Whipsaw's Account Talk

[flalaw97]

What indicators are you looking for that would cause you to bail? I am looking at VIX, NAAIM, and embedded slow stochastics - all of which seem to indicate to me that it is o.k. for now.

 

[Whipsaw]

I guess it would primarily be a significant break in trend, slow stochs, and the others you mentioned. No indication at this point, actually it looks to be the opposite!

 

[ravensfan]

Futures are UP! I'm now in the negative teens on the AT, hoping to get back to zero by New Years! Watching carefully if there is a pull back in the works... preserved my IFTs into this month so I can bail and re-enter if need be.

I feel your pain Whipsaw. Earlier this year I was down 26%. Not a good place to be when retired, but thanks to my premium service, I am almost all the back. Still negative by a little bit, but certainly manageable.

 

[Whipsaw]

Yeah, I'd be there but for buying into the 'WERE TESTING THE LOWS' noise a few months ago. :-/

 

[nasa1974]

I feel your pain Whipsaw. Earlier this year I was down 26%. Not a good place to be when retired, but thanks to my premium service, I am almost all the back. Still negative by a little bit, but certainly manageable.

I've been lucky. I got as low a -31.17% near the end of March. Not sure what September will do but I've been able to get my account back up and I'm sitting at +9.25% as of yesterday.

 

[ravensfan]

I've been lucky. I got as low a -31.17% near the end of March. Not sure what September will do but I've been able to get my account back up and I'm sitting at +9.25% as of yesterday.

Darn nasa that is awesome! I would be happy just to get my account back into the black. If I get it to +9.25% by years end, it may be the perfect reason to crack that unopened bottle of Maryland Rye I purchased a few years ago.:trink26:

 

[bmneveu]

I've been lucky. I got as low a -31.17% near the end of March. Not sure what September will do but I've been able to get my account back up and I'm sitting at +9.25% as of yesterday.

That is quite a rollercoaster ride! What a year!

 

[Whipsaw]

Holding position! :AR15firing:

 

[Whipsaw]

Need to rebalance... C fund moved out today. Would normally do that in conjunction with an exit/re-entry... Hate to burn an IFT, dang limits.

 

[Whipsaw]

Futures are heading south, lets see if the dip buyers show up.

 

[Whipsaw]

Could be a bear flag... I always stay too long at the fair...

 

[Whipsaw]

Futures are UP!

 

[bmneveu]

Futures are UP!

Continuing the bounce off the 50 day

 

[Whipsaw]

Futures are :Flush:

 

[rangerray]

Futures are :Flush:

Looking for a Thursday surprise or afternoon melt up!!

 

[Whipsaw]

:usa2:

 

[Whipsaw]

Looks like I forgot to update my signature again at:

 

[Whipsaw]

Ok, that's fixed. So, hindsight being 20-20; careful analysis of actions and results are important. So, looking at the recent high, levels briefly breached the upper bollinger band; that would signal an upcoming downturn, but not really how much. Missing that and riding down, yet again, and looking at the 13 EMA and 20 MA cross over exit signal, I would have exited at the lowest level. No bueno, as we're up from there and the EMA/MA are still inverted. I could have gotten out when RangerRay got in... but it looked to be recovering. So, here I am, riding the S-Train! Watching a lower support line and keeping my fingers crossed. :nuts:

 

[Whipsaw]

The other day, I had a cool-water sandwich on a Sunday go to meeting bun; which means I had some watermelon and took the little lady to church! Bow! Bow! Bow!

 

[Whipsaw]

The other day (seriously, this time), I called the TSP help line to discuss the new validation options (one being that it will call a desk phone where cell is not available). I asked to speak to a supervisor as the first lady couldn't give me definitive answers. The Supervisor provided affirmations that the desk phone option was available. I took the opportunity to discuss the trading limitations, expressing understanding for the change from everyday to 2, but that it was insufficient to adequately position my funds considering the volatility. She seemed receptive to this. I also expressed frustration with the Noon cut off, relating that my Vanguard account can put in requests that are processed immediately any time of the day, and that the technology is available to do this. At any rate, she would be sending my input to the board. Maybe we should light up their phones for a while, talk to the supervisor!