For Monday, April 10th

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

* * *  Steven Wright

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW    

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

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

The main model is long the June SP at 4027.00 as of 3/29/23 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4386.35  exp 10/12/23 

minor - - 4265.05 exp 10/12/23

MAJOR - - 4356.27  exp  10/12/23

MAJOR - - 4354.42  exp 10/12/23 

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

minor - -4243.54  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 4242.22  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 4224.44  exp 10/12/23
MAJOR - - 4143.88  exp 7/12/23minor - - 4142.14  exp 7/12/23

 TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4131.00

MAJOR - - 4126.07  exp  5/15/23

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

minor - -4078.95  exp 5/15/23

minor - - 4047.51  exp 5/15/23

MAJOR - - 4033.56 exp  5/15/23

minor - - 4027.05  exp  10/12/23

minor - - 3978.74  exp 10/12/23

MAJOR - - 3940.28  10/12/23

MAJOR - - 3879.21  exp 6/15/23

minor - - 3947.69  exp 6/15/23

minor - - 3911.28  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3872.71  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 3791.07  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3779.20  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3610.24  exp 10/23/23

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

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

APRIL GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short April gold at 2021.100 as of 4/6/23 on a VP sell signal...  

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2056.69 exp 7/12/23

MAJOR - - 2054.79 exp 7/12/23

minor - - 2021.07  exp 7/12/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 2007.70
minor - - 1986.61  exp 7/12/23

minor - - 1926.765 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1910.90 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1910.886 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1906.01  exp 4/15/23

MAJOR - - 1885.27  exp 4/15/23

MAJOR - - 1885.25  exp 4/15/23

minor - - 1880.927 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1843.35  exp 4/15/23

minor - - 1835.196 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1800.61 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1796.278  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1779.39 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1731.02  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1724.96  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1707.801  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1633.69 exp 4/23/23

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

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

2.  $VIX SIGNAL

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

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

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

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

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

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  BUY AS OF MONDAY, APRIL 3, 2023, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 410.88...

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

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS +1.25 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS +0.82, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

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

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

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

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

YEAR    NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES    POINTS GAINED

2015                     4 trades                                125.30

2016                    13 trades                               322.60

2017                    25 trades                               224.75

2018                    26 trades                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      6 trades                                -13.752023                      2 trades                                -56.00

TOTAL               118 closed trades                1796.50THE PERFORMANCE HISTORY FOR THE OPTIMIZED GOLD SIGNALS FIRST INTRODUCED ON AUGUST 20, 2015

2015                   8 trades                                 372.60

2016                   6 trades                                 364.90

2017                   9 trades                                 381.60

2018                   9 trades                                  -15.00 

2019                   9 trades                                 104.60

2020                   10 trades                                  67.30

2021                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trades                                -163.20

2023                    1 trade                                   148.00

TOTAL             72 closed trades                     1099.30To follow the optimized portfolio, there is no thinking required!!!  If you're having difficulty following the fast moving VP signals, then you should consider following the optimized portfolio...

+216.05 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!!  This is already a gain of  +4.957% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 146.44 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:  Health Care (IDNA)...

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

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

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

MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
June SPlong4037.004120.50117 trades*1796.50
*not included
DIAlong329.4336.22-6.89334.90
UDOW   flat57.4453.88-1.8456.54
SPY long399.3407.5511.11409.19
SPXL   long68.4172.885.9172.86
UPRO  long36.0138.412.3138.41
QQQlong301.91304.1021.76318.05
TQQQ   long23.7924.584.0627.43
TNA   flat33.8131.683.8329.71
SOXLflat18.4417.230.4115.66
IWMflat180.49176.787.71173.89
MDYflat461.20451.8818.17446.62
IYTflat230.40225.69-5.23221.95
SOXXflat445.44436.4319.89422.92
USDflat29.0527.791.8326.51
TOTAL83.03
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Aprillong1944.001884.50
GLD  long180.59175.6221.01186.49
UGLlong61.3558.6911.9665.12
SLV  long20.9020.541.7722.89
GLLflat29.1527.880.7925.93
ZSLflat23.9022.841.3217.25
GDXlong30.6429.934.9634.43
GDXJ  long36.7936.226.4241.36
NUGT  long37.7836.0711.1047.32
JNUG  long36.5638.729.0945.96
DUSTflat14.5913.911.119.48
JDST  flat8.397.950.335.4
QLDlong44.6744.785.4748.66
SDSflat46.8345.79-3.2740.09
SOXSflat23.0821.60-2.4418.94
TOTAL69.62
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  flat109.20106.92-2.58108.53
TMFflat9.819.12-1.009.49
TBT  flat29.7528.46-0.4926.75
TMVflat116.87109.760.86100.42
VCLTlong78.0679.75-0.9880.54
TOTAL-4.19
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUlong66.6568.11-2.9969.81
TOTAL-2.99
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  flat81.9180.17-2.3280.14
TOTAL-2.32
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  flat61.9058.09-6.4756.59
JPMflat135.63132.82-8.67127.47
TOTAL-15.14
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XOMlong111.56113.94-9.50115.05
XLEflat87.2485.40-3.3084.98
UCOlong27.5929.46-1.8728.9
SCOflat32.5230.47-1.7322.9
TOTAL-16.40
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTflat65.9464.52-2.2861.51
TSLAflat207.89203.6350.83185.06
XLYflat149.73146.648.67144.93
Vlong222.87227.52-9.36225.99
TOTAL47.86
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFlong46.5547.60-0.2748.57
TOTAL-0.27
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHlong476.56486.390.00512.81
CURElong91.2297.150.00104.98
XLVlong127.10129.800.00133.52
LABUflat5.895.440.174.97
IDNAlong23.0823.65-1.9323.8
TOTAL-1.76
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UUPflat28.6227.95-0.1227.74
UDNlong18.5418.680.9118.90
YCSflat57.5854.033.4355.25
GBTClong14.9213.642.5416.23
TOTAL6.76
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat49.8446.759.4646.12
INDAlong38.8839.78-0.9639.94
EEMflat39.7238.831.5339.39
EWGlong27.6328.301.4028.57
TOTAL11.43
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL long155.88156.407.57164.66
SQflat78.0776.41-4.6768.1
NVDAlong258.40244.6432.81270.37
LITflat63.9962.615.5260.99
XBIflat80.0378.332.2476.87
TOTAL43.47
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
DBAlong19.9720.48-0.5120.65
DBCflat24.4123.82-0.6024.12
WOODflat72.9971.43-1.6770.99
GCClong17.6218.08-0.2717.94
      TOTAL-3.05
YTD216.05
%YTD4.957%

For Thursday, April 6th

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

* * *  Steven Wright

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW    

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

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

The main model is long the June SP at 4027.00 as of 3/29/23 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4386.35  exp 10/12/23 

minor - - 4265.05 exp 10/12/23

MAJOR - - 4356.27  exp  10/12/23

MAJOR - - 4354.42  exp 10/12/23 

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

minor - -4243.54  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 4242.22  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 4224.44  exp 10/12/23
MAJOR - - 4143.88  exp 7/12/23minor - - 4142.14  exp 7/12/23

MAJOR - - 4126.07  exp  5/15/23

 TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4117.50

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

minor - -4078.95  exp 5/15/23

minor - - 4047.51  exp 5/15/23

MAJOR - - 4033.56 exp  5/15/23

minor - - 4027.05  exp  10/12/23

minor - - 3978.74  exp 10/12/23

MAJOR - - 3940.28  10/12/23

MAJOR - - 3879.21  exp 6/15/23

minor - - 3947.69  exp 6/15/23

minor - - 3911.28  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3872.71  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 3791.07  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3779.20  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3610.24  exp 10/23/23

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

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

APRIL GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long April gold at 1986.60 as of 4/4/23 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 - - 2056.69 exp 7/12/23

MAJOR - - 2054.79 exp 7/12/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 2023.90

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

minor - - 1926.765 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1910.90 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1910.886 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1906.01  exp 4/15/23

MAJOR - - 1885.27  exp 4/15/23

MAJOR - - 1885.25  exp 4/15/23

minor - - 1880.927 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1843.35  exp 4/15/23

minor - - 1835.196 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1800.61 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1796.278  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1779.39 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1731.02  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1724.96  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1707.801  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1633.69 exp 4/23/23

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

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

2.  $VIX SIGNAL

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

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

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

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

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

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  BUY AS OF MONDAY, APRIL 3, 2023, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 410.88...

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

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS +0.82 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -0.41, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

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

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

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

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

YEAR    NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES    POINTS GAINED

2015                     4 trades                                125.30

2016                    13 trades                               322.60

2017                    25 trades                               224.75

2018                    26 trades                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      6 trades                                -13.752023                      2 trades                                -56.00

TOTAL               118 closed trades                1796.50THE PERFORMANCE HISTORY FOR THE OPTIMIZED GOLD SIGNALS FIRST INTRODUCED ON AUGUST 20, 2015

2015                   8 trades                                 372.60

2016                   6 trades                                 364.90

2017                   9 trades                                 381.60

2018                   9 trades                                  -15.00 

2019                   9 trades                                 104.60

2020                   10 trades                                  67.30

2021                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trades                                -163.20

2023                    1 trade                                   148.00

TOTAL             72 closed trades                     1099.30To follow the optimized portfolio, there is no thinking required!!!  If you're having difficulty following the fast moving VP signals, then you should consider following the optimized portfolio...

+219.10 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!!  This is already a gain of  +5.027% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 146.44 POINTS PROFIT IN CURRENTLY OPEN POSITIONS!!!  

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY:  Utilities (XLU), Foreign Markets (INDA)...

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

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

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

MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
June SPlong4037.004120.50117 trades*1796.50
*not included
DIAlong329.4336.22-6.89334.82
UDOW   flat57.4453.88-1.8456.53
SPY long399.3407.5511.11407.6
SPXL   long68.4172.885.9172.11
UPRO  long36.0138.412.3137.99
QQQlong301.91304.1021.76315.92
TQQQ   long23.7924.584.0626.89
TNA   flat33.8131.683.8329.59
SOXLflat18.4417.230.4115.92
IWMflat180.49176.787.71173.63
MDYflat461.20451.8818.17447.23
IYTflat230.40225.69-5.23220.59
SOXXflat445.44436.4319.89425.12
USDflat29.0527.791.8326.64
TOTAL83.03
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Aprillong1944.001884.50
GLD  long180.59175.6221.01187.83
UGLlong61.3558.6911.9666.15
SLV  long20.9020.541.7722.94
GLLflat29.1527.880.7925.54
ZSLflat23.9022.841.3217.16
GDXlong30.6429.934.9634.34
GDXJ  long36.7936.226.4241.35
NUGT  long37.7836.0711.1047.04
JNUG  long36.5638.729.0946.02
DUSTflat14.5913.911.119.54
JDST  flat8.397.950.335.41
QLDlong44.6744.785.4747.97
SDSflat46.8345.79-3.2740.37
SOXSflat23.0821.60-2.4418.67
TOTAL69.62
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  flat109.20106.92-2.58108.25
TMFflat9.819.12-1.009.4
TBT  flat29.7528.46-0.4926.85
TMVflat116.87109.760.86101.11
VCLTlong78.0679.75-0.9880.52
TOTAL-4.19
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUlong66.6568.11-2.9969.32
TOTAL-2.99
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  flat81.9180.17-2.3280.21
TOTAL-2.32
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  flat61.9058.09-6.4756.14
JPMflat135.63132.82-8.67127.61
TOTAL-15.14
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XOMlong111.56113.94-9.50116.95
XLEflat87.2485.40-3.3086.29
UCOlong27.5929.46-1.8728.96
SCOflat32.5230.47-1.7322.83
TOTAL-16.40
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTflat65.9464.52-2.2861.62
TSLAflat207.89203.6350.83185.52
XLYlong144.24147.2911.72144.9
Vlong222.87227.52-9.36228.14
TOTAL50.91
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFlong46.5547.60-0.2748.37
TOTAL-0.27
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHlong476.56486.390.00509.4
CURElong91.2297.150.00104.39
XLVlong127.10129.800.00133.19
LABUflat5.895.440.174.70
IDNAflat23.6523.08-1.9323.17
TOTAL-1.76
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UUPflat28.6227.95-0.1227.72
UDNlong18.5418.680.9118.90
YCSflat57.5854.033.4354.83
GBTClong14.9213.642.5416.20
TOTAL6.76
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat49.8446.759.4644.43
INDAlong38.8839.78-0.9639.68
EEMflat39.7238.831.5339.23
EWGlong27.6328.301.4028.36
TOTAL11.43
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL long155.88156.407.57163.76
SQflat78.0776.41-4.6767.67
NVDAlong258.40244.6432.81268.81
LITflat63.9962.615.5261.34
XBIflat80.0378.332.2475.38
TOTAL43.47
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
DBAlong19.9720.48-0.5120.47
DBCflat24.4123.82-0.6024.19
WOODflat72.9971.43-1.6770.80
GCClong17.6218.08-0.2717.97
      TOTAL-3.05
YTD219.10
%YTD5.027%

For Wednesday, April 5th

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

* * *  Steven Wright

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW    

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

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

The main model is long the June SP at 4027.00 as of 3/29/23 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4386.35  exp 10/12/23 

minor - - 4265.05 exp 10/12/23

MAJOR - - 4356.27  exp  10/12/23

MAJOR - - 4354.42  exp 10/12/23 

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

minor - -4243.54  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 4242.22  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 4224.44  exp 10/12/23
MAJOR - - 4143.88  exp 7/12/23minor - - 4142.14  exp 7/12/23

 TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4131.50

MAJOR - - 4126.07  exp  5/15/23

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

minor - -4078.95  exp 5/15/23

minor - - 4047.51  exp 5/15/23

MAJOR - - 4033.56 exp  5/15/23

minor - - 4027.05  exp  10/12/23

minor - - 3978.74  exp 10/12/23

MAJOR - - 3940.28  10/12/23

MAJOR - - 3879.21  exp 6/15/23

minor - - 3947.69  exp 6/15/23

minor - - 3911.28  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3872.71  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 3791.07  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3779.20  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3610.24  exp 10/23/23

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

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

APRIL GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long April gold at 1986.60 as of 4/4/23 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 - - 2056.69 exp 7/12/23

MAJOR - - 2054.79 exp 7/12/23

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

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

minor - - 1926.765 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1910.90 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1910.886 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1906.01  exp 4/15/23

MAJOR - - 1885.27  exp 4/15/23

MAJOR - - 1885.25  exp 4/15/23

minor - - 1880.927 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1843.35  exp 4/15/23

minor - - 1835.196 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1800.61 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1796.278  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1779.39 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1731.02  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1724.96  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1707.801  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1633.69 exp 4/23/23

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

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

2.  $VIX SIGNAL

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

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

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

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

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

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  BUY AS OF MONDAY, APRIL 3, 2023, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 410.88...

