Totally free markets are bad and will destroy capitalism! They lead to monopolies and cartels and destroy free competition. The mainstream media in the US is not a tool of "anti-capitalist Marxists", it is a tool of capitalists. Do you think Bill Gates and Rupert Murdock are Marxists, for god's sake???
I think you bring up a good point. My answer is: 1. Most traders/investors are still mostly long. So they can get out of the way by selling, but not necessery profit from it. 2. It is considered bad etiquette to smile about your profits when most of your fellow traders are losing money...
LOL, those guy on the floors are not thinking about shorts? Remember this is a job for that guy. If I were that guy on the floor I would be frowning from the volume I have to process. He is working his tail off.
good point, personally I'm trading FAZ/TZA/SMN/SRS/SDS heavily this last week, and will continue to do so .... personally I don't like holding short stock positions overnight, but I'm fine with going long the short etfs for swing trades, that's how I'll keep trading if the market keeps selling... -ken