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Issue No. 40 – August 22, 2005 Prescott, Arizona Systems@WiserTrader.com
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Watch list data is presented in a different format that changes how the newsletter data differs from data presented on the website.
Last week it was decided that some of the watch lists were growing without bound, making selections difficult. Eventually it becomes less helpful to have too many choices. It was decided to limit the number of entries to 10 per category. First we attempted to eliminate stocks that were not optionable if there were at least 10 remaining. Next, we ranked them according to their past month’s performance and chose the top 10.
This week stocks are ranked by where their current price falls in the range defined by their 4 week highs and lows. Stocks at their 4 week highs are ranked 100% while those at their 4 week lows are ranked 0%. The rationale for this ranking is based on a system provided to a successful group of traders who were taught to go long stocks that were at their monthly highs and short stocks that were at their monthly lows. This ranking is not intended for finding shorting candidates since the watchlists result from master traders. Rather the ranking is intended to point out those stocks from the master trader lists that may be most favorable for trading long. This ranking correlates well with percent rank relative strength.
The newsletter remains more up to date compared to the website. The newsletter contains new stocks that pass the filters on Sunday. Information in the newsletter is used to updated the website on the following Saturday where rankings are adjusted to reflect the past week’s price activity. The bottom line is that while both sets of data reflect up to date rankings for the stocks it contains, the newsletter takes into account possible new stocks from the most recent filtering.
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Government price reports provided a negative jolt to the markets on Tuesday sending the DOW down for a triple digit decline. For 9 days the NASDAQ see sawed up and down on alternate days until Friday when it declined for the second day in a row capping an overall decline for the week. Refinery fires in Venezuela sparked another surge in oil prices on Friday. Although production was decreased, the prognosis was for the refiner to be back up to full production in 48 hours.
Figure 1 compares index tracking stocks for the major averages with Sector SPDR’s.
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FIGURE 1
Relative strength is given in Table 2A.
Table 2A
Relative Strength
|
Index |
5 Day RSI |
|
DOW |
Neutral |
|
S&P 500 |
Neutral |
|
NASDAQ |
Neutral |
Market sentiment is shown in Table 2B. Volatility continues to increase.
Table 2B
VTO Market Sentiment Indicators
|
Sentiment Indicator |
Current |
Last Week |
2 Weeks Ago |
Complacent |
Cautious |
|
VIX ** |
13.42 |
12.74 |
12.48 |
< 20 |
> 50 |
|
VXN *** |
16.16 |
15.63 |
15.40 |
< 30 |
> 70 |
|
Put/Call Ratio |
0.576 |
0.625 |
0.551 |
< 0.6 |
> 0.7 |
|
%Bulls - %Bears |
34.8% |
39.8% |
34.8% |
> 29% |
< 20% |
|
** Above 20 day SMA = Sell signal. *** Above 20 day SMA = Sell signal. |
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Figure 2 compares index tracking stocks with five leading ETF’s for the week. Not an impressive week.

FIGURE 2
Table 2C - Market Summary
Major Indices
For the Past Week:
Dow Jones +0.4%
NASDAQ -1.0%
S&P500 Index +0.3%
Russell 2000 -0.4%
30 Year Bond 4.441%
10 Year Note 4.238%
Industry Leaders
For the Past Week:
Water
Aluminum
Gold Mining
General Mining
Mining
Industrial Metals
Coal
Integrated Oil & Gas
Oil & Gas Producers
Steel
Industry Leaders
For the Past Month:
Coal
Water
Steel
Mining
Industrial Metals
Oil Equipment & Services
Railroads
Oil Equipment, Services & Dis
General Mining
Basic Resources
Crude Oil $66.86
Gold for the past 30 days:
USD +5.17%
CAD +4.09%
CHF +1.70%
GBP +1.63%
EUR +2.27%
JPY +2.72
In Table 2D, the broader market moved sideways for the week.
