Starting to get some metrics now that we're on a downdraft:

Position Date Bought Return Days Call
BKI 5/31/2011 4.68% 63 Hold
CFI 6/22/2011 11.01% 41 Buy
SE 6/27/2011 -0.04% 36 Hold
AWR 7/5/2011 -3.76% 28 Hold
CLH 7/6/2011 -3.10% 27 Hold
GCI 7/14/2011 -11.68% 19 Hold

Average Return -0.48%
Annualized Return -4.93%
Annualized S&P -39.28%
Annualized Performance 34.35%

Obviously a -0.48% loss is a bad thing, but in the same time period the S&P lost -6.78%. Annualized the Mousetrap model is showing a -4.93% rate, but the S&P is showing a -39.28% rate for the same period: 5/31/2011 to today.

The relative performance of the Mousetrap versus the S&P, then, shows a 34.35% advantage.

Small consolation, but the beginnings of what I hope to be a successful test of the model.

Tim