For Monday, January 8th

Posted on January 5, 2024 by Ground Zero

No husband has ever been shot while doing the dishes.

* * * Bureau of National Statistics

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 MARCH 2024 mini VP PRICES

The main model is short the March SP at 4778.25 as of 1/3/24 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 - - 5021.61 exp 6/1/24

MAJOR - - 4887.57 exp 5/2/24

MAJOR - - 4843.02 exp 5/1/24
minor - - 4778.18 exp 6/1/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4735.00

minor - -4682.35 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4636.53 5/5/24

minor - -4650.39 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4628.38 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4502.85 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4497.02 exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4466.13 exp 6/14/24

MAJOR- - 4389.76. exp 6/3/24
minor - - 4382.58 exp 7/7/24
MAJOR - - 4273.91 exp 5/5/24

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...

FEBRUARY GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long February gold at 2045.60 as of 1/3/24 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 - - 2235.108 exp 3/3/24minor - - 2164.65 exp 3/3/24

MAJOR - - 2081.58 exp 10/15/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 2050.80

minor - - 2045.61 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 1975.15 exp 10/15/24
minor - - 1904.14 exp 11/1/24 MAJOR - - 1884.92 exp 11/1/24 minor - - 1856.83 exp 5/5/24

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 BUY AS OF THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 2023, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 433.84...

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 +0.77 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +0.88, 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 10 trades -41.002024 1 trade 317.75

TOTAL 127 closed trades 2131.25THE 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 10 trades 278.80

TOTAL 89 closed trades 1230.10To 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...

+330.66 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2024!!! This is already a gain of +7.586% so far on closed positions in 2024!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 433.16 POINTS PROFIT IN CURRENTLY OPEN POSITIONS!!!

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

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

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

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2023: 600.01 points - annual 13.765% 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: Aerospace and Defense (PPA)...

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
March '24	flat	4842.50	4744.50	…	4598.00	4691.00	127 trades	*2131.25
								*not included
DIA	long	…	370.51	341.62				0.00	374.64
UDOW	long	…	70.93	56.64				0.00	72.85
SPY	flat	477.65	468.00					29.08	467.92
SPXL	flat	105.58	99.15					16.15	98.93
UPRO	flat	55.62	52.18					8.23	52.1
QQQ	flat	413.02	404.66					8.56	396.75
TQQQ	flat	52.11	48.88					2.53	45.98
TNA	flat	42.48	39.83					9.61	35.01
SOXL	flat	32.88	30.81					7.07	25.93
IWM	flat	205.59	201.38					20.31	193.25
MDY	flat	514.08	503.70					44.12	495.11
IYT	flat	266.84	261.40					29.13	255.25
SOXX	flat	584.01	572.23					56.26	541.84
USD	flat	55.61	53.29					1.80	49.40
							TOTAL	232.85

PRECIOUS METALS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
February	flat	2099.20	2056.20	…	1954.40	1994.50
GLD	long	…	187.98	185.57				0.00	189.36
UGL	flat	65.35	61.33					0.00	62.55
SLV	flat	22.63	22.08					0.00	21.21
GLL	flat	28.68	26.86					0.00	26.92
ZSL	flat	20.63	19.29					0.00	19.22
GDX	flat	32.45	31.70					0.00	29.77
GDXJ	flat	39.92	39.02					0.00	35.98
NUGT	flat	37.98	36.36					0.00	31.99
JNUG	flat	37.61	36.01					0.00	30.50
DUST	flat	12.70	11.84					0.00	11.10
JDST	flat	6.84	6.33					0.00	6.09
QLD	flat	77.39	74.19					2.85	71.26
SDS	flat	32.66	31.99					0.00	30.93
SOXS	flat	7.50	6.95					0.00	6.92



							TOTAL	2.85
INTEREST RATES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	flat	100.67	98.56					8.42	96.29
TMF	flat	67.97	63.79					13.21	59.41
TBT	flat	34.39	32.91					0.00	31.94
TMV	flat	35.37	33.15					0.00	32.11
VCLT	flat	81.21	79.49					7.78	78.1
							TOTAL	29.41
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	66.80	65.36					0.00	64.53
							TOTAL	0.00
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	flat	92.47	90.52					5.81	90.18
							TOTAL	5.81
FINANCE AND BANKING		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	long	…	78.19	61.56				0.00	83.22
JPM	long	…	165.57	146.58				0.00	172.25
							TOTAL	0.00
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	flat	87.21	85.37					-0.83	84.68
XOP	flat	141.96	139.02					0.00	136.62
UCO	flat	29.47	27.60					0.00	27.47
ERX	flat	61.11	58.57					-2.51	57.66
							TOTAL	-3.34
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	flat	73.42	71.85					8.18	69.4
TSLA	flat	265.23	259.83					0.00	237.49
XLY	flat	182.29	178.54					15.22	172.62
V	flat	263.35	257.98					15.40	259.69
							TOTAL	38.80
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	long	…	46.14	43.29				0.00	47.15
							TOTAL	0.00
HEALTHCARE		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	549.52	538.43					0.00	537.38
CURE	long	…	95.22	87.12				0.00	107.12
XLV	long	…	133.12	128.99				0.00	139.12
GUSH	flat	35.24	33.03					0.00	32.50
IDNA	long	…	21.75	20.04				0.00	23.08
							TOTAL	0.00
CURRENCIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
ULE	long	…	11.52	11.89				0.00	11.67
UDN	flat	19.40	18.91					0.00	18.26
YCS	flat	73.90	69.37					0.00	72.69
GBTC	long	…	33.29	20.96				0.00	36.99
							TOTAL	0.00
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	21.27	19.89					0.00	18.83
INDA	long	…	47.28	44.60				0.00	49.11
EEM	flat	40.46	39.55					0.00	39.44
EWG	flat	30.00	29.30					2.45	29.03
							TOTAL	2.45
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	flat	199.72	195.63					0.00	181.18
AMZN	flat	155.73	152.52					15.37	145.24
NVDA	flat	504.43	494.24					0.00	490.97
NRGU	flat	467.06	457.62					-9.18	417.19
ROKU	flat	108.94	106.66					0.00	89.29
							TOTAL	6.19
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	flat	86.40	84.57					4.63	84.31
DBC	flat	23.46	22.89					0.00	22.13
WOOD	long	…	79.00	78.42				0.00	80.21
MARA	flat	31.40	30.67					11.01	24.12
							TOTAL	15.64

							YTD	330.66
							%YTD	7.586%

For Friday, January 5th

Posted on January 4, 2024 by Ground Zero

No husband has ever been shot while doing the dishes.

* * * Bureau of National Statistics

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 main model is short the March SP at 4778.25 as of 1/3/24 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 - - 5021.61 exp 6/1/24

MAJOR - - 4887.57 exp 5/2/24

MAJOR - - 4843.02 exp 5/1/24
minor - - 4778.18 exp 6/1/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4730.00

minor - -4682.35 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4636.53 5/5/24

minor - -4650.39 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4628.38 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4502.85 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4497.02 exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4466.13 exp 6/14/24

MAJOR- - 4389.76. exp 6/3/24
minor - - 4382.58 exp 7/7/24
MAJOR - - 4273.91 exp 5/5/24

FEBRUARY GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long February gold at 2045.60 as of 1/3/24 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 - - 2235.108 exp 3/3/24minor - - 2164.65 exp 3/3/24

MAJOR - - 2081.58 exp 10/15/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 2051.50

minor - - 2045.61 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 1975.15 exp 10/15/24
minor - - 1904.14 exp 11/1/24 MAJOR - - 1884.92 exp 11/1/24 minor - - 1856.83 exp 5/5/24

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 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 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 2023, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 433.84...

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 +0.88 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +1.14, 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!!!

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 10 trades -41.002024 1 trade 317.75

TOTAL 127 closed trades 2131.25THE 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 10 trades 278.80

+325.85 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2024!!! This is already a gain of +7.453% so far on closed positions in 2024!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 433.16 POINTS PROFIT IN CURRENTLY OPEN POSITIONS!!!

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

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

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

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2023: 600.01 points - annual 13.765% 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...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: Energy (ERX)...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: Energy (XLE, ERX in and out), Technology (NRGU), Stock Market Indices (SPY)...

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
March '24	flat	4842.50	4744.50	…	4598.00	4691.00	127 trades	*2131.25
								*not included
DIA	long	…	370.51	341.62				0.00	374.54
UDOW	long	…	70.93	56.64				0.00	72.85
SPY	flat	477.65	468.00					29.08	467.28
SPXL	flat	105.58	99.15					16.15	98.63
UPRO	flat	55.62	52.18					8.23	51.9
QQQ	flat	413.02	404.66					8.56	396.28
TQQQ	flat	52.11	48.88					2.53	45.81
TNA	flat	42.48	39.83					9.61	35.39
SOXL	flat	32.88	30.81					7.07	25.58
IWM	flat	205.59	201.38					20.31	193.82
MDY	flat	514.08	503.70					44.12	493.35
IYT	flat	266.84	261.40					29.13	254.61
SOXX	flat	584.01	572.23					56.26	538.85
USD	flat	55.61	53.29					1.80	48.72
							TOTAL	232.85

PRECIOUS METALS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
February	flat	2099.20	2056.20	…	1954.40	1994.50
GLD	long	…	187.98	185.57				0.00	189.32
UGL	flat	65.35	61.33					0.00	62.60
SLV	flat	22.63	22.08					0.00	21.08
GLL	flat	28.68	26.86					0.00	26.89
ZSL	flat	20.63	19.29					0.00	19.46
GDX	flat	32.45	31.70					0.00	29.77
GDXJ	flat	39.92	39.02					0.00	36.07
NUGT	flat	37.98	36.36					0.00	31.98
JNUG	flat	37.61	36.01					0.00	30.74
DUST	flat	12.70	11.84					0.00	11.07
JDST	flat	6.84	6.33					0.00	6.05
QLD	flat	77.39	74.19					2.85	71.08
SDS	flat	32.66	31.99					0.00	31.00
SOXS	flat	7.50	6.95					0.00	7.03



							TOTAL	2.85
INTEREST RATES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	flat	100.67	98.56					8.42	97.22
TMF	flat	67.97	63.79					13.21	61.16
TBT	flat	34.39	32.91					0.00	31.32
TMV	flat	35.37	33.15					0.00	31.18
VCLT	flat	81.21	79.49					7.78	78.55
							TOTAL	29.41
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	66.80	65.36					0.00	64.29
							TOTAL	0.00
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	long	…	89.86	84.05				0.00	90.20
							TOTAL	0.00
FINANCE AND BANKING		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	long	…	78.19	61.56				0.00	82.16
JPM	long	…	165.57	146.58				0.00	171.41
							TOTAL	0.00
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	flat	87.21	85.37					-0.83	84.61
XOP	flat	141.96	139.02					0.00	136.08
UCO	flat	29.47	27.60					0.00	26.47
ERX	flat	61.11	58.57					-2.51	57.7
							TOTAL	-3.34
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	flat	73.42	71.85					8.18	69.52
TSLA	flat	265.23	259.83					0.00	237.93
XLY	flat	182.29	178.54					15.22	172.35
V	flat	263.35	257.98					15.40	259.61
							TOTAL	38.80
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	long	…	46.14	43.29				0.00	46.88
							TOTAL	0.00
HEALTHCARE		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	549.52	538.43					0.00	545.42
CURE	long	…	95.22	87.12				0.00	107.97
XLV	long	…	133.12	128.99				0.00	139.24
GUSH	flat	35.24	33.03					0.00	32.27
IDNA	long	…	21.75	20.04				0.00	23.32
							TOTAL	0.00
CURRENCIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
ULE	long	…	11.52	11.89				0.00	11.64
UDN	flat	19.40	18.91					0.00	18.23
YCS	flat	73.90	69.37					0.00	72.52
GBTC	long	…	33.29	20.96				0.00	37.25
							TOTAL	0.00
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	21.27	19.89					0.00	19.22
INDA	long	…	47.28	44.60				0.00	49.03
EEM	flat	40.46	39.55					0.00	39.39
EWG	flat	30.00	29.30					2.45	29.03
							TOTAL	2.45
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	flat	199.72	195.63					0.00	181.91
AMZN	flat	155.73	152.52					15.37	144.57
NVDA	flat	504.43	494.24					0.00	479.98
NRGU	flat	467.06	457.62					-9.18	424.80
ROKU	flat	108.94	106.66					0.00	87.91
							TOTAL	6.19
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	flat	86.40	84.57					4.63	84.20
DBC	flat	23.46	22.89					0.00	22.02
WOOD	long	…	79.00	78.42				0.00	80.04
MARA	flat	31.40	30.67					11.01	26.27
							TOTAL	15.64

							YTD	324.85
							%YTD	7.453%

For Thursday, January 4th

Posted on January 3, 2024 by Ground Zero

No husband has ever been shot while doing the dishes.

* * * Bureau of National Statistics

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 main model is short the March SP at 4778.25 as of 1/3/24 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 - - 5021.61 exp 6/1/24

MAJOR - - 4887.57 exp 5/2/24

MAJOR - - 4843.02 exp 5/1/24
minor - - 4778.18 exp 6/1/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4745.50

minor - -4682.35 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4636.53 5/5/24

minor - -4650.39 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4628.38 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4502.85 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4497.02 exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4466.13 exp 6/14/24

MAJOR- - 4389.76. exp 6/3/24
minor - - 4382.58 exp 7/7/24
MAJOR - - 4273.91 exp 5/5/24

FEBRUARY GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long February gold at 2045.60 as of 1/3/24 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 - - 2235.108 exp 3/3/24minor - - 2164.65 exp 3/3/24

MAJOR - - 2081.58 exp 10/15/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 2049.50

minor - - 2045.61 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 1975.15 exp 10/15/24
minor - - 1904.14 exp 11/1/24 MAJOR - - 1884.92 exp 11/1/24 minor - - 1856.83 exp 5/5/24

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 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 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 2023, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 433.84...

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

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS +1.14 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +1.41, 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!!!

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 10 trades -41.002024 1 trade 317.75

TOTAL 127 closed trades 2131.25THE 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 10 trades 278.80

+300.06 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2024!!! This is already a gain of +6.884% so far on closed positions in 2024!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 433.16 POINTS PROFIT IN CURRENTLY OPEN POSITIONS!!!

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

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

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

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2023: 600.01 points - annual 13.765% 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...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: Energy (XLE), Technology (NRGU)...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: Stock Market Indices (TNA, IWM, MDY, SPXL), Consumer Discretionary (XRT, V), Commodities (XLB, MARA), Foreign Markets (EWG)...

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
March '24	flat	4842.50	4744.50	…	4598.00	4691.00	127 trades	*2131.25
								*not included
DIA	long	…	370.51	341.62				0.00	374.21
UDOW	long	…	70.93	56.64				0.00	72.73
SPY	long	…	467.32	438.24				0.00	468.52
SPXL	flat	105.58	99.15					16.15	99.50
UPRO	long	…	52.32	44.09				0.00	52.37
QQQ	flat	413.02	404.66					8.56	398.19
TQQQ	flat	52.11	48.88					2.53	46.53
TNA	flat	42.48	39.83					9.61	35.59
SOXL	flat	32.88	30.81					7.07	26.09
IWM	flat	205.59	201.38					20.31	194.16
MDY	flat	514.08	503.70					44.12	494.44
IYT	flat	266.84	261.40					29.13	255.48
SOXX	flat	584.01	572.23					56.26	542.51
USD	flat	55.61	53.29					1.80	48.94
							TOTAL	195.54

PRECIOUS METALS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
February	flat	2099.20	2056.20	…	1954.40	1994.50
GLD	long	…	187.98	185.57				0.00	189.22
UGL	flat	65.35	61.33					0.00	62.44
SLV	flat	22.63	22.08					0.00	21.08
GLL	flat	28.68	26.86					0.00	26.96
ZSL	flat	20.63	19.29					0.00	19.40
GDX	flat	32.45	31.70					0.00	29.75
GDXJ	flat	39.92	39.02					0.00	36.04
NUGT	flat	37.98	36.36					0.00	31.95
JNUG	flat	37.61	36.01					0.00	30.63
DUST	flat	12.70	11.84					0.00	11.08
JDST	flat	6.84	6.33					0.00	6.05
QLD	flat	77.39	74.19					2.85	71.83
SDS	flat	32.66	31.99					0.00	30.79
SOXS	flat	7.50	6.95					0.00	6.87



							TOTAL	2.85
INTEREST RATES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	flat	100.67	98.56					8.42	98.74
TMF	flat	67.97	63.79					13.21	64.08
TBT	flat	34.39	32.91					0.00	30.36
TMV	flat	35.37	33.15					0.00	29.79
VCLT	flat	81.21	79.49					7.78	79.23
							TOTAL	29.41
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	66.80	65.36					0.00	64.44
							TOTAL	0.00
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	long	…	89.86	84.05				0.00	90.30
							TOTAL	0.00
FINANCE AND BANKING		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	long	…	78.19	61.56				0.00	81.35
JPM	long	…	165.57	146.58				0.00	171.33
							TOTAL	0.00
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	long	…	85.44	86.27				0.00	86.17
XOP	flat	141.96	139.02					0.00	139.37
UCO	flat	29.47	27.60					0.00	27.16
ERX	flat	60.21	57.70					0.00	59.83
							TOTAL	0.00
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	flat	73.42	71.85					8.18	69.69
TSLA	flat	265.23	259.83					0.00	238.38
XLY	flat	182.29	178.54					15.22	173.63
V	flat	263.35	257.98					15.40	257.86
							TOTAL	38.80
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	long	…	46.14	43.29				0.00	46.86
							TOTAL	0.00
HEALTHCARE		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	549.52	538.43					0.00	541.3
CURE	long	…	95.22	87.12				0.00	106.54
XLV	long	…	133.12	128.99				0.00	138.50
GUSH	flat	35.24	33.03					0.00	33.90
IDNA	long	…	21.75	20.04				0.00	23.09
							TOTAL	0.00
CURRENCIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
ULE	long	…	11.52	11.89				0.00	11.58
UDN	flat	19.40	18.91					0.00	18.23
YCS	flat	73.90	69.37					0.00	71.55
GBTC	long	…	33.29	20.96				0.00	35.31
							TOTAL	0.00
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	21.27	19.89					0.00	19.94
INDA	long	…	47.28	44.60				0.00	48.60
EEM	flat	40.46	39.55					0.00	39.52
EWG	flat	30.00	29.30					2.45	28.92
							TOTAL	2.45
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	flat	199.72	195.63					0.00	184.12
AMZN	flat	155.73	152.52					15.37	148.59
NVDA	flat	504.43	494.24					0.00	474.85
NRGU	long	…	444.92	454.10				0.00	452.83
ROKU	flat	108.94	106.66					0.00	86.39
							TOTAL	15.37
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	flat	86.40	84.57					4.63	84.37
DBC	flat	23.46	22.89					0.00	22.15
WOOD	long	…	79.00	78.42				0.00	80.30
MARA	flat	31.40	30.67					11.01	23.56
							TOTAL	15.64

							YTD	300.06
							%YTD	6.884%

For Wednesday, January 3rd

Posted on January 2, 2024 by Ground Zero

No husband has ever been shot while doing the dishes.

* * * Bureau of National Statistics

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 main model is long the March SP at 4778.00 as of 12/21/23 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 - - 5021.61 exp 6/1/24

MAJOR - - 4887.57 exp 5/2/24

MAJOR - - 4843.02 exp 5/1/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4787.50
minor - - 4778.18 exp 6/1/24

minor - -4682.35 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4636.53 5/5/24

minor - -4650.39 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4628.38 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4502.85 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4497.02 exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4466.13 exp 6/14/24

MAJOR- - 4389.76. exp 6/3/24
minor - - 4382.58 exp 7/7/24
MAJOR - - 4273.91 exp 5/5/24

FEBRUARY GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short February gold at 2081.60 as of 12/28/23 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 - - 2235.108 exp 3/3/24minor - - 2164.65 exp 3/3/24

MAJOR - - 2081.58 exp 10/15/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 2067.50

minor - - 2045.61 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 1975.15 exp 10/15/24
minor - - 1904.14 exp 11/1/24 MAJOR - - 1884.92 exp 11/1/24 minor - - 1856.83 exp 5/5/24

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 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 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 2023, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 433.84...

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

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS +1.41 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +1.67, 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!!!

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 10 trades -41.00

TOTAL 126 closed trades 1813.50THE 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 10 trades 278.80

+168.20 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2024!!! This is already a gain of +3.859% so far on closed positions in 2024!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 524.16 POINTS PROFIT IN CURRENTLY OPEN POSITIONS!!!

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

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

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

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2023: 600.01 points - annual 13.765% 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...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: none...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: Stock Market Indices (QQQ, TQQQ, QLD, IYT, SOXX, SOXL, USD), Interest Rates (TLT, TMF, VCLT), Consumer Discretionary (XLY), Technology (AMZN)...

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
March '24	long	…	4742.25	4424.50	…	…	126 trades	*1813.50
								*not included
DIA	long	…	370.51	341.62				0.00		377.09
UDOW	long	…	70.93	56.64				0.00		74.44
SPY	long	…	467.32	438.24				0.00		472.65
SPXL	long	…	99.82	83.67				0.00		102.12
UPRO	long	…	52.32	44.09				0.00		53.75
QQQ	flat	413.02	404.66					8.56		402.59
TQQQ	flat	52.11	48.88					2.53		48.13
TNA	long	…	37.15	27.54				0.00		38.74
SOXL	flat	32.88	30.81					7.07		28.04
IWM	long	…	196.06	175.75				0.00		199.52
MDY	long	…	499.53	455.41				0.00		505.74
IYT	flat	266.84	261.40					29.13		258.39
SOXX	flat	584.01	572.23					56.26		555.35
USD	flat	55.61	53.29					1.80		50.92
							TOTAL	105.35

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
February	flat	2153.30	2109.20	…	1954.40	1994.50
GLD	long	…	187.98	185.57				0.00		190.72
UGL	flat	65.35	61.33					0.00		63.63
SLV	flat	22.63	22.08					0.00		21.65
GLL	flat	28.68	26.86					0.00		26.49
ZSL	flat	20.63	19.29					0.00		18.45
GDX	flat	32.45	31.70					0.00		30.56
GDXJ	flat	39.92	39.02					0.00		37.22
NUGT	flat	37.98	36.36					0.00		33.91
JNUG	flat	37.61	36.01					0.00		32.75
DUST	flat	12.70	11.84					0.00		10.49
JDST	flat	6.84	6.33					0.00		5.69
QLD	flat	77.39	74.19					2.85		73.44
SDS	flat	32.66	31.99					0.00		30.27
SOXS	flat	7.50	6.95					0.00		6.43



							TOTAL	2.85
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	flat	100.67	98.56					8.42		98.31
TMF	flat	67.97	63.79					13.21		63.28
TBT	flat	34.39	32.91					0.00		30.61
TMV	flat	35.37	33.15					0.00		30.18
VCLT	flat	81.21	79.49					7.78		79.38
							TOTAL	29.41
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	66.80	65.36					0.00		64.25
							TOTAL	0.00
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	long	…	89.86	84.05				0.00		91.49
							TOTAL	0.00
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	long	…	78.19	61.56				0.00		83.38
JPM	long	…	165.57	146.58				0.00		172.08
							TOTAL	0.00
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	flat	86.27	85.44					0.00		84.74
XOP	flat	141.96	139.02					0.00		137.95
UCO	flat	29.47	27.60					0.00		25.53
ERX	flat	60.21	57.70					0.00		57.86
							TOTAL	0.00
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	long	…	70.74	62.56				0.00		72.26
TSLA	flat	265.23	259.83					0.00		248.42
XLY	flat	182.29	178.54					15.22		177.15
V	long	…	256.98	241.58				0.00		258.87
							TOTAL	15.22
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	long	…	46.14	43.29				0.00		46.99
							TOTAL	0.00
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	549.52	538.43					0.00		539.34
CURE	long	…	95.22	87.12				0.00		106.91
XLV	long	…	133.12	128.99				0.00		138.78
GUSH	flat	35.24	33.03					0.00		33.21
IDNA	long	…	21.75	20.04				0.00		23.3
							TOTAL	0.00
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
ULE	long	…	11.52	11.89				0.00		11.57
UDN	flat	19.40	18.91					0.00		18.29
YCS	flat	73.90	69.37					0.00		69.73
GBTC	long	…	33.29	20.96				0.00		36.85
							TOTAL	0.00
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	21.27	19.89					0.00		18.99
INDA	long	…	47.28	44.60				0.00		48.67
EEM	flat	40.46	39.55					0.00		39.74
EWG	long	…	29.06	26.61				0.00		29.34
							TOTAL	0.00
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	flat	199.72	195.63					0.00		185.64
AMZN	flat	155.73	152.52					15.37		149.93
NVDA	flat	504.43	494.24					0.00		481.68
NRGU	flat	454.10	444.92					0.00		425.00
ROKU	flat	108.94	106.66					0.00		89
							TOTAL	15.37
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	long	…	84.06	79.43				0.00		85.39
DBC	flat	23.46	22.89					0.00		21.86
WOOD	long	…	79.00	78.42				0.00		80.68
MARA	long	…	21.94	10.93				0.00		22.93
							TOTAL	0.00

							YTD	168.20
							%YTD	3.859%

For Tuesday, January 2nd

Posted on December 29, 2023 by Ground Zero

THE UNIVERSAL LAW OF PHYSICAL SURFACES: The chances of an open-faced jelly sandwich landing face down on the floor is directly correlated to the newness and cost of the carpet or rug.

* * * Albert Einstein, 1927

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 main model is long the March SP at 4778.00 as of 12/21/23 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 - - 5021.61 exp 6/1/24

MAJOR - - 4887.57 exp 5/2/24

MAJOR - - 4843.02 exp 5/1/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4816.25
minor - - 4778.18 exp 6/1/24

minor - -4682.35 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4636.53 5/5/24

minor - -4650.39 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4628.38 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4502.85 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4497.02 exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4466.13 exp 6/14/24

MAJOR- - 4389.76. exp 6/3/24
minor - - 4382.58 exp 7/7/24
MAJOR - - 4273.91 exp 5/5/24

FEBRUARY GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short February gold at 2081.60 as of 12/28/23 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 - - 2235.108 exp 3/3/24minor - - 2164.65 exp 3/3/24

MAJOR - - 2081.58 exp 10/15/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 2073.10

minor - - 2045.61 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 1975.15 exp 10/15/24
minor - - 1904.14 exp 11/1/24 MAJOR - - 1884.92 exp 11/1/24 minor - - 1856.83 exp 5/5/24

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 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 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 2023, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 433.84...

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

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS +1.67 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +1.85, 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!!!

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 10 trades -41.00

TOTAL 126 closed trades 1813.50THE 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 10 trades 278.80

+602.20 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!! This is already a gain of +13.815% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 657.32 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

Total optimized portfolio points gained for 2023: 602.20 points - annual 13.815% 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...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: none...

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

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

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
March '24	long	…	4742.25	4424.50	…	…	126 trades	*1813.50
								*not included
DIA	long	…	370.51	341.62				-14.58		376.83
UDOW	long	…	70.93	56.64				-3.76		74.32
SPY	long	…	467.32	438.24				7.54		475.62
SPXL	long	…	99.82	83.67				0.85		104.16
UPRO	long	…	52.32	44.09				-0.72		54.83
QQQ	long	…	402.80	394.24				79.14		409.78
TQQQ	long	…	48.36	45.83				13.95		50.83
TNA	long	…	36.71	27.54				4.53		40.01
SOXL	long	…	27.95	20.88				3.38		31.58
IWM	long	…	196.06	175.75				7.63		201.7
MDY	long	…	499.14	455.41				25.23		509.36
IYT	long	…	258.75	229.62				19.18		262.54
SOXX	long	…	552.67	496.41				36.68		577.02
USD	long	…	50.72	48.92				9.71		54.80
							TOTAL	188.76

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
February	flat	2153.30	2109.20	…	1954.40	1994.50
GLD	long	…	186.72	185.57				22.32		191.39
UGL	flat	65.35	61.33					10.70		64.03
SLV	flat	23.48	22.91					2.56		21.79
GLL	flat	28.89	27.06					3.48		26.28
ZSL	flat	20.63	19.29					-3.29		18.21
GDX	flat	32.45	31.70					3.13		31.03
GDXJ	flat	39.92	39.02					5.58		38.01
NUGT	flat	37.98	36.36					9.11		34.8
JNUG	flat	37.41	35.81					3.15		34.13
DUST	flat	12.70	11.84					1.46		10.19
JDST	flat	6.84	6.33					0.43		5.45
QLD	long	…	73.58	70.73				18.34		76.11
SDS	flat	33.50	32.73					-5.93		29.89
SOXS	flat	9.11	8.46					-4.80		5.78



							TOTAL	66.24
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	long	…	97.32	89.72				-8.13		99.06
TMF	long	…	62.61	50.10				-1.39		64.8
TBT	flat	34.66	33.17					4.85		30.17
TMV	flat	35.73	33.49					2.68		29.46
VCLT	long	…	77.74	71.64				-5.82		80.23
							TOTAL	-7.81
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	66.80	65.36					-5.83		63.24
							TOTAL	-5.83
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	long	…	89.86	84.05				-4.70		92.32
							TOTAL	-4.70
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	long	…	75.52	61.56				-11.58		82.9
JPM	long	…	162.29	146.58				-4.38		170.39
							TOTAL	-15.96
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	flat	86.27	85.44					-8.14		83.86
XOP	flat	141.96	139.02					2.77		137.12
UCO	flat	31.73	29.73					3.29		26.08
ERX	flat	60.21	57.70					-0.96		56.62
							TOTAL	-3.04
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	long	…	70.09	62.56				-2.51		72.44
TSLA	flat	265.23	259.83					83.07		249.92
XLY	long	…	177.23	162.74				26.12		178.98
V	long	…	254.34	241.58				-5.83		260.94
							TOTAL	100.85
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	long	…	46.10	43.29				-0.07		47.08
							TOTAL	-0.07
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	551.83	540.69					2.98		526.63
CURE	long	…	94.65	87.12				-6.44		101.15
XLV	long	…	132.62	128.99				-2.12		136.32
GUSH	long	…	32.69	34.88				-2.85		32.80
IDNA	long	…	21.75	20.04				-4.55		23.04
							TOTAL	-12.98
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
ULE	long	…	11.08	11.89				0.23		11.87
UDN	flat	19.40	18.91					1.21		18.44
YCS	flat	74.84	70.25					19.81		68.9
GBTC	long	…	33.19	20.96				6.99		34.60
							TOTAL	28.24
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	22.68	21.22					2.90		20.95
INDA	long	…	47.28	44.60				2.61		48.84
EEM	flat	40.46	39.55					-0.06		40.31
EWG	long	…	29.05	26.61				1.31		29.73
							TOTAL	6.76
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	flat	199.72	195.63					39.37		192.67
AMZN	long	…	145.42	134.58				-8.35		152.17
NVDA	flat	504.43	494.24					154.35		496.99
NRGU	flat	454.10	444.92					62.80		411.50
ROKU	flat	108.94	106.66					23.93		91.7
							TOTAL	272.10
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	long	…	84.06	79.43				-4.23		85.66
DBC	flat	23.85	23.37					-1.29		22.05
WOOD	long	…	78.81	78.42				-8.34		81.28
MARA	long	…	17.56	10.93				3.50		23.44
							TOTAL	-10.36

							YTD	602.20
							%YTD	13.815%

For Friday, December 29th

Posted on December 28, 2023 by Ground Zero

THE UNIVERSAL LAW OF PHYSICAL SURFACES: The chances of an open-faced jelly sandwich landing face down on the floor is directly correlated to the newness and cost of the carpet or rug.

* * * Albert Einstein, 1927

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 main model is long the March SP at 4778.00 as of 12/21/23 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 - - 5021.61 exp 6/1/24

MAJOR - - 4887.57 exp 5/2/24

MAJOR - - 4843.02 exp 5/1/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4832.50
minor - - 4778.18 exp 6/1/24

minor - -4682.35 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4636.53 5/5/24

minor - -4650.39 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4628.38 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4502.85 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4497.02 exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4466.13 exp 6/14/24

MAJOR- - 4389.76. exp 6/3/24
minor - - 4382.58 exp 7/7/24
MAJOR - - 4273.91 exp 5/5/24

FEBRUARY GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short February gold at 2081.60 as of 12/28/23 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 - - 2235.108 exp 3/3/24minor - - 2164.65 exp 3/3/24

MAJOR - - 2081.58 exp 10/15/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 2076.60

minor - - 2045.61 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 1975.15 exp 10/15/24
minor - - 1904.14 exp 11/1/24 MAJOR - - 1884.92 exp 11/1/24 minor - - 1856.83 exp 5/5/24

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 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 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 2023, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 433.84...

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

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS +1.85 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +2.01, 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!!!

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 10 trades -41.00

TOTAL 126 closed trades 1813.50THE 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 10 trades 278.80

+604.49 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!! This is already a gain of +13.868% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 657.32 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...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: none...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: Energy (XLE, XOP), Precious Metals (JNUG), 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
March '24	long	…	4742.25	4424.50	…	…	126 trades	*1813.50
								*not included
DIA	long	…	370.51	341.62				-14.58		377.54
UDOW	long	…	70.93	56.64				-3.76		74.75
SPY	long	…	467.32	438.24				7.54		477.13
SPXL	long	…	99.82	83.67				0.85		105.23
UPRO	long	…	52.32	44.09				-0.72		55.4
QQQ	long	…	402.80	394.24				79.14		411.65
TQQQ	long	…	48.36	45.83				13.95		51.55
TNA	long	…	36.71	27.54				4.53		41.36
SOXL	long	…	27.95	20.88				3.38		32.39
IWM	long	…	196.06	175.75				7.63		203.88
MDY	long	…	499.14	455.41				25.23		511.87
IYT	long	…	258.75	229.62				19.18		264.98
SOXX	long	…	552.67	496.41				36.68		581.77
USD	long	…	50.72	48.92				9.71		55.14
							TOTAL	188.76

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
February	flat	2153.30	2109.20	…	1954.40	1994.50
GLD	long	…	186.72	185.57				22.32		191.65
UGL	flat	65.35	61.33					10.70		64.21
SLV	flat	23.48	22.91					2.56		22.01
GLL	flat	28.89	27.06					3.48		26.05
ZSL	flat	20.63	19.29					-3.29		17.87
GDX	flat	32.45	31.70					3.13		31.23
GDXJ	flat	39.92	39.02					5.58		38.35
NUGT	long	…	34.29	36.58				11.40		35.28
JNUG	flat	37.41	35.81					3.15		34.78
DUST	flat	12.70	11.84					1.46		10.07
JDST	flat	6.84	6.33					0.43		5.36
QLD	long	…	73.58	70.73				18.34		76.83
SDS	flat	33.50	32.73					-5.93		29.68
SOXS	flat	9.11	8.46					-4.80		5.64



							TOTAL	68.53
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	long	…	97.32	89.72				-8.13		99.94
TMF	long	…	62.61	50.10				-1.39		66.56
TBT	flat	34.66	33.17					4.85		29.64
TMV	flat	35.73	33.49					2.68		28.69
VCLT	long	…	77.74	71.64				-5.82		80.72
							TOTAL	-7.81
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	66.80	65.36					-5.83		63.46
							TOTAL	-5.83
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	long	…	89.86	84.05				-4.70		92.23
							TOTAL	-4.70
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	long	…	75.52	61.56				-11.58		83.55
JPM	long	…	162.29	146.58				-4.38		170.42
							TOTAL	-15.96
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	flat	86.27	85.44					-8.14		84.31
XOP	flat	141.96	139.02					2.77		138.44
UCO	flat	31.73	29.73					3.29		26.54
ERX	flat	60.21	57.70					-0.96		57.32
							TOTAL	-3.04
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	long	…	70.09	62.56				-2.51		73.08
TSLA	flat	265.23	259.83					83.07		254.08
XLY	long	…	177.23	162.74				26.12		180.17
V	long	…	254.34	241.58				-5.83		260.68
							TOTAL	100.85
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	long	…	46.10	43.29				-0.07		47.28
							TOTAL	-0.07
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	551.83	540.69					2.98		526.02
CURE	long	…	94.65	87.12				-6.44		101.91
XLV	long	…	132.62	128.99				-2.12		136.56
GUSH	long	…	32.69	34.88				-2.85		33.44
IDNA	long	…	21.75	20.04				-4.55		23.19
							TOTAL	-12.98
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
ULE	long	…	11.08	11.89				0.23		11.88
UDN	flat	19.40	18.91					1.21		18.43
YCS	flat	74.84	70.25					19.81		69.31
GBTC	long	…	33.19	20.96				6.99		34.88
							TOTAL	28.24
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	22.68	21.22					2.90		20.53
INDA	long	…	47.28	44.60				2.61		49.06
EEM	flat	40.46	39.55					-0.06		40.27
EWG	long	…	29.05	26.61				1.31		29.67
							TOTAL	6.76
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	flat	199.72	195.63					39.37		193.65
AMZN	long	…	145.42	134.58				-8.35		153.64
NVDA	flat	504.43	494.24					154.35		496.21
NRGU	flat	454.10	444.92					62.80		419.03
ROKU	flat	108.94	106.66					23.93		93.97
							TOTAL	272.10
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	long	…	84.06	79.43				-4.23		85.92
DBC	flat	23.85	23.37					-1.29		22.17
WOOD	long	…	78.81	78.42				-8.34		81.56
MARA	long	…	17.56	10.93				3.50		28.42
							TOTAL	-10.36

							YTD	604.49
							%YTD	13.868%

For Thursday, December 28th

Posted on December 27, 2023 by Ground Zero

THE UNIVERSAL LAW OF PHYSICAL SURFACES: The chances of an open-faced jelly sandwich landing face down on the floor is directly correlated to the newness and cost of the carpet or rug.

* * * Albert Einstein, 1927

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 main model is long the March SP at 4778.00 as of 12/21/23 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 - - 5021.61 exp 6/1/24

MAJOR - - 4887.57 exp 5/2/24

MAJOR - - 4843.02 exp 5/1/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4835.25
minor - - 4778.18 exp 6/1/24

minor - -4682.35 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4636.53 5/5/24

minor - -4650.39 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4628.38 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4502.85 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4497.02 exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4466.13 exp 6/14/24

MAJOR- - 4389.76. exp 6/3/24
minor - - 4382.58 exp 7/7/24
MAJOR - - 4273.91 exp 5/5/24

FEBRUARY GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long February gold at 2081.50 as of 12/27/23 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)

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 2089.60
MAJOR - - 2235.108 exp 3/3/24

NEWminor - - 2164.65 exp 3/3/24

NEW

MAJOR - - 2081.58 exp 10/15/24

minor - - 2045.61 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 1975.15 exp 10/15/24
minor - - 1904.14 exp 11/1/24 MAJOR - - 1884.92 exp 11/1/24 minor - - 1856.83 exp 5/5/24

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 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 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 2023, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 433.84...

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 +2.01 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +2.16, 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!!!

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 10 trades -41.00

TOTAL 126 closed trades 1813.50THE 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 10 trades 278.80

+616.86 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!! This is already a gain of +14.152% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 657.32 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...

