nasa1974's Account Talk

[nasa1974]

Thanks grandma.

 

[nasa1974]

Well last week was a real thriller. What will this week throw at us?

Below are the numbers from my <1% Option vs. "Buy and Hold" for the week ending 3/5. I also show the difference from the previous week. There are some obvious winners.

Good luck to everybody.

Week ending 3/5
<1% $101,550.60 (GFCSI 56.08%, 4.92%, 13.20%, 13.40% & 12.39%)
80,5,5,5,5% $100,670.02 (GFCSI)
30,35,35% $100,995.84 (CSI)
G-100% $100,545.58
F-100% $101,700.23
C-100% $100,879.35
S-100% $105,255.66
I-100% $96,835.85


Difference from Week ending 2/26
<1% $1,539.40
80,5,5,5,5% $612.09
30,35,35% $3,924.93
G-100% $43.44
F-100% $103.37
C-100% $3,052.79
S-100% $4,864.76
I-100% $3,732.62

 

[nasa1974]

Well I didn't pull back into G today like I said I would Friday. Got back to the desk about 11:50 and the C and S where negative so I decided to stay put. Now the two are slightly positive. I guess I wiil have to play it by ear.

 

[nasa1974]

An interesting article from Seeking Alpha.

Why California Is Doomed
March 09, 2010

By Charles Hugh Smith

"California is doomed for two simple but profound reasons: the state's cost structure is too high for most businesses to survive, and it is a boom-dependent economy...."

 

[nasa1974]

Looks like the rocket ride has started. Will it turn into a rollercoaster ride or after attaining orbit will we see a steep reentry by Friday.

 

[Birchtree]

Once in orbit the momentum will continue with less thrust - still heading higher reaching for 1158.

 

[nasa1974]

Reentry came quicker than I thought. Let's hope we get another launch soon.

 

[nasa1974]

What a ride yesterday. I think some folks are going to need a new pair of sticky pants.
What is really surprising is my position on the Tracker. As I have said before I do not use the tracker to see who I am beating or how much better I am doing then so and so. But what I did notice is that I am beating all but the S Fund. Holy Cow! Of course I am only .01% ahead of the C Fund but I will bask in the glory for the moment. :nuts:

 

[nasa1974]

What a day the market had. The S&P500 just closed at 1150.24. Now what???

 

[mayday]

What a day the market had. The S&P500 just closed at 1150.24. Now what???

http://tinyurl.com/yj2ftv2

nasa: 1150 could go either way. I'm holding 100% in stocks.

 

[nasa1974]

Buckle in nice and tight folks it is another wild rollercoaster ride today.

 

[nasa1974]

Interesting finish to the market today. Half way through the month and I am up almost 6% MTD, in my real account. WOW!! Next week will be very interesting for sure. Have a great weekend everybody.

 

[nasa1974]

What a ride yesterday.

Below are the numbers from my <1% Option vs. "Buy and Hold" for the week ending 3/12.

Week ending 3/12
<1% $102,133.39(GFCSI 55.79%, 4.90%, 13.26%, 13.56% & 12.48%)
80,5,5,5,5% $100,932.83 (GFCSI)
30,35,35% $102,396.89 (CSI)
G-100% $100,606.54
F-100% $101,824.57
C-100% $101,953.79
S-100% $107,093.36
I-100% $98,080.23


Difference from Week ending 3/5
<1% $582.79
80,5,5,5,5% $262.81
30,35,35% $1,401.05
G-100% $60.96
F-100% $124.34
C-100% $1,074.44
S-100% $1,837.70
I-100% $1,244.38

 

[nasa1974]

So, now that the S&P 500 has closed above 1150, what's next?

 

[Birchtree]

There is minimal resistance at 1168 and then 1219. However, there is a 9 month cycle low nesting the first week in April - that may exert some downward pressure on prices.

 

[nasa1974]

There is minimal resistance at 1168 and then 1219. However, there is a 9 month cycle low nesting the first week in April - that may exert some downward pressure on prices.

Thanks Birch.

 

[nasa1974]

Not to jinx anything but if the market continues to stay green I will be breaking new ground today for an all time high in my TSP account. Now I'm nervous. I have 2 IFT's left and might want to use one to lock everything in. DANG!!

 

[Britts4life]

Not to jinx anything but if the market continues to stay green I will be breaking new ground today for an all time high in my TSP account.

Go ahead and count how many "all time highs" you have had in your TSP account, then don't worry about it.

 

[nasa1974]

Go ahead and count how many "all time highs" you have had in your TSP account, then don't worry about it.

Britts4life, It's not how many highs I have had it is the time to the next high that drives me crazy. As of yesterday I was less than $100.00 away from my previous high achieved on 9/19/2009. It has taken me almost 6 months to recover from hanging in too long. I have a tendancy to wait one day too long to move out of the market. That's the worry. Thanks for the support and welome to my account. Stop by any time.

 

[nasa1974]

As everyone knows I do not use the tracker to say I am doing better than you but just a comparison to the flow and ebb of the MB. What is interesting is how much the tracker has changed since the first of the year. Currently out of 353 members in the tracker 304 are even or in positive territory. At the beginning of the year it was more like 300+ in negative territory. We need to keep this positive trend going until all members are out of the negative side of the tracker.