09/14/17

Good Evening, The market ended mixed today. I’m not sure the media really knows why. This was a day when they seemed to struggle with the market news. Some of them are saying that the Consumer Price Index gain last month of +0.4% was much bigger than expected and increased the chance of an interest rate hike in December. They claim that caused the trading to be slightly negative. That’s a good enough reason for me. As you know I am only passively interested in the “why”. What I really care about is “what” is happening. That’s how I make all my investment decisions. I am strictly a reactive trader. Prognostication is not my cup of tea….

The days trading left us with the following results: Our TSP allotment gained +0.16%. For comparison, the Dow set a new record with a gain of +0.20%, while the Nasdaq lost -0.48% and the S&P 500 fell -0.11%. Thank God for another good day.

 

Dow strikes record high as broader market weakens

The days action left us with the following signals: C-Buy, S-Buy, I-Buy, F-Neutral. We are currently invested at 100/I. Our allocation is now +13.87% on the year.  Here are the latest posted results.

 

 

09/14/17 Prior Prices
Fund G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
Price 15.4354 18.0802 34.9185 44.8077 29.3087
$ Change 0.0009 0.0053 -0.0271 -0.0330 -0.0907
% Change day +0.01% +0.03% -0.08% -0.07% -0.31%
% Change week +0.03% -0.50% +1.43% +1.68% +0.29%
% Change month +0.08% -0.23% +1.05% +1.05% +1.52%
% Change year +1.64% +3.62% +13.10% +9.30% +19.13%
  L INC L 2020 L 2030 L 2040 L 2050
Price 19.186 26.1166 29.3995 31.8048 18.3127
$ Change -0.0045 -0.0131 -0.0255 -0.0329 -0.0218
% Change day -0.02% -0.05% -0.09% -0.10% -0.12%
% Change week +0.22% +0.42% +0.68% +0.80% +0.92%
% Change month +0.29% +0.49% +0.75% +0.88% +0.99%
% Change year +4.21% +6.70% +9.55% +10.93% +12.17%

 

 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:
F Fund:
As of the writing of this blog there is a news release that North Korea has fired another missile over Japan. I knew there was a reason I kept my defense stocks on the street! Tomorrow morning should be interesting. I can’t wait to see how the machines play this one. My guess is that they’ll sell and then reverse in a day or so leaving the humans that played defense in the dust. After all, that is their pattern. That is what they do…. Keep a close watch on your charts and don’t get faked out. That’s all for tonight. Have a nice evening.
God bless, Scott 8-)
 
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Scott Grimes

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