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

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

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

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
March '24	long	…	4695.75	4424.50	…	…	126 trades	*1813.50
								*not included
DIA	long	…	370.51	341.62				-14.58		375.94
UDOW	long	…	70.93	56.64				-3.76		73.93
SPY	long	…	467.32	438.24				7.54		475.65
SPXL	long	…	99.82	83.67				0.85		104.39
UPRO	long	…	52.32	44.09				-0.72		54.94
QQQ	long	…	402.80	394.24				79.14		410.79
TQQQ	long	…	48.36	45.83				13.95		51.28
TNA	long	…	36.71	27.54				4.53		41.82
SOXL	long	…	27.95	20.88				3.38		32.14
IWM	long	…	196.06	175.75				7.63		204.52
MDY	long	…	499.14	455.41				25.23		511.75
IYT	long	…	258.75	229.62				19.18		264.88
SOXX	long	…	552.67	496.41				36.68		579.82
USD	long	…	50.72	48.92				9.71		54.75
							TOTAL	188.76

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
February	flat	2153.30	2109.20	…	1954.40	1994.50
GLD	long	…	186.72	185.57				22.32		192.53
UGL	flat	65.35	61.33					10.70		64.85
SLV	flat	23.48	22.91					2.56		22.21
GLL	flat	28.89	27.06					3.48		25.96
ZSL	flat	20.63	19.29					-3.29		17.52
GDX	flat	32.45	31.70					3.13		31.98
GDXJ	flat	39.92	39.02					5.58		39.28
NUGT	long	…	34.29	36.58				11.40		37.03
JNUG	long	…	34.80	37.13				5.48		36.54
DUST	flat	12.70	11.84					1.46		9.59
JDST	flat	6.84	6.33					0.43		5.12
QLD	long	…	73.58	70.73				18.34		76.56
SDS	flat	33.50	32.73					-5.93		29.82
SOXS	flat	9.11	8.46					-4.80		5.68



							TOTAL	70.86
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	long	…	97.32	89.72				-8.13		100.45
TMF	long	…	62.61	50.10				-1.39		67.69
TBT	flat	34.66	33.17					4.85		29.26
TMV	flat	35.73	33.49					2.68		28.18
VCLT	long	…	77.74	71.64				-5.82		81.07
							TOTAL	-7.81
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	66.80	65.36					-5.83		62.89
							TOTAL	-5.83
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	long	…	89.86	84.05				-4.70		91.95
							TOTAL	-4.70
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	long	…	75.52	61.56				-11.58		82
JPM	long	…	162.29	146.58				-4.38		169.08
							TOTAL	-15.96
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	long	…	84.27	86.09				-6.32		85.21
XOP	long	…	138.29	141.21				5.69		140.37
UCO	flat	31.73	29.73					3.29		28.17
ERX	flat	60.21	57.70					-0.96		58.56
							TOTAL	1.70
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	long	…	70.09	62.56				-2.51		73.04
TSLA	long	…	254.64	259.94				88.37		261.49
XLY	long	…	177.23	162.74				26.12		180.7
V	long	…	254.34	241.58				-5.83		258.97
							TOTAL	106.15
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	long	…	46.10	43.29				-0.07		47.24
							TOTAL	-0.07
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	551.83	540.69					2.98		522
CURE	long	…	94.65	87.12				-6.44		100.39
XLV	long	…	132.62	128.99				-2.12		135.67
GUSH	long	…	32.69	34.88				-2.85		34.41
IDNA	long	…	21.75	20.04				-4.55		23.1
							TOTAL	-12.98
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
ULE	long	…	11.08	11.89				0.23		11.94
UDN	flat	19.40	18.91					1.21		18.49
YCS	flat	74.84	70.25					19.81		70.26
GBTC	long	…	33.19	20.96				6.99		36.36
							TOTAL	28.24
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	22.68	21.22					2.90		18.98
INDA	long	…	47.28	44.60				2.61		48.80
EEM	flat	40.46	39.55					-0.06		39.88
EWG	long	…	29.05	26.61				1.31		29.85
							TOTAL	6.76
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	flat	199.72	195.63					39.37		192.95
AMZN	long	…	145.42	134.58				-8.35		153.53
NVDA	flat	504.43	494.24					154.35		493.92
NRGU	flat	454.10	444.92					62.80		438.00
ROKU	flat	108.94	106.66					23.93		93.88
							TOTAL	272.10
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	long	…	84.06	79.43				-4.23		86.00
DBC	flat	23.85	23.37					-1.29		22.39
WOOD	long	…	78.81	78.42				-8.34		81.76
MARA	long	…	17.56	10.93				3.50		30.91
							TOTAL	-10.36

							YTD	616.86
							%YTD	14.152%

For Wednesday, December 27th

Posted on December 26, 2023 by Ground Zero

THE UNIVERSAL LAW OF PHYSICAL SURFACES: The chances of an open-faced jelly sandwich landing face down on the floor is directly correlated to the newness and cost of the carpet or rug.

* * * Albert Einstein, 1927

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 main model is long the March SP at 4778.00 as of 12/21/23 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 - - 5021.61 exp 6/1/24

MAJOR - - 4887.57 exp 5/2/24

MAJOR - - 4843.02 exp 5/1/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4825.25
minor - - 4778.18 exp 6/1/24

minor - -4682.35 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4636.53 5/5/24

minor - -4650.39 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4628.38 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4502.85 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4497.02 exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4466.13 exp 6/14/24

MAJOR- - 4389.76. exp 6/3/24
minor - - 4382.58 exp 7/7/24
MAJOR - - 4273.91 exp 5/5/24

FEBRUARY GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short February gold at 2081.60 as of 12/22/23 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 - - 2081.58 exp 10/15/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 2078.40

minor - - 2045.61 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 1975.15 exp 10/15/24
minor - - 1904.14 exp 11/1/24 MAJOR - - 1884.92 exp 11/1/24 minor - - 1856.83 exp 5/5/24

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 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 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 2023, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 433.84...

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 +2.16 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +2.28, 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!!!

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 10 trades -41.00

TOTAL 126 closed trades 1813.50THE 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 10 trades 278.80

+618.27 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!! This is already a gain of +14.184% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 657.32 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...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: Energy (XLE, XOP, GUSH)...

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

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

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
March '24	long	…	4695.75	4424.50	…	…	126 trades	*1813.50
								*not included
DIA	long	…	370.51	341.62				-14.58		375.20
UDOW	long	…	70.93	56.64				-3.76		73.53
SPY	long	…	467.32	438.24				7.54		475.41
SPXL	long	…	99.82	83.67				0.85		104.26
UPRO	long	…	52.32	44.09				-0.72		54.87
QQQ	long	…	402.80	394.24				79.14		410.67
TQQQ	long	…	48.36	45.83				13.95		51.19
TNA	long	…	36.71	27.54				4.53		41.53
SOXL	long	…	27.95	20.88				3.38		32.10
IWM	long	…	196.06	175.75				7.63		204.07
MDY	long	…	499.14	455.41				25.23		512.3
IYT	long	…	258.75	229.62				19.18		265.40
SOXX	long	…	552.67	496.41				36.68		579.7
USD	long	…	50.72	48.92				9.71		55.00
							TOTAL	188.76

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
February	flat	2153.30	2109.20	…	1954.40	1994.50
GLD	long	…	186.72	185.57				22.32		191.66
UGL	flat	65.35	61.33					10.70		64.26
SLV	flat	23.48	22.91					2.56		22.21
GLL	flat	28.89	27.06					3.48		26.42
ZSL	flat	20.63	19.29					-3.29		17.51
GDX	flat	32.45	31.70					3.13		31.64
GDXJ	flat	39.92	39.02					5.58		38.96
NUGT	long	…	34.29	36.58				11.40		36.24
JNUG	long	…	34.80	37.13				5.48		35.96
DUST	flat	12.70	11.84					1.46		9.82
JDST	flat	6.84	6.33					0.43		5.21
QLD	long	…	73.58	70.73				18.34		76.45
SDS	flat	33.50	32.73					-5.93		29.85
SOXS	flat	9.11	8.46					-4.80		5.68



							TOTAL	70.86
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	long	…	97.32	89.72				-8.13		98.68
TMF	long	…	62.61	50.10				-1.39		64.25
TBT	flat	34.66	33.17					4.85		30.35
TMV	flat	35.73	33.49					2.68		29.79
VCLT	long	…	77.74	71.64				-5.82		79.89
							TOTAL	-7.81
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	66.80	65.36					-5.83		63.01
							TOTAL	-5.83
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	long	…	89.86	84.05				-4.70		92.00
							TOTAL	-4.70
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	long	…	75.52	61.56				-11.58		81.68
JPM	long	…	162.29	146.58				-4.38		168.34
							TOTAL	-15.96
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	long	…	84.27	86.09				-6.32		85.78
XOP	long	…	138.29	141.21				5.69		141.15
UCO	flat	31.73	29.73					3.29		28.66
ERX	flat	60.21	57.70					-0.96		59.39
							TOTAL	1.70
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	long	…	70.09	62.56				-2.51		72.75
TSLA	flat	259.94	254.64					88.37		256.71
XLY	long	…	177.23	162.74				26.12		180.15
V	long	…	254.34	241.58				-5.83		259.04
							TOTAL	106.15
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	long	…	46.10	43.29				-0.07		47.16
							TOTAL	-0.07
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	551.83	540.69					2.98		519.64
CURE	long	…	94.65	87.12				-6.44		99.32
XLV	long	…	132.62	128.99				-2.12		135.25
GUSH	long	…	32.69	34.88				-2.85		34.82
IDNA	long	…	21.75	20.04				-4.55		23.1
							TOTAL	-12.98
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
ULE	flat	11.89	11.08					0.23		11.86
UDN	flat	19.40	18.91					1.21		18.40
YCS	flat	74.84	70.25					19.81		70.09
GBTC	long	…	33.19	20.96				6.99		35.50
							TOTAL	28.24
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	22.68	21.22					2.90		18.96
INDA	long	…	47.28	44.60				2.61		48.53
EEM	flat	40.46	39.55					-0.06		39.7
EWG	long	…	29.05	26.61				1.31		29.71
							TOTAL	6.76
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	long	…	191.62	193.03				40.78		192.94
AMZN	long	…	145.42	134.58				-8.35		153.34
NVDA	flat	504.43	494.24					154.35		492.73
NRGU	flat	454.10	444.92					62.80		447.08
ROKU	flat	108.94	106.66					23.93		94.73
							TOTAL	273.51
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	long	…	84.06	79.43				-4.23		85.99
DBC	flat	23.85	23.37					-1.29		22.45
WOOD	long	…	78.81	78.42				-8.34		81.69
MARA	long	…	17.56	10.93				3.50		27.02
							TOTAL	-10.36

							YTD	618.27
							%YTD	14.184%

For Tuesday, December 26th

Posted on December 22, 2023 by Ground Zero

THE UNIVERSAL LAW OF PHYSICAL SURFACES: The chances of an open-faced jelly sandwich landing face down on the floor is directly correlated to the newness and cost of the carpet or rug.

* * * Albert Einstein, 1927

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 main model is long the March SP at 4778.00 as of 12/21/23 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 - - 5021.61 exp 6/1/24

MAJOR - - 4887.57 exp 5/2/24

MAJOR - - 4843.02 exp 5/1/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4804.25
minor - - 4778.18 exp 6/1/24

minor - -4682.35 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4636.53 5/5/24

minor - -4650.39 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4628.38 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4502.85 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4497.02 exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4466.13 exp 6/14/24

MAJOR- - 4389.76. exp 6/3/24
minor - - 4382.58 exp 7/7/24
MAJOR - - 4273.91 exp 5/5/24

FEBRUARY GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short February gold at 2081.60 as of 12/22/23 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 - - 2081.58 exp 10/15/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 2064.90

minor - - 2045.61 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 1975.15 exp 10/15/24
minor - - 1904.14 exp 11/1/24 MAJOR - - 1884.92 exp 11/1/24 minor - - 1856.83 exp 5/5/24

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 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 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 2023, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 433.84...

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 +2.28 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +2.47, 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!!!

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 10 trades -41.00

TOTAL 126 closed trades 1813.50THE 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 10 trades 278.80

+619.90 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!! This is already a gain of +14.222% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 196.42 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...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: Precious Metals (GDX, GDXJ, JNUG)...

