TIGERSOFT'S TAHITI SYSTEM: 1970-2010

                      
            Preface: April 27, 2010  

                         by William Schmidt, Ph.D.  (C) 2010 www.tigersoft.com

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     At its simplest, the Tahiti system buys at the end of every quarter the most
highly accumulated ("AI/200") stock in DJI-30.  We use the rankings
produced by TIGER's Power-Stock-Ranker Software.   We want usually
to avoid stocks whose AI/200 is less than 130, unless there has just been
an "extreme bear market".   We also do not want to buy a stocks whose OBV
is lagging heavily.  The "PricePct minus OBVPct" must not be below -30.  
Most important, we need to use our Peerless system to avoid being caught in severe
bear markets.  In addition, with TigerSoft we have the Tiger Closing Power.
If the Closing Power is in a downtrend, I would suggest waiting for the Closing
Power to break its downtrend.  Doing that will give you more confidence.
You may even want to use margin in such cases, so good are the odds for a rally.

     We want here to expand on our rules for our Tahiti system.

     As suggested in the original 1994 Tiger "Tahiti System" book,
sheer prudence dictates we must taken into account when the general market
looks particularly dangerous using Peerless. Here we must consider the active
major BUY or SELL signals given by our Peerless general market timing system.
Four unreversed major Sell signals, especially SELL S9 and SELL S12 signals
in the space of 8 months establishes that the general market has become very bearish. 
This is what occurred just before the start of the bear markets of 1969-1970, 1973-1974,
1981-1982, 1987, 1999-2001 and 2007-2009.  In fact, the only bear market
without such signs of a market top occurred in 1977-1978 and that was a year
when many oil stocks did very well and, appropriately enough, oil stocks were
the Tahiti picks.

     Our book shows the trades that might have been made if one were
NOT to have considered Peerless.  In the tables below, we emphasize
investing only when Peerless shows that it is safe.  Let me emphasize
that we strongly advise selling out all "Tahiti"-based purchases on the
fourth Peerless major Sell and waiting for the next major Buy to start Buying. 
The bear markets of  2000-2003 and 2007-2009 showed the importance of this. 
Much more money was made by simply selling out and waiting for the market
to be safe again.  Using the first major Buy after a sell-off worked well enough
until the 2008-2009 period.  This is our normal recommendation.  After all,
you are deploying only 1/7 of your investment money in the first
purchase.  So, buying a little early is not a problem.

                              Extreme Bear Markets

     But the severity of the 2008-2009 decline warranted a different approach.
When the DJI is down more than 40% from its high of last 10 months
assume the stock market is in an "extreme bearish mode".  This concept
is an important of Peerless.  Separate Buy and Sell signals apply then.
This extreme bearish mode occurred only in 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1937,
1938, 1987, 2008 and 2009.  In these cases, wait for the DJIA's 65-day ma
to turn up, unless there is strong evidence that the decline has non-economic
causes, as in 1987 when unregulated, out-of-control computerized trading of
index options brought on a completely artificial decline.

                                        Qualifying Stocks

     In all cases, we want to screen the top AI/200 stocks.  We use the
Tiger Power Ranker to do this in two ways.  The first variable we
employ is "AI/200".  This shows the amount of steady accumulation
for nearly a year in a stock.  The highest AI/200 stock in the DJI-30
is the Tahiti choice at the end of each quarter.  There are two exceptions.
If another Tiger variable,  "OBV%-PR%" is less than -30 we would
not buy the stock.   This shows too much aggressive selling.  When the
most highly ranked Accumulation stock in the DJI-30 has an
OBV%-PR% less than -30,  the next highest ranked (AI/200) stock in
the DJI-30 is used for purchase unless the next highest AI/200 stock
has an  AI/200 score less than 130.   In that case, no stock is bought for that
quarter. 

     Note this. After an extreme bear market, with the 65-day ma again
rising, we would be willing to buy the top AI/200 stock, even though its
AI/200 might be as low as 125.  The reason for this is simply that
such very severe declines cause the levels of Accumulation to drop
dramatically.