Table 2D
Index Tracking Stocks, Key Industry ETF’s and Sector SPDR’s
|
|
1 month |
1 wk ago |
2 wks ago |
3 wks ago |
4 wks ago |
|
SPY (S&P 500) |
-0.9% |
-0.5% |
0.1% |
-0.7% |
0.2% |
|
DIA (DOW) |
-0.7% |
-0.3% |
0.3% |
-0.9% |
0.1% |
|
QQQQ (NASDAQ 100) |
-1.5% |
-1.0% |
-0.7% |
-0.3% |
0.4% |
|
IWM (Russell 2000) |
-3.3% |
-0.6% |
-0.7% |
-2.8% |
0.8% |
|
GLD, GOLD |
2.7% |
-2.0% |
2.0% |
1.8% |
0.9% |
|
RKH, Banking |
-1.4% |
0.6% |
0.2% |
-1.3% |
-0.9% |
|
IYT, Transportation |
-1.7% |
-0.9% |
0.5% |
-1.8% |
0.5% |
|
SMH, Semiconductors |
-2.6% |
-0.3% |
-1.5% |
-1.2% |
0.4% |
|
BBH, Biotechnology |
0.2% |
-0.3% |
-0.3% |
-0.3% |
1.1% |
|
IYR, Real Estate |
-4.0% |
-0.8% |
-0.9% |
-4.7% |
2.4% |
|
OIH, Oil |
1.4% |
-3.5% |
1.2% |
2.3% |
1.5% |
|
XLE, Energy |
1.7% |
-4.0% |
3.7% |
1.7% |
0.4% |
|
XLU, Utilities |
-0.5% |
-0.3% |
-0.5% |
-1.1% |
1.5% |
|
XLB, Materials |
-2.3% |
-2.7% |
1.0% |
-0.2% |
-0.5% |
|
XLI, Industrial |
-1.5% |
-0.7% |
0.8% |
-1.6% |
0.0% |
|
XLK, Technology |
-1.0% |
-0.1% |
-1.7% |
0.5% |
0.4% |
|
XLV, Healthcare |
0.0% |
-1.1% |
0.6% |
-0.6% |
1.1% |
|
XLF, Financials |
-1.3% |
0.1% |
0.2% |
-1.0% |
-0.7% |
|
XLP, Consumer Staples |
-0.4% |
0.4% |
-0.3% |
-1.4% |
0.9% |
|
XLY, Consumer Discretionary |
-2.0% |
-1.7% |
1.0% |
-1.5% |
0.2% |
Key industry ETF’s are Biotech and Semiconductors which confirm the NASDAQ. Transportation confirms the Dow Jones Industrial Average according to Dow Theory. Banking and Financials are confirming indicators for the S&P 500. Gold and Real Estate are respective indicators for the inverse health of the currency and the economy in general.
The following watch lists contain stock candidates for consideration. They are not necessarily trades. Categories include check lists for insider buying and cash rich companies, as well as, those that employ stock picking methods of six important master traders. Stocks are ranked by where their current price falls in the range defined by their 4 week highs and lows. Stocks at their 4 week highs are ranked 100% while those at their 4 week lows are ranked 0%.
The “Reference” is the date that a stock passed the indicated filter and was added to or returned to the list. The “% Change” is how the price has changed since the reference date. Stocks that are down 10% or more after being listed are removed. The “% from Max” is the percentage the price has declined from the maximum price reached since the reference date. Stocks that are down 8% from their highs after being listed are flagged in yellow. Stocks that are down 15% from their highs after being listed are removed. More information on filters is available on the web site.
A performance summary of filtering techniques for check lists and master trader selection methods is given in Table 3A.
Table 3A
Stock Filter Summary
|
Filter |
Avg. % Change Since Listed |
Avg. % Change Friday |
1 Month |
1 Week Ago |
2 weeks Ago |
3 Weeks Ago |
4 Weeks Ago |
|
Net Insider Buying |
3.3% |
0.8% |
5.5% |
1.9% |
-1.4% |
3.5% |
3.6% |
|
Cash Rich Companies |
-18.5% |
5.2% |
3.4% |
3.8% |
0.9% |
-0.3% |
-1.1% |
|
Growth Momentum Stocks |
9.0% |
0.8% |
0.3% |
-2.0% |
0.5% |
0.6% |
1.3% |
|
Lynch Stocks |
7.8% |
0.2% |
1.8% |
-2.5% |
1.8% |
1.7% |
0.9% |
|
Buffett Stocks |
-6.1% |
0.3% |
1.0% |
-0.9% |
1.9% |
-0.3% |
0.4% |
|
Graham Stocks |
7.7% |
0.3% |
-1.0% |
-0.6% |
-0.6% |
-1.0% |
1.2% |
|
Templeton Stocks |
5.0% |
0.2% |
-1.0% |
0.5% |
0.2% |
-1.7% |
0.1% |
|
Zweig Stocks |
6.5% |
0.9% |
8.7% |
-1.4% |
2.1% |
1.6% |
6.2% |
|
Average |
1.8% |
1.1% |
2.3% |
-0.2% |
0.7% |
0.5% |
1.6% |
Key
|
Passed Recent Filter |
Companies that have experienced net insider buying within the past 6 months of 5% or more of issued stock are listed in Table 3B. These stocks should also appear in one of the master trader screens or meet additional screening criteria before being given serious consideration. This list is a mixture of stocks that are optionable and those that are not.
