come on - obviously the market is up more than it would be over the last 15 years if it wasn't for that. we've always stated that - markets move on liquidity it's that simple

    what I discussed had nothing to do with the Fed, just simple charts - there was no evidence that yesterday's pullback confirmed a high and the 9 EMA and 20 SMA slopes are at 45 degree angles -so big sell offs tend to have quick recoveries unless you have a break in structure

    I just think it's a

    Posted by DigiNomad on 1st of Feb 2024 at 04:33 pm

    I just think it's a bit of gaslighting to suggest that these moves are normal (see heading to post below). I've been trading for 25 years and these moves are not normal...unless I slept through something along the way. Did I sell yesterday? Hell no. Because the Gov printing press is out of control, not because of anything else.  Earnings have been a sh*t show for the most part until a couple today. 

    Hey, guess what. Sometimes the

    Posted by mastermind on 1st of Feb 2024 at 04:59 pm

    Hey, guess what. Sometimes the market goes down when it doesn't make sense either. The market has a mind of its own. It's not always logical based on all of the data that you see. Do you bellyache when the market is in freefall too?

    Yes, I absolutely do bellyache

    Posted by DigiNomad on 1st of Feb 2024 at 05:03 pm

    Yes, I absolutely do bellyache both ways. I personally like markets that make sense. Dislocations based on Gov nonsense disturb me. Sue me.

    I had the levels picked and everything went according to plan today. I don't have to like watching my purchasing power go up in smoke to support wars, migration and underperforming health care.

    In the meantime, break out the confetti! SPX just closed at ATH (4937).

    OK, that's all not great.

    Posted by mastermind on 1st of Feb 2024 at 05:13 pm

    OK, that's all not great. But isn't that part of what the market is for - an inflation hedge?

    Yes. The market is simply

    Posted by DigiNomad on 1st of Feb 2024 at 06:00 pm

    Yes. The market is simply a collection of assets. So if you own them when they the dollar is being diluted and asset prices are inflating, you will participate in the inflation. But do the math on how much market exposure you would have to have to fully hedge yourself from the effects of reduced purchasing power from deficit spending.  It's unlikely for the vast majority of people, even subscribers here, and only if they also pick the perfect assets that inflate at or near the rate of inflation....which is not the nonsense CPI number we get shoved down our throats by the Gov that wants to keep spending no matter what. They peeled out asset inflation a long time ago and left us with a basket of goods measured like we're still in the 1960's. God forbid modernization, but why don't they reach back and use 20 year old technology instead of 60 year old tech to construct a real time, infinitely more accurate measure of inflation? Well, I think we all know why. 

    Yesterday was the biggest tease

    Posted by icecoldjones on 1st of Feb 2024 at 04:55 pm

    Yesterday was the biggest tease ever as I just lost all my gains from my shorts and then some today.

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