Thread: JTH's Account Talk

Yesterday we appeared to get a few nail pops. But i think today mr hammer will come back to bang them back down.

this month has been aweful for any timing strategies. One day i wish i was in then the next day i am glad im not in.

Originally Posted by alevin

OK, I have to ask. who are you paying the $2 to? what outfit?

Vanguard. But i have a few dollars invested with them.

http://www.vanguard.com/pdf/v414.pdf

I don't take positions bigger then 2% of my account, for me to drop 13K on a trade I would need to have 637,500.00 If I had that kind if money, I wouldn't be hanging out here, I'd be doing this full time.

I feel like people are getting a little riled up here and that is not my intention.

My point is that if you buy six shares of an $80 stock and pay $16 for the trade then the $480 investment has to work pretty damn hard to post a true gain. That will be some really tired money in need of a well deserved break.

That was my only point here. Sorry if I ruffled some feathers.

As an aside. I have a day job. I will always have it until I retire because I'm clearly not smart enough and intuitive enough about the market to make an actual living off of it. I'm hear to listen to those people who do understand investing, specifically as related to my limited ift tsp account. When I don't listen to those people I end up with a year like 2014. Well not usually that bad.

Also, I bought 150 shares of PG. It is now down $1 a share. So I am out $154 right now. Your horse is winning.

Originally Posted by JTH

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IFT EoB Today for a 2-day C-Fund play, then back into the S-Fund

It's a short-term calculated risk, if I didn't have an extra IFT, I wouldn't do it, and that is why I will not start off February in the S-fund.

Thus far (considering the market conditions) I'm doing very well by outperforming the G/C funds and matching the S-Fund. I do lag behind the F-Fund and that's ok, as for the I-Fund, I don't compare myself against it, if I do well in C&S, then I've met my primary objectives.

IFT EoB today, 100S

NP, Yes, you are correct, to make a trade like that I don't need to be right, I must to be really right. The key point here, I'm not trying to make money right now, if I was, then I would have added more risk.

What a rubber-neck of a week!

Originally Posted by JTH

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IFT EoB Today for a 2-day C-Fund play, then back into the S-Fund

It's a short-term calculated risk, if I didn't have an extra IFT, I wouldn't do it, and that is why I will not start off February in the C-fund.

Originally Posted by JTH

IFT EoB today, 100S

While it wasn't a great month for many, it was an outstanding month for a few. As one of our forum elders likes to say "It's Report Card Time."

The end of month 2-day stint in the C-Fund did little to increase my performance for the month, but over each of those 2 days, the C-Fund did outperform the S-Fund, thus this specific objective was achieved.

Given the volatility, finishing out the month with -1.57% was no surprise, I calculated I should stay invested the majority of the month (which I did) and that calculation did not yield the desired results, but it did yield the desired outcome in the fact I am outperforming the C-Fund by 1.43% and the S-Fund by .28%

Trading the Stats: January's Review

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Trading the Stats: February's Historical Performance - January's Review

Originally Posted by JTH

What a rubber-neck of a week!

If i had not been sticking to one of the systems out there right now, i am sure I would be negative 3% easy.

im a bit worried about following that system in february.

Originally Posted by rktect1

If i had not been sticking to one of the systems out there right now, i am sure I would be negative 3% easy.

im a bit worried about following that system in february.

Not sure which system you are refering to, if it's Intrepid Timer, I wouldn't sweat it, I'm sure he'll have down months and up months, but his intestinal fortitude keeps him winning.