Table 3B
Net Insider Buying Check List
Ranked by Closing Price Relative to 4 Week Range
|
Stock |
Reference |
% Chg |
Company |
Sector |
Industry |
% from Max |
% 4wk Range |
|
ITMN |
08/05/05 |
10.0% |
InterMune, Inc. |
Health Care |
Biotechnology & Drugs |
0.0% |
100.0% |
|
IRN |
08/05/05 |
-1.1% |
Rewards Network Inc. |
Services |
Business Services |
-1.4% |
83.9% |
|
MNKD |
08/12/05 |
0.3% |
MannKind Corporation |
Health Care |
Biotechnology & Drugs |
-5.9% |
77.5% |
|
STLW |
07/08/05 |
-0.2% |
Stratos International, Inc. |
Technology |
Semiconductors |
-2.5% |
64.1% |
|
XGEN |
08/19/05 |
0.0% |
Xenogen Corporation |
Technology |
Scientific & Technical Instruments |
0.0% |
52.7% |
|
KIRK |
05/27/05 |
-4.7% |
Kirkland's, Inc. |
Services |
Retail (Specialty Non-Apparel) |
-9.0% |
48.2% |
|
RNAI |
08/19/05 |
0.0% |
Sirna Therapeutics, Inc. |
Health Care |
Biotechnology & Drugs |
0.0% |
44.3% |
|
RGN |
07/01/05 |
11.0% |
RegeneRx Biopharmaceut. |
Health Care |
Biotechnology & Drugs |
-8.8% |
43.1% |
|
ASPV |
05/27/05 |
14.9% |
Aspreva Pharmaceuticals Corporation |
Health Care |
Biotechnology & Drugs |
-6.6% |
41.8% |
|
PCTY |
07/08/05 |
2.5% |
Party City Corporation |
Services |
Retail (Specialty Non-Apparel) |
-6.2% |
33.1% |
Companies with net cash positions that comprise at least 40% of their share price are listed in Table 3C. These stocks should also appear in one of the master trader screens or meet additional screening criteria before being given serious consideration. Again this list is a mixture of stocks that are optionable and those that are not.
Table 3C
Capital Rich Companies Check List
Ranked by Closing Price Relative to 4 Week Range
|
Stock |
Reference |
% Chg |
Company |
Sector |
Industry |
% from Max |
% 4wk Range |
|
BCICF |
08/19/05 |
0.0% |
Bell Canada International Inc.( USA ) |
Services |
Communications Services |
0.0% |
100.0% |
|
CDCO |
08/12/05 |
0.6% |
COMDISCO HLDG CO INC |
Services |
Rental & Leasing |
-0.2% |
98.3% |
|
TIWI |
07/29/05 |
0.6% |
Telesystem International Wireless (USA) |
Services |
Communications Services |
-0.7% |
67.6% |
|
WSC |
07/01/05 |
-2.4% |
Wesco Financial Corporation |
Conglomerates |
Conglomerates |
-2.4% |
25.8% |
|
CLCT |
05/20/05 |
-8.0% |
Collectors Universe, Inc. |
Services |
Business Services |
-13.8% |
18.8% |
|
HRAY |
08/12/05 |
-4.1% |
Hurray! Holding Co., Ltd. (ADR) |
Services |
Communications Services |
-5.2% |
7.3% |
For the screen in Table 3D, the number of selections is reduced by selecting only optionable stocks having P/E’s less than 30.
