Loss of $3,282 or .37% Wow the angst is overwhelming, and here I thought this was going to be a week my detractors could gloat about. Maybe next week will work out better. Good Luck everybody.
^This. Index Piker, that post is mathematical fact. Leveraged ETF's will decline over time, whenever the market starts to chop, just do out the math for yourself. There is a reason FAZ/FAS (for example) had a reverse split earlier this year. Talon, Jesus, and asiaprop have all made very good points IMO. That being said I want to sincerely congratulate you on your trade. If you really cashed out your retirement annuity, to buy the market despite "the end of the world" talk that existed at that time, then you have steel balls dude. Nice trade, but it is a trade and not index investing.
I've emailed TimerTrac.com to see if we can come to an agreement on having a 3rd party verify and time stamp my trades. I would consider a 180 day delay. However if they will not accept complete statement histories/ trade confirmations without a CPA attestation I probably will decline due to excessive expense. I will still consider doing it on a forward going basis but it obviously will put my verified returns at a significant disadvantage.
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Well okay you are off to a good start. I look forward to you posting your future results. How long have you been trading this account and what was your start value?
I trade multiple accounts oanda is weird with the new rules so I have to break up my capital and rebalance it alot.. ive been profitable about 5 years.. last year I did about 230% Ill post monthly updates if you want.. and I started with 200 bucks and i worked and traded and added a little each month eventually accrued more and more slowly then I split it up and I do long term stuff-mid term stuff and short term stuff.