Why is the market going up?

Losing (for the majority) is a must, because of the negative sum nature of markets. Therefore, no amount of rules (designed for the majority) can save the majority. Even if you become part of the minority, you may still need to be in the minority of the minority, because trading is not a zero-sum, but a negative sum, where others (who do not trade/ do not take risks/etc) have to be paid first from the market, and are paid with certainty.

PS: The above analysis assumes a trading population.
 
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Losing (for the majority) is a must, because of the negative sum nature of markets. Therefore, no amount of rules (designed for the majority) can save the majority. Even if you become part of the minority, you may still need to be in the minority of the minority, because trading is not a zero-sum, but a negative sum, where others (who do not trade/ do not take risks/etc) have to be paid first.
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Are you saying most people in the markets lose? I don't think so.
 
If you count the millions upon millions of people who have had IRAs and other pension funds for 10, 15, 20 years, then there are a LOT of people who have 'won' in the markets. It all depends on the population you're talking about.
 
SP500 futs intra day chart now gives bearish warning so maybe
yesterdays rally is ending.

The sideways chop and short covering spikes is caused by recurring
buy support conflicting with significant sell pressure.

As mentioned, the big picture remains bearish and this will ALWAYS
exert the most influence. The only thing GUARANTEED is that the
bearish medium / long term cycle will have the upper hand.
 
This.


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NYSE Short Interest Soars By Most Since March 2009 S&P Lows, Highest Shorting Since June 2010.

The 'suckers' buying are covering shorts and getting butchered doing so on shit volume.
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The market is going up because it wants to go up and because there is more demand to buy or cover than sell.

I don' trade fundamentals, they are misleading and confusing.

Technicals, although not perfect, are much more honest than fundamentals.

By using fundamentals you create a bias, and many times, in fact most times, an incorrect one.

Let your only bias be price.

FoN
 
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The FED will continue to print money because it's simply what they do. They need asset inflation but in the meantime we're going to get commodity inflation, which will cause widespread pain around the globe. What do you think will happen at $6 or $7 gasoline? People will drive to and from work and that's it. Forget driving to the mall, the restaurant, the amuzement park, the local watering hole (they should walk here anyway). The FED is going to continue the QE policy and the stock market, along with many other markets, will be making new highs in short order.
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At $7 gasoline, the current idiots in Washington will have no choice but to reign in the Fed, as they will need a scape goat. Obama will never get re-elected with gas that high. Never.
 
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