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It ain't over and I agree, stop gloating. These inane comments about "pigs getting slaughtered" just makes these mudslingers look bad. Just like the stock market's bubble bursting, the housing crash is effecting the average Joes who were just trying to find a way to raise their standard of...

I wonder how many in the poll actually were trading in 2001? I bet over half of the responses are made by people who think they know what it was like back then. You don't see too many "veterans" around ET anymore.

I PMed you what I thought Old School, but will voice my opinion here as well. It is most definitely harder to make money now. I started in 97 and know people (managers, traders, and owners) in many prop shops and the business is no where near what it used to be. I personally know of only a...

Sometimes you do just have to scratch your head and wonder what is powering this market. I see a slowing economy, an inverted yield curve (which is only somewhat reliable for predicting recessions), weak dollar with a distinct possibility of a recession and perhaps worse stagflation. The stag is...

If it has hung around here as long as it has I agree that it is a fairly bullish flag and has to break through $500 just to test the waters. GOOG is still a must own for managers. I wouldn't be surprised by $525 as a Xmas gift to longs.

Someone wants this thing bad.... steamroller. What's up?

hmmm. Don must be taking the day off.

highly illegal and it really won't work anymore. you will just end up buying someone's hidden offer a buck or two higher.

6. Money laundering

I remember when after hours trading first started guys in my office would trade with themselves in order for the prints to be televised on the CNBC ticker. Trade 100 share lots back and forth and it made it look like something was happening in the stock. When all you see on CNBC is stock XYZZ...

He definitely has the power to obfuscate: The Unknown As we know, There are known knowns. There are things we know we know. We also know There are known unknowns. That is to say We know there are some things We do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns, The ones we...

Get the Dearborn disks and take every practice exams until you get 90% on every test. They must have guys that go in to just remember the questions verbatim because their materials are spot on. Most of the test is options, reg t, and knowing your bonds. Focus on that if nothing else...

Our economy doesn't exist in a vacuum and that is the cloud that hangs over us. We are dependent on foreigners to support our lavish lifestyle. We have gotten away with this for a long time but if you think this gravy train is going to continue forever I've got some great sub-prime lending plays...

Aren't you a Republican Mav? This ignorance pretty much explains them to a tee, "F em all as long as we prosper". What do you think NAFTA and CAFTA are about. Other nations are making more money because they are feeding our debt bloated economy. How is this good? Maybe time for a refresher in...

Actually the political environment is so polarized today that most who have a party affiliation already know which way they are voting. I suspect the ~30% of the voting pop that identifies themselves as independent have largely made up their mind as well by now - they are not very divided...

Easy there Mav. I was merely stating from an economic standpoint these numbers don't bode well for the markets IMO. While the title of the thread implies some sort of duplicitous scheme to pump up the party in power, you know damn well the talking points for the next 4 days is going to be the...

These look pretty bad to me on all fronts: job creation of 92k is pretty pitiful with the continued loss in manufacturing and construction; and even worse the wage component came in higher than expected. Looking more and more like stagflation. I do like how they revised all the numbers upward...

Wondering if Goldilocks has left the building, seems like these rates should be holding up a little better if everyone had confidence in sustainable growth. Inflation has moderated but obviously is still on the Fed's radar. Anyone have some insight.

Don't know exactly what was done but I can assume someone was posting size bids or any bids for that matter then canceling when it was clear they would get hit. Firms of all size do it all the time to try to make a stock look like it has real buyers and support. It has to be a pretty blatant...

If the PPT really has stepped in to put some bids in the market, at some point don't they have to sell? Interesting how the M3 is no longer reported. So not only do you have unlimited downside as a short, you aren't even playing on an even field.