Formidable Asset Management 13F-HR Quarterly holdings report by institutional manager

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE

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			VALUE	SHRS OR	SH/	PUT/	INVESTMENT	OTHER	VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER	TITLE OF CLASS	CUSIP	(x$1000)	PRN AMT	PRN	CALL	DISCRETION	MANAGER	SOLE	SHARED	NONE
ABBOTT LABS	Common	002824100	889	12,303	SH		SOLE		0	0	12,303
APPLE INCORPORATED	Common	037833100	14,089	89,319	SH		SOLE		1,500	0	87,819
APTARGROUP INCORPORATED	Common	038336103	1,127	11,979	SH		SOLE		0	0	11,979
AT&T INCORPORATED	Common	00206R102	558	19,549	SH		SOLE		0	0	19,549
BANK AMER CORPORATION	Common	060505104	5,822	236,260	SH		SOLE		0	0	236,260
BIOSCRIP INCORPORATED	Common	09069N108	272	76,075	SH		SOLE		15,000	0	61,075
BLOCK H & R INCORPORATED	Common	093671105	928	36,613	SH		SOLE		0	0	36,613
CHEMED CORPORATION NEW	Common	16359R103	17,084	60,307	SH		SOLE		0	0	60,307
CHEVRON CORPORATION NEW	Common	166764100	1,669	15,344	SH		SOLE		0	0	15,344
CHURCH & DWIGHT INCORPORATED	Common	171340102	1,893	28,789	SH		SOLE		0	0	28,789
CISCO SYSTEMS INCORPORATED	Common	17275R102	526	12,134	SH		SOLE		0	0	12,134
COCA COLA COMPANY	Common	191216100	646	13,641	SH		SOLE		0	0	13,641
CUBIC CORPORATION	Common	229669106	1,102	20,506	SH		SOLE		0	0	20,506
CVS HEALTH CORPORATION	Common	126650100	998	15,235	SH		SOLE		0	0	15,235
DONALDSON INCORPORATED	Common	257651109	805	18,554	SH		SOLE		0	0	18,554
DOWDUPONT INCORPORATED	Common	26078J100	1,275	23,833	SH		SOLE		0	0	23,833
EMERSON ELEC COMPANY	Common	291011104	695	11,629	SH		SOLE		0	0	11,629
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION	Common	30231G102	3,073	45,060	SH		SOLE		0	0	45,060
FACEBOOK INCORPORATED CLASS A	Common	30303M102	5,662	43,190	SH		SOLE		1,000	0	42,190
FIFTH THIRD BANCORP	Common	316773100	1,031	43,844	SH		SOLE		0	0	43,844
FOOT LOCKER INCORPORATED	Common	344849104	798	15,000	SH		SOLE		0	0	15,000
FORD MTR COMPANY DEL COM PAR $0.01	Common	345370860	222	28,987	SH		SOLE		0	0	28,987
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY	Common	369604103	1,119	147,809	SH		SOLE		0	0	147,809
GENERAL MLS INCORPORATED	Common	370334104	1,777	45,634	SH		SOLE		3,000	0	42,634
GENUINE PARTS COMPANY	Common	372460105	1,054	10,978	SH		SOLE		0	0	10,978
GENWORTH FINL INCORPORATED COM CLASS A	Common	37247D106	373	79,957	SH		SOLE		0	0	79,957
GROUPON INCORPORATED	Common	399473107	269	84,048	SH		SOLE		0	0	84,048
HENRY JACK & ASSOC INCORPORATED	Common	426281101	1,350	10,670	SH		SOLE		0	0	10,670
HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION	Common	440452100	1,034	24,242	SH		SOLE		0	0	24,242
INTEL CORPORATION	Common	458140100	2,645	56,367	SH		SOLE		0	0	56,367
KNIGHT SWIFT TRANSN HLDGS INCORPORATED CLASS A	Common	499049104	853	34,034	SH		SOLE		0	0	34,034
LAS VEGAS SANDS CORPORATION	Common	517834107	2,390	45,919	SH		SOLE		0	0	45,919
