HAG Update: Fully leveraged

Markets continued their selloff today as rising gas prices and mideast conflicts raised fears of inflationary pressures.

Today, System HAG sells half of the full-sized positions it bought three days ago in PMC Sierra and Network Appliance. It also sells a half-sized position it bought yesterday in Citrix. The program buys 5 half-sized positions to make it fully leveraged. It buys Broadwing, Etrade, Amkor, Titanium Metals, and Sandisk. It continues to hold 5 half-sized positions from yesterday in Akamai, Cisco, EMC, BEA Systems, and Joy Global. Additionally, the program is holding full-sized positions it bought two days ago in Cisco and Network Appliance, as well as the remaining half-sized positions from 3 days ago in PMC Sierra and Network Appliance. In all, the program holds 12 half-sized positions and 2 full positions.

Completed trades:

NTAP (1/2 sized): 11.22% (5.61%)
PMCS (1/2 sized): 6.50% (3.25%)
CTXS (1/2 sized): 1.04% (.52%)

Adding these trades to our totals:
104.5 trades
.5177% average gain per trade
13.53% total theoretical gain since inception (2/7/06).
NASDAQ composite on 2/7/06: 2244.96
NASDAQ change since 2/7/06: 8.47%

Once again, the "total theoretical gain" assumes 25% of a portfolio was invested in each trading position. Half-sized positions assume only 12.5% was invested, and count as only 1/2 of a "completed trade". Buying power is limited to twice the value of the portfolio.