The Bear Case

[NY4Ever]

SELL the rallies

[NY4Ever]

Dow up 32. Nasdaq up 20. S & P up over 7 or the equivalent of 65 Dow points. Window dressing combined with bernake's testimony resulting in a sucker rally. Don't get caught. Stocks should be sold -- not bought except for special situations.

[jiesen]

gas prices too high? then print more money!

It's hard to keep inflation in check while keeping the printing presses going 24/7. They may just keep hiking the rates until the cows come home. There's no way they'll stop those presses.

case in point- this is your government hard at work solving the gas price problem:

http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/gascheck27.html

[billyjoe]

Jiesen,
I'm glad I voted for these geniuses. Lets just take our $100 and be happy. This crises is solved . On to the next one boys!

billyjoe

[dmk112]

End of month window dressing providing great selling opportunity.

Window dressing is done at the end of the qtr, not month. FYI

[NY4Ever]

Despite today's rally the number of stocks advancing on the NYSE versus those declining was the same: 1652. Also, 250 more stocks declined than advanced on the Nasdaq. Sell in MAY and go away.

[DSteckler]

Window dressing is done at the end of the qtr, not month. FYI

Shhh! Don't confuse the issue with facts <BG>.

[NY4Ever]

Window dressing is done at the end of the qtr, not month. FYI >>

WRONG ! Mutual Fund managers always decide what they want in their portfolios at the end of every month. What is even worst is that Steckler knows better but will write anything to debunk anything I say. He is just a miserable excuse for a human being.


"O God ! that men should put an enemy in their mouths to steal away their brains; that we should with joy, pleasance, and applause, transform ourselves into beasts." William Shakespeare

[dmk112]

Window dressing is done at the end of the qtr, not month. FYI >>

WRONG ! Mutual Fund managers always decide what they want in their portfolios at the end of every month. What is even worst is that Steckler knows better but will write anything to debunk anything I say. He is just a miserable excuse for a human being.


"O God ! that men should put an enemy in their mouths to steal away their brains; that we should with joy, pleasance, and applause, transform ourselves into beasts." William Shakespeare

Well maybe that is your opinion, and as a professor that I had a college used to say, "Opions are like a$$holes, everyone has one" - To my point, here are some FACTS to back up my previous post.

"A strategy used by mutual fund and portfolio managers near the year or quarter end to improve the appearance of the portfolio/fund performance before presenting it to clients or shareholders."
Reference: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/w/windowdressing.asp


"Denotes the selling of weak performing stocks or bonds by money managers just before the end of each reporting quarter, so they don't appear as significant investment positions. This selling activity is often accompanied with buying activity of strong performing stocks and bonds. ..."
Reference: www.401krolloverguide.com/glossary.htm


"Trading activity near the end of a quarter or fiscal year that is designed to improve the appearance of a portfolio to be presented to clients or shareholders."
Refrence: www.investinginoptions.com/glossary_W.html

[NY4Ever]

I am a retired V-P from a major Wall Street Investment Firm. I know what I am talking about. Case closed.

[scifos]

I am a retired V-P from a major Wall Street Investment Firm. I know what I am talking about. Case closed.

You sure sound like one!
FYI: I'm bearish on the markets right now too, but its not a long term outlook.

[NY4Ever]

as a professor that I had a college used to say, "Opions are like a$$holes, everyone has one" >>

And you are the biggest one !

[scifos]

as a professor that I had a college used to say, "Opions are like a$$holes, everyone has one" >>

And you are the biggest one !

Zing!

Folks, we may just have an 'ugly' argument on our hands.

[NY4Ever]

FYI: I'm bearish on the markets right now too, but its not a long term outlook.>>

I agree.

[DSteckler]

Well maybe that is your opinion, and as a professor that I had a college used to say, "Opions are like a$$holes, everyone has one" - To my point, here are some FACTS to back up my previous post.

"A strategy used by mutual fund and portfolio managers near the year or quarter end to improve the appearance of the portfolio/fund performance before presenting it to clients or shareholders."
Reference: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/w/windowdressing.asp


"Denotes the selling of weak performing stocks or bonds by money managers just before the end of each reporting quarter, so they don't appear as significant investment positions. This selling activity is often accompanied with buying activity of strong performing stocks and bonds. ..."
Reference: www.401krolloverguide.com/glossary.htm


"Trading activity near the end of a quarter or fiscal year that is designed to improve the appearance of a portfolio to be presented to clients or shareholders."
Refrence: www.investinginoptions.com/glossary_W.html

Shhh! Don't confuse the issue with facts. <VBG>