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Investing Update for November 2025

November 29, 2025

My switch to using RealTest just under a year ago has been very successful. I have developed over 20 strategies that trade US and Canadian stocks and ETFs. So far,...

Investing Update for the Week Ending September 06, 2025

September 6, 2025

It's very early days, but the trading strategies that I developed earlier this year are performing as well as the back tests indicated they would. I have recently created six...

Investing Update for the Week Ending August 22, 2025

August 23, 2025

My ETF weekly strategy fell by 0.93% this past week and is now 100% allocated to EFA. I do not have an allocation to my ETF strategy, as I am...

Investing Update for the Week Ending August 15, 2025

August 16, 2025

My weekly ETF system had another positive week with a gain of 0.49%. It remains 100% allocated to QQQ. The suite of strategies that I developed in RealTest continued to...

Investing Update for the Week Ending August 08, 2025

August 9, 2025

My ETF system had a great week with a gain of 3.73%. It remains 100% allocated to QQQ. I am now trading multiple strategies, which are noted below the chart...

Investing Update for the Week Ending August 01, 2025

August 3, 2025

My ETF system had a gain for the week at the close on Thursday, but with Friday's sharp decline, it closed down 2.21% compared to a loss on the week...

Investing Update for the Week Ending July 25, 2025

July 26, 2025

My ETF model had a good week with a gain of 0.91%. It remains 100% allocated to QQQ. I have developed and am now trading short strategies for US and...

Investing Update for the Week Ending July 18, 2025

July 19, 2025

My ETF system is 100% allocated to QQQ. The bad news is that my ETF system has performed poorly so far this year. The good news is trading strategies that...

Investing Update for The Week Ending July 11, 2025

July 12, 2025

Weak markets led to my ETF system and the 60/40 portfolio declining by 0.54% and 0.35% respectively this past week. My system is now 100% allocated to EFA. I began...

Investing Update for the Week Ending July 04, 2025

July 5, 2025

My weekly ETF system has struggled recently, so I occasionally zoom out and look at the chart of its performance since 2010. Over the long haul, the strategy has performed...

Multi-Strategy Traders Always Have a Strategy That Sucks

June 29, 2025

I began using RealTest in December and now trade some of the strategies that I developed with it. The chart below shows the equity curves for two of my mean...

Investing Update for the Week Ending June 27, 2025

June 28, 2025

As Meb Faber has said, if you have a diversified portfolio there is always something to hate. My ETF system is currently sitting at roughly the same level it was...

Investing Update for the Week Ending June 20, 2025

June 21, 2025

It was a poor week for my ETF momentum trading system which fell by 1.58% versus a flat week for the 60/40 portfolio. The table below provides current allocations for...

Investing Update for the Week Ending June 13, 2025

June 13, 2025

My weekly ETF momentum trading system gained 0.69% this week compared to a loss of 0.04% for the 60/40 portfolio. Given what is happening in the world, it may be...

Investing Update for the Week Ending June 06, 2025

June 7, 2025

Both my ETF system and the 60/40 portfolio posted solid gains this past week of 1.05% and 0.91% respectively. My system is now 100% allocated to AGG (iShares Core US...

Investing Update for the Week Ending May 30, 2025

May 31, 2025

My ETF system gained 0.88% this past week compared to the 60/40 portfolio's gain of 1.34%. My system is now 100% allocated to EFA. Two chaotic weeks in April substantially...

Investing Update for the Week Ending May 23, 2025

May 24, 2025

Make no mistake about it, this is a very difficult period for most trading strategies. Both my weekly ETF system and the 60/40 portfolio were down this past week. On...

Investing Update for the Week Ending May 16, 2025

May 17, 2025

It was a positive week for both my ETF system and the 60/40 portfolio which rose in value by 0.70% and 3.10% respectively. This week my system dropped EWJ and...

Investing Update for the Week Ending May 09, 2025

May 9, 2025

My weekly ETF system gained 0.71% this week as compared to a 0.25% loss for the 60/40 portfolio. There is one change in the ETFs held this week as QQQ...

Investing Update for the Week Ending May 02, 2025

May 2, 2025

I thought that now was a good time to zoom out and look at the long-term performance of my system. If nothing else, it gives me the confidence to continue...

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