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Here is how V2 and our benchmark for the SP500 (SPY) performed in October:

V2 -5.94%

SPY -2.49%

This year:

V2 up +116.74%

SPY +2.94%

We had a down October and the Model reallocated several times during the month between short, long, and cash holdings. Volatility remains high, and the Model composition reflected that concern.

Year-to-date the Model has performed extremely well. Here are a few comparisons from LPL Financial, Morningstar, and Fidelity.

YTD (10/30/20)

V2 Model +116.74%

SP500 +2.2%

Dow Jones Industrial -5.5%

Nasdaq Composite +22.5%

Russel 2000 -7.3%

Aggregate Bonds +6.4%

Europe Developed Markets -10.6%

Emerging Markets 0.0%

Ranked #1 vs all Long-Short ETFs (13) Morningstar

Ranked #6 vs all ETFs (2159) Morningstar

Ranked #1 vs all Mutual Funds (3458) Fidelity

As we look ahead, there are currently a number of concerns facing us: Election uncertainty and unrest, stimulus (or lack thereof), increasing Covid-19 cases and economic slowdown, and new lockdowns in Europe. All will be issues going forward, but we do not anticipate what is going to happen. We react to where things are. We do not forecast, we will follow the math and work to get on the right side of the next extended trend.

The V2 Model has performed exactly as expected.

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About the V2 Model.

We have researched and developed a pool of common and popular ETFs. We will select which ETFs to invest in based on market conditions and our short-term, medium-term, and long-term charts. We will also model asset class ratio behavior for our decision-making process. Leverage will be used when appropriate and we will short the market in a downturn. If no investments meet our rules, we will go to cash. We will change holdings at any time during the month.

The investment picks may be in large-cap growth, treasuries, leverage, derivatives. We may short the market or go to cash. Holdings may include SPXU, SDS, SH, SPY, SSO, UPRO, TLT, AGG, TQQQ, SQQQ, or CASH at any time.

We make all of our holdings and allocations available Members in our V2 Model newsletter as as they occur.

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.

You can learn more about the model, its holdings, and how it works by going through each link on our website. The V2 newsletter is available for $15 a month.

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The Vig Company Announces October and YTD 2020 Results!