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  • Truthis (Strategy of the Week)

    Truthis is the strategy of the week for collective2.com. This strategy is likely not one I would personally be willing to copy with my own money. As I have previously said, when strategies have huge spikes in leverage I typically don’t think they make good long-term strategies. This is because by taking such large amounts…

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  • Limited (Strategy of the Week)

    Limited is the strategy of the week for collective2.com. This strategy is likely not one I would personally be willing to copy with my own money. Per the screenshot below, the leverage curve shows huge spikes in leverage use, reaching as high as 22.10. When strategies have huge spikes in leverage I typically don’t think…

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  • S&P 500 with Dividends Reinvested

    When in doubt, zoom out. This compiles the data from SPX and SP500 dividend yield from two different sources to show the growth of a simple buy, hold, reinvest strategy. SPX Data was from Tradingview. SP500 Dividend Yield was from Tradingview/Quandl

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  • Better Do Now (C2 Strat of Week)

    Just a few minutes ago I got an email about Collective2.com and its strategy of the week, Better Do Now which is run by user MichaelRenton. The strategy is currently followed by roughly 111 people (some paying subscribers, some not). There is also a total of $561,000 of real money following the strategy. Key Stats…

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  • BITO instead of Bitcoin!

    I am buying BITO instead of Bitcoin – in certain scenarios! I have about $2,000 in a Roth IRA that is unallocated. These funds are located in an account at Interactive Brokers (IB). Though IB does allow for cryptocurrency trading it doesn’t allow for it inside a Roth IRA. I obviously don’t want to withdraw…

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  • Sick of Losing Money

    I am really sick of losing money as an investor. It is terrible. It has been a horrendous 14 months or so. Unfortunately, when I look at historical data my interpretation is that sticking with the set of algorithms I have now is my best bet at long term high growth. Obviously, I anything could…

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