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Average Annualized Return Per Closed Trade: 30.7% Average Return Per Closed Trade: 21.3% Average Holding Period: 263 days Despite some defections from the ruling Syriza party, the Greek parliament has swiftly and overwhelmingly approved certain austerity measures required by the tentative agreement reached with… Read More

Average Annualized Return Per Closed Trade: 30.7% Average Return Per Closed Trade: 21.3% Average Holding Period: 263 days Lately China’s stock market volatility and the Greece mess have captured the attention of U.S. investors, to say the least. In China, before… Read More

Average Annualized Return Per Closed Trade: 30.7% Average Return Per Closed Trade: 21.3% Average Holding Period: 263 days Greece and its international creditors broke off talks to extend Greece’s lifeline after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras unilaterally called for a July 5 referendum, to ask… Read More

Average Annualized Return Per Closed Trade: 30.7% Average Return Per Closed Trade: 21.3% Average Holding Period: 263 days Although Greece and the Euro Group (euro-zone finance ministers) have both moved toward the middle, closing the gap between the two sides, as yet they have… Read More

Average Annualized Return Per Closed Trade: 30.7% Average Return Per Closed Trade: 21.3% Average Holding Period: 263 days The stock market nowadays moves with news flowing out of Europe as Greece struggles to craft a bailout agreement before the current extension expires at the… Read More

Average Annualized Return Per Closed Trade: 30.7% Average Return Per Closed Trade: 21.3% Average Holding Period: 263 days The Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a 280,000 increase in payrolls in May. The strong showing wipes away concerns raised by the poor hiring… Read More

Average Annualized Return Per Closed Trade: 30.7% Average Return Per Closed Trade: 21.3% Average Holding Period: 263 days Following the release of some disappointing economic data this morning, stocks are poised to end the week on a bad note, snapping a three-week winning streak. Read More

Average Annualized Return Per Closed Trade: 30.4% Average Return Per Closed Trade: 21.5% Average Holding Period: 268 days  The official April jobs numbers are out. After very poor March numbers last month and a disappointing report earlier this week by payrolls processor ADP—regarded as a preview to the… Read More

Average Annualized Return Per Closed Trade: 30.4% Average Return Per Closed Trade: 21.5% Average Holding Period: 268 days Today two of our portfolio members had unusually large price movements, in opposite directions, after reporting quarterly results. For the first quarter of 2015, Aaron’s (AAN)… Read More

Average Annualized Return Per Closed Trade: 32.4% Average Return Per Closed Trade: 21.0% Average Holding Period: 248 days Earlier this week, the minutes from the Mid-March Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting were released, providing more insight into the board’s decision-making process. The minutes revealed that although… Read More

Average Annualized Return Per Closed Trade: 32.4% Average Return Per Closed Trade: 21.0% Average Holding Period: 248 days Editor’s Note: Due to Good Friday, we publish the weekly issue of Brain Trust Profits today. We will resume our regular Friday schedule next week. Stock Update: Medivation (MDVN)… Read More

Average Annualized Return Per Closed Trade: 32.4% Average Return Per Closed Trade: 21.0% Average Holding Period: 248 days Last issue, we discussed this week's Federal Open Market Committee policy-setting meeting. We went against the grain and predicted Janet Yellen and her lieutenants would decide to keep the term… Read More