I did that too. Held and sold at the exact bottom because things didn't look good and I was going on a trip. Things shot up that day as I was traveling and I was stuck in the G fund for the big rise at the end of a lousy October.
For instance, I've been holding invested, in 'sticky pants' mode, as the overall trend is still up; at other points where I've had to bail, waited quite some time for a pullback to get back in. My worst move was a knee jerk bail on short term news driven drop (damn Ruskies) and the market shot up for six more weeks last Oct.
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 did that too. Held and sold at the exact bottom because things didn't look good and I was going on a trip. Things shot up that day as I was traveling and I was stuck in the G fund for the big rise at the end of a lousy October.
Yeah, I did that last year. This year I've resolved myself to do a little more chasing if I have too. We'll see how that works out.
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%
Me Too!
Well miraculously the C/S funds are now near the level that I exited them on Feb 9th. I missed the big move up, but also missed the big move down. I don't want to miss the next leg up. Time to focus and seriously consider entry around here.
I refuse to let the G fund outperform me. I need to snipe a % or two for my own well-being. I might just need to pull a BigJohn move; jump in and don't get out until I'm up at least 1%.
IFT 100G! In and out with a quick 2 day snipe. Hopefully it doesn't all wash away this afternoon!
In class this week to become a Command Financial Specialist. I won't be able to give investment advice, but I can tell a kid he can't afford that sports car!
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