01/03/17

Good Evening, Well, the first trading day in 2017 got off to a good start. Actually, it was a great start until oil prices dropped turning a great day into a good day. Not that I’m complaining though. I really thought we’d start the year with a nice drop, but that was not to be as manufacturing numbers in the US and China both came in strong. Also bolstering the market was a report putting construction at it’s highest level since 2013. All things considered we’re off to a good start with our TSP allotment beginning the year +0.62% in the green! 2016 ended up being a decent year for our group as well with a return of 8.73%. Hopefully, the adjustments we made to our indicators late in 2016 will allow us to outperform the market in 2017!

 

Dow’s March to 20,000 Hits Another Snag as Crude Settles at Two-Week Low

 

Just a short message tonight! Have a great evening.

God bless, Scott



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Scott Grimes

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