The NASDAQ 100 traded just under its Weekly Expected Move high at 13,637 this morning, so be aware of the limitations to further upside progress once this level is achieved. The Founders Group currently has 10% allocated to the index (in leveraged futures), and we are satisfied with that position on a swing-trading basis.

The Founders Group also cut our S&P 500 futures position back to 10% by selling another 10% of the position at 4074.25 this morning, taking advantage of its position above 4067 which is the expected move high for the S&P 500 index this week. 

This results in our current allocation for the Navigator Swing Trading strategy as 10% Nasdaq 100 futures, 10% S&P 500 futures, 10% XLF (Financials) options, 10% XLW (Energy) options, and 5% GLD (Gold) options for a total of 45% invested, but still considerably leveraged.

Sell signals are not driving these allocation reductions. We are simply deleveraging in light of the substantial gains experienced over the past three sessions. If we were not leveraged, we would consider maintaining fully invested positions until we had a Navigator Algorithm sell signal at hand.

A.F. Thornton