For Tuesday, October 24th

Posted on October 23, 2023 by Ground Zero

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

* * * Albert Einstein, 1913

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

1. VP PRICE MAPS

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

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

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

The main model is short the December SP at 4397.75 as of 10/18/23 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)
MAJOR - - 4829.56 exp 6/1/24
MAJOR - - 4812.07 5/1/24 MAJOR - - 4718.18 exp 5/2/24minor - - 4706.49 exp 6/1/24

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

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

minor - -4626.61 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4597.52 4/1/24

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

minor - - 4544.71 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4489.445 exp 10/25/23

minor - - 4478.60 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4476.65 exp 1/1/24

MAJOR - - 4458.93 exp 10/25/23

MAJOR - - 4452.74 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4440.49 exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4437.91 exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4385.54 exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4381.77 exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4397.708 exp 3/3/24

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

MAJOR - - 4328.33 exp 3/1/24

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

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4241.75
minor - - 4016.478 exp 6/6/23
MAJOR - - 3770.134 exp 6/6/24minor - - 3743.13 exp 6/6/24MAJOR - - 3387.83 exp 6/6/24

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

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

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long December gold at 1864.10 as of 10/9/23 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2227.04 exp 10/12/24

MAJOR - - 2089.72 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2145.00 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2046.82 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 2052.09 exp 10/15/24

minor - - 2031.88 exp 10/23/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1984.60

MAJOR - - 1960.39 exp 10/15/24

minor - - 1951.33 exp 10/23/24

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

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

minor - - 1787.48 exp 6/6/24

MAJOR - - 1758.30 exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 1674.08 exp 6/6/24

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

2. $VIX SIGNAL

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

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

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

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

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

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

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

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

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -2.22 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -2.07, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BEARISH THAN YESTERDAY...

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

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

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

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

YEAR NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES POINTS GAINED

2015 4 trades 125.30

2016 13 trades 322.60

2017 25 trades 224.75

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

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

2015 8 trades 372.60

2016 6 trades 364.90

2017 9 trades 381.60

2018 9 trades -15.00

2019 9 trades 104.60

2020 10 trades 67.30

2021 11 trades -63.90

2022 8 trades -163.20

2023 8 trades 281.50

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

+605.53 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!! This is already a gain of +13.892% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

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

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: Energy (XOP)...

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

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

STOCK INDICES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP				CURRENT PRICE
Dec SP	short	4509.00	4417.75	4354.50		4431.50	125 trades	*1867.75
								*not included
DIA	flat	341.62	334.69					-14.58		329.32
UDOW	flat	57.20	53.67					-3.76		50.64
SPY	flat	438.24	429.38					7.54		420.46
SPXL	flat	83.67	78.55					0.85		73.58
UPRO	flat	44.09	41.34					-0.72		38.75
QQQ	flat	373.84	366.26					69.90		355.67
TQQQ	flat	40.15	37.64					11.91		34.39
TNA	flat	30.05	28.15					4.53		23.08
SOXL	flat	21.67	20.27					3.38		16.39
IWM	flat	179.26	175.57					7.63		165.03
MDY	flat	462.60	453.25					25.23		433.07
IYT	flat	236.74	231.91					19.18		222.69
SOXX	flat	497.16	487.12					36.68		454.69
USD	flat	43.76	41.91					8.31		36.26
							TOTAL	176.08

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
December	long	…	1929.50	1969.90	1879.60	1899.30
GLD	long	…	175.52	179.20				18.95		182.97
UGL	long	…	53.79	57.33				9.71		59.64
SLV	long	…	21.00	21.53				3.01		21.05
GLL	flat	33.60	31.48					3.48		28.33
ZSL	flat	24.76	23.17					-1.97		19.83
GDX	long	…	28.60	29.29				5.26		29.24
GDXJ	long	…	33.55	34.34				8.46		34.36
NUGT	long	…	29.31	31.29				15.13		31.33
JNUG	long	…	26.80	28.62				9.69		28.68
DUST	flat	16.27	15.19					2.12		12.37
JDST	flat	9.31	8.65					0.43		7.16
QLD	flat	64.36	61.89					15.82		58.1
SDS	long	…	37.64	38.51				-5.10		38.56
SOXS	long	…	11.17	11.99				-4.31		12.56



							TOTAL	80.68
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	flat	89.59	87.70					-4.38		84.24
TMF	flat	5.06	4.66					-1.00		4.11
TBT	long	…	39.01	36.20				-0.77		42.99
TMV	long	…	43.64	38.93				-6.70		50.33
VCLT	flat	72.93	71.37					-5.82		68.72
							TOTAL	-18.67
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	63.11	61.75					-6.88		57.54
							TOTAL	-6.88
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	flat	84.05	82.27					-4.70		80.24
							TOTAL	-4.70
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	flat	62.39	58.55					-11.58		51.95
JPM	flat	153.21	150.05					-4.38		141
							TOTAL	-15.96
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	flat	92.89	90.93					-6.32		88.80
XOP	flat	154.29	151.10					5.69		147.92
UCO	flat	37.21	35.62					3.29		34.27
ERX	flat	70.60	67.68					1.52		64.03
							TOTAL	4.18
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	flat	61.84	60.50					-1.17		58.48
TSLA	flat	269.04	263.56					93.39		212.08
XLY	flat	164.18	160.80					26.12		151.87
V	flat	241.58	236.65					-5.83		231.53
							TOTAL	112.51
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	flat	44.11	43.13					-0.07		41.61
							TOTAL	-0.07
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	long	…	520.13	496.81				1.70		521.57
CURE	flat	94.57	88.80					-6.44		84.73
XLV	flat	132.02	129.28					-2.12		127.26
GUSH	long	…	38.63	41.20				-0.28		38.70
IDNA	flat	20.92	20.40					-4.05		17.79
							TOTAL	-11.19
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
ULE	flat	11.10	10.33					0.12		11.06
UDN	flat	18.60	18.13					1.11		18.50
YCS	long	…	71.27	75.93				19.50		76
GBTC	long	…	20.44	20.96				6.99		24.72
							TOTAL	27.72
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	31.27	29.29					4.71		24.49
INDA	flat	44.92	43.92					2.61		43.63
EEM	flat	38.67	37.80					0.42		36.76
EWG	flat	26.61	25.98					1.31		25.28
							TOTAL	9.05
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	flat	182.44	178.69					34.75		173
AMZN	flat	134.58	131.79					-8.35		126.56
NVDA	flat	476.19	466.57					154.12		429.75
NRGU	flat	545.10	534.10					80.33		471.40
ROKU	flat	75.55	73.94					3.05		61.18
							TOTAL	263.90
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	flat	79.67	77.98					-4.23		74.46
DBC	flat	25.46	24.85					-1.29		24.97
WOOD	flat	74.84	73.24					-9.72		69.22
MARA	flat	9.79	9.49					4.12		8.75
							TOTAL	-11.12

							YTD	605.53
							%YTD	13.892%

For Monday, October 23rd

Posted on October 20, 2023 by Ground Zero

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

* * * Albert Einstein, 1913

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 December SP at 4397.75 as of 10/18/23 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)
MAJOR - - 4829.56 exp 6/1/24
MAJOR - - 4812.07 5/1/24 MAJOR - - 4718.18 exp 5/2/24minor - - 4706.49 exp 6/1/24

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

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

minor - -4626.61 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4597.52 4/1/24

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

minor - - 4544.71 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4489.445 exp 10/25/23

minor - - 4478.60 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4476.65 exp 1/1/24

MAJOR - - 4458.93 exp 10/25/23

MAJOR - - 4452.74 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4440.49 exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4437.91 exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4385.54 exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4381.77 exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4397.708 exp 3/3/24

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

MAJOR - - 4328.33 exp 3/1/24

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

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4244.75
minor - - 4016.478 exp 6/6/23
MAJOR - - 3770.134 exp 6/6/24minor - - 3743.13 exp 6/6/24MAJOR - - 3387.83 exp 6/6/24

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long December gold at 1864.10 as of 10/9/23 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2227.04 exp 10/12/24

MAJOR - - 2089.72 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2145.00 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2046.82 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 2052.09 exp 10/15/24

minor - - 2031.88 exp 10/23/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1991.70

MAJOR - - 1960.39 exp 10/15/24

minor - - 1951.33 exp 10/23/24

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

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

minor - - 1787.48 exp 6/6/24

MAJOR - - 1758.30 exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 1674.08 exp 6/6/24

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

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

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -2.07 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -1.76, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BEARISH THAN YESTERDAY...

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

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

YEAR NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES POINTS GAINED

2015 4 trades 125.30

2016 13 trades 322.60

2017 25 trades 224.75

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

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

2015 8 trades 372.60

2016 6 trades 364.90

2017 9 trades 381.60

2018 9 trades -15.00

2019 9 trades 104.60

2020 10 trades 67.30

2021 11 trades -63.90

2022 8 trades -163.20

2023 8 trades 281.50

+608.66 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!! This is already a gain of +13.964% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

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

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: Precious Metals (SLV), Stock Market Indices (SOXS)...

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
Dec SP	short	4509.00	4417.75	4354.50		4431.50	125 trades	*1867.75
								*not included
DIA	flat	341.62	334.69					-14.58		331.19
UDOW	flat	57.20	53.67					-3.76		51.55
SPY	flat	438.24	429.38					7.54		421.19
SPXL	flat	83.67	78.55					0.85		74.02
UPRO	flat	44.09	41.34					-0.72		38.94
QQQ	flat	373.84	366.26					69.90		354.60
TQQQ	flat	40.15	37.64					11.91		34.09
TNA	flat	30.05	28.15					4.53		23.69
SOXL	flat	21.67	20.27					3.38		16.64
IWM	flat	179.26	175.57					7.63		166.44
MDY	flat	462.60	453.25					25.23		437.16
IYT	flat	236.74	231.91					19.18		225.42
SOXX	flat	497.16	487.12					36.68		457.29
USD	flat	43.76	41.91					8.31		35.41
							TOTAL	176.08

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
December	long	…	1929.50	1969.90	1879.60	1899.30
GLD	long	…	175.52	179.20				18.95		183.59
UGL	long	…	53.79	57.33				9.71		60.07
SLV	long	…	21.00	21.53				3.01		21.40
GLL	flat	33.60	31.48					3.48		28.11
ZSL	flat	24.76	23.17					-1.97		19.20
GDX	long	…	28.60	29.29				5.26		29.48
GDXJ	long	…	33.55	34.34				8.46		34.71
NUGT	long	…	29.31	31.29				15.13		31.77
JNUG	long	…	26.80	28.62				9.69		29.29
DUST	flat	16.27	15.19					2.12		12.16
JDST	flat	9.31	8.65					0.43		7.04
QLD	flat	64.36	61.89					15.82		57.79
SDS	flat	38.51	37.64					-5.10		38.41
SOXS	long	…	11.17	11.99				-4.31		12.37



							TOTAL	80.68
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	flat	89.59	87.70					-4.38		83.24
TMF	flat	5.06	4.66					-1.00		3.94
TBT	long	…	39.01	36.20				-0.77		44.12
TMV	long	…	43.64	38.93				-6.70		52.27
VCLT	flat	72.93	71.37					-5.82		67.94
							TOTAL	-18.67
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	63.11	61.75					-6.88		58.03
							TOTAL	-6.88
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	flat	84.05	82.27					-4.70		80.49
							TOTAL	-4.70
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	flat	62.39	58.55					-11.58		53.13
JPM	flat	153.21	150.05					-4.38		142.95
							TOTAL	-15.96
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	flat	92.89	90.93					-6.32		90.26
XOP	long	…	148.50	151.63				8.82		150.11
UCO	flat	37.21	35.62					3.29		35.4
ERX	flat	70.60	67.68					1.52		66.05
							TOTAL	7.31
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	flat	61.84	60.50					-1.17		59.24
TSLA	flat	269.04	263.56					93.39		211.99
XLY	flat	164.18	160.80					26.12		151.69
V	flat	241.58	236.65					-5.83		233.38
							TOTAL	112.51
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	flat	44.11	43.13					-0.07		41.65
							TOTAL	-0.07
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	long	…	520.13	496.81				1.70		527.03
CURE	flat	94.57	88.80					-6.44		86.36
XLV	flat	132.02	129.28					-2.12		128.06
GUSH	long	…	38.63	41.20				-0.28		39.85
IDNA	flat	20.92	20.40					-4.05		18.01
							TOTAL	-11.19
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
ULE	flat	11.10	10.33					0.12		10.92
UDN	flat	18.60	18.13					1.11		18.38
YCS	long	…	71.27	75.93				19.50		76.15
GBTC	long	…	20.44	20.96				6.99		23.64
							TOTAL	27.72
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	31.27	29.29					4.71		23.93
INDA	flat	44.92	43.92					2.61		43.98
EEM	flat	38.67	37.80					0.42		36.79
EWG	flat	26.61	25.98					1.31		25.19
							TOTAL	9.05
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	flat	182.44	178.69					34.75		172.88
AMZN	flat	134.58	131.79					-8.35		125.17
NVDA	flat	476.19	466.57					154.12		413.87
NRGU	flat	545.10	534.10					80.33		499.99
ROKU	flat	75.55	73.94					3.05		59.8
							TOTAL	263.90
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	flat	79.67	77.98					-4.23		75.30
DBC	flat	25.46	24.85					-1.29		25.13
WOOD	flat	74.84	73.24					-9.72		70.13
MARA	flat	9.79	9.49					4.12		7.76
							TOTAL	-11.12

							YTD	608.66
							%YTD	13.964%

For Friday, October 20th

Posted on October 19, 2023 by Ground Zero

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

* * * Albert Einstein, 1913

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 December SP at 4397.75 as of 10/18/23 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)
MAJOR - - 4829.56 exp 6/1/24
MAJOR - - 4812.07 5/1/24 MAJOR - - 4718.18 exp 5/2/24minor - - 4706.49 exp 6/1/24

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

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

minor - -4626.61 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4597.52 4/1/24

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

minor - - 4544.71 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4489.445 exp 10/25/23

minor - - 4478.60 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4476.65 exp 1/1/24

MAJOR - - 4458.93 exp 10/25/23

MAJOR - - 4452.74 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4440.49 exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4437.91 exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4385.54 exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4381.77 exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4397.708 exp 3/3/24

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

MAJOR - - 4328.33 exp 3/1/24

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

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4294.50
minor - - 4016.478 exp 6/6/23
MAJOR - - 3770.134 exp 6/6/24minor - - 3743.13 exp 6/6/24MAJOR - - 3387.83 exp 6/6/24

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long December gold at 1864.10 as of 10/9/23 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2227.04 exp 10/12/24

MAJOR - - 2089.72 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2145.00 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2046.82 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 2052.09 exp 10/15/24

minor - - 2031.88 exp 10/23/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1986.50

MAJOR - - 1960.39 exp 10/15/24

minor - - 1951.33 exp 10/23/24

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

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

minor - - 1787.48 exp 6/6/24

MAJOR - - 1758.30 exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 1674.08 exp 6/6/24

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

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

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -1.76 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -1.61, 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 9 trades 13.25

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

2015 8 trades 372.60

2016 6 trades 364.90

2017 9 trades 381.60

2018 9 trades -15.00

2019 9 trades 104.60

2020 10 trades 67.30

2021 11 trades -63.90

2022 8 trades -163.20

2023 8 trades 281.50

+610.42 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!! This is already a gain of +14.004% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

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

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 (SPY, SPXL, UPRO, DIA), Consumer Discretionary (XRT, V), Health Care (CURE, XLV)...

