Sunday, February 25, 2018

2/25/2018 Weekend Update

Sector Model
XLP
-0.05%
Full Model
Date
Return
Days
BT
8/11/2015
-48.23%
929
TMK
11/23/2015
45.64%
825
NVR
12/16/2015
80.79%
802
CMP
2/19/2016
-2.29%
737
NVR
2/22/2016
88.41%
734
AMWD
3/17/2016
98.39%
710
CASY
5/12/2016
-0.58%
654
AEM
6/7/2016
-18.24%
628
ESRX
6/13/2016
1.44%
622
AMED
6/16/2016
15.09%
619
FRO
6/27/2016
-39.40%
608
ASTE
7/12/2016
7.19%
593
MFC
9/1/2016
50.20%
542
SFM
9/8/2016
27.49%
535
CFFN
9/12/2016
-0.97%
531
FOSL
5/11/2017
-5.26%
290
HIBB
7/25/2017
92.75%
215
FOSL
7/27/2017
23.91%
213
HZO
8/1/2017
40.74%
208
CMPR
12/27/2017
40.40%
60
(Since 5/31/2011)
S&P
Annualized
11.17%
Sector Model
Annualized
15.78%
Full Model
Annualized
15.11%
S&P
Total
104.21%
Sector Model
Total
168.47%
Full Model
Total
158.24%
Sector Model
Advantage
4.60%
Full Model
Advantage
3.94%
Previous
2018
S&P
98.38%
2.94%
Sector Model
172.95%
-1.64%
Full Model
145.63%
5.13%


Is the economy good, or bad?

Are tax rates low enough, or high enough?

Is spending too much, or not enough?

The political ramifications of a stock trade has to do with the time period you plan to hold.

Short term, higher spending and lower taxes tends to inflate stocks and suppress bonds, because at some point it will:

1) devalue the currency, and then
2) create inflation

During the first stage of currency devaluation (which we are in now), stocks and real estate will rise.

During the second stage, of inflation, stocks will stall and real estate will continue to rise.

Keep in mind that we have elected a real estate mogul.  The economic strategy he has will tend to favor what he knows.  That doesn’t have to be conscious.  It’s merely what anyone would do: we tend to favor ideas that have worked FOR US in the past, assuming that what’s good for us will be good for everyone.

Tim


Sunday, February 18, 2018

2/18/2018 Weekend Update

Sector Model
XLP
2.25%
Full Model
Date
Return
Days
BT
8/11/2015
-51.41%
922
TMK
11/23/2015
45.88%
818
NVR
12/16/2015
93.42%
795
CMP
2/19/2016
-2.29%
730
NVR
2/22/2016
101.57%
727
AMWD
3/17/2016
97.29%
703
CASY
5/12/2016
3.55%
647
AEM
6/7/2016
-13.12%
621
ESRX
6/13/2016
-0.90%
615
AMED
6/16/2016
12.07%
612
FRO
6/27/2016
-43.77%
601
ASTE
7/12/2016
5.85%
586
MFC
9/1/2016
53.44%
535
SFM
9/8/2016
37.30%
528
CFFN
9/12/2016
-0.12%
524
FOSL
5/11/2017
0.55%
283
HIBB
7/25/2017
90.84%
208
FOSL
7/27/2017
31.52%
206
HZO
8/1/2017
44.78%
201
CMPR
12/27/2017
32.12%
53
(Since 5/31/2011)
S&P
Annualized
11.11%
Sector Model
Annualized
16.22%
Full Model
Annualized
15.51%
S&P
Total
103.03%
Sector Model
Total
174.64%
Full Model
Total
163.60%
Sector Model
Advantage
5.11%
Full Model
Advantage
4.40%
Previous
2018
S&P
98.38%
2.34%
Sector Model
172.95%
0.62%
Full Model
145.63%
7.32%


No comments this week.  Just the update.