good timing peter mauthe spectrum financial inc. may 15, 2004

Good Timing

Peter MautheSpectrum Financial Inc.

May 15, 2004

OBJECTIVE

IS to Make Money!

OBJECTIVE is NOT to be right

APPROACH: Find or make price streams that are

smooth and offer superior performance.

Baskets Pros:

enhanced betas, enhanced

performance, trade all day, unique

price stream, smooth price

stream, can easily target market hot spots

Cons: trade all day, transaction costs

need to be managed,

slippage needs to be managed,

trading and tracking of baskets

Biotech Holders vs. Equal Weighted BasketBasket equals or betters the performance of the Holders

Industrials vs. Equal Weighted Dow BasketBasket equals or betters the performance of the Holders

IBD 100 Basket vs. NASDAQ CompositeBasket far outperforms the NASDAQ Composite

Lowry's Power Bank basket vs. NASDAQ Composite.(vs. BKX which was +46.29%)

Lowry's Power Oil basket vs. NASDAQ Composite.(vs. OIH which was +26.89%)

Lowry's Power REIT basket vs. NASDAQ Composite.(vs. IYR Real Estate ETF which was +45.05%)

Top small cap growth fund picks vs. Rydex Mekros (1.5x enhanced beta)Mekros outperforms the average of our favorite small cap growth fundsFOCUS ON STYLE SECTOR RATHER THAN SPECIFIC FUNDS

CRUSH basket 1/14/03 – 3/11/03 vs. NASDAQ CompositeThose that go down the most in a correction tend to go up the

most in the following rally.

CRUSH Basket 7/14/03 – 8/8/03 vs. NASDAQ Composite Those that go down the most in a correction tend to go up the

most in the following rally.

Lowry's “Power” REIT basket vs. NASDAQ Composite.(vs. IYR Real Estate ETF which was +45.05%)

Position Sizing Dollar loss stops Percent loss stops % of Capital stops – dependent on

where trade stop is.

Dynamic stops to keep positions from getting too large.

Trading by ExposureHedge Fund Start of Day % Long vs. NASDAQ

Composite

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NASDAQ Comp.

Hedge % Long

Average % Long:

2003 = 69%

2003 post March low = 78%

Hedge Fund Formula Return using Russell 2000 vs. Russell 2000

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Russell 2000

Hypothetical return assuming invested

in the Russell 2000

Profile ForecastingS&P 500 vs. 4 Prior Periods of the S&P 500

as of the Close 05/05/04

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9-Oct-02 6-Jan-03 2-Apr-03 27-Jun-03 23-Sep-03 17-Dec-03 16-Mar-04 0-Jan-00 0-Jan-00

Behavioral Finance More errors are made when a

trader has a forecast. Objectivity is compromised since subconsciously the trader tends to interpret indicators to fit the forecast.

Good News / Bad News Discount Model

Trend line anchoring

Discretionary vs. Systematic Discretionary: + Performance

- Repeatability

Systematic: + Repeatability - Performance

Moving average / New High Strategy

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