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To: ETF1 who wrote (1604)	7/8/2014 11:15:25 AM
From: Kirk ©	Respond to of 26450

I don't remember. Search the articles I published and they are probably there somewhere. I remember in my trading I sold shares at $28 and soon (weeks?) later Brinker issued a sell at $27 to get out for a small loss... that of course he didn't count against his own record. Brinker's "individual issues" are little different than my concept of an "explore portfolio" except he loads his portfolio up with what is hot so he can talk about "recommending it" on the radio (such as gold that he put in while high and deleted near the lows without mention) then when they crash, the advice doesn't hurt his record. What bugs me is Hulbert doesn't count that against his performance. It is really sad the nonsense the big names in the industry get away with. I think it is because TV, radio and even sites like SI need these "well followed" people to draw eyeballs so they get away with more than most others can get away with.

To: ETF1 who wrote (1604)	7/10/2014 10:25:19 AM
From: Kirk ©	Respond to of 26450

Slow, steady improvements.... TRANSMISSION OF MATERIALS IN THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (Eastern) Thursday, July 10, 2014 UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA ows.doleta.gov In the week ending July 5, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 304,000, a decrease of 11,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 315,000. The 4-week moving average was 311,500, a decrease of 3,500 from the previous week's unrevised average of 315,000. There were no special factors impacting this week's initial claims. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0 percent for the week ending June 28, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending June 28 was 2,584,000, an increase of 10,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised down by 5,000 from 2,579,000 to 2,574,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,571,250, a decrease of 7,750 from the previous week's revised average. This is the lowest level for this average since October 27, 2007 when it was 2,561,750. The previous week's average was revised down by 1,250 from 2,580,250 to 2,579,000.