Ifyoudaytradeandyoumakemoneytoday,youreallyneedtobuypowerbowllottorysincethegoddnessofluckmustbeonyourside.
Thesessionlikethisbasicallysaidalotofpsychologyofthemarketparticipantsmorethananythingelse.FromwhereIamperching,itseemslikethetradersareveryjumpyandmanyofthemareverydefensive.
Alotofhealthcarestocksattractedbuyers.OnDOW,moandmcdarethebiggestgainners.Whenalotofpeoplefeeldefensive,itma...[
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Theveryfirstquestiononehastoaskwheninvestingiswherethemarketisheadingto.Itismucheasiertogoalongwiththetrendthentoagainstit.True,onecanalwaysfindgemintheash,thechanceismuchslimer,andtheeffortgreater.
Nowthat,marketis10%fromthehigh,arewereachingthebottom?andwillthemarketreverselikelasttimeinlastAugust?
Inmyhumbleopinion,notlikely.
Thereasonisthattherecessionisahighpossibilityandtherearee...[
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Thethemeoftodayisthesameaspastcoupleofdays.Ajitterymarketheavelydrivenbythenews.Risingoil/Gold/agriculture/commodityprice.Asobservedatthebeginningoftheyear,thatshouldbetheplacestobetthemoney.Itmightbealongtrendthroughouttheyearasfarm/argriculturalproductinhighdemandthroughouttheworld,especiallyinchina.(Mymontoldmethatthepriceofcookingoilandmeatinchinahasdoubled),andthechartsforanyofthosestockslook...[
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YouhavetorespecttheprincipleofMurphy'slaw.Whenthemarketisafraidofrecession,theeconomicdatashowedjustthattheeconomymayslipintorecession.andthemarketsoldoffontheveryfirstdayinyear2008.
Themarketactuallyopenedaslightlyhigherbuttheturnaroundcamesofastanddecisive.Ijusttookmyeyeoffthescreenforaboutfiveseconds,whenIlookeditagain,Itwasnegative70points.Forasecond,Ithoughtmystreamingquoteencounteredsome...[
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Backfromnowandbacktothechanllenge.
Andchanllengeitisindeed.
Ifthelastcoupleoftradingsessionsofyear2007revealedanything,itisthattheinvestorsareondefensive.Butwhetheritisaforwardlooking,or,itisasimplereflectionontherollecoasterrideofthelastcouplemonthes,orthenegativenewsreportfromCNBCalike,orthegeopoliticaluncertainty,remaintobeseen.
Thevolumnwassothin,so,itishardtobeascertainthatis...[
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Oneofthequestionsonehastoconsistentlyaskiswhatcouldleadthemarkethigher?thegoodearningfromoracleandtodayfromrimmmakerenewedhopethattechcouldprovidesuchleadership.Nodoubt,thegoodearningfromsuchbignamesprovidehugepsychologicsupportforthemarket,andcanovercomegeneraleconomicconditionssuchasFEDreporttoday.
Also,thetraditionalstrongDecembermakesomedie-hardbulls.andthedescresedVIXalsoisagoodargumentfo...[
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Lackofconfidenceisthebiggestproblemforthemarketnow.Untilthefearofrecessioncanbeeased,peoplewillpositionthemselvestoaslowereconomywhichmeansgrowthstocks(momentum)willsufferwhilesectorslikeutility,consumerstaplesandhealthcarewillbefavored.Also,bondshowedsomelifelately,indicatingshiftingtoasafeheaven.
Tomorrowwewillsee3rdQGDPnumber,hopefully,thenumbercouldbealittlestrongertosupportthemarket,other...[
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Itisstillajitterymarket,averyvolatileoneactually.
Themarketopenedwithoptimism,withECBpumped0.5TrillionDollarsintothefinancialmarket.however,whenGSsaidshorttermoutlookwasnotverypromising,marketimmediatelysoldoff.Eventhoughthemarketwentuphighattheend,itshowedhowmuchtheinvestorsontheedge.
Ifyoulookeddeepintothetoday\'saction.itismoreofashortcoveringrally,thestockswentupthemostaretheoneshavebe...[
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Ifyouaresurprisedbytheworseningconditiononthewallstreet,youmusthavebeeninthedreamlandlately.Therearewallsofworriesonthemarket.Thestagflation--awordseldomelyusedsince70\'s--hasbeenfrequentlyappearedinthenewsmedia.Thereareconcernsofcreditcrunch,concernsaboutgrowth,andtheninflation.Inotherword,thingsthatarebadforthemarketarealignedatthesametime,itisaperfectstormforthemarket.
Whenmarketgoesup,ther...[
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Whenprepareforthecomingweek,thefirstquestiononehastoaskiswhatcouldmakethismarketgohigherwhentradingresumeonMonday?Andtheanswerisobviouslyveryun-promising:)
Ontheeconomicfront,therearemoreanticipationsofrecessionnowthanlastweek,eventhoughitisalsosaidthatnorecessionhaseverbeenpredicatedcorrectlybefore,themereuttererofthewordrecessioncouldputthetraderondefense.
Andthesaviorofthemarketaregonet...[
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