Why, you ask? For a couple of reasons.

For one thing, do you really get your investment advice from a doctor? Lets face it, I think I have given you a pretty compelling argument as to why you should consider following my system*, but the truth is I think most people are "tire kickers" and want to test drive something before they buy it and it is no different with this item.

Secondly, and I say this somewhat sheepishly, there is a little flaw in the system. The truth is I still have not figured out an exit strategy for my protective puts and as I have mentioned before I am trying to make this a completely mechanical system* so that trades I make are automatic and I do not have to try and out think the "market". No one, let me repeat that, no one, can out think the stock market.

You see, the problem with options is that they start to lose value, over time (time decay) even if the market stays even, so you cannot hold on to them indefinately. But, perhaps even more important I am not able to come close to determining a market bottom (which is where you would want to unload your protective put). The thing is, when the green line goes below the purple line (and we sell our ETF) our protective put should theoretically continue to make money because that crossover is signaling that the market will probably go lower and therefore our put should gain in value.

My dilemma here is I should probably sell the protective put when I sell my ETF and be happy that I either made a fair amount of money or took a minimal loss, but selling the protective put at that moment just seems to be the wrong thing to do. If you are thinking selling the protective put when the green line passes above the purple line is the solution, its not.

So.....for the time being I am going to publish my trades as I make them (for better or worse)and allow you to follow them in real time. They will be available free of charge. Your only obligation will be to check this web site daily to see if I have made any moves.

As of today (September 26, 2008) this site is still under construction. However, once I start posting my results in real time you will need a username and password to access the RESULTS PAGE. So, I would appreciate it very much if you would fill out the form below for two reasons. One is for when I finally set up my free USERNAME and PASSWORD, I will email you that information and two, if you eventually decide you would be interested in purchasing this system* I would like to know in what manner you would be interested. I am considering eventually offering an e-book which explains everything, but of course you are then on your own to make your own trades by following the indicator and setting your stop losses, or I am also considering a subscription service where I would just email you every time I was planning a trade and what my protective puts would be or what stop loss I might use. You would then follow my instructions in your own trading account. This essentially removes all the guess work on your part.

So please let me know. There is absolutely no obligation on your part to ever purchase this system* once it is no longer free.