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CrowderOptions.com - ETF Extremes is a strategy which trades Options.

This options trading strategy uses our proprietary models to take advantage of sentiment and technical extremes.read more...

- This overview was provided by the system developer. Collective2 has not verified it.

Hypothetical Monthly Results

 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2010(2.4%)+22.4%(39.5%)                                                      

 
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Subscription Terms

$89.95 per month, only if profitable (Details)

This is a pay-for-performance system. Subscriptions cost $89.95 at the end of each month, but only if the system has made profitable recommendations for the period.

To determine profitability, we do not look at your brokerage account, nor do we take into consideration whether you actually placed the trades recommended here. We simply measure the system's hypothetical track record here on the Collective2 Web site, without factoring fees or commissions. You will not be charged unless the sum of the trades during the period was profitable. (Also, we want to reassure you that a "month" means a full 30-day period. That is, you are billed only if the last 30 days' worth of trade recommendations were profitable. So it's safe to subscribe at the end of a calendar month; you'll still get 30 days' worth of trades.)





Recently Closed Trades

Details

Opened ET B/S # Symbol   Price Closed Price Risk P/L
2/17/10 10:37 BUY 30 QQQ1019R46 QQQQ Jun10 46 put 3.08 2/25 9:47 3.30 Very $660
1/28/10 9:55 BUY 30 QQQ1017D42 QQQQ Apr10 42 call 3.15 2/17 10:31 3.15 Very $0
1/19/10 11:25 BUY 30 QQQRV QQQQ Jun10 48 put 3.25 1/20 9:46 3.48 Normal $690
1/6/10 11:51 BUY 30 QQQRU QQQQ Jun10 47 put 3.04 1/12 12:27 3.24 Normal $600

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Statistics

Analytics  
System has been audited since1/4/2010 (2 months ago)
Trades5
# Profitable3 (60.0%)
Avg trade duration10.4 days
Annual return (compounded)-79.7%
Average win$650
Average loss$2,362
Profit factor0.4:1
Max peak-to-valley drawdown (historical)39.83%
drawdown periodFeb 25, 2010 to March 17, 2010
Correlation w/ S&P0.065
Sharpe ratio-1.816
C2Realism Factor 78%
Keep after worst-case slippage 0.0%
Probabilities of future account loss  
Chance of 10% account loss87.8%
Chance of 20% account loss52.4%
Chance of 30% account loss42.9%
Chance of 50% account loss0.0%
Chance of 100% account loss0.0%
Average Profit to Drawdown (APD)-0.34
Average P/L per unit traded$16.25


System Description

Individuals that look for frequency of trading within a given options strategy are often disappointed with the long-term results. In most cases, the less you trade, the better you will do in the long run and the long run is what matters most. This options trading strategy uses our proprietary models to take advantage of sentiment and technical extremes. We are proud to be one of the only stock options-based newsletters to offer recommendations based on sentiment and technical extremes in the market. This options strategy requires patience coupled with a disciplined approach. The strategy will make approximately, on average 1 to 3 recommendations a month with holding periods of 1 to 15 days; however, there will be some months when no recommendations are made. The key to this options trading strategy is patience. Waiting for the appropriate scenario to recommend trades with a high probability of success is what makes this strategy a success. DIA, IWM, SPY and QQQQ are the underlyings of choice for the ETF Extremes Options Strategy.

- This system description was provided by the system developer. Collective2 has not verified it.