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  • CGTS DAILY FOR FRIDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2009 0 comments
    Sep 11, 2009 05:23 AM | about stocks: SLM

    Clark's Gate Timing System
    Friday 11 September 2009
     

    "This is deflation in action: falling prices that are, in effect, a transfer of wealth from landlords, goods producers and retailers to consumers."
    Tom Petruno 


    INDEX VIEW

    A few changes in the picture: we are definitely NOT at a top; or, if we are at a top, we're not falling yet. The readings need to be showing a lot more deterioration for us to think the rally is ending.  DJI's short-term trend is now positive.  DJI is now 'long' according to our M4 Sum Plus indicator.  The market probably could crash without notice -- but I don't think it ever has before.  Markets deteriorate; and then crash.


    KEY: 'TRADE" = current position using M4 Sum Plus Trade System.  "TREND" = short-term trend DIRECTION: above 0 is positive; below 0 is negative.  "M4 +" = issues with at least 2 consecutive days of positive M4 Sum Plus will register a 1.  'M4 -" = issues with at least 2 consecutive days of negative M4 Sum Plus will register a 1.  M4 Sum Plus is a VERY short-term momentum indicator.  "INT MOM" = M5 Average Sum Plus, which is an intermediate-term momentum indicator: 1 is positive; -1 is negative.  "LTERM MOM" = MA 40 Sum Plus, which is a long-term momentum indicator: +1 is positive; -1 is negative.

    DAILY INDEX REPORT          
    10-Sep TRADE TREND M4 + M4 - INT MOM LTERM MOM
    ^AORD_D Long 19.37 1 0 1 1
    ^BKX_D Flat 0.49 0 0 -1 1
    ^BVSP_D Long 525.01 1 0 1 1
    ^DJI_D Long 69.36 1 0 1 1
    ^DJT_D Long 57.86 1 0 1 1
    ^DRG_D Flat -0.27 0 0 -1 1
    ^FCHI_D Long 30.47 1 0 1 1
    ^FTSE_D Long 20.01 1 0 1 1
    ^GDAXI_D Long 58.67 1 0 1 1
    ^GSPC_D Long 9.88 1 0 1 1
    ^HGX_D Flat 1.42 0 0 1 1
    ^HSI_D Long 239.88 1 0 1 1
    ^HUI_D Long 3.17      0 0 1 1
    ^JPN_D Flat -0.12      0 0 1 1
    ^KS11_D Long 5.97 1 0 1 1
    ^N225_D Flat 51.44 0 0 -1 1
    ^NDX_D Long 18.38 1 0 1 1
    ^OEX_D Long 4.09 1 0 1 1
    ^RUT_D Long 7.81 1 0 1 1
    ^SMSI_D Long 6.44 0 0 -1 1
    ^SOXX_D Flat 6.44 0 0 1 1
    ^SSEC_D Flat 35.89 1 0 1 1
    ^SSMI_D Long 22.06    0 -1 1
    ^TWII_D Long 45.49 1 0 1 1
    ^TYX_D Flat 0.01 0 0 -1 -1
    ^UTY_D Flat -0.99 0 0 -1 1
    ^VIX_D Short -0.93      0 -1 -1 -1
    ^XAU_D Long 0.30 0 0 1 1
    ^XCI_D Long 6.93 1 0 1 1
    ^XOI_D Long 10.58 1 0 1 1
    DBO_D Long 0.37      1 0 1 1
    IAU_D Long 0.35      1 0 1 1
    UUP_D Short -0.03 0 -1 -1 -1


    TODAY'S TRADES

    Fourteen winning trades closed today; 3 losing trades.  Greatest gain among the 14, 10.7% (sell Homestake Mining); biggest loss: 2.33% (Sell NKE).  One new long position today: SLM, M5 Sum Plus, which is a fairly long-term system, for us.  Our daily portfolio is up almost 11% in 9 weeks (see portfolio summary below).
     
    9/10/09          
    Thursday          
    M2F alt Trade Close @ Position Open @ Date % Gain
    ^BVSP_D 58,535.79 Exit Long 55385.72 9/2/09 5.38%
    ^HGX_D 106.59 Exit Long 100 9/3/09 6.18%
    DE_D 43.03 Exit Long 43.6 8/31/09 -1.32%
    HURN_D 19.09 Exit Long 18.13 9/3/09 5.03%
    MRK_D 31.96 Exit Long 30.81 9/2/09 3.60%
    NKE_D 55.42 Exit Long 56.71 8/19/09 -2.33%
    ROK_D 43.15 Exit Long 41.1 9/4/09 4.75%
    RRGTX_D 7.05 Exit Long 6.52 9/3/09 7.52%
    SCHLX_D 21.45 Exit Long 20.72 9/2/09 3.40%
    SCPIX_D 13.9 Exit Long 13.24 9/2/09 4.75%
    SGP_D 28.22 Exit Long 27.08 5/3/09 4.04%
    CA_D 22.24 Exit Long 22.29 8/31/09 -0.22%
    XGCSX_D 8.5 Exit Long 8.09 9/3/09 4.82%
               
    M5 10 Trade          
    AAPL_D 172.56 Exit Long 166.55 9/3/09 3.48%
    FXA_D 86.45 Exit Long 83.4 9/2/09 3.53%
    HMY_D 11.21 Exit Long 10.01 9/2/09 10.70%
    JNJ_D 60.66 Exit Long 59.69 9/3/09 1.60%
               
    M2 F alt LT 2          
    No trade today          
               
    M4 Sum Plus rev Trade        
    No trade today          
               
    M5 sum Plus          
    New Position price position shares    
    SLM_D 9.48 Enter Long 1054.852321    






    DAILY TRADE PORTFOLIO

    How is our daily portfolio doing?  Our first trade was on the 29 June 2009.  We are up 10.49% in that time, about nine weeks.

            Active Active  
    % Gain DAILY   Gain Trades Cost First Trade
    18.46% M2F alt   $70,154 38 380000 7/27/09
    10.78% M5 10   $91,588 85 850000 6/29/09
    8.06% M2F ALT LT   $107,161 133 1330000 7/8/09
    11.90% M4 Sum Rev   $5,949 5 50000 8/20/09
    5.71% M5 Sum Plus Avg   $1,141 2 20000 9/5/09
    10.49% Total   $275,994 263 $2,630,000  


    More information on this system can be found at

     home.mindspring.com/~mclark7/CGTS09.htm

    A draft of the book Turn Out the Lights can be found at the website below.  This book is a description of the metaphysical causes of the economic cycles of expansion (Day) and contraction (Night).

    www.hoalantrangallery.com/Turnoutlights.htm

     

    MJ Clark's Gate Timing System
    Hanoi, Vietnam

    84 4 221 92210

    Stocks: SLM
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