It this market being proped up?

Discussion in 'Trading' started by protrader-2K5, Aug 30, 2005.

Who is proping this market up?

  1. No one, it's the natural order of things

    30 vote(s)
    41.1%
  2. Plunge Protection Team (PPT)

    23 vote(s)
    31.5%
  3. Insititutional traders,

    14 vote(s)
    19.2%
  4. Retail Investors / buy the dip investors

    6 vote(s)
    8.2%
  1. oh i forgot!!!


    institutions 30 --- hedgies 34

    still early 4th quarter action after the hedgies intercepted an institutional pass and ran it back for a touchdown! :D
     
    #41     Aug 31, 2005
  2. Maverick74

    Maverick74

    Posting opinions is different then you lecturing everyone why the market is doing what it's doing. Nobody really cares. If you want to post opinions, tell me who is going to the Superbowl this year. Don't talk about sector rotation. Double yawn.
     
    #42     Aug 31, 2005
  3. indy or steelers from the afc championship game

    philly or the vikes from the nfc championship game


    surprise teams of this year will be cards winning their division
    and the pats not winning their division.
     
    #43     Aug 31, 2005
  4. Maverick74

    Maverick74

    No way! The Vikes? Are you kidding me? I have Atlanta and probably Indy although I think I should be smart and take San Diego. Indy is a let down every year.
     
    #44     Aug 31, 2005
  5. are you paying attention to what the odd's for divisional winners and nfc/afc championships winners are?

    those bookies don't want to lose any money --- odd's are a bit surprising this year for several teams.


    time to start a new chat thread! :D
     
    #45     Aug 31, 2005
  6. Mkt isn't being artifically propped up, it's legit buying.

    Any excuse and rationalization people can conjure up to buy they will. It's just bullshit.

    I actually had somebody tell me the high gas prices and an inverted yield curve were good for the mkt.

    People are out of their f*cking minds in my opinion.

    If GDP came in at 10 mkt would love it because the economy is strong, if it came in at 1 mkt would love it because they wrongly believe the fed will cut rates.

    The mkt is a game of rationalization and demand, nothing else.
     
    #46     Aug 31, 2005
  7. Risk-reversal = long synthetic, split strike
    Risk-conversion = short synthetic, split strike

    Reversal = short stock, long synthetic at same-strike
    Conversion = long stock, short synthetic at same-strike

    "Risk Reversal" is the general-term used to denote a split-strike synthetic, long or short. Any one of those will do.
     
    #47     Aug 31, 2005
  8. just another day at the "liquidity pumper" with long scalps one after the other with every buy program burst ---- massive activity today.

    no, there is no way this market is being pushed! HAHAHAHA! :D
     
    #48     Aug 31, 2005
  9. The amount of money flowing into the market is incredible, it s like a damn broke and its washing into stocks.
     
    #49     Aug 31, 2005
  10. so pretty when market not allowed to stay down..$$$
     
    #50     Aug 31, 2005