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>Traders,
>
>Recently the MOON question has raised it's head. I thought I
>had pretty well proved that the moon does have an influence on
>the market about 10 months ago but I guess we all forget.
>
>In my opinion there are TWO major astronomical patterns that have
>great influence in market behavior.
>
>These two are the SUN and the MOON. The moon cycles from full to
>full in approximately 29 calendar days. The sun cycle is one full
>year in length.
>
>For the moon we may consider market behavior to be related to the
>new or the full moon.
>
>For the sun we must consider market behavior to be influenced in
>one direction or the other for six months and then in the opposite
>direction the next six months.
>
>I am not asking you the believe what I write, I simply wish that
>you consider the following information.
>
>I have written a system which I call MOONTEST. In its simplest
>form this system buys on the new moon and sells on the full moon.
>Or, by setting the BUYONNU parameter to a negative on we can
>have the system sell on the new moon and buy on the full moon.
>
>The following results cover the SP for the period 1983 to 1998.
>
>When we try to sell on the new moon and buy on the full we end
>up with a whopping LOSS of $176,580.00. But, when we buy on the
>new moon and sell on the full we have a PROFIT of $122,960.00 .
>Don't give me any bull about a long bull market -- either way
>would have taken care of that. How can you explain a swing
>of $299,540 between taking one side versus the other ? ? ? ?
There are many factors -- and I have no doubt the moon might be one of
them. But the question is --> IS IT TRADEABLE.
I, for one, consider 122,960 (I assume this is one contract) a pretty
pathetic return for fifteen years. Or am I mission something?
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