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

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS +0.41 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -0.18, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

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

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

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

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

YEAR    NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES    POINTS GAINED

2015                     4 trades                                125.30

2016                    13 trades                               322.60

2017                    25 trades                               224.75

2018                    26 trades                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      6 trades                                -13.752023                      2 trades                                -56.00

TOTAL               118 closed trades                1796.50THE PERFORMANCE HISTORY FOR THE OPTIMIZED GOLD SIGNALS FIRST INTRODUCED ON AUGUST 20, 2015

2015                   8 trades                                 372.60

2016                   6 trades                                 364.90

2017                   9 trades                                 381.60

2018                   9 trades                                  -15.00 

2019                   9 trades                                 104.60

2020                   10 trades                                  67.30

2021                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trades                                -163.20

2023                    1 trade                                   148.00

TOTAL             72 closed trades                     1099.30To follow the optimized portfolio, there is no thinking required!!!  If you're having difficulty following the fast moving VP signals, then you should consider following the optimized portfolio...

+220.34 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!!  This is already a gain of  +5.055% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 146.44 POINTS PROFIT IN CURRENTLY OPEN POSITIONS!!!  

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY:  Stock Market Indices (SOXL, SOXX)...

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

MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
June SPlong4037.004120.50117 trades*1796.50
*not included
DIAlong329.4336.22-6.89333.94
UDOW   flat57.4453.88-1.8456.14
SPY long399.3407.5511.11408.67
SPXL   long68.4172.885.9172.76
UPRO  long36.0138.412.3138.34
QQQlong301.91304.1021.76319.07
TQQQ   long23.7924.584.0627.78
TNA   flat33.8131.683.8330.47
SOXLflat18.4417.230.4116.79
IWMflat180.49176.787.71175.35
MDYflat461.20451.8818.17450.53
IYTflat230.40225.69-5.23221.96
SOXXflat445.44436.4319.89432.61
USDlong27.3828.623.0727.45
TOTAL84.27
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Aprillong1944.001884.50
GLD  long180.59175.6221.01187.98
UGLlong61.3558.6911.9666.26
SLV  long20.9020.541.7722.97
GLLflat29.1527.880.7925.49
ZSLflat23.9022.841.3217.07
GDXlong30.6429.934.9634.19
GDXJ  long36.7936.226.4241.54
NUGT  long37.7836.0711.1046.46
JNUG  long36.5638.729.0946.20
DUSTflat14.5913.911.119.63
JDST  flat8.397.950.335.38
QLDlong44.6744.785.4748.99
SDSflat46.8345.79-3.2740.08
SOXSflat23.0821.60-2.4417.70
TOTAL69.62
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  flat109.20106.92-2.58107.13
TMFflat9.819.12-1.009.15
TBT  flat29.7528.46-0.4927.38
TMVflat116.87109.760.86104.11
VCLTlong78.0679.75-0.9880.03
TOTAL-4.19
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUflat68.1166.65-2.9967.57
TOTAL-2.99
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  flat81.9180.17-2.3280.72
TOTAL-2.32
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  flat61.9058.09-6.4756.25
JPMflat135.63132.82-8.67128.42
TOTAL-15.14
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XOMlong111.56113.94-9.50115.03
XLEflat87.2485.40-3.3085.01
UCOlong27.5929.46-1.8728.97
SCOflat32.5230.47-1.7322.82
TOTAL-16.40
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTflat65.9464.52-2.2862.96
TSLAflat207.89203.6350.83192.58
XLYlong144.24147.2911.72147.93
Vlong222.87227.52-9.36227.68
TOTAL50.91
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFlong46.5547.60-0.2747.93
TOTAL-0.27
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHlong476.56486.390.00493.25
CURElong91.2297.150.0099.04
XLVlong127.10129.800.00130.93
LABUflat5.895.440.174.79
IDNAflat23.6523.08-1.9323.06
TOTAL-1.76
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UUPflat28.6227.95-0.1227.64
UDNlong18.5418.680.9118.97
YCSflat57.5854.033.4355.14
GBTClong14.9213.642.5415.97
TOTAL6.76
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat49.8446.759.4646.19
INDAflat39.7838.88-0.9639.57
EEMflat39.7238.831.5339.54
EWGlong27.6328.301.4028.66
TOTAL11.43
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL long155.88156.407.57165.63
SQflat78.0776.41-4.6768.87
NVDAlong258.40244.6432.81274.53
LITflat63.9962.615.5261.84
XBIflat80.0378.332.2475.57
TOTAL43.47
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
DBAlong19.9720.48-0.5120.36
DBCflat24.4123.82-0.6024.09
WOODflat72.9971.43-1.6771.46
GCClong17.6218.08-0.2717.98
      TOTAL-3.05
YTD220.34
%YTD5.055%

For Tuesday, April 4th

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

* * *  Steven Wright

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW    

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

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

The main model is long the June SP at 4027.00 as of 3/29/23 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4386.35  exp 10/12/23 

minor - - 4265.05 exp 10/12/23

MAJOR - - 4356.27  exp  10/12/23

MAJOR - - 4354.42  exp 10/12/23 

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

minor - -4243.54  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 4242.22  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 4224.44  exp 10/12/23

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

MAJOR - - 4126.07  exp  5/15/23

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

minor - -4078.95  exp 5/15/23

minor - - 4047.51  exp 5/15/23

MAJOR - - 4033.56 exp  5/15/23

minor - - 4027.05  exp  10/12/23

minor - - 3978.74  exp 10/12/23

MAJOR - - 3940.28  10/12/23

MAJOR - - 3879.21  exp 6/15/23

minor - - 3947.69  exp 6/15/23

minor - - 3911.28  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3872.71  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 3791.07  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3779.20  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3610.24  exp 10/23/23

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

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

APRIL GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short April gold at 1986.70 as of 3/23/23 on a VP sell signal...  

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2056.69 exp 7/12/23

MAJOR - - 2054.79 exp 7/12/23  NEW

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

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

minor - - 1926.765 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1910.90 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1910.886 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1906.01  exp 4/15/23

MAJOR - - 1885.27  exp 4/15/23

MAJOR - - 1885.25  exp 4/15/23

minor - - 1880.927 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1843.35  exp 4/15/23

minor - - 1835.196 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1800.61 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1796.278  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1779.39 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1731.02  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1724.96  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1707.801  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1633.69 exp 4/23/23

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

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

2.  $VIX SIGNAL

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

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

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

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

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

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  BUY AS OF MONDAY, APRIL 3, 2023, THE SPY WAS BOUGHT ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 410.88...

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

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS +0.18 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -0.26, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

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

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

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

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

YEAR    NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES    POINTS GAINED

2015                     4 trades                                125.30

2016                    13 trades                               322.60

2017                    25 trades                               224.75

2018                    26 trades                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      6 trades                                -13.752023                      2 trades                                -56.00

TOTAL               118 closed trades                1796.50THE PERFORMANCE HISTORY FOR THE OPTIMIZED GOLD SIGNALS FIRST INTRODUCED ON AUGUST 20, 2015

2015                   8 trades                                 372.60

2016                   6 trades                                 364.90

2017                   9 trades                                 381.60

2018                   9 trades                                  -15.00 

2019                   9 trades                                 104.60

2020                   10 trades                                  67.30

2021                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trades                                -163.20

2023                    1 trade                                   148.00

TOTAL             72 closed trades                     1099.30To follow the optimized portfolio, there is no thinking required!!!  If you're having difficulty following the fast moving VP signals, then you should consider following the optimized portfolio...

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

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 143.32 POINTS PROFIT IN CURRENTLY OPEN POSITIONS!!!  

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY:  Energy (XOM), Health Care (UNH, XLV, CURE), Commodities (DBA, GCC), Consumer Discretionary (V)...

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

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

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

MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
June SPlong4037.004120.50117 trades*1796.50
*not included
DIAflat336.22329.4-6.89335.88
UDOW   flat58.0354.45-1.8457.14
SPY long399.3407.5511.11410.95
SPXL   long68.4172.885.9173.95
UPRO  long36.0138.412.3138.97
QQQlong301.91304.1021.76320.15
TQQQ   long23.7924.584.0627.97
TNA   flat37.8735.503.8332.22
SOXLlong17.0718.271.6117.73
IWMflat192.03188.097.71178.5
MDYflat484.29474.5018.17458.03
IYTflat238.81233.93-5.23225.75
SOXXlong434.03442.9928.85440.32
USDlong27.3828.623.0728.50
TOTAL94.43
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Aprillong1935.501884.50
GLD  long179.80175.6221.01184.52
UGLlong60.8958.6911.9663.95
SLV  long20.2620.541.7722.06
GLLflat31.9429.920.7926.45
ZSLflat27.7826.011.3218.70
GDXlong29.5429.934.9633.08
GDXJ  long35.4636.226.4240.43
NUGT  long35.1636.0711.1043.61
JNUG  long36.3038.729.0944.00
DUSTflat16.6515.551.1110.32
JDST  flat9.488.810.335.69
QLDlong43.9544.785.4749.32
SDSflat46.8345.79-3.2739.67
SOXSflat23.0821.60-2.4416.83
TOTAL69.62
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  flat109.20106.92-2.58106.53
TMFflat9.819.12-1.008.98
TBT  flat32.8531.44-0.4927.69
TMVflat136.15127.880.86105.94
VCLTlong78.0679.75-0.9879.94
TOTAL-4.19
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUflat68.1166.65-2.9967.21
TOTAL-2.99
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  flat82.7180.96-2.3281.70
TOTAL-2.32
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  long85.0579.85-6.4757.98
JPMflat144.14141.16-8.67130.16
TOTAL-15.14
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XOMlong111.56113.94-9.50116.13
XLEflat87.7985.93-3.3086.58
UCOflat30.1528.24-1.8729.02
SCOflat32.5230.47-1.7322.86
TOTAL-16.40
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTflat67.3665.91-2.2863.8
TSLAflat207.89203.6350.83194.77
XLYlong144.24147.2911.72148.29
Vlong222.87227.52-9.36228.88
TOTAL50.91
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFlong46.5547.60-0.2747.85
TOTAL-0.27
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHlong476.56486.390.00494.19
CURElong91.2297.150.0099.02
XLVlong127.10129.800.00130.97
LABUflat6.976.450.175.08
IDNAflat24.6024.01-1.9323.19
TOTAL-1.76
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UUPflat28.7728.09-0.1227.75
UDNlong18.5018.680.9118.88
YCSflat59.6755.993.4355.7
GBTClong14.5613.642.5416.02
TOTAL6.76
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat49.8446.759.4646.87
INDAflat40.4539.54-0.9639.49
EEMflat39.7838.881.5339.54
EWGlong27.6328.301.4028.53
TOTAL11.43
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL long154.05156.407.57166.17
SQflat83.1881.42-4.6767.68
NVDAlong251.19244.6432.81279.24
LITflat65.7364.325.5263.33
XBIflat84.3982.602.2477.06
TOTAL43.47
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
DBAlong19.9720.48-0.5120.45
DBCflat24.5823.99-0.6024.13
WOODflat75.7174.10-1.6771.84
GCClong17.6218.08-0.2718.00
      TOTAL-3.05
YTD230.50
%YTD5.288%

For Monday, April 3rd

The 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.

* * *  Aristotle

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW    

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

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

The main model is long the June SP at 4027.00 as of 3/29/23 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4386.35  exp 10/12/23 

minor - - 4265.05 exp 10/12/23

MAJOR - - 4356.27  exp  10/12/23

MAJOR - - 4354.42  exp 10/12/23 

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

minor - -4243.54  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 4242.22  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 4224.44  exp 10/12/23
MAJOR - - 4143.88  exp 7/12/23minor - - 4142.14  exp 7/12/23

 TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4138.50

MAJOR - - 4126.07  exp  5/15/23

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

minor - -4078.95  exp 5/15/23

minor - - 4047.51  exp 5/15/23

MAJOR - - 4033.56 exp  5/15/23

minor - - 4027.05  exp  10/12/23

minor - - 3978.74  exp 10/12/23

MAJOR - - 3940.28  10/12/23

MAJOR - - 3879.21  exp 6/15/23

minor - - 3947.69  exp 6/15/23

minor - - 3911.28  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3872.71  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 3791.07  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3779.20  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3610.24  exp 10/23/23

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

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

APRIL GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short April gold at 1986.70 as of 3/23/23 on a VP sell signal...  

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2056.69 exp 7/12/23minor - - 1986.61  exp 7/12/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1970.50

minor - - 1926.765 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1910.90 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1910.886 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1906.01  exp 4/15/23

MAJOR - - 1885.27  exp 4/15/23

MAJOR - - 1885.25  exp 4/15/23

minor - - 1880.927 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1843.35  exp 4/15/23

minor - - 1835.196 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1800.61 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1796.278  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1779.39 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1731.02  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1724.96  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1707.801  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1633.69 exp 4/23/23

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

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

2.  $VIX SIGNAL

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

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

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

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

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

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  FLAT AS OF THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2023, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 391.56...

