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Dear Investor, Wow, talk about volatility—down 347 points one day and up 404 points two days later! I’m sure I don’t have to tell you how nerve wracking this market has been. It seems like it’s frantically jumping up and down but going nowhere! How did you feel on May 6th when the DJIA plummeted a near-record 1,000 points within about a half-hour? Did you panic and sell, did you have the courage to step in and buy, or like many shell-shocked investors is most of your money now sitting on the sidelines? As you may recall, the market regained two-thirds of that loss before the end of that trading day. I’m sure a few iron-stomach traders made some big profits from that roller coaster ride, but for me personally, that kind of minute-by-minute trading is just way too intense. But, I admit, even though I’m an investor, and even though I still have total confidence that longer-term, our positions recommendations will make plenty of profits regardless of where the overall market goes, I’ve been watching this volatile market and imagining what you may be thinking: Do I get out? Do I get in? If I’m already out, do I get back in, or stay out? What gives? Is this 2008 again? What do I do with what’s left of my money? Volatility seems to have taken hold of Wall Street, causing fear- and greed-induced migraines, and plenty of what-do-I-do-now? panics. One day, hope that the worst is behind us takes over—on March 23, 2009 the DOW exploded by 497 points to close up 6.84%, the fifth largest point gain ever—then a few days later fear kicks in and the Dow plummets nearly 1,000 points in a matter of minutes, only to bounce back as hope makes a comeback. Back in May 2002, there were triple-digit moves in the Dow Jones industrials on nine of twelve trading days. A Wall Street “fear gauge” called the "VIX" doubled in a matter of days to levels not seen in a year. One day the headlines scream “DOUBLE DIP!” and the market sells off. And the next day it rebounds on better-than-expected earnings! Go figure! Personally, as you know, I’m still a believer that long-term investments in the commodity and other sectors I’ve been recommending will pay off big time. You can’t print money the way they’ve been doing in Washington and not have 70’s-style inflation. You can’t have the 1.3 billion Chinese and all the upwardly-mobile people of India suddenly clamoring for all the conveniences of a better life—cars, TVs, air conditioning, appliances—without creating huge shortages in basic commodities. And you can’t make the transition to the alternative energies without creating unprecedented demand for the newly-valuable rare earth minerals needed for wind and solar. So long term, I’m still totally comfortable we’re not only going to survive the coming period of market volatility, we’re positioned to make the kind of profits that will help you forget past losses. But short term, with so much uncertainty in Washington , and now in Europe and even China, the market is not going to settle down any time soon. The dismal unemployment numbers, the out-of-control spending and the record national debt, together with all the political angst, have totally unnerved the market and the economy. Volatility, volatility, volatility! It’s here to stay. And, it scares the pants off the average investor. For good reason. Millions of middle-age and older investors have seen their retirement dreams evaporate. They just don’t trust the market anymore. But…on the other hand, at current low interest rates, it’s hardly worth tying our money up in CDs or leaving in the money market for a virtually zero payout.
