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GoldStar wrote: Fri Oct 12, 2018 9:14 am NASDAQ up over 2%; Other indexes up over 1%.

Market will be back in soaring territory soon :)
S&P 500 index is up 1.38% so far today.
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S&P 500 up 1.6% so far today. US STOCKS CONTINUE TO SOAR!
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McGilicutty wrote: Tue Oct 16, 2018 11:51 am S&P 500 up 1.6% so far today. US STOCKS CONTINUE TO SOAR!
They've almost soared halfway back to where they were 5 days ago...
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Nasdaq is up over 2% - other indexes closing in on 2% - we are back in business folks.
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DaftInvestor wrote: Tue Oct 16, 2018 12:55 pm Nasdaq is up over 2% - other indexes closing in on 2% - we are back in business folks.
Thank me later. I'm certain the only reason the market is back is because I was about to head over to Ross Stocks For Less and drop some cash while stocks were on sale. Now that the sale is apparently over, I'll have to get them at department store prices.
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market up and down sometimes for no reason. So do nothing and stay in course.
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Well HELLO earnings season! :moneybag
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Was today the largest one day percentage gain of the year? If not, it's got to be way up there.
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According to Reuters, "Wall Street's three major indexes tallied their biggest one-day percentage gains since March. The small-cap Russell 2000 recorded its biggest single-session gain in nearly two years."

So it wasn't the largest for the Dow, S&P, and Nasdaq, but it definitely was for small-cap!
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So bummed at these gains
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IcedDog wrote: Tue Oct 16, 2018 10:47 pm According to Reuters, "Wall Street's three major indexes tallied their biggest one-day percentage gains since March. The small-cap Russell 2000 recorded its biggest single-session gain in nearly two years."

So it wasn't the largest for the Dow, S&P, and Nasdaq, but it definitely was for small-cap!
Thanks! My mid-cap growth fund was up around 2.7% today. It sure felt like the biggest day of the year.
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What... is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?
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whodidntante wrote: Tue Oct 16, 2018 11:55 pm What... is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?
What do you mean, an African or a European swallow?
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"Uh..I don't know that"
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watchnerd wrote: Tue Oct 16, 2018 11:10 pm So bummed at these gains
Almost half of which have been erased today.
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AnalogKid22 wrote: Wed Oct 17, 2018 9:32 am
watchnerd wrote: Tue Oct 16, 2018 11:10 pm So bummed at these gains
Almost half of which have been erased today.
Darn it, this thread has jinxed the market! :wink:
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nedsaid wrote: Wed Oct 17, 2018 10:06 am
AnalogKid22 wrote: Wed Oct 17, 2018 9:32 am
watchnerd wrote: Tue Oct 16, 2018 11:10 pm So bummed at these gains
Almost half of which have been erased today.
Darn it, this thread has jinxed the market! :wink:
Feeling better!
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AnalogKid22 wrote: Wed Oct 17, 2018 9:32 am
watchnerd wrote: Tue Oct 16, 2018 11:10 pm So bummed at these gains
Almost half of which have been erased today.
Not at days end. Pretty level day - minimal loss.
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One potential scenario is to recover ~3/4 of the draw-down by Xmas week.
One potential scenario is to recover ~1/2 of the draw-down by MLKJr. week.
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hdas wrote: Thu Oct 25, 2018 7:46 am Some quick notes:

> Now, with the benefit of hindsight we can appreciate that this thread was on of the most significant things to come out of this forum.
> Starting to see nascent signs of distress in the forum.
> Healthy bounce so far this morning. But not real "wash out" yet.
> Remarkable how VIX has been relatively contained, this is not bullish.
> Some tactical allocations will turn bearish on US stocks by the end of October. And the 12 - 10 month momentum models will turn bearish as well soon unless market recovers a big chunk. In that case the only thing with upward momentum will be commodities.
> My base case scenario is a more protracted draw-down, not too deep, just longer in duration
> We have a calendar "event" on November 6th. Fireworks await. Big players have all their "if_then" strategies ready.
> November and December are good months for stock market. One potential scenario is to recover ~ 1/2 of the draw-down by Xmas week.