MARATHON OIL CORPORATION	Common	565849106	330	23,019	SH		SOLE		0	0	23,019
MERCK & COMPANY INCORPORATED	Common	58933Y105	1,617	21,181	SH		SOLE		0	0	21,181
MICROSOFT CORPORATION	Common	594918104	5,283	52,014	SH		SOLE		0	0	52,014
MSC INDL DIRECT INCORPORATED CLASS A	Common	553530106	949	12,340	SH		SOLE		0	0	12,340
NIKE INCORPORATED CLASS B	Common	654106103	2,190	29,544	SH		SOLE		0	0	29,544
OASIS PETE INCORPORATED NEW	Common	674215108	1,183	213,965	SH		SOLE		0	0	213,965
ORACLE CORPORATION	Common	68389X105	572	12,672	SH		SOLE		0	0	12,672
PAYPAL HLDGS INCORPORATED	Common	70450Y103	1,208	14,357	SH		SOLE		0	0	14,357
PEPSICO INCORPORATED	Common	713448108	1,506	13,629	SH		SOLE		0	0	13,629
PFIZER INCORPORATED	Common	717081103	1,965	45,029	SH		SOLE		0	0	45,029
PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY	Common	742718109	26,868	292,309	SH		SOLE		0	0	292,309
QUALYS INCORPORATED	Common	74758T303	1,342	17,955	SH		SOLE		0	0	17,955
REPUBLIC BANCORP KY CLASS A	Common	760281204	984	25,419	SH		SOLE		0	0	25,419
ROSS STORES INCORPORATED	Common	778296103	1,289	15,497	SH		SOLE		0	0	15,497
SANDERSON FARMS INCORPORATED	Common	800013104	1,070	10,773	SH		SOLE		0	0	10,773
SHAKE SHACK INCORPORATED CLASS A	Common	819047101	3,003	66,103	SH		SOLE		4,000	0	62,103
STARBUCKS CORPORATION	Common	855244109	1,686	26,188	SH		SOLE		0	0	26,188
STOCK YDS BANCORP INCORPORATED	Common	861025104	4,156	126,693	SH		SOLE		0	0	126,693
SYSCO CORPORATION	Common	871829107	1,185	18,908	SH		SOLE		0	0	18,908
TJX COMPANIES INCORPORATED NEW	Common	872540109	457	10,204	SH		SOLE		0	0	10,204
TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY	Common	892356106	1,710	20,497	SH		SOLE		0	0	20,497
US BANCORP DEL COM NEW	Common	902973304	1,465	32,052	SH		SOLE		0	0	32,052
V F CORPORATION	Common	918204108	1,173	16,451	SH		SOLE		0	0	16,451
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INCORPORATED	Common	92343V104	898	15,984	SH		SOLE		0	0	15,984
WELLS FARGO COMPANY NEW	Common	949746101	514	11,150	SH		SOLE		0	0	11,150
WHITING PETE CORPORATION NEW COM NEW	Common	966387409	334	14,698	SH		SOLE		2,500	0	12,198
WILLIAMS SONOMA INCORPORATED	Common	969904101	893	17,692	SH		SOLE		0	0	17,692
ALERIAN MLP ETF	Exchange Traded Funds	00162Q866	202	23,105	SH		SOLE		0	0	23,105
APTUS BEHAVIORAL MOMENTUM ETF	Exchange Traded Funds	26922A784	8,323	294,649	SH		SOLE		0	0	294,649
APTUS DEFINED RISK ETF	Exchange Traded Funds	26922A388	4,872	195,201	SH		SOLE		0	0	195,201
APTUS FORTIFIED VALUE ETF	Exchange Traded Funds	26922A610	9,663	408,426	SH		SOLE		0	0	408,426
FIRST TRUST DORSEY WRIGHT FOCUS 5 ETF	Exchange Traded Funds	33738R605	531	21,027	SH		SOLE		0	0	21,027
FIRST TRUST MORNINGSTAR DIVIDEND LEADERS INDEX FUND	Exchange Traded Funds	336917109	477	17,525	SH		SOLE		0	0	17,525
FIRST TRUST SENIOR LOAN EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND	Exchange Traded Funds	33738D309	574	12,600	SH		SOLE		0	0	12,600
