What happened to all the buyers?

[Aaron Copland]

Quote from stock_trad3r:

Um but most of that 40% was in just one week.

Started in May 08

 

[stock_trad3r]

But even if you look back in the past year there were only two brief periods of sustained, heavy selling. This is why shorting doesn't work well because the odds of capturing downside is small

 

[Aaron Copland]

Quote from stock_trad3r:

But even if you look back in the past year there were only two brief periods of sustained, heavy selling. This is why shorting doesn't work well because the odds of capturing downside is small

Markets always fall faster than they rise. Fear is much stronger that greed.

Shorting does work. What if you would have cashed out in Dec 07 and took a small short position. Gee I bet you would be pretty happy.

But here you sit hopeing the market will rally.