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The Zen Knuckle Monthly Trading Strategy

Zen Knuckle is a VARIATION of The White Knuckle that introduces a new ETF into the mix. A seemingly small change that makes a big difference in returns - and risk. This paper will explore...

  • What is "the VIX"?
  • What does the volatility ETF VIXM do for the strategy?
  • How does this variation compare to the original White Knuckle?
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Image - Link to the white paper The Five Stocks Monthly Trading Strategy

The Five Stocks Monthly Trading Strategy

Every investor is a stock picker at heart. But to do it right, every pick requires some degree of heavy lifting in the form of time and research. The new Five Stocks monthly trading strategy promises to crunch the data and shoulder that heavy lifting itself, providing a rules-based algorithm specifically tuned to stock selection.

Five Stocks is in the final stage of beta testing. It will become a Premium Subscription model later this year. Until then, here's a sneak peek at how it operates, and how returns and risk have played out in years past.
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Image - Link to the white paper Conservative vs. Aggressive Portfolios

Conservative vs. Aggressive Portfolios

Are you a conservative investor, or aggressive? How much risk are you willing to take in return for potentially higher returns? At Trendline Profits, there is a monthly trading model for investors at either end of the spectrum – and everything in between.

I rank the strategies by risk (maximum drawdown), and experiment with various combinations to improve returns while keeping risk in check.

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Image - Link to the white paper The Coffeehouse Portfolio vs. The 12% Solution

The Coffeehouse Portfolio vs. The 12% Solution

I admit it, this is an apples and oranges kind of comparison. Why? The Coffeehouse is a "Lazy Portfolio," a passive investing strategy, while The 12% Solution is dynamic - requiring monthly rebalancing. 

A fair fight? Probably not. But i
f your money's on the line, and risk matters, then maybe this is a fight worth watching.
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Headline Risk And Monthly Trading Models - Keeping Drawdowns In Check

May 2019 was brutal, with many ETF rotation strategies caught flat-footed by headline news. What can we do to help protect against headline risk? 1) Know our strategies, and 2) Employ multiple models in our portfolio.

Let's see how our four models fared for the month, and single out two in particular (Bond Bulls and The White Knuckle) for an exercise in risk reduction.

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