The Returns Behind the Idea

FOR THE DJIA LIST FROM  1/29/98 TO  1/27/00 THERE WERE 51 BLOCKDESK BUYS:

STOCK

BUY
DATE

SELL
DATE

# OF
WEEKS

BUY
PRICE

SELL
PRICE

SIMPLE
GAIN

BUY &
HOLD


1.	AA	06/11/98	10/15/98	18	32.66	38.47	17.8%	86.8%
2.	AXP	09/03/98	11/19/98	11	77.00	101.81	32.2%	94.3%
3.	AXP	09/10/98	11/05/98	8	69.06	94.75	37.2%	94.3%
4.	BA	07/23/98	01/21/99	26	41.19	33.25	-19.3%	-5.1%
5.	BA	08/06/98	02/04/99	26	36.94	36.50	-1.2%	-5.1%
6.	C	08/20/98	02/18/99	26	37.08	35.33	-4.7%	86.8%
7.	C	08/27/98	02/25/99	26	32.67	38.42	17.6%	86.8%
8.	C	09/03/98	11/25/98	12	26.27	34.87	32.8%	86.8%
9.	C	09/10/98	01/07/99	17	23.53	39.08	66.1%	86.8%
10.	C	09/17/98	01/07/99	16	25.73	39.08	51.9%	86.8%
11.	C	09/24/98	01/07/99	15	26.60	39.08	46.9%	86.8%
12.	C	10/01/98	01/07/99	14	23.53	39.08	66.1%	86.8%
13.	C	06/03/99	10/28/99	21	42.13	54.13	28.5%	86.8%
14.	KO	09/03/98	03/04/99	26	61.94	62.94	1.6%	-8.2%
15.	KO	09/30/99	10/28/99	4	48.06	58.81	22.4%	-8.2%
16.	DIS	09/03/98	03/04/99	26	28.19	35.13	24.6%	4.5%
17.	DIS	09/17/98	01/14/99	17	25.63	36.06	40.7%	4.5%
18.	EK	01/14/99	07/15/99	26	70.31	72.13	2.6%	-6.4%
19.	GE	09/03/98	11/05/98	9	77.75	90.81	16.8%	83.6%
20.	GM	09/10/98	11/12/98	9	45.65	54.92	20.3%	67.9%
21.	GM	10/08/98	10/22/98	2	41.03	50.41	22.8%	67.9%
22.	GM	06/10/99	12/09/99	26	64.69	72.69	12.4%	67.9%
23.	GM	08/06/99	12/02/99	17	60.13	72.13	20.0%	67.9%
24.	HWP	06/04/98	12/03/98	26	61.56	62.19	1.0%	79.0%
25.	HWP	06/18/98	12/17/98	26	56.69	65.56	15.7%	79.0%
26.	HWP	09/23/99	12/23/99	13	94.25	112.50	19.4%	79.0%
27.	HWP	10/28/99	11/18/99	3	71.06	94.63	33.2%	79.0%
28.	IP	08/27/98	09/24/98	4	39.44	46.88	18.9%	0.3%
29.	MCD	09/17/98	11/12/98	8	28.16	35.34	25.5%	57.0%
30.	MRK	05/20/99	11/18/99	26	72.00	78.69	9.3%	26.2%
31.	JPM	08/13/98	02/11/99	26	116.81	106.19	-9.1%	21.5%
32.	JPM	09/03/98	03/04/99	26	88.00	113.44	28.9%	21.5%
33.	JPM	09/10/98	11/25/98	11	85.50	112.75	31.9%	21.5%
34.	JPM	09/17/98	03/11/99	25	89.75	119.19	32.8%	21.5%
35.	JPM	09/24/98	11/25/98	9	87.19	112.75	29.3%	21.5%
36.	JPM	10/01/98	11/19/98	7	80.75	106.38	31.7%	21.5%
37.	JPM	10/08/98	11/05/98	4	80.06	104.25	30.2%	21.5%
38.	MO	04/30/98	09/24/98	21	37.31	46.38	24.3%	-49.5%
39.	MO	04/01/99	06/10/99	10	34.56	42.25	22.2%	-49.5%
40.	MO	04/08/99	06/10/99	9	34.31	42.25	23.1%	-49.5%
41.	MO	04/22/99	06/10/99	7	34.56	42.25	22.2%	-49.5%
42.	S	10/01/98	04/01/99	26	41.31	44.69	8.2%	-33.4%
43.	S	10/08/98	04/08/99	26	40.56	45.25	11.6%	-33.4%
44.	UK	09/17/98	11/25/98	10	37.44	45.69	22.0%	30.0%
45.	UTX	05/20/99	11/18/99	26	63.00	58.44	-7.2%	33.6%
46.	WMT	05/27/99	10/07/99	19	41.13	51.31	24.8%	195.5%

OPEN POSITIONS

The following positions were marked to market close on 1/27/00, the end date for this two-year example. Under the K.I.S.S. strategy, these would still be open positions.

47.	GT	09/23/99	01/27/00	18	44.25	24.63	-44.4%	-60.4%
48.	GT	11/24/99	01/27/00	9	34.56	24.63	-28.8%	-60.4%
49.	JPM	08/06/99	01/27/00	25	122.94	125.63	2.2%	21.5%
50.	S	08/06/99	01/27/00	25	40.81	31.25	-23.4%	-33.4%
51.	S	09/02/99	01/27/00	21	33.63	31.25	-7.1%	-33.4%

To see the results of using this strategy on all stocks over the 24 months ended 1/27/00, click here.

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