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akpackfan said:
What about longer term, say the next month? What does the crystal ball say??
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This is a hit or miss market when you think it's going up it drops and when you figure it's going to drop it's up huge so that is where charts and instinct come in. Z has the charts and mine are useless with this new market since December.

Myself, IMO I don't see this lasting and when that happens it's to the F or the G.
 
All Right hang on the sea is getting choppy but remember I am William Wallace and we will get that 3% today !! I just gave them my Irish Blessing !!! - Braveheart:nuts:



TOKYO, March 19 (Reuters) - Japanese government bond futures pushed higher on Wednesday, shrugging off a rebound in stocks, as investors piled into longer-dated bonds and the market remained volatile from hedge funds unwinding positions tied to bad bets.
The drop in JGBs was also limited as some investors took advantage of the move to unwind more bad positions in futures and interest rate swaps that have sparked sharp market swings and led to unusual market anomalies.
Soured bets have forced hedge funds to buy back futures and receive fixed rates in long-term yen swaps, pushing swap rates below long-term bond yields in a highly unusual move. [ID:nT309726]
Swap rates are almost always higher than government bond yields due to the counterparty risk in derivative contracts.
"The market is so crazy right now," said a trader at a European bank.
Strategists at Barclays Capital said in a research note that conditions in the JGB market have turned equally, if not more, abnormal than in overseas markets during the past week.
 
Braveheart said:
All Right hang on the sea is getting choppy but remember I am William Wallace and we will get that 3% today !! I just gave them my Irish Blessing !!! - Braveheart:nuts:



TOKYO, March 19 (Reuters) - Japanese government bond futures pushed higher on Wednesday, shrugging off a rebound in stocks, as investors piled into longer-dated bonds and the market remained volatile from hedge funds unwinding positions tied to bad bets.
The drop in JGBs was also limited as some investors took advantage of the move to unwind more bad positions in futures and interest rate swaps that have sparked sharp market swings and led to unusual market anomalies.
Soured bets have forced hedge funds to buy back futures and receive fixed rates in long-term yen swaps, pushing swap rates below long-term bond yields in a highly unusual move. [ID:nT309726]
Swap rates are almost always higher than government bond yields due to the counterparty risk in derivative contracts.
"The market is so crazy right now," said a trader at a European bank.
Strategists at Barclays Capital said in a research note that conditions in the JGB market have turned equally, if not more, abnormal than in overseas markets during the past week.
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Son of a $itch I will never go to Japan ever it was as if they knew we were counting on them. Well 2.48% better than nothing could have been 5% but they were bitching about their Dem. Leader the AORD up 3.59% was huge for us in the Ireland Fund. That is their biggest gain of the year. So now if the damn Market just holds we will be fine on our 1 day cruise because I am out of this friggin fund already sorry Z - I moved to F for the moment can always change. Good Night and hope we get good news tomorrow. Opps dropped a Euro - Braveheart
 
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Folks,
Keep you precision toolbox around. If OSM are closed tomorrow and USM are closed on Friday, is it a better bet to exit today, or when?
 
akpackfan said:
So, I'd like some opinions....

If you weren't in the market today, would you jump in now based on what you saw today and what looks like the Fed willing to do whatever it takes to keep this market afloat? Is this the point where we have a short/intermediate term rally worth getting a piece of?

Just wanna know what you smart guys think. Thanks.
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I went back in last Friday (small C S & I 3 % each) and got out at close yest. Nice small gain anyway. From the boards I visit general consensus seems to be today could be a nice day and then we slide back on Thursday. I coulda held for today's gain but decided not to chance it. Today could very well be a very nice day for equities.
 
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OK enough OK enough this is such a waste. I am staying F Fund and that is it fir the C, S or I Fund. It should be called the I always lose Fund.

I knew we were done before 10:00 AM EST. Did every Financial Institution all have to come out today and say they were in on the Fed deal. I mean really that wasn't a Fed cut for us it was done for these big boys get the market up 400+ use that good news and dump all your bad news within 15 hours of the Fed Cut.

