.93
XLElong…82.0383.81-5.2184.49
UCOflat35.2333.0241.1130.12
SCOflat32.0730.05-12.8225.64
TOTAL19.28
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTflat61.1659.84-3.9657.43
TSLAlong289.10283.23156.95207.28
XLYflat151.40148.278.24138.37
Vlong…186.38190.29-28.19187.22
TOTAL133.04
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFflat43.9943.010.9741.67
TOTAL0.97
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHflat532.10521.36-27.94520.88
CUREflat98.0092.02-11.2188.90
XLVflat127.90125.24-7.61123.76
LABUflat8.227.63-5.186.13
IDNAflat27.9227.26-1.4825.26
TOTAL-53.42
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UUPlong…29.9029.751.3430.37
UDNflat17.5817.13-0.8817.04
YCSlong…65.7065.366.1370.19
GBTCflat12.3111.96-2.2811.28
TOTAL4.31
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat48.2245.23-17.6530.77
INDAflat41.9541.011.0741.16
EEMflat36.8636.02-4.6234.74
EWGflat21.4920.96-2.0320.73
TOTAL-23.23
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL flat154.82151.6233.71143.39
SQflat64.5463.15-9.4755.18
NVDAflat136.66133.83-4.11121.94
LITflat70.3668.85-6.7865.96
XBIflat83.6181.84-11.4676.72
TOTAL1.89
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
DBAflat20.5820.07-1.9820.00
DBCflat26.3425.711.8724.85
WOODflat71.2669.73-9.2268.55
GCCflat22.7822.222.4121.76
      TOTAL-6.92
YTD94.80
%YTD2.175%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…

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