               Applying The Tahiti System To Other Groups of Stocks

     The Tahiti system using the DJI works with only 30 blue chip stocks. 
Thirty (n=30) is often considered by statisticians to be a minimum for a
acceptable sample.  One would think that taking the highest AI/200 stock
from a larger universe, like the NASDAQ-100 or SP-500 stock should
work even better.  Our testing, though limited shows this is true, but with
a caveat.  See
Seven Paths To 25/Year.  The exception is that if a
smaller stock rises too much too quickly, say 200% or more, why
mechanically wait for 21 months to sell.  Use the 65-day ma.  Penetrations
of it with a negative Accumulation Index reading and weak Closing Power
usually are sufficient reasons to take profits.  Similarly, if the 65-dma
turns down, selling is usually prudent even when the Accumulation Index
is positive.  In these cases, we usually watch the Closing Power.  When
its downtrend ends, there is usually another tradeable rally.  A long-term
investor should just sell and find another stock at the end of the next quarter.

     The 2009-2010 experience in taking the highest AI/200 stocks in other
groups confirms this.  AAPL was the stock to buy in the NASDAQ-100
in mid 2009.  When its Closing Power downtrend ended in early 2009,
it was a good trading Buy again. 
 

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                Tahiti Approach Shows Best Industry To Invest in.

     Beyond this, we suggest another valuable approach.  Use the Tahiti system
to identify the best group of stocks to buy into.  Thus, in the period 1976-1980,
oil stocks should have been bought, especially the highest Power-Ranked.
In 1990 and 1991, Merck was the highest ranked AI/200 DJIA stock.  It did
well but much more money would have been made in buying Amgen, the highest
AI/200 stock among the larger biotechs.  The best performing stock of 1991
was a biotech.  In 2009, HPQ and IBM, two computer stocks, vied for honors
as the highest AI/200 stock.  Instead of buying them. even better gains would
have been made buying the highest AI/200 computer stocks in the NASDAQ-100
and SP-500.  These included Apple Computer, AAPL and DELL  If you want to
trade, pick these high Accumulation stocks and play the Closing Power trends
on the long side.

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                           TAHITI SELECTIONS SINCE 1970
                        USING PEERLESS TO REDUCE RISK

       Below all the "Tahiti" picks, including the stocks that
met these conditions most recently.  Below that, we want to mention some
other factors that should be used to make these selections as safe and profitable
as possible.

                                                 
     Stock   Purchase  Purchase  Price 7     Percent 
                   Date         Price         Quarters  Gain if  sold                                                                                    
                                                    Gain         on 4th major Sell. including  "S9
"
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1   Chevron  12/31/70  13.625            17.281        26.8%

2   Chevron  3/31/71   14.125             19.906         40.9%
3   PhlipMor 6/30/71   1.969                4.164        111.5%           95.6%
4   Merck    9/30/71   3.11                   4.983          60.2%           63.9%
5   Merck    12/31/71  3.444                4.546         32.0%            48.0%

6   CocCola  3/30/72   5.101                5.124            0.5%           18.7%
7   PhlipMor 6/30/72   3.25                 3.086         -5.1%            18.5%
8   PhlipMor 9/29/72   3.227               3.406            5.6%            19.4%
9   PhlipMor 12/29/72  3.695              2.25          -39.1%             4.3%
Note 4th S9 signal given in early January 1973.
In addition.  When NYSE breadth is this bad (A/D Line in steep
downtrend, expect at best, trading range rallies.  This is
also a common pattern for the Presidential Election year.
A false rally into January that lets the partisans of the
winning party celebrate by buying stock at a high also
is a common pattern. (See early 1969, early 1973 (below),
end of 1976 false rally, early 1981, 2000 trading range and
false peak early in 2001.
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None of DJI stocks met minimum conditions
for purchase on 3/30/73.
10  Boeing   6/29/73   1.123    1.358   20.9%

11  Woolwor  9/28/93   6.125    4.094  -33.2%
12  Boeing   12/31/73   .819    1.749  113.6%
13  Boeing   3/29/74    .93     1.596   71.6%
14  Boeing   6/28/74   1.152    1.749   51.8%
15  Boeing   9/30/74   1.07     2.695  151.9%

16  Boeing   12/31/74  1.041    3.028  190.9%
17  Un.Tech  3/31/75   10.25   19.438   89.6%
18  Chevron  3/31/75   12.125  20.5     69.1%
(two stocks tied for first.)
19  Un.Tech. 6/30/75   14.5    17.375   19.8%
20  Texaco   9/30/75   23.5    29.125   23.9%

21  Texaco   12/31/75  23.375  28.125   20.3%
22  Texaco   6/30/76   28.125  26.0     -7.6%
23  Boeing   9/30/76   3.028    6.961  129.9%
24  Boeing   12/31/76  2.946    8.418  185.7%
25  Boeing   3/31/77   2.888    9.393  225.2%

26  Texaco   6/30/77   29.125  25.625  -12.0%
27  Texaco   9/30/77   28.125  27.625   -1.8%
28  PhlipMo  12/30/77  3.867    4.406   13.9%
29  UnionCa  3/31/78   2.614    2.807    7.4%
30  Un.Tech  6/30/78   21.188  20.625   -2.7%

31  Texaco   9/29/78   24.75   36.75    48.5%
No stocks met minimum qualifications on 12/31/78.
32  Merck    3/30/79   3.662    4.707   28.5%
33  Allied   9/28/79   12.84   16.324   27.1%   +23.6%
No stocks met minimum requirements on 12/31/79
No stocks met minimum requirements on 3/31/80.
34  Disney   6/30/80   3.0      3.313   10.4%   +27.0%
35  Goodyr   9/30/80   7.938   12.25    54.3%   +25.2%
 12/30/80 = no stocks qualify. 
On 1/7/81, Peerless gave a fourth major Sell. Selling the positions then, 
on 1/7/81 would have produced better results in two of three cases.

   UnTech   3/31/81  28.125   28.313    0.7%
 4/1/81, Peerless gave a fifth major Sell
The UTX trade, if made, should have been closed out.
   CocaCo   6/31/81   2.896    4.458   53.9%
 7/6/81 Peerless gave a breakdown - Sell S10 following
six major Sells.  The KO trade would not have been made
if Peerless was used, too. A new Buy signal on 9/28/91
after a sell-off, then opened the way to buying again. 

38  AmerEx   9/30/81  10.311   23.831  131.1%
39  Sears    12/31/81 12.094   27.375  126.4%
40  Sears    3/3/82   14.25    27.844   95.4%

41  Sears    6/30/82  14.531   25.406   74.8%
42  McDonld  9/30/82   8.0     10.172   27.2%
43  Boeing   12/31/82 10.034   15.958   59.0%
44  PhilMo   3/31/83   7.85    10.078   28.4%
45  WestHo   6/30/83  12.469   15.0     20.3%

46  WestHo   9/30/83  11.594   17.188   48.3%
47  WestHo   12/30/83 13.688   18.813   37.4%
48  Sears    3/30/84  25.406   29.25    15.1%
49  Sears    6/29/84  23.625   37.125   57.1%
50  Disney   9/29/84   3.68    13.688  272.0%

51  Disney   12/31/84  3.742    9.875  163.9%
52  Boeing   3/29/85  18.513   22.718   22.7%
53  Disney   6/28/85   5.867   15.594  165.8%
54  Disney   9/30/85   5.242   18.063  244.6%
55  Woolwort 12/31/85 15.00    24,625   64.2%     

56  Woolwort 3/31/86  19.      17.25    -9.2%    29.0%
57  JPMorgan 6/30/86  43.938   33.25   -24.3%    11.0%
58  JPMorgan 9/30/86  40.563   38.875   -4.2%    20.2%
59  Exxon    12/30/86 35.063   44.755   27.6%    41.9%
60  Exxon    3/31/87  42.875   44.       2.6%    16.0%

61  Disney   6/30/87  18.063   19.625    8.7%     8.2%
62  Caterplr 9/30/87  73.5     58.     -21.1%     0.5%
On 10/1/1987, Peerless have a fourth major sell.  See below.
The new buys after a steep decline, cause us to resume buying
at the end of each quarter.

