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I have given up all indicators. None of them work . . . I amused myself for years with technical indicators.
They all work some of the time, but they do not earn you money.
--- Gary Anderson, recipient of the Market Technician's Association annual Charles H. Dow award,
Stocks, Futures & Options Magazine, Nov. 2006, p 78.
Simplify, simplify. --- Henry David Thoreau
The Berg Tech & Berg Tech II Systems 
Contrary to the statement above by Gary Anderson, after years of dedication I've developed two technically-based systems that work consistently. There's no big mystery to them. They're very simple. They just work. Trading style is relaxed and low pressure. Application is completely objective.
The BT1 system is mostly a scalping type system. The BT2 system is more of a trend-type system. They compliment each other well.
Purchase of Berg Tech I and Berg Tech II systems is available for $2,495 each or both for $3,745. Purchase of both systems includes an additional analysis on how to use both systems together to increase reliability even further.
Below are the results trading the BT systems by taking +3 points and quitting for the day, and by taking +3 on all signals.
All positions use stops. Maximum drawdown is 10 to 15 points on each system.
Date
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berg tech I
take +3
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berg tech I
all signals
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berg tech I
take +3
with stop
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berg tech I
all signals
with stop
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comment
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berg tech II
all signals
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bt I + bt II
all signals
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Nov 19
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+3 made by 10:15
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-4.50
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Nov 20
|
+3 made by 10:50
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+10.75
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Nov 21
|
+3 made by 1:00
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+7.50
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Nov 23
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+3 made by 11:00
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-.50
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Nov 26
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+3 made by 10:45
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+4.50
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Nov 27
|
+3 made by 9:50
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-6.50
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Nov 28
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+3 made by 9:35
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+.50
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Nov 29
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+3 made by 11:35
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+1.25
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Nov 30
|
+3 made by 11:20
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+3.50
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Dec 3
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+3 made by 10:35
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-7.00
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Dec 4
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+3 made by 10:30
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+11.50
|
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Dec 5
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+3 made by 10:05
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+6.25
|
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Dec 6
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+3 made by 1:00
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+5.25
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Dec 7
|
+3 made by 9:50
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+11.00
|
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Dec 10
|
-4.25 at close
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-2.25
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Dec 11
|
+3 made by 10:30
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+9.75
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Dec 12
|
+3 made by 10:15
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+11.25
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Dec 13
|
+3 made by 11:00
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+3.50
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Dec 14
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+3 made by 9:50
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-3.00
|
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Dec 17
|
+3 made by 10:45
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+.25
|
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Dec 18
|
+3 made by 10:15
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+8.75
|
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Dec 19
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+3 made by 11:30
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+2.25
|
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Dec 20
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+3 made by 9:55
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+6.75
|
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Dec 21
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-8.75 at close
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-8.75
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Dec 27
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+3 made by 15:58
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-.25
|
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Dec 28
|
+3 made by 10:01
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+7.75
|
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Dec 31
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+3 made by 10:37
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+7.25
|
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Jan 2
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+3 made by 14:01
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+3.00
|
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Jan 3
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+3 made by 9:43
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+7.50
|
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Jan 4
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+3 made by 10:29
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+10.75
|
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Jan 7
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+3 made by 9:38
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-4.50
|
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Jan 8
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+3 made by 9:38
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+16.25
|
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Jan 9
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+3 made by 15:09
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-5.75
|
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Jan 10
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+3 made by 9:59
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+18.50
|
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Jan 11
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+3 made by 10:09
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+23.25
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Jan 14
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+3 made by 9:40
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+8.00
|
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Jan 15
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+3 made by 10:14
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+11.00
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+3
|
+10.75
|
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1.75
|
12.50
|
Jan 16
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+3 made by 10:13
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-4.00
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+3
|
+7.50
|
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15.00
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22.50
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Jan 17
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+3 made by 9:39
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+7.75
|
+3
|
+8.25
|
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-1.25
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7.00
|
Jan 18
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+3 made by 14:33
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+6.50
|
+3
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+6.75
|
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-12.75
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-6.00
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Jan 21
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+3 made by 9:49
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+9.00
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+3
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+2.50
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3.00
|
5.50
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Jan 22
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+2.50 at close
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+2.50
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+3
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+4.00
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5.00
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9.00
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Jan 23
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+3 made by 9:37
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+27.00
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+3
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+14.00
|
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3.00
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17.00
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Jan 24
|
+.75 at close
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+.75
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-5
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-5.00
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15.00
|
10.00
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Jan 25
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+3 made by 10:23
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-8.75
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+3
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-2.75
|
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-12.00
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-14.75
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Jan 28
