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All-time Return +1.69% (in 1 year)	Risk (SD) Conservative 0.00%	Sharpe Ratio -7.06
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Performance: +25.15%

STOCK	AVG	GAIN	%	DATE
MMP (Magellan Midstream Partners L.P.)	$30.65	+29.68%	1.0%	12/02/08
NTDOY (Nintendo Co Ltd ADR)	$37.26	-17.34%	1.9%	12/02/08
HMY (Harmony Gold Mining Company Ltd.)	$7.69	+40.02%	0.3%	12/02/08
CMG (Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc) entered into SocialPicks:	$46.67 $46.67	+83.13% +83.14%	4.2%	12/02/08
KMP (Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P.)	$46.28	+20.98%	0.2%	12/02/08
SAY (Satyam Computer Services Ltd.)	$11.81	-57.75%	0.1%	12/02/08
BAC (Bank of America Corp) entered into SocialPicks:	$19.55 $19.55	-17.73% -17.77%	0.4%	12/02/08
UDN (PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bearish Fund)	$25.51	+11.64%	0.7%	12/02/08
USAP (Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc.)	$30.61	-48.12%	1.2%	12/02/08
RS (Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co) entered into SocialPicks:	$44.35 $44.33	-10.57% -10.53%	2.9%	12/02/08
AAPL (Apple Computer Inc) entered into SocialPicks:	$118.22 $118.01	+69.61% +69.91%	24.8%	12/02/08
EMR (Emerson Electric Co.)	$37.01	+13.10%	2.1%	12/02/08
ERY (Energy Bear 3x)	$65.04	-82.01%	0.1%	11/12/08
NS (NuStar Energy L.P.)	$44.45	+18.72%	0.2%	11/12/08
PGN (Progress Energy Inc.)	$38.62	-1.27%	0.7%	11/12/08
HLX (Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc.) entered into SocialPicks:	$13.41 $13.41	-5.13% -5.14%	0.6%	10/21/08
IAG (IAMGOLD Corp.)	$3.28	+483.54%	0.2%	10/21/08
ZINC (Horsehead Hldg Corp) entered into SocialPicks:	$5.70 $5.70	+101.44% +101.42%	6.7%	10/21/08
DWSN (Dawson Geophysical Company)	$40.98	-46.51%	1.2%	10/21/08
V (Visa Inc) entered into SocialPicks:	$63.26 $63.24	+26.75% +26.79%	2.2%	10/21/08
NXG (Northgate Minerals Corp.)	$0.96	+236.61%	8.0%	10/21/08
CTRP (Ctripcom International Ltd)	$33.27	+102.40%	0.4%	10/21/08
EXK (EXK) entered into SocialPicks:	$1.33 $1.33	+176.40% +177.45%	1.8%	10/21/08
LUV (Southwest Airlines Co.)	$12.88	-30.84%	0.2%	10/21/08
TGT (Target Corp) entered into SocialPicks:	$42.03 $42.04	+13.98% +13.94%	0.9%	10/16/08
DAC (Danaos Corp.) entered into SocialPicks:	$12.96 $12.96	-66.12% -66.12%	0.8%	10/16/08
TBSI (TBS International Ltd.) entered into SocialPicks:	$8.95 $8.94	-4.89% -4.82%	0.2%	10/16/08
CCJ (Cameco Corp)	$19.45	+55.51%	3.0%	10/16/08
POT (Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc.) entered into SocialPicks:	$85.27 $85.32	+32.71% +32.64%	0.7%	10/15/08
ACTS (Actions Semiconductor Co. Ltd.)	$2.52	-5.08%	0.0%	10/14/08
PVD (Administradora de Fondos de Pensiones Provida S.A.)	$23.18	+71.74%	2.2%	10/14/08
TNP (Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd.)	$27.50	-37.90%	0.2%	10/14/08