63  Caterplr 12/30/87 62.      61.      -1.6% 
64  UnTech   3/31/88  39.0     54.25    39.1%
65  UnTech   6/30/88  38.5     57.25    48.7%

66  CocaCo   9/30/88  10.938   22.188  102.9%
67  CocaCo   12/30/88 11.156   19.75    77.0%
68  CocaCo   3/31/89  12.813   23.25    81.5%
69  Merck    6/30/89  22.289   35.163   57.8%
70  McDonald 9/29/89  29.75    32.875   10.5%

71  Boeing   12/29/89 39.579   50.75    28.2%
72  Alcoa    3/30/90  64.75    64.375   -0.6%
73  Alcoa    6/29/90  63.75    70.5     10.6%
74  Alcoa    9/28/90  62.625   75.875   21.2%
75  Merck    12/31/90 29.955   44.5     48.6%
    Consider buying the top AI/200 stock in the industry
represented by the top Tahiti stock.AMGEN more than tripled
by the ned of 1991.                                    
                                                          9.25  12/31/1991
   AMGN
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76  Merck    3/28/91  35.163   43.375   23.4%
77  Merck    6/28/91  38.704   35.375   -8.6%
78  Goodyr   9/30/91  21.938   42.5     93.7%
79  Merck    12/31/91 55.494   30.75   -44.6%
80  MMM      6/30/92  48.5     49.5      2.1%

81  UnionCa  9/30/92  13.125   26.5    101.9%
82  UnionCa  12/31/92 16.625   34.0    104.5%
83  UnionCa  3/31/93  18.      29.375   63.2%
84  UnionCa  6/30/93  19.25    30.625   59.1%
85  UnionCa  9/30/93  19.375   33.5     72.9% 

86  UnionCa  12/31/93 22.375   39.75    77.7% 
87  UnionCa  3/31/94  22.5     37.5     66.7%
88  Texaco   6/30/94  60.375   85.75    42.0% 
89  ProctG   9/30/94  29.813   45.313   52.0% 
90  ProctG   12/30/94 31.      48.75    57.3%  

91  MMM      3/31/95  58.125   83.0     42.8%   
92  MMM      6/30/95  57.375   84.625   47.5%  
93  UnTech   9/30/95  88.375  166.      87.8%  
94  Exxon    12/30/95 40.25    64.063   59.2% 
95  Sears    3/30/96  48.75    45.25    -7.2%  

96  MMM      6/28/96  69.0     91.0     31.9% (tied)
    JPMorgan 6/28/96  84.625  134.313   58.7% (tied)  	  
97  IP       9/30/96  42.5     43.0      1.2% 
98  MMM      12/31/96 83.0     73.688  -11.2%  
99  IP       3/31/97  39.0     46.625   15.1%  
100 IP       6/30/97  48.563   44.813   -7.7% 

101 T        9/30/97  30,72    58.00    88.8%
102 JPMorgan 12/31/97 112.875 114.25     1.2%

103 T        3/11/98  43.833            48.93   +11.6%   
104 EK       6/30/98  73.063            64.56   -11.6%
105 WMT      9/30/98  27.313            69.31   +153.8%
106 WMT      12/31/98 40.719            69.31   +70.2%

107 WMT      3/31/99  46.094            69.31   +50.4%
108 WMT      6/30/99  48.25             69.31   +43.6%    
  On 12/27/1999 a fourth major Sell signal appeared.
The NYSE downtrendline showed how bearish the market
was then.  Most stocks were already in an unannounced
bear market.  Time to sell all Tahiti stocks and
go to sidelines, except for trading. 

