Sunday, December 25, 2011

Market Timing

12-25-11
 
Total return for 2010 for the market cap weighted benchmark = 19.826%
 
2011 Returns:
 
World Market Cap Benchmark:                                              –11.24% YTD
 
SPY                                                                                         2.6% YTD
 
Decision Moose:                                                                    14.20% YTD
PICKS:
Decision Moose:                                 #1 BTTRX or TLT or EDV or ZROZ
Alternate Moose:                                #1 VNQ #2 TLT #3 IWM
 
Monthly Timing (Select):                      BTTRX or TLT (Bonds-December)
 
Monthly Timing (Alt. Moose):               BTTRX or TLT (Bonds-December)
 
Sandy

Sunday, December 18, 2011

Market Timing

12-18-11
 
Total return for 2010 for the market cap weighted benchmark = 19.826%
 
2011 Returns:
 
World Market Cap Benchmark:                           –12.79% YTD
 
SPY                                                                      -1.3% YTD
 
Decision Moose:                                                  17.33% YTD
PICKS:
Decision Moose:                              #1 BTTRX or TLT or EDV or ZROZ
Alternate Moose:                             #1 TLT    #2 VNQ    #3 IWM
 
Monthly Timing (Select):                  BTTRX or TLT (Bonds-December)
 
Monthly Timing (Alt. Moose):           BTTRX or TLT (Bonds-December)
 
Sandy

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Market Timing

12-11-11
 
Total return for 2010 for the market cap weighted benchmark = 19.826%
 
2011 Returns:
 
World Market Cap Benchmark:                         –9.04% YTD
 
SPY                                                                   1.7% YTD
 
Decision Moose:                                             12.89 % YTD
PICKS:
Decision Moose:                                   #1 BTTRX or TLT or EDV or ZROZ
Alternate Moose:                                  #1 GLD    #2 TLT    #3 IWM
 
Monthly Timing (Select):                       BTTRX or TLT (Bonds-December)
 
Monthly Timing (Alt. Moose):                BTTRX or TLT (Bonds-December)
 
Sandy

Sunday, December 4, 2011

Market Timing

12-4-11
 
Note: I plan on doing some traveling next year, and as a consequence, it will
be difficult to do these updates. Therefore, I will discontinue the updates at
the end of this year.
 
Performance Update as of 12-2-11 for SPY, VT, VB and VSS are from
ETFreplay.com (includes dividends).
 
Updates for the Moose, Alternate Moose and Monthly Timing Model are done by me (does not include dividends).
 
Total return for 2010 for the market cap weighted benchmark = 19.826%
 
2011 Returns:
 
World Market Cap Benchmark:        –9.27% YTD
 
SPY                                                    .7% YTD
 
Decision Moose:                             13.96 % YTD
Alternate Moose:
Monthly Timing:
PICKS:
Decision Moose:                             #1 BTTRX or TLT or EDV or ZROZ
Alternate Moose:                            #1 IWM     #2 SPY     #3 VNQ
 
Monthly Timing (Select):                  BTTRX or TLT (Bonds-December)
 
Monthly Timing (Alt. Moose):            BTTRX or TLT (Bonds-December)
 
I have two monthly timing models. The first one will use the 9 select
sector SPDR ETFs, plus ILF and EPP. The second one will have the same ETFs as my Alternate Moose, which are SPY, IWM, ILF, VNQ, IEV, EWJ, EPP, GLD, DBC, DBA, UUP, UDN, SH, TLT and TBF.
They both will use a 6 month look back and will go to bonds if the 7 month moving average of the SPY is negative.

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Market Timing

11-27-11
 
Note: I plan on doing some traveling next year, and as a consequence, it will
be difficult to do these updates. Therefore, I will discontinue the updates at
the end of this year.
 
Performance Update as of 11-25-11 for SPY, VT, VB and VSS are from
ETFreplay.com (includes dividends).
 
Updates for the Moose, Alternate Moose and Monthly Timing Model are done by me (does not include dividends).
 
Total return for 2010 for the market cap weighted benchmark = 19.826%
 
2011 Returns:
 
World Market Cap Benchmark:   –16.38% YTD
 
SPY                                             -6.1% YTD
 
Decision Moose:                        15.80 % YTD
Alternate Moose:
Monthly Timing:
PICKS:
Decision Moose:                        #1 BTTRX or TLT or EDV or ZROZ
Alternate Moose:                       #1 TLT     #2 SH      #3 UUP
 
Monthly Timing (Select):           BTTRX or TLT (Bonds-November)
 
Monthly Timing (Alt. Moose):    BTTRX or TLT (Bonds-November)
 
I have two monthly timing models. The first one will use the 9 select
sector SPDR ETFs, plus ILF and EPP. The second one will have the same ETFs as my Alternate Moose, which are SPY, IWM, ILF, VNQ, IEV, EWJ, EPP, GLD, DBC, DBA, UUP, UDN, SH, TLT and TBF.
 
