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Posted by blackchip on 06-02-08 03:14 AM:

A rare and dangerous Black Swan formation is almost complete!

The very rare black swan formation - note both feet and neck are complete and the rare vampire tooth variation is in place.

This is very bad. Very very bad.

Posted by Rtrader2525 on 06-02-08 03:16 AM:

you made my day lol!!! thankj you

Posted by lachie74 on 06-02-08 03:16 AM:

lol... Thanks for the heads up!

Posted by startraitor on 06-02-08 03:17 AM:

I see an inverted ford pinto formation in there as well. Best not to fade...

Posted by clacy on 06-02-08 03:23 AM:

LOL!

Posted by VictorS on 06-02-08 03:25 AM:

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Absolutely hilarious!

Posted by nutmeg on 06-02-08 03:30 AM:

That is the greatest. I had to print it.

Posted by rickf on 06-02-08 03:36 AM:

*snickers*

Absolutely brilliant. Good one!

Posted by longhi18 on 06-02-08 03:45 AM:

basically best post ever.

Probably better analysis than half the stuff posted by some users.

Posted by bgp on 06-02-08 03:52 AM:

blackchip where did you learn this? and tell me about a market that had this formation.

thanks,
bgp

Posted by Indrionas on 06-02-08 04:06 AM:

Good one!

I don't see any difference between this and 99.99% of the stuff about trading that is there on the internet, seminars, books and videos. All the same untested random crap that's taken for granted.

Posted by ssbc19 on 06-02-08 04:11 AM:

Thanks for the laugh

Posted by ByLoSellHi on 06-02-08 04:14 AM:

Best chart ever.

I think I also saw a reverse Kimchi Snaggletooth forming. Can anyone confirm?

Posted by tommymoose on 06-02-08 04:36 AM:

Awesome

Posted by dandxg on 06-02-08 04:53 AM:

Thanks for posting that, just classic.

Posted by ByLoSellHi on 06-02-08 05:10 AM:

Does anyone else see it, or am I the only one to see a Bamberger reversal rectal bleeding pattern shaping up, also? Isn't that a sign of buyer exhaustion?

Posted by trackstar on 06-02-08 06:33 AM:

AMAZING! WINNER!

Posted by NazSpaz on 06-02-08 07:36 AM:

Made my day, too funny. Now draw the future chart which shows the line down in the shape of puke coming from the swan's mouth...

Posted by asap on 06-02-08 09:04 AM:

ROTFLOL

Posted by OddTrader on 06-02-08 09:21 AM:

Hall of flame, absolutely!

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Posted by guy990opl on 06-02-08 09:36 AM:

If you can find a way to use your creativity in the market I do not see what is stopping you from making a lot of money.

If I could vote the best posts yours would be on top.

Your post is not only highly educational ( 99% of the posts here are less educational than yours ), but it is also absolutely brilliant !

Posted by zdreg on 06-02-08 11:26 AM:

perhaps instead of the rorsharch test it could be used to determined which traders are psychotic and which are not.

"The Rorschach inkblot test (pronounced IPA: [ʁoɐʃax]) is a method of psychological evaluation. Psychologists use this test to try to examine the personality characteristics and emotional functioning of their patients. The Rorschach is currently the second most commonly used test in forensic assessment, after the MMPI, and is the second most widely used test by members of the Society for Personality Assessment. It has been employed in diagnosing underlying thought disorder and differentiating psychotic from nonpsychotic thinking incases where the patient is reluctant to openly admit to psychotic thinking.[1]

of course there is no comparison between an inkblot and a a price chart.

Posted by monti1a on 06-02-08 11:36 AM:

totally funny.....

Posted by Shapeshifter on 06-02-08 11:43 AM:

Our goose looks cooked

Posted by RedDuke on 06-02-08 12:03 PM:

Thanks. It is nice to start the week with the smile on your face.

Posted by bahdabing on 06-02-08 12:33 PM:

Not even Jack Hershey has this kind of raw talent and pattern spotting ability. LMAO!

good One!

Posted by CaptainObvious on 06-02-08 12:44 PM:

Gets my vote for best post of the decade.

Posted by Cr0nos on 06-02-08 01:00 PM:

ah ah it was a nice one, thanks for the laugh^^

Posted by blackchip on 06-02-08 02:10 PM:

Glad to help my fellow traders.

I've got a call into Taleb for confirmation.

All I can add at this point is SAVE YOURSELVES!

Posted by Lucrum on 06-02-08 02:14 PM:

Hmmm, for some reason all I see on that chart are legs and breasts. Must be something wrong with me.

Posted by ByLoSellHi on 06-02-08 03:56 PM:

Quote from blackchip:

Glad to help my fellow traders.

I've got a call into Taleb for confirmation.

All I can add at this point is SAVE YOURSELVES!

There's a whisper rumor that Taleb has seen your chart and is dubbing it 'H5N1 beak-to-tail' formation.