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

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -0.26 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -0.91, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

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

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

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

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

YEAR    NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES    POINTS GAINED

2015                     4 trades                                125.30

2016                    13 trades                               322.60

2017                    25 trades                               224.75

2018                    26 trades                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      6 trades                                -13.752023                      2 trades                                -56.00

TOTAL               118 closed trades                1796.50THE PERFORMANCE HISTORY FOR THE OPTIMIZED GOLD SIGNALS FIRST INTRODUCED ON AUGUST 20, 2015

2015                   8 trades                                 372.60

2016                   6 trades                                 364.90

2017                   9 trades                                 381.60

2018                   9 trades                                  -15.00 

2019                   9 trades                                 104.60

2020                   10 trades                                  67.30

2021                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trades                                -163.20

2023                    1 trade                                   148.00

TOTAL             72 closed trades                     1099.30To follow the optimized portfolio, there is no thinking required!!!  If you're having difficulty following the fast moving VP signals, then you should consider following the optimized portfolio...

+234.62 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!!  This is already a gain of  +5.383% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 143.32 POINTS PROFIT IN CURRENTLY OPEN POSITIONS!!!  

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY:  Consumer Discretionary (XLY, TSLA), Stock Market Indices (SPY, SPXL, UPRO), Interest Rates (VCLT)...

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

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

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

MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
June SPlong4037.004120.50117 trades*1796.50
*not included
DIAflat336.22329.4-6.89332.62
UDOW   flat58.0354.45-1.8455.39
SPY long399.3407.5511.11408.72
SPXL   long68.4172.885.9172.90
UPRO  long36.0138.412.3138.44
QQQlong301.91304.1021.76320.46
TQQQ   long23.7924.584.0628.26
TNA   flat37.8735.503.8332.16
SOXLlong17.0718.271.6118.30
IWMflat192.03188.097.71178.4
MDYflat484.29474.5018.17457.97
IYTflat238.81233.93-5.23226.94
SOXXlong434.03442.9928.85444.67
USDlong27.3828.623.0728.95
TOTAL94.43
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Aprillong1935.501884.50
GLD  long179.80175.6221.01183.22
UGLlong60.8958.6911.9663.02
SLV  long20.2620.541.7722.12
GLLflat31.9429.920.7926.84
ZSLflat27.7826.011.3218.58
GDXlong29.5429.934.9632.37
GDXJ  long35.4636.226.4239.49
NUGT  long35.1636.0711.1041.86
JNUG  long36.3038.729.0942.18
DUSTflat16.6515.551.1110.76
JDST  flat9.488.810.335.96
QLDlong43.9544.785.4749.48
SDSflat46.8345.79-3.2740.05
SOXSflat23.0821.60-2.4416.28
TOTAL69.62
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  flat109.20106.92-2.58106.37
TMFflat9.819.12-1.008.88
TBT  flat32.8531.44-0.4927.87
TMVflat136.15127.880.86107.21
VCLTlong78.0679.75-0.9879.72
TOTAL-4.19
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUflat68.1166.65-2.9967.68
TOTAL-2.99
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  flat82.7180.96-2.3280.50
TOTAL-2.32
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  long85.0579.85-6.4757.67
JPMflat144.14141.16-8.67130.08
TOTAL-15.14
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XOMflat113.94111.56-9.50109.50
XLEflat87.7985.93-3.3082.75
UCOflat30.1528.24-1.8726.43
SCOflat32.5230.47-1.7325.22
TOTAL-16.40
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTflat67.3665.91-2.2863.37
TSLAlong196.64200.7654.95206.38
XLYlong144.24147.2911.72149.54
Vflat227.52222.87-9.36225.46
TOTAL55.03
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFlong46.5547.60-0.2747.7
TOTAL-0.27
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHflat486.39476.560.00472.54
CUREflat97.1591.220.0095.39
XLVflat129.80127.100.00129.46
LABUflat6.976.450.174.86
IDNAflat24.6024.01-1.9323.28
TOTAL-1.76
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UUPflat28.7728.09-0.1227.9
UDNlong18.5018.680.9118.78
YCSflat59.6755.993.4355.94
GBTClong14.5613.642.5416.35
TOTAL6.76
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat49.8446.759.4647.51
INDAflat40.4539.54-0.9639.30
EEMflat39.7838.881.5339.44
EWGlong27.6328.301.4028.44
TOTAL11.43
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL long154.05156.407.57164.84
SQflat83.1881.42-4.6768.65
NVDAlong251.19244.6432.81277.77
LITflat65.7364.325.5263.55
XBIflat84.3982.602.2475.97
TOTAL43.47
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
DBAflat20.4819.97-0.5120.43
DBCflat24.5823.99-0.6023.74
WOODflat75.7174.10-1.6771.49
GCCflat18.0817.62-0.2717.84
      TOTAL-3.05
YTD234.62
%YTD5.383%

For Friday, March 31st

The 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.

* * *  Aristotle

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW    

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

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

The main model is long the June SP at 4027.00 as of 3/29/23 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4386.35  exp 10/12/23 

minor - - 4265.05 exp 10/12/23

MAJOR - - 4356.27  exp  10/12/23

MAJOR - - 4354.42  exp 10/12/23 

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

minor - -4243.54  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 4242.22  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 4224.44  exp 10/12/23
MAJOR - - 4143.88  exp 7/12/23minor - - 4142.14  exp 7/12/23

MAJOR - - 4126.07  exp  5/15/23

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

 TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4081.50

minor - -4078.95  exp 5/15/23

minor - - 4047.51  exp 5/15/23

MAJOR - - 4033.56 exp  5/15/23

minor - - 4027.05  exp  10/12/23

minor - - 3978.74  exp 10/12/23

MAJOR - - 3940.28  10/12/23

MAJOR - - 3879.21  exp 6/15/23

minor - - 3947.69  exp 6/15/23

minor - - 3911.28  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3872.71  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 3791.07  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3779.20  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3610.24  exp 10/23/23

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

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

APRIL GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short April gold at 1986.70 as of 3/23/23 on a VP sell signal...  

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2056.69 exp 7/12/23minor - - 1986.61  exp 7/12/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1981.60

minor - - 1926.765 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1910.90 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1910.886 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1906.01  exp 4/15/23

MAJOR - - 1885.27  exp 4/15/23

MAJOR - - 1885.25  exp 4/15/23

minor - - 1880.927 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1843.35  exp 4/15/23

minor - - 1835.196 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1800.61 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1796.278  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1779.39 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1731.02  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1724.96  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1707.801  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1633.69 exp 4/23/23

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

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

2.  $VIX SIGNAL

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

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

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

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

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

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  FLAT AS OF THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2023, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 391.56...

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

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -0.91 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -1.28, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

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

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

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

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

YEAR    NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES    POINTS GAINED

2015                     4 trades                                125.30

2016                    13 trades                               322.60

2017                    25 trades                               224.75

2018                    26 trades                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      6 trades                                -13.752023                      2 trades                                -56.00

TOTAL               118 closed trades                1796.50THE PERFORMANCE HISTORY FOR THE OPTIMIZED GOLD SIGNALS FIRST INTRODUCED ON AUGUST 20, 2015

2015                   8 trades                                 372.60

2016                   6 trades                                 364.90

2017                   9 trades                                 381.60

2018                   9 trades                                  -15.00 

2019                   9 trades                                 104.60

2020                   10 trades                                  67.30

2021                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trades                                -163.20

2023                    1 trade                                   148.00

TOTAL             72 closed trades                     1099.30To follow the optimized portfolio, there is no thinking required!!!  If you're having difficulty following the fast moving VP signals, then you should consider following the optimized portfolio...

+236.35 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!!  This is already a gain of  +5.422% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 46.83 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:  Global Infrastructure (IGF), Foreign Markets (EWG), Stock Market Indices (SOXX, SOXL, USD)...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY:  none...

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

MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
June SPflat4120.504037.00117 trades*1796.50
*not included
DIAflat336.22329.4-6.89328.48
UDOW   flat58.0354.45-1.8453.56
SPY flat407.55399.311.11403.7
SPXL   flat72.8868.415.9170.23
UPRO  flat38.4136.012.3137.02
QQQlong301.91304.1021.76315.68
TQQQ   long23.7924.584.0626.94
TNA   flat37.8735.503.8330.52
SOXLlong17.0718.271.6117.95
IWMflat192.03188.097.71175.18
MDYflat484.29474.5018.17450.51
IYTflat238.81233.93-5.23223.70
SOXXlong434.03442.9928.85441.93
USDlong27.3828.623.0728.41
TOTAL94.43
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Aprillong1935.501884.50
GLD  long179.80175.6221.01184.18
UGLlong60.8958.6911.9663.63
SLV  long20.2620.541.7721.94
GLLflat31.9429.920.7926.52
ZSLflat27.7826.011.3218.84
GDXlong29.5429.934.9632.52
GDXJ  long35.4636.226.4239.84
NUGT  long35.1636.0711.1042.22
JNUG  long36.3038.729.0942.51
DUSTflat16.6515.551.1110.67
JDST  flat9.488.810.335.87
QLDlong43.9544.785.4747.98
SDSflat46.8345.79-3.2741.09
SOXSflat23.0821.60-2.4416.65
TOTAL69.62
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  flat109.20106.92-2.58104.8
TMFflat9.819.12-1.008.52
TBT  flat32.8531.44-0.4928.79
TMVflat136.15127.880.86112.23
VCLTflat79.7578.06-0.9878.7
TOTAL-4.19
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUflat68.1166.65-2.9967.2
TOTAL-2.99
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  flat82.7180.96-2.3279.93
TOTAL-2.32
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  long85.0579.85-6.4755.86
JPMflat144.14141.16-8.67128.75
TOTAL-15.14
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XOMflat113.94111.56-9.50109.49
XLEflat87.7985.93-3.3082.26
UCOflat30.1528.24-1.8725.69
SCOlong25.3727.100.0025.97
TOTAL-14.67
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTflat67.3665.91-2.2861.79
TSLAflat200.76196.6454.95195.28
XLYflat147.29144.2411.72145.64
Vflat227.52222.87-9.36222.36
TOTAL55.03
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFlong46.5547.60-0.2747.67
TOTAL-0.27
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHflat486.39476.560.00470.06
CUREflat97.1591.220.0092.99
XLVflat129.80127.100.00128.09
LABUflat6.976.450.174.65
IDNAflat24.6024.01-1.9322.92
TOTAL-1.76
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UUPflat28.7728.09-0.1227.79
UDNlong18.5018.680.9118.85
YCSflat59.6755.993.4355.84
GBTClong14.5613.642.5415.83
TOTAL6.76
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat49.8446.759.4649.38
INDAflat40.4539.54-0.9638.85
EEMflat39.7838.881.5339.51
EWGlong27.6328.301.4028.38
TOTAL11.43
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL long154.05156.407.57162.36
SQflat83.1881.42-4.6768.49
NVDAlong251.19244.6432.81273.83
LITflat65.7364.325.5263.08
XBIflat84.3982.602.2474.67
TOTAL43.47
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
DBAflat20.4819.97-0.5120.31
DBCflat24.5823.99-0.6023.52
WOODflat75.7174.10-1.6771.16
GCCflat18.0817.62-0.2717.72
      TOTAL-3.05
YTD236.35
%YTD5.422%

For Thursday, March 30th

The 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.

* * *  Aristotle

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW    

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

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

The main model is long the June SP at 4027.00 as of 3/29/23 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4386.35  exp 10/12/23 

minor - - 4265.05 exp 10/12/23

MAJOR - - 4356.27  exp  10/12/23

MAJOR - - 4354.42  exp 10/12/23 

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

minor - -4243.54  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 4242.22  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 4224.44  exp 10/12/23
MAJOR - - 4143.88  exp 7/12/23  

NEWminor - - 4142.14  exp 7/12/23

MAJOR - - 4126.07  exp  5/15/23

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

NEW

minor - -4078.95  exp 5/15/23

 TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4057.50

minor - - 4047.51  exp 5/15/23

MAJOR - - 4033.56 exp  5/15/23

minor - - 4027.05  exp  10/12/23

minor - - 3978.74  exp 10/12/23

MAJOR - - 3940.28  10/12/23

MAJOR - - 3879.21  exp 6/15/23

minor - - 3947.69  exp 6/15/23

minor - - 3911.28  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3872.71  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 3791.07  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3779.20  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3610.24  exp 10/23/23

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

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

APRIL GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short April gold at 1986.70 as of 3/23/23 on a VP sell signal...  

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2056.69 exp 7/12/23minor - - 1986.61  exp 7/12/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1964.80

minor - - 1926.765 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1910.90 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1910.886 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1906.01  exp 4/15/23

MAJOR - - 1885.27  exp 4/15/23

MAJOR - - 1885.25  exp 4/15/23

minor - - 1880.927 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1843.35  exp 4/15/23

minor - - 1835.196 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1800.61 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1796.278  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1779.39 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1731.02  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1724.96  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1707.801  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1633.69 exp 4/23/23

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

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

2.  $VIX SIGNAL

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

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

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

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

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

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  FLAT AS OF THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2023, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 391.56...

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 -1.28 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -1.96, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

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

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

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

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

YEAR    NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES    POINTS GAINED

2015                     4 trades                                125.30

2016                    13 trades                               322.60

2017                    25 trades                               224.75

2018                    26 trades                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      6 trades                                -13.752023                      2 trades                                -56.00

TOTAL               118 closed trades                1796.50THE PERFORMANCE HISTORY FOR THE OPTIMIZED GOLD SIGNALS FIRST INTRODUCED ON AUGUST 20, 2015

2015                   8 trades                                 372.60

2016                   6 trades                                 364.90

2017                   9 trades                                 381.60

2018                   9 trades                                  -15.00 

2019                   9 trades                                 104.60

2020                   10 trades                                  67.30

2021                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trades                                -163.20

2023                    1 trade                                   148.00

TOTAL             72 closed trades                     1099.30To follow the optimized portfolio, there is no thinking required!!!  If you're having difficulty following the fast moving VP signals, then you should consider following the optimized portfolio...

