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Macroeconomic approach for maintaining long positions while using technical analysis to protect against short-term market volatility. Invests strictly in ETFs and market index ETFs. May invest in sector ETFs when outperformance is expected.
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Performance and Risk
Performance Summary (as at end of )
| Inception | Manager* | S&P 500 | Avg. Sub. |
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| Annualized since inception (%) | ? | ? | ? |
| Since inception (%) | n/a | ||
| Sharpe (since inception) | n/a |
* Includes trades that fail Covestor Trading Rules
Past performance is not indicative of future performance
Strategy
Summary
This model uses a macro approach for maintaining long positions while using technical analysis to protect against short-term market volatility. The model invests strictly in ETFs using market index ETFs such as the S&P500 and DOW and various sector ETFs where outperformance is expected.
Asset Allocation
Top Holdings (excluding cash) (as at end of )
| Symbol | Security | Allocation(%) |
|---|---|---|
| SSO | ProShares Ultra S&P500 | 49.85 |
| Top holdings total (excluding cash) | 49.85% | |
| Cash | 50.15% | |
| Total number of holdings | 1 |
Investment Report
August 2010
July marked our sixth consecutive month of outperforming the market and six out of seven months since inception under CV. The market made a dramatic rebound in July even with continued concerns over the macro environment and the possibility of a double dip recession in the U.S. Major concerns still plague the market as voiced in comments by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s Congressional testimony this month. The market dropped over 1% on his “Unusually Uncertain” comments.
We see a continued battle into the fall as data points either confirm or deny the direction of the U.S. economy. We believe weekly unemployment and global growth will continue to drive the market on a short term basis and create volatility. We maintained our position in SSO the 2x leveraged S&P 500 Index (near par) and did one short term trade increasing our position in SSO and our leveraged position. This short term trade made a positive return and helped us outperform the market for the month. We see continued volatility for August as the S&P500 strives to hold 1100. We will continue to look for opportunities to trade around our core position for the month of August as corporate earnings come to a close.
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Transactions
Latest Transactions (as at end of )
| Executed | Symbol | Security | Type | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 17, 2010 | EEM | iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund | Sell | $41.50 |
| August 12, 2010 | EEM | iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund | Buy | $40.58 |
| July 30, 2010 | SSO | ProShares Ultra S&P500 | Sell | $36.70 |
| July 30, 2010 | SSO | ProShares Ultra S&P500 | Buy | $36.54 |
| June 22, 2010 | QLD | PROSHARES ULTRA QQQ | Sell | $61.10 |
| June 22, 2010 | QLD | PROSHARES ULTRA QQQ | Buy | $60.79 |
| May 26, 2010 | SSO | ProShares Ultra S&P500 | Buy | $35.66 |
| May 07, 2010 | DDM | PROSHARES ULTRA DOW30 | Sell | $43.39 |





