12/27/18

Good Evening, The volatility continued with another big swing today. The market moved down some 600 points and stayed in the red for most of the day until it came storming back in the late afternoon to close in the green. It was another nose bleed ride for investors!  Some of the commentators are saying that a bottom may be forming. Good for them. They can buy it. I’m dealing with retirement money so I’m not about to get back in until I see an established uptrend that is confirmed by most or all of the dozen indicators that I watch. I may be the last one in but I will be in when the market is moving up. No bottom fishing with retirement money. Remember It’s not what you make that’s important. It’s what you keep!

The days wild ride left us with the following results: Our TSP allotment was steady in the G Fund. For comparison, the Dow added +1.14%, the Nasdaq +0.38%, and the S&P 500 +0.86%.

 

Wall Street roars back late to keep rally going

The days action left us with the following signals: C-Sell, S-Sell, I-Sell, F-Buy. We are currently invested at 100/G. Our allocation is now -3.87% on the year not including the days results. Here are the latest posted results.

 

12/26/18 Prior Prices
Fund G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
Price 15.9858 18.0516 35.3777 43.2447 26.4747
$ Change 0.0027 -0.0432 1.6746 2.0601 0.5319
% Change day +0.02% -0.24% +4.97% +5.00% +2.05%
% Change week +0.04% -0.06% +2.13% +2.73% +1.35%
% Change month +0.21% +1.32% -10.48% -12.18% -5.67%
% Change year +2.87% -0.35% -5.94% -10.77% -14.20%
  L INC L 2020 L 2030 L 2040 L 2050
Price 19.6218 26.6618 29.3704 31.5053 18.0124
$ Change 0.1561 0.3223 0.6953 0.8880 0.5776
% Change day +0.80% +1.22% +2.42% +2.90% +3.31%
% Change week +0.43% +0.64% +1.22% +1.45% +1.64%
% Change month -1.66% -2.66% -5.50% -6.61% -7.57%
% Change year +0.36% -0.85% -4.44% -5.89% -7.14%

 

 

 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:
I don’t have a lot to add. I’m uncomfortable with this market and the charts have lots of work to do to make me feel better. So I’ll keep praying and watching my charts until I see a change. That’s all for tonight. Have a nice evening and may God continue to bless your trades.
God bless, Scott Sunglasses
 
 ***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.
 
 
I produce and publish this blog as both a ministry and for the benefit of any Federal Government Employee. This is done to offer you some guidance as to how to approach your retirement more financially successful. When it is time for you to retire, I recommend you utilize the services of a Professional Money Manager, who works with a reputable investment firm. He understands the guidance you have already received and he can manage your savings assets utilizing a more advanced investment program into the future. 
 
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