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by wvbill
Thu Nov 19, 2009 3:58 pm
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
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Re: Financial topics

Brady got it right... He deserves credit... But, congress has to follow up and do something. Too often, they bitch (to look good to the public) but then do nothing. I hope its different this time. Pressure is building. Thanks for the clip... I would have missed it -- I always mute the TV when Turbo ...
by wvbill
Mon Nov 09, 2009 7:24 pm
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
Replies: 29822
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Re: Financial topics

Dear Higgie, > Moving normally means there is a certain ebb and flow to the > market that is usually seen on a short term basis. For example, > if some sell volume comes in, the market will normally correct for > a few minutes before moving higher. Today, we're not seeing > anything like that. All ...
by wvbill
Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:21 pm
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
Replies: 29822
Views: 16777215

Re: Financial topics

When you buy "shorts," is there a time limit on when the stock prices have to drop for you to make money? The short answer is no except for options. If you short stock index futures, the contracts have expiration dates and need to be rolled over. If you buy inverse ETFs, you can hold those as long ...
by wvbill
Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:49 pm
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
Replies: 29822
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Re: Financial topics

Comments today by Mish fit right in with recent discussions here:

http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot. ... -12th.html

Bill
by wvbill
Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:27 am
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
Replies: 29822
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Re: Financial topics

It seems to me as if whoever is feeding this market is afraid to allow even a healthy correction for fear it will turn into a serious downturn. I think there is a lot of fear out there, but no one is willing to be the first to exit. The big funds are, at this point, just trying to get to the end of ...
by wvbill
Wed Sep 16, 2009 11:55 pm
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
Replies: 29822
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Re: Financial topics

I think you guys are missing the point by figuring the gain from the bottom. With the type of decline we saw, you need 150% to get even, so 50% is only 1/3 back to the top. The form of this rally is pretty close to mirroring the Dow of 1929-1930 and 10,000 isn't even 1/2 way back. We still need ove...
by wvbill
Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:01 pm
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
Replies: 29822
Views: 16777215

Re: Financial topics

I feel the final blow to the recovery and stock market could be the Christmas Shopping season. If the markets have not crashed by November (which I feel they should), then once it becomes clear that the consumer is dead -- which will be evident by Christmas shopping season -- it will be clear there ...
by wvbill
Sun Aug 23, 2009 9:57 pm
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
Replies: 29822
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I think the uprising is near.

by wvbill
Fri Aug 21, 2009 10:54 pm
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
Replies: 29822
Views: 16777215

Re: Financial topics

... I look at the future differently though in that the disparity provides for huge crash potential. Not all holders of stock are complete idiots and the government can't sponsor the purchase of all of it because there is too much. At some point, investors will sell. This has also been my thinking....
by wvbill
Thu Aug 20, 2009 6:38 pm
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
Replies: 29822
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Re: Financial topics

The following is a summary of what I see now that today is over and everything I've discussed in the past month... Good Luck to everyone in surviving this Depression. Just wanted to say I have been reading all your posts with interest. Please continue to post. And, thank you very much for sharing y...