Monthly Performance February 2024
CN | Market | |
S&P | 3.37% | 4.79% |
Nasdaq | -0.48% | 4.78% |
Gold | 1.53% | -0.61% |
Crude | 2.95% | 2.50% |
Nat Gas | 7.11% | -9.10% |
US 30 Yr. Bonds | 4.70% | -3.0% |
BTCUSD | 14.50% | -43.71% |
S&P 500 Futures
S&P – We carried a long position from January 19 which was closed in two parts for a profit of 3.41%. As the market was having difficulty breaking through the Gann Lines, we decided to stand aside after closing a failed long position late in the month. Our P/L for February was 3.37% against a 4.79% return for the S&P in February.
S&P 500 Record of Positions in February
DATE | DIRECTION | ENTRY | EXIT | P/L | P/L% |
Jan-19 | LONG | 4811 | |||
Feb-02 | CLOSE 1/2 | 4975 | 164 | 3.41% | |
Feb-14 | CLOSE 2/2 | 4975 | 164 | 3.41% | |
Final P/L | 3.41% | ||||
Feb-15 | LONG | 5018 | |||
Feb-20 | CLOSE | 5016 | -2 | -0.04% | |
P/L February | 3.37% |
Nasdaq Futures
Nasdaq –Markets were still having trouble trading higher in February. As in the S&P, we closed a long position in two parts, and decided to stand aside after taking a loss on another long position by the end of the month. We finished February with a negative return of -0.48% against a 4.78% for the Nasdaq.
NASDAQ Record of Positions in February
DATE | DIRECTION | ENTRY | EXIT | P/L | P/L% |
Feb-05 | LONG | 17696 | |||
Feb-07 | CLOSE 1/2 | 17800 | 104 | 0.59% | |
Feb-14 | CLOSE 2/2 | 17703 | 7 | 0.04% | |
Final P/L | 0.31% | ||||
Feb-15 | LONG | 17870 | |||
Feb-20 | CLOSE | 17729 | -141 | -0.79% | |
P/L February | -0.48% |
Gold Futures
Gold – Cycles continued to diverge for Gold in February, however, we were able to profit from the price swings and finished the month with an open long position. Our strategy returned 1.53% against a negative 0.61% return for Gold.
GOLD Record of Positions in February
DATE | DIRECTION | ENTRY | EXIT | P/L | P/L% |
Feb-06 | SHORT | 2041 | |||
Feb-16 | CLOSE | 2017 | 4 | 1.18% | |
Feb-16 | LONG | 2017 | |||
Feb-23 | CLOSE | 2034 | 17 | 0.84% | |
Feb-23 | SHORT | 2034 | |||
Feb-26 | CLOSE | 2044 | -10 | -0.49% | |
Feb-26 | LONG | 2044 | OPEN | ||
P/L February | 1.53% |
Crude Futures
Crude – Similarly to other markets, Crude was showing a cycle divergence in February, and we decided to stand aside later in the month not taking the signals, as mentioned on our updates. We finished February with a return of 2.95% return, above the 2.50% return for Crude.
CRUDE Record of Positions in February
DATE | DIRECTION | ENTRY | EXIT | P/L | P/L% |
Jan-30 | SHORT | 76.69 | |||
Feb-02 | CLOSE 1/2 | 72 | 4.69 | 6.12% | |
Feb-08 | CLOSE 2/2 | 74.04 | 2.69 | 3.46% | |
Final P/L | 4.79% | ||||
Feb-22 | LONG | 77.46 | |||
Feb-26 | CLOSE | 76.04 | -1.42 | -1.83% | |
P/L February | 2.95% |
NatGas Futures
Natural Gas –Our long position carried from late January was closed with a profit of 7.11%, which was our return for the month, after closing a flat long position. The Natural Gas futures market closed the month with a loss of 9.10%.
NAT GAS - Record of Positions in February
DATE | DIRECTION | ENTRY | EXIT | P/L | P/L% |
Jan-30 | SHORT | 2.18 | |||
Feb-08 | CLOSE 1/2 | 2.05 | 0.13 | 5.96% | |
Feb-22 | CLOSE 2/2 | 2 | 0.18 | 8.26% | |
Final P/L | 7.11% | ||||
Feb-22 | LONG | 2 | |||
Feb-28 | CLOSE | 2 | 0 | 0% | |
P/L February | 7.11% |
US 30-Year Bonds Futures
US 30 Year Bonds Futures – Cycles were divergent in February and we manage to take positions on opposite directions over the month, based on the cycles tops and bottoms. Our strategy showed a 4.70% return, against a negative 3.0% return for the bonds futures.
US 30 Year Bonds - Record of Positions in February
DATE | DIRECTION | ENTRY | EXIT | P/L | P/L% |
Jan-31 | LONG | 120.24 | |||
Feb-05 | CLOSE | 121.23 | 31 | 0.97% | |
Feb-05 | SHORT | 121.23 | |||
Feb-21 | CLOSE | 117.22 | 129 | 4.03% | |
Feb-27 | LONG | 118.31 | |||
Feb-29 | CLOSE | 118.27 | -4 | -0.13% | |
Feb-29 | SHORT | 118.27 | |||
Mar-01 | CLOSE | 119.05 | -5.5 | -0.18% | |
P/L February | 4.70% |
Bitcoin BTC/USD
Bitcoin BTC/USD –Although we were only waiting for a convergence of cycles in late March, we found an intermediary cycle that was up in February and went long in Bitcoin. We finish the month with an open long position and a return of 16.23% against a 43.71% high in Bitcoin.
Bitcoin - Record of Positions in February
DATE | DIRECTION | ENTRY | EXIT | P/L | P/L% |
Feb-09 | LONG | 45300 | |||
Feb-20 | CLOSE | 51500 | 6200 | 13.69% | |
Feb-26 | LONG | 51700 | OPEN 1/2 | ||
Feb-26 | CLOSE 1/2 | 54000 | 2300 | 2.54% | |
P/L February | 14.50% |
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