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Four Percent Indicator Performance
| Signal | Date | Price | Weeks | % Change | $ Change | Cumulative Change |
| Buy | 5/29/2009 | 1,695.80 | 2 | -6.00% | -$100,397.37 | $1,574,162.05 |
| Sell | 5/15/2009 | 1,599.88 | 9 | 37.32% | $455,116.59 | $1,674,559.42 |
| Buy | 3/13/2009 | 1,165.06 | 4 | 10.89% | $119,776.02 | $1,219,442.83 |
| Sell | 2/13/2009 | 1,307.47 | 1 | -4.92% | -$56,889.61 | $1,099,666.81 |
| Buy | 2/6/2009 | 1,375.11 | 3 | -1.15% | -$13,486.86 | $1,156,556.43 |
| Sell | 1/16/2009 | 1,359.44 | 7 | 3.25% | $36,802.69 | $1,170,043.29 |
| Buy | 11/28/2008 | 1,316.68 | 3 | 7.39% | $77,953.34 | $1,133,240.60 |
| Sell | 11/7/2008 | 1,421.70 | 1 | -5.13% | -$57,080.67 | $1,055,287.25 |
| Buy | 10/31/2008 | 1,498.60 | 8 | 27.04% | $236,792.29 | $1,112,367.92 |
| Sell | 9/5/2008 | 2,054.12 | 6 | 1.95% | $16,760.28 | $875,575.64 |
| Buy | 7/25/2008 | 2,014.80 | 5 | 4.34% | $35,754.67 | $858,815.35 |
| Sell | 6/20/2008 | 2,106.30 | 11 | -1.44% | -$12,015.91 | $823,060.69 |
| Buy | 4/4/2008 | 2,137.05 | 8 | -2.37% | -$20,247.91 | $835,076.60 |
| Sell | 2/8/2008 | 2,087.63 | 1 | -4.27% | -$38,139.98 | $855,324.50 |
| Buy | 2/1/2008 | 2,180.72 | 4 | -3.02% | -$27,838.07 | $893,464.48 |
| Sell | 1/4/2008 | 2,116.76 | 4 | -8.64% | -$87,174.59 | $921,302.55 |
| Buy | 12/7/2007 | 2,317.05 | 7 | 0.88% | $8,796.74 | $1,008,477.14 |
| Sell | 10/19/2007 | 2,337.62 | 4 | -1.55% | -$15,694.71 | $999,680.41 |
| Buy | 9/21/2007 | 2,374.32 | 8 | -2.41% | -$25,068.00 | $1,015,375.12 |
| Sell | 7/27/2007 | 2,318.46 | 18 | -0.28% | -$2,934.92 | $1,040,443.11 |
| Buy | 3/23/2007 | 2,325.00 | 3 | -4.04% | -$43,883.57 | $1,043,378.04 |
| Sell | 3/2/2007 | 2,234.80 | 28 | 11.96% | $116,116.31 | $1,087,261.60 |
| Buy | 8/18/2006 | 1,996.13 | 13 | 1.26% | $12,060.03 | $971,145.30 |
| Sell | 5/19/2006 | 2,021.55 | 27 | 8.16% | $72,355.42 | $959,085.27 |
| Buy | 11/11/2005 | 1,869.04 | 5 | -2.27% | -$20,583.06 | $886,729.85 |
| Sell | 10/7/2005 | 1,827.58 | 24 | 9.53% | $78,936.49 | $907,312.91 |
| Buy | 4/22/2005 | 1,668.58 | 1 | -1.09% | -$9,128.07 | $828,376.42 |
| Sell | 4/15/2005 | 1,650.59 | 10 | -6.65% | -$59,695.26 | $837,504.49 |
| Buy | 2/4/2005 | 1,768.24 | 4 | -3.37% | -$31,262.83 | $897,199.76 |
| Sell | 1/7/2005 | 1,710.64 | 20 | 12.20% | $100,920.32 | $928,462.59 |
| Buy | 8/20/2004 | 1,524.70 | 5 | 1.41% | $11,533.95 | $827,542.27 |
| Sell | 7/16/2004 | 1,546.56 | 7 | -1.85% | -$15,375.08 | $816,008.32 |
| Buy | 5/28/2004 | 1,575.70 | 4 | -1.56% | -$13,212.55 | $831,383.40 |
| Sell | 4/30/2004 | 1,551.43 | 4 | -5.60% | -$50,079.21 | $844,595.95 |
| Buy | 4/2/2004 | 1,643.42 | 2 | -4.82% | -$45,273.90 | $894,675.15 |
| Sell | 3/19/2004 | 1,567.90 | 24 | 13.39% | $111,032.57 | $939,949.06 |