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Peerless Major Buy Signal in September 2001 after extreme
sell-off starts Tahiti's Buying again. But on 6/21/2002,
the DJI broke ket support folwing several separate major 
Sells.This was the point to sell out Tahiti posiitons.
The chart is shown further below. 
108 AA       9/30/01  31.01           39.68   
109 JNJ      12/31/01 59.1     55.71   -5.9% 
             3/28/02  ...No stocks qualify
110 KO       6/28/02  56.0     53.01   -5.3%
After next leg down, New Peerless major Buy B9 on 
7/24/2003 should get Tiger users to start buying again.
111          9/31/02  ...No stocks qualify 
112         12/31/02  ...No stocks qualify

113 PG       3/31/03  44.53  55.08      +23.7%
114 PG       6/30/03  44.59  53.0       +18.9%
115 CAT      9/30/03  34.42  47.66      +38.5%         
116 BA      12/31/03  42.14  67.95      +61.2%
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117 KO       3/31/04  50.30  40.31      -19.9%
118 KO       6/30/04  50.48  41.87      -17.1%
119 GE       9/30/04  33.50  32.96       -1.6% 
120 GE      12/31/04  36.50  35.30       -3.3% 

121 XOM      3/31/05  59.60  76.63      +28.6%
122 HPQ      6/30/05  23.31  40.00      +71.6%   
123 HPQ      9/30/05  29.20  44.62      +52.8% (pre-split)
124 HPQ     12/30/05  28.63  49.79      +73.9% 
      
125 HPQ      3/31/06  32.90  50.48      +53.4%   
                             51.84             (4th major Sell - 12/7/2007)
126 HPQ      6/30/06  31.68  45.66      +44.1%
                             51.84             (4th major Sell - 12/7/2007)                
127 PG       9/30/06  61.93                    
                             74.12             (4th major Sell - 12/7/2007)  
128 MCD     12/31/06  44.33 
                             60.16             (4th major Sell - 12/7/2007)
129 MCD      3/31/07  45.05   
                             60.16             (4th major Sell - 12/7/2007)
130 MCD      6/30/07  50.76 
                             60.16             (4th major Sell - 12/7/2007)  
131 XOM      9/28/07  92.56                      at July peak.
                             91.50             (4th major Sell - 12/7/2007)
(XOM        12/31/07  93.69 
 Multiple Peerless Sells and support failure.  Wait a quarter.) 
                      
132 XOM      3/31/08  84.58
    
(CVX         6/30/08  99.13
 Multiple Peerless Sells and support failure.  Wait a quarter.)
   
(XOM         9/30/08  84.58 
Multiple Peerless Sells, support failure DJI down a quarter.  
Wait until 65-dma turns up.)
     
(XOM        12/31/08  79.83
Multiple Peerless Sells, support failure DJI down a quarter.  
Wait until 65-dma turns up.)

(IBM          3/31/09  96.89
AI/200 was only 110.  This is too low to qualify.)
On 5/9/09 the 65-day ma turned up.  Our TigerSoft
Hotline became quite bullish.  Resume buying the
highest AI/200 stock in the DJI or, better yet,
since HPQ was a technology stock, buy the highest
AI/200 stock in the NASDAQ-100 or SP-500 which was
also a technology stock.  After a severe sell-off,
with the 65-day ma rising again, we can relax 
our AI/200 rules requiring at least an AI/200 
score of 130.. 

133 HPQ  6/30/09  36.68 AI/200=128
 also high AI/200 in technology were:  
    CTXS 32.26  - AI/200=153 
    AAPL  12.83 - AI/200=179 (computers, like HPQ)
                              
134 HPQ   9/30/08  47.21 AI/200=167
 also high AI/200 in technology were:
   CTXS  AI/200=175  39.23
   DELL  AI/200=166  15.26
   AAPL  AI/200=150 185.35 
 
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134 HPQ  AI/200=184  12/31/09  51.51
   CTXS  AI/200=182  41.61 
   AAPL  AI/200=147 210.73 

135 HPQ  AI/200=177  3/31/10  53.15                            
   CTXS  AI/200=179  47.47     
   AAPL  AI/200=129 235.00  

                                    
                              
                             TAHITI with Peerless Rules: 

    
  1) SELL Tiger's Tahiti System's Stocks after Four Peerless Major Sells.
         2) A Breaking of Key Support Shows A Bear Market Has Started.
         3) Do Not Use Tiger's Tahiti System after a 40% DJIA Decline in 10 Months


           Back-testing shows that four major Sell in 8 months should be treated as an automatic Sell.