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

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

STOCK INDICES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP				CURRENT PRICE
Dec SP	short	4509.00	4417.75	4354.50		4431.50	125 trades	*1867.75
								*not included
DIA	flat	341.62	334.69					-14.58		334.53
UDOW	flat	57.20	53.67					-3.76		53.04
SPY	flat	438.24	429.38					7.54		426.97
SPXL	flat	83.67	78.55					0.85		77.20
UPRO	flat	44.09	41.34					-0.72		40.65
QQQ	flat	373.84	366.26					69.90		360.46
TQQQ	flat	40.15	37.64					11.91		35.70
TNA	flat	30.05	28.15					4.53		24.68
SOXL	flat	21.67	20.27					3.38		17.43
IWM	flat	179.26	175.57					7.63		168.62
MDY	flat	462.60	453.25					25.23		441.57
IYT	flat	236.74	231.91					19.18		225.43
SOXX	flat	497.16	487.12					36.68		464
USD	flat	43.76	41.91					8.31		36.69
							TOTAL	176.08

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
December	long	…	1929.50	1969.90	1879.60	1899.30
GLD	long	…	175.52	179.20				18.95		183.09
UGL	long	…	53.79	57.33				9.71		59.79
SLV	flat	21.53	21.00					3.01		21.13
GLL	flat	33.60	31.48					3.48		28.17
ZSL	flat	24.76	23.17					-1.97		19.79
GDX	long	…	28.60	29.29				5.26		29.5
GDXJ	long	…	33.55	34.34				8.46		34.76
NUGT	long	…	29.31	31.29				15.13		31.81
JNUG	long	…	26.80	28.62				9.69		29.45
DUST	flat	16.27	15.19					2.12		12.13
JDST	flat	9.31	8.65					0.43		7.01
QLD	flat	64.36	61.89					15.82		59.74
SDS	flat	38.51	37.64					-5.10		37.39
SOXS	flat	11.99	11.17					-4.31		11.84



							TOTAL	80.68
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	flat	89.59	87.70					-4.38		82.77
TMF	flat	5.06	4.66					-1.00		3.89
TBT	long	…	39.01	36.20				-0.77		44.41
TMV	long	…	43.64	38.93				-6.70		53.02
VCLT	flat	72.93	71.37					-5.82		67.66
							TOTAL	-18.67
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	63.11	61.75					-6.88		58.64
							TOTAL	-6.88
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	long	…	81.13	82.89				-2.94		81.39
							TOTAL	-2.94
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	flat	62.39	58.55					-11.58		55.79
JPM	flat	153.21	150.05					-4.38		145.39
							TOTAL	-15.96
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	flat	92.89	90.93					-6.32		91.85
XOP	long	…	148.50	151.63				8.82		152.6
UCO	flat	37.21	35.62					3.29		36.19
ERX	flat	70.60	67.68					1.52		68.52
							TOTAL	7.31
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	flat	61.84	60.50					-1.17		59.55
TSLA	flat	269.04	263.56					93.39		219.62
XLY	flat	164.18	160.80					26.12		154.08
V	flat	241.58	236.65					-5.83		234.07
							TOTAL	112.51
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	flat	44.11	43.13					-0.07		42.02
							TOTAL	-0.07
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	long	…	520.13	496.81				1.70		531.89
CURE	flat	94.57	88.80					-6.44		87.73
XLV	flat	132.02	129.28					-2.12		128.57
GUSH	long	…	38.63	41.20				-0.28		41.31
IDNA	flat	20.92	20.40					-4.05		18.04
							TOTAL	-11.19
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
ULE	flat	11.10	10.33					0.12		10.9
UDN	flat	18.60	18.13					1.11		18.39
YCS	long	…	71.27	75.93				19.50		75.93
GBTC	long	…	20.44	20.96				6.99		22.36
							TOTAL	27.72
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	31.27	29.29					4.71		25.53
INDA	flat	44.92	43.92					2.61		44.38
EEM	flat	38.67	37.80					0.42		37.28
EWG	flat	26.61	25.98					1.31		25.46
							TOTAL	9.05
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	flat	182.44	178.69					34.75		175.66
AMZN	flat	134.58	131.79					-8.35		128.4
NVDA	flat	476.19	466.57					154.12		421.01
NRGU	flat	545.10	534.10					80.33		526.56
ROKU	flat	75.55	73.94					3.05		62.34
							TOTAL	263.90
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	flat	79.67	77.98					-4.23		76.33
DBC	flat	25.46	24.85					-1.29		25.31
WOOD	flat	74.84	73.24					-9.72		71.45
MARA	flat	9.79	9.49					4.12		7.71
							TOTAL	-11.12

							YTD	610.42
							%YTD	14.004%

For Thursday, October 19th

Posted on October 18, 2023 by Ground Zero

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

* * * Albert Einstein, 1913

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 December SP at 4397.75 as of 10/18/23 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)
MAJOR - - 4829.56 exp 6/1/24
MAJOR - - 4812.07 5/1/24 MAJOR - - 4718.18 exp 5/2/24minor - - 4706.49 exp 6/1/24

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

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

minor - -4626.61 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4597.52 4/1/24

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

minor - - 4544.71 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4489.445 exp 10/25/23

minor - - 4478.60 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4476.65 exp 1/1/24

MAJOR - - 4458.93 exp 10/25/23

MAJOR - - 4452.74 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4440.49 exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4437.91 exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4385.54 exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4381.77 exp 1/1/24

minor - - 4397.708 exp 3/3/24

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

MAJOR - - 4328.33 exp 3/1/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4340.25

MAJOR - - 4318.07 exp 3/3/24 MAJOR - - 4297.503 exp 5/5/24
minor - - 4016.478 exp 6/6/23
MAJOR - - 3770.134 exp 6/6/24minor - - 3743.13 exp 6/6/24MAJOR - - 3387.83 exp 6/6/24

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long December gold at 1864.10 as of 10/9/23 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2227.04 exp 10/12/24

MAJOR - - 2089.72 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2145.00 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2046.82 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 2052.09 exp 10/15/24

minor - - 2031.88 exp 10/23/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1963.60

MAJOR - - 1960.39 exp 10/15/24

minor - - 1951.33 exp 10/23/24

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

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

minor - - 1787.48 exp 6/6/24

MAJOR - - 1758.30 exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 1674.08 exp 6/6/24

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

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

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -1.61 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -1.60, 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 9 trades 13.25

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

2015 8 trades 372.60

2016 6 trades 364.90

2017 9 trades 381.60

2018 9 trades -15.00

2019 9 trades 104.60

2020 10 trades 67.30

2021 11 trades -63.90

2022 8 trades -163.20

2023 8 trades 281.50

+648.78 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!! This is already a gain of +14.884% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

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

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: Precious Metals (GLD, UGL), Energy (GUSH)...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: Banking and Finance (FAS)...

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

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

STOCK INDICES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP				CURRENT PRICE
Dec SP	short	4509.00	4417.75	4354.50		4431.50	125 trades	*1867.75
								*not included
DIA	long	…	334.09	341.01				-7.66		336.63
UDOW	flat	57.20	53.67					-3.76		54.18
SPY	long	…	428.59	437.44				16.39		430.21
SPXL	long	…	78.28	83.38				5.95		79.07
UPRO	long	….	41.20	43.94				2.02		41.63
QQQ	flat	373.84	366.26					69.90		363.37
TQQQ	flat	40.15	37.64					11.91		36.68
TNA	flat	30.05	28.15					4.53		25.89
SOXL	flat	21.67	20.27					3.38		18.28
IWM	flat	179.26	175.57					7.63		171.35
MDY	flat	462.60	453.25					25.23		448.58
IYT	flat	236.74	231.91					19.18		226.27
SOXX	flat	497.16	487.12					36.68		471.26
USD	flat	43.76	41.91					8.31		37.66
							TOTAL	199.69

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
December	long	…	1929.50	1969.90	1879.60	1899.30
GLD	long	…	175.52	179.20				18.95		180.87
UGL	long	…	53.79	57.33				9.71		58.41
SLV	flat	21.53	21.00					3.01		20.95
GLL	flat	33.60	31.48					3.48		28.92
ZSL	flat	24.76	23.17					-1.97		20.03
GDX	long	…	28.60	29.29				5.26		29.45
GDXJ	long	…	33.55	34.34				8.46		34.58
NUGT	long	…	29.31	31.29				15.13		31.85
JNUG	long	…	26.80	28.62				9.69		29.14
DUST	flat	16.27	15.19					2.12		12.19
JDST	flat	9.31	8.65					0.43		7.08
QLD	flat	64.36	61.89					15.82		60.65
SDS	flat	38.51	37.64					-5.10		36.77
SOXS	flat	11.99	11.17					-4.31		11.30



							TOTAL	80.68
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	flat	89.59	87.70					-4.38		84.5
TMF	flat	5.06	4.66					-1.00		4.15
TBT	long	…	39.01	36.20				-0.77		42.84
TMV	long	…	43.64	38.93				-6.70		49.98
VCLT	flat	72.93	71.37					-5.82		68.61
							TOTAL	-18.67
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	63.11	61.75					-6.88		59.23
							TOTAL	-6.88
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	long	…	81.13	82.89				-2.94		82.28
							TOTAL	-2.94
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	flat	62.39	58.55					-11.58		58.02
JPM	flat	153.21	150.05					-4.38		145.91
							TOTAL	-15.96
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	flat	92.89	90.93					-6.32		91.96
XOP	long	…	148.50	151.63				8.82		152.97
UCO	flat	37.21	35.62					3.29		35.12
ERX	flat	70.60	67.68					1.52		68.77
							TOTAL	7.31
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	long	…	60.31	61.64				0.16		60.54
TSLA	flat	269.04	263.56					93.39		242.68
XLY	flat	164.18	160.80					26.12		158.12
V	long	…	235.89	240.81				-0.91		237.47
							TOTAL	118.76
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	flat	44.11	43.13					-0.07		42.26
							TOTAL	-0.07
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	long	…	520.13	496.81				1.70		536.06
CURE	long	…	88.56	94.32				-0.68		90.08
XLV	long	…	129.03	131.77				0.62		129.85
GUSH	long	…	38.63	41.20				-0.28		41.44
IDNA	flat	20.92	20.40					-4.05		18.65
							TOTAL	-2.69
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
ULE	flat	11.10	10.33					0.12		10.82
UDN	flat	18.60	18.13					1.11		18.30
YCS	long	…	71.27	75.93				19.50		75.99
GBTC	long	…	20.44	20.96				6.99		22.20
							TOTAL	27.72
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	31.27	29.29					4.71		26.87
INDA	flat	44.92	43.92					2.61		44.25
EEM	flat	38.67	37.80					0.42		37.46
EWG	flat	26.61	25.98					1.31		25.47
							TOTAL	9.05
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	flat	182.44	178.69					34.75		175.84
AMZN	flat	134.58	131.79					-8.35		128.13
NVDA	flat	476.19	466.57					154.12		421.96
NRGU	flat	545.10	534.10					80.33		523.90
ROKU	flat	75.55	73.94					3.05		62.1
							TOTAL	263.90
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	flat	79.67	77.98					-4.23		77.12
DBC	flat	25.46	24.85					-1.29		25.06
WOOD	flat	74.84	73.24					-9.72		72.53
MARA	flat	9.79	9.49					4.12		7.74
							TOTAL	-11.12

							YTD	648.78
							%YTD	14.884%

For Wednesday, October 18th

Posted on October 17, 2023 by Ground Zero

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

* * * Albert Einstein, 1913

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 December SP at 4397.50 as of 10/16/23 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 - - 4829.56 exp 6/1/24
MAJOR - - 4812.07 5/1/24 MAJOR - - 4718.18 exp 5/2/24minor - - 4706.49 exp 6/1/24

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

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

minor - -4626.61 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4597.52 4/1/24

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

minor - - 4544.71 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4489.445 exp 10/25/23

minor - - 4478.60 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4458.93 exp 10/25/23

MAJOR - - 4452.74 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4440.49 exp 7/7/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4399.25

minor - - 4397.708 exp 3/3/24

MAJOR - - 4328.33 exp 3/1/24

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

MAJOR - - 4318.07 exp 3/3/24 MAJOR - - 4297.503 exp 5/5/24
minor - - 4016.478 exp 6/6/23
MAJOR - - 3770.134 exp 6/6/24minor - - 3743.13 exp 6/6/24MAJOR - - 3387.83 exp 6/6/24

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long December gold at 1864.10 as of 10/9/23 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2227.04 exp 10/12/24

MAJOR - - 2089.72 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2145.00 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2046.82 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 2052.09 exp 10/15/24

minor - - 2031.88 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 1960.39 exp 10/15/24

minor - - 1951.33 exp 10/23/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1936.70

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

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

minor - - 1787.48 exp 6/6/24

MAJOR - - 1758.30 exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 1674.08 exp 6/6/24

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

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

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -1.60 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -1.83, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...

