Assume what you want...it won't change your giving up on yourself.NYAD was at ath's at the 2010 and 2011 tops, I doubt you got out of the way of either of those, 15% in 2010 and 20% in 2011.
Fib
You do realize that a stop can't be placed on a 401k, you can get out but only at eod prices, so the market can creep down a few percent
and then the next day be limit down, nothing you can do about it. That is why I am extra careful with that money. Like I said break the line over 17k
and I will consider adding longs.
CLK,
Forget EOD or intraday prices, we all know that you can't TIME 401(K) let alone the market.
How many times in your life you have seen market open limit down or up? The only time I have seen S&P futures being limit down was when Boehner called off vote on budget deal in 2012 for taxing anyone making over 1MM. (By end of trading day it was immaterial). If you are so wary then don't use equity funds in your 401(k). Let the money sit in cash. And are you sure you want go long above DJIA 17K? What if it's head fake?