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3-year data point (ETF) signal breakdown: - 20-MAR-2008: Uptrend Vix: 26.62 24-MAR-2008 QLD (open): 68.83 use 1.5X $25,000 Buy 272 QLD shares. -- 21-MAY-2008: Correction Vix: 18.59 22-MAY-2008 QLD (open): 84.39 QID (open): 40.14 use 1.0X $29,232.32 Buy 364 QID...

Here are my STOCKS (ETF) system results - 3-year return: <b>142%</b> (max) drawdown: <b>31%</b> average annual return: <b>37%</b> Number of trades: <b>32</b> Winners: <b>16</b> Losers: <b>16</b> Win %: <b>50%</b> Back-Test - Some have requested a back-test, which I am producing (for...

3-year data point (FUTURES) signal breakdown: - 20-MAR-2008: Uptrend Vix: 26.62 24-MAR-2008 NDX (open): 1,760.14 use 1.5X $100,000 LONG 4NQ contracts. -- 21-MAY-2008: Correction Vix: 18.59 22-MAY-2008 NDX (open): 1,962.46 use 1.0X $116,185.60 SHORT 3NQ contracts. --...

KC's "The IBD Experiment": the "final wraps" Now that I've been trading/chronicling for 6 months my futures & ETF systems - I just did a back-test, using my final rules, to compare with 3 years of C2 trades in both system categories. Here are my FUTURES system results - 3-year return...

Answer to question - wrote: what is the min $$ that one would need to start an account with for one of your systems? answer: Thank you for your interest and really good question. My FUTURES system trades NASDAQ-100 e-mini contracts. Margin requirements vary for different brokers...

Find more info at my ET profile, too.

Moving along to my ETF "trend-following" system, it displays with no "rescale" - Trading QID and QLD, LONG only, allows for you to trade a smaller account with proportionate exposure to my futures system.

Futures System Update As most already know, IBD issued the "market in correction" call on 07-MAR-2011. Per my system rules - at the open on 08-MAR-2011 - our profitable LONG position was closed and a subsequent SHORT position has been initiated. PLEASE NOTE: Collective2.com, which is...

FYI - http://www.marketwatch.com/story/staking-out-the-bullbear-battleground-2011-02-22 is the latest column from which the following notes were taken: The Technical Indicator - Nasdaq support at the January peak of 2,766. If Tuesday's downturn results in a strong-volume, meltdown-like...

I like to read the free preview, the latest of which is http://www.marketwatch.com/story/nasdaq-nears-major-league-technical-test-2011-02-15 - of The Technical Indicator, by Michael Ashbaugh, MarketWatch. It couples well with Investor's Business Daily's "The Big Picture" analysis of the...

. . .system equity. Initial Balance: $160,000 Model Account Details: Open $21,852 Closed $3,355 <b>$25,207</b> Opened ET B/S # Symbol Price Closed Current Price P/L 12/7/10 9:31 BUY 6 @NQH1 2212.00 0 2394.25 $21,852 Initial Balance: $25,000 Model Account Details...

Update - Moving along. . .systems have overcome drawdown and have gained more rapidly than most with continued uptrend. 100% mechanical trading - C2 independently audited. (see profile for url) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2010 +7.5% (0.5%) (3.6%) 2011 +4.8%...

Update - Moving along. . .systems have overcome drawdown and have gained more rapidly than most with continued uptrend. 100% mechanical trading - C2 independently audited. (see profile for url) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2010 +0.2% (3.7%) 2011 +5.5% +10.4% Age...

As we continue on forward, having logged 120 days of trade... System currently has ~$17k in equity (~$13.6k open profit), 40% compound annual return, 10% (max) drawdown, 3 trades (2 closed, 1 open). Hypothetical Trading Results Open Positions Opened ET B/S # Symbol Price...

I will be discontinuing this chronicle or journal. I currently have a number of product offerings and am going to have to streamline some activities. This is one of them. Although it became very helpful in detailing market changes - wrt to index price and volume, as well tracking...

weeklyanalysis12112010 Worries over a weak economic recovery and European debt concerns weighed on stocks Monday, but they battled back to a slightly mixed finish. The Dow slipped 0.2%, while the NYSE composite and S&P 500 edged down 1% each. But the Nasdaq rose for the fourth straight...

weeklyanalysis11272010 Euro-zone fears and worries over the financial sector pressured stocks, but they fought back to a mixed finish Monday. The Nasdaq rose 0.6% after having been down as much as 0.7%. It found support near the 2500 level. The NYSE composite fell 0.4%, while the Dow and S&P...

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Re: <b>The IBD Experiment</b> I've included below part of the system description. You can PM me or visit my profile for trading site info. Meanwhile, C2 is independently tracking via audit every trade that - <b>Overview:</b> Buys NQ (futures) contracts with "market in confirmed...

It should be noted that this past week contained an IBD market shift from "market in confirmed uptrend " to "market in correction". These calls have made an abundance of compounded gains for my investment strategies for more than a decade and kept me out of huge market drawdown, as well...