Week of 18 December to 25 December 2016

[blygh]

The morning line 

Rider	Horse	Open	Latest	G/L	%	Stop		Rank
1        Tiarra	NEOGshort	63.71	63.49	-0.22	+0.35%			3
2            Ira	GDXshort	19.17	19.08	-0.90	+0.47%			2
Spiderman	EPZM	11.45	11.70	+0.25	+2.18%			1
4     SD	EW	91.31	91.48	+0.17	+0.19%	87.00		4
5  RealDeal	GIS	63.54	63.06	-0.48	-0.76%			6
6   Blygh	JWNshort	50.40	50.84	+0.44	-0.87%			7
Market	SPY	225.25	225.53	+0.28	+0.12%			5
8	QQQ	119.74	120.09	+0.35	+0.29%

The arachnoid anthropoid (aka Spiderman) is first out of the starting gate 

[sd]

and the line up looked like this Intraday- 1/2 the pack is short- Blygh, IRA, Tiarra- The rest of us are just filled with Christmas rally cheer and Optimistically LONG!

[blygh]

Into the far turn  

Rider	Horse	Open	Latest	G/L	%	Stop		Rank
1        Tiarra	NEOGshort	63.71	63.03	-0.68	+1.07%			2
2            Ira	GDXshort	19.17	19.13	-0.04	+0.21%			4
Spiderman	EPZM	11.45	12.00	+0.55	+4.80%			1
4     SD	EW	91.31	90.87	-0.44	-0.48%	87.00		5
5  RealDeal	GIS	63.54	61.45	-2.09	-3.29%			7
6   Blygh	JWNshort	50.40	51.77	+1.37	-2.72%			6
Market	SPY	225.25	226.40	+1.15	+0.51%			3
8	QQQ	119.74	120.55	+0.80	+0.67%

Spiderman lengthens his lead while Tiarra moves up into second 

[blygh]

Around the clubhouse turn and into the homestretch

Rider	Horse	Open	Latest	G/L	%	Stop		Rank
1        Tiarra	NEOGshort	63.71	65.42	+1.71	-2.68%			7
2            Ira	GDXshort	19.17	19.07	-0.10	+0.52%			4
Spiderman	EPZM	11.45	11.70	+0.25	+2.18%			2
4     SD	EW	91.31	91.80	+0.49	+0.54%	87.00		3
5  RealDeal	GIS	63.54	62.46	-1.08	-1.70%			6
6   Blygh	JWNshort	50.40	48.24	-2.16	+4.29%			1
Market	SPY	225.25	225.38	+0.13	+0.06%			5
8	QQQ	119.74	120.12	+0.37	+0.31%

Blygh goes to the whip and opens up a two length lead  

[realdeal]

Blygh can you put as my default pick UGAZ (LONG)

I'll see everyone next year, have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year!

[sd]

RD, While i wish you a Merry Christmas as well, You've been sippin' the Nog a bit early if UGAZ - a 3x is your default-
select a 1x to stay within the guidelines of being unleveraged- or the 3x results get reduced by 1/3...... :)SD
rules are such a bummer!

[realdeal]

SD, I wish I was LOL... thanks for the heads up, ya but its ETN... alright alright.. can't go long the dollar (UUP) or short U.S. Treasuries (TBT) ummm... RS (LONG)

[blygh]

Hmmm I seem to have lost Wednesday's tote board - sorry about that - not sure how it happened. 
Anyway - Merry Christmas, Kwanzz, Hanukkah , Saturnalia, Winter solstice    - Blygh

[sd]

I think ETF, ETN's are all fine as long as they are not leveraged -funds. TBT is an Ultra, but i do not think UUP is leveraged- so it should be allowed- web site doesn't mention leverage near as i can tell. Nice graphics guys! Christmas cheer!
www.invesco.com/portal/site/us/financial-professional/etfs/product-detail?productId=uup

[tiarra]

blygh, I had never heard of Saturnalia before.

I love the red Christmas trees. Pass the eggnog, cheers!

[sd]

Like Tiarra, i had never heard of it before either! - Sheltered life back in the early years being raised a strict Catholic no doubt ! "http://www.historytoday.com/matt-salusbury/did-romans-invent-christmas

[sd]

I'll take EW at today's close for the next week!SD

[sd]

( Had sent it pre-close 3:56 - Is that still in effect? ).
Blygh, any further thoughts on tracking/competing with a long term portfolio?
And Merry Christmas ALL!

[sd]

HERE'S HOW THEY FINISHED! BLYGH BUYS! MERRY CHRISTMAS!all charts being added

[blygh]

The morning line 

Rider	Horse	Open	Latest	G/L	%	Stop		Rank
1        Tiarra	NEOGshort	63.71	66.57	+2.86	-4.49%			7
2            Ira	GDXshort	19.17	19.34	+0.17	-0.89%			5
Spiderman	EPZM	11.45	11.75	+0.30	+2.62%			3
4     SD	EW	91.31	93.00	+1.60	+2.66%	87.00		2
5  RealDeal	GIS	63.54	62.16	-1.38	-2.17%			6
6   Blygh	JWNshort	50.40	48.75	-1.65	+3.27%			1
Market	SPY	225.25	225.71	+0.46	+0.20%			4
8	QQQ	119.74	120.20	+0.46	+0.38%

Blygh for the win -  a nose and nose second place