+236.35 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!!  This is already a gain of  +5.422% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 46.83 POINTS PROFIT IN CURRENTLY OPEN POSITIONS!!!  

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY:  none...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY:  none...

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

MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
June SPflat4102.504019.25117 trades*1796.50
*not included
DIAflat336.22329.4-6.89327.08
UDOW   flat58.0354.45-1.8452.91
SPY flat407.55399.311.11401.35
SPXL   flat72.8868.415.9169.11
UPRO  flat38.4136.012.3136.4
QQQlong301.91304.1021.76312.72
TQQQ   long23.7924.584.0626.23
TNA   flat37.8735.503.8330.68
SOXLflat18.2717.071.6117.08
IWMflat192.03188.097.71175.42
MDYflat484.29474.5018.17449.11
IYTflat238.81233.93-5.23223.10
SOXXflat442.99434.0328.85434.77
USDflat28.6227.383.0727.51
TOTAL94.43
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Aprillong1910.501884.50
GLD  long179.80175.6221.01182.53
UGLlong60.8958.6911.9662.57
SLV  long20.2620.541.7721.44
GLLflat31.9429.920.7927
ZSLflat27.7826.011.3219.80
GDXlong29.5429.934.9632.04
GDXJ  long35.4636.226.4238.89
NUGT  long35.1636.0711.1041.19
JNUG  long36.3038.729.0940.79
DUSTflat16.6515.551.1110.99
JDST  flat9.488.810.336.15
QLDlong43.9544.785.4747.15
SDSflat46.8345.79-3.2741.53
SOXSflat23.0821.60-2.4417.45
TOTAL69.62
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  flat109.20106.92-2.58104.32
TMFflat9.819.12-1.008.4
TBT  flat32.8531.44-0.4929.07
TMVflat136.15127.880.86113.6
VCLTflat79.7578.06-0.9878.56
TOTAL-4.19
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUflat68.1166.65-2.9966.91
TOTAL-2.99
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  flat82.7180.96-2.3279.64
TOTAL-2.32
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  long85.0579.85-6.4756.28
JPMflat144.14141.16-8.67129.14
TOTAL-15.14
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XOMflat113.94111.56-9.50108.96
XLEflat87.7985.93-3.3081.9
UCOflat30.1528.24-1.8724.97
SCOlong25.3727.100.0026.8
TOTAL-14.67
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTflat67.3665.91-2.2861.21
TSLAflat200.76196.6454.95193.88
XLYflat147.29144.2411.72144.39
Vflat227.52222.87-9.36223.3
TOTAL55.03
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFflat47.6046.55-0.2747.28
TOTAL-0.27
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHflat486.39476.560.00466.59
CUREflat97.1591.220.0091.60
XLVflat129.80127.100.00127.40
LABUflat6.976.450.174.96
IDNAflat24.6024.01-1.9323.15
TOTAL-1.76
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UUPflat28.7728.09-0.1227.92
UDNlong18.5018.680.9118.76
YCSflat59.6755.993.4355.95
GBTClong14.5613.642.5415.84
TOTAL6.76
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat49.8446.759.4647.06
INDAflat40.4539.54-0.9638.66
EEMflat39.7838.881.5339.12
EWGflat28.3027.631.4027.88
TOTAL11.43
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL long154.05156.407.57160.77
SQflat83.1881.42-4.6766.49
NVDAlong251.19244.6432.81269.84
LITflat65.7364.325.5262.91
XBIflat84.3982.602.2476.32
TOTAL43.47
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
DBAflat20.4819.97-0.5120.13
DBCflat24.5823.99-0.6023.35
WOODflat75.7174.10-1.6770.54
GCCflat18.0817.62-0.2717.65
      TOTAL-3.05
YTD236.35
%YTD5.422%

For Wednesday, March 29th

The 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.

* * *  Aristotle

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW    

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

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

The main model is short the June SP at 4033.75 as of 3/27/23 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 - - 4386.35  exp 10/12/23 

minor - - 4265.05 exp 10/12/23

MAJOR - - 4356.27  exp  10/12/23

MAJOR - - 4354.42  exp 10/12/23 

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

minor - -4243.54  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 4242.22  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 4224.44  exp 10/12/23
minor - - 4142.14  exp 7/12/23

MAJOR - - 4126.07  exp  5/15/23

MAJOR - - 4111.86  exp 5/15/23

minor - -4078.95  exp 5/15/23

minor - - 4047.51  exp 5/15/23

MAJOR - - 4033.56 exp  5/15/23

minor - - 4027.05  exp  10/12/23

 TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 3999.25

minor - - 3978.74  exp 10/12/23

MAJOR - - 3940.28  10/12/23

MAJOR - - 3879.21  exp 6/15/23

minor - - 3947.69  exp 6/15/23

minor - - 3911.28  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3872.71  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 3791.07  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3779.20  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3610.24  exp 10/23/23

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

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

APRIL GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long April gold at 1986.60 as of 3/23/23 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 - - 2056.69 exp 7/12/23minor - - 1986.61  exp 7/12/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1975.50

minor - - 1926.765 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1910.90 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1910.886 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1906.01  exp 4/15/23

MAJOR - - 1885.27  exp 4/15/23

MAJOR - - 1885.25  exp 4/15/23

minor - - 1880.927 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1843.35  exp 4/15/23

minor - - 1835.196 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1800.61 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1796.278  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1779.39 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1731.02  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1724.96  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1707.801  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1633.69 exp 4/23/23

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

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

2.  $VIX SIGNAL

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

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

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

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

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

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  FLAT AS OF THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2023, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 391.56...

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 -1.96 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -2.35, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

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

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

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

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

YEAR    NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES    POINTS GAINED

2015                     4 trades                                125.30

2016                    13 trades                               322.60

2017                    25 trades                               224.75

2018                    26 trades                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      6 trades                                -13.752023                      2 trades                                -56.00

TOTAL               118 closed trades                1796.50THE PERFORMANCE HISTORY FOR THE OPTIMIZED GOLD SIGNALS FIRST INTRODUCED ON AUGUST 20, 2015

2015                   8 trades                                 372.60

2016                   6 trades                                 364.90

2017                   9 trades                                 381.60

2018                   9 trades                                  -15.00 

2019                   9 trades                                 104.60

2020                   10 trades                                  67.30

2021                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trades                                -163.20

2023                    1 trade                                   148.00

TOTAL             72 closed trades                     1099.30To follow the optimized portfolio, there is no thinking required!!!  If you're having difficulty following the fast moving VP signals, then you should consider following the optimized portfolio...

+236.35 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!!  This is already a gain of  +5.422% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 24.63 POINTS PROFIT IN CURRENTLY OPEN POSITIONS!!!  

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY:  none...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY:  Stock Market Indices (SOXL, SOXX, USD), Interest Rates (VCLT)...

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

MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
June SPflat4120.504037.00117 trades*1796.50
*not included
DIAflat336.22329.4-6.89323.81
UDOW   flat58.0354.45-1.8451.38
SPY flat407.55399.311.11395.6
SPXL   flat72.8868.415.9166.22
UPRO  flat38.4136.012.3134.91
QQQlong301.91304.1021.76307.12
TQQQ   long23.7924.584.0624.87
TNA   flat37.8735.503.8329.68
SOXLflat18.2717.071.6115.63
IWMflat192.03188.097.71173.45
MDYflat484.29474.5018.17443.65
IYTflat238.81233.93-5.23219.67
SOXXflat442.99434.0328.85421.23
USDflat28.6227.383.0726.05
TOTAL94.43
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Aprillong1888.501884.50
GLD  long179.80175.6221.01183.44
UGLlong60.8958.6911.9663.27
SLV  long20.2620.541.7721.43
GLLflat31.9429.920.7926.7
ZSLflat27.7826.011.3219.80
GDXlong29.5429.934.9632.31
GDXJ  long35.4636.226.4239.25
NUGT  long35.1636.0711.1041.66
JNUG  long36.3038.729.0941.29
DUSTflat16.6515.551.1110.81
JDST  flat9.488.810.336.06
QLDlong43.9544.785.4745.48
SDSflat46.8345.79-3.2742.75
SOXSflat23.0821.60-2.4419.32
TOTAL69.62
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  flat109.20106.92-2.58104.53
TMFflat9.819.12-1.008.45
TBT  flat32.8531.44-0.4928.92
TMVflat136.15127.880.86112.76
VCLTflat79.7578.06-0.9878.02
TOTAL-4.19
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUflat68.1166.65-2.9965.95
TOTAL-2.99
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  flat82.7180.96-2.3278.82
TOTAL-2.32
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  long85.0579.85-6.4753.91
JPMflat144.14141.16-8.67128.88
TOTAL-15.14
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XOMflat113.94111.56-9.50107.12
XLEflat87.7985.93-3.3080.78
UCOflat30.1528.24-1.8725.25
SCOlong25.3727.100.0026.49
TOTAL-14.67
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTflat67.3665.91-2.2860.94
TSLAflat200.76196.6454.95189.19
XLYflat147.29144.2411.72141.7
Vflat227.52222.87-9.36220.33
TOTAL55.03
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFflat47.6046.55-0.2746.66
TOTAL-0.27
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHflat486.39476.560.00472.58
CUREflat97.1591.220.0090.90
XLVflat129.80127.100.00127.05
LABUflat6.976.450.174.63
IDNAflat24.6024.01-1.9322.71
TOTAL-1.76
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UUPflat28.7728.09-0.1227.84
UDNlong18.5018.680.9118.82
YCSflat59.6755.993.4354.3
GBTClong14.5613.642.5415.65
TOTAL6.76
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat49.8446.759.4646.88
INDAflat40.4539.54-0.9638.40
EEMflat39.7838.881.5339.01
EWGflat28.3027.631.4027.5
TOTAL11.43
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL long154.05156.407.57157.65
SQflat83.1881.42-4.6763.76
NVDAlong251.19244.6432.81264.1
LITflat65.7364.325.5261.26
XBIflat84.3982.602.2474.45
TOTAL43.47
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
DBAflat20.4819.97-0.5120.24
DBCflat24.5823.99-0.6023.5
WOODflat75.7174.10-1.6769.88
GCCflat18.0817.62-0.2717.73
      TOTAL-3.05
YTD236.35
%YTD5.422%

For Tuesday, March 28th

The 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.

* * *  Aristotle

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW    

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

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

The main model is short the June SP at 4033.75 as of 3/27/23 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 - - 4386.35  exp 10/12/23 

minor - - 4265.05 exp 10/12/23

MAJOR - - 4356.27  exp  10/12/23

MAJOR - - 4354.42  exp 10/12/23 

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

minor - -4243.54  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 4242.22  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 4224.44  exp 10/12/23
minor - - 4142.14  exp 7/12/23

MAJOR - - 4126.07  exp  5/15/23

MAJOR - - 4111.86  exp 5/15/23

minor - -4078.95  exp 5/15/23

minor - - 4047.51  exp 5/15/23

MAJOR - - 4033.56 exp  5/15/23

minor - - 4027.05  exp  10/12/23

 TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4007.25

minor - - 3978.74  exp 10/12/23

MAJOR - - 3940.28  10/12/23

MAJOR - - 3879.21  exp 6/15/23

minor - - 3947.69  exp 6/15/23

minor - - 3911.28  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3872.71  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 3791.07  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3779.20  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3610.24  exp 10/23/23

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

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

APRIL GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long April gold at 1986.60 as of 3/23/23 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 - - 2056.69 exp 7/12/23minor - - 1986.61  exp 7/12/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1958.30

minor - - 1926.765 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1910.90 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1910.886 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1906.01  exp 4/15/23

MAJOR - - 1885.27  exp 4/15/23

MAJOR - - 1885.25  exp 4/15/23

minor - - 1880.927 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1843.35  exp 4/15/23

minor - - 1835.196 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1800.61 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1796.278  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1779.39 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1731.02  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1724.96  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1707.801  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1633.69 exp 4/23/23

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

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

2.  $VIX SIGNAL

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

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

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

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

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

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  FLAT AS OF THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2023, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 391.56...

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 -2.96, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

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

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

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

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

YEAR    NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES    POINTS GAINED

2015                     4 trades                                125.30

2016                    13 trades                               322.60

2017                    25 trades                               224.75

2018                    26 trades                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      6 trades                                -13.752023                      2 trades                                -56.00

TOTAL               118 closed trades                1796.50THE PERFORMANCE HISTORY FOR THE OPTIMIZED GOLD SIGNALS FIRST INTRODUCED ON AUGUST 20, 2015

2015                   8 trades                                 372.60

2016                   6 trades                                 364.90

2017                   9 trades                                 381.60

2018                   9 trades                                  -15.00 

2019                   9 trades                                 104.60

2020                   10 trades                                  67.30

2021                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trades                                -163.20

2023                    1 trade                                   148.00

TOTAL             72 closed trades                     1099.30To follow the optimized portfolio, there is no thinking required!!!  If you're having difficulty following the fast moving VP signals, then you should consider following the optimized portfolio...

+243.04 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!!  This is already a gain of  +5.576% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 24.63 POINTS PROFIT IN CURRENTLY OPEN POSITIONS!!!  

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY:  none...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY:  none...

