Vulcans who short for fun

[Websman]

Look for some of your high flyers that have had a sweet run. They may offer the best explosive move. Now be careful as the market is do for a bounce. MSO has been beat up already and often your stocks that have been beat up will bounce the moment you take it short. Check out the leg out ERS put in..

That's why the IBD 100 list is a great place to find canidates..

[Websman]

WIRE is looking like a great short....Jeeeeeejejejeeeeeeeeee!!!

[Websman]

WIRE still looks like a great short...

If the DOW breaks the 10,869 support, I will short this loser. I'm liking an entry point of $38.50 at this time.

Any more short ideas?

I'll have to swing by Books-A-Million this week and pick up the Monday IBD for the latest top 100 list. There's bound to be some future losers in there...Jeeeejejejeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[billyjoe]

Webs,
How about some Vulcan theory. Is it as easy to make money shorting in a bad bear market as it is buying long in a roaring bull market ?

billyjoe

[Websman]

Webs,
How about some Vulcan theory. Is it as easy to make money shorting in a bad bear market as it is buying long in a roaring bull market ?

billyjoe

Assuming we were to actually experience a major Bear market, I would say yes, but keep in mind that when going long a stock can only go to zero. Not so with short postions...Just think if you sold short at around $20 and the next day the stock price gapped up to $75. You'd have a serious margin call on your hands. So, I guess shorting does have it's own unique problems.

I say the risk is worth the reward. The VTP works just as well either way...

I don't understand why some traders refuse to short stocks. Even Poormans won't short them. It's like they feel guilty about it or something. It's all part of what makes the market work though.

I personally love shorting. It's fun....in a non-emotional Vulcan way of course.

[Lyehopper]

I don't understand why some traders refuse to short stocks. Even Poormans won't short them. It's like they feel guilty about it or something. It's all part of what makes the market work though.

I personally love shorting. It's fun....in a non-emotional Vulcan way of course.

AND.... I'll drink to that!....LOL....hic!

[DSteckler]

I don't understand why some traders refuse to short stocks.

Because they have a retirement account where you can't short?

[Websman]

Because they have a retirement account where you can't short?

I also have a retirement account that won't let me short. That's why I decided to open a seperate brokerage account that gives me that option. Vulcans think of everything...jeeeejejeeejjeeeeee

[Websman]

Uh oh...JOE aint looking so good. I think I'll short it soon.

http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/comment/investing/10290401.html?cm_ven=YAHOO&cm_cat=FREE&cm_ite=NA

[Websman]

Uh oh...There's a tropical storm headed for the Gulf. Me oh my...I wonder what will happen to St Joe's share price???

[jiesen]

Here's one to short: LVS

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=LVS&t=2y&l=on&z=m&q=l&c=

I found this the other day looking for a sector that performs well in a down market. This stock has some serious downside to it, fundamentally, imo. It's trading higher than 10x book, with a P/E of 55. And it's a freaking casino. Short it down to 30, is what I say. If the market tanks, it's taking this one with it. If the market rebounds, this one's gonna crash. Either way, there's no way in hell LVS is worth $22B. Also, once it punches through the imaginary line at $60, TA traders (isn't that a 1-2-3 sell signal if it breaks 60?) are going to have a ball sending it down another $10 over just a week or so, I bet.

Anyway, I'm trusting Yahoo's numbers on this one, so please check this out, and if I'm wrong about this, by all means let us know...

[IIC]

Shorting is a different world...Let me master longing...then maybe

[jiesen]

Shorting is a different world...Let me master longing...then maybe

once you've mastered longing, why would you bother with shorting?

[IIC]

once you've mastered longing, why would you bother with shorting?

That's why I never got into it...But Webs is short anyway...At least that what's I read on the Net...So it must be true...Doug

[Runner]

Here is one in the first thrust down. Might set up next week

Follow up on first thrust