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Our focus is on the development of proprietary geodesic models that characterize the behavior of leveraged long/short ETFs in pairs trades using first principles of Hamilton-Lagrange-Euler mechanics. Because of tracking errors & daily compounding phenomena, equal weightings of leveraged ETFs in a pairs trade are virtually never 50-50. Daily data & graphics will show subscribers where neutral pair weightings have moved along the path of the pairs geodesic thereby providing multiple market direction & re-balance indicators.

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Tuesday, July 14, 2009

SDS-SSO Model Update - July 14, 2009

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Today's Commentary

even with the tiny move up in the S&P 500 index today, the model indicator switch back to a weak bearish bias. but i don't think it will vacillate much longer. since june 16th the market has been more bearish than bullish. when i look at the RSI plots of SDS & SSO, the indication now in retrospect has been a directionless market. sentiment on the street is rapidly changing indicated by the VIX dropping from a high of 33 to 25.02 in 5 trading days. that's roughly a 32% change.

i have added a new time series on the geodesic chart starting with coordinates from today's data. the new time series data is annotated in yellow squares. see below.



tomorrow i will update the cooresponding scatter plot of the paramters rates of change to coincide with this new time series and include it in the spreadsheet from here out.

unlike the last time few times when the direction bias changed for a day and flipped right back, my sense is the market is about to make a fast move up in the short-term. this judgment has more to do with how earnings results have been beating to the upside. even though reporting just got started, i don't see anything at this point that will change the current optimism. so consider curtailing (not eliminating) whatever hedges you have to the downside. the model will have to catch-up with the market. watch the time series on the above chart progress in future updates.
best regards,
mike james

Managing Member
Equity Informatics, LLC
phone:302-220-3864

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