09/28/18

Good Evening, The markets ended the quarter on somewhat of a flat note today. Nevertheless, it was a successful month for most money managers who were more than happy to hang onto their gains and move on a the fourth quarter. As I say every year, the reason I’m invested in August and September is to get to October and November. Although, the major indices were  flat the sentiment on the street was quite good as a result of several positive economic reports that left investors looking forward to making a nice profit in the fourth quarter. Of course it will not be without it’s challenges as we face the midterm elections. Investors will no doubt be anxiously watching to see who will control the House and Senate. I remain bullish and believe that it is going to be a great fourth quarter. So buckle up and get your charts out. It should be quite a ride!

The days trading left us with the following signals. Our TSP allotment posted a modest gain of +0.27%. For comparison, the Dow added +0.07%, the Nasdaq +0.05%, and the S&P was flat at -0.00%. Praise God for a decent gain on such a flat day!

 

Facebook’s slide stalls Intel-led advance on Wall Street

The days action left us with the following signals: C-Neutral, S-Neutral, I-Neutral, F-Sell. We are currently invested at 100/S. Out allocation is now +9.93% on the year. Here are the latest posted results.

 

09/28/18 Prior Prices
Fund G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
Price 15.8701 17.8463 41.5741 53.7265 30.5282
$ Change 0.0038 0.0046 0.0015 0.1244 -0.1897
% Change day +0.02% +0.03% +0.00% +0.23% -0.62%
% Change week +0.07% +0.18% -0.51% -0.72% -0.85%
% Change month +0.24% -0.62% +0.57% -1.76% +0.91%
% Change year +2.12% -1.48% +10.54% +10.85% -1.06%
  L INC L 2020 L 2030 L 2040 L 2050
Price 20.1294 27.8378 32.2593 35.3194 20.5591
$ Change -0.0022 -0.0087 -0.0256 -0.0344 -0.0231
% Change day -0.01% -0.03% -0.08% -0.10% -0.11%
% Change week -0.06% -0.15% -0.35% -0.43% -0.51%
% Change month +0.21% +0.22% +0.23% +0.22% +0.21%
% Change year +2.96% +3.52% +4.96% +5.50% +5.99%

 

 

 

 Now lets take a look at the charts. All signals are annotated with green circles. If you click on the charts they will become larger.
C  Fund:
S Fund:
I Fund: The I Fund generated an overall neutral signal when the SCTR moved below 40. Two or more negative signals or the 5 EMA below the 50 EMA or 200 EMA  or an SCTR below 40 generate a neutral signal. Any three indicators negative accompanied by both or either the 5 EMA below the 50 EMA or 200 EMA or an SCTR below 40 generate a sell signal. A buy signal is generated then the 5 EMA is above the 50 EMA and the 200 EMA, One or less indicators are negative, and the SCTR is higher than 40.
F Fund:
That’s it for another quarter. Praise God, we got through August and September! That’s all for tonight.  Have a great weekend and may God continue to bless your trades. See you next quarter!
God bless, Scott 8-)
 
 ***Just a reminder that you can review the performance of our allocation at the Web Site TSPTALK.com in the autotracker section under the screen name KyFan1.
 
 
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