This stuff trades so sloppy that I don't think if the real Satan were killed this stuff could rally 500 pts.
None of the sheep are... but remember this is the country of the bubble! A bunch of followers. We need a War like we need another Bush... no offense Mr. Prez.
The war will be a non event just like in 91. Everybody is worried to death and we came in and clean them out in 4 weeks. The news people have to make everything as a worst case situation to sell news. When 9/11 happended, some stations estimated that 50K people die. What a bunch of idiots. Same thing here with this prewar talk. It would not be news if no mentions of nuclear bombs and so forth. My guess is we will win it so easily that the market will rally again just like in 91 but it's a very short term rally , maybe 500 dow pts. And of course Bin is dead, with all the money we spent on spies around the world and no reports of anyone seeing him alive? How is that possible?
The dessert heat is so intense, and with the chemical warfare suits that the soldiers have to wear in order to protect themselves, war cannot be delayed past the middle of march based on IRAQI temperatures. It's now or never. To me, Bush has been as clear as daylight on this. Hussein is escorted out of IRAQ peacefully, or not. nitro
IMHO: Dangerous time is also a great time to make money. No gut, no glory. Of course, it is not easy to overcome fear.
quick war = up market and one less dictator in the world. this is the ideal result. Doing nothing is NOT the ideal result.
It's funny how folks on the anti-war bandwagon consistently bitch and gripe about Bush/economy but never offer any alternative solution to remove this maniac. I personally do not like the idea of war, but I like the idea of speaking Arabic under a ruthless dictator even less. And how can anyone say Afghanistan was a failure? The people there have been liberated and a new government is being formed. Women can go to school again. Are you saying that was a waste? And wake up folks, Bin Laden is dead. We blew him out of a cave somewhere. Do you really think this guy would not have said a word in the past year? If there's a better way anti-war folks, let's hear it.
No I don't think so. Yes I think BL is dead but he provides a symbol of the war on terrorism. So I think they don't claim victory just so there is an "object" to pursue. I also think that doing nothing about Saddam is not an option or a future. (sorry, i couldn't resist on a traders's site)
Lets see Oct 1987, I was long as long could be S&P and with what margin money I had left over I was long the KC Value Line. Thank God for silver and Swiss Francs. I would have bailed, but it was too exciting watching the quotron to see if it could go 3 digits on the Dow. Worrying about whether the financial institutions would stay solvent kept my mind off my own losses. It is always good to have something else to worry about. In the end Cattle and Swiss Francs put me back on top. Too bad I later blew up that whole account. It wasn't the big market that blew me up. I survived being long the biggest down day in history up to that point. It was the stubborn piddling around trading I did after that that got me. The point is, if you're looking for something to fear, the market runs a distant second to what you can do to your ownself.