           Three major Peerless Sell signals and a support failure are also an automatic Sell. 
           The pattern of multiple Peerless Sell signals and a support failure is deadly for the stock
           market.  There are few exceptions to this rule since 1928.  1977 is the single big exception.
           After the support failure, wait for a Peerless major Buy and then Buy at the end of the next
           quarter.  If the DJI is down more than 40% from it's high, become even more cautious.
           Wait for the 65-day ma to turn up and then buy again at the end of the quarter.. 

          Below are all the cases since 1966 of multiple Peerless Sells and A Support Failure.:


                                      Three Major Sells and Support Failure in June 1969

            Earlier Major Sells in Previous 6 months           Major Support Failure            Subsequent Decline Reached
            --------------------------------------------          -----------------------           ------------------------------
            S1 (12/1/68), S9 (3/28/68), S9 (4/30/69)       6/17/69 - 886                        5/26/70 - 631
            S8 (5/2/69), S19 (6/11/69)

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                                                          Fourth Major Sell in January 1973
                                                            Key Support Failure in  May 1973
                                                           Subsequent Low - 12/6/75 - 577.60


            S9 (4/12/72), S12 (5/22/72), S9 (5/24/72)                                 
            S9 (5/30/72), S12 (8/3/72), S9 (8/4/72)
            S9 (8/10/72). S1 (8/24/72), S15 (1/5/73)
            S9 (1/8/73), S12 (1/12/73). S9(4/11/73)

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                                              Fourth Major Sell in January 1981
                                       Key Support Failure in August 1981 at 900
                                          DJI subsequently fell to776.90 on  8/12/82


            S2 (8/7/80), S1 (8/14/80), S9 (11/14/80)                                     
            S9 (11/19/80),   S12 (1/2/81), S9 (1/7/81)
            S12 (4/1/81), S15 (4/24/81), S10 (7/6/81)

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                                   Fourth Major Sell in  October 1987

           Not shown below: 4/6/87 - la/ma=1.039  (high) P= -2   IP21=.187 - Dimminished Sell S9
           S12 (5/6/87), S12 (6/8/87), S9 (6/9/87),  10/14/87 - 2413                    12/4/87 - 1766.74
           S9 (10/1/87), S12 (10/2/87). S10(10/16/87)

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                                       Fourth Major Sell in  May 2002
                           Key Support Failure in June 2002 - 6/12/02 - 9618
                                      Subsequent DJI Bottom -10/9/02 - 7728.27



           S9 (12/28/99), S15(1/7/00), S4 (1/11/00),      
           S1 (4/6/00), S12 (7/17/00), S12 (12/8/00),
           S8 (12/28/00), S12 (4/10/01), S9 (4/11/01)
           S9 (4/16/01), S4 (5/17/01),   S12 (10/10/01)
           S12 (10/11/01), 2/26/02 (S9), S12 (5/14/02),
           S9 (5/17/02)
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                                          Fourth Major Sell in  December 2007
                           Key Support Failure in January 2008 - 1/5/08 - 12501
                                    Subsequent DJI Bottom -3/9/09 - 6547.05


                                     In October 2009, the DJI fell more than 40% from its high.
                             In these curcumstances, it is best to wait for the 65-day ma to turn up
                             and then buy at the end of the next quarter or when the 65-day ma
                             turns up.


           S9 (7/17/07), S9 (7/23/07), S4(10/5/07),       
           S12 ( 12/6/07), S9 (12/7/07)

                                                DJI and Peerless Signals: 2007-2008

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                                               DJI and Peerless Signals: 2008-2009

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