NUE (Nucor Corp) entered into SocialPicks:	$39.66 $39.63	+3.93% +4.02%	0.8%	10/14/08
PZE (Petrobras Energia Participaciones S.A.) entered into SocialPicks:	$9.22 $9.21	+84.82% +85.02%	1.1%	10/14/08
GLBL (Global Industries Ltd.) entered into SocialPicks:	$6.44 $6.42	-6.67% -6.35%	0.5%	10/14/08
X (United States Steel Corp) entered into SocialPicks:	$50.03 $50.08	-17.49% -17.57%	0.4%	10/14/08
AINV (Apollo Investment Corp Closed End Fund) entered into SocialPicks:	$12.71 $12.71	-25.07% -25.10%	0.1%	10/14/08
PWE (Penn West Energy Trust Trust Units) entered into SocialPicks:	$24.03 $24.03	-25.63% -25.63%	0.6%	10/14/08
PVX (Provident Energy Trust Trust Units) entered into SocialPicks:	$8.66 $8.67	-25.90% -25.91%	0.9%	10/14/08
GGB (Gerdau S.A.) entered into SocialPicks:	$10.21 $10.21	+62.69% +62.71%	1.4%	10/14/08
XTO (XTO Energy Inc.)	$31.39	+32.62%	0.3%	10/13/08
WMI (Waste Management Inc)	$33.43	-100.00%	0.0%	10/10/08
NE (Noble Corp.) entered into SocialPicks:	$32.39 $32.38	+28.74% +28.78%	0.3%	10/10/08
DVR (Cal Dive International Inc.)	$8.53	-12.06%	0.1%	10/10/08
SO (The Southern Company)	$32.26	-2.39%	0.1%	10/10/08
ACH (Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd.)	$15.13	+83.39%	3.4%	10/09/08
WYE (Wyeth)	$33.98	+42.85%	0.3%	10/09/08
MPWR (Monolithic Power Systems Inc.) entered into SocialPicks:	$18.34 $18.34	+18.61% +18.59%	0.5%	10/09/08
KG (King Pharmaceuticals Inc.)	$9.44	+24.57%	1.0%	10/09/08
RIO (Companhia Vale Do Rio Doce) entered into SocialPicks:	$18.68 $18.68	-100.00% -100.00%	0.0%	10/09/08
DNN (Denison Mines) entered into SocialPicks:	$2.10 $2.10	-34.92% -34.61%	0.0%	10/09/08
UNG (United States Natural Gas Fund LP)	$34.32	-73.95%	0.7%	10/09/08
AAU (Almaden Minerals Ltd)	$1.27	-40.99%	0.3%	10/09/08
EPD (Enterprise Products Partners L.P.)	$25.96	+12.89%	0.3%	10/09/08
RIG (Transocean Inc)	$117.87	-27.70%	1.4%	10/07/08
WMT (WalMart Stores Inc)	$58.70	-7.09%	0.3%	10/02/08
SLV (iShares Silver Trust) entered into SocialPicks:	$11.01 $11.01	+65.88% +65.88%	4.5%	10/02/08
PWRD (Perfect World Co. Ltd.)	$23.32	+88.62%	0.3%	10/02/08
RAX (RAX)	$8.10	+131.37%	0.2%	10/02/08
ABB (ABB Ltd)	$19.30	-3.45%	0.5%	09/29/08
REP (Repsol YPF S.A.)	$28.20	-2.04%	0.2%	09/25/08
XOM (Exxon Mobil Corp)	$77.69	-3.91%	0.7%	09/24/08

Short Portfolio

Performance: +34.06%

STOCK	AVG	GAIN	%	DATE
GM (General Motors Corp)	$4.59	+100.00%	0.0%	12/02/08
UUP (UUP) entered into SocialPicks:	$25.90 $25.91	+13.71% +13.74%	0.8%	12/02/08
FDX (FedEx Corp)	$63.45	-29.99%	1.0%	12/02/08
UST (UST Inc.)	$68.19	-0.60%	0.3%	12/02/08
GRIF (Griffin Land & Nurseries Inc.)	$31.58	+8.71%	0.4%	11/04/08
FRE (Freddie Mac) entered into SocialPicks:	$0.97 $0.97	-19.71% -19.67%	1.6%	10/21/08
FNM (Fannie Mae) entered into SocialPicks:	$0.85 $0.85	-21.64% -21.54%	0.6%	10/21/08