They both will use a 6 month look back and will go to bonds if the 7 month moving average of the SPY is negative.
 

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Market Timing

11-20-11
 
Note: I plan on doing some traveling next year, and as a consequence, it will
be difficult to do these updates. Therefore, I will discontinue the updates at
the end of this year.
 
Performance Update as of 11-18-11 for SPY, VT, VB and VSS are from
ETFreplay.com (includes dividends).
 
Updates for the Moose, Alternate Moose and Monthly Timing Model are done by me (does not include dividends).
 
Total return for 2010 for the market cap weighted benchmark = 19.826%
 
2011 Returns:
 
World Market Cap Benchmark:         –11.17% YTD
 
SPY                                                      1.6% YTD
 
Decision Moose:                                13.12 % YTD
Alternate Moose:
Monthly Timing:
PICKS:
Decision Moose:                             #1 BTTRX or TLT or EDV or ZROZ
Alternate Moose:                            #1 TLT #2 SPY #3 IWM
 
Monthly Timing (Select):                  BTTRX or TLT (Bonds-November)
 
Monthly Timing (Alt. Moose):           BTTRX or TLT (Bonds-November)
 
I have two monthly timing models. The first one will use the 9 select
sector SPDR ETFs, plus ILF and EPP. The second one will have the same ETFs as my Alternate Moose, which are SPY, IWM, ILF, VNQ, IEV, EWJ, EPP, GLD, DBC, DBA, UUP, UDN, SH, TLT and TBF.
They both will use a 6 month look back and will go to bonds if the 7 month moving average of  the SPY is negative.

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Market Timing

11-13-11
 
Note: I plan on doing some traveling next year, and as a consequence, it will
be difficult to do these updates. Therefore, I will discontinue the updates at
the end of this year.
 
Performance Update as of 11-11-11 for SPY, VT, VB and VSS are from
ETFreplay.com (includes dividends).
 
Updates for the Moose, Alternate Moose and Monthly Timing Model are done by me (does not include dividends).
 
Total return for 2010 for the market cap weighted benchmark = 19.826%
 
2011 Returns:
 
World Market Cap Benchmark:       –7.29% YTD
 
SPY                                                 2.2% YTD
 
Decision Moose:                            13.12 % YTD
Alternate Moose:
Monthly Timing:
PICKS:
Decision Moose:                            #1 BTTRX or TLT or EDV or ZROZ
Alternate Moose:                           #1 TLT      #2 GLD      #3 SPY
 
Monthly Timing (Select):                BTTRX or TLT (Bonds-November)
 
Monthly Timing (Alt. Moose):         BTTRX or TLT (Bonds-November)
 
I have two monthly timing models. The first one will use the 9 select
sector SPDR ETFs, plus ILF and EPP. The second one will have the same ETFs as my Alternate Moose, which are SPY, IWM, ILF, VNQ, IEV, EWJ, EPP, GLD, DBC, DBA, UUP, UDN, SH, TLT and TBF.
 
They both will use a 6 month look back and will go to bonds if the 7 month moving average of the SPY is negative.

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Market Timing

11-6-11
 
Performance Update as of 11-4-11 for SPY, VT, VB and VSS are from
ETFreplay.com (includes dividends).
 
Updates for the Moose, Alternate Moose and Monthly Timing Model are done by me (does not include dividends).
 
The weighting for the World Market Cap benchmark will be as follows:
VT at 50.0% weighting = 13.11% YTD x 50.00%= 6.555%
VB at 20.7% weighting = 28.10% YTD x 20.70%= 5.817%
VSS at 29.3% weighting =25.44%YTD x 29.30%= 7.454%
--------
Total return for 2010 for the market cap weighted benchmark = 19.826%
 
2011 Returns:
 
World Market Cap Benchmark:   –7.15% YTD
 
SPY                                              1.2% YTD
 
Decision Moose:                         12.66 % YTD
Alternate Moose:
Monthly Timing:
PICKS:
Decision Moose:                         #1 BTTRX or TLT or EDV or ZROZ
Alternate Moose:                        #1 TLT #2     IWM      #3 VNQ
 
Monthly Timing (Select):             BTTRX or TLT (Bonds-November)
 
Monthly Timing (Alt. Moose):      BTTRX or TLT (Bonds-November)
 
I have two monthly timing models. The first one will use the 9 select
sector SPDR ETFs, plus ILF and EPP. The second one will have the same ETFs as my AlternateMoose, which are SPY, IWM, ILF, VNQ, IEV, EWJ, EPP, GLD, DBC, DBA, UUP, UDN, SH, TLT and TBF.
They both will use a 6 month look back and will go to bonds if the 7 month moving average of the SPY is negative. I will start to track the year to date returns beginning in January, 2012.

