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David Merkel (The Aleph Blog)

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All-time Return +57.49% (in 5 months)	Risk (SD) Aggressive 4.23%	Sharpe Ratio 13.34
Followers 0	Winning Picks 2 of 2	Total Views 1225

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	All-Time	1 Week	MTD	YTD
Avg Return	+57.49%	-7.72%	+2.63%	+57.49%
Sharpe Ratio	13.34	-3.2	1.0	12.87
Risk (SD)	HIGH 4.23%	HIGH 2.41%	LOW 0.00%	HIGH 4.23%

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Avg Holding Time: 139.00days

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