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The Wilshire 5000 closed at 12,58.70, up from 11,984.30 since my post on 3/14/10. The Wilshire 5000 is now 11.31% above it's 200-day moving average, up from 11.29% last Sunday. The Wilshire 5000 has been able to extend it's percentage above the 200-day moving average for yet another week
The Investor's Intelligence Survey was released on Thursday night. This week's reading was 46.1% BULLS, and 21.3% BEARS, for a spread of 24.8%. This is in comparison to a reading of 44.9% BULLS, and 23.6% BEARS, for a spread of 21.3% on March 9th. Last week was the largest bull reading and spread we had seen since January 19th, and this week has managed to outdo last week.
The Volatility Index closed today at 16.97, down from 17.48 last week. The VIX continues to trade below the 20 mark, and has done so for at least three weeks now.
Now for the portfolio...
1) Verizon at $30.41, down 7.74% for the year.
2) AT&T closed at $26.71, up .07% for the year.
3) GE closed at $18.07, up by 20.18% for the year, including the reinvestment of a recent dividend.
4) TBT, the doubleshort U.S. Treasury ETF closed at $46.88, down by 6.01% since my buy.
5) FXP, the doubleshort China ETF, closed at $8.37, down by 3.25% since my buy.
6) GOOD closed at $14.50, up by 7.53% since my buy, including the reinvestment of the monthly dividend.
7) NLY closed at $18.170, up by 7.91% since my buy.
8) AAPL closed at $226.70, up by 17.01% since my buy.
Overall, the portfolio is up by 8.73% (4.16% for the DOW Dogs, the total DOW has returned 1.49% without dividends), versus 4.88% for the Wilshire 5000. The current basket of eight stocks that I am invested in is up 4.13% year-to-date. The gap between my performance and the overall market has increased to 3.85%.
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