Monday, October 31, 2011

Market Timing

10-30-11
 
Performance Update as of 10-28-11 for SPY, VT, VB and VSS are from
ETFreplay.com (includes dividends).
 
Updates for the Moose, Alternate Moose and Monthly Timing Model are done by me based upon closing prices from Yahoo Finance (does not include dividends).
 
The weighting for the World Market Cap benchmark will be as follows:
VT at 50.0% weighting = 13.11% YTD x 50.00%= 6.555%
VB at 20.7% weighting = 28.10% YTD x 20.70%= 5.817%
VSS at 29.3% weighting =25.44%YTD x 29.30%= 7.454%
--------
Total return for 2010 for the market cap weighted benchmark = 19.826%
 
2011 Returns:
 
World Market Cap Benchmark:         –4.71% YTD
 
SPY:                                                   3.7% YTD
 
Decision Moose:                                8.23 % YTD
Alternate Moose:
Monthly Timing:
PICKS:
Decision Moose:                                 #1 BTTRX or TLT or EDV or ZROZ
Alternate Moose:                               #1 IWM   #2 SPY   #3 VNQ
 
Monthly Timing (Select):                    BTTRX or TLT (Bonds-October)
 
Monthly Timing (Alt. Moose):             BTTRX or TLT (Bonds-October)
 
I have two monthly timing models. The first one will use the 9 select
sector SPDR ETFs, plus ILF and EPP. The second one will have the same ETFs as my Alternate Moose, which are SPY, IWM, ILF, VNQ, IEV, EWJ, EPP, GLD, DBC, DBA, UUP, UDN, SH, TLT and TBF.
 
They both will use a 6 month look back and will go to bonds if the 7 month moving average of the SPY is negative. I will start to track the year to date returns beginning in January, 2012.
 

Monday, October 24, 2011

Market Timing

10-23-11
 
Performance Update as of 10-21-11 for SPY, VT, VB and VSS are from
ETFreplay.com (includes dividends).
 
Updates for the Moose, Alternate Moose and Monthly Timing Model are done by me based upon closing prices from Yahoo Finance (does not include dividends).
 
The weighting for the World Market Cap benchmark will be as follows:
VT at 50.0% weighting = 13.11% YTD x 50.00%= 6.555%
VB at 20.7% weighting = 28.10% YTD x 20.70%= 5.817%
VSS at 29.3% weighting =25.44%YTD x 29.30%= 7.454%
--------
Total return for 2010 for the market cap weighted benchmark = 19.826%
 
2011 Returns:
 
World Market Cap Benchmark:             –9.23% YTD
 
SPY:                                                    0.00% YTD
 
Decision Moose:                                 10.01% YTD
Alternate Moose:
Monthly Timing:
PICKS:
Decision Moose:                                 #1 BTTRX or TLT or EDV or ZROZ
Alternate Moose:                                 #1 TLT #2 SPY #3 VNQ
 
Monthly Timing (Select):                     BTTRX or TLT (Bonds-October)
 
Monthly Timing (Alt. Moose):              BTTRX or TLT (Bonds-October)
 
I have two monthly timing models. The first one will use the 9 select
sector SPDR ETFs, plus ILF and EPP. The second one will have the same ETFs as my Alternate Moose, which are SPY, IWM, ILF, VNQ, IEV, EWJ, EPP, GLD, DBC, DBA, UUP, UDN, SH, TLT and TBF.
They both will use a 6 month look back and will go to bonds if the 7 month moving average of the SPY is negative. I will start to track the year to date returns beginning in January, 2012.
 

Monday, October 17, 2011

Market Timing

10-16-11
 
Performance Update as of 10-14-11 for SPY, VT, VB and VSS are from
ETFreplay.com (includes dividends).
 
Updates for the Moose, Alternate Moose and Monthly Timing Model are done by me based upon closing prices from Yahoo Finance (does not include dividends).
 
