350Z's I Fund Thread JAN 08

[JOVARN]

asia is up for now

 

[caymanbrac12]

asia is up for now

Asia only 29% - It is sometimes useful to roll over as positve momentum but what I care about is what europe is up to - that's where the money is for right now. Asia is useful for emerging markets of course which we don't get the opportunity to ponder for the tsp. Hopefully aapl won't hurt us to bad. There numbers were great but not a good forecast spooked the stock. Futures are starting to get more negative. It should be an interesting day. To bad they put the I fund .27 in the hole. That sucks. If I'm not mistaken it looks like the dollar is getting crushed so maybe we will get a little boost.

 

[350zCommTech]

Am I correct in saying there was not an increase of at least .5% in the I after cutoff time? If there was, it doesn't show on the chart. I personally think Tracy Ray is playing games with our thread.

Nope, the markets didn't change enough to warrant any FV, much less a 27 cent +FV.

They must have been looking at our IFTs and thinking what we were thinking. With the big discrepancy between the I fund and the other funds, they had to level theplaying field a little.

To be honest, I would have done the same thing.

 

[mtzfam]

Nope, the markets didn't change enough to warrant any FV, much less a 27 cent +FV.

They must have been looking at our IFTs and thinking what we were thinking. With the big discrepancy between the I fund and the other funds, they had to level theplaying field a little.

To be honest, I would have done the same thing.

350z any reports due out for the rest of the week that you know of. TIA

 

[350zCommTech]

350z any reports due out for the rest of the week that you know of. TIA

Here is what I use for earnings: http://www.briefing.com/GeneralContent/Investor/Active/ArticlePopup/PagePopup.aspx?PageId=3272

Take a look for yourself and let me know what you think.

Wednesday after bell:

RLY, It's a home builder so it might not be good.
COF, Capitol One Finance. This one scares me.
QCOM, might be good news.

Thursday before the bell:

LEN, another home builder, not good.
NOK, might be good.
AT&T, Might not be good for Tech, especially Apple.

After the bell:

BKUNA, might not be good.
BRCM, might be good.
E*Trade, could be ugly.
MSFT, who knows?
JAVA, who knows?

As for economic data:

Thursday:

Existing home sales. This might suck.
Jobless claims will probably rise.

Given the economic news for Thursday, some potential bad earnings from these home builders and AT&T, I might look to go to G or F tomorrow. Not sure about Friday yet. Just my opinions.

 

[350zCommTech]

Hong Kong cuts .75%.

Hong Kong shares soar after Fed, HKMA cut key interest rates - UPDATE
01.22.08, 10:04 PM ET

HONG KONG (Thomson Financial) - Hong Kong shares rose sharply in early trade Wednesday, ending a slump that saw the main index suffering its biggest one-day drop ever yesterday, as investors were encouraged by the Federal Reserve's surprisingly deep rate cut.
The Fed cut its benchmark federal funds and discount rates by 75 basis points on Tuesday, citing a weakening economic outlook and tighter credit conditions. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the de facto central bank, matched the Fed's reduction with a 75-basis point cut in base rate.http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2008/01/22/afx4561205.html

 

[12%ayear]

Am I correct in saying there was not an increase of at least .5% in the I after cutoff time? If there was, it doesn't show on the chart. I personally think Tracy Ray is playing games with our thread.

[FONT=verdana, arial, helvetica]lol[/FONT]

 

[James48843]

Asia may have had a little relief this morning-

But Europe certainly did not.

CAC, DAX and FTSE all down big again this morning- all down over 2% each.

 

[weatherweenie]

Bloomberg quote: -0.219%

 

[Robo5555]

This has to turn around soon!

 

[weatherweenie]

This has to turn around soon!

Unfortunately it has taken a turn for the worse -1.361%

 

[12%ayear]

current est. -.32+ -.27 -fv= (.59) or (2.73%)

 

[James48843]

Europe downward move is accelerating.

DAX now down (-5.39%)

 

[mtzfam]

Here is what I use for earnings: http://www.briefing.com/GeneralContent/Investor/Active/ArticlePopup/PagePopup.aspx?PageId=3272

Take a look for yourself and let me know what you think.

Wednesday after bell:

RLY, It's a home builder so it might not be good.
COF, Capitol One Finance. This one scares me.
QCOM, might be good news.

Thursday before the bell:

LEN, another home builder, not good.
NOK, might be good.
AT&T, Might not be good for Tech, especially Apple.

After the bell:

BKUNA, might not be good.
BRCM, might be good.
E*Trade, could be ugly.
MSFT, who knows?
JAVA, who knows?

As for economic data:

Thursday:

Existing home sales. This might suck.
Jobless claims will probably rise.

Given the economic news for Thursday, some potential bad earnings from these home builders and AT&T, I might look to go to G or F tomorrow. Not sure about Friday yet. Just my opinions.

350z thanks for the link. Things don't look good at all. What looks like good news has the potential to turn to bad news. apple, msft are down. Exsiting home sale, anything with the word home right now has to be nightmare. Staying put on the lilypad.

 

[sdouglas3]

Gotta like the last paragraph. How do you take care of your finances if you get two IFT's a month? Yeah, it's a free country. So why isn't the TSP like a mutual fund company with the freedom to pick and choose or buy and sell when you want? My two cents for today!

TSP prepares for increased activity due to stock market plunge
By Brittany R. Ballenstedt
Officials overseeing the Thrift Savings Plan said Tuesday that they are prepared to handle an influx of calls and other activity resulting from market volatility.
At a monthly meeting of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, officials said they have increased call center support for participants worried about their plan assets. Stock markets worldwide took a nosedive on Monday, while U.S. markets were closed for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. On Tuesday, the S&P 500 index lost 1.1 percent, ending the day at a more than 16-month low.
"Obviously the markets are going through some sizable amount of volatility both here and around the world," said Andrew Saul, chairman of the board. "Long-term investing has proved a very sensible thing, but on the other hand, this is a free country, and everyone has to make their own decisions as to how they want to handle their own finances."
Full story: http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=39084&dcn=e_gvet

 

[mtzfam]

Europe markets down 5%, expecting bad bank news.

 

[12%ayear]

Markets are a friggin steal at these levels. We will close green today. The open was a huge flushout. Now watch the pros. step in and buy everything. IMO triple digit gains today. Call me nuts. Look at he P/E of these stocks. Cheap

 

[DCguy]

How's the I doing now?

 

[Rod]

Not good

 

[weatherweenie]

How's the I doing now?

Bloomberg showing -0.67%