Agree. I sense a parabolic rally to blow out all the bandwagon shorts is approaching - THAT will be when to aggressively short - aggressively...
Banks trading dry today...a tell??? :confused:
Who cares? Just ignore him...honestly, are we all 5 years old? Jesus.
This is false - see VIX from 1996 to 1999 and compare to SPX. As for the rest of you post, that is just your opinion on how things will play...
I just don't see how you can be so confident of a bear market when the monthly charts are still in an uptrend - ie no lower highs, etc. Sounds...
Timewise, I think an intermediate term low is close at hand. Percentagewise, we could waterfall 5% or so lower or hold around here. We shall see.
I agree - strong parallels between now and 90, 94, and 98 - could spike another 5 or 10% lower from here, but I don't see an extended bear market.
Explain why it won't be like 98 and will instead be a long bear market.
Carry trade unwind, hedgies in panic mode
Great analysis - what are you basing this on????
lol, it has been a winning strategy for the last 4 years - whether it fails now, time will tell. What's with all the smartass theads on ET anyway...
Fear is reaching a crescendo
1380 looks like a nice spot...
Try to be more analytical and less emotional. The market is down barely 10% and people act as though the world is ending, lol.
LMAO at all the fear on here
lol, indeed :p
Take a look at 1998: the SPX fell a bit over 17% according to my rough calculations and then the market kept rising until the REAL bear market...
Downtrend for sure, but bear market no. The monthly charts of the SPX and INDU haven't even made lower highs or anything which would signal a...
Are you serious? I think the definition of a bear market is one down 20% from its highs and we aren't there yet. Everyone so quick to call this a...
Short side getting WAY to crowded me - I heard some guy at the mall telling his buddies how shorting is such a no brainer.
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