Timely information is power. Power is the ability to get things done...to execute. Nobody uses timely information to execute stock trades better than Goldman Sachs. They make 10's, if not 100's of millions of dollars a day by processing vast amounts of information and executing thousands of trades in micro-seconds. Wouldn't you like to be more like Goldman Sachs?

End-of-day subscribers can take a giant step toward this goal by using VectorVest 7 Intraday. It will not turn you into a Goldman Sachs money machine overnight, but it will allow you to do things during the day that you could never do before. So what is VectorVest 7 Intraday and how can it help you become a more informed, timely investor?

VectorVest 7 Intraday is a replica of VectorVest 7 RealTime with a 15 minute time delay. You may view a 3:26 minute video introduction to VectorVest 7 RealTime by visiting the VectorVest University, clicking on the RealTime tab, and selecting Product Overview. Note that the Homepage in V V 7 is actually an information center that you can tailor to your own needs. The location of the Viewers in V V 7 has been centralized for easier access and the graphs are superb, with many new features. I especially like the fact that technical indicators, such as the ADX, MACD and DPO, are all standard. If you don't already have ProTrader, you may purchase the ability to use technical indicators in UniSearch Strategies for a small, one-time charge.

This is all fine, but how is VectorVest 7 Intraday going to help me become a more informed, timely investor? By using three fantastic, new tools: QuickFolio, BackTester and Portfolio Automation.

QuickFolio is a tool that allows one to create a portfolio of stocks with just a few clicks of the mouse. It then tracks the performance of the portfolio, tick-by-tick, from the market's open to its close. I have written about using it on several occasions and my essay of 02/13/09, "Another Day at the Races," describes how I used it. This wonderful application is what led to the creation of the VectorVest RealTime Derby. The Derby is not available in VectorVest 7 Intraday, but QuickFolio makes it easy for you to create your own mini-Derby, just as I did.

BackTester is a brand new tool that makes testing your ideas easy and intuitive. BackTester is NOT part of Portfolio Manager. It is so easy to use that even a klutz like me could sit down and use it without instruction. But seeing is believing. Mr. Dan Misch will demonstrate how to use it in this week's "Strategy of the Week" presentation.

Portfolio Automation is the tool that could take you out of the dark ages of placing trades when the market is closed to making informed, timely trades during the day. This tool allows you to set all the conditions and parameters needed to automate the management of your portfolio. It does NOT make trades with your broker. It informs you via electronic Alerts and emails of trades that should be made according to the conditions and parameters you selected. Once you have this timely information, it's up to you to execute the trade.
Portfolio Automation is also a wonderful way to forward test your ideas. In other words, you may create a hypothetical portfolio of stocks and let Portfolio Automation manage the portfolio going forward. If you are new to VectorVest, I strongly suggest that you not trade with real money until you have proved to yourself that you can make money "paper trading."

If you're serious about making money in the stock market, you need timely information and the ability to act on it. Click on the following link http://www.vectorvest.com/VV7Upgrade for a 30-day FREE TRIAL to VectorVest 7 Intraday.

MAKING MONEY WITH VECTORVEST 7 INTRADAY.
Do you trust your broker to execute your Stops for you? Not after the "Flash Crash," I don't. But you have a day job and can't follow the stock market minute-by-minute. So what do you do? Get your 30-day Free Trial to VectorVest 7 Intraday and learn how to do it electronically. Mr. Dan Misch will show us how to use the BackTester and Portfolio Automation tools to execute informed, timely trades even when we can't follow the market. Join Dan at the VectorVest University to see this week's "Strategy of the Week" presentation, "Making Money with VectorVest 7 Intraday."

CNBC has made a living by asking controversial questions; then lining up so called experts with opposing views to debate the answers. More often than not, this little game gives off more heat than light. Take today's question, "Where is the market headed, Dow 9,000 or 11,000?," for example. It was inspired by a guest who appeared yesterday and said the market is going to go down, and the Dow is going to plunge to 5,000. Well, this is pretty scary stuff, so why not milk it?

