Quote from flipflopper:
It was fun posting and I learned a hell of a lot on this forum but it is time to say goodbye.
Thanks to all who have been constructive and helped me develope over the past year and a half.
Best of luck to all.

Quote from Cocaine:
Regardless of the very strong up day we are having, this is just a retarded statement.
Quote from stock_trad3r:
The initial reaction to the housing numbers was an abrupt 40 point selloff on the dow and that was it. The market began to move higher an hour later. If housing was such a big deal the market would be deep in the red, but it obviously isn't.
For the past 2 years housing data has had almost no affect on the market because everyone knows it isn't a big deal except pro-obama leftist liberals and perma bears. The money guys who move wallstreet know that housing numbers aren't that important.
We're still in the new era of hyper capitalism, spendism ,comsumerism, smartism, web 2.0. No bear maket. No re recession.
Quote from Aaron Copland:
Choo Choo here comes crude. If the stock market is going to rise it shows the economy is strong, strong economy strong demand.
Now had the fed let the market sort out there own mess the stock market would have fallen much futher, demand for energy would have pulled back and crude prices would have corrected.
Thats how free markets work. But that did not happen the fed rushed in to save wallstreet at the first little sign of stock market weakness, thus we have soaring food and energy prices, diesel prices are now over $4.00. People we are not even near peak driving season and fuel costs are at record highs.
Its a fine mess the goverment and the fed has put us in. They should have stayed out and let the markets work.

Quote from Landis82:
Your command of BASIC Economics is absurd.
Leave it to you to think that a global commodity such as crude oil can be "controlled" by the Fed, and that there is a direct and quantifiable link between the FED arranging for temporary REPURCHASE agreements for the banking sector ( the greatest duration of which is 28 days ) and the price of crude oil.
Thank you once again for showing everyone here on ET just how ignorant you are.
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Quote from Aaron Copland:
So spit is out, for all we know youâre a paper trader.