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

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

YEAR NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES POINTS GAINED

2015 4 trades 125.30

2016 13 trades 322.60

2017 25 trades 224.75

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

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

2015 8 trades 372.60

2016 6 trades 364.90

2017 9 trades 381.60

2018 9 trades -15.00

2019 9 trades 104.60

2020 10 trades 67.30

2021 11 trades -63.90

2022 8 trades -163.20

2023 8 trades 281.50

+652.57 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!! This is already a gain of +14.971% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

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

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: Stock Market Indices (DIA, SPY, SPXL, UPRO), Precious Metals (GDX, GDXJ, NUGT, JNUG), Banking and Finance (FAS), Energy (XOP), Consumer Discretionary (XRT, V), Currencies (YCS)...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: Stock Market Indices (SOXX, SOXL), Precious Metals (ZSL), 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
Dec SP	short	4509.00	4417.75	4354.50		4431.50	125 trades	*1867.75
								*not included
DIA	long	…	334.09	341.01				-7.66		339.99
UDOW	flat	57.20	53.67					-3.76		55.81
SPY	long	…	428.59	437.44				16.39		436.02
SPXL	long	…	78.28	83.38				5.95		82.37
UPRO	long	….	41.20	43.94				2.02		43.35
QQQ	flat	373.84	366.26					69.90		368.20
TQQQ	flat	40.15	37.64					11.91		38.30
TNA	flat	30.05	28.15					4.53		27.63
SOXL	flat	21.67	20.27					3.38		19.30
IWM	flat	179.26	175.57					7.63		174.95
MDY	flat	462.60	453.25					25.23		458.8
IYT	flat	236.74	231.91					19.18		234.03
SOXX	flat	497.16	487.12					36.68		479.91
USD	flat	43.76	41.91					8.31		39.48
							TOTAL	199.69

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
December	flat	1969.90	1929.50	…	1879.60	1899.30
GLD	flat	179.20	175.52					18.95		178.29
UGL	flat	57.33	53.79					9.71		56.74
SLV	flat	21.53	21.00					3.01		20.93
GLL	flat	33.60	31.48					3.48		29.78
ZSL	flat	24.76	23.17					-1.97		20.08
GDX	long	…	28.60	29.29				5.26		29.53
GDXJ	long	…	33.55	34.34				8.46		34.62
NUGT	long	…	29.31	31.29				15.13		31.93
JNUG	long	…	26.80	28.62				9.69		29.14
DUST	flat	16.27	15.19					2.12		12.08
JDST	flat	9.31	8.65					0.43		7.06
QLD	flat	64.36	61.89					15.82		62.41
SDS	flat	38.51	37.64					-5.10		35.82
SOXS	flat	11.99	11.17					-4.31		10.73



							TOTAL	80.68
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	flat	89.59	87.70					-4.38		85.25
TMF	flat	5.06	4.66					-1.00		4.26
TBT	long	…	39.01	36.20				-0.77		42.01
TMV	long	…	43.64	38.93				-6.70		48.53
VCLT	flat	72.93	71.37					-5.82		69.48
							TOTAL	-18.67
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	63.11	61.75					-6.88		59.75
							TOTAL	-6.88
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	long	…	81.13	82.89				-2.94		83.20
							TOTAL	-2.94
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	long	…	57.78	61.57				-7.79		61.16
JPM	flat	153.21	150.05					-4.38		147.53
							TOTAL	-12.17
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	flat	92.89	90.93					-6.32		91.13
XOP	long	…	148.50	151.63				8.82		151.83
UCO	flat	37.21	35.62					3.29		34.33
ERX	flat	70.60	67.68					1.52		67.5
							TOTAL	7.31
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	long	…	60.31	61.64				0.16		61.26
TSLA	flat	269.04	263.56					93.39		254.92
XLY	flat	164.18	160.80					26.12		161.92
V	long	…	235.89	240.81				-0.91		241.2
							TOTAL	118.76
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	flat	44.11	43.13					-0.07		42.89
							TOTAL	-0.07
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	long	…	520.13	496.81				1.70		536.5
CURE	long	…	88.56	94.32				-0.68		92.08
XLV	long	…	129.03	131.77				0.62		130.99
GUSH	flat	41.20	38.63					-0.28		40.89
IDNA	flat	20.92	20.40					-4.05		19.28
							TOTAL	-2.69
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
ULE	flat	11.10	10.33					0.12		10.89
UDN	flat	18.60	18.13					1.11		18.38
YCS	long	…	71.27	75.93				19.50		75.93
GBTC	long	…	20.44	20.96				6.99		22.09
							TOTAL	27.72
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	31.27	29.29					4.71		28.33
INDA	flat	44.92	43.92					2.61		44.75
EEM	flat	38.67	37.80					0.42		38.04
EWG	flat	26.61	25.98					1.31		25.92
							TOTAL	9.05
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	flat	182.44	178.69					34.75		177.15
AMZN	flat	134.58	131.79					-8.35		131.47
NVDA	flat	476.19	466.57					154.12		439.38
NRGU	flat	545.10	534.10					80.33		505.51
ROKU	flat	75.55	73.94					3.05		68.43
							TOTAL	263.90
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	flat	79.67	77.98					-4.23		79.16
DBC	flat	25.46	24.85					-1.29		24.84
WOOD	flat	74.84	73.24					-9.72		74.18
MARA	flat	9.79	9.49					4.12		8.45
							TOTAL	-11.12

							YTD	652.57
							%YTD	14.971%

For Tuesday, October 17th

Posted on October 16, 2023 by Ground Zero

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

* * * Albert Einstein, 1913

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 December SP at 4397.50 as of 10/16/23 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 - - 4829.56 exp 6/1/24
MAJOR - - 4812.07 5/1/24 MAJOR - - 4718.18 exp 5/2/24minor - - 4706.49 exp 6/1/24

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

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

minor - -4626.61 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4597.52 4/1/24

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

minor - - 4544.71 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4489.445 exp 10/25/23

minor - - 4478.60 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4458.93 exp 10/25/23

MAJOR - - 4452.74 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4440.49 exp 7/7/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4406.75

minor - - 4397.708 exp 3/3/24

MAJOR - - 4328.33 exp 3/1/24

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

MAJOR - - 4318.07 exp 3/3/24 MAJOR - - 4297.503 exp 5/5/24
minor - - 4016.478 exp 6/6/23
MAJOR - - 3770.134 exp 6/6/24minor - - 3743.13 exp 6/6/24MAJOR - - 3387.83 exp 6/6/24

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long December gold at 1864.10 as of 10/9/23 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2227.04 exp 10/12/24

MAJOR - - 2089.72 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2145.00 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2046.82 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 2052.09 exp 10/15/24

minor - - 2031.88 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 1960.39 exp 10/15/24

minor - - 1951.33 exp 10/23/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1933.70

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

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

minor - - 1787.48 exp 6/6/24

MAJOR - - 1758.30 exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 1674.08 exp 6/6/24

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

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

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -1.83 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -1.89, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...

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

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

YEAR NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES POINTS GAINED

2015 4 trades 125.30

2016 13 trades 322.60

2017 25 trades 224.75

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

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

2015 8 trades 372.60

2016 6 trades 364.90

2017 9 trades 381.60

2018 9 trades -15.00

2019 9 trades 104.60

2020 10 trades 67.30

2021 11 trades -63.90

2022 8 trades -163.20

2023 8 trades 281.50

+668.68 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!! This is already a gain of +15.341% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

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

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: Technology (NVDA), Banking and Finance (JPM)...

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

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

STOCK INDICES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP				CURRENT PRICE
Dec SP	short	4509.00	4417.75	4354.50		4431.50	125 trades	*1867.75
								*not included
DIA	flat	341.01	334.09					-7.66		340.18
UDOW	flat	57.20	53.67					-3.76		55.93
SPY	flat	437.44	428.59					16.39		436.45
SPXL	flat	83.38	78.28					5.95		82.69
UPRO	flat	43.94	41.20					2.02		43.49
QQQ	flat	373.84	366.26					69.90		370.02
TQQQ	flat	40.15	37.64					11.91		38.84
TNA	flat	30.05	28.15					4.53		26.73
SOXL	long	…	18.72	20.02				4.68		19.81
IWM	flat	179.26	175.57					7.63		173.05
MDY	flat	462.60	453.25					25.23		453.76
IYT	flat	236.74	231.91					19.18		233.35
SOXX	long	…	473.30	483.06				46.44		483.34
USD	flat	43.76	41.91					8.31		41.22
							TOTAL	210.75

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
December	flat	1969.90	1929.50	…	1879.60	1899.30
GLD	flat	179.20	175.52					18.95		177.97
UGL	flat	57.33	53.79					9.71		56.48
SLV	flat	21.53	21.00					3.01		20.69
GLL	flat	33.60	31.48					3.48		29.82
ZSL	long	…	20.02	21.37				-0.62		20.53
GDX	flat	29.29	28.60					5.26		29.13
GDXJ	flat	34.34	33.55					8.46		34.11
NUGT	flat	31.29	29.31					15.13		31.09
JNUG	flat	28.62	26.80					9.69		28.31
DUST	flat	16.27	15.19					2.12		12.42
JDST	flat	9.31	8.65					0.43		7.27
QLD	flat	64.36	61.89					15.82		62.97
SDS	flat	38.51	37.64					-5.10		35.73
SOXS	flat	11.99	11.17					-4.31		10.48



							TOTAL	82.03
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	flat	89.59	87.70					-4.38		86.11
TMF	flat	5.06	4.66					-1.00		4.39
TBT	long	…	39.01	36.20				-0.77		41.17
TMV	long	…	43.64	38.93				-6.70		47.17
VCLT	flat	72.93	71.37					-5.82		70.11
							TOTAL	-18.67
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	63.11	61.75					-6.88		59.96
							TOTAL	-6.88
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	long	…	81.13	82.89				-2.94		82.92
							TOTAL	-2.94
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	flat	61.57	57.78					-7.79		60.07
JPM	flat	153.21	150.05					-4.38		147.48
							TOTAL	-12.17
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	flat	92.89	90.93					-6.32		90.37
XOP	flat	151.63	148.50					8.82		150.16
UCO	flat	37.21	35.62					3.29		33.93
ERX	flat	70.60	67.68					1.52		66.35
							TOTAL	7.31
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	flat	61.64	60.31					0.16		60.28
TSLA	flat	269.04	263.56					93.39		254.11
XLY	flat	164.18	160.80					26.12		161.75
V	flat	240.81	235.89					-0.91		239.91
							TOTAL	118.76
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	flat	44.11	43.13					-0.07		42.97
							TOTAL	-0.07
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	long	…	520.13	496.81				1.70		540.17
CURE	flat	94.32	88.56					-0.68		93.24
XLV	flat	131.77	129.03					0.62		131.30
GUSH	flat	41.20	38.63					-0.28		39.98
IDNA	flat	20.92	20.40					-4.05		19.27
							TOTAL	-2.69
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
ULE	flat	11.10	10.33					0.12		10.79
UDN	flat	18.60	18.13					1.11		18.37
YCS	flat	75.93	71.27					19.50		75.65
GBTC	long	…	20.44	20.96				6.99		21.94
							TOTAL	27.72
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	31.27	29.29					4.71		29.10
INDA	flat	44.92	43.92					2.61		44.78
EEM	flat	38.67	37.80					0.42		38.17
EWG	flat	26.61	25.98					1.31		25.93
							TOTAL	9.05
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	long	…	176.10	179.80				38.45		178.65
AMZN	flat	134.58	131.79					-8.35		132.85
NVDA	flat	476.19	466.57					154.12		460.44
NRGU	flat	545.10	534.10					80.33		493.17
ROKU	flat	75.55	73.94					3.05		67.45
							TOTAL	267.60
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	flat	79.67	77.98					-4.23		78.48
DBC	flat	25.46	24.85					-1.29		24.73
WOOD	flat	74.84	73.24					-9.72		74.52
MARA	flat	9.79	9.49					4.12		8.24
							TOTAL	-11.12

							YTD	668.68
							%YTD	15.341%

For Monday, October 16th

Posted on October 13, 2023 by Ground Zero

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

* * * Albert Einstein, 1913

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 December SP at 4397.75 as of 10/12/23 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)
MAJOR - - 4829.56 exp 6/1/24
MAJOR - - 4812.07 5/1/24 MAJOR - - 4718.18 exp 5/2/24minor - - 4706.49 exp 6/1/24

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

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

minor - -4626.61 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4597.52 4/1/24

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

minor - - 4544.71 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4489.445 exp 10/25/23

minor - - 4478.60 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4458.93 exp 10/25/23

MAJOR - - 4452.74 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4440.49 exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4397.708 exp 3/3/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4351.50

MAJOR - - 4328.33 exp 3/1/24

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

MAJOR - - 4318.07 exp 3/3/24 MAJOR - - 4297.503 exp 5/5/24
minor - - 4016.478 exp 6/6/23
MAJOR - - 3770.134 exp 6/6/24minor - - 3743.13 exp 6/6/24MAJOR - - 3387.83 exp 6/6/24

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long December gold at 1864.10 as of 10/9/23 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2227.04 exp 10/12/24

MAJOR - - 2089.72 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2145.00 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2046.82 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 2052.09 exp 10/15/24

minor - - 2031.88 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 1960.39 exp 10/15/24

minor - - 1951.33 exp 10/23/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1941.60

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

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

minor - - 1787.48 exp 6/6/24

MAJOR - - 1758.30 exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 1674.08 exp 6/6/24

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

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

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -1.89 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -1.76, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BEARISH THAN YESTERDAY...

