Post #658 by elann on the Mechanical Investing board

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I have often thought of such a strategy, given how difficult getting decent returns is.
My version, not written down or thought out, is something like this.
- sell everything and relax, if you haven't already
- wait, and continue relaxing
- wait even more
- go in small amounts when mungofitch starts posting short term bottom detectors
- go the rest of the way in when he posts about major bottom detectors
- do nothing for (set time interval, one or three years maybe)
- sell (six) months after people start talking about top indicators
- repeat

I have a feeling that this would put you far behind Buy and Hold.

Elan

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