Dr. O "I'd like to be more bearish because our economy is in a shambles. It feels wrong to be bullish on stocks. Yet, you look at the charts, and you'd think the economy was booming."
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Dave, "The Fryguy is free to spout off in the comment section right? EXACTLY!!!! I can't believe some of the sensitive comments I'm reading. I believe his technical analysis is completely unbiased, and further more he always follows the TAPE. I enjoy your comments Fryguy! and more importantly thank you for the charts you provide all of us.
On Oct 09 11:56 AM Cherotree wrote:
> Politics do affect the markets but what effect does the awarding > of the Nobel Peace Prize have on the markets (which started this > dialogue)? None! Just look at the number of comments posted now as > compared to normal. This is why I stay away from forums of a politically > themed nature to avoid the squabbles. Up until now I did not notice > it here. > > David "The Fryguy is free to spout off in the comment section right?" > is correct. This is his blog and he can comment as he pleases. Keep > up the great work David! Now, back to the markets! Peace!
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Dave was living in South America for 4 years.
On Sep 15 09:18 AM theobannion wrote:
> You should live in South America, David, & the US will look great > w/ regard to patronage. The average public employee (related to > a politician, which is how he got his job) earns 10 times what his > "civilian" counterpart earns for the same job. Which is one half > the reasons why pols became pols. The other half is to pocket millions > in bribes and steal millions from the treasury. (Okay, so that's > thirds, but you get the idea.) > > LOL > SOB.
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I'm still shaking my head. My intuition tells me you lost a substantial amount of money with ETF's? I bet you love options! Any advice? (chuckles)
On Jun 29 03:22 AM cameroni wrote:
> Absolute nonsense David, > > I am no fan of Cramer by the way but he is correct in some of his > complaints against ETF's and in particular inverse ETF's. You need > to read the small print on each and every one very, very carefully > before investing. They are designed with a general suggestion of > performance along lines that on the surface make complete sense but > on a closer look (or loss) proves otherwise. > > I DO NOT RECOMMEND ETF's for novices. They are really very complex > and do not usually mirror the market in an intuitive manner. They > are an excellent way to lose money if you don't know the exact content > and have all the time necessary to monitor all the aspects each entails. > > > This is one of the biggest sucker plays ever invented. I stand by > all my earlier remarks on the subject. To any investor I would advise > that they study and become intimate with individual companies and > invest accordingly. ETF indexing is just a lazy man's approach to > playing the market and losing money (the easy way, as in very quickly). > > > And finally, if you must use ETF's then do so judiciously and keep > it very short term . Day traders territory only. High risk, high > gain but also high loss. Use your head and read the details carefully > before buying. > > This one comment you made David sums it up nicely: > "Leveraged issues should be used strategically and tactically by > experienced investors over short periods of time, which may include > day-trading and time periods of just a few weeks".
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Dr. O "I'd like to be more bearish because our economy is in a shambles. It feels wrong to be bullish on stocks. Yet, you look at the charts, and you'd think the economy was booming."
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On Oct 09 11:56 AM Cherotree wrote:
> Politics do affect the markets but what effect does the awarding
> of the Nobel Peace Prize have on the markets (which started this
> dialogue)? None! Just look at the number of comments posted now as
> compared to normal. This is why I stay away from forums of a politically
> themed nature to avoid the squabbles. Up until now I did not notice
> it here.
>
> David "The Fryguy is free to spout off in the comment section right?"
> is correct. This is his blog and he can comment as he pleases. Keep
> up the great work David! Now, back to the markets! Peace!
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On Sep 15 09:18 AM theobannion wrote:
> You should live in South America, David, & the US will look great
> w/ regard to patronage. The average public employee (related to
> a politician, which is how he got his job) earns 10 times what his
> "civilian" counterpart earns for the same job. Which is one half
> the reasons why pols became pols. The other half is to pocket millions
> in bribes and steal millions from the treasury. (Okay, so that's
> thirds, but you get the idea.)
>
> LOL
> SOB.
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On Jun 29 03:22 AM cameroni wrote:
> Absolute nonsense David,
>
> I am no fan of Cramer by the way but he is correct in some of his
> complaints against ETF's and in particular inverse ETF's. You need
> to read the small print on each and every one very, very carefully
> before investing. They are designed with a general suggestion of
> performance along lines that on the surface make complete sense but
> on a closer look (or loss) proves otherwise.
>
> I DO NOT RECOMMEND ETF's for novices. They are really very complex
> and do not usually mirror the market in an intuitive manner. They
> are an excellent way to lose money if you don't know the exact content
> and have all the time necessary to monitor all the aspects each entails.
>
>
> This is one of the biggest sucker plays ever invented. I stand by
> all my earlier remarks on the subject. To any investor I would advise
> that they study and become intimate with individual companies and
> invest accordingly. ETF indexing is just a lazy man's approach to
> playing the market and losing money (the easy way, as in very quickly).
>
>
> And finally, if you must use ETF's then do so judiciously and keep
> it very short term . Day traders territory only. High risk, high
> gain but also high loss. Use your head and read the details carefully
> before buying.
>
> This one comment you made David sums it up nicely:
> "Leveraged issues should be used strategically and tactically by
> experienced investors over short periods of time, which may include
> day-trading and time periods of just a few weeks".
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