Category Archives: 401K

More Investors Say Bye-Bye to Buy-and-Hold

Posted on April 12, 2009 by Tom

Things are different this time? I can think of two times when “things were different” and then collapsed. Dot-coms and Real Estate. Continue reading →

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AAII Stock Screens

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Tom

I decided to sign up for AAII a few months ago and only recently started poking around in there.  I have to say that I’m pretty impressed with the quantity and types of stock screens they have and I’ve been getting … Continue reading →

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New Year, New Models, New Work

Posted on January 2, 2009 by Tom

Now that the new year is here and we went through the greatest meltdown since the Great Depression, what shall I do?  Well, max out my 401k for sure and update my neural net models!!!  I’ll be busy working on … Continue reading →

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2008 – A Year To Remember

Posted on December 27, 2008 by Tom

I’m echoing TraderGav’s sentiment when I post this chart.  I never believed that I would sit through a market event like what happened this year, ever.  The good news is that my losses aren’t as bad as the 40% drop … Continue reading →

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The Race To The Bottom Continues

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Tom

Another brutal selloff yesterday but we’re getting close to my target zone.  My daily timing model issued a few BUY signals last Friday and the volatility indicator breached 7.  Crazy. I’m curious to see what my weekly timing model says … Continue reading →

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Another Sell Signal?

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Tom

This just in.  My timing model issued another SELL signal.  I think we’re setting the stage for another leg down.  I sure hope not but I follow my model religously.  My ultimate target is 700 on the S&P500 but we’ll … Continue reading →

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Bailout Fading?

Posted on October 15, 2008 by Tom

Trading Forex is a lot like watching Nature.  Its all about the survival of the fittest.  Often when banks intervene in a currency to halt its slide or stop its appreciation, the result is an outlier in the overall trend.  … Continue reading →

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The Road To Serfdom Continues

Posted on October 13, 2008 by Tom

We took a big step toward nationalization this weekend as the Federal Reserve and Great Britain decided to inject taxpayer money into the banking system to stabilize things, emphasis mine. Before markets opened in Europe, a statement from the Federal … Continue reading →

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Random Thoughts

Posted on October 10, 2008 by Tom

After a week like this, I’m glad the weekend is here.  I need time to relax and not think about this imploding market.  Although things are really bad out there, and will likely get worse before its over, I’m pretty … Continue reading →

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Only 209 More Points To Go

Posted on October 10, 2008 by Tom

I hope.

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The Race To The Bottom Begins – Part III

Posted on October 9, 2008 by Tom

I believe that we are fast approaching a bottom based on my market timing model and simulations.  I know I’ve said that before but these levels of panic can’t sustain themselves for long without some sort of capitulation.  Below is … Continue reading →

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The Race To The Bottom Begins – II

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Tom

After watching yesterday’s market plunge, followed by the 9.4% selloff in Tokyo last night, I’m thoroughly convinced that the race for the bottom is in on. In Japan, the benchmark index dropped the most in 21 years as investors were … Continue reading →

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