Here is how each of editor Steven Poser's recommendations
have performed since he began issuing trades for The
ETF Authority in November 2002. To view historical
returns prior to the period shown, please click on the links below.
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| Type |
Security
Name |
Sym. |
Recom
Date |
Entry
Date |
Entry
Price
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Exit
Date |
Exit
Price
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% Return
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| Short |
Broadband HOLDR |
BDH |
Jan.
12 |
Jan. 12 |
$15.80 |
Jan. 16 |
$16.40 |
-3.8% |
| Short |
Broadband HOLDR |
BDH |
Jan.
26 |
Jan. 26 |
$16.65 |
Feb. 2 |
$16.98 |
-2.0% |
| Long |
QQQ June 04 $36 put options |
QQQRJ |
Feb.
16 |
Feb. 18 |
$1.45 |
Feb. 24 |
$1.95 |
+34.5% |
| Short |
Semiconductor HOLDR |
SMH |
Feb.
9 |
Feb. 19 |
$43.70 |
Mar. 16 |
$38.98 |
+10.8% |
| Long |
Consumer Disc. SPDR |
XLY |
Mar.
8 |
Mar. 10 |
$31.75 |
Mar. 15 |
$30.75 |
-3.1% |
| Short |
Russell 2000 iShares |
IWM |
Mar.
15 |
Mar. 29 |
$116.75 |
Apr. 8 |
$121.09 |
-3.7% |
| Long |
Broadband HOLDR |
BDH |
Apr.
5 |
Apr. 7 |
$16.50 |
Apr. 16 |
$15.82 |
-4.1% |
| Short |
Nasdaq-100 Trust |
QQQ |
Apr.
19 |
Apr. 23 |
$37.08 |
May 13 |
$35.06 |
+5.4% |
| Long |
Russell 1000 Value iShares |
IWD |
May
10 |
May 10 |
$57.14 |
July 23 |
$58.34 |
+2.6% |
|
| Short |
July QQQ 38 Call
Options |
QQQGL |
June
7 |
June 7 |
$0.45 |
June 23 |
$0.25 |
+44.4% |
| Short |
July QQQ 34 Put
Options |
QAVSH |
June
7 |
June 7 |
$0.35 |
June 23 |
$0.10 |
+71.4% |
| Combined |
Short 38/34 Straddle |
June
7 |
June 7 |
$0.80 |
June 23 |
$0.35 |
+56.3% |
|
| Short |
Brazil iShares |
EWZ |
June 14 |
June 23 |
$14.25 |
July 2 |
$15.00 |
-5.3% |
| Short |
Japan iShares |
EWJ |
June
28 |
July 7 |
$10.02 |
Oct. 4 |
$10.05 |
-0.3% |
| Long |
Financial SPDR |
XLF |
July
26 |
July 26 |
$27.70 |
Sept. 7 |
$29.50 |
+6.5% |
|
| Short |
Real Estate |
IYR |
Aug.
9 |
Aug. 9 |
$102.40 |
Sept. 16 |
$108.50 |
-6.0% |
| Long |
Cons. Staples |
XLP |
Aug.
9 |
Aug. 9 |
$21.74 |
Sept. 16 |
$22.08 |
+1.6% |
| Combined |
Short 80
IYR, Long 400 XLP |
Aug.
9 |
Aug. 9 |
|
Sept. 16 |
|
-2.2% |
|
| Long |
Tech. SPDR |
XLK |
Aug.
16 |
Aug. 16 |
$18.18 |
Sept. 21 |
$19.50 |
+7.3% |
| Short |
Brazil iShares |
EWZ |
Aug.
30 |
Sept. 2 |
$17.05 |
Sept. 16 |
$17.81 |
-4.5% |
| Short |
Oct. 88 Call Options |
TLT |
Sept.
13 |
Sept. 13 |
$0.55 |
Sept. 16 |
$1.00 |
-81.8% |
|
| Long |
Dec. 88 Put Options |
TLT |
Sept.
27 |
Sept. 28 |
$1.60 |
Nov. 23 |
$0.60 |
-62.5% |
| Short |
Dec. 86 Put Options |
TLT |
Sept.
27 |
Sept. 28 |
$0.80 |
Nov. 23 |
$0.20 |
+75.0% |
| Combined |
Long Bear Spread on
TLT |
|
Sept.
27 |
Sept. 28 |
$0.80 |
Nov. 23 |
$0.70 |
-12.5% |
|
| Short |
S&P 500 SPDR |
SPY |
Sept.
20 |
Sept. 30 |
$112.50 |
Nov. 12 |
$119.00 |
-5.8% |
| Long |
Consumer Staples |
XLP |
Oct.
4 |
Oct. 8 |
$21.70 |
Oct. 25 |
$21.25 |
-2.1% |
| Short |
Software HOLDR |
SWH |
Oct.
11 |
Oct. 18 |
$37.10 |
Nov. 1 |
$38.25 |
-3.1% |
| Short |
Natural Resources iShares |
IGE |
Oct.
18 |
Oct. 27 |
$128.90 |
Nov. 24 |
$133.00 |
-3.2% |
| Short |
Semiconductor HOLDR |
SMH |
Oct.
25 |
Oct. 25 |
$30.98 |
Oct. 27 |
$32.25 |
-4.1% |
| Long |
Pharmaceutical HOLDR |
PPH |
Nov.
1 |
Nov. 1 |
$69.00 |
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* Please note that the above table is
updated once per week on Saturday. As such, open trades that have been
closed in the current week may not yet be reflected in the chart.
Similarly, the table will not list newly-initiated trades opened during
the current week.
Historical Returns...
Inception -- March 2003
March -- June
2003
July -- September 2003
October -- December 2003
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Steven Poser
Editor
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