Monday being a holiday I guess it will have to be Tuesday.
Allocations as of COB Dec 28 : 100% S. | Retirement Date:Dec 2025
Past Returns: 2020 31.85%,2019 27.97%,2018 -3.36%,2017 13.10%, 2016 -1.79%, 5Yr Avg 12.61%
"Our Constitution was made only for a Moral and Religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the goverment of any other." John Adams 10/11/1798
So Tuesday I decided to exit my position and head to the G fund. Yesterday morning I'm thinking "Man I timed that right". But by yesterday's close, most of the losses had disappeared. And then today Kaboom, to the moon Alice, to the moon.
Is it possible to get whipsawed by sitting on the sidelines and missing a rally?
"the biggest mistake that traders make is to let these short-term trades turn into longer-term investments when they don’t work." RevShark
Ravensfan, you described me exactly. I did the same. Missed out on a substantial run up today by having no faith. I still see an even greater pullback looming, but I could easily be proven wrong....
Did somebody say Whipsaw? We're in good company gentlemen (I use that term loosely!). I am somewhat a victim of my own semi-organized existence...
50% S, 50% C 06 Mar, was 100% G; 80% S 20% C COB 08 Jan '24; 100% G COB 14 Nov; was 100% C COB 31 Oct (Boo!); was 100% G COB 12 Oct; was 50% C, 50% S COB 22 Jun; Life is good!
I'm in with CH! ITF COB 40 C, 40 S, 20 I! Should have held pat, now that C and S are trading off on gains, the distro makes sense. Have a great weekend everyone!
50% S, 50% C 06 Mar, was 100% G; 80% S 20% C COB 08 Jan '24; 100% G COB 14 Nov; was 100% C COB 31 Oct (Boo!); was 100% G COB 12 Oct; was 50% C, 50% S COB 22 Jun; Life is good!
40/40/20 huh...Interesting...hmmm! I'm just not feeling it. Perhaps I am putting to much emphasis on the potential for a gov't shutdown next week. Will wait a few more days to see how that plays out before committing to a re-entry.
Good luck WS. Following CH is not a bad strategy.
Have a great weekend!!!
"the biggest mistake that traders make is to let these short-term trades turn into longer-term investments when they don’t work." RevShark
Futures are UP! Like BT often said, there is greater risk being out of this market that in... snort!
50% S, 50% C 06 Mar, was 100% G; 80% S 20% C COB 08 Jan '24; 100% G COB 14 Nov; was 100% C COB 31 Oct (Boo!); was 100% G COB 12 Oct; was 50% C, 50% S COB 22 Jun; Life is good!
I have been 50% C/50% S, but thinking there may be a pull back right before or on the supposed government shutdown.
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But you didnt' get out did ya?? LOL I think I've been out too much over the last 8 years...I'll let it ride for a while.
Be careful with that "make up for lost time" strategy, kb9nvh. That's what bites me most of the time (maybe even right now). I still feel the pressure of the lost decade (2000 - 2010) that leads me to take higher risk now than my age warrants.
Allocations as of COB Dec 28 : 100% S. | Retirement Date:Dec 2025
Past Returns: 2020 31.85%,2019 27.97%,2018 -3.36%,2017 13.10%, 2016 -1.79%, 5Yr Avg 12.61%
I'm only in 50% and spread out...I looked at what the 2020 was 3 years ago and set my percentages to that...I dont need my money for three more years or more so just need to put on the sticky pants for a while. Until the bubbles I was 100% C all the time. waited a bit too long to get back in but made good money up to 2008 then dropped out due to fear of global economic meltdown which didn't happen. So I didn't bet the farm...just bet the house house this time.....LOL Anyway, I was supposed to have 1.7million by my conservative estimate I made for myself back in 1987...I was partly right....ended up with the 0.7 part. LOL sad
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