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Have i told you lately i love Cow/bull. hahaha
Lately , have been seeing lots of cows / bulls pictures. LOL!
lsj840428 ( Date: 01-Oct-2009 22:33) Posted:
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risktaker ( Date: 01-Oct-2009 22:31) Posted:
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No one knows exactly when to short and when to long. Those who dare to risk and long now will actually be rewarded if it turns. Well if not, he will lose big.
My thoughts: "gong kia" to long now and hope that it turns...hehehe! Just joking! The brave will be rewarded to be a general or die in the war!
risktaker ( Date: 01-Oct-2009 22:31) Posted:
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Oct. 1, 2009, 12:01 a.m. EDT · Recommend · Post: 
Are you in the rally, or out of it?
Commentary: It's time to make a choice
By Tom Lydon
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (MarketWatch) -- These days, no matter what the markets do, there are still those naysayers who are sticking to their guns with admirable tenacity.
Heard any of these before?
"This rally is overheated."
"Any day now, the bear is going to be back."
"There's no way this is going to last. I'm staying out of it."
Despite a rally off the market's March 9 low that has continued with just a few pauses and hiccups, the skeptics are still out in force. How history repeats itself
Following the bear market of 2000-2002, investors had a similar tone. Everyone said the 2003 rally couldn't continue and that, sooner or later, the markets would go "splat" once again. But that scenario never materialized. Instead, major markets recovered nicely in the last three quarters of 2003 and made those looking for an September/October correction look silly.
Will this time be different? Is this rally for suckers?
When this recession hit, investors began a mass exodus from the market that ultimately sank the major indexes to their lowest levels in nearly a decade. By 2008, they were practically trampling each other in a race to the exits as Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers collapsed and the government stepped in with a massive bailout package designed to prop up what was clearly a critically ill economy.
Since the market's low earlier this year, investors have been slowly but surely returning. Despite how many rally doubters remain, some of them already have thrown up the white flag of surrender and taken equity positions. Yet most investors don't believe this recovery is real.
Missed opportunity
Still, to sit out and pooh-pooh the rally is to miss a major opportunity for gains, as well as a missed opportunity to make up what was lost in their battered portfolios. Investors hiding in the safety of money market funds aren't making anything from those paltry yields.
The markets have been steadily improving for much of this year, and all signs say that while the recovery may be a long, slow one, it will still be a recovery.
Why? There's $4 trillion on the sidelines, and as that money trickles back in, the rally should continue. Earnings season is just around the corner, and while many corporate forecasts are on the cautious side, their actual numbers could be better than expected
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has said the recession is "very likely over," and the Fed also is keeping interest rates at record lows for now in order to continue the pace of the recovery.
While a full recovery in the United States could be months away, there are many areas that have been delivering handsome returns for months.
Big gains
It's important to pick your spots so you don't miss opportunities to participate in potential long-term uptrends. In this recovery, keep an eye on both those areas that are likely to perform well as countries begin to build up again, as well as those areas that were hardest-hit in the recession:
Emerging markets: iShares MSCI Emerging Markets /quotes/comstock/13*!eem/quotes/nls/eem (EEM 38.44, -0.47, -1.21%) is up 84.1% off the market low
Steel: Market Vectors Steel /quotes/comstock/13*!slx/quotes/nls/slx (SLX 51.84, -0.89, -1.69%) is up nearly 130% since the low
Basic materials: iShares Dow Jones U.S. Basic Materials /quotes/comstock/13*!iym/quotes/nls/iym (IYM 54.01, -0.79, -1.44%) is up nearly 90% since the low
Banks: Financial Select Sector SPDRs /quotes/comstock/13*!xlf/quotes/nls/xlf (XLF 14.72, -0.22, -1.47%) is up almost 140% since the low
Real estate: iShares Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate /quotes/comstock/13*!iyr/quotes/nls/iyr (IYR 41.86, -0.81, -1.90%) is up almost 90% from the low
There's no way to predict whether this rally really has legs longer than a supermodel's, or whether it's going to stop short tomorrow. If you make the decision to begin taking part in it today, look for those spots trading above their 200-day moving averages and protect yourself on the downside with a stop loss.
Otherwise, sit back and enjoy the ride.
Tom Lydon is the editor of ETF Trends and president of Global Trends Investments, an investment advisory firm. Website is at www.etftrends.com
aleoleo ( Date: 01-Oct-2009 21:46) Posted:
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