nasa1974's Account Talk

[nasa1974]

Attached are the January returns from 1989 to 2020. On average January is not good. Not sure what will happen in 2021 with a new Administration coming in at the end of the month and Covid-19. All I can say is good luck.

 

[nasa1974]

The market in 2020 has been pretty unpredictable. The first 3 months destroyed accounts, especially for those that tried to ride it out (me). Even with all the bad news the market really turned into a roller coaster ride. Do I get in, do I get out? Then the market started to go higher and higher and higher. Now what do I do? Will it stay bullish, will the bears take over and we see a big correction. Why is the market doing what it is doing, the news is horrible.

For me I started the year 50/50 C/S. Then mid March as the virus started I went 50/50 F/C and my account fell to a -31.17%. So far for the year I have recovered nicely. I went back to 100% S in April and have stayed there, with a minor jump to G in early December. As of today I am sitting at a plus 33.38% for the year. Trust me there is no genius in this it is all luck. A 33% plus addition to your account is good any year. But I ran some other numbers for my account that surprised me. I really haven't paid attention to my low point back in March but was happy that I was seeing some positive gain now that we are getting close to the end of the year. So I ran some numbers using my low point on March 23rd to today and it shocked me. From March 23rd to today my account has gained 93.77%. Like I said it's all been luck.
Good luck everyone and I hope we all have a good 2021.

 

[nasa1974]

Merry
Christmas



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[nnuut]

Thanks, the same to Ya!

 

[nasa1974]

Well the last couple of days in the "S" fund has hurt. Still can't complain considering where I was at the end of March. I had a target of where I wanted to be at the end of 2020 and even with the March crash and burn I reached my target and surpassed it. So I set another target for the end of 2020 and if it wasn't for the last two crappy days in the "S" fund I would have reached the new TSP dollar figure. If the "S" fund can close out the last two trading days on the positive side I should finish out the year just above 30%. Not bad for being down 31% on March 23rd.
Good luck everyone.

 

[nasa1974]

Again if anyone is interested I have my 2021 TSP Excel Spreadsheet ready. Just send me a private message with your email address and I'll send it to you. It's too large to post.

 

[ravensfan]

Well the last couple of days in the "S" fund has hurt. Still can't complain considering where I was at the end of March. I had a target of where I wanted to be at the end of 2020 and even with the March crash and burn I reached my target and surpassed it. So I set another target for the end of 2020 and if it wasn't for the last two crappy days in the "S" fund I would have reached the new TSP dollar figure. If the "S" fund can close out the last two trading days on the positive side I should finish out the year just above 30%. Not bad for being down 31% on March 23rd.
Good luck everyone.

Wow that's awesome nasa. A 30% gain??? You definitely have got this thing figured out. Big congratulations!!!

 

[nasa1974]

Wow that's awesome nasa. A 30% gain??? You definitely have got this thing figured out. Big congratulations!!!

Thanks ravensfan. The 30% is from the beginning of 2020 to now. From my low point on March 23rd to where my account is now is closer to 90%. It's more luck and guts then really knowing what I'm doing.

 

[nasa1974]

I would like to wish everyone a safe, healthy and prosperous 2021.

 

[nasa1974]

Considering my low point on March 23rd I really can't complain. I finished the year at 31.17%. But when I go to my low point and look at how I finished 2020 I really am amazed. From March 23rd to December 31st I increased my account by 90.57%. If I can manage another 30% for 2021 I will be ecstatic.
May everyone have good luck in 2021.

 

[nasa1974]

Sticky pants deployed. I'm going to have to buy a new box pretty soon.

Good luck everybody.

 

[nasa1974]

I just ruined a good pair of depends today.

 

[Scout333]

I just ruined a good pair of depends today.

DITTO!

 

[mmk119]

is that giving a new meaning to sticky pants?
:wall:

 

[nasa1974]

Well at least the "S" fund didn't give it all back today. Better than half though.
Broke open a new box of sticky pants. It looks like I'm going to have to go out and buy some more depends.

 

[nasa1974]

Interesting. I just checked my TSP account and it hasn't updated yet. Thanks Tom for getting the information out on the Tracker.

 

[nasa1974]

This article was found on Yahoo.com

Perseverance records itself driving on Mars, and it sounds brutal

Greg Rasa Thu, March 18, 2021, 12:10 PM

Perseverance records itself driving on Mars, and it sounds brutal (yahoo.com)

 

[nasa1974]

From wearing my depends and sticky pants I have developed a rash. ;damnit

 

[mmk119]

probably not much better today if they don't clear that freighter from the Suez or get better news.

 

[nasa1974]

​How cool is this

Mars helicopter Ingenuity carries piece of Wright brothers' famous plane

By Mike Wall
The first-ever Mars helicopter carried a little piece of aviation history to the Red Planet.

https://www.space.com/mars-helicopter-ingenuity-wright-brothers-plane