I've done it myself (only to state reality of what markets can do), however I now realize how unbelievably annoying it is. Are we here to trade or are we here to shout and scream every second the market sneezes in one direction. Seriously...leave that shit for CNBC.
I actually find it all both amusing and helpful, more amusing. Some posters are obviously cheerleading a bull or bear, and they will regardless of the evidence in front of them.
Arbitrage trading and market making is best left to the pros. So, most traders here could only place directional trades. This is why you will always hear about bulls/bears.
To a experienced trader bullish, or bearish should be verbs, on this site they seem to be used as nouns.
Somebody here mentioned that the best posts on Elitetrader are from old posters who may or may not post now. Can anyone point me in the right direction?