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On Mar 06 03:18 PM Malkiel wrote:

> No, you need a day like today to be able to buy your short positions
> (which you would do if you are convinced that the overall market,
> or at least a chosen sector of it, is not trending up or is moving
> up and down). I like to keep it much simpler though, say by moving
> back and forth between a general market index ETF (like QLD ultralong
> for the Nasdaq) and its short equivalent (QID in this case). you
> buy the short as high as possible into the rally and sell it at the
> next convenient low, where you then simultaneously buy the long to
> ride back up. This is where volatility is your friend and flat or
> straightup trends are deadly. It's also where free trading in a
> tax-deferred account becomes a nice profit machine...]]> Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:37:38 -0400

On Mar 06 03:18 PM Malkiel wrote:

> No, you need a day like today to be able to buy your short positions
> (which you would do if you are convinced that the overall market,
> or at least a chosen sector of it, is not trending up or is moving
> up and down). I like to keep it much simpler though, say by moving
> back and forth between a general market index ETF (like QLD ultralong
> for the Nasdaq) and its short equivalent (QID in this case). you
> buy the short as high as possible into the rally and sell it at the
> next convenient low, where you then simultaneously buy the long to
> ride back up. This is where volatility is your friend and flat or
> straightup trends are deadly. It's also where free trading in a
> tax-deferred account becomes a nice profit machine...]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/99103-beware-small-etfs?source=feed#comment-277386 277386 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:27:13 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/98953-goldman-disses-solar-cramer-s-stop-trading-10-7-08?source=feed#comment-276472 276472 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:29:00 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/98120-don-t-get-sanguine-about-this-bill?source=feed#comment-271213 271213 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:30:36 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/98120-don-t-get-sanguine-about-this-bill?source=feed#comment-271207 271207 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:17:15 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/98120-don-t-get-sanguine-about-this-bill?source=feed#comment-271205 271205 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:15:24 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/97882-bond-expert-monday-wrap?source=feed#comment-269031 269031 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:04:37 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/94472-fannie-freddie-bailout-disastrous-fiasco?source=feed#comment-249703 249703 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:11:17 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/94472-fannie-freddie-bailout-disastrous-fiasco?source=feed#comment-248808 248808 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:35:38 -0400