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

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

YEAR NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES POINTS GAINED

2015 4 trades 125.30

2016 13 trades 322.60

2017 25 trades 224.75

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

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

2015 8 trades 372.60

2016 6 trades 364.90

2017 9 trades 381.60

2018 9 trades -15.00

2019 9 trades 104.60

2020 10 trades 67.30

2021 11 trades -63.90

2022 8 trades -163.20

2023 8 trades 281.50

+690.40 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!! This is already a gain of +15.839% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

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

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: Banking and Finance (JPM)...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: Precious Metals (GLL), Stock Market Indices (TQQQ, QLD, QQQ, USD)...

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

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

STOCK INDICES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP				CURRENT PRICE
Dec SP	short	4509.00	4417.75	4354.50		4442.60	125 trades	*1867.75
								*not included
DIA	flat	347.76	340.7					-7.66		336.68
UDOW	flat	60.47	56.74					-3.76		54.29
SPY	flat	444.54	435.55					16.39		431.5
SPXL	flat	88.52	83.11					5.95		79.92
UPRO	flat	46.65	43.75					2.02		42.09
QQQ	flat	373.84	366.26					69.90		365.28
TQQQ	flat	40.15	37.64					11.91		37.41
TNA	flat	32.04	30.02					4.53		25.49
SOXL	long	…	18.72	20.02				4.68		18.98
IWM	flat	183.61	179.84					7.63		170.27
MDY	flat	471.22	461.70					25.23		446.09
IYT	flat	242.06	237.12					19.18		228.03
SOXX	long	…	473.30	483.06				46.44		476.69
USD	flat	43.76	41.91					8.31		40.19
							TOTAL	210.75

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
December	flat	1969.90	1929.50	…	1879.60	1899.30
GLD	flat	180.76	177.04					18.95		178.83
UGL	flat	58.79	55.16					9.71		57.11
SLV	flat	21.85	21.31					3.01		20.78
GLL	flat	33.60	31.48					3.48		29.59
ZSL	long	…	19.99	21.37				-0.62		20.38
GDX	flat	30.23	29.53					5.26		28.95
GDXJ	flat	36.24	35.42					8.46		33.89
NUGT	flat	33.76	31.63					15.13		30.63
JNUG	flat	32.50	30.45					9.69		27.90
DUST	flat	16.27	15.19					2.12		12.59
JDST	flat	9.31	8.65					0.43		7.36
QLD	flat	64.36	61.89					15.82		61.43
SDS	flat	38.51	37.64					-5.10		36.55
SOXS	flat	12.64	11.78					-4.31		10.94



							TOTAL	82.03
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	flat	93.70	91.73					-4.38		87.61
TMF	flat	5.82	5.37					-1.00		4.63
TBT	long	…	38.39	36.20				-0.77		39.81
TMV	long	…	42.87	38.93				-6.70		44.86
VCLT	flat	74.86	73.26					-5.82		70.92
							TOTAL	-18.67
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	64.85	63.45					-6.88		59.3
							TOTAL	-6.88
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	long	…	81.13	82.89				-2.94		82.47
							TOTAL	-2.94
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	flat	69.20	64.95					-7.79		58.38
JPM	long	…	147.24	150.35				-1.27		148
							TOTAL	-9.06
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	flat	92.89	90.93					-6.32		89.59
XOP	flat	151.63	148.50					8.82		148.56
UCO	flat	37.21	35.62					3.29		34.39
ERX	flat	70.60	67.68					1.52		65.24
							TOTAL	7.31
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	flat	63.19	61.83					0.16		58.63
TSLA	flat	279.08	273.40					93.39		251.12
XLY	flat	170.39	166.88					26.12		158.97
V	flat	245.33	240.32					-0.91		237.67
							TOTAL	118.76
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	flat	46.14	45.12					-0.07		42.65
							TOTAL	-0.07
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	long	…	506.51	496.81				1.70		539.4
CURE	flat	96.93	91.01					-0.68		90.65
XLV	flat	132.61	129.86					0.62		130.19
GUSH	flat	41.20	38.63					-0.28		39.23
IDNA	flat	21.70	21.17					-4.05		19.24
							TOTAL	-2.69
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
ULE	flat	11.27	10.49					0.12		10.76
UDN	flat	18.71	18.24					1.11		18.29
YCS	flat	75.93	71.27					19.50		75.5
GBTC	flat	20.96	20.44					6.99		20.24
							TOTAL	27.72
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	31.68	29.68					4.71		28.40
INDA	flat	45.29	44.28					2.61		44.44
EEM	flat	39.21	38.33					0.42		37.86
EWG	flat	27.51	26.86					1.31		25.68
							TOTAL	9.05
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	long	…	176.10	179.80				38.45		178.85
AMZN	flat	139.47	136.58					-8.35		129.79
NVDA	long	…	450.67	459.97				163.42		454.61
NRGU	flat	561.67	550.34					80.33		478.46
ROKU	flat	78.31	76.64					3.05		66.07
							TOTAL	276.90
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	flat	81.52	79.79					-4.23		77.64
DBC	flat	25.46	24.85					-1.29		24.85
WOOD	flat	75.71	74.10					-9.72		73.35
MARA	flat	10.45	10.14					4.12		7.71
							TOTAL	-11.12

							YTD	681.09
							%YTD	15.625%

For Friday, October 13th

Posted on October 12, 2023 by Ground Zero

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

* * * Albert Einstein, 1913

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 December SP at 4397.75 as of 10/12/23 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)
MAJOR - - 4829.56 exp 6/1/24
MAJOR - - 4812.07 5/1/24 MAJOR - - 4718.18 exp 5/2/24minor - - 4706.49 exp 6/1/24

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

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

minor - -4626.61 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4597.52 4/1/24

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

minor - - 4544.71 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4489.445 exp 10/25/23

minor - - 4478.60 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4458.93 exp 10/25/23

MAJOR - - 4452.74 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4440.49 exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4397.708 exp 3/3/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4381.50

MAJOR - - 4328.33 exp 3/1/24

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

MAJOR - - 4318.07 exp 3/3/24 MAJOR - - 4297.503 exp 5/5/24
minor - - 4016.478 exp 6/6/23
MAJOR - - 3770.134 exp 6/6/24minor - - 3743.13 exp 6/6/24MAJOR - - 3387.83 exp 6/6/24

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long December gold at 1864.10 as of 10/9/23 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2227.04 exp 10/12/24

MAJOR - - 2089.72 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2145.00 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2046.82 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 2052.09 exp 10/15/24

minor - - 2031.88 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 1960.39 exp 10/15/24

minor - - 1951.33 exp 10/23/24

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

MAJOR - - 1894.45 exp 11/3/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1881.60
MAJOR - - 1880.47 exp 11/1/24
minor - - 1864.145 exp 5/5/24

minor - - 1787.48 exp 6/6/24

MAJOR - - 1758.30 exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 1674.08 exp 6/6/24

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

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

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -1.76 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -1.84, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...

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

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

YEAR NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES POINTS GAINED

2015 4 trades 125.30

2016 13 trades 322.60

2017 25 trades 224.75

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

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

2015 8 trades 372.60

2016 6 trades 364.90

2017 9 trades 381.60

2018 9 trades -15.00

2019 9 trades 104.60

2020 10 trades 67.30

2021 11 trades -63.90

2022 8 trades -163.20

2023 8 trades 281.50

+694.86 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!! This is already a gain of +15.941% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

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

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: Stock Market Indices (QLD, TQQQ)...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: none...

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

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

STOCK INDICES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP				CURRENT PRICE
Dec SP	flat	4509.00	4417.75	…	4354.50	4442.60	125 trades	*1867.75
								*not included
DIA	flat	347.76	340.7					-7.66		336.27
UDOW	flat	60.47	56.74					-3.76		54.10
SPY	flat	444.54	435.55					16.39		433.66
SPXL	flat	88.52	83.11					5.95		81.24
UPRO	flat	46.65	43.75					2.02		42.74
QQQ	long	…	363.88	371.41				77.43		369.93
TQQQ	long	…	37.50	40.00				14.41		38.88
TNA	flat	32.04	30.02					4.53		26.17
SOXL	long	…	18.72	20.02				4.68		20.68
IWM	flat	183.61	179.84					7.63		171.7
MDY	flat	471.22	461.70					25.23		448.59
IYT	flat	242.06	237.12					19.18		232.84
SOXX	long	…	473.30	483.06				46.44		490.03
USD	long	…	40.18	41.96				10.09		42.57
							TOTAL	222.56

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
December	flat	1969.90	1929.50	…	1879.60	1899.30
GLD	flat	180.76	177.04					18.95		173.26
UGL	flat	58.79	55.16					9.71		53.64
SLV	flat	21.85	21.31					3.01		19.96
GLL	long	…	31.13	30.43				2.78		31.61
ZSL	long	…	19.99	21.37				-0.62		22.21
GDX	flat	30.23	29.53					5.26		27.74
GDXJ	flat	36.24	35.42					8.46		32.24
NUGT	flat	33.76	31.63					15.13		28.26
JNUG	flat	32.50	30.45					9.69		25.41
DUST	flat	16.27	15.19					2.12		13.70
JDST	flat	9.31	8.65					0.43		8.18
QLD	long	…	61.34	64.00				18.48		62.99
SDS	flat	38.51	37.64					-5.10		36.16
SOXS	flat	12.64	11.78					-4.31		10.11



							TOTAL	83.99
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	flat	93.70	91.73					-4.38		86.07
TMF	flat	5.82	5.37					-1.00		4.4
TBT	long	…	38.39	36.20				-0.77		41.26
TMV	long	…	42.87	38.93				-6.70		47.29
VCLT	flat	74.86	73.26					-5.82		70.16
							TOTAL	-18.67
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	64.85	63.45					-6.88		58.64
							TOTAL	-6.88
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	long	…	81.13	82.89				-2.94		82.46
							TOTAL	-2.94
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	flat	69.20	64.95					-7.79		58.14
JPM	flat	150.35	147.24					-1.27		145.81
							TOTAL	-9.06
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	flat	92.89	90.93					-6.32		87.66
XOP	flat	151.63	148.50					8.82		145.49
UCO	flat	37.21	35.62					3.29		31.88
ERX	flat	70.60	67.68					1.52		62.6
							TOTAL	7.31
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	flat	63.19	61.83					0.16		58.96
TSLA	flat	279.08	273.40					93.39		258.87
XLY	flat	170.39	166.88					26.12		161.34
V	flat	245.33	240.32					-0.91		236.78
							TOTAL	118.76
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	flat	46.14	45.12					-0.07		42.52
							TOTAL	-0.07
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	long	…	506.51	496.81				1.70		525.54
CURE	flat	96.93	91.01					-0.68		89.27
XLV	flat	132.61	129.86					0.62		129.38
GUSH	flat	41.20	38.63					-0.28		37.56
IDNA	flat	21.70	21.17					-4.05		19.19
							TOTAL	-2.69
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
ULE	flat	11.27	10.49					0.12		10.81
UDN	flat	18.71	18.24					1.11		18.31
YCS	flat	75.93	71.27					19.50		75.79
GBTC	flat	20.96	20.44					6.99		20.00
							TOTAL	27.72
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	31.68	29.68					4.71		29.06
INDA	flat	45.29	44.28					2.61		44.35
EEM	flat	39.21	38.33					0.42		38
EWG	flat	27.51	26.86					1.31		26.08
							TOTAL	9.05
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	long	…	176.10	179.80				38.45		180.71
AMZN	flat	139.47	136.58					-8.35		132.33
NVDA	long	…	450.67	459.97				163.42		469.45
NRGU	flat	561.67	550.34					80.33		453.73
ROKU	flat	78.31	76.64					3.05		67.77
							TOTAL	276.90
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	flat	81.52	79.79					-4.23		77.93
DBC	flat	25.46	24.85					-1.29		24.21
WOOD	flat	75.71	74.10					-9.72		73.61
MARA	flat	10.45	10.14					4.12		7.78
							TOTAL	-11.12

							YTD	694.86
							%YTD	15.941%

For Thursday, October 12th

Posted on October 11, 2023 by Ground Zero

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

* * * Albert Einstein, 1913

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 December SP at 4382.00 as of 10/10/23 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)
MAJOR - - 4829.56 exp 6/1/24
MAJOR - - 4812.07 5/1/24 MAJOR - - 4718.18 exp 5/2/24minor - - 4706.49 exp 6/1/24

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

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

minor - -4626.61 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4597.52 4/1/24

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

minor - - 4544.71 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4489.445 exp 10/25/23

minor - - 4478.60 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4458.93 exp 10/25/23

MAJOR - - 4452.74 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4440.49 exp 7/7/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4418.50

minor - - 4397.708 exp 3/3/24

MAJOR - - 4328.33 exp 3/1/24

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

MAJOR - - 4318.07 exp 3/3/24 MAJOR - - 4297.503 exp 5/5/24
minor - - 4016.478 exp 6/6/23
MAJOR - - 3770.134 exp 6/6/24minor - - 3743.13 exp 6/6/24MAJOR - - 3387.83 exp 6/6/24

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long December gold at 1864.10 as of 10/9/23 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2227.04 exp 10/12/24

MAJOR - - 2089.72 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2145.00 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2046.82 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 2052.09 exp 10/15/24

minor - - 2031.88 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 1960.39 exp 10/15/24

minor - - 1951.33 exp 10/23/24

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

MAJOR - - 1894.45 exp 11/3/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1887.60
MAJOR - - 1880.47 exp 11/1/24
minor - - 1864.145 exp 5/5/24

minor - - 1787.48 exp 6/6/24

MAJOR - - 1758.30 exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 1674.08 exp 6/6/24

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

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

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -1.84 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -2.06, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...

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

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

YEAR NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES POINTS GAINED

2015 4 trades 125.30

2016 13 trades 322.60

2017 25 trades 224.75

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

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

2015 8 trades 372.60

2016 6 trades 364.90

2017 9 trades 381.60

2018 9 trades -15.00

2019 9 trades 104.60

2020 10 trades 67.30

2021 11 trades -63.90

2022 8 trades -163.20

2023 7 trades 266.70

TOTAL 78 closed trades 1218.00To 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...

