James48843 Account Talk

same here. Got caught with 30% in C and 30% in S last week. I have 40% in F that can me moved into C and S at a later date. New contributions are going into C and S and will dollar cost average until I see a point where I can move F into equities or cash out of equities and go back to swing trading...
 
moving to relative safety.

I feel an odd vibration in "The Force". I think a pullback is here.

Moved to:

G= 30%
F= 40%
C= 10%
S= 15%
I= 05%.


I feel a rumble from deep inside the bowels of this market- and I'm going to just back away slowly now and see what is about to happen.
 
Well, Monday was officially my last day, after 32 years of service.

I slept in yesterday, and again today.

Tomorrow I think I will.... sleep in and play with the dog.


Life is good.
 
Great stuff James, relax, now you will have to find things to do, but it's GREAT!! The best to you my friend.
 
Happy day, happy day!!! Congratulations for sticking with it and hope your retirement goes as planned. I'm thinking of going next year with 32 years of service myself.
 
That’s it- I’m chickening out.

Had a great run up for months. Taking my cash and stepping to the sidelines for a breather.

Going 70% G, 15% F, and then 5/5/5 into CSI.

Enjoy.


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That’s it- I’m chickening out.

Had a great run up for months. Taking my cash and stepping to the sidelines for a breather.

Going 70% G, 15% F, and then 5/5/5 into CSI.

Enjoy.


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Congratulations on your retirement. The first two weeks feel like your on vacation then after that reality kicks in. Enjoy.

I understand jumping to the sidelines but it's a pretty big drop today.
 
Yes, congrats James!!

Must say, the best part about my situation where I can telework is the time i get to spend with my dog. Nothing like being able to hang with him all day.

Enjoy it!
 
Now THIS is a tough decision.

So I’m sitting mostly on the sidelines, having jumped out Thursday and took the hit that day.

Now the P&F is showing exactly half retracement since the last swing up. Six “O”’s.

Does that signal time to jump back in? Or is there a new downward plunge starting here?

If it’s just a normal pullback, today would be a good day to jump back in.

But it doesn’t exactly feel like a normal “wave” pullback to me. It feels more like the beginning of a good, solid 10% or 20% fall (The season) fall-back.

Let me try and attach a P&F picture to show you. I’m on my iPhone now- so I may have to switch computers to get this to work.
 
What I'm not seeing is the depth /volume I'd expect to see if we are really at a bottom. I'm going to take a pass today, and not try to jump onto this spot.
Nothing wasted by waiting a day for more clarity. I'm sticking to my safety position, at least for today.
Here is the pic, showing the re-tracement and the lack of volume that I would have expected if this really s the bottom.

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On the other hand- here is the $EMW (Wilshire 4500), which mimics the "S" fund.
It's exactly where it would be, IF this is just a quick consolidation before another move up .
I'm sooo torn....(But I'm going to sit at least one more day).

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What I'm not seeing is the depth /volume I'd expect to see if we are really at a bottom.

What was interesting was the jump in volume in the index ETFs late last week...

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Interesting indeed.

I guess there are far more folks doing ETF’s these days than regular traders doing the actual stocks.

Thanks for those charts.
 
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