Performance

Since 1950, investing in S&P 500 stocks during “lunar green periods” has systematically outperformed the “lunar red periods” (note: the Green Periods start about 3 days after Full Moon):

On that basis we started this blog and the LunaticTrader website, where you can find further details about these moon cycles.

Below we track the performance of this system since the start of this blog.
We base it on the most basic strategy: buying stocks at the end of Red Period and selling them at the end of Green Period. Daily Nasdaq closing prices are used.
Over the last three years (summer 2009 – spring 2013) the Nasdaq has gained a total of 1316 points in our lunar Green Periods, versus a gain of only 46 points in the lunar Red Periods (when weakness is expected). So, it continues to work very well.

For more advanced strategies and software to calculate the exact starts of lunar Green and Red periods, you are welcome to download our LunaticTrader ebook and software.

2013 Performance (year to date)

Period	Nasdaq Close	Green Period	Red Period
31 Dec – 14 Jan	3118	+99
14 Jan – 30 Jan	3142		+24
30 Jan – 13 Feb	3197	+55
13 Feb – 28 Feb	3160		-37
28 Feb – 14 March	3259	+99
14 March – 30 March	3268		+9
30 March – 13 April	3295	+27
13 April – 28 April	3279		-16
28 April – 13 May	3439	+160
13 May -
Total:		+440	-20

2012 Performance

Period	Nasdaq Close	Green Period	Red Period
27 Dec – 12 Jan	2725		+100
12 Jan – 26 Jan	2805	+80
26 Jan – 10 Feb	2904		+99
10 Feb – 25 Feb	2964	+60
25 Feb – 11 Mar	2988		+24
11 Mar – 26 Mar	3123	+135
26 Mar – 9 Apr	3047		-76
9 Apr – 24 Apr	2962	-85
24 Apr – 8 May	2946		-16
8 May – 24 May	2839	-107
24 May – 7 Jun	2831		-8
7 Jun – 22 Jun	2892	+61
22 Jun – 6 Jul	2937		+45
6 Jul – 22 Jul	2925	-12
22 Jul – 5 Aug	2968		+43
5 Aug – 20 Aug	3076	+108
20 Aug – 3 Sep	3067		-9
3 Sep – 18 Sep	3178	+111
18 Sep – 3 Oct	3135		-43
3 Oct – 18 Oct	3072	-63
18 Oct – 2 Nov	2982		-90
2 Nov – 16 Nov	2853	-129
16 Nov – 2 Dec	3010		+157
2 Dec – 15 Dec	2971	-39
15 Dec – 31 Dec	3019		+48
Total:		+120	+274

2011 Performance

Period	Nasdaq Close	Green Period	Red Period
24 Dec – 7 Jan	2703	+37
7 Jan – 22 Jan	2690		-13
22 Jan – 6 Feb	2769	+79
6 Feb – 20 Feb	2834		+65
20 Feb – 8 Mar	2766	-68
8 Mar – 22 Mar	2684		-82
22 Mar – 7 Apr	2796	+112
7 Apr – 20 Apr	2803		+7
20 Apr – 6 May	2828	+25
6 May – 20 May	2803		-25
20 May – 4 Jun	2733	-70
4 Jun – 18 Jun	2616		-117
18 Jun – 4 Jul	2816	+200
4 Jul – 18 Jul	2765		-51
18 Jul – 2 Aug	2669	-96
2 Aug – 17 Aug	2511		-158
17 Aug – 31 Aug	2579	+68
31 Aug – 15 Sep	2607		+28
15 Sep – 29 Sep	2481	-126
29 Sep – 15 Oct	2668		+187
15 Oct – 29 Oct	2737	+69
29 Oct – 14 Nov	2657		-80
14 Nov – 28 Nov	2527	-130
28 Nov – 13 Dec	2579		+52
13 Dec – 27 Dec	2625	+46
Total:		+146	-187

2010 Performance

Period	Nasdaq Close	Green Period	Red Period
3 Jan – 18 Jan	2288	+19
18 Jan – 1 Feb	2171		-117
1 Feb – 17 Feb	2226	+55
17 Feb – 3 Mar	2281		+55
3 Mar – 19 Mar	2374	+93
19 Mar – 1 Apr	2403		+29
1 Apr – 17 Apr	2481	+78
17 Apr – 1 May	2461		-20
1 May – 17 May	2354	-107
17 May – 31 May	2257		-97
31 May – 15 Jun	2306	+49
15 Jun – 29 Jun	2135		-171
29 Jun – 14 Jul	2250	+115
14 Jul – 29 Jul	2252		+2
29 Jul – 12 Aug	2190	-62
12 Aug – 28 Aug	2154		-36
28 Aug – 10 Sep	2242	+88
10 Sep – 26 Sep	2381		+139
26 Sep – 10 Oct	2402	+21
10 Oct – 26 Oct	2497		+95
26 Oct – 9 Nov	2563	+66
9 Nov – 24 Nov	2543		-20
24 Nov – 8 Dec	2609	+66
8 Dec – 24 Dec	2666		+57
Total:		+481	-84

2009 Performance

Period	Nasdaq Close	Green Period	Red Period
24 Jul	1966
24 Jul – 9 Aug	2000		+34
9 Aug – 23 Aug	2021	+21
23 Aug – 7 Sep	2019		-2
7 Sep – 21 Sep	2138	+119
21 Sep – 7 Oct	2110		-28
7 Oct – 21 Oct	2151	+41
21 Oct – 5 Nov	2105		-46
5 Nov – 20 Nov	2146	+41
20 Nov – 5 Dec	2194		+48
5 Dec – 20 Dec	2212	+18
20 Dec – 3 Jan	2269		+57
Total:		+240	+63