Table 3D
Growth Momentum Watch List
Ranked by Closing Price Relative to 4 Week Range
|
Stock |
Reference |
% Chg |
Company |
Sector |
Industry |
% from Max |
% 4wk Range |
|
EXP |
07/29/05 |
2.5% |
Eagle Materials, Inc. |
Capital Goods |
Construction - Raw Materials |
-2.7% |
70.8% |
|
SYT |
04/08/05 |
-0.2% |
Syngenta AG (ADR) |
Basic Materials |
Chemical Manufacturing |
-4.7% |
65.8% |
|
SFY |
04/22/05 |
56.4% |
Swift Energy Company |
Energy |
Oil & Gas Operations |
-6.7% |
53.9% |
|
LM |
08/12/05 |
-1.7% |
Legg Mason, Inc. |
Financial |
Investment Services |
-1.7% |
51.6% |
|
TDY |
04/29/05 |
20.0% |
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated |
Services |
Business Services |
-6.4% |
46.8% |
|
OSK |
03/12/05 |
4.9% |
Oshkosh Truck Corporation |
Consumer Cyclical |
Auto & Truck Manufacturers |
-3.5% |
25.9% |
|
CHE |
05/06/05 |
6.9% |
Chemed Corporation |
Services |
Business Services |
-7.6% |
22.7% |
|
UNH |
04/15/05 |
9.7% |
UnitedHealth Group Inc. |
Financial |
Insurance (Accident & Health) |
-4.3% |
16.1% |
|
BDK |
04/29/05 |
3.1% |
The Black & Decker Corporation |
Consumer Cyclical |
Appliances & Tools |
-7.2% |
13.1% |
|
RYL |
07/22/05 |
-12.1% |
The Ryland Group, Inc. |
Capital Goods |
Construction Services |
-12.5% |
4.5% |
For the Peter Lynch screen in Table 3E, the number of selections is reduced by selecting only optionable stocks having P/E’s less than 30.
Table 3E
Peter Lynch Value Watch List
Ranked by Closing Price Relative to 4 Week Range
|
Stock |
Reference |
% Chg |
Company |
Sector |
Industry |
% from Max |
% 4wk Range |
|
TM |
12/13/04 |
5.6% |
Toyota Motor Corporation (ADR) |
Consumer Cyclical |
Auto & Truck Manufacturers |
-3.3% |
85.7% |
|
BTI |
08/12/05 |
-1.4% |
British American Tobacco (ADR) |
Consumer Non-Cyclical |
Tobacco |
-1.4% |
73.3% |
|
CHL |
03/18/05 |
29.6% |
China Mobile (Hong Kong) Limited (ADR) |
Services |
Communications Services |
-4.5% |
66.2% |
|
RD |
04/29/05 |
8.7% |
Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. |
Services |
Printing & Publishing |
-5.6% |
61.3% |
|
SKM |
02/07/05 |
4.8% |
SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (ADR) |
Services |
Communications Services |
-3.7% |
40.6% |
|
PKX |
04/29/05 |
12.5% |
POSCO (ADR) |
Basic Materials |
Iron & Steel |
-5.7% |
39.4% |
|
VLCCF |
06/03/05 |
6.0% |
Knightsbridge Tankers Limited |
Transportation |
Water Transportation |
-7.6% |
37.6% |
|
TMX |
06/03/05 |
4.6% |
Telefonos de Mexico, S.A. (ADR) |
Services |
Communications Services |
-3.3% |
31.9% |
|
ASH |
07/29/05 |
-1.7% |
Ashland Inc. |
Capital Goods |
Construction Services |
-3.4% |
13.8% |
|
NTE |
05/06/05 |
9.2% |
Nam Tai Electronics, Inc. |
Technology |
Electronic Instruments & Controls |
-12.3% |
2.4% |
The filter for Warren Buffet style stock picking in Table 3F is for the intermediate to long term. Two requirements were added. One was to include only optionable stocks in order to find LEAPS opportunities. The other requirement was to include only those stocks having a PE of 17 or less.