Maybe you too have some of your money on the sidelines, indecisive, wondering whether we’re in for a double dip or if there’s a real and lasting recovery ahead. I understand, and I’m the first to warn that the combination of fear and uncertainty makes for costly, emotion-driven decisions. Let's say you got spooked by May’s 15-minute nearly 1,000 point crash, and dumped your stocks, only to anguish over the fact you missed out on the next week’s rebound. That painful experience only reinforces how hard it is to time the market, and how tough it is to get back in. As the result of so much uncertainty, record numbers of individual investors are parked on the sidelines, understandably nervous about trusting what money they have left to the stock market, but writhing in agony every time the market enjoys a 200-point gain. Meanwhile, I hear opportunistic traders crowing about all the money they’re making buying on the sell-offs and going short at the peaks. I suspect most traders prefer to talk more about their gains than their ill-timed losses, but, this up and down market has strained the patience of even the best of us buy-and-hold investors. While many of our positions continue to outperform the market, it pains me to say that the last ten years have been the worst stock market I’ve ever experienced. On June 25, 2010, the DJIA closed at 10,202, which is exactly 201 points below where it open ten years before. Incredible, ten years and the Dow went no place! Of course, while the average went sideways, there were plenty of profit opportunities during that period, and we had many winners. But, although I still think of myself as an investor not a trader, and while I’m still absolutely confident we’re positioned to take long term advantage of the inevitable inflationary conditions and unavoidable commodities crunch… It’s time you and I both take advantage of the incredible short-term opportunities this volatile and unpredictable market will continue to offer! Yes, I’m now convinced that, with the help of one of the very best and most experienced professional traders I know, this crazy market can deliver a steady stream of the kind of quick and sharp 3.7%…4.5%…5.1%… and 7.2% gains that can add up over the year to significant profits! This market is a gift to the calm, I’d like to show you how you can capitalize on the market’s schizophrenic ways in the months ahead and to turn this crisis into one of the best profit opportunities of your lifetime! The times have persuaded me that I need to introduce you to the incredible profit-power of prudent, informed, short-term trading. For a portion of your portfolio, it may be exactly the right strategy for this market. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not talking about day trading where you sit glued to your computer screen. I’m not talking about trading very risky futures or options. Nor am I after the equally-risky out-of-the-park home runs that double your money overnight. I’m talking about taking advantage of the best technical analysis and computer-generated buy and sell signals to make calm, sensible, data-driven trades that we’ll hold usually for just days—from one day to no longer than a couple of weeks. I’m talking about stringing together short term gains that can add up quickly. And, I’m talking about virtually total control of the risk through the disciplined use of “stop loss” trades. The Best of Two Worlds: Readers who have been with me for a while, know my record of being early to spot major trends and to identify the poised-for-breakout individual stocks set to ride the crest of a trend. I guess I have what you might call a long-focus perspective. And frankly, my methods are not best suited for short-term trading. I view the technical analysis of short-term ups and downs like static that distracts from the big picture. And that’s why, in order now to cash in on the incredible short-term opportunities created by this volatile market… I’ve teamed up with the absolute Leeb’s Trading Desk PRO uses technical analysis to produce short-term profits in all market conditions, whether the economy “double dips” (not likely) or has a full-blown recovery. Regardless of the market’s mood—whether bullish or bearish—one of Wall Street’s most successful will alert you to opportunities for seizing profits wherever we find them! The name of this legendary technical trader is Michael I. Vinokur and I “stole him” from a prominent Wall Street trading group where he used his proven technical skills to trade $10s of millions in NYSE and OTC equities, stock index futures, and options. Technical analysis, as you probably know, is based upon things like very detailed chart reading, stock trading volume, knowing whether a stock is making higher highs or lower lows, aided with how insiders are trading their positions, the ratio of puts to calls—it gets very involved. Masses of market data gets stirred together and is then viewed against myriad complicated patterns designed to predict whether the trading price of a given stock is headed higher or lower. Without getting too technical, Michael’s own brand of technical analysis utilizes relative strength, pattern recognition, reversals, breakouts, unusual volume, Japanese candlesticks, momentum-based algorithms and inter-market relationships in highly correlated sectors to predict short-term swings. You don’t have to understand how the technical stuff works to successfully use this new system. What you do need to know is that, on average, I expect a good technical trader to be able to outperform the market by a significant amount. Here’s what counts and what you should care about: In the first 6 months of this year, Now, I’d say, given the economic environment and the market’s terrible performance, that’s pretty darn impressive! To put that into perspective… That’s a difference of 3.9 % per month during the first 6 months of 2010—a difficult period for investors because the market did not have a clear direction one way or another! For the last nine months of 2009, (a better year for the stock market) his track record was even more spectacular. Beginning in March 2009, when he started implementing his newest and most sophisticated technical analysis, here’s a month-by-month summary of his overall performance:
