good timing peter mauthe spectrum financial inc. may 15, 2004
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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
-40%
-30%
-20%
-10%
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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
300
400
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900
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
100.00
110.00
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150.00
160.00
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
PIMCO High Yield Institutional