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Starting the second half of the year, I have a modification on the method.
With a slight change of the title, “Stay” instead of “Keep”.
It’s downsized from the seven chart indicator formulas to three.
The system needed more “Calm” less flip-flopping.
It still focuses on the S fund, but also an all stocks bullish/bearish indicator.
This calmer version started on June 1, and as you can see is bullish.
It will not make the wide swings as before.

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I may be late to the party, but can you unpack the buy/sell line?

Is that showing when people are doing said activity, or when you should?
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IRQVET wrote: Thu Jun 09, 2022 4:07 pm I may be late to the party, but can you unpack the buy/sell line?

Is that showing when people are doing said activity, or when you should?
Above 500, you need to have a good reason not to be in stocks (S fund or C).
Below 500, you need a good reason to be in stocks.
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Tomanyiron wrote: Thu Jun 09, 2022 4:52 pm
IRQVET wrote: Thu Jun 09, 2022 4:07 pm I may be late to the party, but can you unpack the buy/sell line?

Is that showing when people are doing said activity, or when you should?
Above 500, you need to have a good reason not to be in stocks (S fund or C).
Below 500, you need a good reason to be in stocks.
A good reason may be that the market is already down 5% for a month that ain’t even 1/2 over…

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Most people are saying this is a mostly technical correction (meaning reversal to the mean) which is good I guess.

Most of the indices have just breached their March 2020 levels (e.g. near-capitulation?) except for the S&P500--so not quite ready for a short-term broad-based rally or at least consolidation.

BTW I heard that the S&P500 is really just the S&P10 from a market weighing calculation. Nine of those 10 are IT companies (FAANGS et al.). C'mon, finish your crash already :oops:

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bloobs wrote: Fri Jun 17, 2022 8:19 am BTW I heard that the S&P500 is really just the S&P10 from a market weighing calculation. Nine of those 10 are IT companies (FAANGS et al.). C'mon, finish your crash already :oops:
Good justification for TSP to include a mid-cap fund.
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