AU (AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.)	$19.85	-124.20%	0.6%	10/21/08
TOL (Toll Brothers Inc)	$20.75	+1.16%	0.3%	10/21/08
HOV (Hovnanian Enterprises Inc) entered into SocialPicks:	$7.37 $7.37	+44.65% +44.67%	1.2%	10/21/08
UAUA (UAL Corp.) entered into SocialPicks:	$10.07 $10.08	+29.82% +29.83%	0.4%	10/21/08
DVN (Devon Energy Corp) entered into SocialPicks:	$77.35 $77.32	+10.58% +10.54%	0.3%	10/14/08
GPOR (Gulfport Energy Corp)	$7.41	-24.70%	0.0%	10/14/08
FITB (Fifth Third Bancorp)	$12.01	+16.32%	0.1%	10/09/08
COF (Capital One Financial Corp.) entered into SocialPicks:	$50.65 $50.65	+24.30% +24.30%	0.9%	09/29/08
MXFD (MaxLife Fund Corp.)	$22.51	+100.00%	0.0%	09/25/08
MBB (iShares Lehman MBS FixedRate Bond Fund)	$102.89	-4.59%	0.1%	09/14/08

Closed Long Portfolio

Performance: -19.54%

STOCK	AVG	GAIN	%	DATE
UDN (PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bearish Fund)	$28.14	-1.17%	0.2%	08/26/08
PNPFF (Pinetree Capital Ltd)	$1.50	+1.34%	0.0%	08/22/08
LMC (Lundin Mining Corp.)	$3.15	-29.07%	0.8%	10/14/08
ETP (Energy Transfer Partners LP)	$40.55	+1.73%	0.3%	11/12/08
CDE (Coeur dAlene Mines Corp.)	$1.37	+2.35%	1.7%	10/09/08
DO (DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRL)	$107.84	+0.10%	0.1%	08/13/08
UUP (UUP)	$24.56	+0.94%	0.0%	09/11/08
RS (Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co)	$44.33	-60.52%	1.8%	12/02/08
IIF (Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund Inc)	$17.25	-30.78%	0.3%	12/01/08
AIR (AAR Corp)	$13.68	+9.94%	0.0%	11/12/08
LDK (LDK Solar Co. Ltd.)	$39.82	+2.65%	0.3%	09/18/08
NAK (Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd)	$4.06	+13.30%	0.0%	09/15/08
CRZO (Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc.)	$37.48	+22.45%	0.3%	09/19/08
RDC (ROWAN COMPANIES INC)	$30.39	-48.85%	0.6%	12/02/08
LINE (Linn Energy LLC)	$16.01	+11.32%	0.2%	09/19/08
TEX (Terex Corp.)	$26.75	-54.66%	0.1%	12/02/08
ONAV (Omega Navigation Enterprises Inc.)	$14.40	+10.56%	0.1%	09/02/08
DVN (Devon Energy Corp)	$81.07	+5.54%	0.4%	10/09/08
BQI (CanWest Petroleum Corp)	$2.76	+11.23%	0.3%	09/12/08
COST (Costco Wholesale Corp)	$67.14	+4.46%	0.2%	09/12/08
XTEX (Crosstex Energy L.P. Ltd. PARTNERSHIP INTEREST)	$17.55	-68.61%	0.1%	12/02/08
PM (PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC)	$55.53	-1.76%	0.0%	08/20/08
ICN (I C N PHARMACEUT)	$24.80	-1.69%	0.0%	08/27/08
SKF (UltraShort Financials ProShares)	$113.22	+6.35%	0.0%	08/08/08
PCU (Southern Copper Corp)	$12.65	+13.75%	0.4%	10/30/08
IRE (The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland)	$24.47	+9.06%	0.3%	09/19/08
SAY (Satyam Computer Services Ltd.)	$13.18	+15.33%	0.4%	10/21/08
EMC (EMC Corp)	$12.24	-12.75%	0.1%	10/09/08
JYF (WisdomTree Dreyfus Japanese Yen Fund)	$24.00	-0.75%	0.0%	08/14/08
TGB (Taseko Mines Ltd.)	$2.68	+16.92%	0.5%	08/26/08
