Monday, November 29, 2010

November Wrap-up...

The month of November saw the return of volatility to the equities market, if only to a small degree. That, of course, is a favorable quality for the MultiStage Trading System, and was good to the portfolio overall.

Coming off two VERY light trading months, we were able to take advantage of 17 trades in November, with an average return of 2.18% per trade and a 78% win rate. This is somewhat typical when the volatility cranks up, and it was a welcome sight after the past two, very quiet months. For those following the Covestor Model that I manage, we added a little over 4% to the portfolio value last month as well.

The most obvious question on my mind is: Will volatility continue or perhaps even improve? Who knows, but historically speaking December is a good month in this respect. And with recent events in Europe, the banking system, and our own government there is a decent chance volatility will increase even more. In any case, we'll just lay low and follow the rigid rules of the trading system.

Good Trading...

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