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+3 made by 12:42
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+4.00
|
+3
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+5.50
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6.25
|
11.75
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Jan 29
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+3 made by 9:48
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+13.50
|
+3
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+8.00
|
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6.25
|
14.25
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Jan 30
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+3 made by 10:09
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+13.00
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+3
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+12.25
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no trading, fed day, but still good performance
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4.25
|
16.50
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Jan 31
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+3 made by 9:36
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+3.75
|
+3
|
+1.50
|
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3.00
|
4.50
|
Feb 1
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+3 made by 9:46
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+15.75
|
+3
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+8.00
|
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9.00
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17.00
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Feb 4
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+3 made by 11:15
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-6.00
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-3
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-3.00
|
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1.00
|
-2.00
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Feb 5
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+3 made by 11:06
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+7.25
|
+3
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-2.50
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0
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-2.50
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Feb 6
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-5.75 at close
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-5.75
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+3
|
+5.50
|
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6.00
|
11.50
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Feb 7
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+3 made by 9:53
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+2.00
|
+3
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+14.50
|
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4.75
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19.25
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Feb 8
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-4.25 at close
|
-4.25
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+3
|
+7.00
|
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.75
|
7.75
|
Feb 11
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+3 made by 10:58
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+0
|
+3
|
-.50
|
drawdown period but not big losses
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-2.00
|
(2.50)
|
Feb 12
|
+3 made by 11:54
|
+9.75
|
+3
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+10.00
|
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7.00
|
17.00
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Feb 13
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+3 made by 2:10
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+11.00
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+3
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+3.25
|
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-4.50
|
-1.25
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Feb 14
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+3 made by 3:54
|
+3.25
|
+3
|
+7.25
|
fed speech day, trading not recommended
|
.25
|
7.50
|
Feb 15
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+3 made by 1:23
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+9.25
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+1.5
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+1.50
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3.00
|
4.50
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Feb 19
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+3 made by 9:59
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-6.00
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+3
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+4.00
|
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-2.75
|
1.25
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Feb 20
|
+3 made by 3:59
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+3.75
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+3
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+6.50
|
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-3.00
|
3.50
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Feb 21
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+3 made by 10:43
|
+3.50
|
+1.75
|
+1.75
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-9.25
|
-7.50
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Feb 22
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+3 made by 1:16
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-3.00
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-3
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-6.25
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3.50
|
-2.75
|
Feb 25
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+3 made by 9:53
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+6.50
|
+3
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+8.50
|
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5.00
|
13.50
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Feb 26
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-5.75 at close
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-5.75
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-1.5
|
-1.50
|
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4.00
|
2.50
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Feb 27
|
no longer tracked
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no longer tracked
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+3
|
+4.50
|
now tracking the stop version. less drawdown
|
5.00
|
9.50
|
Feb 28
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+3
|
+4.75
|
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-4.0
|
.75
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Feb 29
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+3
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+11.00
|
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4.25
|
15.25
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Mar 3
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+3
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+4.50
|
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9.50
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14.00
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Mar 4
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+3
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+2.00
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9.50
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11.50
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Mar 5
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-1.75
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-1.75
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-1.25
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-3.00
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Mar 6
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-3.5
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-3.50
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4.00
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-8.00
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Mar 7
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+3
|
+7.75
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9.00
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16.75
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Mar 10
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+3
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+6.00
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3.50
|
9.50
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Mar 11
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+3
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+1.50
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2.50
|
4.00
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Mar 12
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+3
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+15.25
|
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10.00
|
25.25
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Mar 13
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+3
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+3.00
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2.50
|
5.50
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Mar 14
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+3
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+4.00
|
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6.00
|
10.00
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Mar 17
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+3
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+12.00
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9.00
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21.00
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Mar 18
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+3
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+9.00
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6.00
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15.00
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Mar 19
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+3
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+15.50
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9.00
|
24.50
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Mar 20
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+3
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+10.00
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9.00
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19.00
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Mar 24
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+3
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+2.25
|
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-2.50
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-.25
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Mar 25
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+3
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+6.00
|
