Advanced Automatic Investor

[OLD NO.7]

DON & MARK

I have been seaching old posts trying to get a better understanding of MattMod and came across this post. First of all understand that this is my first time using this version of AI which means I probably don't know what I am doing. What I am checking is ETF's and just take VBR as an example and it didn't matter which one because I got the same result for all. The same result I am refering to is that I get much better results with MattMod engaged than with MACRO engaged. This leads me to believe I am doing something wrong based on the information in this post. I guess I should mention I am using the historical analyzer. I also find when using MattMod I get better results starting with 33% cash in lieu of 50% cash.

What I checked was VBR from 1/1/2004 to 11/23/2010 and with MattMod enabled and 33% starting cash (weekly) I got a total return of 57% or 7% annual. I got 27% and 4% with Macro enabled. Using 10% safe B & S and 5% min. B & S.

I need to understand what I am doing wrong if that is the case.

Thanks

Larry G