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

MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
June SPflat4120.504037.00117 trades*1796.50
*not included
DIAflat336.22329.4-6.89324.31
UDOW   flat58.0354.45-1.8451.64
SPY flat407.55399.311.11396.49
SPXL   flat72.8868.415.9166.65
UPRO  flat38.4136.012.3135.14
QQQlong297.92304.1021.76308.76
TQQQ   long23.0124.584.0625.29
TNA   flat40.8538.303.8329.82
SOXLlong15.5416.642.5715.97
IWMflat192.03188.097.71173.7
MDYflat484.29474.5018.17442.86
IYTflat238.81233.93-5.23218.97
SOXXlong418.68427.3333.16424.41
USDlong24.5625.693.3126.46
TOTAL99.94
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Aprillong1888.501884.50
GLD  long176.11175.6221.01181.95
UGLlong58.5758.6911.9662.21
SLV  long20.0320.541.7721.22
GLLflat31.9429.920.7927.17
ZSLflat27.7826.011.3220.20
GDXlong29.2329.934.9631.52
GDXJ  long35.4036.226.4237.97
NUGT  long34.5336.0711.1039.88
JNUG  long36.3038.729.0938.88
DUSTflat16.6515.551.1111.36
JDST  flat9.488.810.336.46
QLDlong42.8944.785.4745.94
SDSflat46.8345.79-3.2742.55
SOXSflat23.0821.60-2.4418.90
TOTAL69.62
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  flat109.20106.92-2.58104.34
TMFflat9.819.12-1.008.42
TBT  flat32.8531.44-0.4928.96
TMVflat136.15127.880.86113.2
VCLTlong77.3679.040.2078.16
TOTAL-3.01
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUflat68.1166.65-2.9965.77
TOTAL-2.99
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  flat82.7180.96-2.3278.80
TOTAL-2.32
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  long85.0579.85-6.4754.01
JPMflat144.14141.16-8.67128.49
TOTAL-15.14
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XOMflat113.94111.56-9.50105.80
XLEflat87.7985.93-3.3079.55
UCOflat30.1528.24-1.8724.99
SCOlong25.3727.100.0026.78
TOTAL-14.67
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTflat67.3665.91-2.2860.41
TSLAflat211.33207.0054.95191.81
XLYflat147.29144.2411.72141.87
Vflat227.52222.87-9.36221.81
TOTAL55.03
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFflat47.6046.55-0.2746.35
TOTAL-0.27
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHflat491.04481.120.00481.9
CUREflat97.1591.220.0092.45
XLVflat129.80127.100.00127.82
LABUflat6.976.450.174.71
IDNAflat24.6024.01-1.9323
TOTAL-1.76
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UUPflat28.7728.09-0.1227.94
UDNlong18.2118.680.9118.71
YCSflat59.6755.993.4354.96
GBTClong13.2713.642.5415.23
TOTAL6.76
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat49.8446.759.4641.82
INDAflat40.4539.54-0.9638.65
EEMflat39.7838.881.5338.46
EWGflat28.3027.631.4027.47
TOTAL11.43
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL long153.17156.407.57158.28
SQflat83.1881.42-4.6764.4
NVDAlong239.65244.6432.81265.31
LITflat65.7364.325.5260.57
XBIflat84.3982.602.2474.95
TOTAL43.47
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
DBAflat20.4819.97-0.5120.15
DBCflat24.5823.99-0.6023.39
WOODflat75.7174.10-1.6769.86
GCCflat18.0817.62-0.2717.62
      TOTAL-3.05
YTD243.04
%YTD5.576%

For Monday, March 27th

The 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.

* * *  Aristotle

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW    

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

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

The main model is long the June SP at 3940.25 as of 3/24/23 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4386.35  exp 10/12/23 

minor - - 4265.05 exp 10/12/23

MAJOR - - 4356.27  exp  10/12/23

MAJOR - - 4354.42  exp 10/12/23 

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

minor - -4243.54  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 4242.22  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 4224.44  exp 10/12/23
minor - - 4142.14  exp 7/12/23

MAJOR - - 4126.07  exp  5/15/23

MAJOR - - 4111.86  exp 5/15/23

minor - -4078.95  exp 5/15/23

minor - - 4047.51  exp 5/15/23

MAJOR - - 4033.56 exp  5/15/23

minor - - 4027.05  exp  10/12/23

 TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4003.00

minor - - 3978.74  exp 10/12/23

MAJOR - - 3940.28  10/12/23

MAJOR - - 3879.21  exp 6/15/23

minor - - 3947.69  exp 6/15/23

minor - - 3911.28  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3872.71  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 3791.07  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3779.20  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3610.24  exp 10/23/23

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

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

APRIL GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long April gold at 1986.60 as of 3/23/23 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 - - 2056.69 exp 7/12/23minor - - 1986.61  exp 7/12/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1979.10

minor - - 1926.765 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1910.90 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1910.886 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1906.01  exp 4/15/23

MAJOR - - 1885.27  exp 4/15/23

MAJOR - - 1885.25  exp 4/15/23

minor - - 1880.927 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1843.35  exp 4/15/23

minor - - 1835.196 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1800.61 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1796.278  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1779.39 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1731.02  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1724.96  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1707.801  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1633.69 exp 4/23/23

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

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

2.  $VIX SIGNAL

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

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

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

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

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

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  FLAT AS OF THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2023, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 391.56...

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

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -2.96 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -3.33, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

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

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

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

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

YEAR    NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES    POINTS GAINED

2015                     4 trades                                125.30

2016                    13 trades                               322.60

2017                    25 trades                               224.75

2018                    26 trades                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      6 trades                                -13.752023                      2 trades                                -56.00

TOTAL               118 closed trades                1796.50THE PERFORMANCE HISTORY FOR THE OPTIMIZED GOLD SIGNALS FIRST INTRODUCED ON AUGUST 20, 2015

2015                   8 trades                                 372.60

2016                   6 trades                                 364.90

2017                   9 trades                                 381.60

2018                   9 trades                                  -15.00 

2019                   9 trades                                 104.60

2020                   10 trades                                  67.30

2021                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trades                                -163.20

2023                    1 trade                                   148.00

TOTAL             72 closed trades                     1099.30To follow the optimized portfolio, there is no thinking required!!!  If you're having difficulty following the fast moving VP signals, then you should consider following the optimized portfolio...

+243.04 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!!  This is already a gain of  +5.576% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 24.63 POINTS PROFIT IN CURRENTLY OPEN POSITIONS!!!  

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY:  none...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY:  none...

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

MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
June SPflat4120.504037.00117 trades*1796.50
*not included
DIAflat336.22329.4-6.89322.32
UDOW   flat58.0354.45-1.8450.70
SPY flat407.55399.311.11395.75
SPXL   flat72.8868.415.9166.31
UPRO  flat38.4136.012.3134.97
QQQlong297.92304.1021.76310.89
TQQQ   long23.0124.584.0625.82
TNA   flat40.8538.303.8328.84
SOXLlong15.5416.642.5716.57
IWMflat192.03188.097.71171.79
MDYflat484.29474.5018.17438.47
IYTflat238.81233.93-5.23215.97
SOXXlong418.68427.3333.16429.45
USDlong24.5625.693.3126.85
TOTAL99.94
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Aprillong1888.501884.50
GLD  long176.11175.6221.01183.65
UGLlong58.5758.6911.9663.55
SLV  long20.0320.541.7721.22
GLLflat31.9429.920.7926.58
ZSLflat27.7826.011.3220.13
GDXlong29.2329.934.9631.55
GDXJ  long35.4036.226.4237.89
NUGT  long34.5336.0711.1039.9
JNUG  long36.3038.729.0938.73
DUSTflat16.6515.551.1111.33
JDST  flat9.488.810.336.5
QLDlong42.8944.785.4746.61
SDSflat46.8345.79-3.2742.72
SOXSflat23.0821.60-2.4418.20
TOTAL69.62
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  flat109.20106.92-2.58106.85
TMFflat9.819.12-1.009.02
TBT  flat32.8531.44-0.4927.73
TMVflat136.15127.880.86106.05
VCLTlong77.3679.040.2079.49
TOTAL-3.01
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUflat68.1166.65-2.9965.69
TOTAL-2.99
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  flat82.7180.96-2.3278.08
TOTAL-2.32
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  long85.0579.85-6.4751.85
JPMflat144.14141.16-8.67124.91
TOTAL-15.14
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XOMflat113.94111.56-9.50103.53
XLEflat87.7985.93-3.3077.89
UCOflat30.1528.24-1.8722.78
SCOlong25.3727.100.0029.56
TOTAL-14.67
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTflat67.3665.91-2.2860.21
TSLAflat211.33207.0054.95190.41
XLYflat147.29144.2411.72141.58
Vflat227.52222.87-9.36221.04
TOTAL55.03
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFflat47.6046.55-0.2746.03
TOTAL-0.27
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHflat491.04481.120.00475.99
CUREflat97.1591.220.0091.37
XLVflat129.80127.100.00127.30
LABUflat6.976.450.174.57
IDNAflat24.6024.01-1.9322.69
TOTAL-1.76
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UUPflat28.7728.09-0.1228.02
UDNlong18.2118.680.9118.66
YCSflat59.6755.993.4354.2
GBTClong13.2713.642.5416.03
TOTAL6.76
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat49.8446.759.4644.70
INDAflat40.4539.54-0.9638.53
EEMflat39.7838.881.5338.67
EWGflat28.3027.631.4027.11
TOTAL11.43
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL long153.17156.407.57160.25
SQflat83.1881.42-4.6760.68
NVDAlong239.65244.6432.81267.79
LITflat65.7364.325.5260.41
XBIflat84.3982.602.2474.19
TOTAL43.47
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
DBAflat20.4819.97-0.5119.96
DBCflat24.5823.99-0.6022.95
WOODflat75.7174.10-1.6769.72
GCCflat18.0817.62-0.2717.37
      TOTAL-3.05
YTD243.04
%YTD5.576%

For Friday, March 24th

The 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.

* * *  Aristotle

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW    

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

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

The main model is short the June SP at 4047.75 as of 3/22/23 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4386.35  exp 10/12/23 

minor - - 4265.05 exp 10/12/23

MAJOR - - 4356.27  exp  10/12/23

MAJOR - - 4354.42  exp 10/12/23 

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

minor - -4243.54  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 4242.22  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 4224.44  exp 10/12/23
minor - - 4142.14  exp 7/12/23

MAJOR - - 4126.07  exp  5/15/23

MAJOR - - 4111.86  exp 5/15/23

minor - -4078.95  exp 5/15/23

minor - - 4047.51  exp 5/15/23

MAJOR - - 4033.56 exp  5/15/23

minor - - 4027.05  exp  10/12/23

minor - - 3978.74  exp 10/12/23

 TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 3974.50

MAJOR - - 3940.28  10/12/23

MAJOR - - 3879.21  exp 6/15/23

minor - - 3947.69  exp 6/15/23

minor - - 3911.28  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3872.71  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 3791.07  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3779.20  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3610.24  exp 10/23/23

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

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

APRIL GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now long April gold at 1986.60 as of 3/23/23 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 - - 2056.69 exp 7/12/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 2000.10
minor - - 1986.61  exp 7/12/23

minor - - 1926.765 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1910.90 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1910.886 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1906.01  exp 4/15/23

MAJOR - - 1885.27  exp 4/15/23

MAJOR - - 1885.25  exp 4/15/23

minor - - 1880.927 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1843.35  exp 4/15/23

minor - - 1835.196 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1800.61 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1796.278  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1779.39 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1731.02  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1724.96  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1707.801  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1633.69 exp 4/23/23

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

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

2.  $VIX SIGNAL

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

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

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

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

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

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  FLAT AS OF THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2023, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 391.56...

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

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -3.33 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -3.41, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BULLISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

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

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

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

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

YEAR    NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES    POINTS GAINED

2015                     4 trades                                125.30

2016                    13 trades                               322.60

2017                    25 trades                               224.75

2018                    26 trades                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      6 trades                                -13.752023                      2 trades                                -56.00

TOTAL               118 closed trades                1796.50THE PERFORMANCE HISTORY FOR THE OPTIMIZED GOLD SIGNALS FIRST INTRODUCED ON AUGUST 20, 2015

2015                   8 trades                                 372.60

2016                   6 trades                                 364.90

2017                   9 trades                                 381.60

2018                   9 trades                                  -15.00 

2019                   9 trades                                 104.60

2020                   10 trades                                  67.30

2021                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trades                                -163.20

2023                    1 trade                                   148.00

TOTAL             72 closed trades                     1099.30To follow the optimized portfolio, there is no thinking required!!!  If you're having difficulty following the fast moving VP signals, then you should consider following the optimized portfolio...

+243.04 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!!  This is already a gain of  +5.576% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 24.63 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:  Precious Metals (JNUG)...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY:  none...

