Hi, Can anyone enlighten me as to what caused the decade of inflation in the 70s? Obvs the gov raised interest rates in an effort to stem the...
It was a roller coaster, pointed down most dramatically by the loss of purchasing power, i believe.
Yes piglet you raise a good point. I do expect there will be a lot of devaluation competition. Honestly I don't know what role that will play...
I'm sold on the weak dollar + inflation hypothesis. Its not that complicated. Put yourself in the shoes of the Fed and the gov and ask what you...
Plan to try and get long again around 1050 on the S&P. Hope to see that kind of dip going into earnings season...
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I would be willing to watch it for you, on a temporary basis. It will be safe.
Gotta say I have never actively traded in a market this boring. Hasn't been too bad for swing trading but like watching paint drying on a daily...
I liquidated my entire portfolio over the last two days with the exception of one position AND some put hedges i had for previous positions (just...
No kidding! I'm feeling pretty good about getting out at that price. Of course, the whole thing could melt up tomorrow leaving me chagrined, but...
OK i got an itchy trigger finger. Sold my entire ES position this morning at 1127.50. I think there may be 7 or 8 more points to be had, but...
ES is at 1128 this morning. I had 1135 targeted as an exit for a position trade i've been holding since late October. I may take part off the...
I bought GMCR at $64 recently, and just sold my position yesterday at $77. Was kind of hard to sell, and then I missed almost an extra buck by...
I'm not desperate for anything to continue. As soon as there is a reason to go short, I will. That reason is most likely either going to be some...
So tired of people talking about the "imminent dump" right around the corner. There will not be any meaningful selling - PERIOD -- until...
Shortie- You're right that there were pullbacks after each new high, but what you didn't pay attention to is that each new high was about 1.5%...
I have an exit target of 1135 for an ES position trade i'v been holding since the end of October. I'm quite hoping we hit that next week so i...
My resolution is to stop overtrading and on a related note to have more patience to let certain strategic trades play out. For the last two...
My 2009 performance is abysmal....I believe i'm currently even and hoping for a positive bump the last couple of weeks here. Not holding my...
maybe people are really silly though...the most likely situation, looking at things from a historical perspective, is for a normal business...
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