The weighting for the World Market Cap benchmark will be as follows:
VT at 50.0% weighting = 13.11% YTD x 50.00%= 6.555%
VB at 20.7% weighting = 28.10% YTD x 20.70%= 5.817%
VSS at 29.3% weighting =25.44%YTD x 29.30%= 7.454%
--------
Total return for 2010 for the market cap weighted benchmark = 19.826%
 
2011 Returns:
 
World Market Cap Benchmark:          –9.02% YTD
 
SPY                                                     1.1% YTD
 
Decision Moose:                                 10.01% YTD
Alternate Moose:
Monthly Timing:
PICKS:
Decision Moose:                               #1 BTTRX or TLT or EDV or ZROZ
Alternate Moose:                               #1 TLT #2 GLD #3 SPY
 
Monthly Timing (Select):                   BTTRX or TLT (Bonds-October)
 
Monthly Timing (Alt. Moose):            BTTRX or TLT (Bonds-October)
 
I have two monthly timing models. The first one will use the 9 select
sector SPDR ETFs, plus ILF and EPP. The second one will have the same ETFs as my Alternate Moose, which are SPY, IWM, ILF, VNQ, IEV, EWJ, EPP, GLD, DBC, DBA, UUP, UDN, SH, TLT and TBF.
 
They both will use a 6 month look back and will go to bonds if the 7 month moving average of the SPY is negative. I will start to track the year to date returns beginning in January, 2012.
 
Sandy

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Market Timing

10-9-11
 
Performance Update as of 10-7-11 for SPY, VT, VB and VSS are from
ETFreplay.com (includes dividends).
 
Updates for the Moose, Alternate Moose and Monthly Timing Model are done by me based upon closing prices from Yahoo Finance (does not include dividends).
 
The weighting for the World Market Cap benchmark will be as follows:
VT at 50.0% weighting = 13.11% YTD x 50.00%= 6.555%
VB at 20.7% weighting = 28.10% YTD x 20.70%= 5.817%
VSS at 29.3% weighting =25.44%YTD x 29.30%= 7.454%
--------
Total return for 2010 for the market cap weighted benchmark = 19.826%
 
2011 Returns:
 
World Market Cap Benchmark:       –19.12% YTD
 
SPY                                                 –8.6% YTD
 
Decision Moose:                             13.56% YTD
Alternate Moose:
Monthly Timing:
PICKS:
Decision Moose:                             #1 BTTRX or TLT or EDV or ZROZ
Alternate Moose:                            #1 TLT    #2 GLD    #3 SH
 
Monthly Timing (Select):                 BTTRX or TLT (Bonds-October)
 
Monthly Timing (Alt. Moose):           BTTRX or TLT (Bonds-October)
 
I have two monthly timing models. The first one will use the 9 select
sector SPDR ETFs, plus ILF and EPP. The second one will have the same ETFs as my Alternate Moose, which are SPY, IWM, ILF, VNQ, IEV, EWJ, EPP, GLD, DBC, DBA, UUP, UDN, SH, TLT and TBF.
 
They both will use a 6 month look back and will go to bonds if the 7 month moving average of  the SPY is negative. I will start to track the year to date returns beginning in January, 2012.
 
Sandy

Sunday, October 2, 2011

Market Timing

10-2-11
 
Performance Update as of 9-30-11 for SPY, VT, VB and VSS are from
ETFreplay.com (includes dividends).
 
Updates for the Moose, Alternate Moose and Monthly Timing Model are done by me based upon closing prices from Yahoo Finance (does not include dividends).
 
The weighting for the World Market Cap benchmark will be as follows:
VT at 50.0% weighting = 13.11% YTD x 50.00%= 6.555%
VB at 20.7% weighting = 28.10% YTD x 20.70%= 5.817%
VSS at 29.3% weighting =25.44%YTD x 29.30%= 7.454%
--------
Total return for 2010 for the market cap weighted benchmark = 19.826%
 
2011 Returns:
 
World Market Cap Benchmark:             –21.86% YTD
 
SPY                                                     –11.3% YTD
 
Decision Moose:                                    15.80% YTD
Alternate Moose:
Monthly Timing:
PICKS:
Decision Moose:                  #1 BTTRX or TLT or EDV or ZROZ
Alternate Moose:                  #1 TLT     #2 SH      #3 GLD
 
Monthly Timing (Select):         BTTRX or TLT (Bonds-September)
 
Monthly Timing (Alt. Moose):   BTTRX or TLT (Bonds-September)
 
I have two monthly timing models. The first one will use the 9 select
sector SPDR ETFs, plus ILF and EPP. The second one will have the same ETFs as my Alternate Moose, which are SPY, IWM, ILF, VNQ, IEV, EWJ, EPP, GLD, DBC, DBA, UUP, UDN, SH, TLT and TBF.
They both will use a 6 month look back and will go to bonds if the 7 month moving average of  the SPY is negative. I will start to track the year to date returns beginning in January, 2012.
 
Sandy

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Market Timing

9-25-11
 
Performance Update as of 9-23-11 for SPY, VT, VB and VSS are from
ETFreplay.com (includes dividends).
 
