Birchtree's Account Talk

[Birchtree]

I had an early $14K gain in the oceanic turn into a late day $14K loss. I have around 13 dividends that will be reinvested 12/14 so all is not lost. Anyway, perhaps I'll keep creeping up the tracker as the S fund takes heat. I'm trying to save some of my tomatoes by covering them with sheets and towels and using a 100watt bulb for extra heat - it's going to be 18 degrees here in the AM.

 

[Birchtree]

"The fact is the smell of greed is in the air, raising the curtain on a new year likely to brim with excess and more excess."

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/welcome-back-bull-market-2010-12-13

Currently resting at #72 on the tracker as I worm crawl my way to #38. What happens if Santa doesn't show for Christmas. I know a lot of S funders that will be very unhappy. Small caps could easily fade for the remainder of the month as the hedge funds load up on large caps. That would be just fine with me. I have many more sweet wall flowers to purchase before the year ends. All I need is a few more days of weakness in the small caps.

 

[FAB1]

Dont stay in the S fund toward the end of the year - Learned that lesson from last year (so why did I "waste" an IFT two days ago?? Der memory is going no? :blink:

Anyhow I was repentent and doed the right thing and look at the recent IFTs - Lots of us are switching to the Large Caps right now
Tis the "C"eason to be jolly!! ha ha !

 

[FAB1]

BT if you worm above #38 I will buy you a Steak dinner, dude.

signed Santy Claus.

 

[Birchtree]

I'd be happy with more coal added to my oceanic stocking account for Christmas. I think today will hold and perhaps get stronger after the FOMC minutes.

 

[Birchtree]

I'm sure glad I held onto my position in stinky AIG from two years ago. It's now pushing up daisies at $52.81 +4.29 and probably heading even higher. It looks like another disappointing day for the heavy S funders - that's perfect.

 

[Handballer]

I'm sure glad I held onto my position in stinky AIG from two years ago. It's now pushing up daisies at $52.81 +4.29 and probably heading even higher. It looks like another disappointing day for the heavy S funders - that's perfect.

Gov owns 92% of AIG. Guess Birch and I own the rest. I bought mine in Sep 09 for $39.46/share.

 

[Birchtree]

I bought my AIG position at $21.06 during August '08. They'll be $100 sometime next year.

 

[Birchtree]

C'mon now let's really spank that S fund and take 1% out of that performance.

 

[Devilduck]

What caused the c,s, and I fund to all drop in unison yesterday and today alike at the same time? This confusion is why tsp funds being diverse or seemingly same makes no sense to me. Trying to better understand why international fund drooped at same minute as our other funds if so diverse?

Life line?

 

[Birchtree]

It's just normal profit taking - nothing to cause alarm. The market is a very large arena.

 

[Devilduck]

If I'm reading the s fund correct, today is a lower low inverted hammer which confirmed downtrend? 90 days ago I woulnd not have been able to translate my own words above. Many thanks to the leaders of this forum!

Is today confirmation....no not a catholic thing..stocks?:nuts:

 

[JamesE]

C'mon now let's really spank that S fund and take 1% out of that performance.

C'mon Bman, I'll gladly surrender a paltry few tenths of one percent to you if it'll soothe the pain that you received from the S fund beat down you got this year.

BTW, watch your mirrors next year. I'm coming your way real soon. I'm up to 239 (was 220) since signing up 11-12-10. That's 156 tracker spots. I was 395 and Prometheus was 396 but he went down to the bear cave.

 

[SWAVET]

"Currently resting at #72 on the tracker as I worm crawl my way to #38.

Your current tracker should be #70, 42 more to go.

 

[Birchtree]

"B of A sees 6.4% 2011 emerging market GDP growth."

http://www.cnbc/id/40662876

http://pragcap.com/deutsche-bank-prepare-for-sp-1550-in-2011

http://pragcap.com/the-1-reason-to-be-scared-right-now

 

[Steadygain]

What an incredibly strange day...

Man I feel like I'm in grade school :blink: I mean this was some pretty weird s..

Anyway -- sorry if I embarrassed ya man --- really


What a crock !!!



You're bound to have had some days like this ....

Well -- goodnight Birch

 

[FAB1]

I'm sure glad I held onto my position in stinky AIG from two years ago. It's now pushing up daisies at $52.81 +4.29 and probably heading even higher. It looks like another disappointing day for the heavy S funders - that's perfect.

Thats good - but "pushing up daisies" is a phrase that generally means something is stone dead, not alive and growing. Or is this a Zombie stock? :nuts:

 

[FAB1]

64Birchtree

Just 28 places to score Bovine Deliciousness - But will the I fund drag you down?

 

[Birchtree]

My thinking is that being out of the S fund will be to my advantage especially if it gets a thumping. The 100% S fund holders will drift down toward and beyond my position allowing me to gain some traction. We'll see how it works out - that's my plan.

 

[Birchtree]

http://www.safehaven.com/article/19339/the-omen-shows-itself-yet-again