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Old 06-29-2011, 06:41 PM   #1

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Easy Strategy to Beat The Market?

ok now that i have your attention ... before i start i am not endorsing this newsletter, don't work for them, i won't even tell you who it is!

but look at this graph of their performance ... couldn't someone do something as simple as invest $500 in each of their picks and completely crush the market?

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Old 06-30-2011, 09:58 AM   #2

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Re: Easy Strategy to Beat The Market?

That chart does not says anything at all.

Could have mentioned a word about their philosophy/approach, makes better sense.
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Re: Easy Strategy to Beat The Market?

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ok now that i have your attention ... before i start i am not endorsing this newsletter, don't work for them, i won't even tell you who it is!

but look at this graph of their performance ... couldn't someone do something as simple as invest $500 in each of their picks and completely crush the market?

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I'd say definitely. Go for it. let us know how it works out.
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That chart does not says anything at all.
Could have mentioned a word about their philosophy/approach, makes better sense.
well the whole point is to let them do the research, and to just follow their recs. based on the chart, after the losers cancel out some of the winners they are way way ahead. you don't think thats a feasible strategy, if they have a good, verifiable track-record?

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you don't think thats a feasible strategy, if they have a good, verifiable track-record?

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Sounds awesome. Can you give some data on their performance please. I'll do the maths for their performance. You may like to check the wikipedia entry on ratios for performance measurement Sharpe ratio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sounds awesome. Can you give some data on their performance please. I'll do the maths for their performance. You may like to check the wikipedia entry on ratios for performance measurement Sharpe ratio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
hi - i don't have the actual data, i just have the chart i posted. but looking at the chart, if you take the 27 losers and cancel out the first 27 winners (not exact but close enough for discussion), that leaves 28 big winners right?
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Re: Easy Strategy to Beat The Market?

See... a lot can be hidden behind the chart.

From the % returns for investments I can say that they are doing high beta trades, and not high alpha trades. I can show that if they are willing to provide proper trade data. Moreover, how do you verify that they are actually executing those trades (and not making them up).
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Re: Easy Strategy to Beat The Market?

I don't think it really tells you anything. It could be a certain strategy out of hundreds which they cherry picked as doing well during that period. People have ambiguous descriptions of their strategies they are selling generally are for a reason. If it is so profitable, what's the need to sell it?
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