Updates for the Moose, Alternate Moose and Monthly Timing Model are done by me based upon closing prices from Yahoo Finance (does not include dividends).
 
The weighting for the World Market Cap benchmark will be as follows:
VT at 50.0% weighting = 13.11% YTD x 50.00%= 6.555%
VB at 20.7% weighting = 28.10% YTD x 20.70%= 5.817%
VSS at 29.3% weighting =25.44%YTD x 29.30%= 7.454%
--------
Total return for 2010 for the market cap weighted benchmark = 19.826%
 
2011 Returns:
 
World Market Cap Benchmark:     –21.91% YTD
 
SPY:                                              –11.3% YTD
 
Decision Moose:                             15.80% YTD
Alternate Moose:
Monthly Timing:
PICKS:
Decision Moose:                          #1 CASH
Alternate Moose:                         #1 TLT     #2 GLD      #3 SH
 
Monthly Timing (Select):             BTTRX or TLT (Bonds)
 
Monthly Timing (Alt. Moose):      BTTRX or TLT (Bonds)
 
I have two monthly timing models. The first one will use the 9 select
sector SPDR ETFs, plus ILF and EPP. The second one will have the same ETFs as my Alternate Moose, which are SPY, IWM, ILF, VNQ, IEV, EWJ, EPP, GLD, DBC, DBA, UUP, UDN, SH, TLT and TBF.
They both will use a 6 month look back and will go to bonds if the 7 month moving average of  the SPY is negative. I will start to track the year to date returns beginning in January, 2012.
 
Please let me know if you don't want to receive these e-mails anymore and I will remove you from my list.
 
Sandy

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Market Timing

9-18-11
Performance Update as of 9-16-11 for SPY, VT, VB and VSS are from
ETFreplay.com (includes dividends).
 
Updates for the Moose, Alternate Moose and Monthly Timing Model are done by me based upon closing prices from Yahoo Finance (does not include dividends).
 
The weighting for the World Market Cap benchmark will be as follows:
 
VT at 50.0% weighting = 13.11% YTD x 50.00%= 6.555%
VB at 20.7% weighting = 28.10% YTD x 20.70%= 5.817%
VSS at 29.3% weighting =25.44%YTD x 29.30%= 7.454%
--------
Total return for 2010 for the market cap weighted benchmark = 19.826%
2011 Returns:
World Market Cap Benchmark:        -11.74% YTD
SPY:                                                  -2.8% YTD
Decision Moose:                               27.56% YTD
Alternate Moose:
Monthly Timing:
PICKS:
Decision Moose:                               #1 GLD
Alternate Moose:                              #1 GLD    #2 TLT    #3 SH
 
Monthly Timing (Select):                     BTTRX or TLT (Bonds)
 
Monthly Timing (Alt. Moose):              BTTRX or TLT (Bonds)
 
 
I have two monthly timing models. The first one will use the 9 select
sector SPDR ETFs, plus ILF and EPP. The second one will have the same ETFs as my Alternate Moose, which are SPY, IWM, ILF, VNQ, IEV, EWJ, EPP, GLD, DBC, DBA, UUP, UDN, SH, TLT and TBF.
They both will use a 6 month look back and will go to bonds if the 7 month moving average of the SPY is negative. I will start to track the year to date returns beginning in January, 2012.
 
Sandy



 

 

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Market Timing

9-11-11
Performance Update as of 9-9-11 for SPY, VT, VB and VSS are from
ETFreplay.com (includes dividends).
 
Updates for the Moose, Alternate Moose and Monthly Timing Model are done by me based upon closing prices from Yahoo Finance (does not include dividends).
 
The weighting for the World Market Cap benchmark will be as follows:
VT at 50.0% weighting = 13.11% YTD x 50.00%= 6.555%
VB at 20.7% weighting = 28.10% YTD x 20.70%= 5.817%
VSS at 29.3% weighting =25.44%YTD x 29.30%= 7.454%
--------
Total return for 2010 for the market cap weighted benchmark = 19.826%
 
2011 Returns:
 
World Market Cap Benchmark:            –16.70% YTD
 
SPY:                                                        9.9% YTD
 
Decision Moose:                                     30.95% YTD
Alternate Moose:
Monthly Timing:
PICKS:
Decision Moose:                         #1 GLD
Alternate Moose:                        #1 GLD     #2 TLT      #3 DBA
 
Monthly Timing (Select):            BTTRX or TLT (Bonds)
Monthly Timing (Alt. Moose):      BTTRX or TLT (Bonds)
 
I have two monthly timing models. The first one will use the 9 select
sector SPDR ETFs, plus ILF and EPP. The second one will have the same ETFs as my Alternate Moose, which are SPY, IWM, ILF, VNQ, IEV, EWJ, EPP, GLD, DBC, DBA, UUP, UDN, SH, TLT and TBF.
They both will use a 6 month look back and will go to bonds if the 7 month moving average of the SPY is negative. I will start to track the year to date returns beginning in January, 2012.
 
