We will be making some changes at the end of January 2008. The Conservative Starting Out Portfolio will be closed. This will allow us to focus more of our attention on the free Starting Out Portfolio that use to be named the Aggressive Portfolio. We are also changing the Premium conservative Portfolio to focus on key sectors, following a sector rotation strategy to beat the market.
Our Starting Out Portfolio is designed for anyone starting out to build wealth. Beginning each year with $10,000 in capital it is designed to help you learn how to invest and trade without risking substantial capital. Access to these portfolio is free to anyone and we hope you take advantage of the opportunity to learn how to invest and trade, as well as make some money. The trades for the Starting Portfolio are posted at the end of the day after the market closes. Complete results for 2006 and 2007 Starting Out Portfolios please see the links on the left of this page. Keep in mind that only Premium Members receive email notification of trades.
I expect the market to move lower over the next several weeks. If the opportunity presents itself, I will look to go short. Otherwise, will remain in cash and have money ready to buy some good companies at lower prices when this pull back hits support and starts to move up.
Starting Out Portfolios
These selections are for demonstration purposes only and should not be considered as recommendations. Please consult your financial advisor before committing your capital.
This portfolio is designed for those who have $10,000 or less to invest or who want to test this approach for themselves before committing more capital. We select the stocks for the Investing Portfolio using our established discipline that seeks balance growth with proper capital management. We may also include special situation stocks if we find a company that is worthy of consideration. Such companies will be identified as such. These selections are for demonstration purposes only and should not be considered as recommendations. Please consult your financial advisor before committing your capital.
Most Recent Trades, Stop Adjustments and Notices (Our Premium Portfolio Members receive email announcements of these action and they are provided with an in depth explanation of my rationale for each trade to help them learn and apply Trading Online Market's principles.)
Most Recent Trades and Stop Adjustments
Date
Trade Action
1/23/08
Sell 20 shares of SDS at the target of 68 generating a $78 profit or 6.1%.
1/17/08
Buy 20 shares of Proshares Ultra Short S&P 500 (SDS) at 64.105 (the high of the day to account for slippage and commissions). The first target is 68 and the trailing stop is 11%.
1/15/08
Sell 20 shares of DIG @ 99.70.
12/6/07
Buy 20 shares of DIG @ 109.35 (the high of the day to cover slippage and commissions). First target is 121 with a 93.03 initial stop.
7/3/07
Raise the stop on EMC to 16.05.
6/4/07
Buy 100 shares of EMC @ 17.24 (the high of the day to cover slippage and commissions. First target is 20 with a 15.23 initial stop.
Starting Out Portfolio - starting capital
$10,000
Dividend, not included in gain
1/24/2008
Unrealized
Realized
Symbol
Trade Date
Buy Price*
Shares
Capital Invested
Current Price
Stop Loss
Target
Gain / (Loss)
Gain / (Loss) %
Sell Date
Sell Price
Shares sold
Gain / (Loss)
Gain / (Loss) %
Open
EMC
06/04/07
17.24
100
$ 1,724
16.23
19.83
25.00
$ (101)
-5.9%
0.0%
DBA
01/11/08
36.65
30
$ 1,100
35.05
31.19
41.00
$ (48)
-4.4%
0.0%
Closed
SDS
01/17/08
64.10
20
Sold
56.71
68.00
1/23/07
68.00
20
$ 78
6.1%
DIG
12/06/07
109.35
20
Sold
93.95
121.00
1/15/07
99.70
20
$ (193)
-8.8%
Capital Invested
$ 2,824
$ (149)
-1.5%
$ (115)
-1.2%
Capital Available
$ 7,062
Current Portfolio Value
$ 9,736
Portfolio Performance YTD
-2.6%
Portfolio Performance CUM, since Jan 2006
27.3%
*High of trade day (chosen to help cover slippage and commissions)
S&P 500 YTD
-8.65%
Conservative Portfolio
Most Recent Trades, Stop Adjustments and Notices (Our Premium Portfolio Members receive email announcements of these action and they are provided with an in depth explanation of my rationale for each trade to help them learn and apply Trading Online Market's principles.)
Most Recent Trades and Stop Adjustments
Date
Trade Action
11/29/07
Buy 50 shares of Utilities Select SPDR (XLU) at 42.75 (the high of the day to cover slippage and commissions). First target is 48 with the initial stop trailing 7% of the bid price.
8/7/07
Buy 50 shares of DVY at 69.54 (the high of the day to cover slippage and commissions). Target is 75 and initial stop is 65.43.
Conservative Portfolio - starting capital
$10,000
Dividend, not included in gain
1/8/2008
Unrealized
Realized
Trade
Buy
Capital
Current
Stop
Gain/
Gain/
Sell Date
Sell
Shares
Gain/
Gain/
Symbol
Date
Price*
Shares
Invested
Price
Loss
Target
(Loss)
(Loss) %
Price
sold
(Loss)
(Loss) %
Open
DVY
08/07/07
69.87
50
$ 3,494
61.13
65.43
75.00
$ (437)
-12.5%
0.0%
DVY
01/03/08
$ 31.32
XLU
11/29/07
42.75
50
$ 2,138
43.24
40.39
48.00
$ 25
1.1%
0.0%
Closed
Capital Invested
$ 5,631
$ (412)
-4.1%
$ 31.32
$ -
0.0%
Capital Available
$ 4,369
Current Portfolio Value
$ 9,588
Portfolio Performance YTD
-4.1%
Portfolio Performance CUM, since Jan 2006
2.8%
*High of trade day (chosen to help cover slippage and commissions)
S&P 500 YTD
-5.32%
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