10 Jun 2016
When the model siwtches signals, do I buy the 3-times etfs? And if a neutral pick happens, do I sell them?
... wishes to take when the model switches signals. Aggressive investors may go 100% long a 3-times ETF such as TYH or ... neutral signal, 100% long NASDAQ Composite or TYH on a buy signal, and 100% short NASDAQ Composite or TYH on a sell signal. For timing model ...
09 May 2011
What are typical drawdowns I can experience in a 3-times ETF?
... a 3-times ETF. ETFs that carry higher volatility among 3-times ETFs may experience larger drops, such as -15%. From the time the model issues a buy or sell signal, fail ...
19 Sep 2011
I was late buying an ETF when the model switched signals. Now that the price of the ETF is back to where it was, can I buy now?
... stocks where the risk can be greater if the price/volume action when it pulls ... you are being offered a second chance to buy the stock at the same price, it ... that makes the ETF return to its original price could make the model switch signals, but until it ...
03 Oct 2014
I did not sell my ETFs when the Market Direction Model switched signals.
A CASH/NEUTRAL signal means one could either sell their positions outright, or ... of exiting the respective ETF at the time the change in signal occurred. If one is still in ... hold onto it but scale out should their ETF hit lower prices. How one scales out ...
22 Jun 2010
What are the weaknesses of the model?
... started buying such stocks, overriding the sell signal from my model. Fortunately, such times are extremely rare. Ultimately, let the stocks tell you what to do. If ...
22 Jun 2010
Why has the Dr K MDM systematic model done so much better over the long 35 year time frame from 1974 to 2009 compared to the last few years?
... best ETFs would be the 2-times QID/QLD and the 3-times TYH/TYP or TQQQ/SQQQ. See the discussion on the returns the model ... % long on buy signal, 100% short on sell, 100% cash on neutral]: Nasdaq Composite $1 becomes TYH (3x ETF) $1 becomes 3/12 Buy 1426 1.21 ...
26 Aug 2012
Should I expect returns similar to those achieved by the model?
... -times ETFs such as QQQQ/PSQ. We will provide ETF suggestions for 1-times, 2-times, and 3x-times ETFs by email each time the model issues a buy or a sell signal ...
16 Nov 2010
Why did you not include TYH in your recently suggested ETFs since you use it as a 3-times proxy for the NASDAQ Composite?
... in 2009, as opposed to many other 3-times ETFs which were not trading then such as ... Composite. In terms of the current signal, the ETFs we listed are the ones we believe ... be bought but may slightly underperform the 3-times ETFs we listed on a risk/reward basis ...
15 Sep 2010
Do you trade the market timing model just for ETFs, or do you also use it for stocks?
... 3-times the Russell Technology 1000 and is a relatively good proxy for 3-times the NASDAQ Composite. In fact, my Market Direction Model ... as the 3-times technology ETF TYH, going 100% long on buy, 100% short on sell, and 100% cash on a neutral signal. Such ...
11 May 2011
What do you recommend for stop loss limits on 3x index ETFs like TZA. Typical 8% or do you need to give it more room?
... sell signal issued by the model. The model tends to lose 2% or less on the NASDAQ Composite if the signal proves false, thus for a 3-times ETF ...