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Big players avoid thinner markets for the most part.

Geez... I just thought it was whether or not you liked the smell of fish. (Maybe it's the kind of fish... tuna, carp...??) :)

Bernie not allowed on the Dem ballot in some state.. as he's not actually a DemoCrap... but instead a registered Independent. What if the DNC selected Hellary to again be on the ticket? Wouldn't THAT be a hoot! :)

Lying out one side of their mouth while they lie out the other side at the same time.

Any laptop these days to run W10 will have at least 8GB RAM... which is likely enough... but you might want to spring for 16GB, just in case. (My trading rig when running all the programs I might run at one time ... uses <4GB RAM, so 8GB on this machine is adequate. Check your Task Manager for...

Powell is often pictured in a Superman cape. He's actually a big PUSSY! And Trump's lackey.

The horsepower of a gaming laptop is not necessary for trading. My rec is to buy a Dell Precision 7510/7710, used, on eBay for ~$600-$700... or equivalent. You can find some with warranty or purchase same from Square Trade. Machines of this class are $2,500+ new...

Hedge fund attract investors seeking "superior performance"... as the hedgies are supposed to be the "best and the brightest". Market history tells us that almost nobody deserves that moniker. You can have a good call or a good run... but you still have to make correct plays in a 50-50 world...

For OP... According to the description of the SPDR, XOP = oil exploration companies... as opposed to production/services, refining, distribution, et al, XOP will more-or-less track the price of oil, but will trade its own technical dynamics. XOP has been downtrending badly. Hopefully you...

Have been following this map as more areas "pick up color" and/or "colors darken". Found this one on Bloomberg today, but have seen it other places if you care to follow....

"... Of all the places to be quarantined, a brothel in Valencia, Spain, might not be the worst. You've got booze, you've likely got a small buffet of fried foods and you've got entertainment. But in all seriousness, that was exactly the case a day ago when authorities found that a woman working...

Governments continue to downplay the virus... they don't want people to get panicky. Unfortunately we're very likely to panic unless there are major favorable developments.

Fungible beer.... ummm.

"Crash Down, Crash UP" was the caption of the cartoon. I agree with you about crashes... we've had only one genuine... October 19, 1987... -22% in one day.

The ES rallied >100 points in the last 15 minutes to close ~35 points above the cash. Is there a story on the wind about the Fed jumping in this weekend or was it just anticipation of same?

Don't you think we need to see the disease "run its course" before we know the death rate? Just because the number of deaths is low percentage, perhaps what's being measured is "people sick... some/more of them will die as their disease progresses"? The mortality rate perhaps seems low because...

Seems a little strange. Powell makes it a point to flap his gums, but then says nothing. "Will monitor things.... use tools as appropriate". Why bother saying anything at all if that's your message? ES shot up ~30 points in ~30 seconds.

Recalling other large declines.... Gold, just like now, having been touted as "insurance" against the decline, ended up not. Initially golds resisted the decline but soon "caught up" with the downside move. (I recall one time when the market puked and I was "wiping my brow, glad I was in...

If the markets and economy tank, will be blamed on the virus and not "Trump's economics". Voters should not be able to "hold it against him" come November. Fed's Fisher has stated, "Markets need to be weaned off of Fed put". If the Fed does not "come to the rescue" in sufficient force, the...

I don't think we know what the mortality rate is just yet. The Chinese propaganda machine won't allow them to be truthful, so we'll have to see how it plays out elsewhere before we know.