well said. bad things happen when the general public is given leverage. if you look at the fact that people had more leverage buying houses in 07 than they did buying stocks in 29, it certainly becomes possible that we could eclipse the great ...

Crash of 1929 vs. Today

glad to see you guys are still getting use from this strategy!! i still use it too...nets me AT LEAST 350 pips per week.

AMAZING Strategy!!!

hey "nights"! remember me?!? just wanted to stop in here to say i think this is the awesomest thread ever started at FF nice job guys! since my retirement i obviously havent had time to post much but im going to try to scoot in here ...

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vlad, you fail to understand entire trading game, especially the end game. there are a many ways to become extremely rich as a trader, as you can easily see by reading financial publications. the problem with your logic is that your talking about a ...

Stop fooling yourself; There is no system

we are, but this kind of history is more memorable LOL. between obama and this market, i get the feeling 2008 will be a year to be remembered for decades. i know how you feel, ive been cheering this market to collapse since early last year, and now ...

Wall Street close watch

what stocks are you looking at bigwave? im bargain hunting with you, mainly looking at midcap technology companies, but deciding on the names isnt easy in these crazy times. edit...just noticed the "10+" badge on my posts, cool feature, but does ...

Apple, Crocs, Stocks oh my

what stocks are you looking at bigwave? im bargain hunting with you, mainly looking at midcap technology companies, but deciding on the names isnt easy in these crazy times. edit...just noticed the "10+" badge on my posts, cool feature, but does ...

Apple, Crocs, Stocks oh my

well here we are although my buying enthusiasm has waned considerably, i got to start putting the toes in the water at some point. i guess this is it truly unprecedented times we are going through here. we will have an incredibly ...

Wall Street close watch

LOL!! this thread is hilarious!! fatboy, you better hope you blow your account with this mess because if you get out with a profit your chances of becoming a good trader will be slim to none. you have made all the wrong moves, your mentality is all ...

AUD/USD Pls help me get out of this hedging MESS !!!

well my wish came true, but stocks are falling so damn hard that im scared to buy as originally planned LOL. im a buyer below dow 8000, which should be pretty soon. not saying thats the bottom, but thats when i will start buying! great analysis ...

Wall Street close watch

yes im still alive and watching these nutso markets out of the corner of my eye. with all the credit craze this unbelievable fall in oil has gone relatively unnoticed. i was expecting a fall in stocks and the credit size sure was seen from a mile ...

I see oil reaching 100 USD?!

your AIG example is in the right direction, but its a lot more complicated than that, especially when you start looking at individual companies. darkstars stop hunting technique is a perfect example of a good premise in forex. another good forex ...

Admit it - your profits are based on luck

ive heard this argument many times before ...i dont buy it though if you look at a profitable traders track record, many of which are publicly available via hedge funds, its plain to see this is not some random pattern. does luck play a part ...

Admit it - your profits are based on luck

well i didnt have to wait that long, but seems like the SEC is trying to foil my plans with this stupid no-shorting deal worst part is i was on a road trip the past few days with no internet access LOL. i gotta say, this credit crisis is far ...

Wall Street close watch

equities have a mind of their own, ive never been able to figure them out in terms of correlation with bonds and other markets. its hard to even say how economic indicator affect equities. this opposite logic with bonds has persisted ever since ...

Wall Street close watch

wish i could say ive been profiting from this oil nose dive, but unfortunately i havent been paying much attention to the markets lately. so whats going on? is this opec shorting, global tensions easing, a bubble popping, or just a ...

I see oil reaching 100 USD?!

wow i just rewatched that "they know nothing" video...cramer looks pretty damn smart right about now!! people thought he was crazy on that day (me included) but in hindsight his alarm bells were totally warranted. good for you cramer!!

OOOPS! Jim Kramer got this one wrong

because the panic has time to build up over the weekend. this dow bounce off the 11k level looks like another good short opportunity. im still waiting for the outright crash so i can pick up some cheap stocks (already a few in the banking ...

Wall Street close watch

as i said in my first post here, this situation is very disappointing. now we have this deal with Indymac and First National Bank, more disapointment on the way!!

fannie and freddie are insolvent

hey force, did you make any money on this fannie/freddie trade? you seemed to have it figured out early on!!

fannie and freddie are insolvent