December is bittersweet. A month filled with memories of great holiday traditions. Memories of mom decorating the house for the holidays. She was Swedish, so...the baking of cookies, pies, cupcakes, etc. was around the clock and filled the house with the most amazing smells.
Mom had a love of movies. During Christmas break, we'd spend much of the time catching up on some good movies and eating all those cookies.
Just some really great memories in December. But, December was also the month mom passed away after a long battle with cancer. The day after Christmas to be exact.
And so, I spend the month of December trying to give my kids the great holiday memories mom gave me. Yet, missing mom.
Guess, that's why I enjoyed reading this article about a son stepping up to help his mom's cherished bookstore. Very cool and innovative thing he did. And much luck and success to Broadway Books during this holiday season.
MT
Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Tuesday, December 08, 2009
Russell 3000 Daily Stats (12/08/09)
| Key Figures | Russell 3000 | IWV |
|---|---|---|
| Total Active Components | 2960 | 1 |
| Total New Listings this period | 0 | 0 |
| Total Inactive this period | 0 | 0 |
| # All-time Closing Highs | 8 (0.27%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| # All-time Closing Lows | 7 (0.24%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| # Higher Closes | 671 (22.67%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| # Lower Closes | 2230 (75.34%) | 1 (100.00%) |
| Total Gains/Losses | $-653.50 (-0.91%) | $-0.74 (-1.15%) |
| Average True Range | (3.69%) | (1.44%) |
Price verification found 0 errors
Monday, December 07, 2009
Russell 3000 Daily Stats (12/07/09)
| Key Figures | Russell 3000 | IWV |
|---|---|---|
| Total Active Components | 2960 | 1 |
| Total New Listings this period | 0 | 0 |
| Total Inactive this period | 1 | 0 |
| # All-time Closing Highs | 20 (0.68%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| # All-time Closing Lows | 2 (0.07%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| # Higher Closes | 1477 (49.90%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| # Lower Closes | 1391 (46.99%) | 1 (100.00%) |
| Total Gains/Losses | $-14.55 (-0.02%) | $-0.04 (-0.06%) |
| Average True Range | (3.34%) | (0.90%) |
Price verification found 0 errors
Sunday, December 06, 2009
Russell 3000 Weekly Stats (11/30/09-12/04/09)
| Key Figures | Russell 3000 | IWV |
|---|---|---|
| Total Active Components | 2962 | 1 |
| Total New Listings this period | 0 | 0 |
| Total Inactive this period | 0 | 0 |
| # All-time Closing Highs | 95 (0.64%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| # All-time Closing Lows | 25 (0.17%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| # Higher Closes | 9165 (61.89%) | 4 (80.00%) |
| # Lower Closes | 5346 (36.10%) | 1 (20.00%) |
| Total Gains/Losses | $2109.77 (0.59%) | $1.09 (0.34%) |
| Average True Range | (4.08%) | (1.50%) |
Price verification found 0 errors
Friday, December 04, 2009
Russell 3000 Daily Stats (12/04/09)
| Key Figures | Russell 3000 | IWV |
|---|---|---|
| Total Active Components | 2961 | 1 |
| Total New Listings this period | 0 | 0 |
| Total Inactive this period | 1 | 0 |
| # All-time Closing Highs | 26 (0.88%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| # All-time Closing Lows | 2 (0.07%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| # Higher Closes | 2531 (85.48%) | 1 (100.00%) |
| # Lower Closes | 385 (13.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| Total Gains/Losses | $1110.74 (1.56%) | $0.45 (0.70%) |
| Average True Range | (4.64%) | (2.17%) |
Price verification found 0 errors
Thursday, December 03, 2009
Russell 3000 Daily Stats (12/03/09)
| Key Figures | Russell 3000 | IWV |
|---|---|---|
| Total Active Components | 2962 | 1 |
| Total New Listings this period | 0 | 0 |
| Total Inactive this period | 0 | 0 |
| # All-time Closing Highs | 9 (0.30%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| # All-time Closing Lows | 6 (0.20%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| # Higher Closes | 605 (20.43%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| # Lower Closes | 2304 (77.79%) | 1 (100.00%) |
| Total Gains/Losses | $-818.70 (-1.14%) | $-0.54 (-0.83%) |
| Average True Range | (3.86%) | (1.76%) |
Price verification found 0 errors
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Russell 3000 Daily Stats (12/02/09)
| Key Figures | Russell 3000 | IWV |
|---|---|---|
| Total Active Components | 2962 | 1 |
| Total New Listings this period | 0 | 0 |
| Total Inactive this period | 0 | 0 |
| # All-time Closing Highs | 33 (1.11%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| # All-time Closing Lows | 5 (0.17%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| # Higher Closes | 2015 (68.03%) | 1 (100.00%) |
| # Lower Closes | 871 (29.41%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| Total Gains/Losses | $473.08 (0.66%) | $0.14 (0.22%) |
| Average True Range | (3.72%) | (1.01%) |
Price verification found 0 errors
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Russell 3000 Daily Stats (12/01/09)
| Key Figures | Russell 3000 | IWV |
|---|---|---|
| Total Active Components | 2962 | 1 |
| Total New Listings this period | 0 | 0 |
| Total Inactive this period | 0 | 0 |
| # All-time Closing Highs | 20 (0.68%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| # All-time Closing Lows | 4 (0.14%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| # Higher Closes | 2375 (80.18%) | 1 (100.00%) |
| # Lower Closes | 521 (17.59%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| Total Gains/Losses | $977.83 (1.39%) | $0.72 (1.13%) |
| Average True Range | (3.94%) | (1.49%) |
Price verification found 0 errors
Monday, November 30, 2009
Russell 3000 Daily Stats (11/30/09)
| Key Figures | Russell 3000 | IWV |
|---|---|---|
| Total Active Components | 2962 | 1 |
| Total New Listings this period | 0 | 0 |
| Total Inactive this period | 0 | 0 |
| # All-time Closing Highs | 7 (0.24%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| # All-time Closing Lows | 8 (0.27%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| # Higher Closes | 1639 (55.33%) | 1 (100.00%) |
| # Lower Closes | 1265 (42.71%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| Total Gains/Losses | $367.10 (0.52%) | $0.32 (0.50%) |
| Average True Range | (4.22%) | (1.07%) |
Price verification found 0 errors
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Russell 3000 Weekly Stats (11/23/09-11/27/09)
| Key Figures | Russell 3000 | IWV |
|---|---|---|
| Total Active Components | 2964 | 1 |
| Total New Listings this period | 0 | 0 |
| Total Inactive this period | 0 | 0 |
| # All-time Closing Highs | 47 (0.40%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| # All-time Closing Lows | 28 (0.24%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| # Higher Closes | 5075 (42.81%) | 2 (50.00%) |
| # Lower Closes | 6520 (55.00%) | 2 (50.00%) |
| Total Gains/Losses | $-571.81 (-0.20%) | $-0.10 (-0.04%) |
| Average True Range | (3.71%) | (1.68%) |
Price verification found 0 errors
Friday, November 27, 2009
Russell 3000 Daily Stats (11/27/09)
| Key Figures | Russell 3000 | IWV |
|---|---|---|
| Total Active Components | 2962 | 1 |
| Total New Listings this period | 0 | 0 |
| Total Inactive this period | 2 | 0 |
| # All-time Closing Highs | 1 (0.03%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| # All-time Closing Lows | 13 (0.44%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| # Higher Closes | 102 (3.44%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| # Lower Closes | 2835 (95.71%) | 1 (100.00%) |
| Total Gains/Losses | $-1593.57 (-2.22%) | $-1.13 (-1.75%) |
| Average True Range | (4.36%) | (3.18%) |
Price verification found 0 errors
Portfolio Performance for October 2009
Nothing like the holidays in order to catch up with the chores. Reporting October's performance being one of them. Really not much to report. Neither the market nor the portfolio did much of anything. Which is good considering all the gloom and doom out there in the financial landscape.