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
March '24	long	…	4661.25	4424.50	…	…	126 trades	*1813.50
								*not included
DIA	long	…	362.90	341.62				-14.58		373.80
UDOW	long	…	68.23	56.64				-3.76		72.81
SPY	long	…	460.50	438.24				7.54		473.65
SPXL	long	…	96.61	83.67				0.85		103.14
UPRO	long	…	50.76	44.09				-0.72		54.29
QQQ	long	…	394.31	394.24				79.14		408.38
TQQQ	long	…	45.47	45.83				13.95		50.35
TNA	long	…	31.43	27.54				4.53		40.01
SOXL	long	…	25.50	20.88				3.38		30.51
IWM	long	…	185.57	175.75				7.63		201.48
MDY	long	…	480.97	455.41				25.23		508.49
IYT	long	…	253.14	229.62				19.18		264.35
SOXX	long	…	541.51	496.41				36.68		569.89
USD	long	…	48.85	48.92				9.71		53.25
							TOTAL	188.76

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
February	flat	2153.30	2109.20	…	1954.40	1994.50
GLD	long	…	183.28	185.57				22.32		190.27
UGL	flat	65.35	61.33					10.70		63.31
SLV	flat	23.48	22.91					2.56		22.12
GLL	flat	28.89	27.06					3.48		26.54
ZSL	flat	20.63	19.29					-3.29		17.66
GDX	long	…	31.27	32.01				3.87		31.56
GDXJ	long	…	38.68	39.57				6.47		38.83
NUGT	long	…	34.29	36.58				11.40		36.16
JNUG	long	…	34.80	37.13				5.48		35.67
DUST	flat	12.70	11.84					1.46		9.85
JDST	flat	6.84	6.33					0.43		5.23
QLD	long	…	72.02	70.73				18.34		75.63
SDS	flat	33.59	32.82					-5.93		30.06
SOXS	flat	9.11	8.46					-4.80		5.98



							TOTAL	72.49
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	long	…	93.43	89.72				-8.13		98.48
TMF	long	…	55.03	50.10				-1.39		63.9
TBT	flat	36.68	35.11					4.85		30.42
TMV	flat	39.07	36.63					2.68		29.92
VCLT	long	…	76.67	71.64				-5.82		79.72
							TOTAL	-7.81
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	66.80	65.36					-5.83		62.62
							TOTAL	-5.83
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	long	…	88.42	84.05				-4.70		91.53
							TOTAL	-4.70
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	long	…	73.92	61.56				-11.58		80.81
JPM	long	…	159.67	146.58				-4.38		167.4
							TOTAL	-15.96
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	flat	86.13	84.31					-6.32		84.98
XOP	flat	141.21	138.29					5.69		138.89
UCO	flat	31.73	29.73					3.29		27.61
ERX	flat	60.21	57.70					-0.96		58.24
							TOTAL	1.70
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	long	…	66.88	62.56				-2.51		72.04
TSLA	flat	259.94	254.64					88.37		252.54
XLY	long	…	172.67	162.74				26.12		179.48
V	long	…	254.34	241.58				-5.83		258.43
							TOTAL	106.15
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	long	…	45.88	43.29				-0.07		46.94
							TOTAL	-0.07
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	554.80	543.60					2.98		520.31
CURE	long	…	93.14	87.12				-6.44		98.85
XLV	long	…	132.03	128.99				-2.12		135.02
GUSH	flat	34.88	32.69					-2.85		33.74
IDNA	long	…	20.52	20.04				-4.55		22.72
							TOTAL	-12.98
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
ULE	flat	11.89	11.08					0.23		11.78
UDN	flat	19.40	18.91					1.21		18.35
YCS	flat	75.83	71.18					19.81		70.02
GBTC	long	…	31.83	20.96				6.99		37.00
							TOTAL	28.24
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	23.85	22.32					2.90		18.67
INDA	long	…	47.02	44.60				2.61		48.35
EEM	flat	40.46	39.55					-0.06		39.38
EWG	long	…	28.83	26.61				1.31		29.52
							TOTAL	6.76
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	long	…	191.32	193.03				40.78		193.6
AMZN	long	…	143.54	134.58				-8.35		153.42
NVDA	flat	505.58	495.37					154.35		488.3
NRGU	flat	454.10	444.92					62.80		432.79
ROKU	flat	108.94	106.66					23.93		91.34
							TOTAL	273.51
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	long	…	81.78	79.43				-4.23		85.60
DBC	flat	24.62	24.03					-1.29		22.24
WOOD	long	…	76.75	78.42				-8.34		81.33
MARA	long	…	14.38	10.93				3.50		26.71
							TOTAL	-10.36

							YTD	619.90
							%YTD	14.222%

For Friday, December 22nd

Posted on December 21, 2023 by Ground Zero

THE UNIVERSAL LAW OF PHYSICAL SURFACES: The chances of an open-faced jelly sandwich landing face down on the floor is directly correlated to the newness and cost of the carpet or rug.

* * * Albert Einstein, 1927

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 main model is long the March SP at 4778.00 as of 12/21/23 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 - - 5021.61 exp 6/1/24

MAJOR - - 4887.57 exp 5/2/24

MAJOR - - 4843.02 exp 5/1/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4795.75
minor - - 4778.18 exp 6/1/24

minor - -4682.35 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4636.53 5/5/24

minor - -4650.39 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4628.38 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4502.85 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4497.02 exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4466.13 exp 6/14/24

MAJOR- - 4389.76. exp 6/3/24
minor - - 4382.58 exp 7/7/24
MAJOR - - 4273.91 exp 5/5/24

FEBRUARY GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long February gold at 2045.60 as of 12/21/23 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 - - 2081.58 exp 10/15/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 2056.40

minor - - 2045.61 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 1975.15 exp 10/15/24
minor - - 1904.14 exp 11/1/24 MAJOR - - 1884.92 exp 11/1/24 minor - - 1856.83 exp 5/5/24

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 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 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 2023, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 433.84...

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 +2.47 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +2.59, 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!!!

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 10 trades -41.00

TOTAL 126 closed trades 1813.50THE 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 10 trades 278.80

+619.90 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!! This is already a gain of +14.222% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 196.42 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...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: none...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: Technology (NRGU), Energy (ERX)...

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
March '24	long	…	4651.00	4424.50	…	…	126 trades	*1813.50
								*not included
DIA	long	…	362.90	341.62				-14.58		373.88
UDOW	long	…	68.23	56.64				-3.76		72.85
SPY	long	…	460.50	438.24				7.54		472.7
SPXL	long	…	96.61	83.67				0.85		102.51
UPRO	long	…	50.76	44.09				-0.72		53.99
QQQ	long	…	394.31	394.24				79.14		407.77
TQQQ	long	…	45.47	45.83				13.95		50.15
TNA	long	…	31.43	27.54				4.53		39.05
SOXL	long	…	25.50	20.88				3.38		30.26
IWM	long	…	185.57	175.75				7.63		199.62
MDY	long	…	480.97	455.41				25.23		506.59
IYT	long	…	253.14	229.62				19.18		262.81
SOXX	long	…	541.51	496.41				36.68		568.07
USD	long	…	48.85	48.92				9.71		53.13
							TOTAL	188.76

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
February	flat	2153.30	2109.20	…	1954.40	1994.50
GLD	long	…	183.28	185.57				22.32		189.43
UGL	flat	65.35	61.33					10.70		62.85
SLV	flat	23.48	22.91					2.56		22.31
GLL	flat	28.89	27.06					3.48		26.77
ZSL	flat	20.63	19.29					-3.29		17.30
GDX	flat	32.01	31.27					3.87		31.35
GDXJ	flat	39.57	38.68					6.47		38.6
NUGT	long	…	34.29	36.58				11.40		35.61
JNUG	flat	37.13	34.80					5.48		35.30
DUST	flat	12.70	11.84					1.46		10.00
JDST	flat	6.84	6.33					0.43		5.29
QLD	long	…	72.02	70.73				18.34		75.42
SDS	flat	33.59	32.82					-5.93		30.16
SOXS	flat	9.11	8.46					-4.80		6.04



							TOTAL	72.49
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	long	…	93.43	89.72				-8.13		98.93
TMF	long	…	55.03	50.10				-1.39		64.84
TBT	flat	36.68	35.11					4.85		30.23
TMV	flat	39.07	36.63					2.68		29.51
VCLT	long	…	76.67	71.64				-5.82		80.23
							TOTAL	-7.81
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	66.80	65.36					-5.83		62.41
							TOTAL	-5.83
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	long	…	88.42	84.05				-4.70		91.05
							TOTAL	-4.70
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	long	…	73.92	61.56				-11.58		80.36
JPM	long	…	159.67	146.58				-4.38		167.5
							TOTAL	-15.96
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	flat	86.13	84.31					-6.32		84.73
XOP	flat	141.21	138.29					5.69		138.57
UCO	flat	31.73	29.73					3.29		28
ERX	flat	60.21	57.70					-0.96		57.97
							TOTAL	1.70
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	long	…	66.88	62.56				-2.51		72.24
TSLA	flat	259.94	254.64					88.37		254.5
XLY	long	…	172.67	162.74				26.12		180.81
V	long	…	254.34	241.58				-5.83		259.54
							TOTAL	106.15
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	long	…	45.88	43.29				-0.07		46.8
							TOTAL	-0.07
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	554.80	543.60					2.98		519.88
CURE	long	…	93.14	87.12				-6.44		97.59
XLV	long	…	132.03	128.99				-2.12		134.35
GUSH	flat	34.88	32.69					-2.85		33.58
IDNA	long	…	20.52	20.04				-4.55		22.29
							TOTAL	-12.98
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
ULE	flat	11.89	11.08					0.23		11.76
UDN	flat	19.40	18.91					1.21		18.33
YCS	flat	75.83	71.18					19.81		69.84
GBTC	long	…	31.83	20.96				6.99		36.27
							TOTAL	28.24
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	23.85	22.32					2.90		20.28
INDA	long	…	47.02	44.60				2.61		48.19
EEM	flat	40.46	39.55					-0.06		39.57
EWG	long	…	28.83	26.61				1.31		29.54
							TOTAL	6.76
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	long	…	191.32	193.03				40.78		194.68
AMZN	long	…	143.54	134.58				-8.35		153.84
NVDA	flat	505.58	495.37					154.35		489.9
NRGU	flat	454.10	444.92					62.80		429.87
ROKU	flat	108.94	106.66					23.93		92.04
							TOTAL	273.51
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	long	…	81.78	79.43				-4.23		85.07
DBC	flat	24.62	24.03					-1.29		22.27
WOOD	long	…	76.75	78.42				-8.34		80.75
MARA	long	…	14.38	10.93				3.50		24.78
							TOTAL	-10.36

							YTD	619.90
							%YTD	14.222%

For Thursday, December 21st

Posted on December 20, 2023 by Ground Zero

THE UNIVERSAL LAW OF PHYSICAL SURFACES: The chances of an open-faced jelly sandwich landing face down on the floor is directly correlated to the newness and cost of the carpet or rug.

* * * Albert Einstein, 1927

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 main model is short the March SP at 4778.25 as of 12/20/23 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 - - 5021.61 exp 6/1/24

MAJOR - - 4887.57 exp 5/2/24

MAJOR - - 4843.02 exp 5/1/24
minor - - 4778.18 exp 6/1/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4749.50

minor - -4682.35 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4636.53 5/5/24

minor - -4650.39 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4628.38 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4502.85 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4497.02 exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4466.13 exp 6/14/24

MAJOR- - 4389.76. exp 6/3/24
minor - - 4382.58 exp 7/7/24
MAJOR - - 4273.91 exp 5/5/24

FEBRUARY GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short February gold at 2045.70 as of 12/15/23 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 - - 2081.58 exp 10/15/24

minor - - 2045.61 exp 10/23/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 2043.80

MAJOR - - 1975.15 exp 10/15/24
minor - - 1904.14 exp 11/1/24 MAJOR - - 1884.92 exp 11/1/24 minor - - 1856.83 exp 5/5/24

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 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 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 2023, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 433.84...

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 +2.59 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +2.70, 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!!!

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 10 trades -41.00

TOTAL 126 closed trades 1813.50THE 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 10 trades 278.80

+628.84 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!! This is already a gain of +14.427% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 196.42 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...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: Energy (ERX)...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: Consumer Discretionary (TSLA), Foreign Markets (EEM)...

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
March '24	long	…	4613.25	4424.50	…	…	126 trades	*1813.50
								*not included
DIA	long	…	362.90	341.62				-14.58		370.80
UDOW	long	…	68.23	56.64				-3.76		71.11
SPY	long	…	460.50	438.24				7.54		468.26
SPXL	long	…	96.61	83.67				0.85		100.04
UPRO	long	…	50.76	44.09				-0.72		52.49
QQQ	long	…	394.31	394.24				79.14		403.08
TQQQ	long	…	45.47	45.83				13.95		48.54
TNA	long	…	31.43	27.54				4.53		37.30
SOXL	long	…	25.50	20.88				3.38		28.10
IWM	long	…	185.57	175.75				7.63		196.28
MDY	long	…	480.97	455.41				25.23		499.64
IYT	long	…	253.14	229.62				19.18		260.25
SOXX	long	…	541.51	496.41				36.68		552.77
USD	long	…	48.85	48.92				9.71		50.82
							TOTAL	188.76

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
February	flat	2153.30	2109.20	…	1954.40	1994.50
GLD	long	…	183.28	185.57				22.32		188.1
UGL	flat	65.35	61.33					10.70		62.16
SLV	flat	23.48	22.91					2.56		22.04
GLL	flat	28.89	27.06					3.48		27.12
ZSL	flat	20.63	19.29					-3.29		17.69
GDX	flat	32.01	31.27					3.87		30.78
GDXJ	flat	39.57	38.68					6.47		37.6
NUGT	long	…	34.29	36.58				11.40		34.72
JNUG	flat	37.13	34.80					5.48		33.66
DUST	flat	12.70	11.84					1.46		10.43
JDST	flat	6.84	6.33					0.43		5.61
QLD	long	…	72.02	70.73				18.34		73.71
SDS	flat	33.59	32.82					-5.93		30.73
SOXS	flat	9.11	8.46					-4.80		6.63



