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| Author: Mike Celeste | | Editor: Tony Ponzo | | December Circulation: |
Stat Sheet Week Ending December 3rd 2005
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| Changes | Weekly | November |
| Indexes | Points | Percent | Points | Percent |
| Dow | -54.1 | -0.0% | -129.0 | +1.2% |
| S&P | -3.2 | 0.0% | -22.0 | -1.8% |
| NAS | +10.3 | 0.0% | -32.0 | +1.5% |
| Splitmaster Strategies |
| Basic | ...................... | +9.2% |
| Big Dipper | ...................... | +10.2% |
| Option Calls | ...................... | +88.0% |
| Option Puts | ...................... | +83.0% |
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Highlight of this past week
TRID hit the magic 100% gain on the calls, 81% on the puts and the stock made a great 16% profit, all in less than a month.
In this Issue---- SplitMaster Basic System--Biggest monthly gain of the year
- SplitMaster Big Dipper System--A solid month
- Options--Make hay while the sun shines
- S+P 500 --Waiting, waiting
- Auto Trading Program - Doing great!
- The Quest--Goal:Turning $1,000 into $1,000,000 in 10 years.--Warning notice
- Chart Indicator--Rolling along
- Split comments--How many for Dec.?
- New Option Testing--Not a loss yet.
- Tip of the Week--Cramer via Kathryn
- Economy Reports and Commentary--No complaints
- Today's Thought.
SplitMaster Basic System---
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As we kept mentioning, November was supposed to be historically good for investing. I'll say it was. The Basic System had its best month of the year, making a net gain of 9.17% for the month, or 157% annualized. That's the power of grinding it out, and we were glad we planned for nice profits. Don't forget, December is the next best month, and it got off to a roaring start on Dec. 1. I don't think any of us will object to a month similar to November. The yearly figure bounced up to a net gain of 39.7%, barely ahead of the Big Dipper figure, but lots more plays.
Big Dipper System---
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A good solid figure for the BD system, showing a net gain of 10.2% for the month. That pushed the yearly total to 38.6% and we don't sneeze at those figures.
Options---
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The option figures have become so attractive that some non-members and non-readers say that they are too good to be true. We are very proud of our figures and defy anyone to prove they are bogus. All the nay-sayers in the world can say that stock splits don't make profits and that option results in triple digits don't exist---we prove them WRONG and you team members keep telling us that we are RIGHT, as you are making such great returns on your money. We are in the best months of the year, and want to make hay while the sun shines. We have another great winner sitting in the wings--up to this point--HOLX. We have a few days left before sell date, and we would be happy to hold the present price, but we will carry this one out to sell date.
S+P 500 Options---
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This system is a very selective one for us, so we are waiting for the next opportunity to start a play. The last one happened so quickly that we couldn't resist getting out of the position early. This is the system that has never had a loss (knock, again, on wood) and we would like to carry this on.
Auto Trading Program - Doing great!
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Our new Auto Trading prgram is growing and making a lot of members excited. If you are interested in an easier, faster way of trading the SplitMaster strategies, with a low commission structure, send us an email with your questions to Contactus
The Quest---
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We need to stress a point about The Quest. THIS IS NOT A SYSTEM. I'm making some picks and attempting to show what can be done starting with $1,000 and trying to double it each year. I am cherry-picking, which is something we strongly advise against in all of our systems. To make my point, you can see that most of the option plays of this year are not in The Quest results. If they were, the results would naturally be a whole lot higher--just using the November figures from options in the various systems. Don't get me wrong---I have managed to go from $1,000 to over $4,000 in the first year, while the goal was to reach $2,000 or double our start. Cherry-picking made profits, but not as much. Because of this we are not going to publish an advance notice on what we invest in--it isn't fair to our other systems. We will, though, post the play the same day it is made. Again, we have this posted in an odd place at present (temporary)--on the Past Options page, scrolling down a bit.
Chart Indicator---
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The Indicator, as expected with such a great month as November's, continues to be in a positive position.
Stock Split Comments---
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We like to give a little advance notice near the beginning of the month on how many splits are coming up. For Dec., at this point, we have 4 Basic system plays and 4 additional Big Dipper potentials (3-2 splitters) in the wings, starting with 2 new Big Dippers today.
New Option Testing---
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The two programs have been doing very well, with one being a simple system and one being difficult and really only for very experienced option traders. The easy one--The Pattern/Probability system doesn't have a permanent site location yet, but currently it is on the Past Big Dipper page, scrolling down a bit to find it. At this point, we haven't had a loss by closing date and we remain excited about it.
Our other option system is that which involves credit spreads. Tony closed out 2 profitable spreads this past week. WFT and CAM were 2 that made nice gains. We're trying to figure out how to get it posted--or emailed. The spreads are not easy to get executed, and the opportunity comes and goes. However, they have worked out well, and the nice feature is that you can make a gain if the stock goes up or down--but not staying the same. We feel this system is actually fairly conservative, especially when considering the investment involved.
Tip of the Week---
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Our sharp team member, Kathryn, spotted a great website that keeps track of our good friend, Mr. Jim Cramer. I took a fairly good look at the site, but just didn't have the time to properly analyze to see if there is a system in either jumping in on his picks immediately or waiting a few days to see if the stocks settle down, or a time frame afterward for getting out. At any rate, this is the site for following Jim. Thanks very much, Kathryn. Here is the site.
http://wizard.ozsoft.com/newshist/topanalysts.asp
The Economy---
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Almost all the economic news was to the positive side this past week, and has been, so we have no complaints. The real estate market turned in some interesting figures. Home resales were down, and one report said there were so many houses on the market that it was a 20 year high for inventory. On the other hand, new houses sold at a 13 year hi rate. We keep predicting that prices will come down, not stay the same.
Today's Thought---
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Why does a slight tax increase cost you two hundred dollars and substantial tax cut saves you thirty cents?
Mike
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