CAM (CAMERON INTERNATIONAL Corp.)	$40.89	+8.60%	0.8%	09/19/08
PAL (North American Palladium Ltd)	$3.97	-3.44%	0.1%	08/13/08
AMAT (Applied Materials Inc)	$15.70	-18.41%	0.0%	10/09/08
BZF (The Brazil Fund Inc.)	$25.17	-11.81%	0.2%	09/29/08
CMG (Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc)	$63.07	+5.31%	1.3%	09/19/08
TGC (Tengasco Inc)	$1.01	+24.70%	0.8%	09/22/08
XLF (Select Sector SPDRFinancial)	$20.17	+0.05%	0.1%	08/27/08
DVR (Cal Dive International Inc.)	$10.18	+10.86%	0.1%	08/27/08
NE (Noble Corp.)	$49.50	+6.20%	0.1%	08/21/08
FTE (France Telecom)	$28.99	-0.92%	0.2%	09/16/08
GRRF (China Grentech Corp. Ltd.)	$3.51	+0.57%	0.1%	08/20/08
XTO (XTO Energy Inc.)	$46.34	+1.68%	0.5%	09/18/08
TMA (Thornburg Mortgage Inc.)	$0.32	+25.00%	0.1%	08/25/08
SO (The Southern Company)	$37.46	+0.83%	0.1%	09/12/08
EXK (EXK)	$1.81	+3.82%	4.3%	09/22/08
SWC (Stillwater Mining Company)	$6.65	+5.71%	0.3%	09/24/08
CYB (WisdomTree China Yuan Fund)	$25.21	-1.25%	0.1%	12/02/08
TC (Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc.)	$6.98	-53.60%	0.7%	12/02/08
NG (NovaGold Resources Inc)	$2.50	+21.09%	0.3%	11/04/08
USO (United States Oil Fund LP)	$80.04	+9.71%	1.7%	09/24/08
ZINC (Horsehead Hldg Corp)	$8.25	-3.84%	4.5%	09/19/08
DNN (Denison Mines)	$5.38	+5.39%	0.1%	08/25/08
CAKE (Cheesecake Factory Inc)	$15.26	+9.36%	0.1%	09/19/08
EXM (EXCEL MARITIME CARRIERS LTD)	$18.67	-6.27%	5.8%	10/21/08
UNG (United States Natural Gas Fund LP)	$33.27	+11.42%	0.2%	09/18/08
QRCP (Quest Resource Corp.)	$5.41	-14.31%	0.9%	09/19/08
JBLU (JetBlue Airways Corp)	$4.37	+14.42%	0.0%	10/21/08
EWZ (iMSCI Brazil Index Fund)	$63.04	-9.54%	0.4%	09/29/08
TSCM (TheStreetcom Inc)	$6.04	+0.61%	0.3%	10/09/08
NMM (Navios Maritime Partners LP)	$7.65	-45.29%	1.2%	12/02/08
CNEH (China North East Petroleum Holdings Ltd.)	$2.61	+22.08%	0.3%	09/22/08
KGC (Kinross Gold Corp)	$14.35	+8.69%	0.2%	10/09/08
HL (Hecla Mining Company)	$5.66	-6.95%	0.3%	10/09/08
MFN (Minefinders Corp Ltd)	$5.33	-34.33%	0.1%	12/02/08
VLO (Valero Energy Corp)	$33.53	+1.33%	0.1%	08/20/08
V (Visa Inc)	$72.59	+3.27%	1.0%	08/25/08
CTRP (Ctripcom International Ltd)	$39.99	+9.29%	0.5%	10/09/08
KNX (Knight Transportation Inc.)	$19.09	-5.29%	0.1%	08/20/08
ENER (Energy Conversion Devices Inc)	$58.75	+15.29%	0.3%	09/19/08
BEZ (Baldor Electric Company)	$28.70	-15.39%	0.2%	10/09/08
EP (El Paso Corp.)	$16.96	-1.42%	0.0%	08/26/08
USAP (Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc.)	$30.61	-65.43%	0.8%	12/02/08
PDS (Precision Drilling Trust Trust Units)	$20.58	-2.67%	0.1%	08/20/08
NM (Navios Maritime Holdings Inc.)	$6.05	-47.63%	0.2%	12/01/08
AUY (Yamana Gold Inc)	$7.16	-4.76%	0.5%	12/02/08
DAC (Danaos Corp.)	$19.69	+8.63%	0.5%	08/25/08
GLW (Corning Inc)	$11.58	+22.37%	0.1%	10/14/08
GPOR (Gulfport Energy Corp)	$11.08	-32.97%	5.3%	10/09/08