Posted by hawk 1 on 06-02-08 04:15 PM:

good way to wake up!

nice cover for a book

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Posted by nutmeg on 06-02-08 04:16 PM:

Blackchip,

You gotta try and sell that cartoon, fire off a few copies to different mags, wsj or new yorker, trader monthly.

Posted by nutmeg on 06-02-08 04:27 PM:

Re: good way to wake up!

Quote from hawk 1:

nice cover for a book

It would be a nice cover for a book. I have a couple titles:

The quant that got thunk.

Trade with me and other stuff.

I can chart with my eyes shut.

Posted by CaptainObvious on 06-02-08 04:44 PM:

It was the rare vampire tooth variation that confirmed the trade.

Posted by walter4 on 06-02-08 04:46 PM:

thanks for the laugh

Posted by Maverick74 on 06-02-08 05:04 PM:

Shut down ET immediately! It will never get better then that. Close on a high note.

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Posted by TrueRange on 06-02-08 05:13 PM:

Pure genius.

Encore?

Posted by Eddiefl on 06-02-08 05:15 PM:

excellent, one of the all time best.

Now it went it drops a crap, measure the fall of the crap to the floor from distance from the anus with with Fibo levels,, we can see how far this will bounce....

too funny..

Posted by jmjatlanta on 06-02-08 05:26 PM:

Someone needs to sell this as a poster. That's just awesome.

Posted by oTzt on 06-02-08 05:52 PM:

THIS is why I love ET.
Many thanks Blackchip.

Posted by rtstrading on 06-02-08 05:55 PM:

Looks more like a Duck to me.... maybe we should get some....

AFLAC

Already short, but thanks for the heads up as to when I should cover...when all of ET is jumping on the short wagon.

Posted by flyingiguana on 06-02-08 06:40 PM:

the OP chart quacks me up

Posted by MAESTRO on 06-02-08 06:47 PM:

I am sitting on my Jury duty panel. I had 15 min break and opened my laptop … to check my emails etc. When I saw your “Black Swan” I laughed so hard … entire court house was wondering what is going on! You are a life savior! I was dying of boredom and now I keep on smiling! Thank you!

Posted by scriabinop23 on 06-02-08 06:53 PM:

Re: A rare and dangerous Black Swan formation is almost complete!

Quote from blackchip:

The very rare black swan formation - note both feet and neck are complete and the rare vampire tooth variation is in place.

This is very bad. Very very bad.

I think even Nassim Taleb would find that hilarious.

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Posted by mitsubishi on 06-02-08 07:11 PM:

Re: good way to wake up!

Quote from hawk 1:

nice cover for a book

just genius! Looks like a a duck,if you do a book call it 'New (quant) Quack Analysis'

Posted by Joab on 06-02-08 07:36 PM:

Post of the year !!

Thanks for the laugh it made my day.

Posted by sunggong on 06-02-08 07:42 PM:

I had to click on this thread since it kept moving to the top of the Most Recent Threads List, and I'm glad that I did!

The most creative post on ET!

Thanks for sharing it with us!

Posted by lolo24ca on 06-02-08 08:01 PM:

WHAT THE ??? ... VAMPIRE TOOTH, FEET .....R U CRACK ON !!LMAO

Posted by RiceRocket on 06-02-08 08:02 PM:

This pattern may have something to it, look at the market down hard today. I will probably start incorporating this pattern into my strategy.

Posted by daybyday on 06-02-08 09:06 PM:

Best technical analysis i have seen.
Very creative.

If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck...

Posted by Manni on 06-02-08 09:13 PM:

too funny.

Posted by Michael88 on 06-02-08 09:13 PM:

LOL!

LOL

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Posted by Miragers on 06-02-08 09:23 PM:

Brilliant

Posted by nutmeg on 06-02-08 09:56 PM:

Quote from daybyday:

Best technical analysis i have seen.
Very creative.

If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck...

If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck put it on the menu and call it Canard.

Posted by JohnGreen on 06-03-08 12:22 AM:

I laughed so hard that I cried when I saw the swan picture!!!

Posted by demoship on 06-03-08 01:56 AM:

20 / 10 LoLs

Posted by ByLoSellHi on 06-03-08 02:21 AM:

Quote from EdgeHunter:

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CHECK IT OUT...

IT'S ON THE BIG PICTURE

Barry L. Ritholtz's blog... !!!

I correspond with him now and then and so i sent the chart to him this morning hoping he would post it...

http://bigpicture.typepad.com/comme...-dangerous.html

lmao.

Posted by ceteris_p@ribus on 06-03-08 03:07 AM:

Quack quack

Hahaha this is genius! Great and hilarious TA

Posted by EdgeHunter on 06-03-08 03:11 AM:

Quote from blackchip:

Glad everyone likes the chart, but Ritholtz seems to be presenting it as his own without a link back or attribution.

