Quote from retaildaytrader:
I dont believe my call will be wrong until the ES breaks the February low. I was going to respond to the other poster and say that normally I would feel that his suggestion was right but there are many things that he is ignoring such as the Russell 2000 and the Semi's index. Both of these indexes have not confirmed the down move. The Semis and Small-Caps have lead the way both up and down in the past...if they are not leading the way down now then something has changed.
Now lets review your words above. If I said that the bottom was in on February 20th 2009 and to get in now, then you would have blasted me for two weeks and then some...then when the market shot higher you would have let this thread go away or moved it to some other area of the board.
I dont think a person can accurately predict tops or bottoms, but they can sure at least landit pretty close. Short term traders using lots of margin will know in their minds that I am wrong, but longer term traders will find that I am right. I guess it just depends on how you trade.
These last few months I have learned quite a bit and know that the shorter term trade will always be wrong, but for those who havfe a longer term mindset and look at the big picture...they will always be right...however the longer term trader must sit there drawndown with mud on their faces until they are right...