Recent Q&A: When you purchase 5000 shares of a stock.....are you putting in a order to buy 5000 shares or are you buying 25% of the 5000 shares on down days of th...MoreTop Picks Portfolio: Buy/Sell Rules in Action Use Our Trading Rules to Maximize Portfolio Gains| Portfolio Requirements | LONG Rules | SHORT Rules | - Stock Holdings: Maximum 20
- Starting Portfolio: $200,000
- Margin Used: 0%
- Stop-Loss: 7% (Longs), 5% (Shorts)
- Profit Target: 25% (Longs), 15% (Shorts)
- Pyramid Position: 100%
| - Buy GSA Top Picks
- Pyramid: Buy more shares on stocks moving up
- Repurchase recently stopped out candidates
- Sell at -7% stop-loss
- Hold for at least 8 weeks unless stopped out
- Sell at +25% or hold high-fliers for longer-term play
- Sell on support/resistance trailing stop-loss violation
- Other exit criteria on extended stocks
| - Short when SPY below 200-day MA
- Short stocks below 50-day MA or 200-day MA, showing poor accumulation/distribution
- Stocks trending down, over-owned by institutions
- Pyramid: Short more shares on stocks moving down
- Cover at -5% stop-loss
- Hold for at least 4 weeks unless stopped out
- Sell quickly at +15%
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Performance of the GSA Top Picks Portfolio - Since April 12, 2004
Performance measured at close of each trading day only. Intra-day price swings are ignored. Past performance not representative of future returns |
| Description (LONG Top Picks) | Count | Avg Hold Period | Avg Return | Links | | 31% Of Stocks Were Closed At A Profit | 90 | 89.2 days | 27.3% | View Details | | 69% Of Stocks Were Closed At A Loss | 199 | 23.4 days | -9.6% | View Details | | Stocks In Current LONG Portfolio | 6 | -- | -- | View Details |
| Description (SHORT Positions) | Count | Avg Hold Period | Avg Return | Links | | 45% Of Stocks Were Closed At A Profit | 65 | 89.2 days | 19.2% | View Details | | 55% Of Stocks Were Closed At A Loss | 78 | 23.4 days | -8.2% | View Details | | Stocks In Current SHORT Portfolio | 0 | -- | -- | View Details |
Total LONG Top Picks + SHORT Portfolio Return: 101.49%Total NASDAQ Return: 14.67%
(Period 2004-04-12 thru 2010-03-11.Assumptions Made in Calculating Trading System Returns
1. Prices used are from the close of each trading day. The next day's open price, at which you buy or sell, will differ from the previous day's close.
2. Bid-ask spreads and transaction costs are ignored.
3. Minor dividends on short positions have been ignored. Similarly, interest on long cash positions has been ignored.
4. Start date was April 12, 2004. Returns would have been different for other start dates.
5. It is assumed that the past is exactly like the future. We all know that isn't true. | Current LONG Top Picks and SHORT Portfolio |
Trading signals are generated based on the above buy/sell trading rules. As with any system, confirm the chart pattern before initiating new purchases. Depending on portfolio needs and market conditions, GSA may or may not take positions based on these signals. The signals are updated daily by 7:00p Eastern, to put in use the next trading day.
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