See what I mean about stringing together lots of wins? Of course, these impressive numbers represent the cumulative result of many trades during a given month, some of which were winners and some of which were losers. You should not expect that every trade will make money. But Michaels’ track record reflects the fact that over time, his winners more than outweigh his losers. Michael is also totally disciplined about using stop loss benchmarks and trailing stop loss benchmarks (all instructions will be clearly written out) to strictly control risk. Now, I want to emphasize that Michael’s strategy is, for the most part, simply to be long a given equity when his technical indicators point to a higher price and to go short when they point to a lower price. And let me say that, while some of the trades above were option trades, they were not material for Michael’s overall strategy or his string of high returns. Michael believes that his most important rule of trading is the discipline. Before entering a position he must determine all the necessary parameters for its risk measurement: initial stop loss, type of order used for entry and exit, trailing stop and his target price. It’s not brain surgery. But, I don’t advise trying it yourself. I wouldn’t begin to think about trading without the help of the best technical analyst I could find! And that’s exactly why I’ve hired Michael Vinokur with the goal of helping frustrated subscribers like you who may have been timid about trying to trade this volatile market. Michael is now on board and together we have launched a new trading service we’re calling, Leeb’s Trading Desk Pro. And, so you can see for yourself just how easy Michael makes it to trade this intimidating market, you are invited to… …Try it for 15 days More about that in a moment. First, let me give you more details on how this new trading service works and what you should expect. Leeb’s Trading Desk Pro gives you the powerful, profit-building advantage of my overall perspective and individual recommendations overlaid with the short-term technical indicators that can enable you to take advantage of a stock’s predictable change in direction. What that means is that, based upon our analysis of a company’s fundamentals, and technicals, Michael will use his proprietary system to identify the exact optimal time to buy and sell them. You’ll get instant email alerts, sent before Michael makes a move himself. Talk about pressure to perform: Michael will also be buying and selling each of his recommended trades for one of his parents! His mother was ready to retire, but thanks to the economy she’s unable to stop working. I can’t think of a more convincing vote of confidence (nor more pressure to produce) than a son taking responsibility for his parent’s nest egg and taking care of their comfortable retirement! It may sound a little strange that he is making hundreds of trades per year with retirement money, but he has been doing it in such a way that he hardly ever lost money. Now… you may be wondering why in the world I’m interested in this service at this particular time in history when the financial world has never been more upside down. First, I think that in this crazy, up and down market, short term trading is among the best ways to accelerate a good investment into an even greater one in weeks instead of months! Second, as you know, I spend a lot of my time finding large-cap stocks for my newsletters. But these are longer-term plays… you know… buy-and-hold trades. But the fact of the matter is, while digging around for these longer-term plays, I often find that this market has created short-term opportunities that are easy pickings, but not suitable for a monthly print newsletter or for all investors! So… I’m busy finding these opportunities anyway… and to be perfectly frank with you… I thought, “Why not offer these amazing opportunities to qualified investors who want to turn the current volatility into quick, extra profits? I’m doing the work anyway.” Here’s what you get as an First, you’ll immediately get access to Michael’s Trader’s Guide: Charting Your Way to Victory, which will make it simple and easy for you to duplicate every trade that Michael recommends. Your Guide includes sample trades that detail the “how’s and why’s” of the types of trades we’ll make—along with a glossary (detailing all the terminology we use), and more. For some, this guide may serve merely as a refresher course on how technical analysis works. For others, it will serve as a good starting point in your “advanced degree” in short-term trading. Either way, this guide is designed to give you a basic understanding of technical analysis and the indicators Michael uses to signal potentially profitable buys and sells. Second, every time Michael sees a trade lining up, you’ll