As you can see, the market still has the portfolio by a small edge.
Basically, it was a tie this month with a monthly decline of -1.98% for the market and a decline of -1.95% for the portfolio. Technically, a win this month...but I'm calling it a tie.
As a said before, a pretty nothing month for October. Not much else to say. On to other things...
The simulation platform is ongoing. I'm still hip deep in unit testing. But, getting ever closer to feeling good about the validity of the platform's results.
The system the portfolio is based on, as we know by reviewing the portfolio's performance each month, has quite a bit of volatility. I've discovered a very simple filter recently that may aid in reducing the vol of the system. Of course, the testing platform needs to be finished before I can be sure of the filter's validity. But, preliminary results look promising.
From the fun pile...have you checked out ESPN's wildlife cam? My brother-in-law pointed it out to me and it is truly addicting. Never know what you may see. Last night there was a hog all by his lonesome eating the corn. The other day, about 15 turkeys were feeding, along with some deer. The funnest part is when the coons and deer fight over the feed. Good stuff.
Also, not sure if the readers are aware...but I'm on twitter now...and post every now and then random stuff. You can view my twitter feed at the top right of this blog.
Happy Thanksgiving,
MT
As you can see, the market still has the portfolio by a small edge.
Basically, it was a tie this month with a monthly decline of -1.98% for the market and a decline of -1.95% for the portfolio. Technically, a win this month...but I'm calling it a tie.
As a said before, a pretty nothing month for October. Not much else to say. On to other things...
The simulation platform is ongoing. I'm still hip deep in unit testing. But, getting ever closer to feeling good about the validity of the platform's results.
The system the portfolio is based on, as we know by reviewing the portfolio's performance each month, has quite a bit of volatility. I've discovered a very simple filter recently that may aid in reducing the vol of the system. Of course, the testing platform needs to be finished before I can be sure of the filter's validity. But, preliminary results look promising.
From the fun pile...have you checked out ESPN's wildlife cam? My brother-in-law pointed it out to me and it is truly addicting. Never know what you may see. Last night there was a hog all by his lonesome eating the corn. The other day, about 15 turkeys were feeding, along with some deer. The funnest part is when the coons and deer fight over the feed. Good stuff.
Also, not sure if the readers are aware...but I'm on twitter now...and post every now and then random stuff. You can view my twitter feed at the top right of this blog.
Happy Thanksgiving,
MT
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Russell 3000 Daily Stats (11/25/09)
| Key Figures | Russell 3000 | IWV |
|---|---|---|
| Total Active Components | 2964 | 1 |
| Total New Listings this period | 0 | 0 |
| Total Inactive this period | 0 | 0 |
| # All-time Closing Highs | 11 (0.37%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| # All-time Closing Lows | 6 (0.20%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| # Higher Closes | 1386 (46.76%) | 1 (100.00%) |
| # Lower Closes | 1488 (50.20%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| Total Gains/Losses | $151.56 (0.21%) | $0.26 (0.40%) |
| Average True Range | (2.94%) | (0.59%) |
Price verification found 0 errors
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Russell 3000 Daily Stats (11/24/09)
| Key Figures | Russell 3000 | IWV |
|---|---|---|
| Total Active Components | 2964 | 1 |
| Total New Listings this period | 0 | 0 |
| Total Inactive this period | 0 | 0 |
| # All-time Closing Highs | 16 (0.54%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| # All-time Closing Lows | 4 (0.13%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| # Higher Closes | 1119 (37.75%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| # Lower Closes | 1761 (59.41%) | 1 (100.00%) |
| Total Gains/Losses | $-154.32 (-0.22%) | $-0.03 (-0.05%) |
| Average True Range | (3.30%) | (0.93%) |
