faq | Excel Trading and Investing Models

FAQ: Should I immediately switch my fund allocations as soon as I get a new signal? What about the first time I run the model? What about the second or third time I run the model?

When you first start out, you should run the model twice before entering any trades. Run it the first week, then run it again the following week to see if you get any new Buy signals. Most of the signals you get the first time you run the model are existing signals....

FAQ: If Buy goes blank the next week, am I still in?

FAQs, Fund Model FAQs

No — if a Buy turns to blank, this means you should treat it as an Out signal in the sector fund model. This occurs when a fund with a Buy signal drops out of the Top 3. Since the model only allocates capital to the Top 3 funds by relative strength, this means...

FAQ: Once you get a Buy, will it still show as a Buy until it goes Out?

FAQs, Fund Model FAQs

Yes — it will continually say Buy until it says Out or goes blank (again, treat blanks as Out signals).

FAQ: Should I have either a Buy or Out signal?

FAQs, Fund Model FAQs

Each fund will either have a Buy, Out, or blank. Treat the blanks as Out — they are the same.

FAQ: I have 3 Buy signals but no Out signals – only blank. Since this is the first time / week that I ran it, is that why?

FAQs, Fund Model FAQs

The sector fund model generates OUT signals for all the remaining funds besides the ones you get Buy signals for. The reason only the top 3 funds have Buy or Out signals is because the model deletes all the signals below the top 3...