nasa1974's Account Talk

[nasa1974]

An interesting chart from StockTiming.com.




http://www.stocktiming.com/Wednesday-DailyMarketUpdate.htm

Wednesday, October 21st. - Stock Trends, Charts, and Commentary

"As an analytical firm, we pay for a lot of special data that the public can't get. Sometimes, the data is of major importance relative to what is going on in the stock market.
One such piece of data has to do with what Institutional Investors are doing. We all know that they are responsible for over 50% of any given day's volume ... which is why following this investment group is so important.........."

 

[nasa1974]

At about 11am the C fund (S&P 500) breached the 1100 mark (and then some) and then proceeded to fall through 1096 by noon. It is going to be real interesting this afternoon. High volume at almost 2 billion. Can we hold and close near or above 1100. Or do the bulls go to sleep and the sell off begins?

 

[mayday]

An interesting chart from StockTiming.com.




http://www.stocktiming.com/Wednesday-DailyMarketUpdate.htm

Wednesday, October 21st. - Stock Trends, Charts, and Commentary

"As an analytical firm, we pay for a lot of special data that the public can't get. Sometimes, the data is of major importance relative to what is going on in the stock market.
One such piece of data has to do with what Institutional Investors are doing. We all know that they are responsible for over 50% of any given day's volume ... which is why following this investment group is so important.........."

Reading that loosened up my butt cheeks a little. It was gett'n a bit tight down there.

 

[JTH]

At about 11am the C fund (S&P 500) breached the 1100 mark (and then some) and then proceeded to fall through 1096 by noon. It is going to be real interesting this afternoon. High volume at almost 2 billion. Can we hold and close near or above 1100. Or do the bulls go to sleep and the sell off begins?

Problem with higher volume (as stated by youtube's 'In the money') is that higher volume tends to lead to a selloff. This market has been floating higher on low volume, but when the institutional investors step in, it's usually for a sell off...

 

[nasa1974]

Went into my real world TSP account and started playing with numbers. YTD I am up 11.38%. Not bad. Under normal circumstances that is going to be a good year. But I went back to my low point in my account which was March 5th. I was down 27.84% from the beginning of the year. That was crazy. I lost almost 30% in just over 2 months. So I calculated from 3/5 to yesterday and I have gotten my account up a whopping 34.56%. Probably more luck than skill, but I would like to also thank all my friends on the MB for posting great information and advice.

 

[nasa1974]

Attached are the November averages. November can be an interesting month.

 

[nasa1974]

Wall Street readies for tepid open

Futures slightly higher, supported by earnings optimism. Microsoft on tap.

By CNNMoney.com staff
Last Updated: October 23, 2009: 7:31 AM ET

http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/23/markets/premarkets/index.htm

"NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- U.S. stocks were poised for a mildly positive open Friday, as investors took an upbeat view on the latest barrage of corporate results and awaited Microsoft's financial report, due out before the opening bell.
The S&P 500, Nasdaq-100 and Dow Jones industrial average futures were slightly higher......"

 

[nasa1974]

The Windows 7 vs. Mac commercials are great.






Mac vs. Windows 7: Four new videos

Posted by Philip Elmer-DeWitt
October 23, 2009 6:47 AM

http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2009/10/23/mac-vs-windows-7-four-new-videos/

Celebrating Microsoft's big day with a store opening and three new Get-a-Mac ads

"In the long running battle between Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT), Thursday was a huge win for the boys from Redmond.
Windows 7 launched without a visible hitch and generated more positive reviews than we could count (a Google News search turned up 3,281, but we haven't read them all.)....."

 

[nasa1974]

Hoping for another good day. Asia closed with a lot of green. The Nikkei 225 closed at +15.82 a share (+0.15%). Europe is looking strong for the time being. Fingers crossed. :nuts:

 

[nasa1974]

Stock futures steady, earnings draw attention

Stock futures little changed as investors focus on more earnings, anticipate home sales data


By Ieva M. Augstums, AP Business Writer
On 7:45 am EDT, Friday October 23, 2009

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Stock...html?x=0&sec=topStories&pos=main&asset=&ccode=

"Stock futures were little changed ahead of the market's open Friday, as investors looked to another round of earnings reports and the latest data on the housing market.

Overseas markets rose following the U.S. market's advance a day earlier.
Traders were heartened by stronger profits and upbeat outlooks from companies seen as bellwethers of consumer demand in an economy emerging from recession. A German business sentiment index also showed confidence rose for a seventh consecutive month in October as Europe's largest economy showed more signs of recovery...."

 

[nasa1974]

Dang, I am going the wrong way. GRRRRR!!!! Market has gone crazy. Even good news makes the market go south. Sure going to be more difficult to reach my year end goal. Dang it.

 

[nasa1974]

Looks like I am going to loose money again today. Oh well it is only money.

 

[nasa1974]

OUCH!!! Yesterday hurt. I'm back to the numbers I had at the beginning of the month. Talk about taking a leap backwards without a net. Shoot!
Really would like to throw out a few swear words but it isn't appropriate.

 

[JTH]

OUCH!!! Yesterday hurt. I'm back to the numbers I had at the beginning of the month. Talk about taking a leap backwards without a net. Shoot!
Really would like to throw out a few swear words but it isn't appropriate.

It's painful sometimes to stay in these drops. I've been knocked back to Jan. So be it But the good news is nobody's running for cover just yet...

 

[nasa1974]

Talk about riding the roller coaster the last two days. Will have to wait and see what todays numbers are. Looks like I made up for yesterday but still going to be below mid month numbers. Oh, Well!! One more trading day for the month and it has to be a Friday and the day after the highest trading day in three months. HANG ON FOR THE RIDE IT IS GOING TO BE A THRILLER. :nuts:

 

[nasa1974]

There is a post about Ticked at TSP.gov. Some good complaints. And well deserved. I just checked the FRTIB website and the tsp.gov site and not a word about the problems with the website or the phone service. The FRTIB sure keeps us informed don't they.

While checking for information about the failure yesterday I did notice that the board posted the September meeting minutes. Here is the link http://www.frtib.gov/pdf/minutes/2009Sep.pdf I haven't read the minutes yet but I will post anything of interest after I read them. Probably in the morning.

 

[nasa1974]

http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43965&dcn=todaysnews

Critics call TSP mutual fund option risky

By Alex M. Parker aparker@govexec.com November 3, 2009

"Lawmakers and union representatives on Tuesday questioned the proposed mutual fund window for the Thrift Savings Plan, claiming it could subject participants to unnecessary risk.
"I find it hard to understand why such a change would be advantageous for federal employees," said Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., during a congressional hearing......"

 

[nasa1974]

I work part time at Best Buy and they are playing Christmas music already. AAARRRRGGGGG!!!!!! I have noticed the customer base hase fallen off the last two weeks. It is going to be a very interesting shopping season. Let's hope the market doesn't decide to take the holidays off and stand in the gift return line.

 

[Show-me]

Yep, I am a fan of BB but have not been there in months.

 

[nasa1974]

Yesterday was a good day. Almost looks like a few people where caught off guard. Not surprised because of the volatility over the last week or so. Today will be very interesting. Do we follow the news from yesterday and continue the rise to new highs or does it become a typical Friday that gets everyone’s hopes up and then tanks by the end of the day. Fingers crossed.