The Solas M Series Global Portfolio posted a very impressive performance in the 1st Quarter 2012. Boosted by a strong start to the equities market the portfolio exhibited strong profitability consistency across the trend following and mean reversion strategies employed. Working off the base 0.50% risk per trade the portfolio returned 11.0% over Q1. For [...]

SPY generated an exit signal on the Solas Swing Trading software following yesterday’s upside rally. The latest long swing trade occurred in the shallow pullback S1 strategy and took only 1-day to play out as the market recovered from Wednesday’s pullback in price action to forge new ytd highs and with it an exit signal into momentum. The [...]

The Solas Swing Trading Software and the Solas Trend Following Software Systems activated new positions in the Solas M Seies Global Portfolio ahead of todays open in the US Markets. Although relatively quite with regards new signals of late, the Series M Global portfolio has been actively managing current open positions by re-adjusting the intelligent [...]

The Federal reserves decision to keep interest rates low until at least 2014 sparked a reaction from investors yesterday. The FTSE100 beneficiaries of the Feds decision were stocks in the mining sector as they led Britain’s benchmark index to close higher @ 5795.2. The Solas Swing Trading Software was well positioned to take advantage of [...]

The FTSE100 Futures markets (Z) fell on Tuesday after closing Monday at its highest level since August 1st. With volume and volatility low it still remained relatively positive as it closed above the technical 3 month highs. Firms that have led the way higher recently became some of the top fallers on Tuesday, mainly the [...]

The FTSE100 Futures index made new year highs last week but was stopped in its tracks as it hit 3 month resistance. The Solas Swing Trading Software has remained active as the majority of the mean reversion signals were generated in the Basic Materials Sector after it weakened last Friday while paying attention to the [...]

XLE the Energy Select SPDR ETF has resumed its long Trend Following position in the Solas M Series Global Portfolio. Its latest attempt to push lower was halted by US manufacturing rebounding at its fastest pace in a year as the Federal Reserve reported on Wednesday that Industrial Production rose 0.4% in November. In contrast [...]

Although the markets haven’t established a clear direction they make take, a bullish outlook from the start of the year still remains, as they continue to consolidate at there 6 month highs. While investors remain somewhat cautious, the Solas Trend Following Software and Swing Trading Software continue to be active as it opens new positions in  [...]

The markets held on to its bullish start to the year after the bears attempt to push the markets lower was short lived in last Fridays trading as all the benchmark indices ended the week in positive territory, albeit on light volume. The S+P, Dow Jones, Russell 2000 and the Tech heavy Nasdaq all gaining [...]

The FTSE100 index dropped last Friday tracking declines in other European markets as France was stripped of its Triple A rating by the Standard and Poors rating agency. However France secured a small boost on Monday as Moodys announced it was maintaining its Triple A status and stable outlook for its debt. The Solas Swing [...]