Trade Alert Service Racks up Record 20.5% Month in May

The Mad hedge Fund Trader?s Trade Alert Service posted a 20.5% gain in May, the best monthly performance since its 2010 inception. The 28 trade alerts I sent out during the month also set a new record. That takes the average annualized return up to 22.8%. During the same period, the S&P 500 gained a paltry 10%. This was in a month rated one of the third or fourth most difficult in hedge fund history.

Calling the April 2 top in equities markets within a week was certainly a big help.
My hefty short position in the Russell 2000 small cap index (IWM) was my biggest winner, adding 10.34% to the model portfolio?s 2012 return. The Euro (FXE) was another home run, with my shorts there contributing an additional 9.29%. Short positions in gold (GLD), Pulte Homes (PHM), and Boeing (BA) also helped. On the long side, positions in Apple, Hewlett Packard, and the yen were winners.

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