He now has a link back to your OP on your page 1... just under the first pic of his post...

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Posted by forex-forex on 06-03-08 05:52 AM:

The original post is a classic. FIVE STARS

Posted by Avi 8 on 06-03-08 06:47 AM:

Re: A rare and dangerous Black Swan formation is almost complete!

Quote from blackchip:

...This is very bad. Very very bad...

Wait! Not so fast guys!

It all depends if the back leg is it's right or left.

Posted by spacetrip on 06-03-08 06:57 AM:

Re: Re: A rare and dangerous Black Swan formation is almost complete!

I am just reading Black Swan, so this TA made me really laugh.

Posted by blackchip on 06-04-08 09:13 PM:

Looks like somebody's deleting the posts in this thread.

Very disingenuous considering the post has gotten almost 20,000 views in a couple of days.

Posted by Robert Weinstein on 06-06-08 08:09 PM:

Well done well done!!!

very good TA

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Posted by nirav34 on 06-06-08 08:29 PM:

It looks like a damn duck to me

Posted by ByLoSellHi on 06-07-08 05:01 AM:

Coincidence or not, this was one of the most timely and accurate threads I've ever encountered.

Posted by jjk2 on 06-08-08 07:39 AM:

this is fucking genius!

Posted by jaytrader100 on 06-08-08 07:48 AM:

hilarious..thanks

Posted by timbo on 06-08-08 07:58 AM:

lol. This indicator will be on all major software releases. Blackchip, hope you can code this.

Posted by ProfitPirate on 06-08-08 08:19 AM:

Haarrr haarrr, haarrrr...

Posted by uasish on 06-08-08 07:36 PM:

This Bird has flown to Indian Forums also.

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Posted by brazilianwonder on 06-08-08 08:10 PM:

Look at this picture aspiring traders. This is what it takes to be huge..seeing things before everyone does. hahaha...

More laughs can be had at:

http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showt...threadid=125021 or

Posted by Bowgett on 07-18-08 11:32 PM:

Re: A rare and dangerous Black Swan formation is almost complete!

Quote from blackchip:

The very rare black swan formation - note both feet and neck are complete and the rare vampire tooth variation is in place.

This is very bad. Very very bad.

We need an update because this formation did such great job

Remember the tooth?

Posted by lilduckling on 07-19-08 06:04 AM:

this is very insightful indeed, thanks.

i am not familiar with this formation... any books on this?

Posted by gangof4 on 07-19-08 06:49 AM:

had to comment, as i always ignore clicking on stupid prediction threads. when i saw this reappear i figured i would find out why.

fucking hilarious- made my night...

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Posted by Xuanxue on 07-19-08 08:13 AM:

That had to be the best jibe from a fundy I've come across yet, and I'm all tech.

Too fucking funny.

Posted by BlindLemonBoosh on 07-19-08 12:53 PM:

Quote from CaptainObvious:

Gets my vote for best post of the decade.

I don't know..."She hymotized him wid dat kabbalah stuff" could prove to be a strong contender for the crown.

Posted by tommylove3 on 09-07-08 05:54 AM:

I think you should go on Crammers Show and warn everybody else.

Posted by EMini-Player on 09-07-08 06:32 AM:

Re: A rare and dangerous Black Swan formation is almost complete!

Quote from blackchip:

Classic!

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Posted by joeb8822 on 09-07-08 06:49 AM:

This pattern can be just as scary...............

Posted by tommylove3 on 09-07-08 04:32 PM:

Is this a left footed or right footed black swan? I need to know so I can set my stops.
Thanks

Posted by PocketChange on 09-14-08 03:44 PM:

Fuck'in hilarious

Posted by Cutten on 09-15-08 12:25 AM:

Notice the S&P puked 190 points in the 2 months after this post

I would love to see Nassim Taleb's face as he read this thread ;)

Posted by eluchenly on 10-07-08 04:39 PM:

Hi, chain a fence in me. OK_

Where to me to ponder on rules? I do not see section

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Posted by Cutten on 10-10-08 02:52 AM:

The "rare and dangerous" Black Swan has now predicted an incredible 500 point (38%) fall in the S&P in 3 1/2 months.

Best technical indicator ever!

Posted by excel on 10-10-08 02:19 PM:

Looks more like a goose...

Posted by gnome on 10-10-08 02:26 PM:

Quote from excel:

Looks more like a goose...

And you know where to get a goose, right?

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Posted by Tums on 10-10-08 02:37 PM:

SP500 to hit 500, again?

Posted by JSHINV on 10-11-08 03:15 AM:

This is by far the funniest f******* post I've ever read on ET!!!!

Posted by lemeeeplay on 10-26-08 01:22 PM:

The funniest -- and prophetic -- post on ET .....

Posted by raythemoneyman on 02-12-09 07:22 PM:

Perfect!

Perfect description of the market!

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