Table 3F
Warren Buffett Value Watch List
Ranked by Closing Price Relative to 4 Week Range
|
Stock |
Reference |
% Chg |
Company |
Sector |
Industry |
% from Max |
% 4wk Range |
|
LNCR |
12/27/04 |
4.2% |
Lincare Holdings Inc. |
Health Care |
Healthcare Facilities |
-4.5% |
95.8% |
|
ACS |
04/29/05 |
7.4% |
Affiliated Computer Services |
Technology |
Computer Services |
-3.1% |
95.3% |
|
DSPG |
02/07/05 |
4.0% |
DSP Group, Inc. |
Technology |
Communications Equipment |
-2.1% |
91.9% |
|
ELBO |
01/31/05 |
81.4% |
Electronics Boutique Holdings Corp. |
Services |
Retail (Technology) |
-3.1% |
63.3% |
|
FNF |
07/29/05 |
-1.4% |
Fidelity National Financial |
Financial |
Insurance (Property & Casualty) |
-1.7% |
63.2% |
|
PGR |
12/27/04 |
15.5% |
The Progressive Corp. |
Financial |
Insurance (Property & Casualty) |
-3.4% |
50.4% |
|
RS |
04/15/05 |
23.1% |
Reliance Steel & Aluminum |
Basic Materials |
Misc. Fabricated Products |
-4.3% |
44.9% |
|
RI |
07/15/05 |
-5.0% |
Ruby Tuesday, Inc. |
Services |
Restaurants |
-5.1% |
30.4% |
|
STLD |
05/20/05 |
15.3% |
Steel Dynamics, Inc. |
Basic Materials |
Iron & Steel |
-7.5% |
18.4% |
|
NUE |
04/15/05 |
12.8% |
Nucor Corporation |
Basic Materials |
Iron & Steel |
-6.0% |
16.9% |
Stocks from Benjamin Graham’s style of utility investing are listed in Table 3G. A requirement was added to include only those stocks having a PE of 17 or less.
Table 3G
Benjamin Graham Utility Watch List
Ranked by Closing Price Relative to 4 Week Range
|
Stock |
Reference |
% Chg |
Company |
Sector |
Industry |
% from Max |
% 4wk Range |
|
SRE |
01/10/05 |
20.3% |
Sempra Energy |
Utilities |
Natural Gas Utilities |
0.0% |
100.0% |
|
UU |
06/10/05 |
-4.8% |
United Utilities PLC (ADR) |
Utilities |
Electric Utilities |
-5.6% |
63.9% |
|
CPK |
05/06/05 |
17.7% |
Chesapeake Utilities |
Utilities |
Natural Gas Utilities |
-2.9% |
45.8% |
|
PNW |
01/10/05 |
3.2% |
Pinnacle West Capital |
Utilities |
Electric Utilities |
-4.1% |
29.1% |
|
ATO |
04/01/05 |
6.5% |
Atmos Energy Corporation |
Utilities |
Natural Gas Utilities |
-3.7% |
27.3% |
|
SJI |
07/01/05 |
-7.3% |
South Jersey Industries |
Utilities |
Natural Gas Utilities |
-10.8% |
25.5% |
|
OKE |
04/15/05 |
15.6% |
ONEOK, Inc. |
Utilities |
Natural Gas Utilities |
-7.2% |
20.4% |
|
WPS |
02/07/05 |
11.3% |
WPS Resources Corp |
Utilities |
Electric Utilities |
-3.4% |
19.7% |
|
CEG |
04/29/05 |
10.1% |
Constellation Energy Group |
Utilities |
Electric Utilities |
-5.8% |
18.3% |
|
ATG |
04/29/05 |
4.1% |
AGL Resources Inc. |
Utilities |
Natural Gas Utilities |
-7.9% |
11.3% |
Optionable stocks from John Templeton’s style of investing are listed in Table 3H.
Table 3H
John Templeton Watch List
Ranked by Closing Price Relative to 4 Week Range
|
Stock |
Reference |
% Chg |
Company |
Sector |
Industry |
% from Max |
% 4wk Range |
|
EDMC |
06/03/05 |
7.7% |
Education Management Corp |
Services |
Schools |
-1.9% |
79.0% |
|
MBT |
06/17/05 |
14.3% |
Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (ADR) |
Services |
Communications Services |
-1.6% |
78.1% |
|
EASI |
06/03/05 |
5.8% |
Engineered Support System |
Capital Goods |
Misc. Capital Goods |
-2.3% |
60.4% |
|
DGX |
08/19/05 |
0.0% |
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated |
Health Care |
Healthcare Facilities |
0.0% |
53.1% |
|
JNJ |
05/27/05 |
-5.7% |
Johnson & Johnson |
Health Care |
Major Drugs |
-5.7% |
40.9% |
|
NFB |
07/29/05 |
0.2% |
North Fork Bancorporation, Inc. |
Financial |
Regional Banks |
-2.1% |
36.8% |
|
SNV |
05/27/05 |
-0.2% |
Synovus Financial Corp. |
Financial |
Regional Banks |
-2.5% |
34.8% |
|
MTB |
05/27/05 |
5.2% |
M&T Bank Corporation |
Financial |
Regional Banks |
-3.5% |
34.2% |
|
SFG |
05/27/05 |
8.1% |
StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. |
Financial |
Insurance (Life) |
-8.9% |
20.4% |
|
WMAR |
05/27/05 |
14.1% |
West Marine, Inc. |
Services |
Retail (Specialty Non-Apparel) |
-10.3% |
16.6% |
Optionable stocks from Martin Zweig’s style of investing are listed in Table 3I.
