Fat Arby

Wall Street Research & Your Money: What is the Answer?

Whereas analysts hold a lot of power, there are just too many issues surrounding holding stocks and hoping they'll appreciate.
My approach is to take a macro approach; In a housing downturn, don't hold any housing-related stocks. Of course, on the micro economic level, if I'm vested in options, I stand to lose a bunch because the rallies leave my contracts worthless. But on a longer term, why go against the trend? If you want things to hold, try metals, or the soft commodities (I can say that now that I didn't do it; h/s =20/20) but I prefer to buy puts on these slimy things.
eLSE, get 'married' to them, though on slow moving stocks it's a bit more difficult. the money flows when the stock goes, or so it seems...