VIMC (Vimicro International Corp.)	$2.93	-1.57%	0.1%	08/16/08
NEM (Newmont Mining Corp)	$40.23	-1.69%	0.1%	09/16/08
HERO (Hercules Offshore Inc.)	$22.74	-5.72%	0.0%	08/15/08
CGV (Compagnie Generale de GeophysiqueVeritas)	$36.74	+4.52%	0.4%	08/21/08
GGRN (Global Green Solutions Inc.)	$0.26	+11.54%	0.1%	08/20/08
DRYS (DryShips Inc.)	$37.88	-34.48%	5.9%	11/04/08
HTM (US Geothermal Inc)	$1.60	+16.71%	3.1%	12/02/08
HITT (Hittite Microwave Corp.)	$30.36	+16.23%	0.4%	09/22/08
AEO (AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC)	$12.59	-4.16%	2.2%	12/02/08
WTI (W&T Offshore Inc)	$35.72	+5.79%	0.1%	08/20/08
PRAA (Portfolio Recovery Associates Inc.)	$41.45	+10.80%	0.2%	09/18/08
AA (Alcoa Inc)	$16.63	-41.37%	0.6%	12/02/08
CNH (CNH Global N.V.)	$20.07	-25.78%	0.1%	12/01/08
AIB (Allied Irish Banks P.L.C.)	$14.29	-35.16%	1.0%	12/02/08
CHK (Chesapeake Energy Corp)	$46.23	-2.05%	0.6%	08/12/08
SBLK (Star Bulk Carriers Corp.)	$9.35	+2.34%	0.1%	09/15/08
GLBL (Global Industries Ltd.)	$8.45	+8.90%	0.3%	09/19/08
GMO (Idaho General Mines Inc)	$2.97	-65.99%	0.1%	12/02/08
RAX (RAX)	$10.43	+11.46%	0.1%	08/26/08
SFN (Spherion Corp.)	$4.60	-7.70%	0.2%	12/01/08
SIL (Apex Silver Mines Ltd)	$1.78	+47.51%	2.4%	09/24/08
GOOG (Google Inc)	$376.87	-28.43%	1.5%	12/02/08
TBSI (TBS International Ltd.)	$33.32	-10.29%	0.1%	08/12/08
DWT (Britannia Bulk Holdings Inc)	$6.35	-80.49%	1.2%	10/30/08
HIL (Hill International Inc.)	$6.75	-20.00%	0.5%	12/01/08
EGLE (Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.)	$11.45	-9.02%	0.1%	10/14/08
MOS (Mosaic Company The)	$36.50	-10.87%	0.3%	12/01/08
XEC (Cimarex Energy Co.)	$48.23	+11.92%	0.2%	09/22/08
DENN (Denny's Corp.)	$2.73	+17.06%	0.0%	09/19/08
MEA (Metalico Inc)	$5.82	-8.43%	2.5%	12/02/08
ACH (Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd.)	$21.80	-19.22%	0.1%	09/12/08
DIS (The Walt Disney Company Disney)	$21.52	+13.40%	0.5%	12/09/08
TSM (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd)	$9.01	-2.67%	0.6%	12/02/08
SOL (RENESOLA LTD)	$10.02	-63.83%	0.6%	12/02/08
PVR (Penn Virginia Resource Partners L.P.)	$17.95	+10.31%	0.2%	09/22/08
ICOC (ICO Inc.)	$5.79	+7.43%	0.3%	09/12/08
SNEN (Sinoenergy Corp.)	$3.88	-17.12%	1.1%	12/02/08
FXI (iShares FTSE/Xinhua China)	$31.01	-17.71%	1.4%	12/01/08
AAPL (Apple Computer Inc)	$138.83	-0.96%	3.7%	12/02/08
ABX (Barrick Gold Corp.)	$31.81	+14.15%	0.2%	09/19/08
SZR (Wisdomtree Trust- ETF Shs WisdomTree Dreyfus South African Rand Fund)	$25.67	+2.18%	0.1%	09/02/08
TTES (T3 Energy Services Inc)	$42.21	+18.43%	0.1%	09/19/08
IBM (International Business Machines Corp)	$111.47	+5.15%	0.2%	09/25/08
MA (MasterCard Inc)	$223.35	+6.05%	1.3%	09/19/08
IFSIA (Interface Inc.)	$12.55	-0.16%	0.1%	08/27/08
MPEL (Melco PBL Entertainment Ltd.)	$4.90	+21.00%	0.3%	09/19/08
REP (Repsol YPF S.A.)	$29.60	+4.85%	0.2%	09/25/08
