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The S&P is up 42% since the low. What is the record for largest market gain in 3 months without a retest of the low. Downside risks are becoming quite large.

We'll see if their actions follow their words. It seems more and more as time goes on that lip service is just that. I am sure that they are all very nervous and just don't want display that.

Forgot the mortgage chart. http://mortgage-x.com/trends.htm Scroll down to the 30 year FRM rates.

The 1987 crash was a great investment opportunity. More or less the beginning of the great bull market. I had met with my investment guy the day after the market had collapsed and when he told me the market crashed I was thrilled. I told him I could buy more shares cheaper. I had only been...

gigsup, That is a very good point. The US is very lucky that we are "the" dominant world power, we have "the" world reserve currency, and for a long time had been the best place for foreigners to invest, otherwise our S&P would not have enjoyed that double top. Oh, I forgot to mention the...

TraderZones, What did you mean by a sample size of one is meaningless?

I am having problems posting a chart.

Everyone has gone through this. Trading for most people is a zero sum game. Its kind of like there are only 2 types of motorcycle riders. Ones that have crashed and ones that are going to crash. And on top of that, just because you have crashed once, doesn't mean that your not going to crash...

In Japan its known as the lost decade. It looks more like 2 decades to me. http://www.sharelynx.com/chartstemp/free/chartind1CRU.php?ticker=^N225

Japan had a similar credit/debt bubble that burst in 1989, and look at the results, 20 years of sideways to down market movement with some severe downdrafts. The only difference now is that this bubble is more worldwide vs just the US markets. I think we will have a long row to hoe. We could...

This market (dow) is going to crack, and when it does it will erase 3 months gains in probably a week or so, so you had better be ready. The market will only go up for so long on technicals before the fundimentals start to kick in and when they do everyone is going to want out at the same time.