BEST BETS

For many, the pages containing the "BEST BETS" for the forthcoming six months will be as a vein of gold . . .

As an example, let's look at a couple of examples in the "First-Half, 1997 Edition", where, on page 267, a time and price correction was shown at the intersection of the horizontal and vertical lines along with the down trendline in palladium.

This market became the second-best percentage-gainer in the first half as shown in the "OUTCOME" chart (on the bottom) as price almost doubled.

OUTCOME

The top-performer for the first-half of 1997 was coffee which was shown on page 272 BEFORE it more than doubled. The "before" and "after" charts are shown for weekly coffee prices. Our statement that "A move above the down trendline would suggest much higher prices" alerted traders of the ensuing explosion.

SUPER SECRET HOT TRADING TIP:

Overlay the markets reviewed in the "BEST BETS" section with the "ALMANAC" TRADING SYSTEMS for additional low-risk investment opportunities.

Let's return to the first example of palladium to see an example.

June, 1997 Palladium Daily Prices

The numbered up arrows in the chart show each of five "buy" signals produced by the "ALMANAC IV" trading system (the trading system presented in the 1997 "Second Half Edition").

"ALMANAC IV" entered January 15, 1997 at "up arrow # 1" in the chart at $124.00. Required margin was $810.00. The position never traded below $124.00 after entry date. The account was, thus, never in a deficit position. 

But consider this . . .

For those willing to consider additional purchases, "ALMANAC IV" provided four more entry "buy" signals at "up arrow #s 2 through 5".

Had you entered one contract for each of these five signals, the result would have been the following:

What is astonishing about this example is that the remaining four purchases
were financed by the increase in price of the previous purchases.

In other words, all 5 purchases were financed with the original $810.00!

As an example, when the fifth contract was added, the margin requirement was 5 X $810.00 = $4,050.00.

At this time, the account had equity equal to (at the least) the original $810.00 margin requirement for the first position PLUS the added equity of positions 1 through 4. At $154.00, position 1 had increased in value $3,000 ($124.00 to $154.00), position 2 had increased $2,000, position 3 increased $800.00, and position 4 made $700.00 for a total equity increase of $6,500.00. The account value was thus $810.00 + $6,500.00 = $7,310.00 which was well in excess of the $4,050.00 total margin requirement.

Positions two through five were, therefore, self-financing and the entire $26,125.00 gain was capitalized with but $810.00.

What is important is the understanding of the POWER the trader gains when the "ALMANAC " trading systems are combined with the "BEST BETS" selections and the positions are traded in MULTIPLES (as in the 5 positions in the example above).

Pages 232 through 235 of "The $upertrader's Reference Manual" discuss "pyramiding techniques" in greater detail and explain how the exact same five signals and $810.00 initial margin used in the example could have produced over $38,000 in gross profit with but a slight alteration in the construction of the "pyramid".

Obviously, one can argue that the above presentation is hypothetical.

The fact of the matter is, however, that palladium WAS a "BEST BETS" selection in "The First Half Edition".

And, "ALMANAC IV" WAS available in "The Second Half Edition".

Or consider that "ALMANAC III", the "First Half Edition's" trading system, also produced a little over $6,000 from the same set of circumstances with two winners and one $75.00 loser NOT INCLUDING any "pyramiding" results.

These techniques were thus available in REAL TIME to ALL "1997 1st Half Edition" purchasers.

July Coffee Daily Prices

As another example, consider the other MAJOR WINNER in the "First Half Edition."

The "Up Arrow" shows "ALMANAC IV"'s entry into the coffee market, a "BEST BETS" selection.

The subsequent move was worth well over $50,000 (data also through 970529) EXCLUSIVE of "pyramiding".

All this from a $144.00 book . . .

. . . and there are STILL more than 400 jam-packed pages of information at your disposal!!!

Now, since you've read this far, here is another free HOT TRADING TIP for use when "pyramiding" positions:

NEVER ACCEPT A NEW ENTRY SIGNAL IF THE NEW STOP IS
BELOW THE LAST ENTRY SIGNAL ! ! !