| The VectorVest RealTime Derby appeared to be | | | | combines the Percent Winning Days, the Percent |
| very first proven during the New York Traders Expo | | | | Winning Trades and Maximum Drawdown Percentage |
| in February 2009. This comes with happen to be an | | | | into a single item called the Efficiency Factor. |
| fantastic and fascinating approach ever ended up | | | | Is 18.92 any good? Well it's not bad, but the next |
| being. More than that, it also has established to be an | | | | biggest gainer is "Thornton's Thunder," which had a |
| extraordinary resource of information and facts. | | | | Total Gain of 49.23% and has an Efficiency of 24.84. |
| In a day-to-day basis, it monitors and also displays | | | | From what I can see, Thornton's Thunder had the |
| the results of 185 10-stock portfolios tick-by-tick | | | | best combination of Total Gain Percent and Efficiency |
| through the point in time the market starts up until it | | | | during that particular up wave. |
| ends at 4:00 PM. With the Derby, you will discover | | | | Interesting. What Strategy had the best Efficiency |
| completely no issue discovering what is actually going | | | | over that time period? "Great Stocks," with an |
| on in the market place and today was no distinct. | | | | Efficiency Factor of 32.06, but it had a Total Gain of |
| The major indexes opened sharply lower, however , | | | | only 3.96%. So it seems that there's a trade-off |
| the Derby has been exhibiting Bullish approaches as | | | | between Total Gain and Efficiency. |
| the greatest gainers in early trading. | | | | Of course there is, we've seen it over and over |
| The leading Strategy was "Best Performers > | | | | again. The most effective Strategies, those that give |
| $1.00." I clicked on the performance bar to see which | | | | the highest gains, are those which return volatile, |
| stocks were in the portfolio and saw that | | | | low-priced stocks and the most efficient Strategies, |
| Power-One, PWER, had gapped up about 20% at | | | | those that produce relatively modest gains, are those |
| the open and it wasn't pulling back. I took a look at | | | | which return less volatile, higher-priced stocks. That's |
| its one-year graph and saw that this stock was | | | | no surprise, but is it possible to use the RealTime |
| trading at about $1.30 per share last September and | | | | Derby to find Strategies that will be both effective |
| it's now over $12. Did I miss a good stock here? | | | | and efficient? Yes, I believe so. Next week I'll report |
| Sure I missed the early moves, but the stock still | | | | some surprising things I discovered by using the Tote |
| looks interesting to me. It has gapped higher on high | | | | Board and The Efficiency Factor. |
| volume several times since last September and | | | | EFFICIENT PERFORMERS. |
| certainly looks like it's going higher. I bought some. | | | | The Price of the VectorVest Composite hit a low |
| Then I opened the Tote Board. This tool is my | | | | point on July 6th; then shot higher for several days. |
| favorite part of the Derby. It shows the cumulative | | | | It was time to go long. When would you have gone |
| performance of all the Strategies over any time | | | | long and what Strategy would you have chosen? |
| period since August 18, 2009. The calendar for | | | | Let's see what Mr. Jerry D'Ambrosio did to make his |
| selecting the beginning and end dates of the test | | | | selections. Visit the VectorVest University to see this |
| periods was updated recently to show the C/Up and | | | | week's "Strategy of the Week" presentation: |
| C/Dn dates given by our Market Timing System. For | | | | "Efficient Performers." |
| example, the best performing Strategy for the | | | | MANAGING THE MONEY MAKER. |
| Upwave which started on 02/19/10 and ended on 05 | | | | Last week, we illustrated three trades on selling |
| 07/10 was none other than "El Cheapo Cheapos," | | | | Covered Calls which were based on using the Options |
| with a Total Gain of 51.95%. | | | | Rate of Return tool and the "Optionable 2x4s" |
| Are you kidding me? What kind of record does it | | | | Strategy. Two of the trades were profitable, one |
| have? Well along with its terrific gain, it had 62% | | | | was not. None of the trades were managed. This |
| Winning Days, 42% Winning Trades, a Maximum | | | | week we will illustrate how all of these trades would |
| Drawdown of 27.43% and an Efficiency of 18.92. An | | | | have been profitable, had we used the portfolio |
| Efficiency of 18.92, what's that all about? It's | | | | management guidelines given in the PayDay Portfolio |
| something that VectorVest calculates which | | | | Report. |