Dr Faustus's Account Talk

[FishinFool]

"Nice. Not thrilling ... but nice." ( anyone know what movie that line comes from? )

History of the World Part I (Caesar played by the immortal Dom DeLuise)

Sorry, a delayed answer but I just happened across your account forum. Gotta love movie line trivia.

P.S. just went 80% to G today with 10% L2050 and 10% F. Why? ESP!!! Caught some decent gain this month though (was mostly in C/S). Now where is that pullback...all these people jumping in... therefore the dive is imminent I says <----- (Technical Analysis) :F

 

[DrFaustus]

History of the World Part I (Caesar played by the immortal Dom DeLuise)

Excellent! Great movie ... another good line by Caesar in that film : "Oooo .. Wash this!" lol

Ok ... S fund strategy. If the S fund looks like it's going to be down by more than 2.1% percent tomorrow, it's time to get out. Down between 0.07% and 2.1% and we get another "ALERT" signal, which means "pay attention ... your fortunes might change." If it looks like it's gonna be a lackluster day or, wonder of wonders, another up day, you should continue to stay in.

Happy rebalancing!

 

[Cactus]

Excellent! Great movie ... another good line by Caesar in that film : "Oooo .. Wash this!" lol

My favorit was Mel Brooks' line: When you die at Caeser's Palace, you really die!

 

[DrFaustus]

My favorit was Mel Brooks' line: When you die at Caeser's Palace, you really die!

There were a lot of great lines in that movie.
Another classic (by Orson Welles, no less) : "...and with the birth of the artist ... came the inevitable afterbirth ... the art critic."

Not that I would call a lot of what is generated today as art .... but we all have our likes and dislikes.

 

[DrFaustus]

Charts indicate we should continue to stay the course ... still 100% S fund.

 

[DrFaustus]

Well sports fans ... we need today's yield to be .42% or more for us to remain "in the green" ... otherwise, we're dropping into an ALERT status on the S fund today. If we drop by more than 1%, we're in the red. Am remaining 100% S for now, but I'll be checking the markets later to gauge where I want to be at day's end.

 

[DrFaustus]

Well, after examining the market charts for the S fund at 11:30 today, it appears that we're coming off the lows for the session. But we're in the negative so far and it doesnt look like we're gonna climb out today. And, after reading the news, I don't think it looks good for tomorrow either. So I think it's time to get out. The I fund is still showing green, so I think Im going to shift to 100% I, effective COB today (1/30)

 

[DrFaustus]

We're in an ALERT area on the I-fund today. However, it's going to take a drop of 1.229% or more to generate an OUT signal so I think we're gonna be OK today. Will check back later to see which way the wind is blowing though.

 

[DrFaustus]

well ... our funds are sucking pond water today ... so Im going 100% G cob today

 

[DrFaustus]

Yesterday's performance shifted the S fund indicator from "IN" to an "ALERT" and, based on today's charts, I wouldn't be surprised to see it shift again to an "OUT." Given that, I think I'll stay where I am ... 100% G

 

[DrFaustus]

Well, my models are suggesting that we get into the S fund today. ( actually, they said this friday as well but I wanted to wait. ) But I'm going to wait until 11:30 or so before making my final recommendation as I don't want to "blow" my last IFT for the month. With the markets doing what they are today, A bad performance could lead to an "ALERT" signal, in which case I think I want stay right where I am - 100% G. But, we'll see ...

 

[DrFaustus]

For days now, I've been ignoring what my charts have been telling me and have been feeling the pain because of it. They've been telling me to get in the S fund, screaming at me "GREEN! GREEN!," but I've been too worried about wasting my final IFT for the month to do what they were suggesting. Meanwhile, the S fund has been going up, up and up ...

I suppose this is good because it's helping me to build confidence in my system but dammit, I'll never catch Intrepid this way! lol Now what I need to do is learn to turn my brain off and do what the charts tell me.

Where is that brain switch? I know I left it around here somewhere ...

 

[Bquat]

For days now, I've been ignoring what my charts have been telling me and have been feeling the pain because of it. They've been telling me to get in the S fund, screaming at me "GREEN! GREEN!," but I've been too worried about wasting my final IFT for the month to do what they were suggesting. Meanwhile, the S fund has been going up, up and up ...

I suppose this is good because it's helping me to build confidence in my system but dammit, I'll never catch Intrepid this way! lol Now what I need to do is learn to turn my brain off and do what the charts tell me.

Where is that brain switch? I know I left it around here somewhere ...

Switch...Did that do it for you.

 

[DrFaustus]

Yesterday's performance (or lack thereof, depending upon your point of view) caused my S chart to generate a SELL signal. Today's performance (or again, apparent lack thereof) doesn't look like its going to change that prognostication ... so my charts are suggesting that the intrepid investor (heh, heh) should GET OUT!!

Seriously, today looks like its going to be another significant down day ... my charts indicate that if you're not already out of the S fund, you should get out today.

Regarding the C fund, yesterday's results generated an "ALERT" signifying a possible change in strategy, today's chart direction indicates the ideal move is to sell that fund as well.

Good Luck investors!

 

[DrFaustus]

Yesterday's performance triggered an "ALERT" signal in my S-fund charts today and my analysis tells me that anything larger than a .21% drop will change that to a "BUY" signal tomorrow. Right now (9:35am MST), the S fund is bouncing around but it appears as if it's going to close above that -.2% level. So ... Im switching my brain off and In I go! 100% S cob today.

 

[DrFaustus]

May 12, 2013 ... still 100% in the S fund.

 

[DrFaustus]

May 14, 2013 ... yesterday's action caused my charts to give me an "ALERT" status on the S-fund, indicating a possible change in direction. We'll need a +0.68% showing today to turn that ALERT back into a GREEN and a drop of 0.80% to turn the ALERT into a STOP. Pretty trading range and as today's futures are looking up, we're probably safe for today. I'd still check on the fund around 11:30 EDT to see what it's doing however. If it's tanking and looking to drop below the .80% mark, I'd suggest getting out. But for now ... still 100% S.

 

[DrFaustus]

Mar 15, 2013 ... Well, yesterday's performance pushed us back into the GREEN. It's going to take a drop of .80% today to retrigger an ALERT status and a drop of more than 2.2% to generate a STOP. So ... still 100% S ... onward and upward!

 

[DrFaustus]

May 14, 2013 ... yesterday's action caused my charts to give me an "ALERT" status on the S-fund, indicating a possible change in direction. We'll need a +0.68% showing today to turn that ALERT back into a GREEN and a drop of 0.80% to turn the ALERT into a STOP. Pretty trading range and as today's futures are looking up, we're probably safe for today. I'd still check on the fund around 11:30 EDT to see what it's doing however. If it's tanking and looking to drop below the .80% mark, I'd suggest getting out. But for now ... still 100% S.

Mar 14 ... sorry about that

 

[DrFaustus]

Mar 19, 2013 .. Good news and Bad(?) news

Good news: Yesterday's market performance still leaves with a GREEN indicator on the S fund.
Bad(?) news: Today's performance is going to have to be +1.17% or more for it to remain GREEN. A performance between -0.15% and 1.17% will generate an ALERT signal, which is a warning of a possible change in market direction.

Still a 100% S, but need to update my charts early tomorrow so I can be ahead of a market decline.