December 2017, Chicken Little Portfolio Performance

In December 2017, the Chicken Little Portfolio gained 1.20% while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 2.06%.

2017 was the year where every investment made money. Stocks, bonds, gold, real estate, and cryptocurrencies.

2017, the year of free money

December 2017 performance

Chicken Little had a winning month in December 2017 to conclude a positive year. The rewards to Chicken Little were swamped by other investments. 

	Dec '17	2017
Chicken Little	1.20%	4.57%
Dow Jones Industrials	2.06%	27.72%

All assets were positive in the month led by bitcoin's stunning 46% gain (in the month). Global equities continue their amazing rise, with the Dow Jones industrial average yearly gain of 27%.  

Bitcoin surpassed $20,000 earlier this month. Having fallen by 35% from that peak, Bitcoin ends the month up almost 50%, and the year up well over 1000%.

What an amazing year!  The only way to lose in 2017, was not to play.

Asset	Symbol	Dec '17	2017
Dow Jones Industrials	DIA	2.06%	27.72%
Non-US Stocks	EFA	0.48%	24.92%
Emerging Market Stocks	EEM	2.83%	37.13%
US Long-Term Bonds	TLT	1.77%	9.08%
Gold	GLD	2.11%	12.81%
Bitcoin	BTC	46.11%	1233.33%

January 2018 portfolio positions

Chicken Little starts 2018 where he as spent the last several years, cowering in fear.  Chicken Little is long US Treasuries with a good amount of cash. In December 2017, Chicken Little made no changes to the portfolio other than a modest dive back into cryptocurrencies. 

Chicken Little remains ready to begin Bear Market Operations, but for now is sitting on his hands.  

Previous month's report                           Subsequent Month's report

	Chicken Little	Dow Jones Industrials
2017	4.57%	27.72%
2016	-1.92%	16.08%
2015 (3/31 -> 12/31)	-2.49%	-0.27%
since inception (3/31/15)	-0.01%	47.85%