SCHN (Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc.)	$23.82	+1.53%	0.3%	12/01/08
GF (The New Germany Fund Inc.)	$8.77	-2.00%	0.3%	10/14/08
FCX (FreeportMcMoRan Copper & Gold Inc)	$53.74	-43.22%	1.8%	11/25/08
MEMS (MEMSIC Inc.)	$2.48	-4.96%	0.1%	08/20/08
RBS (The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc)	$1.33	+1191.97%	0.3%	11/12/08
IVN (Ivanhoe Mines Ltd)	$8.47	-23.82%	0.3%	10/09/08
RIC (Richmont Mines Inc)	$2.52	+1.19%	0.1%	08/25/08
RTI (RTI International Metals Inc)	$20.11	-42.82%	0.5%	12/02/08
DAR (Darling International Inc)	$10.99	+7.28%	0.1%	09/24/08
DZZ (Deutsche Bank Gold Double Short ETN)	$29.95	+6.35%	1.2%	10/02/08
PAAS (Pan American Silver Corp.)	$12.83	+8.92%	0.0%	11/25/08
NYX (NYSE Group Inc)	$39.57	+5.37%	0.2%	09/06/08
NOG (Northern Oil & Gas Inc)	$6.40	-19.14%	0.0%	10/06/08
BOOM (Dynamic Materials Corp)	$26.82	+7.08%	0.9%	10/09/08
VCTPF (Valcent Products Inc.)	$0.55	-24.20%	0.4%	12/02/08
ASFI (Asta Funding Inc.)	$5.89	-59.23%	0.3%	12/02/08
SRLM (Sterling Mining Company)	$0.24	+18.80%	0.2%	09/13/08
ZUMZ (Zumiez Inc.)	$13.50	+5.81%	0.5%	12/01/08
RSX (Market Vectors Russia ETF Trust)	$29.66	+9.77%	0.4%	09/22/08
WFR (MEMC Electronic Materials Inc)	$34.82	-12.07%	1.3%	09/18/08
DK (Delek US Holdings Inc)	$7.53	+13.28%	0.0%	08/12/08
VLCM (Volcom Inc.)	$14.21	-16.85%	0.4%	12/01/08
LDF (The Latin American Discovery Fund Inc.)	$17.00	+14.41%	0.2%	09/19/08
FXP (PROSHARES US FTSE/XI)	$82.50	+12.50%	0.2%	09/24/08
SLV (iShares Silver Trust)	$12.78	+1.63%	4.1%	09/24/08
HOS (Hornbeck Offshore Services Inc.)	$36.52	-60.59%	0.8%	12/02/08
TRMA (Trico Marine Services Inc.)	$20.45	-10.62%	1.3%	09/18/08
SLW (Silver Wheaton Corp)	$6.81	-33.86%	1.8%	12/02/08

Closed Short Portfolio

Performance: +9.28%

STOCK	AVG	GAIN	%	DATE
RAH (Ralcorp Holdings Inc.)	$64.85	+2.27%	0.3%	10/14/08
GS (Goldman Sachs Group Inc The)	$115.04	+14.01%	1.3%	10/10/08
MYGN (Myriad Genetics Inc)	$63.93	+8.35%	0.2%	10/21/08
DRYS (DryShips Inc.)	$24.84	+20.62%	0.7%	10/23/08
LGBT (PlanetOut Inc.)	$2.65	+24.91%	0.0%	10/14/08
MEMS (MEMSIC Inc.)	$2.15	+11.63%	0.0%	10/14/08
SMN (UltraShort Basic Materials ProShares)	$57.50	-23.47%	15.7%	12/02/08
UUP (UUP)	$23.55	-1.06%	0.2%	08/26/08
DZZ (Deutsche Bank Gold Double Short ETN)	$32.25	+8.88%	0.2%	10/09/08
VIMC (Vimicro International Corp.)	$2.84	+10.56%	0.1%	09/16/08
SIL (Apex Silver Mines Ltd)	$3.42	+21.05%	0.6%	09/25/08
RBS (The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc)	$1.85	+28.11%	0.2%	10/14/08
PAL (North American Palladium Ltd)	$2.89	+39.65%	0.0%	10/02/08
HL (Hecla Mining Company)	$5.96	+17.79%	0.4%	09/29/08
KBH (KB Home)	$22.35	+10.68%	0.5%	09/29/08
CHS (Chico's FAS Inc)	$6.83	+16.58%	0.3%	09/29/08
SPWRA (SunPower Corp)	$84.88	+17.53%	0.5%	09/29/08
ZQK (Quiksilver Inc.)	$3.35	+50.22%	0.0%	11/12/08
