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To: CommanderCricket who wrote (142693)	12/17/2010 12:55:57 PM
From: Debt Free	1 Recommendation Respond to of 206184

curious about how others have done this year. For my actively managed account I am up about 16% for the year while holding a large pct of cash so overall I am pleased. My goal this year was to outperform the S&P 500 by at least 10% (not points) without actually setting a specific goal. for 2011, I will have much more to actively manage due to my wife rolling over her 401k into a Roth IRA. Looking forward Best trades for the year..... ATPG long from around 11 as well as selling OTM puts FSII F

To: CommanderCricket who wrote (142693)	12/17/2010 12:58:29 PM
From: kingfisher	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 206184

Congratulations! I'm up 19% with a low 7 figure portfolio (2.5 million.) My goal was 12.5%. Best trade Zapata Energy taken over by Surge Energy. My stinkers were Galleon energy and Medwell Capital. Been trading full time for 10 years. Focussed on energy. Took a buyout instead of a pension from my blue collar job of 19 years ten years ago. The buyout was $40,000 into a locked in retirement plan. Without any further contributions its now 6 digits starting with a 7. Live a simple life and very happy with my independence. Whats important is my wife,family,good health and my love of nature. I dont share this information much with friends because they look at me like I am crazy. Being anonymous here I can pat myself on the back because nobody else does.

To: CommanderCricket who wrote (142693)	12/17/2010 1:33:40 PM
From: Tommaso	Respond to of 206184

I would be up 23% if I hadn't had a garage and a kitchen totally rebuilt. But having taken out cash for that, only 18%. Also had a very large tax payment due last April. Should gold be back at $1,450 by the end of the year, I might be up 23% for the year.

To: CommanderCricket who wrote (142693)	12/17/2010 1:33:58 PM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 206184

I'm up 36% at the moment on a low 7-figures portfolio; clear star has been MHR all the way, portfolio about 40% in energy much of the year, other energy winners were GTE, MAUXF, CAAEF, GEOI. MHR is just over 10% of the portfolio on its own.

To: CommanderCricket who wrote (142693)	12/17/2010 1:59:45 PM
From: research1234	Respond to of 206184

Up 26% or so YTD on a mid-seven figure portfolio. Lots of good gainers including MHR (thanks Dale!), MLP's, BDC's, and junk status preferred stocks in several REIT's. Twas a very good year.

To: CommanderCricket who wrote (142693)	12/17/2010 3:11:56 PM
From: WalterWhite	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 206184

Michael I am Canadian based and have been almost exclusively trading in commodity plays in 2010, most notably gold, potash and oil. I am up 32% Jan-Nov. Biggest winners ATC (gold, toronto venture) OUT AAA (potash, toronto venture) IN AMZ (potash, toronto venture) IN IOC (oil/gas, Naz - including covered puts/calls) IN CLQ (lithium, toronto main board) IN My biggest winner in 2011, and dare I say my first million dollar winner will be WLGC on the OTC boards. Patent play that will explode soon (Q1 2011). They have several "gatekeeper" type patents on predictive search and text technology. You saw it here first :) Don't say i didn't tell you. Check them out, have a lawyer read their patents, especially the third one issued to them... I guess we all did well financially in 2010. Here is to better market and all our health in 2011. Chinnery

To: CommanderCricket who wrote (142693)	12/17/2010 3:30:22 PM
From: bruwin	Respond to of 206184

6 Stock portfolio up 88.4% since 22 Dec.2009. Best performers were NFLX at 238% and ENDP at 80%. Worst performer was SAY at -43%. 8 Stock Growth Portfolio up 99.2% since October 2009. Originally had 11 stocks. 2 Stocks sold in April '10, CTFO at -27% and YONG at -1.6%. 1 Stock sold in September '10, SMED at -54%. Best performers were BIDU at 149%, CTEL at 114% and MELI at 77%.

To: CommanderCricket who wrote (142693)	12/17/2010 3:56:43 PM
From: fmikehugo	Respond to of 206184

Fido brokerage account YTD 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year +28.94% +33.70% +6.30% +16.19%

To: CommanderCricket who wrote (142693)	12/17/2010 10:33:04 PM
From: Dave	Respond to of 206184

CC <<<Curious about how others have done this year. Performance in percentage. Did you beat the S&P averages? What were your best trades and what trades turned out to be dogs.>> I see that I did not do as well as most. However, have a freezer of steelhead and salmon and some walleye offer some compensation. Percentage gain on trading portfolio of high 6 figures was 18%, with PBG the high and TMR the lowest. I sold PBG prior to the tax bill being passed as I did not like the thought of paying taxes on the "dividend" which should have been a tax-free spinoff.!! Dave

To: CommanderCricket who wrote (142693)	12/18/2010 2:22:01 PM
From: upanddown	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 206184

I'm up about 17.5% on approx 3M. I'm happy with that because it includes huge cash positions (60% currently in cash and CDs). I'm also at an age when income and capital preservation are the key goals. This was the year where I really got into using options for income enhancement and downside protection. The idea of just buying and selling a stock seems like a rather quaint notion. My basic strategy has become: Find a dividend paying stock you like at the current price. Sell puts on weakness. If assigned, sell deep-in-the-money leaps on strength. I'm just trying to grind out income with safety. Puts have been a revelation this year. After expiration yesterday, I'm up 50K on expired put premium. I love the smell of expired put premium in the morning (this morning after Fri expiration). Biggest winner, MHR by far. Biggest loser, probably C calls. John