October 2015 monthly update for the Chicken Little Portfolio.
In October 2015, the Chicken Little Portfolio lost 0.54%. In an historic month, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 8.58%.
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Chicken Little changed nothing substantial during the month of October. The portfolio remains heavily invested in US Treasuries, short precious metals, and fractionally short global stocks.
You can view the portfolio performance in real time by clicking here.
Chicken Little changed nothing substantial during the month of October. The portfolio remains heavily invested in US Treasuries, short precious metals, and fractionally short global stocks.
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| Chicken Little Still Hunkered Down |
Octobe 2015 performance
| Oct. 2015 |
Since 3/31/15
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| Chicken Little | -0.54% | -1.98% |
| Dow Jones | +8.58% | +0.59% |
The Chicken Little Portfolio lost 0.54% in October. All positions in the portfolio were unprofitable in October 2015. Chicken Little's Treasury bonds declined modestly. Chicken Little also suffered from shorting stocks and precious metals.
| Asset | Symbol | Oct 2015 | 2015 YTD |
| Dow Jones | DIA | +8.58% | +0.95% |
| Non-US Stocks | EFA | +6.61% | +2.27% |
| Emerging Market Stocks | EEM | +6.38% | -10.48% |
| US Long-Term Bonds | TLT | -0.40% | -0.61% |
| Gold | GLD | +2.28% | -3.77% |
November 2015 portfolio positions
As of November 1st, the Chicken Little Portfolio remains ready for a global, deflationary depression. Chicken Little is heavily invested in US Treasuries, modestly short precious metals, and fractionally short global stocks. In October, some of the short positions in stocks moved from the US stocks to other stock markets outside the US. The total short equity position on November 1, 2015 is 3.41% of portfolio vs. 3.64% short on October 1, 2015.
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