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Phil - I am 3 month follower and shout a big thanks for all the good advice and training. I read all the materials and posts as suggested. I am retired CFO and took over my investments 2 years ago from broker after frustration with returns. I followed some conservative advice for retirees and have 60% bonds currently in a 5m portfolio. I had been doing covered calls on my stocks to boost returns and slowly am getting more aggressive after following your site and my son who has been with you for 6 months. I allocated 1.5m to stocks and am scaling up from 30%. I did some of the trades suggested in early June using Aug & Oct buy/writes on CSCO, WMT, MON, WFR, DO in addition to calls on XOM, CVX, PEP, PG, WM, T that I owned. Most are doing very well (4-24%) in 60 days. My good problem is that instead of getting longer, I will be making 6% quickly (50% plus annualized) and getting called away on many positions. What would you advise for getting long again. Thanks again for such a great job advising all of us!

- TXChili, Aug 5, 2010

BTW Phil, I wanted to relate a conversation I had with my business partner yesterday. I told him that I have been much more relaxed about my investments ever since I joined your site. It’s funny how a 15-20% cushion does to your nerves. My returns have increased dramatically and my risk diminished. Many thanks for the guidance and patience. Good thing I am doing better financially as you might have increased my life expectancy as well!

- StJeanluc, Jul 23, 2010

Dear Phil, I have followed along with your commentary and alerts and have been flabbergasted at your quick analytical skills and your journalistic skills to explain it clearly. In a little over three weeks I have cleared almost 1000.00 dollars and got an intensive education at the same time. I would like to immediately upgrade my membership. It is hard for me to follow all evening as I am in Tokyo but I can join you at the beginning of the market and read the next day.

- Tokyolife, Jul 15, 2010

Phil, 26% on the week for the 20% I day-trade, and since drinking the kool-aid last fall, the whole portfolio has doubled. Have a great weekend !!

- JRW III, Jul 9, 2010

I did the same thing via your logic (sold puts that is). I glanced one time and they were already up 15% which is considered a good return for an overnight hold in most circles. This is PSW though and to us it’s just another day…

- Kwan , Apr 15, 2010

Phil/Everyone here/Thank you - What everyone here with their insightful comments (including yourself) has helped me with is that I’m greatly increasing my ability to trade more psychologically neutral, although I’ve got a ways to go. Two years ago I’d wake up early and my heart would race if futures weren’t pointing exactly how I wanted… I’ve noticed an exponential leap in my discipline skills especially over this past two weeks. The old me would have ran with that trade for profits without even asking. Now I know that there are ALWAYS more trades and that I have PLENTY of options to turn a bad trade even. Also, it’s more logical and less emotionally draining which lets me focus my faculties on my wife, college, my job, and studying for the ol’ Series 7. Would it be safe to say that one of the most important skills to develop is the ability to adjust? I’d love to get to the point where I can look at a bracket and know, for example, what I need to sell for cover in what month in order to get my desired results. Both COF and my past DMM venture have been excellent learning experiences. Thanks, everyone. I look forward to further lessons.

- Skasiah, Aug 25, 2009

I have been here a year, and made most of my money back from the 14K fall. The people here are more than willing to help whe Phil cannot get to it. FWIW - This site is my brokerage firm, I was with Wells Fargo Portfolio and it was costing a fortune to trade, the costs here are more than offset with the data, trade ideas and profits you should make.. and I get a chuckle out of Cap and Phil’s rantings on healtcare, guns, oh, yeah, and government….

- Pharmboy, Jul 16, 2009

Phil: Closed out ZION with 49 % gain!

- RMM, Apr 25, 2009

By the way thank you Phil for the DNDN idea. 3x till this morning and will 4x my small investment by next OE THANKS !!!!

- Microflux, Apr 15, 2009

I am an investor, not a trader. The information at Phil’s World is top-notch and always relevant. It is great to see your website thriving.

- Prof, Feb 2, 2009

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2010 YTD Treasury Investor Class Purchasing Update

Courtesy of Tyler Durden

The Treasury has released the most recent UST Auction Allotment by Investment Class data for recent Treasury auctions. In January and February of a total $207 billion in Coupons auctioned, foreign and international investors acquired $58 billion (28% of total), dealers and brokers took down $104 billion (51%), depository institutions purchased just $3.2 billion, investment funds acquired $35 billion (16.8%) and individuals took down a mere $1 billion. In Bills, there was a total of $286 billion in Bills issued in January, of which foreigners purchased $47 billion (16.4%), dealers and brokers bought $145 billion (50.7%), investment funds bought another $43 billion (15.2%), and individuals were responsible for just $10 billion in Bills. Notable is the nearly double relative interest that foreigners have for Coupons than to Bills, as a result of persistently low interest rates.

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