Market Surfer – Signal Table Explanation

These are explanations to each section of the signals page. If something does not make sense, either email us or add a comment below.

Signals Table

Date Line: The date the signals are for

Top Blue Line:  The name of the portfolio. The number in parentheses is the portfolio number.

WTD: The current week’s return. This includes open and closed positions.

MTD: The current month-to-date return of the portfolio. This includes open and closed positions.

YTD: The current -year-to-date return of the portfolio. This includes open and closed positions.

The MTD and YTD returns may not match results derived from the signals in the tables. MTD and YTD are calculated by running a backtest on the current historical data. This data may have changed slightly due to price corrections, dividends and other reasons.

 

The trade portion of the table contains the current positions for the portfolio.

Symbol: The ticker symbol of the ETF

Date: The entry date of the trade

BHS: Tells if the ETF is a BUY (green) or HOLD or SELL (red).

Close: The most recent closing price of the ETF

% Alloc: The percentage of the portfolio to allocate to this position

% P/L: The percent profit or loss of the position as of the most recent close

Full Name: The full name of the ETF

 

 

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