1. Buy Mondays
By Ken Hodor
4/20/2010

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Goals
Trade only one day per week
Minimum amount of thought
KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid)
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Monday Trading Rules
Are we NOT in a Bear Market?
Buy at Open on Mondays
Sell at Close on Mondays…or in the last few minutes.
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So What is the Rational?
People hear all sorts of news on the weekends
Many very excited about getting in the market
Monday is the first opportunity to jump in
Mutual Fund Monday—they have to invest new funds ASAP
Systematic Investment Plans (SIP) on retail and retirement accounts buy on Mondays
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SPY chart Buy Mondays
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8. SPY Performance Analysis
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9. SPY Performance Report
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10. SSO Performance Report
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11. ESM10.D (E-mini daily) Performance Report
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ESM10.D Equity Since 1/1/10
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ESM10.D Detailed Equity
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Summary
SPY
SSO
E-Mini S&P
Shares
Contracts
100
300 6
Margin Required
$10,000 (nominal)
$9,000 (Daily margin)
Profit Factor
3.3
3.1
12.88 (only since 1/1/10)
Return on Margin
19 %
34%
260 %
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Conclusion
Trading on Mondays seems to work very well using SPY, SSO and E-mini S&P
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