That was not profit taking today it was a massacre of anyone who thought they had any chance to make a dime. In my opinion that is it for 2008. Wow did I lose big. The TSP won't have to worry about excessive trades because there is 2 Funds for the next 9 Months the F Fund and the G Fund.

So to all those who were trapped today it is a lesson to be learned. You can't chase after the money now it's like driving on black ice you can't see it but at any moment you could lose control and crash that is what we are up against. So I will be in the F Fund picking up scraps of pennies here and there and hopefully get some back.

Best of Luck to All and keep on fighting for every penny - Braveheart !!! :sick:
 
Braveheart said:
OK enough OK enough this is such a waste. I am staying F Fund and that is it fir the C, S or I Fund. It should be called the I always lose Fund.

I knew we were done before 10:00 AM EST. Did every Financial Institution all have to come out today and say they were in on the Fed deal. I mean really that wasn't a Fed cut for us it was done for these big boys get the market up 400+ use that good news and dump all your bad news within 15 hours of the Fed Cut.

That was not profit taking today it was a massacre of anyone who thought they had any chance to make a dime. In my opinion that is it for 2008. Wow did I lose big. The TSP won't have to worry about excessive trades because there is 2 Funds for the next 9 Months the F Fund and the G Fund.

So to all those who were trapped today it is a lesson to be learned. You can't chase after the money now it's like driving on black ice you can't see it but at any moment you could lose control and crash that is what we are up against. So I will be in the F Fund picking up scraps of pennies here and there and hopefully get some back.

Best of Luck to All and keep on fighting for every penny - Braveheart !!! :sick:
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I couldn't agree more. We are handicapped in this environment. The level of BS is unbelievable. Showme is right. Time to load up on SDS.
 
Just FYI everyone:
at tsp.gov > Share Prices > posted below:
- Its either today, by noon - or wait till Monday... (no pressure intended):cheesy:

Special Notice for March 21st:
Because some of the stock and bond markets will be closed Friday, March 21st, we will not be updating share prices in any of the TSP funds for that day. Consequently, transactions will not be processed until the following business day (that is Monday, March 24th).
 
hessian said:
Just FYI everyone:
at tsp.gov > Share Prices > posted below:
- Its either today, by noon - or wait till Monday... (no pressure intended):cheesy:

Special Notice for March 21st:
Because some of the stock and bond markets will be closed Friday, March 21st, we will not be updating share prices in any of the TSP funds for that day. Consequently, transactions will not be processed until the following business day (that is Monday, March 24th).
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Yes, tonight
No, tomorrow
 
oil price and gold price are dropping and the dollar value is rising. The bonds are too expensive and over sold. Going 100% stock, CSI, cob today.
 
The Yen is shooting up big time and bond yields mixed. This rally makes no sense. OPEX related? I see a sell off this afternoon or Monday. Staying F fund.

OSM markets are closed on Monday, except for Japan.

Just loaded up on SDS.
 
quadruple witching thursday before Good Friday??? -- Believe the G pays today.

--- Happy Easter Everyone!!!
 
350zCommTech said:
This rally makes no sense. Staying F fund.
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Actually it makes a lot of sense. It's based on the average investor watching the charts and seeing yesterday's sell off. Typically the underlying sectors are usually ignored and people go with "hunches" so the buyers are thinking "the worst is over". A correction has to take place - it's unavoidable - and the FED has done everything possible to prevent it; but they've run out of ammo.
 
Steadygain said:
Actually it makes a lot of sense. It's based on the average investor watching the charts and seeing yesterday's sell off. Typically the underlying sectors are usually ignored and people go with "hunches" so the buyers are thinking "the worst is over". A correction has to take place - it's unavoidable - and the FED has done everything possible to prevent it; but they've run out of ammo.
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It looks strictly like momentum left over from Tuesday. Yesterday didn't turn the indicators down. A down price day with up stochastics has proved a good indication of an up day to follow. And vice versa.
 
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No disrespect, just thought some levity in this mess was needed :D:D
 
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