Important Changes

I’m pleased to announce an important change to The Contrarian Strategist. Starting on Monday, it will now be called the Oxford Systems Trader.

And we have a new methodology to go with the name.

It’s no secret that computers – particularly super computers – can crunch many times more data than the human brain. Computers beat Grandmasters at chess, champions at Jeopardy and the best traders in the stock market by analyzing millions of variables in seconds.

Using a system developed for one of the top quantitative hedge funds in the world (and currently used by Morgan Stanley and the Stanford University School of Business), I have created a trading program that beat the market by 1,568% over 10 years in backtested results.

Even during the dot-com collapse in 2001, the worst performing stock picked by the system gained 39%.

During the 10-year backtest, the system’s average annual return was 44.7% versus the S&P 500’s average of 4.52%.

So you can see why I’m so excited.

I tested thousands of combinations of variables, both fundamental and technical data, before settling on the current formula. It incorporates growth, management confidence, management efficiency, technical indicators and more.

And the best part is, you don’t have to do a thing in order to receive it.

As a subscriber to The Contrarian Strategist, you will automatically begin receiving the Oxford Systems Trader starting next week.

In fact, in a way you already have. My latest recommendation, Cardtronics (Nasdaq: CATM), was generated by the system that I call S.T.A.R.S. (Stock Trading Analytical Research System).

We’re going to keep that in the portfolio, but we’re going to get rid of our Garmin (Nasdaq: GRMN) puts as they haven’t been working and I want to sell while there’s still some value left in them.

Action to Take:

Sell Garmin (Nasdaq: GRMN) January 2012 $25 puts at the market.

I can’t wait for you to get started with the Oxford Systems Trader next week. I know you’re going to love the results.

Hoping your longs go up and your shorts go down,

Marc Lichtenfeld

 

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Current Portfolio:

Long Position:

Stock: Cardtronics (Nasdaq: CATM)
Recommended Date: 8/10/11
Recommended Price: $21.43
Current Price: $21.76
Comments: Buy for $22.25 or less. Stop is $16.07.
 
Short Position:

Option: Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN) January 2012 $25 puts
Recommended Date: 8/6/2010
Recommended Price: $4.25
Current Price: $1.25
Comments: Sell.