+694.86 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!! This is already a gain of +15.941% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

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

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: Stock Market Indices (QQQ, USD), Technology (AAPL)...

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

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

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

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

STOCK INDICES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP				CURRENT PRICE
Dec SP	flat	4509.00	4417.75	…	…	…	125 trades	*1867.75
								*not included
DIA	flat	347.76	340.7					-7.66		338.03
UDOW	flat	60.47	56.74					-3.76		54.95
SPY	flat	444.54	435.55					16.39		436.32
SPXL	flat	88.52	83.11					5.95		82.80
UPRO	flat	46.65	43.75					2.02		43.57
QQQ	long	…	363.88	371.41				77.43		371.22
TQQQ	flat	40.00	37.50					14.41		39.34
TNA	flat	32.04	30.02					4.53		28.05
SOXL	long	…	18.72	20.02				4.68		20.51
IWM	flat	183.61	179.84					7.63		175.67
MDY	flat	471.22	461.70					25.23		457.38
IYT	flat	242.06	237.12					19.18		235.45
SOXX	long	…	473.30	483.06				46.44		488.78
USD	long	…	40.18	41.96				10.09		42.04
							TOTAL	222.56

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
December	short	1969.90	1929.50	1912.60	…	1897.80
GLD	flat	180.76	177.04					18.95		173.79
UGL	flat	58.79	55.16					9.71		53.96
SLV	flat	21.85	21.31					3.01		20.18
GLL	long	…	31.13	30.43				2.78		31.42
ZSL	long	…	19.99	21.37				-0.62		21.72
GDX	flat	30.23	29.53					5.26		28.32
GDXJ	flat	36.24	35.42					8.46		33.37
NUGT	flat	33.76	31.63					15.13		29.43
JNUG	flat	32.50	30.45					9.69		27.17
DUST	flat	16.27	15.19					2.12		13.26
JDST	flat	9.31	8.65					0.43		7.68
QLD	flat	64.00	61.34					18.48		63.5
SDS	flat	38.51	37.64					-5.10		35.69
SOXS	flat	12.64	11.78					-4.31		10.18



							TOTAL	83.99
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	flat	93.70	91.73					-4.38		88.47
TMF	flat	5.82	5.37					-1.00		4.79
TBT	long	…	38.39	36.20				-0.77		39.11
TMV	long	…	42.87	38.93				-6.70		43.77
VCLT	flat	74.86	73.26					-5.82		71.45
							TOTAL	-18.67
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	64.85	63.45					-6.88		59.56
							TOTAL	-6.88
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	long	…	81.13	82.89				-2.94		83.45
							TOTAL	-2.94
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	flat	69.20	64.95					-7.79		59.3
JPM	flat	150.35	147.24					-1.27		146.15
							TOTAL	-9.06
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	flat	92.89	90.93					-6.32		87.56
XOP	flat	151.63	148.50					8.82		145.44
UCO	flat	37.21	35.62					3.29		32.12
ERX	flat	70.60	67.68					1.52		62.54
							TOTAL	7.31
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	flat	63.19	61.83					0.16		60.03
TSLA	flat	279.08	273.40					93.39		262.99
XLY	flat	170.39	166.88					26.12		163.12
V	flat	245.33	240.32					-0.91		235.68
							TOTAL	118.76
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	flat	46.14	45.12					-0.07		43.14
							TOTAL	-0.07
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	long	…	506.51	496.81				1.70		524.13
CURE	flat	96.93	91.01					-0.68		91.81
XLV	flat	132.61	129.86					0.62		130.50
GUSH	flat	41.20	38.63					-0.28		37.60
IDNA	flat	21.70	21.17					-4.05		19.87
							TOTAL	-2.69
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
ULE	flat	11.27	10.49					0.12		10.96
UDN	flat	18.71	18.24					1.11		18.46
YCS	flat	75.93	71.27					19.50		75.08
GBTC	flat	20.96	20.44					6.99		20.14
							TOTAL	27.72
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	31.68	29.68					4.71		30.68
INDA	flat	45.29	44.28					2.61		44.67
EEM	flat	39.21	38.33					0.42		38.43
EWG	flat	27.51	26.86					1.31		26.44
							TOTAL	9.05
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	long	…	176.10	179.80				38.45		179.8
AMZN	flat	139.47	136.58					-8.35		131.83
NVDA	long	…	450.67	459.97				163.42		468.06
NRGU	flat	561.67	550.34					80.33		454.25
ROKU	flat	78.31	76.64					3.05		71.36
							TOTAL	276.90
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	flat	81.52	79.79					-4.23		79.11
DBC	flat	25.46	24.85					-1.29		24.22
WOOD	flat	75.71	74.10					-9.72		74.58
MARA	flat	10.45	10.14					4.12		7.90
							TOTAL	-11.12

							YTD	694.86
							%YTD	15.941%

For Wednesday, October 11th

Posted on October 10, 2023 by Ground Zero

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

* * * Albert Einstein, 1913

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 December SP at 4397.75 as of 10/10/23 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)
MAJOR - - 4829.56 exp 6/1/24
MAJOR - - 4812.07 5/1/24 MAJOR - - 4718.18 exp 5/2/24minor - - 4706.49 exp 6/1/24

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

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

minor - -4626.61 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4597.52 4/1/24

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

minor - - 4544.71 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4489.445 exp 10/25/23

minor - - 4478.60 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4458.93 exp 10/25/23

MAJOR - - 4452.74 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4440.49 exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4397.708 exp 3/3/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4391.50

MAJOR - - 4328.33 exp 3/1/24

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

MAJOR - - 4318.07 exp 3/3/24 MAJOR - - 4297.503 exp 5/5/24
minor - - 4016.478 exp 6/6/23
MAJOR - - 3770.134 exp 6/6/24minor - - 3743.13 exp 6/6/24MAJOR - - 3387.83 exp 6/6/24

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long December gold at 1864.10 as of 10/9/23 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2227.04 exp 10/12/24

MAJOR - - 2089.72 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2145.00 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2046.82 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 2052.09 exp 10/15/24

minor - - 2031.88 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 1960.39 exp 10/15/24

minor - - 1951.33 exp 10/23/24

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

MAJOR - - 1894.45 exp 11/3/24
MAJOR - - 1880.47 exp 11/1/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1874.10
minor - - 1864.145 exp 5/5/24

minor - - 1787.48 exp 6/6/24

MAJOR - - 1758.30 exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 1674.08 exp 6/6/24

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

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

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -2.06 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -2.30, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...

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

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

YEAR NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES POINTS GAINED

2015 4 trades 125.30

2016 13 trades 322.60

2017 25 trades 224.75

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

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

2015 8 trades 372.60

2016 6 trades 364.90

2017 9 trades 381.60

2018 9 trades -15.00

2019 9 trades 104.60

2020 10 trades 67.30

2021 11 trades -63.90

2022 8 trades -163.20

2023 7 trades 266.70

+695.39 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!! This is already a gain of +15.953% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

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

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: Aerospace and Defense (PPA), Stock Market Indices (SOXX, SOXL), Technology (NVDA)...

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

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

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

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

STOCK INDICES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP				CURRENT PRICE
Dec SP	flat	4567.00	4474.50	…	…	…	125 trades	*1867.75
								*not included
DIA	flat	347.76	340.7					-7.66		337.45
UDOW	flat	60.47	56.74					-3.76		54.70
SPY	flat	444.54	435.55					16.39		434.54
SPXL	flat	88.52	83.11					5.95		81.79
UPRO	flat	46.65	43.75					2.02		43.02
QQQ	flat	371.41	363.88					77.43		368.59
TQQQ	flat	40.00	37.50					14.41		38.52
TNA	flat	32.04	30.02					4.53		28.21
SOXL	long	…	18.72	20.02				4.68		20.05
IWM	flat	183.61	179.84					7.63		175.97
MDY	flat	471.22	461.70					25.23		456
IYT	flat	242.06	237.12					19.18		234.89
SOXX	long	…	473.30	483.06				46.44		485.13
USD	flat	41.96	40.18					10.09		41.03
							TOTAL	222.56

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
December	short	1969.90	1929.50	1912.60	…	1897.80
GLD	flat	180.76	177.04					18.95		172.53
UGL	flat	58.79	55.16					9.71		53.20
SLV	flat	21.85	21.31					3.01		19.98
GLL	long	…	31.13	30.43				2.78		31.84
ZSL	long	…	19.99	21.37				-0.62		22.16
GDX	flat	30.23	29.53					5.26		27.81
GDXJ	flat	36.24	35.42					8.46		32.87
NUGT	flat	33.76	31.63					15.13		28.37
JNUG	flat	32.50	30.45					9.69		26.48
DUST	flat	16.27	15.19					2.12		13.74
JDST	long	…	7.66	7.68				0.45		7.91
QLD	flat	64.00	61.34					18.48		62.59
SDS	flat	38.51	37.64					-5.10		35.99
SOXS	flat	12.64	11.78					-4.31		10.41



							TOTAL	84.01
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	flat	93.70	91.73					-4.38		86.66
TMF	flat	5.82	5.37					-1.00		4.51
TBT	long	…	38.39	36.20				-0.77		40.75
TMV	long	…	42.87	38.93				-6.70		46.66
VCLT	flat	74.86	73.26					-5.82		70.68
							TOTAL	-18.67
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	64.85	63.45					-6.88		58.61
							TOTAL	-6.88
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	long	…	81.13	82.89				-2.94		82.60
							TOTAL	-2.94
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	flat	69.20	64.95					-7.79		59.06
JPM	flat	150.35	147.24					-1.27		145.65
							TOTAL	-9.06
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	flat	92.89	90.93					-6.32		88.70
XOP	flat	151.63	148.50					8.82		145.68
UCO	flat	37.21	35.62					3.29		32.36
ERX	flat	70.60	67.68					1.52		64.07
							TOTAL	7.31
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	flat	63.19	61.83					0.16		60.26
TSLA	flat	279.08	273.40					93.39		263.62
XLY	flat	170.39	166.88					26.12		162.54
V	flat	245.33	240.32					-0.91		236.6
							TOTAL	118.76
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	flat	46.14	45.12					-0.07		42.75
							TOTAL	-0.07
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	long	…	506.51	496.81				1.70		524.24
CURE	flat	96.93	91.01					-0.68		92.94
XLV	flat	132.61	129.86					0.62		131.08
GUSH	flat	41.20	38.63					-0.28		37.72
IDNA	flat	21.70	21.17					-4.05		20.07
							TOTAL	-2.69
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
ULE	flat	11.27	10.49					0.12		10.94
UDN	flat	18.71	18.24					1.11		18.46
YCS	flat	75.93	71.27					19.50		74.58
GBTC	long	…	19.83	20.34				7.50		20.58
							TOTAL	28.23
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	31.68	29.68					4.71		29.80
INDA	flat	45.29	44.28					2.61		44.59
EEM	flat	39.21	38.33					0.42		38.19
EWG	flat	27.51	26.86					1.31		26.32
							TOTAL	9.05
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	flat	179.80	176.10					38.45		178.39
AMZN	flat	139.47	136.58					-8.35		129.48
NVDA	long	…	450.67	459.97				163.42		457.98
NRGU	flat	561.67	550.34					80.33		462.01
ROKU	flat	78.31	76.64					3.05		72.93
							TOTAL	276.90
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	flat	81.52	79.79					-4.23		78.92
DBC	flat	25.46	24.85					-1.29		24.36
WOOD	flat	75.71	74.10					-9.72		74.30
MARA	flat	10.45	10.14					4.12		8.46
							TOTAL	-11.12

							YTD	695.39
							%YTD	15.953%

For Tuesday, October 10th

Posted on October 9, 2023 by Ground Zero

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

* * * Albert Einstein, 1913

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 December SP at 4297.50 as of 10/6/23 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 - - 4829.56 exp 6/1/24
MAJOR - - 4812.07 5/1/24 MAJOR - - 4718.18 exp 5/2/24minor - - 4706.49 exp 6/1/24

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

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

minor - -4626.61 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4597.52 4/1/24

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

minor - - 4544.71 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4489.445 exp 10/25/23

minor - - 4478.60 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4458.93 exp 10/25/23

MAJOR - - 4452.74 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4440.49 exp 7/7/24

minor - - 4397.708 exp 3/3/24

MAJOR - - 4328.33 exp 3/1/24

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

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4371.50

MAJOR - - 4318.07 exp 3/3/24 MAJOR - - 4297.503 exp 5/5/24
minor - - 4016.478 exp 6/6/23
MAJOR - - 3770.134 exp 6/6/24minor - - 3743.13 exp 6/6/24MAJOR - - 3387.83 exp 6/6/24

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long December gold at 1864.10 as of 10/9/23 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2227.04 exp 10/12/24

MAJOR - - 2089.72 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2145.00 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2046.82 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 2052.09 exp 10/15/24

minor - - 2031.88 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 1960.39 exp 10/15/24

minor - - 1951.33 exp 10/23/24

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

MAJOR - - 1894.45 exp 11/3/24
MAJOR - - 1880.47 exp 11/1/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1876.10
minor - - 1864.145 exp 5/5/24

minor - - 1787.48 exp 6/6/24

MAJOR - - 1758.30 exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 1674.08 exp 6/6/24

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

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

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -2.30 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -2.31, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...

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

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

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 8 trades -0.50

TOTAL 124 closed trades 1854.00THE 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 7 trades 266.70

+695.27 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!! This is already a gain of +15.951% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

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

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 (SDS)...

