| "Your
goal should not be to achieve perfection. It
should be to put the probabilities on your
side. And a good timing strategy will do that." |
Most of the time, you can count on your system to get
you into or out of the market "too soon" or "too late" to
catch the tops and bottoms.
If getting out at the very top and getting back in at the very bottom are your
goals, timing is guaranteed to let you down. And if that failure will drive
you nuts, think twice before embarking on a timing strategy, because what you
will perceive as timing mistakes will erode or destroy your willingness to
follow the discipline.
Your goal should not be to achieve perfection. It should be to put the probabilities
on your side. And a good timing strategy will do that.
Ignoring The Media
Almost unanimously, the press seems to have a blind spot when it comes to timing.
They say timers are misguided, and this view is widely echoed by the mutual
fund and brokerage industries.
Can you pull out of the market when everybody else is either getting in or
already making money? Can you get back in when your friends, colleagues, the
media and possibly your own gut are telling you it’s a dumb idea?
Making Decisions
Some people stew and fret and delay making decisions, even when they are convinced
they should do something. They are unlikely to be successful timers.
Successful timing requires quick action to move into and out of markets. One
of the most obvious truths about timing (and one of the most widely overlooked)
is that by the time your friends, your colleagues, your gut and the experts
all agree on what you should do, it’s already far too late for you to
extract the maximum opportunity from it.
Conclusion
Market timing works, and those who are able to stick to long term successful
market timing strategies reduce their risks in the markets, and enhance their
returns. Our trading history, tracked by independent auditors at Timertrac.com
and Hulbert Financial Digest, are proof that our strategies work over time.
We know this as a fact after more than 20 years timing the markets. Although
there are times when even the very best timing strategies are not profitable,
we must remember that timing is not about winning on every trade.
Timing is about winning over the long haul. About reducing risk and protecting
capital during dangerous market conditions. About winning over the years.
