Mark Seleznov is the Chief Investment Officer of Seleznov Capital Advisors (SCA). SCA is a SEC registered investment advisory firm that performs advisory services for Mutual Funds, Trusts, 401K plans and Individuals. Mark supervises the asset allocation programs of SCA in a variety of strategic... More
For Turtle Traders, all of our 53 Indexes tracked in our nightly Trading Signals Service are on Buy or Stay Long. The PPH, Pharmaceutical Holds was the last Index to move to a Buy tomorrow. This means that the entire Index list tracked hit a high of the last 20 days sometime in the past and has not traded below the low of the last 20 days. And Turtle Traders know when they will move to Short positions. For the Turtle Trader it when that Index trades below the low of the last 20 days.
One of the most popular Market Timing Trading Systems is known as the Turtle Trading System made popular by Richard Dennis and Richard Donchian. It is an effective Breakout method used by many traders.
It works best with trending assets and indexes. It is used in futures trading, stock trading and Index trading by many.
It is a good market timing trading plan for active trading in indexes and ETF’s that have trend following characteristics. It can produce disastrous results if used for every stock index, ETF, or stock.
There are many versions of the Turtle Trading System. We follow and Track the 20 day high and 20 day low system on the most actively traded ETF’s and Indexes. Daily Signals are available in our nightly Daily Trend Signal Service.
Some traders will fade, or trade against the Turtle Trading System Signals as many of them are false signals. Why should you care about the signals produced with the Turtle Trading System? There are so many people using Turtle Trading, that we will often see extreme volatility in indexes when they cross both above and below their 20 day highs or lows. Many Hedge Funds us the Turtle Trading methods in their funds.
This table shows the current Turtle Trading Signals for tomorrow on the 50 most actively traded ETF’s.
Security Name
Trend8
Ticker
Barclays High Yield Bond
Stay Long
JNK
BRIC IShares
Stay Long
BKF
Coal Power Shares
Stay Long
PKOL
DB Commodity Index
Stay Long
DBC
Diamond Trust DOW
Stay Long
DIA
Energy Select SPDR
Stay Long
XLE
Internet Holders
Stay Long
HHH
IPath India Index
Stay Long
INP
IShare Russell 2000
Stay Long
IWM
IShares 25 Index
Stay Long
FXI
IShares Australia
Stay Long
EWA
IShares Basic Materials
Stay Long
IYM
IShares DJ Real Estate
Stay Long
IYR
Ishares DJ Transportation
Stay Long
IYT
Ishares Emerging Markets
Stay Long
EEM
IShares Financial Sector
Stay Long
IYF
IShares Germany
Stay Long
EWG
IShares Hong Kong
Stay Long
EWH
IShares Latin America
Stay Long
ILF
IShares Mexico
Stay Long
EWW
IShares Mid Cap 400
Stay Long
IJH
IShares MSCI EAFE
Stay Long
EFA
IShares MSCI Japan
Stay Long
EWJ
IShares Pacific ex Japan
Stay Long
EPP
IShares S&P 500 Growth
Stay Long
IVW
Ishares S&P Small Cap 600
Stay Long
IJR
IShares Silver
Stay Long
SLV
IShares South Africa
Stay Long
EZA
IShares South Korea
Stay Long
EWY
IShares Taiwan
Stay Long
EWT
IShares United Kingdom
Stay Long
EWU
NDX 100
Stay Long
QQQQ
Oil Service Holders
Stay Long
OIH
Pharmaceutical Holders
New Long
PPH
PowerShares US Dollar Index
Stay Long
UUP
Russia
Stay Long
RSX
RYDEX S&P 500 Equal Weight
Stay Long
RSP
S&P 500
Stay Long
SPY
Semiconductor Holders
Stay Long
SMH
SPDR Consumer Descretionary
Stay Long
XLY
SPDR Consumer Staples
Stay Long
XLP
SPDR Gold Shares
Stay Long
GLD
SPDR Healthcare
Stay Long
XLV
SPDR Industrial Sector
Stay Long
XLI
SPDR International Real Estate
Stay Long
RWX
SPDR Materials
Stay Long
XLB
SPDR Metal & Mining
Stay Long
XME
SPDR Mid Cap
Stay Long
MDY
SPDR S&P Homebuilders
Stay Long
XHB
SPDR Technology
Stay Long
XLK
Steel Market Vector
Stay Long
SLX
US Oil
Stay Long
USO
Wisdom Tree Total Dividend
Stay Long
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You should not trade any systematic trading plan without proper back testing and analysis of the trading characteristics of the index, stock or ETF you are trading.
These trading signals are provided courtesy of the website you are viewing. This information should not be used without research and advice from a financial professional.
Be aware that this condition can and will change any day in the future.
We monitor the Turtle Trading System along with system performance rankings of other systematic trading plans.
There is No “Holy Grail” in trading systems. Do not use the Turtle Trading System or any other systematic trading system without proper research on the asset.
For questions on rule based, systematic trading, contact mark@seleznovcapitaladvisors.com
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You should not trade any systematic trading plan without proper back testing and analysis of the trading characteristics of the index, stock or ETF you are trading.
mark@seleznovcapitaladvisors.com
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