Feb (I) Fund Talk

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12%ayear said:
According to Bloomberg, the I fund was up 1.45% after the -20 fv, the I Fund was up .45% or + 9 cents. Although the DJIA tanked in the afternoon, I see that the -fv would not be big. The I fund should close flat or a tad negative.
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BINGO...like I said down 2 cents:)
 
I was regreting getting out to G last night while watching the N300 soar.

Any ideas for the holiday weekend 12% ? Missing your input this week:cool:
 
G fund 12.33 push
F fund 12.03 down .07
C fund 15.25 down .21
S fund 18.46 down .29
I fund 22.10 down .02 :worried:
 
Thanks for the help Paladin, to bad someone invited Ben to the party. I got on a plane at 6am and when I got off Ben had already arrived. Now I'm glad I got out, not for losing 2 cents a share but because I would have been very disapponted with N300 making big gains look inevitable this morning.

I hate typing with my thumbs :(

Paladin said:
On Wednesday we saw a nice U.S. market rally based on improved fundamentals, i.e. a better-than-expected retail sales report which suggested that the U.S. consumer may not be as dead as previously thought. This was something that Japan could possibly sink its teeth into to justify a rally in the Nikkei. Since the Nikkei was not significantly higher yesterday, it made sense that the Nikkei had significant room to rally today (in response to apparent improved U.S. fundamentals) just to "catch up" with the U.S. market. I decided to stay in the I-Fund for Thursday to play a possible bounce in the Nikkei, and I always try to consider what happened in Japan during the previous session and whether the Nikkei might have a need to "catch up" with the U.S. market. If the odds of a catch up Nikkei bounce are good, then it usually makes sense to stay one more day in the I-Fund since the Nikkei represents about 25% of the I-Fund value. Let's hope that Europe is also higher and that the U.S. markets have another good day on Thursday. :)

European Factors -- Shares set to open higher; big earnings day
European shares were set to open higher on Thursday, tracking strong gains in Asia and the United States driven by positive economic data, while investors prepared to wade into a big earnings day.

Bookmakers expected Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE to open up 28 to 34 points, Germany's DAX .GDAXI up 46 to 56 points and France's CAC .FCHI up 26 to 34 points, making for gains of 0.6-0.8 percent.
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUKL1436743720080214?rpc=44
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At least the F-fund was a good buy, tonight. Dropped 7¢ in one swing.

Hopefully I can snag a few extra pennies than I would have gotten from the G and hop back into the markets after the holiday weekend.
 
watch for nice rally today. The market is down 80 points right now.:) We will close green across the board.
 
I managed to buy into I-fund at its last high ( I seem to have a knack for that) sooooo am holding until share price goes above 23.00. I did change my contributions to 100 I-fund to take advantage of this lower price range. On a side note the F-fund hit its high same day as I-fund hit its low this year on 23 Jan.

It is the market and my decisions in said market that determines how many IFT's I make over a months time. I believe that is a true statement for everyone. To set an arbitrary cap IS COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE TO MONEY MANAGEMENT.

Rant over.
Thank you for listening.
 
I hope the rally doesn't come to pass and we end in the red. Would leave the OSMs to worry over the holiday on the red close today and create a nice buying opportunity on Tuesday.
 
anidoc said:
I fund is at 2006 levels. Why haven't you jumped in already?
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I've already been in, and sold COB Thursday only losing a couple of pennies off the last rally and banked a good bit.The rallies will be short-lived until the sub-prime fiasco is sorted, so there's no use in holding for too long.

Holding in the F until next Tuesday, at least. Good chance of it retracing its steps up a bit and giving back a healthier profit than timing the G penny.
 
On Thursday the Nikkei Stock Average of 225 companies finished up 558 points or a 4.3% burst that was the biggest one-day gain in nearly six years and no one on this thread mentions it. The buying was spurred by news that Japan's gross domestic product expanded at a 3.7% annual rate in the October-December quarter, trouncing expectations. I think this bodes well for the next revision of our Q4 GDP to be revised up from the 0.6% due primarily to our export strength.
 
watch the S Fund next week. Looking for a huge pop for the week. Financials and Techs. 4 trading days. GL:)
 
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