AAI (AirTran Holdings Inc)	$2.70	+13.33%	0.2%	10/05/08
DK (Delek US Holdings Inc)	$9.54	+22.45%	0.1%	10/07/08
KKD (Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc)	$4.33	+14.63%	0.3%	09/15/08
MER (Merrill Lynch & Co Inc)	$22.62	+3.36%	0.6%	09/29/08
ETF (Emerging Markets Telecommunications Fund Inc)	$19.40	+13.40%	0.1%	09/12/08
SIEB (Siebert Financial Corp.)	$3.14	+50.00%	0.1%	12/02/08
KGC (Kinross Gold Corp)	$16.93	+8.62%	0.1%	10/02/08
PIR (Pier 1 Imports Inc.)	$4.41	+18.85%	1.5%	10/09/08
LVS (Las Vegas Sands Corp)	$36.13	+6.67%	0.1%	09/18/08
OSTK (Overstock.com Inc.)	$20.99	+9.39%	0.2%	09/12/08
FRE (Freddie Mac)	$1.30	-97.62%	5.1%	09/29/08
WM (Washington Mutual Inc)	$3.65	+23.68%	1.5%	09/24/08
UBS (UBS AG)	$20.76	+16.52%	0.3%	10/09/08
GLCC (Good Life China Corp.)	$0.02	+34.83%	0.0%	09/06/08
LBAS (Location Based Technologies Inc.)	$9.10	+21.43%	0.1%	09/18/08
RIMM (Research in Motion Ltd)	$97.53	+29.34%	0.3%	09/29/08
CC (Circuit City Stores Inc)	$1.70	+7.65%	0.0%	08/27/08
UCBH (UCBH Holdings Inc.)	$3.92	+56.43%	1.5%	02/20/09
IEF (iShares Lehman 7 - 10 Year Treasury Bond Fund)	$89.61	+2.84%	0.8%	10/14/08
DRI (Darden Restaurants Inc.)	$28.82	+16.45%	0.3%	10/09/08
EXK (EXK)	$2.27	+15.86%	0.0%	10/02/08
XHB (SPDR Homebuilders ETF)	$19.26	+4.78%	0.2%	08/26/08
AMR (AMR Corp)	$12.18	+16.60%	1.0%	09/29/08
PEIX (Pacific Ethanol Inc)	$1.99	+22.14%	0.2%	09/12/08
NOG (Northern Oil & Gas Inc)	$7.79	+26.85%	0.1%	10/05/08
WFC (Wells Fargo & Company)	$34.19	+9.71%	1.7%	10/10/08
YHOO (Yahoo! Inc)	$19.66	+8.04%	0.2%	09/06/08
AEO (AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC)	$16.49	+5.46%	0.1%	09/15/08
CBC (Capitol Bancorp Ltd.)	$12.62	+36.61%	0.3%	11/12/08
MFN (Minefinders Corp Ltd)	$7.00	+26.29%	0.2%	10/13/08
BGP (Borders Group Inc.)	$7.42	+33.42%	0.1%	10/09/08
CAL (Continental Airlines Inc)	$18.22	+9.50%	0.0%	09/29/08
ERJ (EMBRAEREmpresa Brasileira de Aeronutica S.A.)	$30.00	+11.57%	0.6%	09/29/08
SSRI (Silver Standard Resources Inc)	$21.01	+19.90%	0.3%	09/29/08
XLF (Select Sector SPDRFinancial)	$22.38	+8.22%	0.3%	09/22/08
BBW (BuildABear Workshop Inc.)	$7.33	+18.79%	1.6%	10/14/08
WCBO (West Coast Bancorp)	$10.61	+15.74%	0.1%	10/10/08
PHM (Pulte Homes Inc)	$12.13	+10.69%	0.3%	11/12/08
CRM (salesforcecom inc)	$56.63	+18.64%	2.3%	10/02/08
DAL (DELTA AIR LINES INC.)	$9.44	+11.98%	0.7%	09/24/08
AMZN (Amazoncom Inc)	$80.93	+5.54%	4.4%	09/18/08
VZ (Verizon Communications Inc)	$34.49	+7.97%	0.2%	09/18/08
STP (Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd)	$43.53	+22.35%	0.2%	09/29/08
SLAT (Superlattice Power Inc.)	$1.02	+18.58%	0.4%	10/07/08
OXFD (Oxford Funding Corp.)	$0.17	+11.02%	0.1%	10/07/08
RSH (RadioShack Corp)	$17.76	+4.68%	2.6%	10/02/08
MASP (MASS Petroleum Inc.)	$3.80	+10.53%	0.2%	09/02/08
WFMI (Whole Foods Market Inc)	$18.37	+1.42%	0.1%	09/08/08
