JTH's Account Talk

Not much to report, more of the same sideways/pullback, it's not a great month, but we've had worse.

Prices are compressed on the S&P 500, once again I'll be watching the 1955 to 1991 levels, looking for a breakout, there isn't much of a trading range to play off of here.

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The 4-hour chart shows W4500's channel has been violated, but remains intact.

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Miracle Whip same thing?
No they're not
In 1756, the French under Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, duc de Richelieu, captured Mahón on the Spanish-held island of Minorca. In honor of this victory, the duc's chef created a new dressing for his master: Mahonnaise. It wasn't until 1905, however, at Richard Hellmann's New York deli, that Americans got to taste the goods. But boy, did it catch on! Within seven years, he'd mass-marketed the condiment as Hellmann's Blue Ribbon Mayonnaise.To be frank, mayo is one of those love-it-or-hate-it things. The lovers know that, in its most authentic form, mayo's a pretty simple affair: raw egg yolks, oil, lemon juice or vinegar, and spices. Not much room for improvement.
But in 1933, Kraft Foods though differently. Inventor Charles Chapman's patented emulsifying machine allowed regular mayonnaise to be evenly blended with cheaper dressings (Must have been a Wal-Mart idea) :D and more than 20 different spices (plus sugar). The result was Miracle Whip, which debuted at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair. Promising to create "Salad Miracles with Miracle Whip Salad Dressing," the Whip was an instant hit (Note: It's not known if the dressing is responsible for any non-salad-related miracles.)
The main difference between Miracle Whip and mayonnaise are the sweeteners: high-fructose corn syrup and sugar are the fourth and fifth ingredients, respectively, of Miracle Whip. (Nasty)
 
You can add mayo to a sh!t sandwich and you still have a sh!t sandwich :D

True. But you can still continue to eat the sh!t sandwich hoping you will eventually get to a bit of ribeye - that's right, I'm still in the S fund.....

Really looks like this is the year for large caps.
 
It's a bold person that overlooks the impacts of the Fed today and stuck with the technical analysis. I have to admit at 2:30PM I was fooled. The day ain't over, but the normal "pop" fizzled. Good job!

You can add mayo to a sh!t sandwich and you still have a sh!t sandwich :D
 
True. But you can still continue to eat the sh!t sandwich hoping you will eventually get to a bit of ribeye - that's right, I'm still in the S fund.....

Really looks like this is the year for large caps.

I'm with ya! Actually, nothing looks good. May as well stay put! :nuts:
 
Ok... If you are still in the S-Fund. (been on vacation and did not change my allocations) Do you ride this out or Run for the hills? I know what I feel like doing but would like some input. Thanks all as always!
 
Ok... If you are still in the S-Fund. (been on vacation and did not change my allocations) Do you ride this out or Run for the hills? I know what I feel like doing but would like some input. Thanks all as always!

We should respect and listen to what the markets are telling us, when the month starts off good, but ends badly, it's telling us something. From the options I had available to me, it was the best sh!t sandwich I could eat. This month's potential was squandered, this market is not your friend, small caps lead the way, and in the process they finally dragged down the Transports, leaving only the S&P 500 to fend for itself.
 
We should respect and listen to what the markets are telling us, when the month starts off good, but ends badly, it's telling us something. From the options I had available to me, it was the best sh!t sandwich I could eat. This month's potential was squandered, this market is not your friend, small caps lead the way, and in the process they finally dragged down the Transports, leaving only the S&P 500 to fend for itself.

Well then I am out to F Fund. Thanks JTH!
 
Ok... If you are still in the S-Fund. (been on vacation and did not change my allocations) Do you ride this out or Run for the hills? I know what I feel like doing but would like some input. Thanks all as always!

We should respect and listen to what the markets are telling us, when the month starts off good, but ends badly, it's telling us something. From the options I had available to me, it was the best sh!t sandwich I could eat. This month's potential was squandered, this market is not your friend, small caps lead the way, and in the process they finally dragged down the Transports, leaving only the S&P 500 to fend for itself.

Well then I am out to F Fund. Thanks JTH!

How the heck do you do it? Everytime the markets belly up, you manage to come out smelling like roses.

Thank you for the kind compliment, this was not a successful month, while there was money to be made, I chose to take on additional risk and it didn't pay off. My instincts told me to exit, it was really that simple, and the fact that today is a large down day, only provides confirmation that the markets are right and I am fortunate enough to be aligned properly.
 
Wow, Jason! Your instincts are accurate to the day. Yeah, it wasn't a successful month, but you always seam to get out the day before the market goes to #ELL. Now that is GOOD!
 
July's Seasonal Forecast

1) AGG will close flat .25% to .50% (Look for 1 July to close down, as it has the last 10 years straight) (Remember the dividend tends to offset Tuesday's payout)

2) SPX will close up 1% to 2.25% (Tagging 2000-2025) (Support @ 1900-1910) (Closed 49 days with less than 1% move) (Prices are consolidating/rotating, expect rising prices until 18 July's Options Ex)

3) W4500 will close up 1.25% to 3.25% (1060-1080) (Support @ 1000-1025) (Seasonally weaker than SPX)

Seasonal IFT recommendation

1) 30 June, IFT 100 C (less risk) or S (more risk)

2) 18 July, IFT 100 G (less risk) or F (more risk) (for short-term allocations, G is the smarter play) (If on 18 July you think the markets will tank, F is the smarter play)

3) 24 July, IFT 100 C (less risk) or S (more risk)

Observation

Within TSP, don't buy on the day of a flash crash. When a flash crash happens, prices quickly gravitate to the strongest area of support where buy orders kick in and ruin your End of Day entry price. This often creates a candlestick with a long tail, wait 1-2 weeks to see if prices gravitates back to the flash crash lows, then take the entry.

Trading Notes

We don’t hope, we calculate, we analyze and we execute.

July's History, going back to 1950

Of the 65 July's on record, 35 have closed up (or 54%) for an average 35-Month positive gain of 4.05%, for an average 29-Month negative gain of -2.64% and a 65-Month average gain of 1.02%

If the first 2 days close down, of the 10 times this has happened there's a 70% chance the month will close down.

If the first 3 days close down, of the 6 times this has happened there's an 83% chance the month will close down.

If the first 2 days close up, of the 27 times this has happened there's a 74% chance the month will close up.

If the first 3 days close up, of the 17 times this has happened there's an 82% chance the month will close up.

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I've said it before and I'll say it again, I cannot predict the future, every single call I made for July was wrong. If I had followed my less risky G/C IFT recommendation it would have yielded 1.12% (a top-10 performance) while the F/S would have yielded -2.13%
 
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