The truth is I don't care why the market went up or down. I only care if I can make money trading it.
Quote from ksmetana:
I don't buy either of your arguments
The Tsunami is BAD for American companies, especially ones with foreign exposure. You are going to have less people spending money.
And what effect will decreased production of Japanese goods have on prices? Less supply = higher prices
Sure you will get action in some construction related stocks, equipment will be needed to rebuild. The long trade relates to anything that relates to rebuilding. Equipment / Supplies
Don't get me wrong, the rebuilding will have a great impact on related companies, and other companies that benefit from the success of those related companies.
In the mean time, however, there is going to be less demand from Japan... for oil .... electricity.... tech devices.... luxury items, etc.
I think the market acted as it did because of technicals. We have already sold off. People are hesitant to sell from here, for now. Many stocks have already corrected to attractive levels.
Japan is temporary. Are people going to bail from their positions for something that will blow over? Sell here and you run the risk of being underexposed.
That is my take on it.
I don't expect a QE3, I don't think it would be allowed. That is going overboard. QE is a temporary device to stabilize the market as we bounce from a recession.
QE3 is an asset bubble at the expense of dollar destruction.
QE has done it's job, there is no need for a QE3, no matter how the market responds here. The economy has improved, jobs have bottomed. The market does not need to go higher from here to create jobs. From here, jobs have to return organically.
This all being said, can we sell off from here? Sure, though I THINK the market showed us that this correction is over.
Quote from joe4422:
I think the main point is that every one knows that the dollar is going to be worthless soon. Either you can hold worth less paper, or you can own a percentage of a company, which would you rather have?
Quote from ammo:
the profits made since 08 should be protected against higher risk,it's very uncertain as to where the qe3 will go,oil prices,us treasuries,the banks or U S banking system,food prices ,job outlooks,soc security and the aging boomers,residential and commercial real estate ,world famine, rising unchecked corporate crime,rising local crime with uemployment,state an local budget deficits,debt default, how many straws can you put on a camel's back, etc..
Quote from ksmetana:
The Tsunami is BAD for American companies, especially ones with foreign exposure. You are going to have less people spending money.