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

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

STOCK INDICES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP				CURRENT PRICE
Dec SP	short	4567.00	4474.50	4396.75	…	4383.00	124 trades	*1854.00
								*not included
DIA	flat	350.73	343.62					-7.66		336.09
UDOW	flat	61.82	58.01					-3.76		54.07
SPY	flat	450.98	441.86					16.39		432.29
SPXL	flat	91.75	86.15					5.95		80.52
UPRO	flat	48.20	45.21					2.02		42.37
QQQ	flat	378.37	370.70					77.43		366.56
TQQQ	flat	42.14	39.51					14.41		37.90
TNA	flat	33.48	31.37					4.53		27.31
SOXL	flat	22.41	20.97					4.68		19.38
IWM	flat	186.17	182.35					7.63		174
MDY	flat	475.43	465.82					25.23		451.89
IYT	flat	244.66	239.67					19.18		232.08
SOXX	flat	500.32	490.21					46.44		478.99
USD	flat	43.06	41.24					10.09		40.18
							TOTAL	222.56

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
December	short	1969.90	1929.50	1912.60	…	1922.70
GLD	flat	180.76	177.04					18.95		172.82
UGL	flat	58.79	55.16					9.71		53.36
SLV	flat	21.85	21.31					3.01		20.06
GLL	long	…	30.05	30.43				2.78		31.77
ZSL	long	…	19.99	21.37				-0.62		22.03
GDX	flat	30.23	29.53					5.26		27.54
GDXJ	flat	36.24	35.42					8.46		32.63
NUGT	flat	33.76	31.63					15.13		27.92
JNUG	flat	32.50	30.45					9.69		25.92
DUST	long	…	13.19	13.69				2.00		14.00
JDST	long	…	7.57	7.68				0.45		8.02
QLD	flat	66.30	63.55					18.48		61.95
SDS	flat	38.51	37.64					-5.10		36.35
SOXS	flat	12.64	11.78					-4.31		10.82



							TOTAL	83.89
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	flat	94.64	92.65					-4.38		86.78
TMF	flat	6.07	5.61					-1.00		4.52
TBT	long	…	37.94	36.20				-0.77		40.73
TMV	long	…	42.06	38.93				-6.70		46.47
VCLT	flat	74.86	73.26					-5.82		70.63
							TOTAL	-18.67
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	65.71	64.30					-6.88		57.82
							TOTAL	-6.88
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	flat	82.89	81.13					-2.94		82.39
							TOTAL	-2.94
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	flat	69.33	65.07					-7.79		57.75
JPM	flat	150.35	147.24					-1.27		144.77
							TOTAL	-9.06
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	flat	93.79	91.81					-6.32		88.59
XOP	flat	154.76	151.56					8.82		145.24
UCO	flat	37.21	35.62					3.29		32.38
ERX	flat	71.68	68.71					1.52		63.99
							TOTAL	7.31
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	flat	63.19	61.83					0.16		59.19
TSLA	flat	279.08	273.40					93.39		259.67
XLY	flat	175.33	171.72					26.12		160.78
V	flat	250.16	245.06					-0.91		234.44
							TOTAL	118.76
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	flat	46.14	45.12					-0.07		42.05
							TOTAL	-0.07
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	long	…	497.93	496.81				1.70		526.51
CURE	flat	98.98	92.94					-0.68		91.69
XLV	flat	133.75	130.98					0.62		130.46
GUSH	flat	43.03	41.21					-0.28		37.50
IDNA	flat	22.57	22.02					-4.05		19.68
							TOTAL	-2.69
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
ULE	flat	11.34	10.56					0.12		10.87
UDN	flat	18.75	18.28					1.11		18.39
YCS	flat	75.93	71.27					19.50		74.33
GBTC	long	…	19.83	20.34				7.50		20.50
							TOTAL	28.23
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	32.48	30.43					4.71		27.78
INDA	flat	45.56	44.55					2.61		44.09
EEM	flat	39.48	38.59					0.42		37.65
EWG	flat	27.59	26.94					1.31		25.91
							TOTAL	9.05
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	flat	179.80	176.10					38.45		178.99
AMZN	flat	145.96	142.94					-8.35		128.26
NVDA	flat	459.97	450.67					163.42		452.73
NRGU	flat	563.20	551.84					80.33		459.99
ROKU	flat	81.80	80.06					3.05		71.72
							TOTAL	276.90
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	flat	82.90	81.14					-4.23		78.09
DBC	flat	25.73	25.12					-1.29		24.42
WOOD	flat	75.71	74.10					-9.72		73.21
MARA	flat	11.00	10.68					4.12		8.36
							TOTAL	-11.12

							YTD	695.27
							%YTD	15.951%

For Monday, October 9th

Posted on October 6, 2023 by Ground Zero

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

* * * Albert Einstein, 1913

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 December SP at 4297.50 as of 10/6/23 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 - - 4829.56 exp 6/1/24
MAJOR - - 4812.07 5/1/24 MAJOR - - 4718.18 exp 5/2/24minor - - 4706.49 exp 6/1/24

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

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

minor - -4626.61 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4597.52 4/1/24

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

minor - - 4544.71 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4489.445 exp 10/25/23

minor - - 4478.60 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4458.93 exp 10/25/23

MAJOR - - 4452.74 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4440.49 exp 7/7/24 NEW

minor - - 4397.708 exp 3/3/24

MAJOR - - 4328.33 exp 3/1/24

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

NEW

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4346.50

MAJOR - - 4318.07 exp 3/3/24 MAJOR - - 4297.503 exp 5/5/24
minor - - 4016.478 exp 6/6/23
MAJOR - - 3770.134 exp 6/6/24minor - - 3743.13 exp 6/6/24MAJOR - - 3387.83 exp 6/6/24

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short December gold at 1894.50 as of 9/29/23 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 - - 2227.04 exp 10/12/24

MAJOR - - 2089.72 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2145.00 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2046.82 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 2052.09 exp 10/15/24

minor - - 2031.88 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 1960.39 exp 10/15/24

minor - - 1951.33 exp 10/23/24

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

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

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1843.20

minor - - 1787.48 exp 6/6/24

MAJOR - - 1758.30 exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 1674.08 exp 6/6/24

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

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

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -2.31 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -2.36, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...

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

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

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 8 trades -0.50

TOTAL 124 closed trades 1854.00THE 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 7 trades 266.70

+695.34 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!! This is already a gain of +15.952% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

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

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 (SOXS)...

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

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

STOCK INDICES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP				CURRENT PRICE
Dec SP	short	4598.50	4505.50	4396.75	…	4383.00	124 trades	*1854.00
								*not included
DIA	flat	350.73	343.62					-7.66		334.10
UDOW	flat	61.82	58.01					-3.76		53.11
SPY	flat	450.98	441.86					16.39		429.54
SPXL	flat	91.75	86.15					5.95		79.02
UPRO	flat	48.20	45.21					2.02		41.6
QQQ	flat	378.37	370.70					77.43		364.70
TQQQ	flat	42.14	39.51					14.41		37.35
TNA	flat	33.48	31.37					4.53		26.83
SOXL	flat	22.41	20.97					4.68		19.47
IWM	flat	186.17	182.35					7.63		173
MDY	flat	475.43	465.82					25.23		448.59
IYT	flat	244.66	239.67					19.18		232.37
SOXX	flat	500.32	490.21					46.44		480.19
USD	flat	43.06	41.24					10.09		40.47
							TOTAL	222.56

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
December	short	1981.20	1940.50	1912.60	…	1936.50
GLD	flat	180.76	177.04					18.95		169.7
UGL	flat	58.79	55.16					9.71		51.45
SLV	flat	21.85	21.31					3.01		19.73
GLL	long	…	30.05	30.43				2.78		32.92
ZSL	long	…	19.99	21.37				-0.62		22.73
GDX	flat	30.23	29.53					5.26		26.89
GDXJ	flat	36.24	35.42					8.46		31.83
NUGT	flat	33.76	31.63					15.13		26.64
JNUG	flat	32.50	30.45					9.69		24.80
DUST	long	…	13.19	13.69				2.00		14.70
JDST	long	…	7.57	7.68				0.45		8.44
QLD	flat	66.30	63.55					18.48		61.31
SDS	long	…	36.25	36.32				-5.03		36.81
SOXS	flat	12.64	11.78					-4.31		10.73



							TOTAL	83.96
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	flat	94.64	92.65					-4.38		84.79
TMF	flat	6.07	5.61					-1.00		4.24
TBT	long	…	37.94	36.20				-0.77		42.63
TMV	long	…	42.06	38.93				-6.70		49.95
VCLT	flat	74.86	73.26					-5.82		69.44
							TOTAL	-18.67
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	65.71	64.30					-6.88		57.25
							TOTAL	-6.88
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	flat	82.89	81.13					-2.94		79.36
							TOTAL	-2.94
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	flat	69.33	65.07					-7.79		57.75
JPM	flat	150.35	147.24					-1.27		145.1
							TOTAL	-9.06
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	flat	93.79	91.81					-6.32		85.73
XOP	flat	154.76	151.56					8.82		139.45
UCO	flat	37.21	35.62					3.29		30.21
ERX	flat	71.68	68.71					1.52		59.89
							TOTAL	7.31
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	flat	63.19	61.83					0.16		58.82
TSLA	flat	279.08	273.40					93.39		260.53
XLY	flat	175.33	171.72					26.12		160.61
V	flat	250.16	245.06					-0.91		235.04
							TOTAL	118.76
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	flat	46.14	45.12					-0.07		41.75
							TOTAL	-0.07
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	long	…	497.93	496.81				1.70		524.81
CURE	flat	98.98	92.94					-0.68		90.67
XLV	flat	133.75	130.98					0.62		130.01
GUSH	flat	43.03	41.21					-0.28		34.62
IDNA	flat	22.57	22.02					-4.05		19.8
							TOTAL	-2.69
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
ULE	flat	11.34	10.56					0.12		10.93
UDN	flat	18.75	18.28					1.11		18.40
YCS	flat	75.93	71.27					19.50		75.25
GBTC	long	…	19.83	20.34				7.50		20.70
							TOTAL	28.23
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	32.48	30.43					4.71		27.78
INDA	flat	45.56	44.55					2.61		44.60
EEM	flat	39.48	38.59					0.42		37.83
EWG	flat	27.59	26.94					1.31		26.09
							TOTAL	9.05
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	flat	179.80	176.10					38.45		177.49
AMZN	flat	145.96	142.94					-8.35		127.96
NVDA	flat	459.97	450.67					163.42		457.62
NRGU	flat	563.20	551.84					80.33		421.35
ROKU	flat	81.80	80.06					3.05		71.83
							TOTAL	276.90
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	flat	82.90	81.14					-4.23		77.99
DBC	flat	25.73	25.12					-1.29		23.92
WOOD	flat	75.71	74.10					-9.72		73.03
MARA	flat	11.00	10.68					4.12		8.08
							TOTAL	-11.12

							YTD	695.34
							%YTD	15.952%

For Friday, October 6th

Posted on October 5, 2023 by Ground Zero

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

* * * Albert Einstein, 1913

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 December SP at 4328.50 as of 10/3/23 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)
MAJOR - - 4829.56 exp 6/1/24
MAJOR - - 4812.07 5/1/24 MAJOR - - 4718.18 exp 5/2/24minor - - 4706.49 exp 6/1/24

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

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

minor - -4626.61 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4597.52 4/1/24

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

minor - - 4544.71 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4489.445 exp 10/25/23

minor - - 4478.60 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4458.93 exp 10/25/23

MAJOR - - 4452.74 exp 10/28/23

minor - - 4397.708 exp 3/3/24

MAJOR - - 4328.33 exp 3/1/24

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

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

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4288.50
minor - - 4016.478 exp 6/6/23
MAJOR - - 3770.134 exp 6/6/24minor - - 3743.13 exp 6/6/24MAJOR - - 3387.83 exp 6/6/24

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short December gold at 1894.50 as of 9/29/23 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 - - 2227.04 exp 10/12/24

MAJOR - - 2089.72 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2145.00 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2046.82 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 2052.09 exp 10/15/24

minor - - 2031.88 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 1960.39 exp 10/15/24

minor - - 1951.33 exp 10/23/24

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

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

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1833.70

minor - - 1787.48 exp 6/6/24

MAJOR - - 1758.30 exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 1674.08 exp 6/6/24

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

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

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -2.36 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -2.35, 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 8 trades -0.50

TOTAL 124 closed trades 1854.00THE 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 7 trades 266.70

+696.13 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!! This is already a gain of +15.970% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

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

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: none...

