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Capitalogix Commentary from Howard Getson

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Capitalogix hgetson@capitalogix.com via google.com	Dec 11 (4 days ago)
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Capitalogix Commentary from Howard Getson

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• All That - Infographic Showing What Happens in 60 seconds on the Internet
• Interesting Links for Your Weekend Reading
• Diversification Ideas for this Market

All That - Infographic Showing What Happens in 60 seconds on the Internet Posted: 11 Dec 2011 01:40 PM PST This infographic shows you what happens in 60 seconds on the Internet. I just came from the malls, and based on the number of close parking spaces I found, a lot of people are doing their holiday shopping online. This chart displays a wide range of actions taken (like e-mails checked, Tweets posted, or songs downloaded) each minute on the Internet. Interesting. Related articles Going Viral Visualized [INFOGRAPHIC] (mashable.com) How The Internet Looked in 1996 vs 2011 [Infographic] (socialtimes.com)

Interesting Links for Your Weekend Reading Posted: 11 Dec 2011 12:32 PM PST Don't get into a fight you can't win. Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting. Lighter Links: 8 Dangers of Collaboration. (Yes & Know) Brad Feld’s New List of Books for Entrepreneurship. (Feld) A List of the Articles Most-Shared on Facebook in 2011. (Facebook) Bionic Contact Lens 'To Project Emails Before Eyes'. Just what you need. (BBC) A New Trend? Tech Firm Outlaws Email Because It Wastes Too Much Time. (Newser) Trading Links: Goldman’s Top Investing Picks for 2012. (FinancialPost)  Stock & Pony Show: The Toothless Ban On Congressional Insider Trading. (TheDaily)  Can Facebook Raise $10 Billion at a $100 Billion Valuation in Its IPO? (WSJ) CEO Outlook: 15 Predictions about 2012. (Chief Executive Magazine) Speculation or Trepidation? Fear is More Powerful than Greed. (Economist)

Diversification Ideas for this Market Posted: 11 Dec 2011 01:08 PM PST David Stendahl sent me some stats that point to some diversification opportunities. Does the following chart look like a bunch of scribbles?  Good; it shows the diversified returns of the S&P 500 Index, Gold, Euro, 10-Year Note, Corn andCrude. Keep these markets in mind as trading options that often offer performance not highly correlated with the S&P 500 Index. What follows are a similar set of comments for various markets. Gold Over the past 14 yrs, the top 20 winning mos. in Gold produced an avg return of 8.3% … The same mos for the S&P 500 returned 0.6%. Since 1997 Gold generated a total return of 165.3% based on its top 20 grossing mos. … The S&P 500 index returned 12.5% for the same mos. Gold generated an avg return of 8.3%/mo based on its top 20 grossing mos. since 1997 … Returns the next month were up on avg 1.3%. FYI: Gold generated an avg return of 0.6%/mo based on its top 20 grossing mos. since 1997 … Returns the next month were up on avg 1.3%. 14 year perspective … top 3 monthly returns for Gold 13.4%, 13.2% & 12.3% vs. those for the S&P 500 index 11%, 10.1% & 9.3%. The short advantage ... top 3 negative monthly returns for Gold -17.9%, -11.4% & -9.2% vs. those for the S&P 500 index -18.1%, -12.2% & -11.5%. Crude Oil Over the past 14 yrs, the top 20 winning mos. in Crude Oil produced an avg return of 9% … The same mos for the S&P 500 returned 1.8%. Since 1997 Crude Oil generated a total return of 179.2% based on its top 20 grossing mos. … The S&P 500 index returned 35.3% for the same mos. Crude Oil generated an avg return of 9%/mo based on its top 20 grossing mos. since 1997 … Returns the next month were up on avg 1.6%. FYI: Crude Oil generated an avg return of 1.8%/mo based on its top 20 grossing mos. since 1997 … Returns the next month were up on avg 1.6%. 14 year perspective … top 3 monthly returns for Crude Oil 19.2%, 17.3% & 11.6% vs. those for the S&P 500 index 11%, 10.1% & 9.3%. The short advantage ... top 3 negative monthly returns for Crude Oil -23.3%, -15.1% & -13.6% vs. those for the S&P 500 index -18.1%, -12.2% & -11.5%. Corn Over the past 14 yrs, the top 20 winning mos. in Corn produced an avg return of 10.7% … the same mos for the S&P 500 returned 1.9%. Since 1997 Corn generated a total return of 214.7% based on its top 20 grossing mos. … the S&P 500 index returned 37.7% for the same mos. Euro Over the past 14 yrs, the top 20 winning mos. in Euro produced an avg return of 5.5% … The same mos for the S&P 500 returned 2.4%. Since 1997 Euro generated a total return of 109.2% based on its top 20 grossing mos. … The S&P 500 index returned 49% for the same mos. Ten Year Over the past 14 yrs, the top 20 winning mos. in 10 Yr. T-Note produced an avg return of 2.1% … The same mos for the S&P 500 returned -1.5%. Since 1997 10 Yr. T-Note generated a total return of 42.3% based on its top 20 grossing mos. … The S&P 500 index returned -29.8% for the same mos. 10 Yr. T-Note generated an avg return of 2.1%/mo based on its top 20 grossing mos. since 1997 … Returns the next month were up on avg 0.1%. FYI: 10 Yr. T-Note generated an avg return of -1.5%/mo based on its top 20 grossing mos. Since 1997 … returns the next month were up on avg 0.1%. 14 year perspective … top 3 monthly returns for 10 Yr. T-Note 5%, 2.7% & 2.4% vs. those for the S&P 500 index 11%, 10.1% & 9.3%. The short advantage ... top 3 negative monthly returns for 10 Yr. T-Note -3.7%, -2.6% & -2.5% vs. those for the S&P 500 index -18.1%, -12.2% & -11.5%.