DGP (USXDELHI GROUP)	$17.48	-2.80%	0.1%	08/26/08
DTO (PowerShares DB Crude Oil Double Short Exchange Traded Notes due 6/1/2038)	$45.42	-137.08%	2.4%	12/02/08
RYL (The Ryland Group Inc.)	$19.91	+21.85%	0.1%	11/12/08
PCU (Southern Copper Corp)	$12.81	+8.59%	0.1%	10/16/08
LEH (Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc)	$16.14	+13.41%	0.3%	09/08/08
XAL (Amex Airline Index)	$25.34	+10.52%	0.3%	09/25/08
SBLK (Star Bulk Carriers Corp.)	$4.36	+14.91%	0.1%	10/25/08
NG (NovaGold Resources Inc)	$3.40	+26.47%	0.6%	10/23/08
CTRP (Ctripcom International Ltd)	$39.50	+11.77%	0.8%	10/14/08
TBHS (The Bank Holdings Inc.)	$3.20	+23.08%	0.4%	10/10/08
DSX (Diana Shipping Inc.)	$21.17	+9.83%	0.1%	09/29/08
KNX (Knight Transportation Inc.)	$19.80	+2.98%	0.4%	09/19/08
EK (Eastman Kodak Company)	$16.15	+14.30%	0.1%	09/15/08
HD (The Home Depot Inc)	$29.50	+11.86%	0.0%	09/18/08
C (Citigroup Inc)	$17.33	+3.53%	4.4%	09/29/08
UA (Under Armour Inc.)	$43.00	+9.30%	0.4%	09/19/08
WB (Wachovia Corp)	$14.70	-19.26%	1.8%	09/19/08
DUG (UltraShort Oil & Gas ProShares)	$43.39	+19.59%	0.2%	09/19/08
GGP (General Growth Properties Inc)	$5.40	+92.04%	0.1%	11/12/08
SKF (UltraShort Financials ProShares)	$157.96	+26.84%	1.3%	10/14/08
AEC (Associated Estates Realty Corp.)	$12.78	+16.43%	0.7%	10/09/08
COF (Capital One Financial Corp.)	$50.65	+6.23%	2.1%	09/29/08
GM (General Motors Corp)	$11.55	+13.65%	4.6%	09/29/08
MTH (Meritage Homes Corp.)	$16.11	+31.78%	0.2%	11/12/08
AMFI (Amcore Financial Inc.)	$6.44	+7.14%	0.1%	10/10/08
TRMP (Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc)	$1.35	+9.64%	0.2%	08/27/08
WMAR (West Marine Inc.)	$5.68	-9.15%	0.0%	09/08/08
PNRA (Panera Bread Company)	$50.60	+16.28%	0.2%	10/09/08
FOE (Ferro Corp.)	$21.28	+12.22%	0.4%	10/05/08
AIG (American International Group Inc.)	$4.50	+34.77%	3.6%	09/18/08
F (Ford Motor Company)	$2.62	+26.62%	4.8%	03/11/09
FNM (Fannie Mae)	$1.00	+26.51%	0.3%	09/15/08
UAUA (UAL Corp.)	$12.96	+10.01%	2.4%	09/24/08
JBLU (JetBlue Airways Corp)	$5.84	+16.61%	0.3%	09/29/08
BWLD (Buffalo Wild Wings Inc.)	$39.57	+12.47%	1.0%	10/09/08
JNJ (Johnson & Johnson)	$69.51	+9.88%	0.4%	10/09/08
AM (American Greetings Corp.)	$13.53	+12.05%	0.3%	10/07/08
DENN (Denny's Corp.)	$2.75	-4.73%	0.2%	08/27/08
MS (Morgan Stanley)	$24.79	+26.79%	4.2%	10/10/08
HOV (Hovnanian Enterprises Inc)	$7.72	+22.79%	1.5%	10/09/08
CBL (CBL & Associates Properties Inc.)	$10.81	+47.27%	0.3%	11/12/08
USAK (USA Truck Inc.)	$18.16	+15.14%	0.7%	09/29/08
BAC (Bank of America Corp)	$33.06	+24.57%	1.3%	10/14/08
GPOR (Gulfport Energy Corp)	$6.77	+9.31%	0.1%	10/10/08
JPM (JPMorgan Chase & Co)	$41.80	-4.55%	2.3%	10/02/08
GSI (General Steel Holdings Inc)	$9.50	+9.89%	0.2%	09/22/08
BZH (Beazer Homes USA Inc.)	$7.51	+8.92%	0.1%	09/18/08

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