Larry, while your 5.6% return over 2 months appears very satisfactory, i have to ask the KEY question: what % of the total acct is invested in each trade..
I don't think it matters. I look at following someone like Larry or my portfolio or anyone elses as like buying a mutual fund with some money.
You might allocate 1%, 10% or even 100% of your equity portfolio to it. What matters to me is how each mutual fund or money manager does and it is my job to allocate it to my overall portfolio.
For my personal accounts, I often have several "portfolios" running. Some are fully indexed and others I actively manage. I then total them all up in a spreadsheet so I can keep track of my totals as well as each strategy I employ. I tend to be a bit more conservative with retirement funds as that is for my eventual retirement.
Anyway, all I am interested in when following someone like Larry is how their strategy does on its own. I can then decided later to follow it and what % of my portfolio to use. The last thing we want is Larry or any mutual fund or money manager making assumptions for us that will not be the same for all.
What does matter is transaction cost. If you trade a geat deal, then the commissions will eat into your returns. I hope Larry's prices he posts includes his commissions. I actually think it might make even more sense to assume some dollar amount and typical commission. My biggest gainers this year are some penny stocks (far too many of these after the meltdown!) and I'll tell ya the commissions are killer to the small trader.
Cheers!
Kirk out
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