It's been a few weeks since our last post (which is usually pretty good news...we definitely seem to post more often when the results aren't so great!). But our recent results have highlighted a rather typical trend that we figured we'd highlight:

The last 8 results are as follows: Loss, Win, Loss, Win, Loss, Win, Loss, Win. Alternating wins and losses is normally a losing proposition if you're gambling...but it's a beautiful thing for PickLogic. Over those last 8 results (covering a period of two weeks), PickLogic is up about 1.2%.

Now, who would tout a 1.2% increase over two weeks? Well, we would. That essentially translates into a 2.5%+ monthly increase...and since we basically know that we can repeat those results over the long run, that translates into a 30% (or so) yearly positive trend. Yes, it's nearly sacrilegious to extrapolate a two week run to 52 weeks...but just check out our historical results -- other than the streak at the end of the recent basketball season, you'll see that the results ARE just that consistent.

Speaking of the infamous end-of-basketball streak (which essentially cost us 14% of our gains), the recovery is well underway. Baseball season has seen a very nice 4% increase in just over a month's time, and PickLogic -- again, despite the 14% "hit" -- is now back to nearly even for the year.

And we don't mind reminding you that you'd be VERY hard-pressed to find an investment option out there that's even close to even for the year:

• S&P 500: -4.4% YTD
  
• Dow Jones Industrial Average: -2.93% YTD
  
• NASDAQ Composite Index: -6.18% YTD
  
• Nikkei 225: -10.22% YTD
  
• Housing/Real Estate market: (way down) YTD
  
• PickLogic: -0.7% YTD
  

We're currently forecasting an increase of between 16-20% for the year.

To celebrate our impending return to the positive side of the ledger for the year (we expect to be there before the end of May), we're going to offer all new subscribers a 2-for-1 deal: if you sign up by the end of May, we'll double your initial purchase (buy 1 month, get 1 month free; buy 1 year, get 1 year free, etc.). We'll also throw in a coveted PickLogic fitted cap!

Thanks to all our new members; we're excited that more and more people are seeing the light! And we'll try to make another post without waiting 3 weeks again (and not just because we're on a losing streak!).

Labels: losses, positive results, recent results, wins