Trade Stats
We’re furnishing the following technical information for two primary reasons. First, this chart will give subscribers and shareholders a better feel for how our trading system ”behaves” over many years and under a variety of market conditions. In addition, we also hope it will provide investors with a balanced perspective that’s necessary for long term success.
Winning Avg. Losing Avg. Days Days
Year Index Trades Gain Trades Loss Ties Long Short
| 1998 | S & P 500 | 11 | 9.1% | 5 | (3.0%) | 0 | 174 | 34 |
| DJIA | 11 | 8.7% | 5 | (2.7%) | 0 | 174 | 34 | |
| NASDAQ-100 | 12 | 14.5% | 4 | (8.1%) | 0 | 174 | 34 |
| 1999 | S & P 500 | 9 | 5.2% | 10 | (2.4%) | 1 | 179 | 36 |
| DJIA | 8 | 7.1% | 11 | (3.1%) | 1 | 179 | 36 | |
| NASDAQ-100 | 13 | 11.8% | 7 | (5.4%) | 0 | 179 | 36 |
| 2000 | S & P 500 | 10 | 6.6% | 11 | (4.2%) | 0 | 84 | 65 |
| DJIA | 10 | 6.0% | 11 | (4.0%) | 0 | 84 | 65 | |
| NASDAQ-100 | 9 | 18.7% | 12 | (7.8%) | 0 | 84 | 65 |
| 2001 | S & P 500 | 11 | 7.9% | 2 | (0.4%) | 1 | 124 | 84 |
| DJIA | 11 | 8.8% | 3 | (1.0%) | 0 | 124 | 84 | |
| NASDAQ-100 | 9 | 18.6% | 5 | (9.2%) | 0 | 124 | 84 |
| 2002 | S & P 500 | 24 | 6.0% | 6 | (4.7%) | 0 | 119 | 65 |
| DJIA | 22 | 5.8% | 8 | (4.3%) | 0 | 119 | 65 | |
| NASDAQ-100 | 23 | 11.2% | 7 | (9.4%) | 0 | 119 | 65 |
| 2003 | S & P 500 | 7 | 8.5% | 6 | (2.7%) | 0 | 221 | 21 |
| DJIA | 8 | 8.1% | 5 | (3.3%) | 0 | 221 | 21 | |
| NASDAQ-100 | 5 | 14.3% | 8 | (3.2%) | 0 | 221 | 21 |
| 2004 | S & P 500 | 9 | 5.3% | 6 | (1.7%) | 0 | 136 | 27 |
| DJIA | 11 | 4.2% | 4 | (2.8%) | 0 | 136 | 27 | |
| NASDAQ-100 | 11 | 5.2% | 4 | (3.5%) | 0 | 136 | 27 |
| 2005 | S & P 500 | 12 | 2.4% | 5 | (1.6%) | 2 | 142 | 32 |
| DJIA | 11 | 2.1% | 7 | (1.4%) | 1 | 142 | 32 | |
| NASDAQ-100 | 12 | 3.8% | 7 | (2.3%) | 0 | 142 | 32 |
| 2006 | S & P 500 | 7 | 6.3% | 2 | (0.9%) | 0 | 178 | 19 |
| DJIA | 7 | 6.8% | 2 | (1.1%) | 0 | 178 | 19 | |
| NASDAQ-100 | 5 | 11.3% | 4 | (2.1%) | 0 | 178 | 19 |
| 2007 | S & P 500 | 15 | 2.6 | 5 | (3.1%) | 0 | 153 | 47 |
| DJIA | 14 | 3.2% | 6 | (2.6%) | 0 | 153 | 47 | |
| NASDAQ-100 | 14 | 6.6% | 6 | (4.2%) | 0 | 153 | 47 |
| 2008 | S & P 500 | 17 | 8.9% | 6 | (5.1%) | 1 | 98 | 41 |
| DJIA | 17 | 7.4% | 7 | (3.2%) | 0 | 98 | 41 | |
| NASDAQ-100 | 16 | 12.6% | 8 | (5.3%) | 0 | 98 | 41 |
| 2009 | S & P 500 | 6 | 18.0% | 3 | (7.4%) | 0 | 192 | 29 |
| DJIA | 6 | 17.2% | 3 | (6.4%) | 0 | 192 | 29 | |
| NASDAQ-100 | 7 | 17.2% | 2 | (8.1%) | 0 | 192 | 29 |
| 2010 | S & P 500 | 19 | 4.0% | 9 | (3.9%) | 0 | 167 | 29 |
| DJIA | 18 | 3.7% | 10 | (3.4%) | 0 | 167 | 29 | |
| NASDAQ-100 | 20 | 4.2% | 8 | (5.9%) | 0 | 167 | 29 |
| Totals | S & P 500 | 157 | N/A | 76 | N/A | 5 | 1967 | 529 |
| DJIA | 154 | N/A | 82 | N/A | 2 | 1967 | 529 | |
| NASDAQ-100 | 156 | N/A | 82 | N/A | 0 | 1967 | 529 |
| Average | S & P 500 | 12.1 | 7.0% | 5.8 | (3.2%) | 0.4 | 151.3 | 40.7 |
| DJIA | 11.8 | 6.9% | 6.3 | (3.0%) | 0.2 | 151.3 | 40.7 | |
| NASDAQ-100 | 12.0 | 11.5% | 6.3 | (5.7%) | 0.0 | 151.3 | 40.7 |
Technical notes: Average gains and losses shown are based on our standard trading methodology which uses a 200% (2 to 1) leverage ratio. Any trades which have a gain or loss of less than 1/100% have been classified as a tie. Also, open positions that are held over from one year to the next are not counted if they are closed on the first trading day of the new year.