You can get an idea how the MensaMonkey has achieved the current year-to-date gains by looking at this recycled 2012 chart. Looks like MM keeps a low profile and pounces on the worthwhile trends when they appear, sort of like that tiger next door that waits for hours in the grass until his odds of success are dialed in.
No! No! The other one...
Better!
(I'm just glad neither one of them likes monkey meat.)
So far, there have been seven trades this year so commissions are not a factor. Here are the results of each trade:
XLU +0.2%
QLD +31.6%
IWM +0.8%
XLI
-4.7%
QID +2.0%
BND +0.2%
XLU currently around +0.7%