If one is looking for total safety one should chain oneself to ones bed and never leave; one can only make money if one takes a risk. Sol Palha
Results From Dec 2009-Dec 2010
Velocity Portfolio
(The Former Main Portfolio and Unofficial Portfolio were combined in June 2010)
Main Portfolio
|
Symbol |
Entry price |
Current price |
Exit price |
Comments |
|
Bonds March 10
(filled Jan 10)
|
115-30 to 116.00 |
Sold |
117-23 |
½ a position. Sold for a profit of roughly $1790 per contract (Jan 10. |
|
Dollar March 10
Filled Dec 09
|
79-10-79.15 |
Sold |
80.50 |
½ a position. Sold for a profit of roughly 1350-1400 per contract (Feb 2010) |
|
Short Copper March 10
(filled Jan 10) |
338.50 |
Sold |
329.30 |
Sold for a very quick profit of 2300 per contract. most traders were able to close it out at much lower prices (in the 320 ranges) as copper dropped rapidly. (Jan 2010) |
|
Short March Palladium 2010
(filled Jan 2010)
|
440 |
4.10 |
402-405 |
Sold in the 402-405 ranges for a profit of 3500-3800 per contract (Feb 2010) |
|
Gold April 2010
(filled Feb 2010)
|
1100 |
Sold |
1108 |
Sold for a profit of roughly 800 per contract (Feb 10) |
|
Wheat March 2010
(filled Feb 2010)
|
482 |
Sold |
502-504 |
Sold for a profit of between 1000-1200 per contract (Feb 2010) |
|
Short Canadian Dollar June 2010
(filled April 2010)
|
98.90 |
Sold |
98.90 |
Closed position out at 98.90 for a break even. (April 2010) |
|
Short Canadian June 2010
(filled April 2010) |
99.40 |
Sold |
98.35-98.40 |
Sold within 2 days for a fast profit of $1000-1010 dollars per contract (April 2010) |
The main portfolio and the unofficial portfolio were merged in June 2010 and the portfolio was renamed and called the Velocity portfolio.
Unofficial portfolio
|
Symbol |
Entry price |
Current price |
Exit price |
Comments |
|
Short Soybean March 2010
(filled Jan 2010)
|
1072 |
Sold |
1060 |
Profit stop at 1060 hit for a gain of 600 per contract; not bad considering we held this for only one day (Jan 2010) |
|
Short Dow March 2010
(filled Jan 2010)
|
10525 |
Sold |
10460 |
Sold at 10460 for a gain of $325 dollars. Contract was held for only 1 day. (Jan 2010) |
|
Euro March 10
(filled Jan 2010) |
142.80 |
Sold |
144.00 |
Traded as low as 142.61 on the 8th. Sold at 144 for a profit of 1500 per contract (Jan 10) |
|
Gold Feb 10
(filled Jan 10)
|
1120 |
Sold |
1110 |
Sold for a loss of roughly $1000 per contract (Feb 2010) |
|
Oats March 2010
(filled Feb 2010)
|
227.00 |
Sold |
219 |
Stopped out at 219 for a loss of $450 per contract (Feb 2010) |
|
Short Natural gas March 2010
(filled Feb 2010)
|
5.45 |
Sold |
5.35 |
Sold for a quick gain of 1000 per contract (Feb 2010)
|
|
Euro March 2010
(filled Feb 2010)
|
136.00 |
Sold |
135.70 |
Stopped out for a loss of roughly 300 per contract. (Feb 2010) |
|
Euro March 2010
(filled March 2010)
|
134.80 |
Sold |
135.80 |
Sold at 135.80 for a quick profit of 1250 per contract. (March 2010) |
|
Short Cotton May 2010
(filled March 2010)
|
83.00 |
Sold |
80.50-80.70 |
Sold for a profit of 1150-1250 per contract. (March 2010) |
|
Euro June 2010
(filled March 2010)
|
135.60 |
Sold |
135.90-136.00 |
Sold in the 135.90-136.00 ranges for a profit of 367-490 dollars per contract (March 2010) |
|
Short Lumber May 2010
|
286 |
|
282-283 |
Sold for a small profit of between 220-330 per contract (March 2010) |
|
Short May Soybeans 2010
(filled March 2010)
|
970-972 |
Sold |
957 |
Sold at 957 for a gain of roughly $750 per contract. (March 2010) |
|
Short May Cotton 2010
|
82.60 |
Sold |
82.50 |
Sold for a profit of 50 dollar per contract when stop was hit. (April 2010) |
|
Short June Canadian Dollar