get a fax or email (your choice) giving you an immediate actionable trade. You can make this trade on your own account, and you will know what to do. These are all simple, straightforward long or short trades; no options or futures trading will be involved. An action email will contain the name of the company, the trading symbol, and everything you need to know to execute your trade, plus a brief explanation of the “why” behind the trade, stop losses on the trade and a target price when we’ll look to potentially take profits. Now, I need to be clear, these are time-sensitive opportunities. You can’t make money on this program if you aren’t pretty much on top of things. No, we’re not talking day trading. You needn’t be glued to your computer, no need to sleep next to your fax. But to take full advantage of this advisory, you do need to check in a couple of times a day. Third, you’ll get Member-only access to a password-protected website where you can always get the latest updates, view my positions on each and every trade, as well as the profit/loss record of every trade we’ve made. It’s a fast easy way to keep score! There’s absolutely nothing left to your imagination—you get specific advice on each and every trade all along the way! With this tumultuous market, you’ve already been through enough… you don’t need any more doubt or anxiety. And your membership in Leeb’s Trading Desk PRO will help you feel more confident about venturing into what can appear to be a very scary market. Of course, to be fair, I need to be clear. If you can’t take an occasional loss along with the wins—this probably isn’t for you. I won’t promise that you’ll end every trade smelling like a rose (Something my “get-rich quick” competitors aren’t willing to admit!) But, like any professional trader worth his salt, I know that what matters in your ratio of winners to losers. And that’s the real key to successful trading—you have to have the confidence in the system to keep going if we occasionally run into a string of losses! That’s why I’ve brought aboard one of Wall Street’s most experienced traders I know! Over the last 17 months Michael’s biggest monthly gain was 16.73% against his biggest monthly loss of just 0.38%. Those kind of numbers ought to provide you with the confidence to sit through any future nail-biters. And with this market the way it is…just plan on it…because there will be plenty more times when the market seems insane. Of course, I know all too well that no trading system can anticipate sudden, unexpected events, such as a surprise “Federal Reserve announcement”… or any breaking news about another bank failure, a tax hike, the elections or the war. So I’m careful to balance my reliance on fundamental research with my personal “take” on the economy and global affairs. Bottom line… you won’t be getting a trade from Michael unless I feel that everything (including my gut instinct) is in synch! Accept the risk, agree to follow So please, don’t get involved with this unless you understand right up front that, on a trade-by-trade basis, these quick profits do entail more risk than buy and hold investing. So, please don’t run out and get a cash advance on a credit card to make these trades—that’s just foolish. Only a Limited Number of It just makes sense if you think about it—if there are too many people making the exact same trade, the effectiveness of that trade becomes diluted. So if you’re ready to turn this crazy market on its head and show it who’s boss, you may want hurry and… Fill out mail the “Risk-Free Membership Acceptance Form” that follows today. YOU PAY NOTHING NOW! Here’s Your No-Risk Double Money-Back Guarantee: First: You pay nothing now. We won’t bill your credit card until the end of your 15-day free trial. If you’re not a total convert, just cancel and owe nothing. But my guess is you won’t want to cancel… you won’t want to because you’ll see the potential and how much fun and excitement these plays will add to your life and how much more quickly they add to your bottom line! But—I’ll let you be the judge and jury…if you’re not completely satisfied with the trades we’re making, simply call my office within the first 15 days and cancel. You’ll have paid nothing! Second:
Even after the first 15 days you’re still free to cancel whenever
you’d like and get a refund on the unused portion of your membership
fee. Look. Your membership fee is a painless drop in the bucket compared to the potential return you’re going to have. What’s more… you’ll finally be able to get excited and enthused about your investing again! No more panic attacks in the afternoons, watching the news to see what the Dow did today… instead, just check the Trading Desk PRO website to get the latest update on the trades you’re in! Investing will become fun again! And you’ll gain access to little-known, short-term, aggressive ways of pulling money out of the stock market hand over fist! You’ll take your portfolio to the next level—and literally create more wealth, abundance and freedom with your very own trading! Act Now to Turn Uncertainty Why not put some of your “risk” capital into some carefully selected short-term, trades? Don’t you think you owe it to yourself to work closely with someone who can really help you take advantage of these incredibly difficult times? Join now. Simply call or complete and return the “NO-RISK Membership Acceptance Form.” Either way, don’t put it off… you deserve success.
Sincerely Yours,
Stephen Leeb, Ph.D.
Disclaimer
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