Performance

Well we're basically on vacation this week but I thought it was important to update some performance stats since this is the end of the month, the quarter, and the half all rolled into one.

Accuracy: 

Month    right  wrong  no call  conditional  batting   Dow
                                             average  points
January    5      10      6           0       0.333     64
February   5       2      2           1       0.750    107
March     12       3      6           0       0.800    431
April      9       3      5           0       0.750    482
May        6       7      6           0       0.462    -67
June       8       9      3           2       0.526    158

Performance:

With June and the first half of the year now closed, here are my cumulative 2014 YTD trading results so far, compared to the Dow, my benchmark.  I continue to include the results of my traditional IRA too.

        Trading    IRA       Dow
Jan.     0.50%             -5.30%
Feb.     3.94%             -1.94%
Mar.     6.01%    6.14%    -0.72%
Apr.     8.22%    8.46%     0.02%
May      9.20%    9.96%     0.85%
June    11.71%   12.42%     1.50%

June wasn't a bad month for me, especially compared to the broader markets.  My equivalent annual run rate increased a bit, and we're still handily outperforming the Dow.  So I guess so far, so good.