Tactical Timing System
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Checkpoint Systems to be Added to the SMA Portfolio
As the cash balance of the SMA Portfolio has risen to over 1% of...
- Posted October 23, 2015
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Closed-end Fund Adams Natural Resources to be Added to the SMA Portfolio
There are occasions when a Closed-End Fund (CEF) is preferable to holding a comparable...
- Posted July 1, 2015
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2013 Performance Review
Given the dismal performance of the SMA Portfolio in 2013 I've contemplated abandoning the...
- Posted June 30, 2014
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PSEC added to the SMA Portfolio
In a move that some may see as capitulation, I've decided to allow the...
- Posted February 25, 2014
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SGL Added to SMA Portfolio
As mentioned in a previous post regarding the opportunity in closed-end funds , a...
- Posted January 2, 2014
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EMD Added to SMA Portfolio
As mentioned in the previous post regarding the opportunity in closed-end funds , a...
- Posted December 20, 2013
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Stock Market Advantage Sell Signal
The Tactical Timing System has generated a sell signal. To comply with the system...
- Posted April 29, 2013
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Latest News
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Stock Market Advantage Buy Signal
The Tactical Timing System has generated a buy signal
- December 20, 2018
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AT&T and BT Group Added to the SMA Portfolio
Weakness in the telecom sector, along with rising interest rates,...
- May 18, 2018
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BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust to be Added
The recent buyout of Checkpoint Systems (CKP) and liquidation of...
- June 9, 2016
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Checkpoint Systems to be Added to the SMA Portfolio
As the cash balance of the SMA Portfolio has risen...
- October 23, 2015
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Closed-end Fund Adams Natural Resources to be Added to the SMA Portfolio
There are occasions when a Closed-End Fund (CEF) is preferable...
- July 1, 2015
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Indexes, Currencies, Commodities & Rates
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iShares Global REIT ETF Sold
Investor euphoria/greed has been elevated with the extension of...
- January 20, 2021
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iShares Silver Mining ETF Increased
With interest rates creeping up and the US Dollar...
- January 12, 2021
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iShares Silver Miners ETF Added
The iShares MSCI Global Silver Miners ETF (SLVP) was...
- December 21, 2020
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Is the Retirement Crisis Really a Crisis?
PBS Frontline recently presented a documentary called “The Retirement...
- April 25, 2013
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Alarming Chart of the Stock Markets of 1987 and 2012-2013
Several days ago I posted a chart showing the...
- May 22, 2013
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Bill Ackman Thinks Diversification is for the Lazy
Bill Ackman made a speech at the Active/Passive Investor...
- March 4, 2010
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T.T.S. Fear Index
Date | Index | SMA Comment |
1/20/2021 | 2.3 | Massive stimulus and Fed support have nearly eliminated fear |
3/23/2020 | 7.0 | Coronavirus and oil price war panic investors to the highest level of fear since October 2011 |
12/26/2019 | 2.3 | Lowest level of fear in nearly two years (January 2018) |
12/21/2018 | 6.7 | Raised fears likely setting up a buying opportunity |
1/11/2018 | 1.8 | Unusually low fear could mean we're near the top in valuations |
1/13/16 | 6.3 | Terrible start to 2016 raised fears |
10/3/11 | 8.5 | A good tradable bottom (S&P 500 @ 1,085) based on lots of nonsense |
3/9/09 | 7.0 | Market bottom (S&P 500 @ 666); end of the world was nigh |
10/27/08 | 8.8 | Market had dropped 28% in 5 weeks, Paulson pulled out all stops to save Wall Street bankers |
10/12/07 | 3.2 | Market top (S&P 500 @ 1,562); worldwide housing bubble pricked |
Year-to-Date Performance as of January 15, 2021
Index/Portfolio | YTD % |
SMA Portfolio | 8.5% |
S&P 500 | 1.1% |
U. S. Small Caps | 6.9% |
Total U. S. Stock Market | 2.1% |
Total Int'l Stock Market | 4.4% |
Total U. S. Bond Market | -1.1% |