Bill Rempel, a.k.a. NO DooDahs!

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Entries for February, 2007

February 2007 Returns

Returns as of February 28, 2007.
1 Month –2.3%
3 Month +2.7%
6 Month +5.7%
12 Month +15.7%
2007 Year to Date +1.3%
Inception +40.8%
Annualized Inception +19.6%
I’ve had server issues off and on today, so rather than display the position reports as PNG files, I will display them in text. That way, when the site’s up I can post this […]

Predictive Modeling and Data Bombs

I was asked in a comment if the selloff on Tuesday changed the predictive model output. Yes, it did, the model flashed very strong “buy” and “safety” signals after Tuesday’s close, meaning very good chances of strong returns and a very small chance of a 5% further decline from the close of Tuesday 2/27. […]

The “Good Data” Plan

[server issues - this post is delayed]
Based on the initial reaction to GDP by the futures, I’m betting, for this morning, at least, that we’ll stabilize near here and rebound by the close. The good-lookin’, good-cookin’ Wifeykins will be watching the market and may place orders during the day, if so, I’ll put the fills […]

Blood On The Street!

It was a painful day for the equity longs, myself included. The index has knocked out all of its gains for 2007, and the day knocked out most of mine, too. Ouch! That’s gonna leave a mark! If you’re still on the sidelines, maybe this is what you’ve been waiting […]

Execution Bomb

OK, so I place an order to sell DDM market on open and I check in 20 minutes after trading starts, and the order is STILL OPEN? Color me PO’ed. Rather than ditch at the bottom, I cancelled the order. I hate doing this, because I really want to have 100% of […]