Be careful out there. :greedy
roymeo wrote: Thu Oct 25, 2018 10:54 am One potential scenario is to recover ~3/4 of the draw-down by Xmas week.
One potential scenario is to recover ~1/2 of the draw-down by MLKJr. week.
I predict that most predictions will be very wrong.
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It's still down with yeasterday 6oo pt drop. Any rebound is a chance to exit I would think. 10 year treasure is 3.15% guaranteed. Do you think is equity can beat that in next few years?
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Up yesterday and rising some more today - soaring upward - although not quite back to the top yet....
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WhiteMaxima wrote: Thu Oct 25, 2018 11:57 am It's still down with yeasterday 6oo pt drop. Any rebound is a chance to exit I would think. 10 year treasure is 3.15% guaranteed. Do you think is equity can beat that in next few years?
i think you meant in the "next ten years"
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Pretty sure my 401k contribution buys at the end of the trading day. Sigh, once I again I miss out on the bottom (for now). I want to buy on a deep discount!
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Crisium wrote: Wed Oct 31, 2018 12:47 pm Pretty sure my 401k contribution buys at the end of the trading day. Sigh, once I again I miss out on the bottom (for now). I want to buy on a deep discount!
I was thinking the same thing. My 401K buy is today and it is also my payday so I was going to put a little in taxable - but with it being up 1.6% yesterday and looking to be up an equal percentage today looks like I'm missing the bottom of this particular trough.
Still down from most Highs but ...
(Of course for me - I'm looking at only about $2000 more in - so assuming a 3% uptick from a couple of days ago its only a $60 missed opportunity. Thanks to DCA'ing throughout the year....)
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Has anybody else noticed the pattern in the last month that on down days value out performs growth and on up days growth out performs value. Not looking to do anything with that just interesting.
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Crisium wrote: Wed Oct 31, 2018 12:47 pm Pretty sure my 401k contribution buys at the end of the trading day. Sigh, once I again I miss out on the bottom (for now). I want to buy on a deep discount!
I'm sure you'll have your chance at some point. Hopefully there aren't too many lives ruined in the process.
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fennewaldaj wrote: Thu Nov 01, 2018 12:30 am Has anybody else noticed the pattern in the last month that on down days value out performs growth and on up days growth out performs value. Not looking to do anything with that just interesting.
It's because I buy one and sell the other on a daily basis. It's my new market timing strategy.
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Juggernaut cannot be stopped...
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All aboard the gravy train! :D
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Pretty strong day... figured I'd bump this thread to jinx it ;)
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JoMoney wrote: Wed Nov 07, 2018 11:00 am Pretty strong day... figured I'd bump this thread to jinx it ;)
That didn't work, jinx failed :) .

The S&P 500 index is still up 1.52% so far today.
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JoMoney wrote: Wed Nov 07, 2018 11:00 am Pretty strong day... figured I'd bump this thread to jinx it ;)
Just don't look at the volume indicator

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Dow regains 26000 level. Woo.. hoo...
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greenback wrote: Thu Sep 20, 2018 8:47 pm
H-Town wrote: Thu Sep 20, 2018 4:56 pm
amitb00 wrote: Thu Sep 20, 2018 4:23 pm Dow and S&P 500 soaring to new highs. Enjoying the ride. Wonder when will this end and don’t want to think about that😁
Not a good thing if you're in accumulation phase. But if you're close to your target to retire, then I'd raise my glass to you :beer
I can relate to your comment more than i'd like to admit! I started my accumulation phase around ~19,000 (DOW) so the earnings are tiny compared to a large portfolio. I wish I was in accumulation earlier!
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It's days like today that I wish I wasn't holding international at market weight! :D

Go USA! :sharebeer
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bligh wrote: Wed Nov 07, 2018 2:22 pm It's days like today that I wish I wasn't holding international at market weight! :D

Go USA! :sharebeer
Already there! :wink:
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bligh wrote: Wed Nov 07, 2018 2:22 pm It's days like today that I wish I wasn't holding international at market weight! :D

Go USA! :sharebeer
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Keep on soaring! :beer
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Doom&Gloom wrote: Wed Nov 07, 2018 3:07 pm To the moon, Alice! To the moon!
Hey Ralphie Boy! Whatta day, eh?!
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fennewaldaj wrote: Thu Nov 01, 2018 12:30 am Has anybody else noticed the pattern in the last month that on down days value out performs growth and on up days growth out performs value. Not looking to do anything with that just interesting.
Yes. Growth funds have gone from more consistent outperformance vs value to the more recent mixed bag, following the pattern you describe, with a little deviation here and there as I recall. It's interesting because value now has a reputation as something of a modest safe-haven in bad times, relative to growth, and we are seeing that contention actually play out on a day to day basis. as if the stars were all aligned.

I have suspicions about one aspect of what might be happening, but it's kinda pointless to articulate -I'm not going to change how I invest.
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No one here?

U.S. stocks in free fall thread will welcome ya'll back with open arms.
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