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3.25
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9.25
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Mar 26
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+3
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+2.25
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9.50
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11.75
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Mar 27
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+3
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+5.50
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5 wins no losses today with BT2 system
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15.00
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20.50
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BT1 signals are now confirmed by BT2
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Mar 28
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3
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-.75
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1.75
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1.00
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Mar 31
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1.25
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1.25
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-.25
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1.00
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Apr 1
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3
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9.00
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no bt2 signals
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9.00
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Apr 2
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3
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4.00
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bt2 signals went +3, +3, +3, +3, +3, +.75
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15.75
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19.75
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Apr 3
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-7.50
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-7.50
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-9.50
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-17.00
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Apr 4
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3
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4.25
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.50
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4.75
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Apr 7
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3
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6.25
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6.00
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12.25
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Apr 8
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-2.25
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-2.25
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-1.75
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-4.00
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Apr 9
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3
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11.50
|
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2.00
|
13.50
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Apr 10
|
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3
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3.00
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9.00
|
12.00
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Apr 11
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3
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4.75
|
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-4.50
|
.25
|
Apr 14
|
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.75
|
.75
|
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-.50
|
.25
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Apr 15
|
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-3
|
-3.00
|
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6.50
|
3.50
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Apr 16
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3
|
11.00
|
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-2.00
|
9.00
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Apr 17
|
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-2.75
|
-2.75
|
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5.75
|
3.00
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Apr 18
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3
|
3.50
|
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3.00
|
6.50
|
Apr 21
|
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2
|
2.00
|
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10.75
|
12.75
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Apr 22
|
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2.75
|
2.75
|
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-4.25
|
-1.50
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Apr 23
|
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-.25
|
-.25
|
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-.50
|
-.75
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Apr 24
|
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3
|
2.50
|
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6.00
|
8.50
|
Apr 25
|
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3
|
6.50
|
BT 1.2 free upgrade effective today, more signals
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1.00
|
7.50
|
Apr 28
|
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3
|
6.25
|
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-.75
|
5.50
|
Apr 29
|
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3
|
10.25
|
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5.25
|
15.50
|
Apr 30
|
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3
|
8.00
|
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1.75
|
9.75
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May 1
|
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3
|
8.00
|
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4.75
|
12.75
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May 2
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3
|
2.25
|
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-10.75
|
-8.50
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May 5
|
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-.50
|
-.50
|
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2.00
|
1.50
|
May 6
|
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3
|
6.75
|
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3.75
|
10.50
|
May 7
|
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3
|
1.50
|
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3.00
|
4.50
|
May 8
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3
|
.50
|
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-3.00
|
-2.50
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May 9
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3
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7.50
|
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-6.00
|
1.50
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May 12
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3
|
11.00
|
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3.00
|
14.00
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May 13
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3
|
4.75
|
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3.50
|
8.25
|
May 14
|
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3
|
7.00
|
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3.00
|
10.00
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May 15
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3
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2.75
|
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4.25
|
7.00
|
May 16
|
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3
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9.75
|
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2.25
|
12.00
|
May 19
|
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3
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1.00
|
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6.00
|
7.00
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May 20
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1.75
|
1.75
|
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-7.00
|
-5.25
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May 21
|
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3
|
6.00
|
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2.75
|
8.75
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May 22
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3
|
2.50
|
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2.00
|
4.50
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May 23
|
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1
|
1.00
|
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-4.00
|
-3.00
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May 27
|
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3
|
4.00
|
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6.00
|
10.00
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May 28
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-4.75
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-4.75
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9.00
|
4.25
|
May 29
|
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-1.25
|
-1.25
|
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6.00
|
4.75
|
May 30
|
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0
|
0
|
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-6.50
|
-6.50
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Jun 2
|
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3
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11.50
|
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5.50
|
17.00
|
Jun 3
|
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3
|
8.00
|
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3.50
|
11.50
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Jun 4
|
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3
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4.50
|
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3.50
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8.00
|
Jun 5
|
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3
|
8.25
|
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9.00
|
17.25
|
Jun 6
|
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3
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10.75
|
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3.00
|
13.75
|
Jun 9
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3
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7.50
|
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10.75
|
18.25
|
Jun 10
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