Sandy

Sunday, September 4, 2011

9-4-11
 
Performance Update as of 9-2-11 for SPY, VT, VB and VSS are from
ETFreplay.com (includes dividends).
Updates for the Moose, Alternate Moose and Monthly Timing Model are done by me based upon closing prices from Yahoo Finance (does not include dividends).
 
The weighting for the World Market Cap benchmark will be as follows:
VT at 50.0% weighting = 13.11% YTD x 50.00%= 6.555%
VB at 20.7% weighting = 28.10% YTD x 20.70%= 5.817%
VSS at 29.3% weighting =25.44%YTD x 29.30%= 7.454%
--------
Total return for 2010 for the market cap weighted benchmark = 19.826%
 
2011 Returns:
 
World Market Cap Benchmark:           –12.83% YTD
 
SPY:                                                    –7.9% YTD
 
Decision Moose:                                  32.79% YTD
 
Alternate Moose:
Monthly Timing:
PICKS:
Decision Moose:                           #1 GLD
 
Alternate Moose:                          #1 GLD    #2 TLT    #3 DBA
 
Monthly Timing:                          #1 BTTRX or TLT (Bonds) (September)
 
I have two monthly timing models. The first one will use the 9 select
sector SPDR ETFs, plus ILF and EPP. The second one will have the same ETFs as my Alternate Moose, which are SPY, IWM, ILF, VNQ, IEV, EWJ, EPP, GLD, DBC, DBA, UUP, UDN, SH, TLT and TBF.
They both will use a 6 month look back and will go to bonds if the 7 month moving average of  the SPY is negative. I will start to track the year to date returns beginning in January, 2012.
 
Sandy

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Market Timing

8-28-11
 
Performance Update as of 8-26-11 for SPY, VT, VB and VSS are from
ETFreplay.com (includes dividends).
 
Updates for the Moose, Alternate Moose and Monthly Timing Model are done by me based upon closing prices from Yahoo Finance (does not include dividends).
 
The weighting for the World Market Cap benchmark will be as follows:
VT at 50.0% weighting = 13.11% YTD x 50.00%= 6.555%
VB at 20.7% weighting = 28.10% YTD x 20.70%= 5.817%
VSS at 29.3% weighting =25.44%YTD x 29.30%= 7.454%
--------
Total return for 2010 for the market cap weighted benchmark =   19.826%
 
2011 Returns:
 
World Market Cap Benchmark:                      –14.15% YTD
 
SPY:                                                                –8.0% YTD
 
Decision Moose:                                              28.61% YTD
Alternate Moose:
Monthly Timing:
PICKS:
Decision Moose:                       #1 GLD

Alternate Moose:                      #1 GLD    #2 TLT     #3 DBA
 
 
Monthly Timing:                       #1 BTTRX or TLT (Bonds) (August)
 
Starting next month, I will have two monthly timing models. The first one will use the 9 select sector SPDR ETFs, plus ILF and EPP. The second one will have the same ETFs as my Alternate Moose, which are SPY, IWM, ILF, VNQ, IEV, EWJ, EPP, GLD, DBC, DBA, UUP, UDN, SH, TLT and TBF. They both will use a 6 month look back and will go to bonds if the 7 month moving average of the SPY is negative. I will start to track the year to date returns beginning in January, 2012.
 
Sandy

Saturday, August 20, 2011

Market Timing

8-20-11
 
 
Performance Update as of 8-19-11 for SPY, VT, VB and VSS are from
ETFreplay.com (includes dividends).
 
Updates for the Moose, Alternate Moose and Monthly Timing Model are done
by me based upon closing prices from Yahoo Finance (does not include dividends).
 
