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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: elann ✸✹🐝🐝 HONORARY
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Subject: Re: Chart: timing with Nas100 RS screen
Date: 05/30/26 1:57 PM
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The problem is that they have you out and sitting in cash for 30 months and 18 months at a time. Pretty hard to not get itchy fingers somewhere around the 9'th month.
Of course, that's better than untimed with -66% MaxDD and 10+ years to recover.

I've experimented with a few simple ways of trying to recognize being past the bottom while the SMA is still saying to sell -- and everything I tried failed. I guess this screen is just too volatile.

How about an arbitrary rule for getting back in. When you’re still out 12 months after your sell signal, you get back in no matter what.
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