							TOTAL	72.49
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	long	…	93.43	89.72				-8.13		99.56
TMF	long	…	55.03	50.10				-1.39		66.72
TBT	flat	36.68	35.11					4.85		29.77
TMV	flat	39.07	36.63					2.68		29.16
VCLT	long	…	76.67	71.64				-5.82		80.38
							TOTAL	-7.81
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	long	…	62.84	60.49				-8.18		62.3
							TOTAL	-8.18
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	long	…	88.42	84.05				-4.70		89.96
							TOTAL	-4.70
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	long	…	73.92	61.56				-11.58		78.75
JPM	long	…	159.67	146.58				-4.38		166.55
							TOTAL	-15.96
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	flat	86.13	84.31					-6.32		84.40
XOP	flat	141.21	138.29					5.69		136.99
UCO	flat	31.73	29.73					3.29		28.01
ERX	long	…	56.95	59.43				1.52		57.91
							TOTAL	4.18
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	long	…	66.88	62.56				-2.51		70.84
TSLA	flat	259.94	254.64					88.37		247.14
XLY	long	…	172.67	162.74				26.12		178.1
V	long	…	254.34	241.58				-5.83		257.11
							TOTAL	106.15
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	long	…	45.88	43.29				-0.07		46.3
							TOTAL	-0.07
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	554.80	543.60					2.98		515.93
CURE	long	…	93.14	87.12				-6.44		94.83
XLV	long	…	132.03	128.99				-2.12		132.73
GUSH	flat	34.88	32.69					-2.85		33.05
IDNA	long	…	20.52	20.04				-4.55		21.89
							TOTAL	-12.98
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
ULE	flat	11.89	11.08					0.23		11.66
UDN	flat	19.40	18.91					1.21		18.20
YCS	flat	75.83	71.18					19.81		71.15
GBTC	long	…	31.83	20.96				6.99		35.88
							TOTAL	28.24
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	23.85	22.32					2.90		18.80
INDA	long	…	47.02	44.60				2.61		47.46
EEM	flat	40.46	39.55					-0.06		38.84
EWG	long	…	28.83	26.61				1.31		29.18
							TOTAL	6.76
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	long	…	191.32	193.03				40.78		194.83
AMZN	long	…	143.54	134.58				-8.35		152.12
NVDA	flat	505.58	495.37					154.35		481.11
NRGU	long	…	426.77	435.58				71.61		431.39
ROKU	flat	108.94	106.66					23.93		89.11
							TOTAL	282.32
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	long	…	81.78	79.43				-4.23		84.18
DBC	flat	24.62	24.03					-1.29		22.23
WOOD	long	…	76.75	78.42				-8.34		79.96
MARA	long	…	14.38	10.93				3.50		22.10
							TOTAL	-10.36

							YTD	628.84
							%YTD	14.427%

For Wednesday, December 20th

Posted on December 19, 2023 by Ground Zero

THE UNIVERSAL LAW OF PHYSICAL SURFACES: The chances of an open-faced jelly sandwich landing face down on the floor is directly correlated to the newness and cost of the carpet or rug.

* * * Albert Einstein, 1927

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 main model is long the March SP at 4778.00 as of 12/18/23 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 - - 5021.61 exp 6/1/24

MAJOR - - 4887.57 exp 5/2/24

MAJOR - - 4843.02 exp 5/1/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4820.50
minor - - 4778.18 exp 6/1/24

minor - -4682.35 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4636.53 5/5/24

minor - -4650.39 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4628.38 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4502.85 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4497.02 exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4466.13 exp 6/14/24

MAJOR- - 4389.76. exp 6/3/24
minor - - 4382.58 exp 7/7/24
MAJOR - - 4273.91 exp 5/5/24

FEBRUARY GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short February gold at 2045.70 as of 12/15/23 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 - - 2081.58 exp 10/15/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 2053.50

minor - - 2045.61 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 1975.15 exp 10/15/24
minor - - 1904.14 exp 11/1/24 MAJOR - - 1884.92 exp 11/1/24 minor - - 1856.83 exp 5/5/24

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 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 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 2023, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 433.84...

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 +2.70 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +2.76, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BEARISH THAN YESTERDAY...

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

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

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 10 trades -41.00

TOTAL 126 closed trades 1813.50THE 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 10 trades 278.80

+634.92 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!! This is already a gain of +14.556% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 196.42 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...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: Precious Metals (NUGT), Technology (NRGU)...

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
March '24	long	…	4598.00	4424.50	…	…	126 trades	*1813.50
								*not included
DIA	long	…	362.90	341.62				-14.58		375.50
UDOW	long	…	68.23	56.64				-3.76		74.04
SPY	long	…	460.50	438.24				7.54		474.84
SPXL	long	…	96.61	83.67				0.85		104.53
UPRO	long	…	50.76	44.09				-0.72		54.97
QQQ	long	…	394.31	394.24				79.14		409.16
TQQQ	long	…	45.47	45.83				13.95		51.02
TNA	long	…	31.43	27.54				4.53		39.66
SOXL	long	…	25.50	20.88				3.38		30.75
IWM	long	…	185.57	175.75				7.63		200.93
MDY	long	…	480.97	455.41				25.23		507.78
IYT	long	…	253.14	229.62				19.18		265.13
SOXX	long	…	541.51	496.41				36.68		570.78
USD	long	…	48.85	48.92				9.71		53.98
							TOTAL	188.76

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
February	flat	2153.30	2109.20	…	1954.40	1994.50
GLD	long	…	183.28	185.57				22.32		189.13
UGL	flat	65.35	61.33					10.70		62.69
SLV	flat	23.48	22.91					2.56		22.03
GLL	flat	28.89	27.06					3.48		26.85
ZSL	flat	20.63	19.29					-3.29		17.76
GDX	flat	32.01	31.27					3.87		31.55
GDXJ	flat	39.57	38.68					6.47		38.77
NUGT	long	…	34.29	36.58				11.40		36.41
JNUG	flat	37.13	34.80					5.48		35.90
DUST	flat	12.70	11.84					1.46		9.92
JDST	flat	6.84	6.33					0.43		5.29
QLD	long	…	72.02	70.73				18.34		76.08
SDS	flat	33.59	32.82					-5.93		30.45
SOXS	flat	9.11	8.46					-4.80		6.11



							TOTAL	72.49
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	long	…	93.43	89.72				-8.13		98.89
TMF	long	…	55.03	50.10				-1.39		65.31
TBT	flat	36.68	35.11					4.85		30.7
TMV	flat	39.07	36.63					2.68		29.81
VCLT	long	…	76.67	71.64				-5.82		80.13
							TOTAL	-7.81
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	long	…	62.84	60.49				-8.18		63.59
							TOTAL	-8.18
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	long	…	88.42	84.05				-4.70		91.49
							TOTAL	-4.70
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	long	…	73.92	61.56				-11.58		83.03
JPM	long	…	159.67	146.58				-4.38		168.45
							TOTAL	-15.96
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	flat	86.13	84.31					-6.32		85.19
XOP	flat	141.21	138.29					5.69		139.06
UCO	flat	31.73	29.73					3.29		28.56
ERX	flat	59.43	56.95					1.52		59.09
							TOTAL	4.18
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	long	…	66.88	62.56				-2.51		72.2
TSLA	long	…	248.80	253.98				93.55		257.22
XLY	long	…	172.67	162.74				26.12		181.41
V	long	…	254.34	241.58				-5.83		259.99
							TOTAL	111.33
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	long	…	45.88	43.29				-0.07		48
							TOTAL	-0.07
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	554.80	543.60					2.98		524.04
CURE	long	…	93.14	87.12				-6.44		98.75
XLV	long	…	132.03	128.99				-2.12		134.68
GUSH	flat	34.88	32.69					-2.85		34.10
IDNA	long	…	20.52	20.04				-4.55		22.75
							TOTAL	-12.98
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
ULE	flat	11.89	11.08					0.23		11.73
UDN	flat	19.40	18.91					1.21		18.27
YCS	flat	75.83	71.18					19.81		71.33
GBTC	long	…	31.83	20.96				6.99		34.89
							TOTAL	28.24
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	23.85	22.32					2.90		20.51
INDA	long	…	47.02	44.60				2.61		48.72
EEM	long	…	39.12	40.02				0.84		40.3
EWG	long	…	28.83	26.61				1.31		29.58
							TOTAL	7.66
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	long	…	191.32	193.03				40.78		196.94
AMZN	long	…	143.54	134.58				-8.35		153.79
NVDA	flat	505.58	495.37					154.35		496.04
NRGU	long	…	426.77	435.58				71.61		437.15
ROKU	flat	108.94	106.66					23.93		94.42
							TOTAL	282.32
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	long	…	81.78	79.43				-4.23		85.49
DBC	flat	24.62	24.03					-1.29		22.49
WOOD	long	…	76.75	78.42				-8.34		80.92
MARA	long	…	14.38	10.93				3.50		21.97
							TOTAL	-10.36

							YTD	634.92
							%YTD	14.566%

For Tuesday, December 19th

Posted on December 18, 2023 by Ground Zero

THE UNIVERSAL LAW OF PHYSICAL SURFACES: The chances of an open-faced jelly sandwich landing face down on the floor is directly correlated to the newness and cost of the carpet or rug.

* * * Albert Einstein, 1927

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 main model is long the March SP at 4778.00 as of 12/18/23 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 - - 5021.61 exp 6/1/24

MAJOR - - 4887.57 exp 5/2/24

MAJOR - - 4843.02 exp 5/1/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4785.25
minor - - 4778.18 exp 6/1/24

minor - -4682.35 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4636.53 5/5/24

minor - -4650.39 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4628.38 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4502.85 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4497.02 exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4466.13 exp 6/14/24

MAJOR- - 4389.76. exp 6/3/24
minor - - 4382.58 exp 7/7/24
MAJOR - - 4273.91 exp 5/5/24

FEBRUARY GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short February gold at 2045.70 as of 12/15/23 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 - - 2081.58 exp 10/15/24

minor - - 2045.61 exp 10/23/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 2040.70

MAJOR - - 1975.15 exp 10/15/24
minor - - 1904.14 exp 11/1/24 MAJOR - - 1884.92 exp 11/1/24 minor - - 1856.83 exp 5/5/24

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 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 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 2023, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 433.84...

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 +2.76 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +2.82, 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!!!

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 10 trades -41.00

TOTAL 126 closed trades 1813.50THE 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 10 trades 278.80

+634.92 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!! This is already a gain of +14.556% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 196.42 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...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: Technology (NRGU)...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: Currencies (UDN), Technology (NRGU) 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
March '24	long	…	4598.00	4424.50	…	…	126 trades	*1813.50
								*not included
DIA	long	…	362.90	341.62				-14.58		372.98
UDOW	long	…	68.23	56.64				-3.76		72.61
SPY	long	…	460.50	438.24				7.54		471.97
SPXL	long	…	96.61	83.67				0.85		102.73
UPRO	long	…	50.76	44.09				-0.72		54.03
QQQ	long	…	394.31	394.24				79.14		407.08
TQQQ	long	…	45.47	45.83				13.95		50.27
TNA	long	…	31.43	27.54				4.53		37.47
SOXL	long	…	25.50	20.88				3.38		30.29
IWM	long	…	185.57	175.75				7.63		197.11
MDY	long	…	480.97	455.41				25.23		501.17
IYT	long	…	253.14	229.62				19.18		263.63
SOXX	long	…	541.51	496.41				36.68		567.75
USD	long	…	48.85	48.92				9.71		53.95
							TOTAL	188.76

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
February	flat	2153.30	2109.20	…	1954.40	1994.50
GLD	long	…	183.28	185.57				22.32		187.85
UGL	flat	65.35	61.33					10.70		61.88
SLV	flat	23.48	22.91					2.56		21.80
GLL	flat	28.89	27.06					3.48		27.21
ZSL	flat	20.63	19.29					-3.29		18.13
GDX	flat	32.01	31.27					3.87		30.73
GDXJ	flat	39.57	38.68					6.47		37.4
NUGT	flat	36.58	34.29					11.40		34.52
JNUG	flat	37.13	34.80					5.48		33.37
DUST	flat	12.70	11.84					1.46		10.49
JDST	flat	6.84	6.33					0.43		5.7
QLD	long	…	72.02	70.73				18.34		75.34
SDS	flat	33.59	32.82					-5.93		30.80
SOXS	flat	9.11	8.46					-4.80		6.19



							TOTAL	72.49
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	long	…	93.43	89.72				-8.13		98.36
TMF	long	…	55.03	50.10				-1.39		64.35
TBT	flat	36.68	35.11					4.85		30.99
TMV	flat	39.07	36.63					2.68		30.21
VCLT	long	…	76.67	71.64				-5.82		79.96
							TOTAL	-7.81
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	long	…	62.84	60.49				-8.18		63.23
							TOTAL	-8.18
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	long	…	88.42	84.05				-4.70		90.71
							TOTAL	-4.70
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	long	…	73.92	61.56				-11.58		81.25
JPM	long	…	159.67	146.58				-4.38		166.23
							TOTAL	-15.96
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	flat	86.13	84.31					-6.32		84.18
XOP	flat	141.21	138.29					5.69		137.37
UCO	flat	31.73	29.73					3.29		27.65
ERX	flat	59.43	56.95					1.52		57.66
							TOTAL	4.18
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	long	…	66.88	62.56				-2.51		70.76
TSLA	long	…	248.80	253.98				93.55		252.08
XLY	long	…	172.67	162.74				26.12		180
V	long	…	254.34	241.58				-5.83		258.37
							TOTAL	111.33
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	long	…	45.88	43.29				-0.07		47.57
							TOTAL	-0.07
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	554.80	543.60					2.98		526.55
CURE	long	…	93.14	87.12				-6.44		97.10
XLV	long	…	132.03	128.99				-2.12		133.78
GUSH	flat	34.88	32.69					-2.85		33.27
IDNA	long	…	20.52	20.04				-4.55		22.3
							TOTAL	-12.98
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
ULE	flat	11.89	11.08					0.23		11.61
UDN	flat	19.40	18.91					1.21		18.18
YCS	flat	75.83	71.18					19.81		70.38
GBTC	long	…	31.83	20.96				6.99		34.45
							TOTAL	28.24
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	23.85	22.32					2.90		19.71
INDA	long	…	47.02	44.60				2.61		48.47
EEM	long	…	39.12	40.02				0.84		39.96
EWG	long	…	28.83	26.61				1.31		29.24
							TOTAL	7.66
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	long	…	191.32	193.03				40.78		195.89
AMZN	long	…	143.54	134.58				-8.35		154.07
NVDA	flat	505.58	495.37					154.35		500.77
NRGU	flat	435.58	426.77					71.61		421.95
ROKU	flat	108.94	106.66					23.93		93.49
							TOTAL	282.32
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	long	…	81.78	79.43				-4.23		84.71
DBC	flat	24.62	24.03					-1.29		22.32
WOOD	long	…	76.75	78.42				-8.34		79.32
MARA	long	…	14.38	10.93				3.50		19.88
							TOTAL	-10.36

							YTD	634.92
							%YTD	14.566%

For Monday, December 18th

Posted on December 15, 2023 by Ground Zero

THE UNIVERSAL LAW OF PHYSICAL SURFACES: The chances of an open-faced jelly sandwich landing face down on the floor is directly correlated to the newness and cost of the carpet or rug.