| Buy | 10/3/2003 | 1,382.69 | 1 | -4.49% | -$38,985.92 | $828,916.49 |
| Sell | 9/26/2003 | 1,323.25 | 27 | 29.61% | $198,294.30 | $867,902.41 |
| Buy | 3/21/2003 | 1,020.92 | 8 | -0.11% | -$749.38 | $669,608.11 |
| Sell | 1/24/2003 | 1,019.78 | 2 | -5.97% | -$42,590.03 | $670,357.49 |
| Buy | 1/10/2003 | 1,084.57 | 4 | -4.21% | -$31,314.23 | $712,947.52 |
| Sell | 12/13/2002 | 1,040.78 | 8 | 9.93% | $67,205.10 | $744,261.75 |
| Buy | 10/18/2002 | 946.80 | 5 | 6.39% | $40,665.18 | $677,056.65 |
| Sell | 9/13/2002 | 1,011.43 | 4 | -1.67% | -$10,828.53 | $636,391.48 |
| Buy | 8/16/2002 | 1,028.64 | 14 | 17.71% | $97,386.94 | $647,220.00 |
| Sell | 5/10/2002 | 1,250.05 | 9 | -3.94% | -$22,542.25 | $549,833.07 |
| Buy | 3/8/2002 | 1,301.30 | 7 | -6.99% | -$43,034.41 | $572,375.32 |
| Sell | 1/18/2002 | 1,216.25 | 16 | 20.34% | $104,006.14 | $615,409.73 |
| Buy | 9/28/2001 | 1,010.70 | 15 | 17.14% | $74,826.80 | $511,403.59 |
| Sell | 6/15/2001 | 1,219.76 | 9 | 7.99% | $32,298.72 | $436,576.78 |
| Buy | 4/13/2001 | 1,129.52 | 7 | 3.76% | $14,653.34 | $404,278.06 |
| Sell | 2/23/2001 | 1,173.66 | 11 | 5.24% | $19,390.61 | $389,624.72 |
| Buy | 12/8/2000 | 1,115.25 | 2 | -1.82% | -$6,847.20 | $370,234.12 |
| Sell | 11/24/2000 | 1,095.36 | 3 | -4.24% | -$16,692.84 | $377,081.32 |
| Buy | 11/3/2000 | 1,143.85 | 4 | -4.33% | -$17,808.56 | $393,774.16 |
| Sell | 10/6/2000 | 1,096.41 | 8 | -2.39% | -$10,094.27 | $411,582.72 |
| Buy | 8/11/2000 | 1,123.30 | 2 | -5.39% | -$24,018.89 | $421,676.99 |
| Sell | 7/28/2000 | 1,065.86 | 13 | 0.26% | $1,137.38 | $445,695.88 |
| Buy | 4/28/2000 | 1,063.14 | 2 | -6.72% | -$32,002.24 | $444,558.49 |
| Sell | 4/14/2000 | 996.24 | 4 | -4.37% | -$21,794.05 | $476,560.73 |
| Buy | 3/17/2000 | 1,041.80 | 7 | -5.66% | -$29,918.86 | $498,354.79 |
| Sell | 1/28/2000 | 985.96 | 12 | 0.88% | $4,613.21 | $528,273.65 |
| Buy | 11/5/1999 | 977.35 | 13 | 2.10% | $10,753.64 | $523,660.44 |
| Sell | 8/6/1999 | 998.28 | 16 | 5.03% | $24,579.74 | $512,906.81 |
| Buy | 4/16/1999 | 950.44 | 10 | -4.75% | -$24,346.86 | $488,327.07 |
| Sell | 2/5/1999 | 907.35 | 16 | 15.41% | $68,452.58 | $512,673.92 |
| Buy | 10/16/1998 | 786.20 | 12 | 14.41% | $55,951.41 | $444,221.35 |
| Sell | 7/24/1998 | 918.57 | 3 | -3.98% | -$16,083.34 | $388,269.93 |
| Buy | 7/3/1998 | 956.62 | 5 | -0.65% | -$2,629.06 | $404,353.27 |
| Sell | 5/29/1998 | 950.48 | 17 | 9.37% | $34,875.76 | $406,982.33 |
| Buy | 1/30/1998 | 869.03 | 13 | -1.96% | -$7,445.78 | $372,106.57 |
| Sell | 10/31/1997 | 852.31 | 26 | 19.00% | $60,599.41 | $379,552.36 |
| Buy | 5/2/1997 | 716.23 | 4 | -4.82% | -$16,154.86 | $318,952.94 |
| Sell | 4/4/1997 | 683.29 | 33 | 10.69% | $32,353.85 | $335,107.80 |
| Buy | 8/16/1996 | 617.32 | 5 | -2.36% | -$7,332.32 | $302,753.95 |
| Sell | 7/12/1996 | 603.06 | 32 | 6.86% | $19,899.08 | $310,086.27 |