FIRST TRUST VALUE LINE DIVIDEND INDEX FUND	Exchange Traded Funds	33734H106	335	11,526	SH		SOLE		0	0	11,526
IQ 50 PERCENT HEDGED FTSE INTERNATIONAL ETF	Exchange Traded Funds	45409B560	271	14,890	SH		SOLE		0	0	14,890
ISHARES TR 0-5 YR TIPS ETF	Exchange Traded Funds	46429B747	1,689	17,229	SH		SOLE		0	0	17,229
ISHARES TR CORE DIV GRWTH	Exchange Traded Funds	46434V621	656	19,784	SH		SOLE		0	0	19,784
ISHARES TR MSCI EAFE ETF	Exchange Traded Funds	464287465	811	13,791	SH		SOLE		0	0	13,791
ISHARES TR USA QUALITY FCTR	Exchange Traded Funds	46432F339	6,055	78,879	SH		SOLE		0	0	78,879
ISHARES TRUST INTL	Exchange Traded Funds	46434V456	419	16,243	SH		SOLE		0	0	16,243
ISHARES US ETF TR SHT MAT BD ETF	Exchange Traded Funds	46431W507	3,623	72,668	SH		SOLE		0	0	72,668
OPUS SMALL CAP VALUE PLUS ETF	Exchange Traded Funds	26922A446	528	24,374	SH		SOLE		0	0	24,374
SPDR BLOOMBERG BARCLAYS INVESTMENT GRADE FLOATING RATE ETF	Exchange Traded Funds	78468R200	1,746	57,497	SH		SOLE		0	0	57,497
SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF	Exchange Traded Funds	78463X202	362	10,858	SH		SOLE		0	0	10,858
SPDR FINANCIAL SELECT SECTOR FUND	Exchange Traded Funds	81369Y605	442	18,575	SH		SOLE		0	0	18,575
SPDR PORTFOLIO DEVELOPED WORLD EX-US ETF	Exchange Traded Funds	78463X889	1,562	59,040	SH		SOLE		0	0	59,040
SPDR PORTFOLIO EMERGING MARKETS ETF	Exchange Traded Funds	78463X509	444	13,743	SH		SOLE		0	0	13,743
SPDR PORTFOLIO S&P 500 HIGH DIVIDEND ETF	Exchange Traded Funds	78468R788	951	27,940	SH		SOLE		0	0	27,940
WISDOMTREE U.S. SMALLCAP DIVIDEND FUND	Exchange Traded Funds	97717W604	2,639	107,579	SH		SOLE		0	0	107,579
THE FORMIDABLE FUND LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	Guar Ltr/Oth Origin Par	346900996	1,764	1,764,463	SH		SOLE		0	0	1,764,463
BP PRUDHOE BAY RTY TR UNIT BEN INT	Royalties	055630107	308	14,200	SH		SOLE		3,400	0	10,800
APPLE FEB 240 EXP 2/15/19	Equity Options	037833100	0	0	SH	Call	SOLE		0	0	0
APPLE JAN 220 EXP 1/18/19	Equity Options	037833100	0	3	SH	Call	SOLE		0	0	0
APPLE JAN 250 EXP 1/18/19	Equity Options	037833100	0	10	SH	Call	SOLE		0	0	0
CHEMED MAR 270 EXP 3/15/19	Equity Options	16359R103	0	10	SH	Put	SOLE		10	0	0
CHURCH & DWIGHT APR 70 EXP 4/18/19	Equity Options	171340102	0	2	SH	Call	SOLE		0	0	0
MERCK & COMPANY MAR 82.5 exp 3/15/19	Equity Options	58933Y105	0	5	SH	Call	SOLE		0	0	0
NIKE INCORPORATED CLASS B JAN 80 EXP 1/18/19	Equity Options	654106103	0	5	SH	Call	SOLE		0	0	0
OASIS PETROLEUM JAN 8 EXP 1/15/21	Equity Options	674215108	0	300	SH	Call	SOLE		0	0	0
PETROLEO BRASIL JAN 10 EXP 1/17/20	Equity Options	71654V408	0	100	SH	Call	SOLE		0	0	0
PETROLEO BRASIL JAN 15 EXP 1/17/20	Equity Options	71654V408	0	50	SH	Call	SOLE		0	0	0
PROCTER & GAMBLE JUNE 90 EXP 6/21/19	Equity Options	742718109	0	50	SH	Call	SOLE		0	0	0
VERIZON JAN 60 EXP 1/18/19	Equity Options	92343V104	0	5	SH	Call	SOLE		0	0	0
VERIZON JAN 62.50 EXP 1/18/19	Equity Options	92343V104	0	13	SH	Call	SOLE		0	0	0