* * * Albert Einstein, 1927

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 main model is short the March SP at 4778.25 as of 12/14/23 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 - - 5021.61 exp 6/1/24

MAJOR - - 4887.57 exp 5/2/24

MAJOR - - 4843.02 exp 5/1/24
minor - - 4778.18 exp 6/1/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4768.25

minor - -4682.35 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4636.53 5/5/24

minor - -4650.39 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4628.38 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4502.85 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4497.02 exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4466.13 exp 6/14/24

MAJOR- - 4389.76. exp 6/3/24
minor - - 4382.58 exp 7/7/24
MAJOR - - 4273.91 exp 5/5/24

FEBRUARY GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short February gold at 2045.70 as of 12/15/23 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 - - 2081.58 exp 10/15/24

minor - - 2045.61 exp 10/23/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 2031.20

MAJOR - - 1975.15 exp 10/15/24
minor - - 1904.14 exp 11/1/24 MAJOR - - 1884.92 exp 11/1/24 minor - - 1856.83 exp 5/5/24

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 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 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 2023, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 433.84...

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 +2.82 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +2.89, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BEARISH THAN YESTERDAY...

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

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

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 10 trades -41.00

TOTAL 126 closed trades 1813.50THE 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 10 trades 278.80

+643.54 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!! This is already a gain of +14.764% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 196.42 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...

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: none...

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

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
March '24	long	…	4598.00	4424.50	…	…	126 trades	*1813.50
								*not included
DIA	long	…	359.76	341.62				-14.58		372.63
UDOW	long	…	65.10	56.64				-3.76		72.40
SPY	long	…	454.21	438.24				7.54		469.33
SPXL	long	…	90.86	83.67				0.85		101.12
UPRO	long	…	47.74	44.09				-0.72		53.18
QQQ	long	…	386.26	394.24				79.14		405.34
TQQQ	long	…	42.98	45.83				13.95		49.24
TNA	long	…	27.97	27.54				4.53		37.44
SOXL	long	…	21.28	20.88				3.38		30.57
IWM	long	…	178.11	175.75				7.63		197.04
MDY	long	…	466.82	455.41				25.23		500.58
IYT	long	…	244.12	229.62				19.18		264.53
SOXX	long	…	502.82	496.41				36.68		569.33
USD	long	…	46.86	48.92				9.71		53.08
							TOTAL	188.76

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
February	flat	2153.30	2109.20	…	1954.40	1994.50
GLD	long	…	183.05	185.57				22.32		187
UGL	flat	65.35	61.33					10.70		61.35
SLV	flat	23.48	22.91					2.56		21.83
GLL	flat	28.89	27.06					3.48		27.42
ZSL	flat	20.63	19.29					-3.29		18.11
GDX	flat	32.01	31.27					3.87		30.95
GDXJ	flat	39.57	38.68					6.47		37.55
NUGT	flat	36.58	34.29					11.40		34.18
JNUG	flat	37.13	34.80					5.48		33.27
DUST	flat	13.42	12.51					1.46		10.63
JDST	flat	7.30	6.76					0.43		5.74
QLD	long	…	57.80	70.73				18.34		74.26
SDS	flat	34.20	33.42					-5.93		31.14
SOXS	flat	9.11	8.46					-4.80		6.15



							TOTAL	72.49
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	long	…	91.03	89.72				-8.13		99.15
TMF	long	…	51.20	50.10				-1.39		65.92
TBT	flat	37.75	36.14					4.85		30.48
TMV	flat	40.93	38.37					2.68		29.54
VCLT	long	…	75.03	71.64				-5.82		80.56
							TOTAL	-7.81
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	long	…	62.28	60.49				-8.18		63.97
							TOTAL	-8.18
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	long	…	87.83	84.05				-4.70		90.77
							TOTAL	-4.70
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	long	…	69.32	61.56				-11.58		80.47
JPM	long	…	155.72	146.58				-4.38		165.23
							TOTAL	-15.96
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	flat	86.13	84.31					-6.32		84.30
XOP	flat	141.21	138.29					5.69		136.69
UCO	flat	31.73	29.73					3.29		26.97
ERX	flat	59.43	56.95					1.52		56.57
							TOTAL	4.18
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	long	…	64.34	62.56				-2.51		70.85
TSLA	long	…	248.80	253.98				93.55		253.5
XLY	long	…	167.63	162.74				26.12		179.21
V	long	…	252.04	241.58				-5.83		258.03
							TOTAL	111.33
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	long	…	45.63	43.29				-0.07		47.33
							TOTAL	-0.07
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	554.80	543.60					2.98		531.12
CURE	long	…	87.53	87.12				-6.44		96.43
XLV	long	…	130.93	128.99				-2.12		134.16
GUSH	flat	35.20	32.99					-2.85		32.40
IDNA	long	…	20.12	20.04				-4.55		22.47
							TOTAL	-12.98
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
ULE	flat	11.89	11.08					0.23		11.55
UDN	long	…	18.72	18.62				1.11		19.15
YCS	flat	76.83	72.12					19.81		69.62
GBTC	long	…	29.91	20.96				6.99		34.10
							TOTAL	28.14
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	27.14	25.41					2.90		20.47
INDA	long	…	45.94	44.60				2.61		48.30
EEM	long	…	39.12	40.02				0.84		39.98
EWG	long	…	28.37	26.61				1.31		29.27
							TOTAL	7.66
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	long	…	189.07	193.03				40.78		197.57
AMZN	long	…	142.71	134.58				-8.35		149.97
NVDA	flat	505.58	495.37					154.35		488.9
NRGU	flat	430.98	422.26					80.33		409.97
ROKU	flat	108.94	106.66					23.93		95.93
							TOTAL	291.04
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	long	…	80.90	79.43				-4.23		85.17
DBC	flat	24.62	24.03					-1.29		23.25
WOOD	long	…	76.75	78.42				-8.34		79.12
MARA	long	…	11.81	10.93				3.50		18.29
							TOTAL	-10.36

							YTD	643.54
							%YTD	14.764%

For Friday, December 15th

Posted on December 14, 2023 by Ground Zero

THE UNIVERSAL LAW OF PHYSICAL SURFACES: The chances of an open-faced jelly sandwich landing face down on the floor is directly correlated to the newness and cost of the carpet or rug.

* * * Albert Einstein, 1927

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 main model is short the March SP at 4778.25 as of 12/14/23 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 - - 5021.61 exp 6/1/24

MAJOR - - 4887.57 exp 5/2/24

MAJOR - - 4843.02 exp 5/1/24
minor - - 4778.18 exp 6/1/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4775.25

minor - -4682.35 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4636.53 5/5/24

minor - -4650.39 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4628.38 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4502.85 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4497.02 exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4466.13 exp 6/14/24

MAJOR- - 4389.76. exp 6/3/24
minor - - 4382.58 exp 7/7/24
MAJOR - - 4273.91 exp 5/5/24

FEBRUARY GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long February gold at 2045.60 as of 12/14/23 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 - - 2081.58 exp 10/15/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 2051.50

minor - - 2045.61 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 1975.15 exp 10/15/24
minor - - 1904.14 exp 11/1/24 MAJOR - - 1884.92 exp 11/1/24 minor - - 1856.83 exp 5/5/24

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 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 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 2023, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 433.84...

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 +2.89 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +2.96, 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!!!

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 10 trades -41.00

TOTAL 126 closed trades 1813.50THE 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 10 trades 278.80

+643.54 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!! This is already a gain of +14.764% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 196.42 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...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: Foreign Markets (EEM), Technology (ROKU), Commodities (WOOD), Consumer Discretionary (TSLA)...

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

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

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

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
March '24	long	…	4598.00	4424.50	…	…	126 trades	*1813.50
								*not included
DIA	long	…	359.76	341.62				-14.58		372.55
UDOW	long	…	65.10	56.64				-3.76		71.96
SPY	long	…	454.21	438.24				7.54		471.29
SPXL	long	…	90.86	83.67				0.85		101.12
UPRO	long	…	47.74	44.09				-0.72		53.19
QQQ	long	…	386.26	394.24				79.14		402.77
TQQQ	long	…	42.98	45.83				13.95		48.44
TNA	long	…	27.97	27.54				4.53		37.95
SOXL	long	…	21.28	20.88				3.38		30.05
IWM	long	…	178.11	175.75				7.63		197.81
MDY	long	…	466.82	455.41				25.23		505.83
IYT	long	…	244.12	229.62				19.18		262.98
SOXX	long	…	502.82	496.41				36.68		565.97
USD	long	…	46.86	48.92				9.71		51.80
							TOTAL	188.76

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
February	flat	2153.30	2109.20	…	1954.40	1994.50
GLD	long	…	183.05	185.57				22.32		188.49
UGL	flat	65.35	61.33					10.70		62.33
SLV	flat	23.48	22.91					2.56		22.07
GLL	flat	28.89	27.06					3.48		27
ZSL	flat	20.63	19.29					-3.29		17.68
GDX	flat	32.01	31.27					3.87		31.14
GDXJ	flat	39.57	38.68					6.47		37.75
NUGT	flat	36.58	34.29					11.40		34.49
JNUG	flat	37.13	34.80					5.48		33.55
DUST	flat	13.42	12.51					1.46		10.55
JDST	flat	7.30	6.76					0.43		5.68
QLD	long	…	57.80	70.73				18.34		73.5
SDS	flat	34.20	33.42					-5.93		31.12
SOXS	flat	9.11	8.46					-4.80		6.25



							TOTAL	72.49
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	long	…	91.03	89.72				-8.13		98.29
TMF	long	…	51.20	50.10				-1.39		64.29
TBT	flat	37.75	36.14					4.85		31.08
TMV	flat	40.93	38.37					2.68		30.36
VCLT	long	…	75.03	71.64				-5.82		80.33
							TOTAL	-7.81
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	long	…	62.28	60.49				-8.18		65.2
							TOTAL	-8.18
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	long	…	87.83	84.05				-4.70		90.63
							TOTAL	-4.70
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	long	…	69.32	61.56				-11.58		81.72
JPM	long	…	155.72	146.58				-4.38		163.58
							TOTAL	-15.96
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	flat	86.13	84.31					-6.32		84.56
XOP	flat	141.21	138.29					5.69		136.47
UCO	flat	31.73	29.73					3.29		26.86
ERX	flat	59.43	56.95					1.52		57.13
							TOTAL	4.18
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	long	…	64.34	62.56				-2.51		71.3
TSLA	flat	253.98	248.80					93.55		250.86
XLY	long	…	167.63	162.74				26.12		178.59
V	long	…	252.04	241.58				-5.83		257.14
							TOTAL	111.33
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	long	…	45.63	43.29				-0.07		47.96
							TOTAL	-0.07
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	554.80	543.60					2.98		533.05
CURE	long	…	87.53	87.12				-6.44		98.50
XLV	long	…	130.93	128.99				-2.12		135.06
GUSH	flat	35.20	32.99					-2.85		32.38
IDNA	long	…	20.12	20.04				-4.55		22.49
							TOTAL	-12.98
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
ULE	flat	11.89	11.08					0.23		11.72
UDN	long	…	18.72	18.62				1.11		19.26
YCS	flat	76.83	72.12					19.81		69.1
GBTC	long	…	29.91	20.96				6.99		34.69
							TOTAL	28.14
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	27.14	25.41					2.90		20.38
INDA	long	…	45.94	44.60				2.61		48.27
EEM	long	…	39.12	40.02				0.84		40.18
EWG	long	…	28.37	26.61				1.31		29.59
							TOTAL	7.66
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	long	…	189.07	193.03				40.78		197.58
AMZN	long	…	142.71	134.58				-8.35		147.07
NVDA	flat	505.58	495.37					154.35		480.38
NRGU	flat	430.98	422.26					80.33		409.54
ROKU	flat	108.94	106.66					23.93		102.43
							TOTAL	291.04
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	long	…	80.90	79.43				-4.23		85.29
DBC	flat	24.62	24.03					-1.29		23.17
WOOD	long	…	76.75	78.42				-8.34		79.68
MARA	long	…	11.81	10.93				3.50		17.73
							TOTAL	-10.36

							YTD	643.54
							%YTD	14.764%

For Thursday, December 14th

Posted on December 13, 2023 by Ground Zero

THE UNIVERSAL LAW OF PHYSICAL SURFACES: The chances of an open-faced jelly sandwich landing face down on the floor is directly correlated to the newness and cost of the carpet or rug.

