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Here's a thought, one that I have been waiting for quite some time...Bear Markets typically don't end with THE BOTTOM..as evidenced in July, or October...they typically begin thier demise when investor apathy sets in, i.e. no one cares anymore, and the long awaited weeding out process...

A great way to use the VIX is to plot closing VIX versus 10 Day SMA. Allows for a good way to gauge? SP? sentiment over time. This is a pretty good gauge of mkt sentiment: e.g. VIX was (14%) under it's 10 DMA into 11/27-12/02..i.e absence of fear= BEARISH...to wit SP500 down 70+ or so...

Worse, I am from Brooklyn!..Sorry to overreact, but seriously..I think a lot of these threads just degenerate into name calling and such, and I try and give the thread starter the benefit of the doubt. Just that most of these threads, turn into "high school" mentality real fast, (and I include...

Quite honestly I am not new at this, and have had much success doing this prior to this past Spring. I had too many distractions earlier in the year, you name it was happening. And I lost my focus. As a result, took some time off, and now the distractions are behind me, so to answer your...

OK Longshot...here's a challenge for you: "hide behind the name" you unfortunate SOB...either meet me in NJ for a face to face challenge, ie I will kick your ass outright! OR let's compare results on 1.31.03..either way you are a pussy! Badmouthing the less fortunate is a bad tactic...

The abiilty to succeed at trading, assuming you have the passion for it, boils to down to the 3C's: Confidence Capital (Financial) Cushion If ANY of these are missing, the whole game changes, and trading becomes a much more difficult endeavor. (Especially if you have...

You know what? You are probably right and I take back my harsh earlier comments. I've been at this too long, I forget sometimes...Thanks Cathy! David

Anyone who has to ask why the Nazz futures tanked, either: does not take this business seriously, or is just plain lazy. Do you do this for a living? I hope not.

qdz...I fail to see why you believe this...MCD TGT BBY and WMT, have all guided lower...why not just pick a retail stock to pound? RLX is the most under-performing sector on the day, down 2.5% vs SPX down .5% and KSS which I trade, has dropped like a stone from the opening print of 60.85 to...

Yep, good reminder..I did that last Monday, overslept, and in my rush to play catch up just came out swinging..and had my worst day in December so far. Stay centered!

P2..don't know what hotel you stayed at last year, but if you want, a classy place and hot women...Check out the W hotel on 49th and Lexington, and the Whiskey Blue bar in the hotel. You will get whiplash in this place! :)

I agree lately (last 2 weeks things have gotten trickier), but FWIW..you can determine this fairly easily by looking at the sectors. When: BKX SOX XBD MSH are outperf. the SPX as they did most days from 10/09/02 to 11/26/02...the days trend is likely up; when any of these groups are...

This is funny, I truly believe there is a camera in that swirling logo on REDI plus....and that everytime you go take a piss or go to lunch, the stock you sat watching do nothing finally shoots up or down while you are away (usually a nice fat move too, just to rub it in), just to resettle into...

No problem, I wasn't suggesting that you may be counter-trading, or fighting the market, was just trying to point out that the market has a language all it's own and speaks in the way I described. There is no conspiracy out there or forces out to get you, you just need to trade what you see...

Your line of thinking about being an opponent of the market is dead wrong. The key is to align yourself with what the market is telling you, because it is telling you what to do all the time, the real key is listening and observing. Learn to know the key groups that lead the market, BKX XBD...

You need some real perspective my friend..so sorry you are suffering so bad after "12 years of great markets"...you should have an extra thick and comfy cushion not to give a shit then. If you make $2500 in December maybe the game's over for you. Something to think about as people all...

Aside from the usual reasons: Providing liquidity, and such, if you really enjoy it and it makes you happy ..then that is your contrubution to society. You are one less miserable SOB that the world has to live with, to me that's a good thing. I worked at MER for 12years, and hated...

The easiest way to make money in the markets: Write a book (works better in bull mkts), or sell a system (works better in bear markets) Just don't trade though!

Sending a market order on NYSE? Why? Just sent the spec. a blank check!

Absolutey right! NA is dead on....listen closely GG.