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

0.980.960.94
MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
June SPflat4120.504037.00117 trades*1796.50
*not included
DIAflat336.22329.4-6.89320.84
UDOW   flat58.0354.45-1.8450.00
SPY flat407.55399.311.11393.17
SPXL   flat72.8868.415.9165.03
UPRO  flat38.4136.012.3134.3
QQQlong297.92304.1021.76309.75
TQQQ   long23.0124.584.0625.56
TNA   flat40.8538.303.8328.09
SOXLlong15.5416.642.5717.49
IWMflat192.03188.097.71170.25
MDYflat484.29474.5018.17434.88
IYTflat238.81233.93-5.23215.86
SOXXlong418.68427.3333.16437.03
USDlong24.5625.693.3128.06
TOTAL99.94
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Aprillong1845.801884.50
GLD  long176.11175.6221.01185.74
UGLlong58.5758.6911.9664.87
SLV  long20.0320.541.7721.28
GLLflat31.9429.920.7926.07
ZSLflat27.7826.011.3220.13
GDXlong29.2329.934.9631.31
GDXJ  long35.4036.226.4237.69
NUGT  long34.5336.0711.1039.31
JNUG  long36.3038.729.0938.20
DUSTflat16.6515.551.1111.51
JDST  flat9.488.810.336.57
QLDlong42.8944.785.4746.3
SDSflat46.8345.79-3.2743.28
SOXSflat23.0821.60-2.4417.30
TOTAL69.62
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  flat109.20106.92-2.58106.4
TMFflat9.819.12-1.008.92
TBT  flat32.8531.44-0.4927.91
TMVflat136.15127.880.86107.45
VCLTlong77.3679.040.2079.04
TOTAL-3.01
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUflat68.1166.65-2.9963.7
TOTAL-2.99
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  flat82.7180.96-2.3277.65
TOTAL-2.32
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  long85.0579.85-6.4751.96
JPMflat144.14141.16-8.67126.84
TOTAL-15.14
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XOMflat113.94111.56-9.50103.41
XLEflat87.7985.93-3.3077.59
UCOflat30.1528.24-1.8722.78
SCOlong25.3727.100.0029.61
TOTAL-14.67
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTflat67.3665.91-2.2859.9
TSLAflat211.33207.0054.95192.22
XLYflat147.29144.2411.72142.04
Vflat227.52222.87-9.36222.59
TOTAL55.03
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFflat47.6046.55-0.2745.87
TOTAL-0.27
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHflat491.04481.120.00469.91
CUREflat97.1591.220.0088.03
XLVflat129.80127.100.00125.56
LABUflat6.976.450.174.52
IDNAflat24.6024.01-1.9322.65
TOTAL-1.76
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UUPflat28.7728.09-0.1227.86
UDNlong18.2118.680.9118.76
YCSflat59.6755.993.4353.88
GBTClong13.2713.642.5416.07
TOTAL6.76
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat49.8446.759.4645.07
INDAflat40.4539.54-0.9638.78
EEMflat39.7838.881.5338.77
EWGflat28.3027.631.4027.43
TOTAL11.43
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL long153.17156.407.57158.93
SQflat83.1881.42-4.6761.88
NVDAlong239.65244.6432.81271.91
LITflat65.7364.325.5260.73
XBIflat84.3982.602.2473.72
TOTAL43.47
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
DBAflat20.4819.97-0.5119.66
DBCflat24.5823.99-0.6022.86
WOODflat75.7174.10-1.6769.65
GCCflat18.0817.62-0.2717.29
      TOTAL-3.05
YTD243.04
%YTD5.576%

For Thursday, March 23rd

The 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.

* * *  Aristotle

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW    

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

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

The main model is short the June SP at 4047.75 as of 3/22/23 on a VP sell signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4386.35  exp 10/12/23 

minor - - 4265.05 exp 10/12/23

MAJOR - - 4356.27  exp  10/12/23

MAJOR - - 4354.42  exp 10/12/23 

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

minor - -4243.54  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 4242.22  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 4224.44  exp 10/12/23
minor - - 4142.14  exp 7/12/23

MAJOR - - 4126.07  exp  5/15/23

MAJOR - - 4111.86  exp 5/15/23

minor - -4078.95  exp 5/15/23

minor - - 4047.51  exp 5/15/23

MAJOR - - 4033.56 exp  5/15/23

minor - - 4027.05  exp  10/12/23

minor - - 3978.74  exp 10/12/23

 TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 3970.50

MAJOR - - 3940.28  10/12/23

MAJOR - - 3879.21  exp 6/15/23

minor - - 3947.69  exp 6/15/23

minor - - 3911.28  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3872.71  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 3791.07  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3779.20  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3610.24  exp 10/23/23

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

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

APRIL GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short April gold at 1986.70 as of 3/20/23 on a VP sell signal...  

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2056.69 exp 7/12/23minor - - 1986.61  exp 7/12/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1977.80

minor - - 1926.765 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1910.90 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1910.886 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1906.01  exp 4/15/23

MAJOR - - 1885.27  exp 4/15/23

MAJOR - - 1885.25  exp 4/15/23

minor - - 1880.927 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1843.35  exp 4/15/23

minor - - 1835.196 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1800.61 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1796.278  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1779.39 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1731.02  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1724.96  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1707.801  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1633.69 exp 4/23/23

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

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

2.  $VIX SIGNAL

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

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

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

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

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

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  FLAT AS OF THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2023, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 391.56...

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

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -3.41 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -3.12, 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!!!  

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

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

YEAR    NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES    POINTS GAINED

2015                     4 trades                                125.30

2016                    13 trades                               322.60

2017                    25 trades                               224.75

2018                    26 trades                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      6 trades                                -13.752023                      2 trades                                -56.00

TOTAL               118 closed trades                1796.50THE PERFORMANCE HISTORY FOR THE OPTIMIZED GOLD SIGNALS FIRST INTRODUCED ON AUGUST 20, 2015

2015                   8 trades                                 372.60

2016                   6 trades                                 364.90

2017                   9 trades                                 381.60

2018                   9 trades                                  -15.00 

2019                   9 trades                                 104.60

2020                   10 trades                                  67.30

2021                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trades                                -163.20

2023                    1 trade                                   148.00

TOTAL             72 closed trades                     1099.30To follow the optimized portfolio, there is no thinking required!!!  If you're having difficulty following the fast moving VP signals, then you should consider following the optimized portfolio...

+243.04 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!!  This is already a gain of  +5.576% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 24.63 POINTS PROFIT IN CURRENTLY OPEN POSITIONS!!!  

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY:  none...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY:  none...

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

MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
June SPflat4120.504037.00117 trades*1796.50
*not included
DIAflat336.22329.4-6.89320.18
UDOW   flat58.0354.45-1.8449.76
SPY flat407.55399.311.11392.11
SPXL   flat72.8868.415.9164.68
UPRO  flat38.4136.012.3134.08
QQQlong297.92304.1021.76306.12
TQQQ   long23.0124.584.0624.68
TNA   flat40.8538.303.8328.49
SOXLlong15.5416.642.5716.24
IWMflat192.03188.097.71171.64
MDYflat484.29474.5018.17436.88
IYTflat238.81233.93-5.23218.57
SOXXlong418.68427.3333.16426.51
USDlong24.5625.693.3126.49
TOTAL99.94
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Aprillong1845.801884.50
GLD  long176.11175.6221.01183.44
UGLlong58.5758.6911.9663.35
SLV  long20.0320.541.7721.10
GLLflat31.9429.920.7926.75
ZSLflat27.7826.011.3220.49
GDXlong29.2329.934.9630.56
GDXJ  long35.4036.226.4236.95
NUGT  long34.5336.0711.1037.44
JNUG  flat38.7236.309.0936.72
DUSTflat16.6515.551.1112.10
JDST  flat9.488.810.336.84
QLDlong42.8944.785.4745.2
SDSflat46.8345.79-3.2743.45
SOXSflat23.0821.60-2.4418.81
TOTAL69.62
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  flat109.20106.92-2.58106.4
TMFflat9.819.12-1.008.94
TBT  flat32.8531.44-0.4927.88
TMVflat136.15127.880.86107.2
VCLTlong77.3679.040.2078.99
TOTAL-3.01
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUflat68.1166.65-2.9964.36
TOTAL-2.99
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  flat82.7180.96-2.3277.65
TOTAL-2.32
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  long85.0579.85-6.4753.16
JPMflat144.14141.16-8.67127.18
TOTAL-15.14
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XOMflat113.94111.56-9.50104.59
XLEflat87.7985.93-3.3078.68
UCOflat30.1528.24-1.8723.18
SCOlong25.3727.100.0029.06
TOTAL-14.67
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTflat67.3665.91-2.2860.66
TSLAflat211.33207.0054.95191.15
XLYflat147.29144.2411.72142.19
Vflat227.52222.87-9.36220.04
TOTAL55.03
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFflat47.6046.55-0.2746.02
TOTAL-0.27
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHflat491.04481.120.00475.52
CUREflat97.1591.220.0088.50
XLVflat129.80127.100.00125.80
LABUflat6.976.450.174.42
IDNAflat24.6024.01-1.9322.53
TOTAL-1.76
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UUPflat28.7728.09-0.1227.82
UDNlong18.2118.680.9118.79
YCSflat59.6755.993.4355.66
GBTClong13.2713.642.5415.19
TOTAL6.76
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat49.8446.759.4641.21
INDAflat40.4539.54-0.9638.57
EEMflat39.7838.881.5338.24
EWGflat28.3027.631.4027.43
TOTAL11.43
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL long153.17156.407.57157.83
SQflat83.1881.42-4.6772.65
NVDAlong239.65244.6432.81264.68
LITflat65.7364.325.5260.38
XBIflat84.3982.602.2473.13
TOTAL43.47
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
DBAflat20.4819.97-0.5119.77
DBCflat24.5823.99-0.6022.91
WOODflat75.7174.10-1.6769.93
GCCflat18.0817.62-0.2717.27
      TOTAL-3.05
YTD243.04
%YTD5.576%

For Wednesday, March 22nd

The 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.

* * *  Aristotle

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW    

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

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

The main model is long the June SP at 3879.00 as of 3/15/23 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4386.35  exp 10/12/23 

minor - - 4265.05 exp 10/12/23

MAJOR - - 4356.27  exp  10/12/23

MAJOR - - 4354.42  exp 10/12/23 

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

minor - -4243.54  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 4242.22  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 4224.44  exp 10/12/23
minor - - 4142.14  exp 7/12/23

MAJOR - - 4126.07  exp  5/15/23

MAJOR - - 4111.86  exp 5/15/23

minor - -4078.95  exp 5/15/23

minor - - 4047.51  exp 5/15/23

 TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 4039.50

MAJOR - - 4033.56 exp  5/15/23

minor - - 4027.05  exp  10/12/23

minor - - 3978.74  exp 10/12/23

MAJOR - - 3940.28  10/12/23

MAJOR - - 3879.21  exp 6/15/23

minor - - 3947.69  exp 6/15/23

minor - - 3911.28  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3872.71  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 3791.07  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3779.20  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3610.24  exp 10/23/23

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

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

APRIL GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short April gold at 1986.70 as of 3/20/23 on a VP sell signal...  

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2056.69 exp 7/12/23minor - - 1986.61  exp 7/12/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1942.30

minor - - 1926.765 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1910.90 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1910.886 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1906.01  exp 4/15/23

MAJOR - - 1885.27  exp 4/15/23

MAJOR - - 1885.25  exp 4/15/23

minor - - 1880.927 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1843.35  exp 4/15/23

minor - - 1835.196 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1800.61 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1796.278  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1779.39 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1731.02  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1724.96  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1707.801  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1633.69 exp 4/23/23

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

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

2.  $VIX SIGNAL

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

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

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

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

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

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  FLAT AS OF THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2023, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 391.56...

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

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -3.12 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -2.96, THE $VIX VALUE FOR TODAY IS MORE BEARISH THAN YESTERDAY...  

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

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

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

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

YEAR    NUMBER OF CLOSED TRADES    POINTS GAINED

2015                     4 trades                                125.30

2016                    13 trades                               322.60

2017                    25 trades                               224.75

2018                    26 trades                                76.002019                    12 trades                               378.152020                    19 trades                               636.70 2021                    11 trades                               104.752022                      6 trades                                -13.752023                      2 trades                                -56.00

TOTAL               118 closed trades                1796.50THE PERFORMANCE HISTORY FOR THE OPTIMIZED GOLD SIGNALS FIRST INTRODUCED ON AUGUST 20, 2015

2015                   8 trades                                 372.60

2016                   6 trades                                 364.90

2017                   9 trades                                 381.60

2018                   9 trades                                  -15.00 

2019                   9 trades                                 104.60

2020                   10 trades                                  67.30

2021                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trades                                -163.20

2023                    1 trade                                   148.00

TOTAL             72 closed trades                     1099.30To follow the optimized portfolio, there is no thinking required!!!  If you're having difficulty following the fast moving VP signals, then you should consider following the optimized portfolio...

+244.57 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!!  This is already a gain of  +5.611% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 24.63 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:  Currencies (UDN)...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY:  Utilities (XLU), Stock Market Indices (SDS)...

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

MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
June SPflat4120.504037.00117 trades*1796.50
*not included
DIAflat336.22329.4-6.89325.01
UDOW   flat58.0354.45-1.8452.34
SPY flat407.55399.311.11398.36
SPXL   flat72.8868.415.9167.83
UPRO  flat38.4136.012.3135.84
QQQlong297.92304.1021.76309.98
TQQQ   long23.0124.584.0625.80
TNA   flat40.8538.303.8331.30
SOXLlong15.5416.642.5716.76
IWMflat192.03188.097.71176.93
MDYflat484.29474.5018.17448.03
IYTflat238.81233.93-5.23221.96
SOXXlong418.68427.3333.16431.35
USDlong24.5625.693.3126.79
TOTAL99.94
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Aprillong1845.801884.50
GLD  long176.11175.6221.01180.15
UGLlong58.5758.6911.9661.07
SLV  long20.0320.541.7720.52
GLLflat31.9429.920.7927.76
ZSLflat27.7826.011.3221.79
GDXlong29.2329.934.9629.94
GDXJ  long35.4036.226.4235.85
NUGT  long34.5336.0711.1035.97
JNUG  long34.2435.7710.6234.75
DUSTflat16.6515.551.1112.57
JDST  flat9.488.810.337.26
QLDlong42.8944.785.4746.39
SDSflat46.8345.79-3.2742.38
SOXSflat23.0821.60-2.4418.22
TOTAL71.15
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  flat109.20106.92-2.58104.89
TMFflat9.819.12-1.008.58
TBT  flat32.8531.44-0.4929.01
TMVflat136.15127.880.86111.72
VCLTlong77.3679.040.2078.43
TOTAL-3.01
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUflat68.1166.65-2.9965.69
TOTAL-2.99
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  flat82.7180.96-2.3278.90
TOTAL-2.32
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  long85.0579.85-6.4757.08
JPMflat144.14141.16-8.67130.62
TOTAL-15.14
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XOMflat113.94111.56-9.50106.94
XLEflat87.7985.93-3.3080.42
UCOflat30.1528.24-1.8722.94
SCOlong25.3727.100.0029.37
TOTAL-14.67
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTflat67.3665.91-2.2861.77
TSLAflat211.33207.0054.95197.69
XLYflat147.29144.2411.72145.36
Vflat227.52222.87-9.36220.39
TOTAL55.03
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFflat47.6046.55-0.2746.53
TOTAL-0.27
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHflat491.04481.120.00479.45
CUREflat97.1591.220.0092.05
XLVflat129.80127.100.00127.53
LABUflat6.976.450.175.04
IDNAflat24.6024.01-1.9323.27
TOTAL-1.76
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UUPflat28.7728.09-0.1228.04
UDNlong18.2118.680.9118.63
YCSflat59.6755.993.4354.74
GBTClong13.2713.642.5415.97
TOTAL6.76
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat49.8446.759.4640.97
INDAflat40.4539.54-0.9638.54
EEMflat39.7838.881.5338.07
EWGflat28.3027.631.4027.44
TOTAL11.43
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL long153.17156.407.57159
SQflat83.1881.42-4.6777.83
NVDAlong239.65244.6432.81262.74
LITflat65.7364.325.5260.86
XBIflat84.3982.602.2476.48
TOTAL43.47
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
DBAflat20.4819.97-0.5119.84
DBCflat24.5823.99-0.6022.85
WOODflat75.7174.10-1.6770.90
GCCflat18.0817.62-0.2717.22
      TOTAL-3.05
YTD244.57
%YTD5.611%

For Tuesday, March 21st

The 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.