* * * Albert Einstein, 1927

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 main model is long the March SP at 4650.25 as of 12/8/23 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 - - 5021.61 exp 6/1/24

MAJOR - - 4887.57 exp 5/2/24

MAJOR - - 4843.02 exp 5/1/24
minor - - 4778.18 exp 6/1/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4761.25

minor - -4682.35 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4636.53 5/5/24

minor - -4650.39 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4628.38 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4502.85 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4497.02 exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4466.13 exp 6/14/24

MAJOR- - 4389.76. exp 6/3/24
minor - - 4382.58 exp 7/7/24
MAJOR - - 4273.91 exp 5/5/24

FEBRUARY GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short February gold at 2045.70 as of 12/6/23 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 - - 2081.58 exp 10/15/24

minor - - 2045.61 exp 10/23/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 2036.40

MAJOR - - 1975.15 exp 10/15/24
minor - - 1904.14 exp 11/1/24 MAJOR - - 1884.92 exp 11/1/24 minor - - 1856.83 exp 5/5/24

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 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 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 2023, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 433.84...

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 +2.96 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +3.01, 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!!!

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 10 trades -41.00

TOTAL 126 closed trades 1813.50THE 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 10 trades 278.80

+650.97 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!! This is already a gain of +14.934% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 196.42 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...

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: Precious Metals (ZSL)...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: Technology (ROKU), Consumer Discretionary (TSLA), Precious Metals (ZSL) 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
March '24	long	…	4598.00	4424.50	…	…	126 trades	*1813.50
								*not included
DIA	long	…	359.76	341.62				-14.58		371.74
UDOW	long	…	65.10	56.64				-3.76		71.45
SPY	long	…	454.21	438.24				7.54		470.5
SPXL	long	…	90.86	83.67				0.85		100.66
UPRO	long	…	47.74	44.09				-0.72		52.95
QQQ	long	…	386.26	394.24				79.14		403.74
TQQQ	long	…	42.98	45.83				13.95		48.74
TNA	long	…	27.97	27.54				4.53		35.67
SOXL	long	…	21.28	20.88				3.38		27.92
IWM	long	…	178.11	175.75				7.63		193.33
MDY	long	…	466.82	455.41				25.23		495.43
IYT	long	…	244.12	229.62				19.18		258.36
SOXX	long	…	502.82	496.41				36.68		551.92
USD	long	…	46.86	48.92				9.71		50.14
							TOTAL	188.76

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
February	flat	2153.30	2109.20	…	1954.40	1994.50
GLD	long	…	183.05	185.57				22.32		187.63
UGL	flat	65.35	61.33					10.70		61.76
SLV	flat	23.48	22.91					2.56		21.77
GLL	flat	28.89	27.06					3.48		27.24
ZSL	flat	20.63	19.29					-3.29		18.27
GDX	flat	32.01	31.27					3.87		30.7
GDXJ	flat	39.57	38.68					6.47		37.63
NUGT	flat	36.58	34.29					11.40		33.48
JNUG	flat	37.13	34.80					5.48		33.30
DUST	flat	13.42	12.51					1.46		10.85
JDST	flat	7.30	6.76					0.43		5.72
QLD	long	…	57.80	70.73				18.34		73.88
SDS	flat	34.20	33.42					-5.93		31.20
SOXS	flat	9.11	8.46					-4.80		6.75



							TOTAL	72.49
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	long	…	91.03	89.72				-8.13		96.84
TMF	long	…	51.20	50.10				-1.39		61.03
TBT	flat	37.75	36.14					4.85		32.17
TMV	flat	40.93	38.37					2.68		32.09
VCLT	long	…	75.03	71.64				-5.82		79.25
							TOTAL	-7.81
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	long	…	62.28	60.49				-8.18		65.96
							TOTAL	-8.18
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	long	…	87.83	84.05				-4.70		91.27
							TOTAL	-4.70
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	long	…	69.32	61.56				-11.58		79.67
JPM	long	…	155.72	146.58				-4.38		161.06
							TOTAL	-15.96
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	flat	86.13	84.31					-6.32		82.33
XOP	flat	141.21	138.29					5.69		132.66
UCO	flat	31.73	29.73					3.29		25.66
ERX	flat	59.43	56.95					1.52		54.18
							TOTAL	4.18
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	long	…	64.34	62.56				-2.51		69.75
TSLA	flat	252.85	247.69					98.71		239.29
XLY	long	…	167.63	162.74				26.12		176.47
V	long	…	252.04	241.58				-5.83		262.38
							TOTAL	116.49
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	long	…	45.63	43.29				-0.07		47.35
							TOTAL	-0.07
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	554.80	543.60					2.98		549.01
CURE	long	…	87.53	87.12				-6.44		100.42
XLV	long	…	130.93	128.99				-2.12		135.97
GUSH	flat	35.20	32.99					-2.85		30.66
IDNA	long	…	20.12	20.04				-4.55		22
							TOTAL	-12.98
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
ULE	flat	11.89	11.08					0.23		11.34
UDN	long	…	18.72	18.62				1.11		19.08
YCS	flat	76.83	72.12					19.81		70.29
GBTC	long	…	29.91	20.96				6.99		35.15
							TOTAL	28.14
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	27.14	25.41					2.90		19.76
INDA	long	…	45.94	44.60				2.61		47.92
EEM	flat	40.02	39.12					0.84		39.64
EWG	long	…	28.37	26.61				1.31		29.49
							TOTAL	7.66
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	long	…	189.07	193.03				40.78		197.96
AMZN	long	…	142.71	134.58				-8.35		148.84
NVDA	flat	505.58	495.37					154.35		480.88
NRGU	flat	430.98	422.26					80.33		379.50
ROKU	flat	108.50	106.23					26.20		101.68
							TOTAL	293.31
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	long	…	80.90	79.43				-4.23		84.00
DBC	flat	24.62	24.03					-1.29		22.83
WOOD	flat	78.42	76.75					-8.34		77.98
MARA	long	…	11.81	10.93				3.50		16.76
							TOTAL	-10.36

							YTD	650.97
							%YTD	14.934%
IF YOU SEE AN ERROR IN TODAY'S LISTING, JUST LET ME KNOW, THANKS…

For Wednesday, December 13th

Posted on December 12, 2023 by Ground Zero

THE UNIVERSAL LAW OF PHYSICAL SURFACES: The chances of an open-faced jelly sandwich landing face down on the floor is directly correlated to the newness and cost of the carpet or rug.

* * * Albert Einstein, 1927

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 main model is long the March SP at 4650.25 as of 12/8/23 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 - - 5021.61 exp 6/1/24

MAJOR - - 4887.57 exp 5/2/24

MAJOR - - 4843.02 exp 5/1/24
minor - - 4778.18 exp 6/1/24

minor - -4682.35 exp 5/3/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4676.75

MAJOR - - 4636.53 5/5/24

minor - -4650.39 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4628.38 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4502.85 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4497.02 exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4466.13 exp 6/14/24

MAJOR- - 4389.76. exp 6/3/24
minor - - 4382.58 exp 7/7/24
MAJOR - - 4273.91 exp 5/5/24

FEBRUARY GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short February gold at 2045.70 as of 12/6/23 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 - - 2081.58 exp 10/15/24

minor - - 2045.61 exp 10/23/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1996.90

MAJOR - - 1975.15 exp 10/15/24
minor - - 1904.14 exp 11/1/24 MAJOR - - 1884.92 exp 11/1/24 minor - - 1856.83 exp 5/5/24

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 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 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 2023, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 433.84...

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 +3.01 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +3.10, 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!!!

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 10 trades -41.00

TOTAL 126 closed trades 1813.50THE 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 10 trades 278.80

+623.82 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!! This is already a gain of +14.311% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

AND STILL MORE THAN 196.42 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...

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: Precious Metals (GDXJ, JNUG), Commodities (WOOD)...

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

MARKET	POSITION	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP	POINTS FROM ENTRY	YTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS

STOCK INDICES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP				CURRENT PRICE
Dec SP	long	…	4543.75	4424.50	…	…	126 trades	*1813.50
								*not included
DIA	long	…	350.26	341.62				-14.58		364.69
UDOW	long	…	60.35	56.64				-3.76		67.64
SPY	long	…	450.42	438.24				7.54		461.99
SPXL	long	…	89.11	83.67				0.85		95.47
UPRO	long	…	46.84	44.09				-0.72		50.22
QQQ	long	…	386.26	394.24				79.14		395.52
TQQQ	long	…	42.98	45.83				13.95		45.97
TNA	long	…	27.50	27.54				4.53		32.31
SOXL	long	…	21.28	20.88				3.38		26.11
IWM	long	…	176.81	175.75				7.63		187.19
MDY	long	…	462.99	455.41				25.23		484.15
IYT	long	…	239.44	229.62				19.18		255.69
SOXX	long	…	502.82	496.41				36.68		539.66
USD	flat	48.92	46.86					9.71		47.60
							TOTAL	188.76

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
February	flat	2153.30	2109.20	…	1954.40	1994.50
GLD	long	…	182.13	185.57				22.32		183.59
UGL	flat	65.35	61.33					10.70		59.22
SLV	flat	23.48	22.91					2.56		20.91
GLL	flat	29.80	28.51					3.48		28.44
ZSL	flat	21.87	20.90					-1.97		19.93
GDX	flat	32.01	31.27					3.87		29.55
GDXJ	long	…	35.31	35.95				6.86		36.05
NUGT	flat	36.58	34.29					11.40		31.26
JNUG	long	…	29.85	31.04				6.53		30.86
DUST	flat	14.46	13.49					1.46		11.87
JDST	flat	7.99	7.41					0.43		6.33
QLD	long	…	57.80	70.73				18.34		70.95
SDS	flat	36.53	35.70					-5.93		32.35
SOXS	flat	10.99	10.23					-4.80		7.25



							TOTAL	75.25
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	long	…	89.69	89.72				-8.13		94.34
TMF	long	…	48.80	50.10				-1.39		56.54
TBT	flat	40.23	38.52					4.85		33.99
TMV	flat	45.09	42.28					2.68		34.8
VCLT	long	…	73.78	71.64				-5.82		76.95
							TOTAL	-7.81
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	long	…	62.14	60.49				-8.18		63.82
							TOTAL	-8.18
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	long	…	86.43	84.05				-4.70		89.80
							TOTAL	-4.70
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	long	…	67.56	61.56				-11.58		74.48
JPM	long	…	152.62	146.58				-4.38		159.1
							TOTAL	-15.96
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	flat	86.13	84.31					-6.32		82.33
XOP	flat	143.20	140.24					5.69		132.27
UCO	flat	31.73	29.73					3.29		26.61
ERX	flat	59.43	56.95					1.52		54.26
							TOTAL	4.18
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	long	…	62.91	62.56				-2.51		68.19
TSLA	long	…	231.80	226.48				93.39		239.74
XLY	long	…	167.36	162.74				26.12		173.65
V	long	…	251.51	241.58				-5.83		256.52
							TOTAL	111.17
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	long	…	45.11	43.29				-0.07		46.3
							TOTAL	-0.07
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	flat	554.80	543.60					2.98		543.68
CURE	long	…	87.53	87.12				-6.44		94.22
XLV	long	…	129.23	128.99				-2.12		132.94
GUSH	flat	36.05	33.79					-2.85		30.50
IDNA	long	…	19.92	20.04				-4.55		20.93
							TOTAL	-12.98
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
ULE	flat	11.89	11.08					0.23		11.28
UDN	long	…	18.71	18.62				1.11		18.86
YCS	flat	79.00	74.16					19.81		73.58
GBTC	long	…	29.78	20.96				6.99		32.30
							TOTAL	28.14
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	30.81	28.86					2.90		19.56
INDA	long	…	44.96	44.60				2.61		47.56
EEM	flat	40.02	39.12					0.84		39.24
EWG	long	…	27.74	26.61				1.31		29.05
							TOTAL	7.66
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	long	…	189.07	193.03				40.78		193.18
AMZN	long	…	141.40	134.58				-8.35		145.89
NVDA	flat	505.58	495.37					154.35		466.27
NRGU	flat	430.98	422.26					80.33		380.00
ROKU	long	…	92.45	75.55				3.05		102.97
							TOTAL	270.16
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	long	…	80.37	79.43				-4.23		82.51
DBC	flat	24.69	24.10					-1.29		22.92
WOOD	long	…	75.70	74.84				-9.72		77.10
MARA	long	…	10.66	10.93				3.50		14.65
							TOTAL	-11.74

							YTD	623.88
							%YTD	14.313%

Main Model Signals

Swing Trading the Stock Market

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