DBMF Manager Directed Portfolios - iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF

$DBMF Added same size as Fri. lot. Was at 38% in the Opportunity Range™ earlier and now at 50%. 2/

$DBMF is partially hedging $HGER (see my Friday post). Last look... DBMF +0.66% vs. HGER -1.14%. Buying an equal quantity of the weaker one in the range on Friday did not work, but that was the "system." HGER closed on Fri. at about 15% in its trading range, while DBMF closed at about 36% in its Opportunity Range™. Sometimes buying the low end of the range works, but as the key says in my graphs (see pr. post with graphic), the best buy is 40-60% in the range WITH a strong uptrend. That is the definition of the best version of #BuyTheSlips with my system... So why did I add both? I could have staggered my entry given the above, but the results from my testing was based on a 50:50 split. If the signal changes for either ETF in the pair, it is dropped and the cash is invested in SGOV. I'll let you know when my signals change...

$DBMF and $HGER I've been working on ways to buy commodities. Bought equal amounts of each of these two ETFs today just before the close. First of multiple buys if commodities keep rising. I will be risk managing these two positions from month to month barring big increases in volatility... HGER is focused on commodities. DBMF is a hedge on more than just commodities (equities, gold, commodities, currency, bonds etc.) so it could be a BUY when HGER is a SELL. Both make some cash from holding T-bills as collateral. Neither has a K-1, but both do distribute long and short term gains at Section 1256 tax rates (60% LT gains and 40% ST Gains) at year end, as well as interest income. That's why your gains will be better protected inside an IRA. Generally if commodities are downtrending, HGER wil be a SELL and DBMF might still be a BUY. HGER relies on a strategy that has a much longer backtest history than the ETF. If President Trump ends the war with Iran suddenly, both could drop. That's the risk, and the lack of an end of the war is another sort of risk... Do your own research on these, and if you come up with a better pair I'd love to hear about them... ;)