WIND HUNTER'S Account Talk

[kar_crazy]

well we had the good zookie dookie kicked out of us yesterday try to hang on you know the routine if we get out it pays i am staying put i think

 

[WIND_HUNTER]

I'm down 14% YTD and at this point, I think it's a bigger risk getting out than staying in. So I'm going to hold my 50-C/50-S and maybe buy some I later.

 

[Gumby]

Something to keep in perspective. A 50% loss takes a 100% return to make back up. I stayed in and road the market all the way down in the early 2000's in 100% C. OUCH! I think I lost over 45% as I recall. Took several years to make that back up. That was hard to take...but I kept expecting the market to jump up and didn't want to miss it. That dead cat didn't bounce to high.

I have long since figured out it is sometimes best to take your lumps and get out of the market for awhile.

I jumped back into C, S, and I last Friday trying to catch a bounce. I bailed out Monday back into 100% G. Didn't lose in 6 figure range...but lost enough to have taken a nice vacation this Summer.
Monday was brutal.....especially if you were 100% I.

 

[Birchtree]

If you were into pain and prescient enough to dollar cost average that C fund all the way down your come back would have been sooner and sweeter. Sometimes it pays to hold your nose and just simply throw money down the well. Think of the number of C fund shares you would have accumulated at those good for nothing golden prices. You should consider doing the same now.

 

[kar_crazy]

full sail & hope we have a good tide hopefully going up

 

[Gumby]

Birchtree,

I stayed in an kept contributing to the C Fund all the way down and back up. That was before the TSP went to the "share" concept. I am sure it bought me a bunch more shares by my patience and continual investing. It is hard to sit and watch your balance dip even as you contribute.

It seems like the biggest mistakes I have ever made in the market was by selling to soon. Twenty years ago, BRKA shares were about $2500 each. I sold for a big profit a few years later.....Bad Mistake....and didn't buy back. Those shares are about $135,000 each now.

 

[WIND_HUNTER]

Something to keep in perspective. A 50% loss takes a 100% return to make back up. I stayed in and road the market all the way down in the early 2000's in 100% C. OUCH! I think I lost over 45% as I recall. Took several years to make that back up. That was hard to take...but I kept expecting the market to jump up and didn't want to miss it. That dead cat didn't bounce to high.

I have long since figured out it is sometimes best to take your lumps and get out of the market for awhile.

I jumped back into C, S, and I last Friday trying to catch a bounce. I bailed out Monday back into 100% G. Didn't lose in 6 figure range...but lost enough to have taken a nice vacation this Summer.
Monday was brutal.....especially if you were 100% I.

I agree gumby. I dont want to ride a market down even 20%, but I feel we may be close to a bottom(I hope) and feel I need to ride it a little longer to avoid missing the next leg up. Advice is greatly appreciated...

 

[kar_crazy]

come on W H catch that upward wave and let them sails out we need to climb today i hope

 

[WIND_HUNTER]

come on W H catch that upward wave and let them sails out we need to climb today i hope

I've been with full sails the last month but have been in a lull. I need some wind......

 

[kar_crazy]

I will be in school in the morning hold the fort down and G L IN trading I gues I will sit tight sorry birch i had to use that see you after lunch W H

 

[kar_crazy]

looks like your sail ripped and your taking in water you might need some of nuutts bandages:laugh::blink: i made my old hot rod a submarine diving driving on the bottom:blink:

 

[WIND_HUNTER]

looks like your sail ripped and your taking in water you might need some of nuutts bandages:laugh::blink: i made my old hot rod a submarine diving driving on the bottom:blink:

Yeah, some of Nnuts bandages should take care of the problem. Just a little water. Will be off and sailing in no time. Still riding 50-C 50-S, looking to bailout soon....:nuts:

 

[WIND_HUNTER]

Decided to pocket half of yesterdays gains in the G and the other half in the dreaded FROG POND.....:nuts:

 

[WIND_HUNTER]

Is that correct? Frog pond up .94%. Holy Moly!...

 

[Corepuncher]

Is that correct? Frog pond up .94%. Holy Moly!...

Frog pond rules!

 

[Guest2]

Frog pond rules!

Don't count those frogs just yet. The F-Fund price may be a bit
disappointing! Plus side for sure, but disappointing non the less.
I got the champagne out for 7:30pm if I'm wrong.

 

[WIND_HUNTER]

Frog pond rules!

Yeah the Frog Pond rules and Stocks drule(for now)

 

[Guest2]

Yeah the Frog Pond rules and Stocks drule(for now)

I'm always glad to be proven wrong, when it makes us more $Cha-Ching$.
50% of (F) Rulez !
Nice Call !
:embarrest:

 

[kar_crazy]

you did good staying out last week ,maybe this week wek can squeeze something out of this mess:suspicious: G L pull your anchor let her rip

 

[WIND_HUNTER]

you did good staying out last week ,maybe this week wek can squeeze something out of this mess:suspicious: G L pull your anchor let her rip

I think I'm just gonna sit here and observe for now. I'll get back in the game when the smoke clears......:nuts: