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That would be nice NASA.

Thanks BT. They are getting excellent care. My brother has a great employer who is letting him continue to work at his own pace and from home when needed. Unfortunetly his prospects of beating this are not good. (43 YO) I probably spend more time thinking about his 2 young teenage sons than I do him.
Nobody is standing in line at the free clinic.
 
I was thinking the same thing IT but I try to stay away from Religious and Political post with BT:D
 
Tomorrow is day 4 trading for december.
If we end today green and things look up tomorrow I may back a bit out in anticipation of a pull back.
Just thinking out loud. Purely a move to finish the year in the black.
 
Historically after today we should pull back some before the final x-mas rally push in about 10 days. Do I jump out today and back in after a week. Maybe 50/50. So many choices. Maybe I'll just sit tight. (Pigs get slaughtered) arghhh
Futures up slightly
 
WorkFE said:
I hate that I did not pull the trigger today. Sure hope I don't regret it tomorrow.
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I'm still in the market with you as well. The market just does not want to go down it seems...but the last time I said that it crashed the next day I think lol. I don't mind going sideways, but I don't want to lose a big chunk of what I have gained back over the next few days. With that being said I don't want to miss out on the big upswing we are all hoping for this month either. I guess we will see.
 
MaStA said:
I'm still in the market with you as well. The market just does not want to go down it seems...but the last time I said that it crashed the next day I think lol. I don't mind going sideways, but I don't want to lose a big chunk of what I have gained back over the next few days. With that being said I don't want to miss out on the big upswing we are all hoping for this month either. I guess we will see.
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Watch out, Wildwoman just got in the S-Fund today. I hope that isn't someone's real TSP account. With it pushing -37% it looks like someone trying for the bottom of the AT listing and seeing how negative they can go. It's definitely a contrarian indicator. I'm glad I'm out of the market.
 
Cactus said:
Watch out, Wildwoman just got in the S-Fund today. I hope that isn't someone's real TSP account. With it pushing -37% it looks like someone trying for the bottom of the AT listing and seeing how negative they can go. It's definitely a contrarian indicator. I'm glad I'm out of the market.
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lol yeah I noticed that she went in. Don't get me wrong, I'm a little concerned at what may happen this week, but who knows. I really just don't want to miss out on a good rally because that is what my TSP needs to start digging out of the hole it's in. Oddly enough the futures are up slightly. Hmm...
 
MaStA said:
lol yeah I noticed that she went in. Don't get me wrong, I'm a little concerned at what may happen this week, but who knows. I really just don't want to miss out on a good rally because that is what my TSP needs to start digging out of the hole it's in. Oddly enough the futures are up slightly. Hmm...
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I wrote a little about my concerns with how the market went down end of today.:worried:
 
Bquat said:
I wrote a little about my concerns with how the market went down end of today.:worried:
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Yeah, I just read through it. Like I said before, those charts confuse the crap out of me. In my opinion the DOW at least ended positive, but I guess that is somehow a bad sign. This is where I get lost lol. I just don't get how the charts can predict much with how the news has been leading the market lately. Tomorrow Europe could announce some awesome plan to make the economy better and the market could rally, but the chart may show that the market is about to crash. Confusing to say the least...lol :confused:
 
I'm with ya MaStA. Seasonality told me to get out today until about mid month anyway. We could very easily test Bquats charts in the next few days (I can handle that while invested) We could consolidate over the next few days (I can handle that as well)
This late in the year (remembering that one year does not a porfolio make) I can't handle a european news driven crash.
The good news is that unless the Iranians have developed something new the sun will come up tomorrow.
Good luck tomorrow with whatever decisions everyone makes.
 
WorkFE said:
I'm with ya MaStA. Seasonality told me to get out today until about mid month anyway. We could very easily test Bquats charts in the next few days (I can handle that while invested) We could consolidate over the next few days (I can handle that as well)
This late in the year (remembering that one year does not a porfolio make) I can't handle a european news driven crash.
The good news is that unless the Iranians have developed something new the sun will come up tomorrow.
Good luck tomorrow with whatever decisions everyone makes.
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I agree with you as well. I can handle the sideways action and +/- 50-100 points. As long as we aren't having the - 400-500 point days like we have seen in the months past I'm good. I would rather stay in and wait for this big rally people are talking bout then get out and miss out on it. Because even if we consolidate and the market goes down slightly over the next few days, if we see a rally this month I should still see some gains I hope.

Talk to you all tomorrow. :)
 
Hmmm.....why not just be half in/half out...then you get the best of both worlds. If it goes down, leave the 50% until you are ready to invest again and double up on the earnings on the way back up with the 100% invested. If it goes up, and looks to be a bull run, get back in and ride on up at 100% till you "feel uneasy", and then drop back to the 50%. Then....whatever happens....smile! With this Europe "thing"....well, it's just too uncertain to continue trusting 100% all on the lily pad. No pain, no gain.

Lobo :)
 
You have much wisdom Lobo:D
A move I've actually been considering. Maybe tomorrow I can get my finger to guit hovering over the keyboard.
 
Lobo said:
Hmmm.....why not just be half in/half out...then you get the best of both worlds. If it goes down, leave the 50% until you are ready to invest again and double up on the earnings on the way back up with the 100% invested. If it goes up, and looks to be a bull run, get back in and ride on up at 100% till you "feel uneasy", and then drop back to the 50%. Then....whatever happens....smile! With this Europe "thing"....well, it's just too uncertain to continue trusting 100% all on the lily pad. No pain, no gain.

Lobo :)
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Well when your TSP account is in the hole over 13% I guess you get desperate. I've always been an all in or all out kinda guy. Maybe that is part of how I got in trouble in the first place...I don't know lol.
 
MaStA said:
lol yeah I noticed that she went in. Don't get me wrong, I'm a little concerned at what may happen this week, but who knows. I really just don't want to miss out on a good rally because that is what my TSP needs to start digging out of the hole it's in. Oddly enough the futures are up slightly. Hmm...
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I hear ya about needing that rally. My problem has been I'm already in the market when the downturn hits, I ride it out, and the following rally just returns me to where I was, which is in the hole. :( This is my last chance for the year to get out so I'm looking for a dip to buy so the rally really means something this time. Of course, I could miss the rally completely, like I did in October, but then I would just still be in the hole like I am now. Like you said, sometimes we get desperate. :o
 
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