The weighting for the World Market Cap benchmark will be as follows:
VT at 50.0% weighting = 13.11% YTD x 50.00%= 6.555%
VB at 20.7% weighting = 28.10% YTD x 20.70%= 5.817%
VSS at 29.3% weighting =25.44%YTD x 29.30%= 7.454%
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Total return for 2010 for the market cap weighted benchmark = 19.826%
 
2011 Returns:
 
World Market Cap Benchmark:          –12.74% YTD
 
SPY:                                                   –9.6% YTD
 
Decision Moose:                                 30.40% YTD

Alternate Moose:
Monthly Timing:
PICKS:
Decision Moose:                            #1 GLD

Alternate Moose:                          #1 GLD    #2 TLT    #3 SH
 
Monthly Timing:                            #1 BTTRX or TLT (Bonds) (August)
 
Starting next month, I will have two monthly timing models. The first one will use the 9 select sector SPDR ETFs, plus ILF and EPP. The second one will have the same ETFs as my Alternate Moose, which are SPY, IWM, ILF, VNQ, IEV, EWJ, EPP, GLD, DBC, DBA, UUP, UDN, SH, TLT and TBF. They both will use a 6 month look back and will go to bonds if the 7 month moving average of  the SPY is negative. I will start to track the year to date returns beginning in January, 2012.
 
 
Please let me know if you don't want to receive these e-mails anymore and I will remove you from my list.
 
Sandy

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Market Timing

8-14-11
 
Performance Update as of 8-12-11 for SPY, VT, VB and VSS are from
ETFreplay.com (includes dividends).
Updates for the Moose, Alternate Moose and Monthly Timing Model are done by me based upon closing prices from Yahoo Finance (does not include dividends).
 
The weighting for the World Market Cap benchmark will be as follows:
VT at 50.0% weighting = 13.11% YTD x 50.00%= 6.555%
VB at 20.7% weighting = 28.10% YTD x 20.70%= 5.817%
VSS at 29.3% weighting =25.44%YTD x 29.30%= 7.454%
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Total return for 2010 for the market cap weighted benchmark = 19.826%
 
2011 Returns:
 
World Market Cap Benchmark:      –12.97% YTD
 
SPY:                                               –8.3% YTD
Decision Moose:                             23.17% YTD
Alternate Moose:
Monthly Timing:
PICKS:
Decision Moose:       #1 GLD
Alternate Moose:      #1 GLD    #2 TLT      #3 DBA
 
Monthly Timing:       #1 BTTRX or TLT (Bonds)
 
For Monthly timing I will use the 9 select sector SPDR ETFs, plus ILF, EWZ, and EPP. It will use a 6 month look back and will go to bonds if the 7 month moving average of the SPY is negative.
 
Sandy

Saturday, August 6, 2011

Market Timing

8-6-11
 
Performance Update as of 8-5-11 for SPY, VT, VB and VSS are from
ETFreplay.com (includes dividends).
 
Updates for the Moose, Alternate Moose and Monthly Timing Model are done by me based upon closing prices from Yahoo Finance (does not include dividends).
 
The weighting for the World Market Cap benchmark will be as follows:
VT at 50.0% weighting = 13.11% YTD x 50.00%= 6.555%
VB at 20.7% weighting = 28.10% YTD x 20.70%= 5.817%
VSS at 29.3% weighting =25.44%YTD x 29.30%= 7.454%
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Total return for 2010 for the market cap weighted benchmark = 19.826%
 
2011 Returns:
 
World Market Cap Benchmark:      –7.06% YTD
 
SPY:                                            –3.6% YTD
Decision Moose:                           17.21% YTD
Alternate Moose:
Monthly Timing:
PICKS:
Decision Moose:        #1 GLD
Alternate Moose:       #1 GLD     #2 TLT     #3 DBA
 
Monthly Timing:         #1 BTTRX or TLT (Bonds) (Augusts’s Pick)
 
For Monthly timing I will use the 9 select sector SPDR ETFs, plus ILF, EWZ, and EPP. It will use a 6 month look back and will go to bonds if the 7 month moving average of the SPY is negative.
 
Please let me know if you don't want to receive these e-mails anymore and I will remove you from my list.
You can also get these results on my blog that was set up by Colin at:
 
Sandy

Sunday, July 31, 2011

Market Timing

7-30-11
 
Performance Update as of 7-29-11 for SPY, VT, VB and VSS are from
ETFreplay.com (includes dividends).
 
Updates for the Moose, Alternate Moose and Monthly Timing Model are done by me based upon closing prices from Yahoo Finance (does not include dividends).
 
The weighting for the World Market Cap benchmark will be as follows:
VT at 50.0% weighting = 13.11% YTD x 50.00%= 6.555%
VB at 20.7% weighting = 28.10% YTD x 20.70%= 5.817%
VSS at 29.3% weighting =25.44%YTD x 29.30%= 7.454%
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Total return for 2010 for the market cap weighted benchmark = 19.826%
 
2011 Returns:
 
World Market Cap Benchmark: 2.59% YTD
 
SPY: 3.8% YTD
Decision Moose: 14.70% YTD
Alternate Moose: ?
Monthly Timing: 13.36 % YTD
PICKS:
Decision Moose:     #1 GLD
Alternate Moose:    #1 GLD   #2 DBC   #3 EWJ
 
Monthly Timing:     #1 XLV (Healthcare) (July’s Pick)
 
For Monthly timing I will use the 9 select sector SPDR ETFs, plus ILF, EWZ, and EPP. It will use a 6 month look back and will go to bonds if the 7 month moving average of the SPY is negative.
 
Please let me know if you don't want to receive these e-mails anymore and I will remove you from my list.
 
Sandy

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Market Timing

7-23-11
 
Performance Update as of 7-22-11 for SPY, VT, VB and VSS are from
ETFreplay.com (includes dividends).
Updates for the Moose, Alternate Moose and Monthly Timing Model are done by me (does not include dividends).
 
The weighting for the World Market Cap benchmark will be as follows:
VT at 50.0% weighting = 13.11% YTD x 50.00%= 6.555%
VB at 20.7% weighting = 28.10% YTD x 20.70%= 5.817%
VSS at 29.3% weighting =25.44%YTD x 29.30%= 7.454%
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Total return for 2010 for the market cap weighted benchmark = 19.826%
 
2011 Returns:
 
World Market Cap Benchmark: 6.23% YTD
 
SPY: 8.0% YTD
Decision Moose: 13.13% YTD
Alternate Moose: ?
Monthly Timing: 18.24 % YTD
PICKS:
Decision Moose:          #1 GLD
Alternate Moose:         #1 DBC      #2 GLD      #3 VNQ
 
Monthly Timing:          #1 XLV (Healthcare)
 
For Monthly timing I will use the 9 select sector SPDR ETFs, plus ILF, EWZ, EPP and EWW. It will use a 6 month look back and will go to bonds if the 7 month moving average of the SPY is negative.
 
Please let me know if you don't want to receive these e-mails anymore and I will remove you from my list.
 
 
Sandy

Saturday, July 16, 2011

July 16, 2011

7-16-11
 
Performance Update as of 7-15-11 for SPY, VT, VB and VSS are from
ETFreplay.com (includes dividends).
 
Updates for the Moose, Alternate Moose and Monthly Timing Model are done
by me (does not include dividends).
 
The weighting for the World Market Cap benchmark will be as follows:
VT at 50.0% weighting = 13.11% YTD x 50.00%= 6.555%
VB at 20.7% weighting = 28.10% YTD x 20.70%= 5.817%
VSS at 29.3% weighting =25.44%YTD x 29.30%= 7.454%
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Total return for 2010 for the market cap weighted benchmark = 19.826%
2011 Returns:
 
World Market Cap Benchmark: 3.67% YTD
 
SPY: 5.7% YTD
Decision Moose: 12.47% YTD
Alternate Moose: ?
Monthly Timing: 16.92 % YTD
PICKS:
Decision Moose:    #1 GLD
Alternate Moose:   #1 GLD   #2 EWM   #3 DBC
 
Monthly Timing:    #1 XLV (Healthcare)
 
For Monthly timing  I will use the 9 select sector SPDR ETFs, plus ILF, EWZ, EPP and EWW. It will use a 6 month look back and will go to bonds if the 7 month moving average of the SPY is negative.
 
Please let me know if you don't want to receive these e-mails anymore and I will remove you from my list.
 
 
Sandy

Thursday, July 14, 2011

July 10, 2011

7-10-11
 
Performance Update as of 7-8-11 for SPY, VT, VB and VSS are from
ETFreplay.com (includes dividends).
Updates for the Moose, Alternate Moose and Monthly Timing Model are done by me (does not include dividends).
 
The weighting for the World Market Cap benchmark will be as follows:
VT at 50.0% weighting = 13.11% YTD x 50.00%= 6.555%
VB at 20.7% weighting = 28.10% YTD x 20.70%= 5.817%
VSS at 29.3% weighting =25.44%YTD x 29.30%= 7.454%
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Total return for 2010 for the market cap weighted benchmark = 19.826%
 
2011 Returns:
 
World Market Cap Benchmark: 6.26% YTD
 
SPY: 7.87% YTD
Decision Moose: 8.84% YTD
Alternate Moose: ?
Monthly Timing: 18.87 % YTD
PICKS:
Decision Moose:        #1 GLD
Alternate Moose:       #1 EWM    #2 VNQ     #3 GLD
 
Monthly Timing:         #1 XLV (Healthcare)
 
For Monthly timing  I will use the 9 select sector SPDR ETFs, plus ILF, EWZ, EPP and EWW. It will use a 6 month look back and will go to bonds if the 7 month moving average of the SPY is negative.
 
Please let me know if you don't want to receive these e-mails anymore and I will remove you from my list.
 
Sandy