* * *  Aristotle

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW    

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

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

The main model is long the June SP at 3879.00 as of 3/15/23 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4386.35  exp 10/12/23 

minor - - 4265.05 exp 10/12/23

MAJOR - - 4356.27  exp  10/12/23

MAJOR - - 4354.42  exp 10/12/23 

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

minor - -4243.54  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 4242.22  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 4224.44  exp 10/12/23
minor - - 4142.14  exp 7/12/23

MAJOR - - 4126.07  exp  5/15/23

MAJOR - - 4111.86  exp 5/15/23

minor - -4078.95  exp 5/15/23

minor - - 4047.51  exp 5/15/23

MAJOR - - 4033.56 exp  5/15/23

minor - - 4027.05  exp  10/12/23

 TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 3984.50

minor - - 3978.74  exp 10/12/23

MAJOR - - 3940.28  10/12/23

MAJOR - - 3879.21  exp 6/15/23

minor - - 3947.69  exp 6/15/23

minor - - 3911.28  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3872.71  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 3791.07  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3779.20  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3610.24  exp 10/23/23

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

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

APRIL GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short April gold at 1986.70 as of 3/20/23 on a VP sell signal...  

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2056.69 exp 7/12/23minor - - 1986.61  exp 7/12/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1983.100

minor - - 1926.765 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1910.90 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1910.886 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1906.01  exp 4/15/23

MAJOR - - 1885.27  exp 4/15/23

MAJOR - - 1885.25  exp 4/15/23

minor - - 1880.927 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1843.35  exp 4/15/23

minor - - 1835.196 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1800.61 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1796.278  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1779.39 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1731.02  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1724.96  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1707.801  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1633.69 exp 4/23/23

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

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

2.  $VIX SIGNAL

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

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

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

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

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

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  FLAT AS OF THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2023, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 391.56...

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

THE CURRENT $VIX VALUE IS -2.96 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -2.45, 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                      2 trades                                -56.00

TOTAL               118 closed trades                1796.50THE PERFORMANCE HISTORY FOR THE OPTIMIZED GOLD SIGNALS FIRST INTRODUCED ON AUGUST 20, 2015

2015                   8 trades                                 372.60

2016                   6 trades                                 364.90

2017                   9 trades                                 381.60

2018                   9 trades                                  -15.00 

2019                   9 trades                                 104.60

2020                   10 trades                                  67.30

2021                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trades                                -163.20

2023                    1 trade                                   148.00

TOTAL             72 closed trades                     1099.30To follow the optimized portfolio, there is no thinking required!!!  If you're having difficulty following the fast moving VP signals, then you should consider following the optimized portfolio...

+247.00 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!!  This is already a gain of  +5.667% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 24.63 POINTS PROFIT IN CURRENTLY OPEN POSITIONS!!!  

OPTIMIZED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS BOUGHT TODAY:  none...

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

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

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

MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
June SPflat4120.504037.00117 trades*1796.50
*not included
DIAflat336.22329.4-6.89322.30
UDOW   flat58.0354.45-1.8451.07
SPY flat407.55399.311.11393.74
SPXL   flat72.8868.415.9165.77
UPRO  flat38.4136.012.3134.63
QQQlong297.92304.1021.76305.97
TQQQ   long23.0124.584.0624.83
TNA   flat40.8538.303.8329.58
SOXLlong15.5416.642.5716.61
IWMflat192.03188.097.71173.45
MDYflat484.29474.5018.17440.27
IYTflat238.81233.93-5.23218.90
SOXXlong418.68427.3333.16429.94
USDlong24.5625.693.3126.60
TOTAL99.94
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Aprillong1845.801884.50
GLD  long172.01175.6221.01183.84
UGLlong55.0758.6911.9663.72
SLV  long20.0320.541.7720.69
GLLflat31.9930.610.7926.65
ZSLflat27.7826.011.3221.34
GDXlong29.2329.934.9631.11
GDXJ  long35.4036.226.4237.59
NUGT  long34.5336.0711.1038.95
JNUG  long34.2435.7710.6238.35
DUSTflat16.6515.551.1111.85
JDST  flat9.488.810.336.77
QLDlong42.8944.785.4745.21
SDSlong43.1444.12-2.2943.42
SOXSflat24.1922.64-2.4418.53
TOTAL72.13
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  flat109.20106.92-2.58105.91
TMFflat9.819.12-1.008.89
TBT  flat32.8531.44-0.4928.48
TMVflat136.15127.880.86109.87
VCLTlong77.3679.040.2078.11
TOTAL-3.01
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUlong66.2367.68-1.5467
TOTAL-1.54
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  flat82.7180.96-2.3278.05
TOTAL-2.32
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  long85.0579.85-6.4753.3
JPMflat144.14141.16-8.67127.14
TOTAL-15.14
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XOMflat113.94111.56-9.50102.45
XLEflat87.7985.93-3.3077.7
UCOflat30.1528.24-1.8722.03
SCOlong25.3727.100.0030.62
TOTAL-14.67
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTflat67.3665.91-2.2860.61
TSLAflat211.33207.0054.95183.25
XLYflat147.29144.2411.72141.52
Vflat227.52222.87-9.36218.15
TOTAL55.03
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFflat47.6046.55-0.2746.4
TOTAL-0.27
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHflat491.04481.120.00476.96
CUREflat100.1894.070.0091.40
XLVflat130.95128.230.00126.96
LABUflat7.066.540.175.12
IDNAflat25.2224.62-1.9323.07
TOTAL-1.76
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UUPflat28.7728.09-0.1228.04
UDNflat18.7518.280.9118.64
YCSflat59.6755.993.4354.74
GBTClong13.2713.642.5416.00
TOTAL6.76
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat49.8446.759.4639.44
INDAflat40.4539.54-0.9638.54
EEMflat39.7838.881.5337.75
EWGflat28.3027.631.4026.88
TOTAL11.43
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL long153.17156.407.57157.4
SQflat83.1881.42-4.6774.5
NVDAlong239.65244.6432.81259
LITflat65.7364.325.5259.44
XBIflat84.3982.602.2476.78
TOTAL43.47
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
DBAflat20.4819.97-0.5119.82
DBCflat24.5823.99-0.6022.77
WOODflat75.7174.10-1.6770.47
GCCflat18.0817.62-0.2717.21
      TOTAL-3.05
YTD247.00
%YTD5.667%

For Monday, March 20th

The 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.

* * *  Aristotle

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW    

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

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

The main model is long the June SP at 3879.00 as of 3/15/23 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4386.35  exp 10/12/23 

minor - - 4265.05 exp 10/12/23

MAJOR - - 4356.27  exp  10/12/23

MAJOR - - 4354.42  exp 10/12/23 

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

minor - -4243.54  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 4242.22  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 4224.44  exp 10/12/23
minor - - 4142.14  exp 7/12/23

MAJOR - - 4126.07  exp  5/15/23

MAJOR - - 4111.86  exp 5/15/23

minor - -4078.95  exp 5/15/23

minor - - 4047.51  exp 5/15/23

MAJOR - - 4033.56 exp  5/15/23

minor - - 4027.05  exp  10/12/23

minor - - 3978.74  exp 10/12/23

 TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 3952.50

MAJOR - - 3940.28  10/12/23

MAJOR - - 3879.21  exp 6/15/23

minor - - 3947.69  exp 6/15/23

minor - - 3911.28  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3872.71  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 3791.07  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3779.20  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3610.24  exp 10/23/23

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

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

APRIL GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short April gold at 1926.80 as of 3/15/23 on a VP sell signal...  

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2056.69 exp 7/12/23minor - - 1986.61  exp 7/12/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1981.40

minor - - 1926.765 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1910.90 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1910.886 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1906.01  exp 4/15/23

MAJOR - - 1885.27  exp 4/15/23

MAJOR - - 1885.25  exp 4/15/23

minor - - 1880.927 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1843.35  exp 4/15/23

minor - - 1835.196 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1800.61 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1796.278  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1779.39 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1731.02  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1724.96  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1707.801  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1633.69 exp 4/23/23

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

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

2.  $VIX SIGNAL

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

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

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

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

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

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  FLAT AS OF THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2023, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 391.56...

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 -2.45 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -1.84, 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                      2 trades                                -56.00

TOTAL               118 closed trades                1796.50THE PERFORMANCE HISTORY FOR THE OPTIMIZED GOLD SIGNALS FIRST INTRODUCED ON AUGUST 20, 2015

2015                   8 trades                                 372.60

2016                   6 trades                                 364.90

2017                   9 trades                                 381.60

2018                   9 trades                                  -15.00 

2019                   9 trades                                 104.60

2020                   10 trades                                  67.30

2021                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trades                                -163.20

2023                    1 trade                                   148.00

TOTAL             72 closed trades                     1099.30To follow the optimized portfolio, there is no thinking required!!!  If you're having difficulty following the fast moving VP signals, then you should consider following the optimized portfolio...

+247.12 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!!  This is already a gain of  +5.669% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 24.63 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 (SOXL), Precious Metals (NUGT, SLV, GDX, GDXJ, JNUG)...

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

GROUPS WITH COMPONENTS STOPPED OUT TODAY:  none...

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

MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
June SPflat4131.504047.75117 trades*1796.50
*not included
DIAflat336.22329.4-6.89318.50
UDOW   flat58.0354.45-1.8449.30
SPY flat407.55399.311.11390.12
SPXL   flat72.8868.415.9164.03
UPRO  flat38.4136.012.3133.71
QQQlong297.92304.1021.76305.36
TQQQ   long23.0124.584.0624.57
TNA   flat40.8538.303.8328.54
SOXLlong15.5416.642.5716.13
IWMflat192.03188.097.71171.23
MDYflat484.29474.5018.17433
IYTflat238.81233.93-5.23219.75
SOXXlong418.68427.3333.16425.44
USDlong24.5625.693.3126.12
TOTAL99.94
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Aprillong1845.801884.50
GLD  long172.01175.6221.01183.77
UGLlong55.0758.6911.9663.69
SLV  long20.0320.541.7720.62
GLLflat31.9930.610.7926.62
ZSLflat27.7826.011.3221.37
GDXlong29.2329.934.9630.57
GDXJ  long35.4036.226.4236.9
NUGT  long34.5336.0711.1037.64
JNUG  long34.2435.7710.6236.80
DUSTflat16.6515.551.1112.32
JDST  flat9.488.810.337.06
QLDlong42.8944.785.4744.88
SDSlong43.1444.12-2.2944.18
SOXSflat24.1922.64-2.4419.17
TOTAL72.13
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  flat109.20106.92-2.58106.85
TMFflat9.819.12-1.009.14
TBT  flat32.8531.44-0.4928
TMVflat136.15127.880.86106.6
VCLTlong77.3679.040.2078.41
TOTAL-3.01
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUlong66.2367.68-1.5466.97
TOTAL-1.54
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  flat82.7180.96-2.3277.03
TOTAL-2.32
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  long85.0579.85-6.4751.53
JPMflat144.14141.16-8.67125.81
TOTAL-15.14
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XOMflat113.94111.56-9.5099.86
XLEflat87.7985.93-3.3076.97
UCOflat30.1528.24-1.8721.34
SCOlong25.3727.100.0031.65
TOTAL-14.67
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTflat67.3665.91-2.2860.54
TSLAflat211.33207.0054.95180.13
XLYflat147.29144.2411.72141.3
Vflat227.52222.87-9.36217.39
TOTAL55.03
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFflat47.6046.55-0.2746.06
TOTAL-0.27
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHflat491.04481.120.00469.59
CUREflat100.1894.070.0087.99
XLVflat130.95128.230.00125.86
LABUflat7.066.540.175.07
IDNAflat25.2224.62-1.9323.08
TOTAL-1.76
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UUPlong28.0428.160.0028.21
UDNflat18.7518.280.9118.51
YCSflat59.6755.993.4355
GBTClong13.2713.642.5415.28
TOTAL6.88
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat49.8446.759.4639.62
INDAflat40.4539.54-0.9638.40
EEMflat39.7838.881.5337.6
EWGflat28.3027.631.4026.44
TOTAL11.43
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL long153.17156.407.57155
SQflat83.1881.42-4.6773.96
NVDAlong239.65244.6432.81257.25
LITflat65.7364.325.5258.53
XBIflat84.3982.602.2476.5
TOTAL43.47
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
DBAflat20.4819.97-0.5119.83
DBCflat24.5823.99-0.6022.68
WOODflat75.7174.10-1.6769.48
GCCflat18.0817.62-0.2717.14
      TOTAL-3.05
YTD247.12
%YTD5.669%

For Friday, March 17th

The 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.