Price verification found 0 errors
Monday, November 23, 2009
Russell 3000 Daily Stats (11/23/09)
| Key Figures | Russell 3000 | IWV |
|---|---|---|
| Total Active Components | 2964 | 1 |
| Total New Listings this period | 0 | 0 |
| Total Inactive this period | 0 | 0 |
| # All-time Closing Highs | 19 (0.64%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| # All-time Closing Lows | 5 (0.17%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| # Higher Closes | 2468 (83.27%) | 1 (100.00%) |
| # Lower Closes | 436 (14.71%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| Total Gains/Losses | $1024.90 (1.45%) | $0.80 (1.26%) |
| Average True Range | (4.24%) | (2.01%) |
Price verification found 0 errors
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Russell 3000 Weekly Stats (11/16/09-11/20/09)
| Key Figures | Russell 3000 | IWV |
|---|---|---|
| Total Active Components | 2965 | 1 |
| Total New Listings this period | 0 | 0 |
| Total Inactive this period | 0 | 0 |
| # All-time Closing Highs | 116 (0.78%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| # All-time Closing Lows | 25 (0.17%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| # Higher Closes | 6560 (44.26%) | 2 (40.00%) |
| # Lower Closes | 7948 (53.62%) | 3 (60.00%) |
| Total Gains/Losses | $-341.19 (-0.09%) | $-0.18 (-0.06%) |
| Average True Range | (3.77%) | (1.28%) |
Price verification found 0 errors
Friday, November 20, 2009
Russell 3000 Daily Stats (11/20/09)
| Key Figures | Russell 3000 | IWV |
|---|---|---|
| Total Active Components | 2964 | 1 |
| Total New Listings this period | 0 | 0 |
| Total Inactive this period | 0 | 0 |
| # All-time Closing Highs | 7 (0.24%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| # All-time Closing Lows | 6 (0.20%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| # Higher Closes | 1314 (44.33%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| # Lower Closes | 1572 (53.04%) | 1 (100.00%) |
| Total Gains/Losses | $-142.92 (-0.20%) | $-0.24 (-0.38%) |
| Average True Range | (3.40%) | (0.83%) |
Price verification found 0 errors
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Russell 3000 Daily Stats (11/19/09)
| Key Figures | Russell 3000 | IWV |
|---|---|---|
| Total Active Components | 2964 | 1 |
| Total New Listings this period | 0 | 0 |
| Total Inactive this period | 1 | 0 |
| # All-time Closing Highs | 8 (0.27%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| # All-time Closing Lows | 7 (0.24%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| # Higher Closes | 234 (7.89%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| # Lower Closes | 2696 (90.96%) | 1 (100.00%) |
| Total Gains/Losses | $-1354.49 (-1.88%) | $-0.90 (-1.39%) |
| Average True Range | (4.14%) | (2.05%) |
Price verification found 0 errors
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Russell 3000 Daily Stats (11/18/09)
| Key Figures | Russell 3000 | IWV |
|---|---|---|
| Total Active Components | 2965 | 1 |
| Total New Listings this period | 0 | 0 |
| Total Inactive this period | 0 | 0 |
| # All-time Closing Highs | 24 (0.81%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| # All-time Closing Lows | 4 (0.13%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| # Higher Closes | 1055 (35.58%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| # Lower Closes | 1839 (62.02%) | 1 (100.00%) |
| Total Gains/Losses | $-289.44 (-0.40%) | $-0.05 (-0.08%) |
| Average True Range | (3.37%) | (0.79%) |
Price verification found 0 errors
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Russell 3000 Daily Stats (11/17/09)
| Key Figures | Russell 3000 | IWV |
|---|---|---|
| Total Active Components | 2965 | 1 |
| Total New Listings this period | 0 | 0 |
| Total Inactive this period | 0 | 0 |
| # All-time Closing Highs | 34 (1.15%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| # All-time Closing Lows | 3 (0.10%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| # Higher Closes | 1287 (43.41%) | 1 (100.00%) |
| # Lower Closes | 1579 (53.25%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| Total Gains/Losses | $-111.16 (-0.15%) | $0.03 (0.05%) |
| Average True Range | (3.38%) | (0.76%) |
Price verification found 0 errors
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