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As indicated in last week's update, this is a special "2003 Year in Review" issue, but before we get to that, we have some exciting news to share with you:

We are thrilled to announce that TimingCube's expanded service and Web site will launch this coming week!

Before next Friday we will have launched many of the enhancements and features you have asked for and others we could not resist incorporating into the service. First of all, you can rest assured that we have made absolutely no change to our Model, our signal, or to the Trend Timing principles that have served us so well in the past.
The expanded features are additions intended to provide you, the subscriber, with more choices and opportunities for diversification and performance.

We will give you a complete walk through as we release the site next week, but in the mean time here is a sneak preview of what you can expect to find:

Expanded Service
Our research has shown that in addition to the QQQ and other investment vehicles which track the Nasdaq 100 index, our Model and signal are highly applicable, as-is, to other indices and the tracking stocks and funds that mirror them. As evidenced in the Performance Reports in the "2003 Year in Review" section below, numerous market indices can be used profitably. In the spirit of increasing your options while keeping the system and the choices manageable, we have decided to supplement the Nasdaq 100 index and related investment vehicles with those of the Russell 2000 and S&P 500 indices. Still the exact same signal we love, but applied to many more investments. While all three generally move in unison, they represent slightly different and complementary facets of the market, with the largest non-financial companies on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange (Nasdaq 100), a broad medium/small-cap stock index (Russell 2000), and a broad large-cap index (S&P 500), they present further opportunities to diversify and/or optimize, depending on your individual preferences.

Enhanced Usability
Amongst various new features, you will be able to select your preferences, including which indices you want to see, how they will be displayed, and specify which is your primary index. Most pages will feature a "Pretty Print" button to facilitate making hard copies. You will also be able to send yourself test e-mails to insure end-to-end delivery of our signal change e-mail notifications.

More on this topic with the launch next week.

Signal Update

Current Signal Performance as of 01/09/2004
Signal Type	Trade Date	Return since issued
Buy	04/03/2003	+41.63%

Cumulative Returns since First TimingCube Live Signal (06/18/2001) as of 01/09/2004
Long Only	Long Only with Margin	Long & Short	Long & Short with Margin	Buy & Hold
+96.75%	+233.21%	+263.70%	+911.57%	-11.52%

Note: Performance and Returns above are obtained by using QQQ as the investment vehicle.

Market Update

2004 started with a bang. Before easing back Friday on soft employment numbers, the Nasdaq Composite was up five days in a row on increasing volume. Since the beginning of the year, both the Nasdaq Composite and the Russell 2000 have reasserted their leadership over the Dow. Unlike the dull action we experienced from mid-September to mid-December, we've had a sharp acceleration since then. For the week, the Nasdaq Composite gained 4.00%, while QQQ was higher by 3.77%. Next week marks the start of earnings season, with many companies due to report their Q4 2003 results, including Intel, Yahoo! and General electric.

The week's action reinforced our current Buy signal, which remains active.

2003 Year in Review

The year just past, in many respects was both a challenging one and an outstanding one. As 2003 began, most investors - and their financial advisors - were still licking their wounds from losses incurred during the devastating bear market, which was technically still in effect until March. The economy was in the tank and war jitters were spooking the bravest. Because of this, TimingCube subscribers were amongst the very few that had the necessary tools and discipline to fully participate in what in retrospect has already been an impressive bull market run, with an uninterrupted Buy signal now in effect for over 9 months. So, while some long time Trend Timers may yearn for the 100% plus returns of years past, during 2003, just matching the major market indices was a tall order for most investors.

2003 TimingCube Performance
We have updated our detailed Quarterly Performance Reports as of the close on 12/31/2003, in which you will find the 1, 2, 3, 5, and 10-Year results for all four strategies compared to Buy and Hold, for numerous market indices, both U.S. and international. You can download the respective PDF documents by clicking on the links below:

Quarterly U.S. Performance Report - download PDF Version

Quarterly international Performance Report - download PDF Version

In short, what you will find in the reports is that, except for very rare instances, all four of our strategies have outperformed Buy and Hold for the various indices, in some cases by very large amounts.
For the Nasdaq 100, our performance ranged between 37.68% (Long & Short) and 88.07% (Long with Margin) versus the Buy and Hold return of 47.43%. Surprisingly, the Nasdaq was one of the few cases where Buy and Hold beat any of our strategies. The reason for this is that during the March/April war induced whipsaw, the Nasdaq experienced wild swings which impacted our overall return.
For the lucky ones that used a variety of indices for differentiation, the S&P 500, and in particular the Russell 2000 had great returns ranging from 58.23% (Long Only) to 157.12% (Long & Short with Margin) versus 45.37% for Buy and Hold.

Since many of you became subscribers during the year and have been reluctant to act on the signal after the strong run-up, many may still be waiting on the side-lines not enjoying the impressive results. We understand the difficulties of catching a train after it has left the station, but luckily in our case there is the "dollar-cost averaging" method we recommend in the which is still the best way to get with the program.

TimingCube 2003: What a year it has been
For all of us at TimingCube it has been a very busy and exciting year, thanks in large part to all of you and the continued support and encouragement you have given us. Your many suggestions have driven many of the enhancements we have delivered last year, such as the Weekly Updates, and many more we will roll out during 2004. The Trend Timing family has grown sharply and with nearly three thousand subscribers we have also been getting some very welcome media exposure, such as the most recent mentions in earlier this week. We look forward to helping you "stay the course" on your way to wealth, and wish all Trend Timers a great and prosperous 2004!