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April was one of the best months for the S&P 500 in over 30 years. All 11 sectors were up. During April, we were in cash 45% of the month and long the market 55% of the month. Here are the results compared to our benchmark of the S&P 500 index (SPY).

December 31, 2019 V2 Model $10,000

January 31, 2020 V2 Model $10,341 +3.41% SPY -.16%

February 29, 2020 V2 Model $10,261 -.77% SPY -8.41%

March 31, 2020 V2 Model $12,209 +9.24% SPY -12.49%

April 30, 2020. V2 Model $12,829 +14.45% SPY +12.7%

Year to Date: V2 Model +28.29% SPY -9.2%

April was a strong month coming off the March lows. Short term trends are positive and the model indicated to be positioned accordingly. The theme for the coming months will be the virus vs the economy restarting and monetary and fiscal stimulus. We do not know and do not forecast the outcome. There is still high volatility as the VIX closed April at 33. We expect high volatility to continue throughout the year and will be vigilant and flexible should conditions change.

We beat our benchmark of SPY in April by almost 2 percent.

Year to date we are beating our benchmark of SPY by over 37%.

The model performed exactly as expected.

To start May, we are allocated to a long position. We expect the market to be volatile and concerning. The market has not cleared a number of key technical points. As conditions change in a meaningful way, the model will reflect it. We will update our allocations at that time.

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.

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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The Vig Company April Results. Up 14.45%. Year to Date up 28.29%.