OldLimey

Market Headed to Retest Lows?

InvestmentPlayground: 'Gut feeling' sounds slushy and might appear to have no place in the investment or trading process. However, if instead we call it 'intuition resulting from the subconscious processing of multiple hard and soft inputs from the market and the wider environment, based on years or decades of experience' then I think it can be argued that 'gut feeling' does have a role. (Even relying on it entirely, inadvisable though that would be, is not the same as pure 'red or black' gambling.) It's very much a matter of personal style. Trading the FX markets, I make decisions based largely on technical analysis but I do also listen to what my 'gut' tells me while I'm watching the action. Not everybody's style for sure, but don't knock it. It's worked for me for over 30 years.
(PS Nice handle, by the way - just about sums up these markets.)

Looking for the Silver Lining: Predicting Our Future

PRAVANTI and David Lentz: not everybody is sitting on the sidelines out of pure stupidity or bloodymindedness. I, for example, wouldn't want to dispute your analyses - it's just that I'd prefer to miss out on the first 10-20% of the good times you foresee rather than risk losing 10-20% to a deeply flawed, heavily manipulated, utterly unpredictable market. Good luck to you both. I'll join you later.