(filled April 2010)
|
99.95 |
Sold |
99.50-99.55 |
Sold within 4 days of opening position for a gain of $400-$450 per contract. (April 2010) |
|
Short June Canadian dollar
(Filled April 2010)
|
100.24 |
Sold |
99.96 |
Sold within 2 days of opening position for a gain of $300 per contract. (April 2010) |
|
Short June Euro
(Filled April 2010)
|
133.90 |
Sold |
133.45 |
Stop was hit. Sold for a loss of roughly $565 per contract (April 2010)
|
|
Short Canadian Dollar June 2010
(filled April 2010)
|
100.50-100.55 |
Sold |
99.90-99.95 |
Sold for a profit of roughly $600 per contract (April 2010) |
|
Short Canadian June dollar 2010 (filled May 2010)
|
100.28 |
Sold |
98.55 |
Closed position out in less than a week for a gain of roughly $1730 per contract. (April 2010) |
|
Short Canadian June 2010 (filled May 2010)
|
98.10 |
Sold |
96.65 |
Sold for a profit of 1,450 per contract (May 2010) |
|
Short Palladium June 2010 (filled April 2010)
|
550 |
Sold |
500 |
Sold for a profit of 5000 per contract (May 2010) after holding for less than 2 weeks. |
|
Short Dow June 2010
(filled in May 2010)
|
10900 |
Sold |
10460 |
Sold for a profit of 2200 per contract. (may 2010) |
|
Dow June 2010
(filled in May 2010)
|
9840 |
Sold |
10280 |
Sold for a gain of 2200 per contract (June 2010) |
|
Short Gold August 2010
(filled in June 2010)
|
1226 |
Sold |
1218-1220 |
Sold in the 1218-1220 ranges for a profit of 600-800 dollars per contract. Some traders closed the position out at 1200 for a profit of 2600 per trade (June 2010) |
|
Dow Sept 2010
(filled in June 2010)
|
10260 |
Sold |
10120 |
Sold at 10120 for a loss of roughly 700 per contract ( June 2010) |
|
Palladium Sept 2010
(filled In June 2010)
|
462-463 |
Sold |
470 |
Stopped out at 470 for a profit of 700-800 per contract. (June 2010). |
|
Copper Sept 2010
(filled in June 2010
|
292.50 |
Sold |
294.50 |
Sold for a gain of roughly 280 per contract.
|
|
Natural gas Aug 2010 (filled July 2010)
|
4.52 |
Sold |
4.60-4.62 |
Sold for a gain of roughly 800-1000 per contract (July 2010) |
|
Short Sept Yen
|
113.80-113.85 |
|
113.85-114.00 |
. Our end of day stop at 114 was triggered. Some traders managed to get out with a profit as this was an end of day stop. Thus this trade was a break even to a small loss. |
|
Short Sept Canadian dollar
|
96.75 |
Sold |
96.30 |
Sold at 96.30 for a profit of 450 per contract (July 2010) |
|
Short Sept Canadian dollar
|
96.75 |
Sold |
96.90 |
Sold at 96.90 for a loss of roughly 150 per contract (Aug 2010)
|
|
Dollar Sept Contract
(filled Aug 2010)
|
82.80 |
Sold |
83.20 |
Sold for a profit of 400 per contract. (Aug 2010) |
|
Short Sept Australian Dollar
(filled Sept 2010 )
|
90.70 |
Sold |
9060 |
Sold at 91.60 for a profit of $100 per contract. |
|
Short Dec Cotton 2010
(filled Sept 2010)
|
101.90 |
Sold |
100.90 |
Sold for a profit of 500 per contract (Sept 2010). Held only for a few days. |
|
Short Dec Cotton
(filled Sept 2010)
|
103.70 |
Sold |
104.75 |
Stop hit at 104.75 for a loss of roughly $500 per contract (Sept 2010) |
|
Cocoa Dec 2010
(filled Sept 2010)
|
2690 |
Sold |
2820 |
Holding time 2 days. Closed position out for a profit of 1300 per contract (Oct 2010) |
|
Short Dec Cotton
(Filled Oct 2010)
|
109.50-110.00 |
Sold |
110.00-112.00 |
Sold for break even to a loss of 1000 per contract. . (Nov 2010) |
|
Dec 2010 US dollar
(filled Nov 2010)
|
78.00 |
Sold |
80.65 |
Sold for a profit of 2650 per contract. (Dec 2010)
|
|
Cocoa March 2011
(filled Dec 2010) |
2760 |
Sold |
30.40 |
Sold for a profit of $2800 per contract. (Dec 2010) |
Total number of trades issued= 38 plus 9= 47