* * *  Aristotle

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW    

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

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

The main model is long the June SP at 3879.00 as of 3/15/23 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4386.35  exp 10/12/23 

minor - - 4265.05 exp 10/12/23

MAJOR - - 4356.27  exp  10/12/23

MAJOR - - 4354.42  exp 10/12/23 

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

minor - -4243.54  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 4242.22  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 4224.44  exp 10/12/23
minor - - 4142.14  exp 7/12/23

MAJOR - - 4126.07  exp  5/15/23

MAJOR - - 4111.86  exp 5/15/23

minor - -4078.95  exp 5/15/23

minor - - 4047.51  exp 5/15/23

MAJOR - - 4033.56 exp  5/15/23

minor - - 4027.05  exp  10/12/23

minor - - 3978.74  exp 10/12/23

 TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 3995.00

MAJOR - - 3940.28  10/12/23

MAJOR - - 3879.21  exp 6/15/23

minor - - 3947.69  exp 6/15/23

minor - - 3911.28  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3872.71  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 3791.07  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3779.20  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3610.24  exp 10/23/23

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

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

APRIL GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short April gold at 1926.80 as of 3/15/23 on a VP sell signal...  

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2056.69 exp 7/12/23minor - - 1986.61  exp 7/12/23

minor - - 1926.765 exp 4/23/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1924.96

minor - - 1910.90 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1910.886 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1906.01  exp 4/15/23

MAJOR - - 1885.27  exp 4/15/23

MAJOR - - 1885.25  exp 4/15/23

minor - - 1880.927 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1843.35  exp 4/15/23

minor - - 1835.196 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1800.61 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1796.278  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1779.39 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1731.02  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1724.96  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1707.801  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1633.69 exp 4/23/23

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

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

2.  $VIX SIGNAL

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

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

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

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

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

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  FLAT AS OF THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2023, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 391.56...

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 -1.49, 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                      2 trades                                -56.00

TOTAL               118 closed trades                1796.50THE PERFORMANCE HISTORY FOR THE OPTIMIZED GOLD SIGNALS FIRST INTRODUCED ON AUGUST 20, 2015

2015                   8 trades                                 372.60

2016                   6 trades                                 364.90

2017                   9 trades                                 381.60

2018                   9 trades                                  -15.00 

2019                   9 trades                                 104.60

2020                   10 trades                                  67.30

2021                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trades                                -163.20

2023                    1 trade                                   148.00

TOTAL             72 closed trades                     1099.30To follow the optimized portfolio, there is no thinking required!!!  If you're having difficulty following the fast moving VP signals, then you should consider following the optimized portfolio...

+247.12 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!!  This is already a gain of  +5.669% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 24.63 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:  Interest Rates (VCLT), Technology (NVDA, AAPL), Stock Market Indices (QQQ, TQQQ, QLD, USD, SOXX), Utilities (XLU), Currencies (GBTC)...

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

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

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

MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
June SPflat4206.754121.60117 trades*1796.50
*not included
DIAflat336.22329.4-6.89323.25
UDOW   flat58.0354.45-1.8451.18
SPY flat407.55399.311.11396.04
SPXL   flat72.8868.415.9166.30
UPRO  flat38.4136.012.3134.89
QQQlong297.92304.1021.76306.81
TQQQ   long23.0124.584.0624.94
TNA   flat40.8538.303.8331.01
SOXLflat16.6415.542.5716.42
IWMflat192.03188.097.71175.98
MDYflat484.29474.5018.17444.4
IYTflat238.81233.93-5.23222.38
SOXXlong418.68427.3333.16428.09
USDlong24.5625.693.3126.29
TOTAL99.94
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Aprillong1845.801884.50
GLD  long172.01175.6221.01178.57
UGLlong55.0758.6911.9660.11
SLV  flat20.5420.031.7719.92
GLLflat31.9930.610.7928.31
ZSLflat27.7826.011.3223.02
GDXflat29.9329.234.9629.16
GDXJ  flat36.2235.406.4234.79
NUGT  flat36.0734.5311.1034.4
JNUG  flat35.7734.2410.6233.08
DUSTflat16.6515.551.1113.56
JDST  flat9.488.810.337.94
QLDlong42.8944.785.4745.33
SDSlong43.1444.12-2.2943.22
SOXSflat24.1922.64-2.4418.85
TOTAL72.13
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  flat109.20106.92-2.58105.27
TMFflat9.819.12-1.008.74
TBT  flat32.8531.44-0.4928.77
TMVflat136.15127.880.86111.65
VCLTlong77.3679.040.2078.25
TOTAL-3.01
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUlong66.2367.68-1.5467.62
TOTAL-1.54
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  flat82.7180.96-2.3278.73
TOTAL-2.32
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  long85.0579.85-6.4757.22
JPMflat144.14141.16-8.67130.75
TOTAL-15.14
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XOMflat113.94111.56-9.50101.03
XLEflat87.7985.93-3.3078.2
UCOflat30.1528.24-1.8722.21
SCOlong25.3727.100.0030.43
TOTAL-14.67
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTflat67.3665.91-2.2861.98
TSLAflat211.33207.0054.95184.13
XLYflat147.29144.2411.72143.17
Vflat227.52222.87-9.36217.45
TOTAL55.03
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFflat47.6046.55-0.2746.6
TOTAL-0.27
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHflat491.04481.120.00472.02
CUREflat100.1894.070.0091.78
XLVflat130.95128.230.00127.50
LABUflat7.066.540.175.42
IDNAflat25.2224.62-1.9323.33
TOTAL-1.76
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UUPlong28.0428.160.0028.36
UDNflat18.7518.280.9118.43
YCSflat59.6755.993.4356.37
GBTClong13.2713.642.5414.08
TOTAL6.88
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat49.8446.759.4639.91
INDAflat40.4539.54-0.9638.67
EEMflat39.7838.881.5337.85
EWGflat28.3027.631.4026.8
TOTAL11.43
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL long153.17156.407.57155.85
SQflat83.1881.42-4.6775.09
NVDAlong239.65244.6432.81255.41
LITflat65.7364.325.5259.41
XBIflat84.3982.602.2478.23
TOTAL43.47
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
DBAflat20.4819.97-0.5119.85
DBCflat24.5823.99-0.6022.75
WOODflat75.7174.10-1.6770.60
GCCflat18.0817.62-0.2717.11
      TOTAL-3.05
YTD247.12
%YTD5.669%

For Thursday, March 16th

The 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.

* * *  Aristotle

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

1.  VP PRICE MAPS

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

THE VP PRICE MAP FOR TOMORROW    

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

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

The main model is long the June SP at 3879.00 as of 3/15/23 on a VP buy signal...

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 4386.35  exp 10/12/23 

minor - - 4265.05 exp 10/12/23

MAJOR - - 4356.27  exp  10/12/23

MAJOR - - 4354.42  exp 10/12/23 

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

minor - -4243.54  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 4242.22  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 4224.44  exp 10/12/23
minor - - 4142.14  exp 7/12/23

MAJOR - - 4126.07  exp  5/15/23

MAJOR - - 4111.86  exp 5/15/23

minor - -4078.95  exp 5/15/23

minor - - 4047.51  exp 5/15/23

MAJOR - - 4033.56 exp  5/15/23

minor - - 4027.05  exp  10/12/23

minor - - 3978.74  exp 10/12/23

MAJOR - - 3940.28  10/12/23

 TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 3906.00

MAJOR - - 3879.21  exp 6/15/23

minor - - 3947.69  exp 6/15/23

minor - - 3911.28  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3872.71  exp 10/12/23

minor - - 3791.07  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3779.20  exp 10/23/23

MAJOR - - 3610.24  exp 10/23/23

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

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

APRIL GOLD VP PRICES

The main model is now short April gold at 1926.80 as of 3/15/23 on a VP sell signal...  

The Two Main Model Trade Rules For All VP Trades:

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

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

(exp means expires and no longer as effective)

MAJOR - - 2056.69 exp 7/12/23minor - - 1986.61  exp 7/12/23

minor - - 1926.765 exp 4/23/23

TODAY'S LAST TRADED PRICE (not yet settled) - - 1923.90

minor - - 1910.90 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1910.886 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1906.01  exp 4/15/23

MAJOR - - 1885.27  exp 4/15/23

MAJOR - - 1885.25  exp 4/15/23

minor - - 1880.927 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1843.35  exp 4/15/23

minor - - 1835.196 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1800.61 exp 4/23/23

minor - - 1796.278  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1779.39 exp 4/23/23

MAJOR - - 1731.02  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1724.96  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1707.801  exp 4/25/23

MAJOR - - 1633.69 exp 4/23/23

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

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

2.  $VIX SIGNAL

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

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

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

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

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

The two kinds of signals:

1) Buy and hold

2) Flat

THE CURRENT SIGNAL IS now ON A  FLAT AS OF THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2023, THE SPY WAS SOLD ON THE CLOSE THAT DAY AT 391.56...

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 -1.49 AS OF TODAY'S CLOSE, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING VALUE WAS -1.03, 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                      2 trades                                -56.00

TOTAL               118 closed trades                1796.50THE PERFORMANCE HISTORY FOR THE OPTIMIZED GOLD SIGNALS FIRST INTRODUCED ON AUGUST 20, 2015

2015                   8 trades                                 372.60

2016                   6 trades                                 364.90

2017                   9 trades                                 381.60

2018                   9 trades                                  -15.00 

2019                   9 trades                                 104.60

2020                   10 trades                                  67.30

2021                   11 trades                                -63.90

2022                    8 trades                                -163.20

2023                    1 trade                                   148.00

TOTAL             72 closed trades                     1099.30To follow the optimized portfolio, there is no thinking required!!!  If you're having difficulty following the fast moving VP signals, then you should consider following the optimized portfolio...

+251.98 points already booked on closed positions so far in 2023!!!  This is already a gain of  +5.781% so far on closed positions in 2023!!!

NO THINKING NECESSARY!!!  

AND STILL MORE THAN 24.63 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:  Precious Metals (SLV)...

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

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

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

MARKETPOSITIONBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPPOINTS FROM ENTRYYTD ON CLOSED POSITIONS
STOCK INDICESBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOPCURRENT PRICE
June SPflat4206.754121.60117 trades*1796.50
*not included
DIAflat336.22329.4-6.89319.57
UDOW   flat58.0354.45-1.8449.49
SPY flat407.55399.311.11389.28
SPXL   flat72.8868.415.9163.14
UPRO  flat38.4136.012.3133.2
QQQflat304.10297.9221.76298.93
TQQQ   flat24.5823.014.0623.11
TNA   flat40.8538.303.8329.89
SOXLflat16.6415.542.5714.69
IWMflat192.03188.097.71173.61
MDYflat484.29474.5018.17438.41
IYTflat238.81233.93-5.23217.83
SOXXflat427.33418.6833.16412
USDflat25.6924.563.3124.33
TOTAL99.94
PRECIOUS METALSBUY STOPEXIT STOPENTERED ATSHORT STOP EXIT STOP
Aprillong1845.801884.50
GLD  long172.01175.6221.01178.19
UGLlong55.0758.6911.9659.93
SLV  long19.8020.312.2820.00
GLLflat31.9930.610.7928.38
ZSLflat27.7826.011.3222.80
GDXlong28.7129.405.6529.34
GDXJ  flat36.2235.406.4235.13
NUGT  long33.3134.8012.5934.78
JNUG  long32.4034.5712.7933.71
DUSTflat16.6515.551.1113.40
JDST  flat9.488.810.337.8
QLDlong44.7842.895.4743.08
SDSlong43.1444.12-2.2944.69
SOXSflat24.1922.64-2.4421.34
TOTAL76.99
INTEREST RATESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
TLT  flat109.20106.92-2.58106.1
TMFflat9.819.12-1.008.95
TBT  flat32.8531.44-0.4928.31
TMVflat136.15127.880.86109.25
VCLTflat79.0477.360.2078.19
TOTAL-3.01
UTILITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XLUflat67.6866.23-1.5467.17
TOTAL-1.54
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSEBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
PPA  flat82.7180.96-2.3277.67
TOTAL-2.32
FINANCE AND BANKINGBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
FAS  long85.0579.85-6.4754.1
JPMflat144.14141.16-8.67128.26
TOTAL-15.14
ENERGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XOMflat113.94111.56-9.50101.62
XLEflat87.7985.93-3.3077.36
UCOflat30.1528.24-1.8722.21
SCOlong25.3727.100.0030.51
TOTAL-14.67
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
XRTflat67.3665.91-2.2861.32
TSLAflat211.33207.0054.95180.45
XLYflat147.29144.2411.72140.63
Vflat227.52222.87-9.36216.37
TOTAL55.03
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IGFflat47.6046.55-0.2746.07
TOTAL-0.27
HEALTHCAREBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UNHflat491.04481.120.00465.43
CUREflat100.1894.070.0089.38
XLVflat130.95128.230.00126.32
LABUflat7.066.540.175.38
IDNAflat25.2224.62-1.9323.33
TOTAL-1.76
CURRENCIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
UUPlong28.0428.160.0028.39
UDNflat18.7518.280.9118.35
YCSflat59.6755.993.4356.12
GBTCflat13.6413.272.5413.15
TOTAL6.88
FOREIGN MARKETSBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
YINNflat49.8446.759.4638.46
INDAflat40.4539.54-0.9638.01
EEMflat39.7838.881.5337.25
EWGflat28.3027.631.4026.46
TOTAL11.43
TECHNOLOGYBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
AAPL flat156.40153.177.57152.99
SQflat83.1881.42-4.6774.07
NVDAflat244.64239.6532.81242.28
LITflat65.7364.325.5258.63
XBIflat84.3982.602.2478.05
TOTAL43.47
AGRICULTURE AND COMMODITIESBUY STOPEXIT STOPBOUGHT AT
DBAflat20.4819.97-0.5119.71
DBCflat24.5823.99-0.6022.68
WOODflat75.7174.10-1.6769.79
GCCflat18.0817.62-0.2717.10
      TOTAL-3.05
YTD251.98
%YTD5.781%