| Buy | 12/1/1995 | 564.36 | 5 | -4.80% | -$14,644.65 | $290,187.19 |
| Sell | 10/27/1995 | 538.49 | 43 | 19.00% | $48,660.78 | $304,831.85 |
| Buy | 12/30/1994 | 452.53 | 6 | -0.08% | -$209.80 | $256,171.06 |
| Sell | 11/18/1994 | 452.16 | 14 | -0.66% | -$1,706.71 | $256,380.86 |
| Buy | 8/12/1994 | 455.17 | 19 | -2.09% | -$5,516.38 | $258,087.57 |
| Sell | 4/1/1994 | 445.84 | 74 | 25.06% | $52,816.57 | $263,603.95 |
| Buy | 10/30/1992 | 356.51 | 3 | -4.87% | -$10,793.90 | $210,787.38 |
| Sell | 10/9/1992 | 339.95 | 10 | -4.45% | -$10,331.12 | $221,581.28 |
| Buy | 7/31/1992 | 355.80 | 6 | -4.08% | -$9,858.68 | $231,912.40 |
| Sell | 6/19/1992 | 341.86 | 25 | 5.13% | $11,803.54 | $241,771.08 |
| Buy | 12/27/1991 | 325.17 | 4 | -4.97% | -$12,022.15 | $229,967.53 |
| Sell | 11/29/1991 | 309.78 | 16 | -1.55% | -$3,819.90 | $241,989.68 |
| Buy | 8/9/1991 | 314.67 | 6 | -4.01% | -$10,267.11 | $245,809.59 |
| Sell | 6/28/1991 | 302.54 | 32 | 32.05% | $62,152.81 | $256,076.69 |
| Buy | 11/16/1990 | 229.11 | 15 | 14.73% | $24,903.33 | $193,923.88 |
| Sell | 8/3/1990 | 268.70 | 12 | -3.75% | -$6,579.66 | $169,020.56 |
| Buy | 5/11/1990 | 279.16 | 2 | -4.39% | -$8,070.49 | $175,600.22 |
| Sell | 4/27/1990 | 267.41 | 6 | -4.86% | -$9,382.38 | $183,670.71 |
| Buy | 3/16/1990 | 281.07 | 22 | 3.43% | $6,400.26 | $193,053.09 |
| Sell | 10/13/1989 | 291.05 | 41 | 18.55% | $29,205.19 | $186,652.83 |
| Buy | 12/30/1988 | 245.51 | 7 | -3.19% | -$5,188.33 | $157,447.64 |
| Sell | 11/11/1988 | 237.92 | 5 | -3.59% | -$6,049.63 | $162,635.97 |
| Buy | 10/7/1988 | 246.77 | 6 | -5.06% | -$8,994.45 | $168,685.60 |
| Sell | 8/26/1988 | 234.88 | 11 | -2.63% | -$4,803.59 | $177,680.05 |
| Buy | 6/10/1988 | 241.23 | 3 | -6.29% | -$12,253.10 | $182,483.64 |
| Sell | 5/20/1988 | 226.95 | 22 | 13.63% | $23,356.40 | $194,736.74 |
| Buy | 12/18/1987 | 199.73 | 13 | 23.06% | $32,117.39 | $171,380.35 |
| Sell | 9/18/1987 | 259.60 | 14 | 4.47% | $5,954.62 | $139,262.96 |
| Buy | 6/12/1987 | 248.50 | 8 | -3.77% | -$5,223.81 | $133,308.34 |
| Sell | 4/17/1987 | 239.47 | 25 | 18.87% | $21,988.59 | $138,532.15 |
| Buy | 10/24/1986 | 201.46 | 6 | -4.05% | -$4,918.19 | $116,543.56 |
| Sell | 9/12/1986 | 193.62 | 4 | -5.40% | -$6,931.89 | $121,461.75 |
| Buy | 8/15/1986 | 204.67 | 4 | -2.25% | -$2,959.65 | $128,393.64 |
| Sell | 7/18/1986 | 200.16 | 37 | 23.50% | $24,996.24 | $131,353.29 |
| Buy | 11/1/1985 | 162.07 | 11 | -0.46% | -$490.09 | $106,357.05 |
| Sell | 8/16/1985 | 161.33 | 31 | 12.90% | $12,205.99 | $106,847.15 |
| Buy | 1/11/1985 | 142.90 | 5 | -5.07% | -$5,058.28 | $94,641.16 |
| Sell | 12/7/1984 | 136.00 | 18 | -0.30% | -$300.56 | $99,699.44 |
| Buy | 8/3/1984 | 136.41 | $100,000.00 | |||
| Start | 5/4/1984 | 137.60 | ||||
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