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So is this what spooked the market today: Fed officials remain divided over timing of rate hike :suspicious:
The Grinch keeps loosing his footing on all that OIL!!! ;swearWell that was short lived. It looks like the Grinch is back.![]()
For those who haven't seen it yet, tsp.gov is hosting a survey when you exit your account there. Here is an opportunity to tell them what you think.
They ask three questions: 1) Did you find what you were looking for (yes/no)? 2) How can we improve your online experience? 3) Where are you logging in from (home/office/other)?
We would have to fire the entire TSP Administration and replace our current Emperor with a Conservative REAL President in order to even try that one.
If, you are getting out, or have already gotten out, when do you get back in? That is an important decision as well, as this article points out.
Went to cash? Here's the next mistake you'll make - Yahoo Finance
Sounds to me like FWM's strategy of staying in most of the time but avoiding periods of decline for a spell could pay off simply by buying in at lower price points routinely. You may still be negative in years like this one, but not as negative as the market. That assumes of course that you can pull this off.![]()
For those still wondering about my contrarian indicator, CRAP (Cactus' Reverse And Profit), here are the current and historical returns:
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[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]Cactus[/TD]
[TD]CRAP[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2014[/TD]
[TD](7.39%)[/TD]
[TD]24.76%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2015[/TD]
[TD]8.71%[/TD]
[TD](5.87%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2016 Feb 12[/TD]
[TD](10.78%)[/TD]
[TD]1.05%[/TD]
[/TR]
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