Why is it a penny for your thoughts but you have to put your two cents in?  Somebody's making a penny.

* * *  Steven Wright

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 JUNE mini VP PRICES

The main model is long the June SP at 4027.00 as of 3/29/23 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 - - 4386.35  exp 10/12/23 

minor - - 4265.05 exp 10/12/23

MAJOR - - 4356.27  exp  10/12/23

MAJOR - - 4354.42  exp 10/12/23 

MAJOR  4329.55  exp 10/12/23
MAJOR - - 4262.88  exp 7/12/23

minor - -4243.54  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 4242.22  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 4224.44  exp 10/12/23

 TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4152.50
MAJOR - - 4143.88  exp 7/12/23minor - - 4142.14  exp 7/12/23

MAJOR - - 4126.07  exp  5/15/23

MAJOR - - 4111.86  exp 5/15/23
minor - - 4084.91  exp 7/12/23

minor - -4078.95  exp 5/15/23

minor - - 4047.51  exp 5/15/23

MAJOR - - 4033.56 exp  5/15/23

minor - - 4027.05  exp  10/12/23

minor - - 3978.74  exp 10/12/23

MAJOR - - 3940.28  10/12/23

MAJOR - - 3879.21  exp 6/15/23

minor - - 3947.69  exp 6/15/23

minor - - 3911.28  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3872.71  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 3791.07  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3779.20  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3610.24  exp 10/23/23

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

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

APRIL GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short April gold at 1986.70 as of 3/23/23 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 - - 2056.69 exp 7/12/23

MAJOR - - 2054.79 exp 7/12/23  NEW

minor - - 2021.07  exp 7/12/23  NEWminor - - 1986.61  exp 7/12/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1983.80

minor - - 1926.765 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1910.90 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1910.886 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1906.01  exp 4/15/23

MAJOR - - 1885.27  exp 4/15/23

MAJOR - - 1885.25  exp 4/15/23

minor - - 1880.927 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1843.35  exp 4/15/23

minor - - 1835.196 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1800.61 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1796.278  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1779.39 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1731.02  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1724.96  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1707.801  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1633.69 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1622.27  exp 4/23/23
MAJOR - - 14481.60  exp 6/23/23

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  BUY AS OF MONDAY, APRIL 3, 2023, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 410.88...

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 +0.18 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -0.26, 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                      6 trades                                -13.752023                      2 trades                                -56.00

TOTAL               118 closed trades                1796.50THE 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 trades                                  67.30

2021                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trades                                -163.20

2023                    1 trade                                   148.00

TOTAL             72 closed trades                     1099.30To 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...

+230.50 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!!  This is already a gain of  +5.288% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 143.32 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:  Energy (XOM), Health Care (UNH, XLV, CURE), Commodities (DBA, GCC), Consumer Discretionary (V)...

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

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

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

MARKET	POSITION	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP	POINTS FROM ENTRY	YTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP				CURRENT PRICE
June SP	long	…	4037.00	4120.50	…	…	117 trades	*1796.50
								*not included
DIA	flat	336.22	329.4					-6.89		335.88
UDOW	flat	58.03	54.45					-1.84		57.14
SPY	long	…	399.3	407.55				11.11		410.95
SPXL	long	…	68.41	72.88				5.91		73.95
UPRO	long	…	36.01	38.41				2.31		38.97
QQQ	long	…	301.91	304.10				21.76		320.15
TQQQ	long	…	23.79	24.58				4.06		27.97
TNA	flat	37.87	35.50					3.83		32.22
SOXL	long	…	17.07	18.27				1.61		17.73
IWM	flat	192.03	188.09					7.71		178.5
MDY	flat	484.29	474.50					18.17		458.03
IYT	flat	238.81	233.93					-5.23		225.75
SOXX	long	…	434.03	442.99				28.85		440.32
USD	long	…	27.38	28.62				3.07		28.50
							TOTAL	94.43
PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
April	long	…	1935.50	1884.50	…	…
GLD	long	…	179.80	175.62				21.01		184.52
UGL	long	…	60.89	58.69				11.96		63.95
SLV	long	…	20.26	20.54				1.77		22.06
GLL	flat	31.94	29.92					0.79		26.45
ZSL	flat	27.78	26.01					1.32		18.70
GDX	long	…	29.54	29.93				4.96		33.08
GDXJ	long	…	35.46	36.22				6.42		40.43
NUGT	long	…	35.16	36.07				11.10		43.61
JNUG	long	…	36.30	38.72				9.09		44.00
DUST	flat	16.65	15.55					1.11		10.32
JDST	flat	9.48	8.81					0.33		5.69
QLD	long	…	43.95	44.78				5.47		49.32
SDS	flat	46.83	45.79					-3.27		39.67
SOXS	flat	23.08	21.60					-2.44		16.83
							TOTAL	69.62
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	flat	109.20	106.92					-2.58		106.53
TMF	flat	9.81	9.12					-1.00		8.98
TBT	flat	32.85	31.44					-0.49		27.69
TMV	flat	136.15	127.88					0.86		105.94
VCLT	long	…	78.06	79.75				-0.98		79.94
							TOTAL	-4.19
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	68.11	66.65					-2.99		67.21
							TOTAL	-2.99
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	flat	82.71	80.96					-2.32		81.70
							TOTAL	-2.32
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	long	85.05	79.85					-6.47		57.98
JPM	flat	144.14	141.16					-8.67		130.16
							TOTAL	-15.14
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XOM	long	…	111.56	113.94				-9.50		116.13
XLE	flat	87.79	85.93					-3.30		86.58
UCO	flat	30.15	28.24					-1.87		29.02
SCO	flat	32.52	30.47					-1.73		22.86
							TOTAL	-16.40
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	flat	67.36	65.91					-2.28		63.8
TSLA	flat	207.89	203.63					50.83		194.77
XLY	long	…	144.24	147.29				11.72		148.29
V	long	…	222.87	227.52				-9.36		228.88
							TOTAL	50.91
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	long	…	46.55	47.60				-0.27		47.85
							TOTAL	-0.27
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	long	…	476.56	486.39				0.00		494.19
CURE	long	…	91.22	97.15				0.00		99.02
XLV	long	…	127.10	129.80				0.00		130.97
LABU	flat	6.97	6.45					0.17		5.08
IDNA	flat	24.60	24.01					-1.93		23.19
							TOTAL	-1.76
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UUP	flat	28.77	28.09					-0.12		27.75
UDN	long	…	18.50	18.68				0.91		18.88
YCS	flat	59.67	55.99					3.43		55.7
GBTC	long	…	14.56	13.64				2.54		16.02
							TOTAL	6.76
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	49.84	46.75					9.46		46.87
INDA	flat	40.45	39.54					-0.96		39.49
EEM	flat	39.78	38.88					1.53		39.54
EWG	long	…	27.63	28.30				1.40		28.53
							TOTAL	11.43
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	long	…	154.05	156.40				7.57		166.17
SQ	flat	83.18	81.42					-4.67		67.68
NVDA	long	…	251.19	244.64				32.81		279.24
LIT	flat	65.73	64.32					5.52		63.33
XBI	flat	84.39	82.60					2.24		77.06
							TOTAL	43.47
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
DBA	long	…	19.97	20.48				-0.51		20.45
DBC	flat	24.58	23.99					-0.60		24.13
WOOD	flat	75.71	74.10					-1.67		71.84
GCC	long	…	17.62	18.08				-0.27		18.00
							TOTAL	-3.05
							YTD	230.50
							%YTD	5.288%