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  1. #1033

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    Quote Originally Posted by James48843 View Post
    That’s it- I’m chickening out.

    Had a great run up for months. Taking my cash and stepping to the sidelines for a breather.

    Going 70% G, 15% F, and then 5/5/5 into CSI.

    Enjoy.


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    Congratulations on your retirement. The first two weeks feel like your on vacation then after that reality kicks in. Enjoy.

    I understand jumping to the sidelines but it's a pretty big drop today.
    May the force be with us.

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    Congrats on Retirement! 23 years left for me until I'm eligible. Best of luck with the TSP as you no longer contribute.

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    Yes, congrats James!!

    Must say, the best part about my situation where I can telework is the time i get to spend with my dog. Nothing like being able to hang with him all day.

    Enjoy it!


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    Now THIS is a tough decision.

    So I’m sitting mostly on the sidelines, having jumped out Thursday and took the hit that day.

    Now the P&F is showing exactly half retracement since the last swing up. Six “O”’s.

    Does that signal time to jump back in? Or is there a new downward plunge starting here?

    If it’s just a normal pullback, today would be a good day to jump back in.

    But it doesn’t exactly feel like a normal “wave” pullback to me. It feels more like the beginning of a good, solid 10% or 20% fall (The season) fall-back.

    Let me try and attach a P&F picture to show you. I’m on my iPhone now- so I may have to switch computers to get this to work.

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    What I'm not seeing is the depth /volume I'd expect to see if we are really at a bottom. I'm going to take a pass today, and not try to jump onto this spot.
    Nothing wasted by waiting a day for more clarity. I'm sticking to my safety position, at least for today.
    Here is the pic, showing the re-tracement and the lack of volume that I would have expected if this really s the bottom.

    ride.jpg

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    On the other hand- here is the $EMW (Wilshire 4500), which mimics the "S" fund.
    It's exactly where it would be, IF this is just a quick consolidation before another move up .
    I'm sooo torn....(But I'm going to sit at least one more day).

    s..jpg

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    Quote Originally Posted by James48843 View Post
    What I'm not seeing is the depth /volume I'd expect to see if we are really at a bottom.
    What was interesting was the jump in volume in the index ETFs late last week...



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    Interesting indeed.

    I guess there are far more folks doing ETF’s these days than regular traders doing the actual stocks.

    Thanks for those charts.

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    Once again today right around noon I was considering jumping back into stocks- the bounce yesterday kind of caught me off guard and for a moment I was thinking we might have just hit the 50 moving averages, and we were going to turn things around.

    But my experience gut said to wait- this one is moving in slow motion, and has a lot more downside potential that many people aren’t seeing. We’re over-valued, and we’re running up higher on all that Federal Reserve and Treasury liquidity- which is about to vanish. And when it does, markets will realize it has nowhere to go but down.

    Covid is leaving a huge mark on the economy, and will continue to- so it may be a year or two until things are solidify ready to move higher again.

    I’m going to take a deep breath, and watch. And stay out in my 70%G, 15%F, and then 5 each in C,S,and I.

    This may be a while before it is time to jump back in to higher stock holdings.

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    Jumping back in.

    60% C

    35% S

    5 %. I

    Tally ho!


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    As they say in Vegas-----No BallBounce.gifs NO Blue PokerChip50Blue.gifs!



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    Ok- I’m easing out a tiny bit, AND I am reallocating what I have at risk.

    Moving as follows:

    5% = G.

    5%= F

    (To me, that’s taking the last months profits off the table and keeping it).

    25% = C

    45%= S

    20%= I

    Let me explain- I have been only a little in “I” for the last couple of months. But I am feeling now that “I” (which is heavily in Japan) has suffered enough this year, and is about to take a little upside. I think it is less risky today for “I” than it was earlier this year, and so I’m increasing my “I” exposure a bit.

    Cross my fingers this is a good idea. We’ll find out soon enough.
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