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Well it would be too easy if "leaders" (what a stupid term anyway) stayed the same during the entire bull market. If it was that easy....

If I beat you on the head, will that be good for your intelligence?

How can people even be treating oil falling as a bearish signal? Typical, really. They were ignoring it as a bearish signal when it was going up and now the economic data have all been messed up, most likely at least 50% if not 90% due to the rise in oil, and now it's going back down and it's...

Oh my, a protester kicked a police officer? Time to panic. Anyway, this just hit the wires: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hh6sw4CF1nPYouOGX-rOU6zcTdNA?docId=CNG.105975a399e42bed5c5d964daff21f4a.761 Bit disappointing these muppets just can't seem to get their heads out...

I think a big reason the rich have gotten richer and the poor have gotten poorer (RELATIVELY! Bear in mind a poor person now is way better off than one in 1975) and the middle class is shrinking is because people are becoming relatively less useful. Everything is being automated, the internet...

None are likely to default within the next 3 years (I mean, I can't look beyond that and if they do outside of that kind of timeframe it won't be for the reasons on the table now). You have to factor the cost of a default versus the cost of keeping the system running. Obviously you could...

Well, the only thing you need is luck.

Well, still long. Had a nice frantic bounce last friday in Europe. It definitely was a different kind of bounce than prior ones. It was the kind where you could see a shitload of traders trying to get back in after a heavy volume down day and they just couldn't because there were no sellers...

Yeah I know what you both said and I agree. Loaded the boat yesterday on Societé Générale calls and look at those go today. Hedged a bit but would be very surprised if this turns out to be another bull trap like we've had quite a few of recently. Especially because in Europe (dunno about...

This is fucking insane. We're going on day three (in a row; this doesn't exist in reality) of more equity puts than equity calls traded on the CBOE even though prices are not coming off one bit. Who the is buying these puts and why? It better not be billions in hedgefund dudes who secretly...

hahaha. Omg. Literally rofl. "Defeatist math"!!! :D :D :D

1) We already knew manufacturing is having a soft patch (not yet an OMGWTFBBQRECESSION but maybe it will get there) 2) Housing data was a bit better than expected 3) Market is not pricing in QE3. I think it would go down at least initially if Benny announced QE3 on fears that this "soft patch"...

*facepalm*

Why don't you use pen and paper to figure out what your max loss would be and see if it returns $10 or w/e it is on that chart also.

haha, gave me a giggle. Remember, use a log scale.

Well, 1.1 equity-only ratio today. It's up there with the record holders. 9th most pessimistic options trading inside of a day since 2004 and the differences aren't very big except for the first two (1.35 in 2008 and 1.28 in 2004).

lmao. Clueless.

Well use limit stops then and see what happens.

No, enlighten me as to why not? :confused:

Well it seems like the premium sellers are finally throwing in the towel today and considering everybody is still buying puts the bid on the underlying is probably going to show the same symptom unless somebody finally wisens up and starts agressively taking the ask. And yes, I did just say...