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    Good Luck! Hope your timing is perfect!

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    Jumped in at the right time, good to be lucky every once and a while.

    Not that anyone asked, but here is my investment strategy...I even came up with a witty name: The Oliver Stone method.

    Having watched the markets for the last 5 years I have come to one conclusion: the whole system is corrupt and rife with manipulation. How many times have we seem solid, objective data that almost demands an upward trend only to result in red numbers? How many times have we seen absolutely NO REASON for the market to climb...and yet it does. You can go back and chart yourself to death to explain why each occurred, but you might as well throw a dart at the financial section of your local paper (does anyone still get newspapers?) in my humble opinion.

    I need to cut this short...just spotted a black helicopter circling and me with my aluminum foil helmet at the cleaners.
    "He stood 6'6 and weighed 245, kinda broad at the shoulder and narrow at the hip...and everyone knew you didn't give no lip to BigJohn..."

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    Great timing and good luck with that helicopter. Keep the aluminum tight. Extra layers help.

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    The market is never your friend and is there for you to take advantage if there is any.

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    In 2008 or 2009 (not sure which, getting old screwing with my long term memory) I was the top overall performer. I wasn't particularly brilliant, quite on the contrary...I had my $ in the S fund on January 1 and let it ride for the entire year ending up with a 30+% gain. I didn't really check on it to be completely honest. So why do I bring this up now? I normally would step out on a day like this and pocket a couple of days worth of nice gains. Every financial genius/talking head has forecast this year to be volatile in the markets, which makes me think it won't be. Do I take the 2008-2009 approach and let it ride or stick to my trading strategery and pocket gains in the tradition of "pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered." I don't know...

    Best of Luck to all...

    BigJohn
    "He stood 6'6 and weighed 245, kinda broad at the shoulder and narrow at the hip...and everyone knew you didn't give no lip to BigJohn..."

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    Must have been 2009. 2008 is the year you would have lost 38% in the S Fund. That brings up my suspicions about these large V-Shaped snapback rallies we've been having lately. I'm afraid they are conditioning us to catch the falling knife and to continue to ride it down because we don't want to miss these unexpected rallies that payout the most of their return in the first two days. When will that end? How low will you go? Strange you mentioned 2008 -- not exactly a Buy-N-Hold year.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BigJohn View Post
    In 2008 or 2009 (not sure which, getting old screwing with my long term memory) I was the top overall performer. I wasn't particularly brilliant, quite on the contrary...I had my $ in the S fund on January 1 and let it ride for the entire year ending up with a 30+% gain. I didn't really check on it to be completely honest. So why do I bring this up now? I normally would step out on a day like this and pocket a couple of days worth of nice gains. Every financial genius/talking head has forecast this year to be volatile in the markets, which makes me think it won't be. Do I take the 2008-2009 approach and let it ride or stick to my trading strategery and pocket gains in the tradition of "pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered." I don't know...

    Best of Luck to all...

    BigJohn

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cactus View Post
    Must have been 2009. 2008 is the year you would have lost 38% in the S Fund. That brings up my suspicions about these large V-Shaped snapback rallies we've been having lately. I'm afraid they are conditioning us to catch the falling knife and to continue to ride it down because we don't want to miss these unexpected rallies that payout the most of their return in the first two days. When will that end? How low will you go? Strange you mentioned 2008 -- not exactly a Buy-N-Hold year.
    You aren't joking about 2008...when I let it ride in the S fund and ate a 30+% loss.
    "He stood 6'6 and weighed 245, kinda broad at the shoulder and narrow at the hip...and everyone knew you didn't give no lip to BigJohn..."

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    jumped out...now keeping my fingers crossed that we don't see an afternoon swoon.
    "He stood 6'6 and weighed 245, kinda broad at the shoulder and narrow at the hip...and everyone knew you didn't give no lip to BigJohn..."

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    Quote Originally Posted by BigJohn View Post
    jumped out...now keeping my fingers crossed that we don't see an afternoon swoon.
    Looks like you just pummeled the G Fund for 2015 within a week.. Good job BigJohn!

    I rode her down, riding her back up, swearing I'll get out, but like a degenerate gambler I'll probably stay in.

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    Finishing out week 1, he takes the lead

    There used to be a street named after BigJohn, but it was changed because nobody crosses BigJohn and lives...

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    Way to go Big John nice move a quick in and out of the market and now leading the the first full week of 2015 on the AT!
    That move reminds me of the old "Panty Raids" I use to go on back in college !!
    Can't wait to see the encore!!!

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