Intrepid_Timer
Well-known member
1st quarter results:
TSP: 6.85% (on pace for the upper end of my yearly 12-24% goal, check)
UPRO/TLT: 21.22% (on pace for my yearly goal of 50-75%, check) This is the pairing that I recommend for most subscribers as you are never actually short anything so it takes out a lot of the volatility that happens with using 3X short ETFs during a raging bull market and has been most consistent the last few years.
Long/Short 3X ETFs that I track daily on my commentaries (there are many others that one can use):
TNA/TZA: 28.52% (goal of doubling my return for the year, check)
FAS/FAZ: 35.01% (goal of doubling my return for the year, check)
ERX/ERY: 34.88% (goal of doubling my return for the year, check)
These are 2X mutual funds that I track and are much easier to trade than ETFs as they trade much like our TSP funds except that you have a 3pm ET cutoff time and you aren't limited to just 2 IFTs per month:
UAPIX/UCPIX: 20.17% (annual goal of 50-75%, check)
UNPIX/UXPIX: 1.93% (annual goal of 50-75%, ummm, lagging badly). I'm considering switching these out with another pairing as these are international funds and there is a reason I DO NOT trade the I fund.
All in all, it's looking good to achieve my goals for the year and these trades are all documented each day (accountability). See you in three months with the next update.
TSP: 6.85% (on pace for the upper end of my yearly 12-24% goal, check)
UPRO/TLT: 21.22% (on pace for my yearly goal of 50-75%, check) This is the pairing that I recommend for most subscribers as you are never actually short anything so it takes out a lot of the volatility that happens with using 3X short ETFs during a raging bull market and has been most consistent the last few years.
Long/Short 3X ETFs that I track daily on my commentaries (there are many others that one can use):
TNA/TZA: 28.52% (goal of doubling my return for the year, check)
FAS/FAZ: 35.01% (goal of doubling my return for the year, check)
ERX/ERY: 34.88% (goal of doubling my return for the year, check)
These are 2X mutual funds that I track and are much easier to trade than ETFs as they trade much like our TSP funds except that you have a 3pm ET cutoff time and you aren't limited to just 2 IFTs per month:
UAPIX/UCPIX: 20.17% (annual goal of 50-75%, check)
UNPIX/UXPIX: 1.93% (annual goal of 50-75%, ummm, lagging badly). I'm considering switching these out with another pairing as these are international funds and there is a reason I DO NOT trade the I fund.
All in all, it's looking good to achieve my goals for the year and these trades are all documented each day (accountability). See you in three months with the next update.