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

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

STOCK INDICES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP				CURRENT PRICE
Dec SP	short	4598.50	4505.50	4396.75	…	4384.50	124 trades	*1854.00
								*not included
DIA	flat	350.73	343.62					-7.66		331.17
UDOW	flat	61.82	58.01					-3.76		51.80
SPY	flat	450.98	441.86					16.39		424.5
SPXL	flat	91.75	86.15					5.95		76.41
UPRO	flat	48.20	45.21					2.02		40.19
QQQ	flat	378.37	370.70					77.43		358.69
TQQQ	flat	42.14	39.51					14.41		35.56
TNA	flat	33.48	31.37					4.53		26.15
SOXL	flat	22.41	20.97					4.68		18.40
IWM	flat	186.17	182.35					7.63		171.35
MDY	flat	475.43	465.82					25.23		444.78
IYT	flat	244.66	239.67					19.18		229.49
SOXX	flat	500.32	490.21					46.44		470.09
USD	flat	43.06	41.24					10.09		38.85
							TOTAL	222.56

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
December	short	1981.20	1940.50	1912.60	…	1947.80
GLD	flat	180.76	177.04					18.95		168.83
UGL	flat	58.79	55.16					9.71		51.00
SLV	flat	21.85	21.31					3.01		19.25
GLL	long	…	30.05	30.43				2.78		33.21
ZSL	long	…	19.99	21.37				-0.62		24.05
GDX	flat	30.23	29.53					5.26		26.32
GDXJ	flat	36.24	35.42					8.46		31.17
NUGT	flat	33.76	31.63					15.13		25.49
JNUG	flat	32.50	30.45					9.69		23.76
DUST	long	…	13.19	13.69				2.00		15.31
JDST	long	…	7.57	7.68				0.45		8.82
QLD	flat	66.30	63.55					18.48		59.35
SDS	long	…	36.25	36.32				-5.03		37.70
SOXS	long	…	10.71	11.50				-3.52		11.43



							TOTAL	84.75
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	flat	94.64	92.65					-4.38		85.83
TMF	flat	6.07	5.61					-1.00		4.4
TBT	long	…	37.94	36.20				-0.77		41.62
TMV	long	…	42.06	38.93				-6.70		48.14
VCLT	flat	74.86	73.26					-5.82		69.76
							TOTAL	-18.67
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	65.71	64.30					-6.88		56.45
							TOTAL	-6.88
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	flat	82.89	81.13					-2.94		78.19
							TOTAL	-2.94
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	flat	69.33	65.07					-7.79		56.32
JPM	flat	150.35	147.24					-1.27		142.9
							TOTAL	-9.06
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	flat	93.79	91.81					-6.32		85.22
XOP	flat	154.76	151.56					8.82		136.95
UCO	flat	37.21	35.62					3.29		30.32
ERX	flat	71.68	68.71					1.52		59.24
							TOTAL	7.31
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	flat	63.19	61.83					0.16		58.5
TSLA	flat	279.08	273.40					93.39		260.05
XLY	flat	175.33	171.72					26.12		159.49
V	flat	250.16	245.06					-0.91		233.48
							TOTAL	118.76
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	flat	46.14	45.12					-0.07		41.18
							TOTAL	-0.07
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	long	…	497.93	496.81				1.70		516.23
CURE	flat	98.98	92.94					-0.68		88.17
XLV	flat	133.75	130.98					0.62		128.66
GUSH	flat	43.03	41.21					-0.28		33.38
IDNA	flat	22.57	22.02					-4.05		19.77
							TOTAL	-2.69
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
ULE	flat	11.34	10.56					0.12		10.84
UDN	flat	18.75	18.28					1.11		18.35
YCS	flat	75.93	71.27					19.50		74.26
GBTC	long	…	19.83	20.34				7.50		20.15
							TOTAL	28.23
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	32.48	30.43					4.71		26.16
INDA	flat	45.56	44.55					2.61		44.16
EEM	flat	39.48	38.59					0.42		37.29
EWG	flat	27.59	26.94					1.31		25.71
							TOTAL	9.05
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	flat	179.80	176.10					38.45		174.91
AMZN	flat	145.96	142.94					-8.35		125.96
NVDA	flat	459.97	450.67					163.42		446.88
NRGU	flat	563.20	551.84					80.33		400.34
ROKU	flat	81.80	80.06					3.05		70.04
							TOTAL	276.90
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	flat	82.90	81.14					-4.23		77.26
DBC	flat	25.73	25.12					-1.29		23.83
WOOD	flat	75.71	74.10					-9.72		72.29
MARA	flat	11.00	10.68					4.12		7.42
							TOTAL	-11.12

							YTD	696.13
							%YTD	15.970%

For Thursday, October 5th

Posted on October 4, 2023 by Ground Zero

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

* * * Albert Einstein, 1913

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 December SP at 4328.50 as of 10/3/23 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)
MAJOR - - 4829.56 exp 6/1/24
MAJOR - - 4812.07 5/1/24 MAJOR - - 4718.18 exp 5/2/24minor - - 4706.49 exp 6/1/24

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

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

minor - -4626.61 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4597.52 4/1/24

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

minor - - 4544.71 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4489.445 exp 10/25/23

minor - - 4478.60 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4458.93 exp 10/25/23

MAJOR - - 4452.74 exp 10/28/23

minor - - 4397.708 exp 3/3/24

MAJOR - - 4328.33 exp 3/1/24

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

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

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4294.50
minor - - 4016.478 exp 6/6/23
MAJOR - - 3770.134 exp 6/6/24minor - - 3743.13 exp 6/6/24MAJOR - - 3387.83 exp 6/6/24

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short December gold at 1894.50 as of 9/29/23 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 - - 2227.04 exp 10/12/24

MAJOR - - 2089.72 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2145.00 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2046.82 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 2052.09 exp 10/15/24

minor - - 2031.88 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 1960.39 exp 10/15/24

minor - - 1951.33 exp 10/23/24

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

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

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1835.10

minor - - 1787.48 exp 6/6/24

MAJOR - - 1758.30 exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 1674.08 exp 6/6/24

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

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

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -2.35 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -2.12, 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 8 trades -0.50

TOTAL 124 closed trades 1854.00THE 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 7 trades 266.70

+696.13 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!! This is already a gain of +15.970% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

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

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: none...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: none...

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

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

STOCK INDICES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP				CURRENT PRICE
Dec SP	short	4598.50	4505.50	4396.75	…	4400.00	124 trades	*1854.00
								*not included
DIA	flat	350.73	343.62					-7.66		330.99
UDOW	flat	61.82	58.01					-3.76		51.77
SPY	flat	450.98	441.86					16.39		424.66
SPXL	flat	91.75	86.15					5.95		76.62
UPRO	flat	48.20	45.21					2.02		40.29
QQQ	flat	378.37	370.70					77.43		359.75
TQQQ	flat	42.14	39.51					14.41		35.94
TNA	flat	33.48	31.37					4.53		26.07
SOXL	flat	22.41	20.97					4.68		18.64
IWM	flat	186.17	182.35					7.63		171.22
MDY	flat	475.43	465.82					25.23		445.55
IYT	flat	244.66	239.67					19.18		230.73
SOXX	flat	500.32	490.21					46.44		472.38
USD	flat	43.06	41.24					10.09		38.61
							TOTAL	222.56

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
December	short	1981.20	1940.50	1912.60	…	1947.80
GLD	flat	180.76	177.04					18.95		169.14
UGL	flat	58.79	55.16					9.71		51.20
SLV	flat	21.85	21.31					3.01		19.31
GLL	long	…	30.05	30.43				2.78		33.23
ZSL	long	…	19.99	21.37				-0.62		23.86
GDX	flat	30.23	29.53					5.26		25.91
GDXJ	flat	36.24	35.42					8.46		30.83
NUGT	flat	33.76	31.63					15.13		24.7
JNUG	flat	32.50	30.45					9.69		23.34
DUST	long	…	13.19	13.69				2.00		15.83
JDST	long	…	7.57	7.68				0.45		9.01
QLD	flat	66.30	63.55					18.48		59.74
SDS	long	…	36.25	36.32				-5.03		37.60
SOXS	long	…	10.71	11.50				-3.52		11.27



							TOTAL	84.75
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	flat	94.64	92.65					-4.38		86.26
TMF	flat	6.07	5.61					-1.00		4.46
TBT	long	…	37.94	36.20				-0.77		41.13
TMV	long	…	42.06	38.93				-6.70		47.37
VCLT	flat	74.86	73.26					-5.82		70
							TOTAL	-18.67
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	65.71	64.30					-6.88		56.78
							TOTAL	-6.88
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	flat	82.89	81.13					-2.94		78.41
							TOTAL	-2.94
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	flat	69.33	65.07					-7.79		55.57
JPM	flat	150.35	147.24					-1.27		143.35
							TOTAL	-9.06
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	flat	93.79	91.81					-6.32		85.75
XOP	flat	154.76	151.56					8.82		136.78
UCO	flat	37.21	35.62					3.29		31.24
ERX	flat	71.68	68.71					1.52		59.8
							TOTAL	7.31
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	flat	63.19	61.83					0.16		59.42
TSLA	flat	279.08	273.40					93.39		261.16
XLY	flat	175.33	171.72					26.12		160.29
V	flat	250.16	245.06					-0.91		231.15
							TOTAL	118.76
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	flat	46.14	45.12					-0.07		41.69
							TOTAL	-0.07
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	long	…	497.93	496.81				1.70		510.62
CURE	flat	98.98	92.94					-0.68		86.91
XLV	flat	133.75	130.98					0.62		127.96
GUSH	flat	43.03	41.21					-0.28		33.27
IDNA	flat	22.57	22.02					-4.05		19.37
							TOTAL	-2.69
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
ULE	flat	11.34	10.56					0.12		10.75
UDN	flat	18.75	18.28					1.11		18.28
YCS	flat	75.93	71.27					19.50		74.74
GBTC	flat	20.34	19.83					7.50		20.09
							TOTAL	28.23
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	32.48	30.43					4.71		25.72
INDA	flat	45.56	44.55					2.61		43.86
EEM	flat	39.48	38.59					0.42		37.15
EWG	flat	27.59	26.94					1.31		25.69
							TOTAL	9.05
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	flat	179.80	176.10					38.45		173.66
AMZN	flat	145.96	142.94					-8.35		127
NVDA	flat	459.97	450.67					163.42		440.41
NRGU	flat	563.20	551.84					80.33		410.00
ROKU	flat	81.80	80.06					3.05		70.17
							TOTAL	276.90
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	flat	82.90	81.14					-4.23		78.21
DBC	flat	25.73	25.12					-1.29		23.97
WOOD	flat	75.71	74.10					-9.72		71.98
MARA	flat	11.00	10.68					4.12		7.54
							TOTAL	-11.12

							YTD	696.13
							%YTD	15.970%

For Wednesday, October 3rd

Posted on October 3, 2023 by Ground Zero

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

* * * Albert Einstein, 1913

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 December SP at 4328.50 as of 10/3/23 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)
MAJOR - - 4829.56 exp 6/1/24
MAJOR - - 4812.07 5/1/24 MAJOR - - 4718.18 exp 5/2/24minor - - 4706.49 exp 6/1/24

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

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

minor - -4626.61 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4597.52 4/1/24

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

minor - - 4544.71 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4489.445 exp 10/25/23

minor - - 4478.60 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4458.93 exp 10/25/23

MAJOR - - 4452.74 exp 10/28/23

minor - - 4397.708 exp 3/3/24

MAJOR - - 4328.33 exp 3/1/24

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

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

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4267.50
minor - - 4016.478 exp 6/6/23 NEW
MAJOR - - 3770.134 exp 6/6/24 NEWminor - - 3743.13 exp 6/6/24

NEWMAJOR - - 3387.83 exp 6/6/24

NEW

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short December gold at 1894.50 as of 9/29/23 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 - - 2227.04 exp 10/12/24

MAJOR - - 2089.72 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2145.00 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2046.82 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 2052.09 exp 10/15/24

minor - - 2031.88 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 1960.39 exp 10/15/24

minor - - 1951.33 exp 10/23/24

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

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

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1840.20

minor - - 1787.48 exp 6/6/24 NEW

MAJOR - - 1758.30 exp 5/5/24

MAJOR - - 1674.08 exp 6/6/24 NEW

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

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

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -2.12 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 8 trades -0.50

TOTAL 124 closed trades 1854.00THE 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 7 trades 266.70

+696.13 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!! This is already a gain of +15.970% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

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

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: none...

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

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

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

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

STOCK INDICES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP				CURRENT PRICE
Dec SP	short	4598.50	4505.50	4396.75	…	4448.00	124 trades	*1854.00
								*not included
DIA	flat	350.73	343.62					-7.66		329.98
UDOW	flat	61.82	58.01					-3.76		51.31
SPY	flat	450.98	441.86					16.39		421.59
SPXL	flat	91.75	86.15					5.95		74.93
UPRO	flat	48.20	45.21					2.02		39.45
QQQ	flat	378.37	370.70					77.43		354.92
TQQQ	flat	42.14	39.51					14.41		34.54
TNA	flat	33.48	31.37					4.53		26.07
SOXL	flat	22.41	20.97					4.68		17.89
IWM	flat	186.17	182.35					7.63		171.14
MDY	flat	475.43	465.82					25.23		443.41
IYT	flat	244.66	239.67					19.18		229.38
SOXX	flat	500.32	490.21					46.44		466.19
USD	flat	43.06	41.24					10.09		37.74
							TOTAL	222.56

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
December	short	1981.20	1940.50	1912.60	…	1947.80
GLD	flat	180.76	177.04					18.95		169.16
UGL	flat	58.79	55.16					9.71		51.26
SLV	flat	21.85	21.31					3.01		19.44
GLL	long	…	30.05	30.43				2.78		33.05
ZSL	long	…	19.99	21.37				-0.62		23.51
GDX	flat	30.23	29.53					5.26		26.07
GDXJ	flat	36.24	35.42					8.46		31.16
NUGT	flat	33.76	31.63					15.13		25.04
JNUG	flat	32.50	30.45					9.69		23.86
DUST	long	…	13.19	13.69				2.00		15.60
JDST	long	…	7.57	7.68				0.45		8.82
QLD	flat	66.30	63.55					18.48		58.17
SDS	long	…	36.25	36.32				-5.03		38.15
SOXS	long	…	10.71	11.50				-3.52		11.75



							TOTAL	84.75
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	flat	94.64	92.65					-4.38		85.06
TMF	flat	6.07	5.61					-1.00		4.3
TBT	long	…	37.94	36.20				-0.77		42.33
TMV	long	…	42.06	38.93				-6.70		49.36
VCLT	flat	74.86	73.26					-5.82		69.05
							TOTAL	-18.67
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	65.71	64.30					-6.88		56.84
							TOTAL	-6.88
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	flat	82.89	81.13					-2.94		78.65
							TOTAL	-2.94
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	flat	69.33	65.07					-7.79		54.34
JPM	flat	150.35	147.24					-1.27		142.71
							TOTAL	-9.06
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	flat	93.79	91.81					-6.32		88.53
XOP	flat	154.76	151.56					8.82		142.44
UCO	flat	37.21	35.62					3.29		34.87
ERX	flat	71.68	68.71					1.52		64.16
							TOTAL	7.31
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	flat	63.19	61.83					0.16		59.22
TSLA	flat	279.08	273.40					93.39		246.53
XLY	flat	175.33	171.72					26.12		157.19
V	flat	250.16	245.06					-0.91		228.81
							TOTAL	118.76
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	flat	46.14	45.12					-0.07		41.56
							TOTAL	-0.07
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	long	…	497.93	496.81				1.70		509.47
CURE	flat	98.98	92.94					-0.68		85.80
XLV	flat	133.75	130.98					0.62		127.42
GUSH	flat	43.03	41.21					-0.28		36.24
IDNA	flat	22.57	22.02					-4.05		19.6
							TOTAL	-2.69
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
ULE	flat	11.34	10.56					0.12		10.66
UDN	flat	18.75	18.28					1.11		18.23
YCS	flat	75.93	71.27					19.50		74.47
GBTC	flat	20.34	19.83					7.50		19.61
							TOTAL	28.23
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	32.48	30.43					4.71		26.44
INDA	flat	45.56	44.55					2.61		43.97
EEM	flat	39.48	38.59					0.42		37.26
EWG	flat	27.59	26.94					1.31		25.49
							TOTAL	9.05
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	flat	179.80	176.10					38.45		172.4
AMZN	flat	145.96	142.94					-8.35		124.72
NVDA	flat	459.97	450.67					163.42		435.17
NRGU	flat	563.20	551.84					80.33		459.00
ROKU	flat	81.80	80.06					3.05		68.65
							TOTAL	276.90
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	flat	82.90	81.14					-4.23		77.30
DBC	flat	25.73	25.12					-1.29		24.66
WOOD	flat	75.71	74.10					-9.72		71.16
MARA	flat	11.00	10.68					4.12		7.30
							TOTAL	-11.12

							YTD	696.13
							%YTD	15.970%

For Monday, October 2nd

Posted on September 29, 2023 by Ground Zero

What this country needs now are cleaner minds and dirtier fingernails.