Total number of losses= 7
Total number of break evens= 2
Win ratio = 85.1%
Special Situations Portfolio
This is our bonus portfolio for traders with extra capital and who are willing to take on a little extra risk. The selection criteria is just as strict as that of the Velocity portfolio
|
Symbol |
Entry price |
Current price |
Exit price |
Comments |
|
Short July copper 2010
(filled May 2010) |
353-360 |
309 |
339 |
Sold half at 339 or better for a gain of roughly $4250 per contract. Lower stop to 325 now. Close the position out at 300 or better. Sold second half at 300 for a profit of 13,000-15,000 per contract. (may 2010) |
|
Australian dollar June 2010 (filled May 2010)
|
80.80 |
Sold |
84.80 |
Sold at 84.80 for a profit of 4000 per contract (May 2010) |
|
Euro June 2010 (filled May 2010)
|
122.00 |
Sold |
124 |
Sold at 124.00, traded as high as 124.80. We are going to list our exit at 124 for a profit of 2500 per contract. (May 2010) |
|
Lumber July 2010
(filled June) 2010)
|
228-229 |
Sold |
231-233 |
Sold in the 231-233 for a profit of 330-550 per contract. (June 2010)
|
|
Short Sept yen
(filled July 2010) |
114.85 |
Sold |
113 |
Sold for a gain of roughly 2312 per contract. (July 2010). |
|
Short Sept Yen
(filled August 2010) |
116.20 |
Sold |
116.00 |
Sold at 116.00 when our profit stop was triggered for a profit of roughly 250 per contract. (Aug 2010) |
|
Short Sept Pound
(filled August 2010) |
159.75 |
Sold |
157.80 |
Sold for a gain of roughly 2347 per contract in a matter of days. (Aug 2010) |
|
Short Sept Yen
(filled August 2010) |
117.40 |
Sold |
116.60 |
Sold at 116.60 for a profit of 1000 per contract (Aug 2010). |
|
Short Sept Japanese yen
(Filled in August 2010) |
118.10 |
Sold |
117.40 |
Sold for a gain of $875 per contract. (August 2010) |
|
Short Dec Coffee
(filled Sept 2010) |
182.50 |
Sold |
180 |
Sold at 180 for a gain of roughly $940 per contract. (Sept 2010) |
|
Short Sept yen
(filled Sept) |
119.00 |
Sold |
`118.20 |
Sold for a profit of $875 (Sept) |
|
Short Sept Franc
(filled Sept) |
98.95 |
Sold |
98.40 |
Sold at 98.40 for a gain of roughly $687 per contract. |
|
Short Dec oats
(filled In Sept 2010) |
315 |
Sold |
300-330 |
Sold ½ at 300 and ½ a 330 for average entry price of 315.00. Stopped out in the 352.00-354 ranges for a loss 1850-1950 per contract (Oct 2010) |
|
Short Dec Coffee
(filled in Sept 2010) |
194.00 |
Sold |
184 |
Sold at 184 for a profit of 3750 per contract (September 2010) |
|
Short March 2011 sugar
(filled Oct 2010) |
25.20 |
Sold |
28.00-28.15 |
Stopped out in the 28.00-28.15 ranges for a loss of 3130-3350 per contract (Oct 2010) |
|
Short Dec lean Hogs
(filled Oct 2010) |
68.00 |
Sold |
69.00 |
Sold for a loss 400 per contract. |
|
Short Euro Dec 2010
(filled Nov 2010) |
140.50 |
Sold |
140.00 |
Sold in one day for a profit of 625 per contract (Nov 2010) |
|
Short Swiss Franc Dec 2010
(filled Nov 2010) |
103.20 |
Sold |
102.80 |
Sold in one day for a profit of $500 per contract (Nov 2010) |
|
Short Dec Euro
(Nov 2010) |
142.15 |
Sold |
141.80 |
Sold for a profit of $400 in one day (Nov 2010) |
|
Euro March 2011
(filled Dec 2010) |
130.80 |
Sold |
132.00 |
Sold within 2 days of opening trade for a profit of $1500 per contract. (Jan 2011) |
|
Short march Sugar 2011
(filled Dec 2010) |
32 |
Sold |
31.00 |
½ a position for a profit of 1120 per contract. (Dec 2010) |
Total number of trades= 21
Total number of losses= 3
Win ratio= 85.7%
We continually update and refine our systems and as time has progressed our win ratio continues to improve. When applied with our new hit and run strategy the accuracy is in the high 90's