Now guessing the market's direction is very interesting stuff, so I listened closely as Ms. Erin Burnett, Co-Anchor of Squawk on the Street, asked two guest money managers if the Dow could possibly fall to 5,000. The first expert said, "Of course, anything is possible, but he wasn't in the 5,000 camp." Nevertheless, he would not commit to where the Dow is headed. The second expert babbled something to the effect that his firm wasn't interested in short-term volatility and that investors should be using a 20-year time horizon to assess the market. He was implying, of course, that the market always goes higher over a 20-year time span. When Ms. Burnett pointed out to him, however, that the NASDAQ is still down 50% from its March 2000 high, he went off on another incomprehensible tangent. So where is the market heading?

I don't know, of course, but I do believe that Europe's bailout package which triggered Monday's explosive rally did not solve any problems. Moreover, it's naive to believe that the cause of May 6th's "Flash Crash" is unknown. Given these beliefs I am biased to the side of caution. Moreover, my old friend, who I wrote about last week and have come to trust and depend upon, is still in the C/Dn mode and is telling me that this week's bounce in stock prices is about to be toast. With the tools I have available with VectorVest, I really don't need to watch CNBC's Guessing Game.

A CALL TO USE COVERED CALLS.
As we continue to teach the Retirement Seminar, I have become more convinced that knowing how to sell Covered Calls is an essential part of insuring that you will meet your retirement goals and objectives. I didn't always look at selling Covered Calls this way. Years ago, I used to think it was just a good way to reduce risk and still achieve very acceptable rates of return. Now I see it as a sure-fire way of generating a steady stream of income. I have written many essays about Covered Calls over the years and we have made numerous "Strategy of the Week" presentations on the subject.

This week, Mr. Glenn Tompkins, Manager of Educational Services, will collect, organize and bring all this information together for us so that we may learn from it and enhance our investment performance. So join Mr. Tompkins at the VectorVest University to learn how you can reduce risk and generate considerable cash by answering "A Call to Use Covered Calls."

You might say it's just dumb luck, but our Market Timing System has had us playing defense or the downside of the market on every major downturn since VectorVest was created. But it isn't dumb luck...it's the way our Market Timing System is designed.

Take the current downturn, for example. There was no way to predict what happened yesterday, but that doesn't matter. What matters is that our Market Timing System informed us that the market was moving lower and we advised you well in advance of yesterday's historic events not to buy stocks and to play the market with a bias to the downside. This guidance wasn't dumb luck. It was based upon factual, objective analysis.

On Monday, May 3rd, the market rallied sharply. The Primary Wave, i.e., the week-over-week trend of the Price of the VectorVest Composite, however, remained in a Dn mode. So our guidance remained the same as it had been on Friday, April 30th: Prudent Investors should not to buy stocks and Aggressive Investors and Traders should play the market with a bias to the downside.

On Tuesday, May 4th, the market dropped sharply and a Red Light appeared in the Price column of the Color Guard. So we strengthened our guidance that evening by removing the words, "with a bias," and said, "Aggressive Investors and Traders should play the market to the downside." We also went into Cash in the "Riding-the-Wave" portfolio and said we would go short if the market continued to move lower.

On Wednesday, May 5th, we went short in the Riding-the-Wave portfolio and we had our Stops in place in our other portfolios. So yesterday's market collapse allowed the RTW portfolio to make money and caused limited damage in the other portfolios.

We've been through a lot of rough down days in the 22 years we've been in business and we have survived them all. Much of the credit goes to our Market Timing System. But no Market Timing System can predict an unexpected, catastrophic event such as a terrorist attack. We were lucky to be playing the market to the downside when 9/11 occurred and that's why techniques, such as using Stop Prices, selling Covered Calls, buying Put Options or simply trimming investment exposure are also used to reduce portfolio risk. But the most important thing to do, is know market direction.

Our Market Timing System has been telling us whether the market is rising or falling for many years, and it will continue to do so. I have come to trust it and depend upon it...like An Old Friend.