Vega Arc Posts August Results - Down 7.72%. Year To Date Up 49.87!

During August, we held 10 positions - a full allocation, and no cash. Here are the results compared to our benchmark of the tech ETF XLK:

December 31, 2018 VEGA ARC $11,000

January 31, 2019 VEGA ARC $14,442 +31.29% XLK +6.94%

February 28, 2019 VEGA ARC $16,484 +14.14% XLK +6.91%

March 30, 2019 VEGA ARC $17,065 +3.53% XLK +4.77%

April 30, 2019 VEGA ARC $16,370 -4.07% XLK +4.67

May 31, 2019 VEGA ARC $15,841 -3.23% XLK -8.66%

June 30, 2019 VEGA ARC $17,311 +9.28% XLK +8.94%

July 31, 2019 VEGA ARC $17,866 +3.21% XLK +3.50

August 31, 2019 VEGA ARC $16,486 -7.72% XLK -1.54%

Year to Date: VEGA ARC +49.87% XLK +29.45%

This past month we owned the stocks of ten companies. We were fully allocated. Eight positions posted losses. Two positions posted gains. We were down 7.72% and did not beat our benchmark. This was our poorest month of the year.

For September we have 10 holdings. We sold 3 stocks and bought 3 stocks. We are fully allocated with no cash position. Long term trends are positive. and generally speaking interest rate cuts boost stocks. There is uncertainty however about the trade war with China and the potential for future rate cuts.

For September we reviewed and charted 112 companies. We used various indicators on short-term, middle term and longer term time frames. We seek companies that have a high probability of intermediate term growth. From that group we selected the 10 holdings for this coming month.

VEGA ARC Year-To-Date for 2019 is up 48.87%.

We hope to make our model selections available shortly in newsletter form. Please let us know if you are interested.

About VEGA ARC:

January 1st of 2019 we launched and are testing a new investment model. It is called VEGA ARC.

We have researched and developed a pool of about 150 companies that are innovators in genome, industrial, next generation web, and financial tech. From that group we will look for the top 10 growth and trend characteristics from charting each company on various time frames. We will hold 10 securities each month and buy in equal weights. Ongoing, on or about the first of each month we may hold or sell any of our 10 picks. If we sell a holding we will select new alternatives. If no investments meet our rules we will go to cash. Vega Arc contains volatile and higher risk companies, it represents only a small portion of our overall portfolio.

The investment picks may be in small cap, mid-cap or large cap companies. We will invest in foreign companies. We do not use leverage. We do not short companies. We do not use options.

We hope to make Vega Arc details available in a paid newsletter in July of 2019. Please check back for details.

Chris Vig is president of The Vig Company and is an investor, artist, author, business consultant and former CEO living in Monona, WI. This article is for entertainment purposes only.  We may own, buy, or sell any security listed here at any time. Do your own diligence when investing your hard earned cash. Follow The Vig Company on Facebook.

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