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Trading Tests 20260210

The strategy is to find some CEFs to check. Copy them and past into editor. Order by lowercase symbol. Paste the XXX line below in front of each symbol. Use the macro named MakDivChanLink to create the links. Copy them to web page. Enjoy.
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FCO
GGT
ECAT
XFLT
BCAT
CRF
CLM
GOF
ACP
FSCO
BRW
VVR
PDI
IGR
EDF
HIX
NHS
OPP
IFN
JFR
EEA
HQL
FRA
JQC
HQH
EHI
BGT
RIV
GDO
WDI
KIO
DMO
PCM
SRV
FAX
VGI
NRO
FTF
PGZ
JRI

ACP
ACV
AEF
AGNC
AOD
ASGI
AVK
BCAT
BGR
BOTJ
CHI
DCI
DX
ECAT
ECC
ECX
EDD
EDF
EHI
EMD
FCO
FINS
FSTR
GAB
GGT
GLQ
GLV
GNT
GOF
IAE
IFN
IQI
JFR
JRI/RT
LGI
NHS
NMAI
NML
NPCT
NXG
NXG
OCCI
OPP
OPP
PAXS
PDI
PFN
PHK
PPUAX
PTSOX
RIV
SLVO
SMHB
SRV
THQ
TYG
VGI
VGM

Nutrition Strategy 01

Below I’ve listed what, currently, I try to eat on a daily basis. This, is not, of course, everything I eat nor do I eat everything on the list every day. But these are the foods I try to stick to as my primary fuel for life and for longevity. Here, I have to say that the less I eat the better I tend to feel as a general rule. Continue reading →

CEF Notes

FINS – OK Divs since 2019.10,38% as of 01/15/2026 Ex-Date tomorrow.

NXG – Rising Divs since 2017. 12.61% as of 01/15/2026 Ex-Date tomorrow.

CIK – Con Divs since 2012. 9.44% as of 01/15/2026 Ex-Date tomorrow.

DMA - Con Divs since 2022. 14.87% as of 01/15/2026 Ex-Date tomorrow.

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Holy Grail Testing 20251211

The formula is:

Sum(Abs(Abs(((3 * FAVGC7.0 – 2 * AVGC7.0))>((3 * FAVGC7.1 – 2 * AVGC7.1)))+Abs(((3 * FAVGC14.0 – 2 * AVGC14.0))>((3 * FAVGC14.1 – 2 * AVGC14.1)))+Abs(((3 * FAVGC20.0 – 2 * AVGC20.0))>((3 * FAVGC20.1 – 2 * AVGC20.1)))++Abs(((3 * FAVGC30.0 – 2 * AVGC30.0))>((3 * FAVGC30.1 – 2 * AVGC30.1)))>=2and Abs(((3 * FAVGC7.1 – 2 * AVGC7.1))>((3 * FAVGC7.2 – 2 * AVGC7.2)))+Abs(((3 * FAVGC14.1 – 2 * AVGC14.1))>((3 * FAVGC14.2 – 2 * AVGC14.2)))+Abs(((3 * FAVGC20.1 – 2 * AVGC20.1))>((3 * FAVGC20.2 – 2 * AVGC20.2)))++Abs(((3 * FAVGC30.1 – 2 * AVGC30.1))>((3 * FAVGC30.2 – 2 * AVGC30.2)))>=2)* (c-c1)/c1*100,250)-Sum(Abs(Abs(((3 * FAVGC7.0 – 2 * AVGC7.0))>((3 * FAVGC7.1 – 2 * AVGC7.1)))+Abs(((3 * FAVGC14.0 – 2 * AVGC14.0))>((3 * FAVGC14.1 – 2 * AVGC14.1)))+Abs(((3 * FAVGC20.0 – 2 * AVGC20.0))>((3 * FAVGC20.1 – 2 * AVGC20.1)))++Abs(((3 * FAVGC30.0 – 2 * AVGC30.0))>((3 * FAVGC30.1 – 2 * AVGC30.1)))<2and Abs(((3 * FAVGC7.1 – 2 * AVGC7.1))>((3 * FAVGC7.2 – 2 * AVGC7.2)))+Abs(((3 * FAVGC14.1 – 2 * AVGC14.1))>((3 * FAVGC14.2 – 2 * AVGC14.2)))+Abs(((3 * FAVGC20.1 – 2 * AVGC20.1))>((3 * FAVGC20.2 – 2 * AVGC20.2)))++Abs(((3 * FAVGC30.1 – 2 * AVGC30.1))>((3 * FAVGC30.2 – 2 * AVGC30.2)))>=2)* (c-c1)/c1*100,250)

 

Stock Market Notes 20250918

The Buy/Sell formula is:

(C-C1)/C1*100 + (C1-C2)/C2*100 + (C2-C3)/C3*100 + (C3-C4)/C4*100 + (C4-C5)/C5*100 + (C5-C6)/C6*100 + (C6-C7)/C7*100 + (C7-C8)/C8*100 + (C8-C9)/C9*100 + (C9-C10)/C10*100 + (C10-C11)/C11*100

If the previous day is negative and the current day is positive you BUY at open and if the previous day is positive and the current day is negative you sell at open. Pretty simple. I will be writing code to validate the data results.

 

 

Stock Market Notes 20250906

RoC Layout ImageCreated a new layout called RoC. It’s all about Rate of Change. It’s impressive. I also ran into a website I like called https://portfolioslab.com/ and I think that it deserves further attention and a one-month trial membership that can be had for $19. It might be worth spending a month studying it simply to help me learn more about portfolio management.