Hi EZ, this is the wrong thread to be posting this as this is my public account, but in answer to your question, the 50% per year is nothing more than a goal, and actually on the low end of what I expect. My short trades didn't perform well the first couple months of this year because of the big rally in equities, and this cut into my overall ETF profits. The past couple months they have done better with the increase in volatility. My last three TNA/TZA trades are currently up around 30%, so you can see that there is a lot to gain in a short period when everything is "clicking".