My Portfolio Beating Market, Up 8.80% This Year

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 The Wilshire 5000 closed at 12,323.47, up from 12,072.58, or 2 .08%, since October 2nd.  The Wilshire 5000's 200-day moving average currently sits at 11,659.37, or 5.70% below Tuesday's close. 

The Investor's Intelligence Survey was released on Thursday night. This week's reading was 45.6% BULLS, and 28.3% BEARS, for a spread of 17.3%. This is in comparison to a reading of 43.3% BULLS, and 27.8% BEARS, for a spread of 15.5% on September 28th.  Bullish sentiment has now turned higher in five consecutive weeks.

The Volatility Index closed Friday at 18.93, down from 22.50 back on October 1st. 

Now for the portfolio...
1) Verizon at $32.54, up 6.50% for the year, inclusive of dividends.  FTR, the recent spinoff, recently closed at $8.63/share, worth $60.41 to this portfolio currently.

2) AT&T closed at $28.03, up 1.62% for the year, inclusive of dividends. 

3) GE closed at $17.19, up by 14.28% for the year, inclusive of dividends.

4) TBT, the doubleshort U.S. Treasury ETF closed at $32.32, down an abysmal 25.97% since my buy. 

5) January 2011 WHR $75/$85 Call spread purchased a few weeks back closed at $5.05, up 8.60% since my buy.

6) December 2010 SPY $102 Calls closed at $14.92, up 7.98% since my buy.  It is worth noting here that the bid/ask prices for these options is well above the "last" price of $14.92.  This is due to the fact that these options are well into the money right now, and as such their volume is exceptionally light.

7) January 2012 DD $45/$55 Call spreads purchased a few weeks back closed at $3.76, up 3.01% since my buy.

8) AAPL closed at $298.54 up by 54.09% since my buy. 

9) January '12 Citigroup Calls closed at $.15, down by 65.91% since my buy. 

10) C closed at $4.24, up by 6.53% since my buy.

11) GS closed at $155.21, up by 14.04% since my buy.

Overall, the portfolio is up by 8.80% (8.41% for the DOW Dogs), versus 7.18% for the Wilshire 5000. The current basket of eleven stocks and options that I am currently invested in, including dividends, is up 1.56% year-to-date. The spread between my performance and the overall market (Wilshire 5000) is at 1.62% outperform.  It is also worth noting that this portfolio is up 4.70% since my last post, versus 2.18% for the Wilshire 5000 in the same time period.