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Oh, I dunno... This little guy may be craftier than you think. As a survivor of the deadly politics of Iran he's unlikely to be crushed by a few insults. Just by making an appearance in America he accomplishes a lot: 1) He buys time. By making it look as though he's might be willing...

There's not enough gold in the universe to support a falling USD. You might see a race to the bottom -- everybody lowering their rates.

As a whining, unemployed, daytrader I object to the redundancy in "short term daytrader". What would a long term daytrader be? Trades from a hut above the Arctic Circle in July? Hans

The more active a trader, the more losses he has to contend with; it's just an integral part of the game, no matter what the trader's system. If the trader's a net winner since adopting his system, he has no reason to change anything he's doing. He was simply lucky and should feel good...

Come on. Confess.

I don't care what they say I won't live in a world without slippage.

Naive of Yellen don't you think, considering the extent to which Main Street is committed to Wall Street? FEDheads care about the market - not about speculators, maybe, but they do care about the the enormous amounts of pension money invested there. This doesn't mean that they're...

Indubitably. Bernanke's balancing a basketball on his nose while he walks a tightrope. Hans

I tend to agree with you, but it's a matter of timing. The majority can be right for a long time before they're finally wrong ( hence trends ). Some analysts believe that when the consensus hits around 80/20 the market's ready for a turnaround. I don't like being short either if only...

Sure. But it would probably be quashed by sellers waiting for a rally. The market might well go up significantly from here, but it won't be directly because of a rate decision. Some other factor has to come into play. The market's a leading indicator ( re the economy ); if, 6 months...

No matter what Bernanke does it may be negative for stocks. 1/4 point: not enough. sell on disappointing news. 1/2 point: already factored in. sell on news. >1/2 point: must be worse than we thought! sell! USD < 80. Bernanke may leave rates unchanged or even raise. Massive...

Day trading works. I average about 60 trades a week; I seldom hold a position more than 20 minutes and sometimes less than 1 minute. Two weeks ago I made 78 trades and finished with a net profit of $2.12 . My broker made $546.00. Last week I made $142.00; my broker made $406.00 ...

Good economic news. B&B are tracking the subprime situation. Most charts look ok. But it just doesn't feel right.

And Fed/Gov't insiders aren't speculators; betting on a sure thing isn't speculating.

"News" out of the blue and after the close ( as usual ). The Kleptocracy is blowing off its stock to terrified shorts this morning. Slick. Very slick.

But sometimes there's a free ride.

It's all relative: today, wrestling alligators and burying guys in the outback isn't as stressful as going without cable; asking any modern person to go without cable is like asking a heroin addict to go cold turkey. Hans

How 'bout them futures? Lookin' mighty bullish at 6:00 A.M.

Hallelujah! Congratulations. You have seen the light. Of course, the Fed/Gov't will save some a little more than others. Hans

No. Every moment presents the individual with an array of choices; on the other hand some individuals have a more attractive set of choices from which to select than do others. Just touching the surface here; Fate is a huge topic for discussion - one of the most difficult in all of...