Quote from jreynolds212:
Hehe. Well, indicators, sophisticated computer models, charts, etc. have failed many a trader in the past. Look at some of these Bear Stearns hedge funds, blown up, poof or what about Neiderhoffer.
Im not saying that indicators and other such things are not helpful, they are, but keeping it simple is probably the best strategy at times.
I dont claim to know more then the guys at Bear Stearns or Neiderhoffer, but I think knowing more can be a bad thing at times and just keeping things simple is a better strategy.
The guys at Bear Stearns would have had more luck just by answering a few simple questions. Is the mortgage/housing market going up or down? The guys at Goldman answered correctly and their stock appears to have weathered the storm. The guys at Bear welll....
So with that said, Im keeping it simple, it went down last year and it will go down this year. I have been wrong on occasion, but I havent blown an account yet,