* * * Will Rogers, 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 December SP at 4318.00 as of 9/27/23 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)
MAJOR - - 4829.56 exp 6/1/24
MAJOR - - 4812.07 5/1/24 MAJOR - - 4718.18 exp 5/2/24minor - - 4706.49 exp 6/1/24

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

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

minor - -4626.61 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4597.52 4/1/24

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

minor - - 4544.71 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4489.445 exp 10/25/23

minor - - 4478.60 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4458.93 exp 10/25/23

MAJOR - - 4452.74 exp 10/28/23

minor - - 4397.708 exp 3/3/24

MAJOR - - 4328.33 exp 3/1/24

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

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4325.50

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

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short December gold at 1894.50 as of 9/29/23 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 - - 2227.04 exp 10/12/24

MAJOR - - 2089.72 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2145.00 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2046.82 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 2052.09 exp 10/15/24

minor - - 2031.88 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 1960.39 exp 10/15/24

minor - - 1951.33 exp 10/23/24

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

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

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1864.10
MAJOR - - 1758.30 exp 5/5/24 NEW

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

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

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -1.39 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -1.08, 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 8 trades -0.50

TOTAL 124 closed trades 1854.00THE 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 7 trades 266.70

+687.77 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!! This is already a gain of +15.779% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

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

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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: none...

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

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

STOCK INDICES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP				CURRENT PRICE
Dec SP	short	4598.50	4505.50	4396.75	…	4485.75	124 trades	*1854.00
								*not included
DIA	flat	350.73	343.62					-7.66		334.95
UDOW	flat	61.82	58.01					-3.76		53.78
SPY	flat	450.98	441.86					16.39		427.48
SPXL	flat	91.75	86.15					5.95		78.20
UPRO	flat	48.20	45.21					2.02		41.17
QQQ	flat	378.37	370.70					77.43		358.27
TQQQ	flat	42.14	39.51					14.41		35.62
TNA	flat	33.48	31.37					4.53		28.74
SOXL	flat	24.68	23.10					4.68		18.87
IWM	flat	191.96	188.02					7.63		176.74
MDY	flat	489.32	479.43					25.23		456.64
IYT	flat	252.23	247.09					19.18		234.51
SOXX	flat	515.94	505.52					46.44		473.65
USD	flat	46.92	44.94					10.09		38.51
							TOTAL	222.56

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
December	short	1981.20	1940.50	1912.60	…	1951.90
GLD	flat	181.22	177.50					18.95		171.45
UGL	flat	59.23	56.76					9.71		52.60
SLV	flat	22.81	22.25					3.01		20.34
GLL	long	…	28.50	30.43				2.78		32.18
ZSL	long	…	19.99	21.37				-0.62		21.56
GDX	flat	30.23	29.53					5.26		26.91
GDXJ	flat	36.24	35.42					8.46		32.23
NUGT	flat	33.76	31.63					15.13		26.68
JNUG	flat	32.50	30.45					9.69		25.56
DUST	long	…	12.76	13.69				2.00		14.75
JDST	long	…	7.12	7.68				0.45		8.26
QLD	flat	66.30	63.55					18.48		59.35
SDS	long	…	35.49	36.32				-5.03		37.11
SOXS	long	…	10.71	11.50				-3.52		11.20



							TOTAL	84.75
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	flat	95.00	93.00					-4.38		88.69
TMF	flat	6.14	5.67					-1.00		4.82
TBT	long	…	36.13	36.20				-0.77		39.22
TMV	long	…	37.52	38.93				-6.70		44.14
VCLT	flat	75.19	73.59					-5.82		71.62
							TOTAL	-18.67
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	65.71	64.30					-6.88		58.93
							TOTAL	-6.88
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	flat	84.18	82.40					-2.94		79.84
							TOTAL	-2.94
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	flat	69.33	65.07					-7.79		58.77
JPM	flat	150.35	147.24					-1.27		145.02
							TOTAL	-9.06
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	flat	93.79	91.81					-6.32		90.39
XOP	flat	154.76	151.56					8.82		147.91
UCO	long	…	34.74	32.48				1.03		35.28
ERX	flat	71.68	68.71					1.52		66.8
							TOTAL	5.05
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	flat	63.19	61.83					0.16		60.86
TSLA	flat	279.08	273.40					93.39		250.22
XLY	flat	175.33	171.72					26.12		160.98
V	flat	250.16	245.06					-0.91		230.01
							TOTAL	118.76
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	flat	46.14	45.12					-0.07		43.29
							TOTAL	-0.07
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	long	…	486.77	496.81				1.70		504.19
CURE	flat	98.98	92.94					-0.68		88.45
XLV	flat	133.75	130.98					0.62		128.74
GUSH	flat	43.03	41.21					-0.28		39.12
IDNA	flat	22.57	22.02					-4.05		20.68
							TOTAL	-2.69
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
ULE	flat	11.34	10.56					0.12		10.91
UDN	flat	18.75	18.28					1.11		18.36
YCS	long	…	72.60	67.79				13.04		75.08
GBTC	flat	20.01	19.51					8.00		19.16
							TOTAL	22.27
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	32.48	30.43					4.71		28.92
INDA	flat	45.56	44.55					2.61		44.21
EEM	flat	39.48	38.59					0.42		37.95
EWG	flat	27.59	26.94					1.31		26.2
							TOTAL	9.05
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	flat	188.95	185.07					38.45		171.21
AMZN	flat	145.96	142.94					-8.35		127.12
NVDA	flat	485.59	475.78					163.42		434.99
NRGU	flat	563.20	551.84					80.33		500.00
ROKU	flat	95.94	93.92					3.05		70.59
							TOTAL	276.90
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	flat	82.90	81.14					-4.23		78.55
DBC	long	…	24.90	24.76				-1.43		24.96
WOOD	flat	75.71	74.10					-9.72		73.99
MARA	flat	12.69	12.34					4.12		8.50
							TOTAL	-11.26

							YTD	687.77
							%YTD	15.779%

For Friday, September 29th

Posted on September 28, 2023 by Ground Zero

What this country needs now are cleaner minds and dirtier fingernails.

* * * Will Rogers, 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 December SP at 4318.00 as of 9/27/23 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)
MAJOR - - 4829.56 exp 6/1/24
MAJOR - - 4812.07 5/1/24 MAJOR - - 4718.18 exp 5/2/24minor - - 4706.49 exp 6/1/24

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

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

minor - -4626.61 exp 5/3/24

MAJOR - - 4597.52 4/1/24

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

minor - - 4544.71 exp 4/1/24

minor - - 4489.445 exp 10/25/23

minor - - 4478.60 exp 10/28/23

MAJOR - - 4458.93 exp 10/25/23

MAJOR - - 4452.74 exp 10/28/23

minor - - 4397.708 exp 3/3/24

MAJOR - - 4328.33 exp 3/1/24

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

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4335.50

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

DECEMBER GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long December gold at 1880.40 as of 9/28/23 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2227.04 exp 10/12/24

MAJOR - - 2089.72 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2145.00 exp 10/12/24

minor - - 2046.82 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 2052.09 exp 10/15/24

minor - - 2031.88 exp 10/23/24

MAJOR - - 1960.39 exp 10/15/24

minor - - 1951.33 exp 10/23/24

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

MAJOR - - 1894.45 exp 11/3/24

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1884.00
MAJOR - - 1880.47 exp 11/1/24 NEW

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

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

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -1.08 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -0.70, 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 8 trades -0.50

TOTAL 124 closed trades 1854.00THE 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 7 trades 266.70

+687.77 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!! This is already a gain of +15.779% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!

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

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY: none...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY: none...

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

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

STOCK INDICES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP				CURRENT PRICE
Dec SP	short	4598.50	4505.50	4396.75	…	4485.75	124 trades	*1854.00
								*not included
DIA	flat	350.73	343.62					-7.66		336.62
UDOW	flat	61.82	58.01					-3.76		54.54
SPY	flat	450.98	441.86					16.39		428.52
SPXL	flat	91.75	86.15					5.95		78.87
UPRO	flat	48.20	45.21					2.02		41.5
QQQ	flat	378.37	370.70					77.43		358.01
TQQQ	flat	42.14	39.51					14.41		35.54
TNA	flat	33.48	31.37					4.53		29.25
SOXL	flat	24.68	23.10					4.68		18.64
IWM	flat	191.96	188.02					7.63		177.58
MDY	flat	489.32	479.43					25.23		458.49
IYT	flat	252.23	247.09					19.18		233.80
SOXX	flat	515.94	505.52					46.44		471.94
USD	flat	46.92	44.94					10.09		38.17
							TOTAL	222.56

PRECIOUS METALS	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	ENTERED AT	SHORT STOP	EXIT STOP
December	short	1981.20	1940.50	1912.60	…	1951.90
GLD	flat	181.22	177.50					18.95		173.23
UGL	flat	59.23	56.76					9.71		53.74
SLV	flat	22.81	22.25					3.01		20.74
GLL	long	…	28.50	30.43				2.78		31.51
ZSL	flat	21.37	19.99					-0.62		20.70
GDX	flat	30.23	29.53					5.26		27.05
GDXJ	flat	36.24	35.42					8.46		32.37
NUGT	flat	33.76	31.63					15.13		27.05
JNUG	flat	32.50	30.45					9.69		25.78
DUST	long	…	12.76	13.69				2.00		14.53
JDST	long	…	7.12	7.68				0.45		8.18
QLD	flat	66.30	63.55					18.48		59.26
SDS	long	…	35.49	36.32				-5.03		36.89
SOXS	long	…	10.71	11.50				-3.52		11.32



							TOTAL	84.75
INTEREST RATES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
TLT	flat	95.00	93.00					-4.38		88.68
TMF	flat	6.14	5.67					-1.00		4.82
TBT	long	…	36.13	36.20				-0.77		39.23
TMV	long	…	37.52	38.93				-6.70		44.18
VCLT	flat	75.19	73.59					-5.82		71.84
							TOTAL	-18.67
UTILITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLU	flat	65.71	64.30					-6.88		58.83
							TOTAL	-6.88
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
PPA	flat	84.18	82.40					-2.94		79.99
							TOTAL	-2.94
FINANCE AND BANKING	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
FAS	flat	69.33	65.07					-7.79		60.31
JPM	flat	150.35	147.24					-1.27		147.59
							TOTAL	-9.06
ENERGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLE	flat	93.79	91.81					-6.32		92.25
XOP	flat	154.76	151.56					8.82		150.54
UCO	long	…	34.74	32.48				1.03		35.92
ERX	flat	71.68	68.71					1.52		69.64
							TOTAL	5.05
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XRT	flat	63.19	61.83					0.16		60.44
TSLA	flat	279.08	273.40					93.39		246.38
XLY	flat	175.33	171.72					26.12		160.13
V	flat	250.16	245.06					-0.91		231.66
							TOTAL	118.76
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGF	flat	46.14	45.12					-0.07		43.47
							TOTAL	-0.07
HEALTHCARE	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
UNH	long	…	486.77	496.81				1.70		510.1
CURE	flat	98.98	92.94					-0.68		90.45
XLV	flat	133.75	130.98					0.62		129.72
GUSH	flat	43.03	41.21					-0.28		40.62
IDNA	flat	22.57	22.02					-4.05		20.31
							TOTAL	-2.69
CURRENCIES	BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
ULE	flat	11.34	10.56					0.12		10.83
UDN	flat	18.75	18.28					1.11		18.35
YCS	long	…	72.60	67.79				13.04		74.78
GBTC	flat	20.01	19.51					8.00		19.00
							TOTAL	22.27
FOREIGN MARKETS		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
YINN	flat	32.48	30.43					4.71		28.12
INDA	flat	45.56	44.55					2.61		44.26
EEM	flat	39.48	38.59					0.42		37.92
EWG	flat	27.59	26.94					1.31		26.12
							TOTAL	9.05
TECHNOLOGY		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
AAPL	flat	188.95	185.07					38.45		170.69
AMZN	flat	145.96	142.94					-8.35		125.98
NVDA	flat	485.59	475.78					163.42		430.89
NRGU	flat	563.20	551.84					80.33		533.52
ROKU	flat	95.94	93.92					3.05		68.08
							TOTAL	276.90
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIES		BUY STOP	EXIT STOP	BOUGHT AT
XLB	flat	82.90	81.14					-4.23		78.68
DBC	long	…	24.90	24.76				-1.43		25.23
WOOD	flat	75.71	74.10					-9.72		73.67
MARA	flat	12.69	12.34					4.12		8.57
							TOTAL	-11.26

							YTD	687.77
							%YTD	15.779%

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