Table 3I
Martin Zweig Watch List
Ranked by Closing Price Relative to 4 Week Range
|
Stock |
Reference |
% Chg |
Company |
Sector |
Industry |
% from Max |
% 4wk Range |
|
CERS |
08/05/05 |
6.2% |
Cerus Corporation |
Health Care |
Biotechnology & Drugs |
-1.6% |
95.2% |
|
PKZ |
07/01/05 |
19.5% |
PetroKazakhstan Inc. (USA) |
Energy |
Oil Well Services & Equipment |
-0.9% |
93.0% |
|
EXP |
05/27/05 |
16.2% |
Eagle Materials, Inc. |
Capital Goods |
Construction - Raw Materials |
-2.7% |
70.8% |
|
CRDN |
08/19/05 |
0.0% |
Ceradyne, Inc. |
Capital Goods |
Aerospace and Defense |
0.0% |
58.4% |
|
SFY |
08/12/05 |
-6.2% |
Swift Energy Company |
Energy |
Oil & Gas Operations |
-6.2% |
53.9% |
|
BR |
07/29/05 |
1.5% |
Burlington Resources Inc. |
Energy |
Oil & Gas Operations |
-4.3% |
47.8% |
|
RESP |
06/03/05 |
8.6% |
Respironics, Inc. |
Health Care |
Medical Equipment & Supplies |
-3.8% |
37.8% |
|
MCO |
07/29/05 |
0.4% |
Moody's Corporation |
Services |
Business Services |
-0.3% |
37.2% |
|
APA |
05/27/05 |
16.4% |
Apache Corporation |
Energy |
Oil & Gas Operations |
-4.9% |
28.4% |
|
SFCC |
07/08/05 |
2.5% |
SFBC International, Inc. |
Health Care |
Biotechnology & Drugs |
-5.8% |
27.5% |
This section highlights performance of stocks and options trades. Only a summary is provided here to save space. Detailed lists of closed trades can be found on the portfolio page of the website.
|
Options Trading Model |
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|
Number of trades in 2005 = |
54 |
(1.6 Trades per Week) |
|
Number of contracts per trade = |
2 |
|
|
Avg. Premium Cost per trade = |
$1,409.56 |
|
|
Total Premium costs = |
$76,116.00 |
|
|
Gross Profit = |
$8,785.07 |
(11.5%) |
|
Broker Commission (Etrade) = |
-$1,348.92 |
|
|
Subscription Cost to date = |
-$480.00 |
(at $60.00/month) |
|
Net Profit After Expenses = |
$6,956.15 |
(Avg. holding period 8.1 days) |
|
Stock Trading Model ($10,000 Initial Capital) |
||
|
No. of Closed trades in 2005 = |
43 |
(1.3 Trades per Week) |
|
Average Trade Size = |
$1,000.00 |
|
|
Total Share costs = |
$43,000.00 |
|
|
Gross Profit on Closed Positions = |
$1,646.96 |
|
|
Profit on Open Positions = |
$164.83 |
|
|
Broker Commission (Etrade) = |
-$939.06 |
|
|
Subscription Cost to date = |
-$80.00 |
|
|
Net Profit After Expenses = |
$792.73 |
(7.9%) |
Performance since the beginning of 2005 based on approximately 10% of capital per trade:
Growth in Total Capital
|
Stock Advisory |
+7.9% |
|
Options Advisory |
+61.0% |
|
Major Indices Year to Date 8/20/05 |
|
|
DOW |
-2.1% |
|
NASDAQ |
-1.9% |
|
S&P500 |
+0.7% |
|
Russell 2000 |
+0.3% |
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