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so my stockbroker calls and says i've got some good news and some bad news...

give me the good new first i say.

sell, sell, sell, you got to sell everything tomorrow!

whew, thanks brokie, what's the bad news?

i've been trying to get ahold of you since yesterday.
 
I got a call like that from my broker #7 back in December 2008. So I says why don't I just bend over... I showed them some shock and awe by dumping around $800K into the market on the bottom - pissed them off enough so that after 37 years they threw me out. So I went to Bank America online and guess what - BAC turns around and buys out an almost bankrupt Merrill Lynch. The small blessing is BAC lent me sizeable dollars for margin and I pay no commissions. It's been a blast.
 
burrocrat said:
i'm in. 75C 25G cob 11/15.
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typo, 75C 25S, see tracker.

i'm at +10.8 something for the year, looking for another 1.5%-4% in as many trading days to hit annual goal, aint gonna happen sitting on the pot, now is about as ripe as it gets for a bounce.

i had a limited window for a trade this morning before prior commitments, was looking for -1% down before i moved and it looked like it was heading that way when i had to pull the trigger, never got there i see much later in the day. but i love the double bull claw back we got in the afternoon.

looking for a quick score here, wham bam thank you sham. i hope i didn't jinx it. sentiment was just to hard over to ignore.
 
hiiyaah! caught that falling knife right at the bottom of yesterday's cob. oh yeah, take that market biatches.

huh? you mean that's only half the battle? crap, now i got to divine when to let go of it? oh dog, i hope it wasn't today.

still looking for 3% in 3 days, c'mon baby daddy needs a new pair of boots.

this whole catch a tiger by the tail game sounds really fun. until you actually catch one.

let 'er rip tater chip. i'm all in.

http://www.kidrock.com/video/kid-rock-collide-ft-sheryl-crow-official-video-3
 
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Burro - I PM'd you, but my "sent message" box is empty, so I'm not sure if it went through. Lemme know.
 
Sensei said:
Burro - I PM'd you, but my "sent message" box is empty, so I'm not sure if it went through. Lemme know.
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pm received. sure, we have room for some asian fushion. as long as she has a passport have her stop by. viva la migra can probably squeeze an interview in tomorrow at 1 am. password is chorizo, no heels, it's a respectable place.
 
i almost got out today. now i wish i had. hit my annual goal, a percent short on the short term trade but who's to argue, it was a good run.

i'm bailing tomorrow i think, i hope the bottom doesn't fall out yet, maybe i can get a little more on the way out the door.

i can't believe how fast everybody went from chicken little to maybe the world's okay, the reason for being in is gone so i'm getting out.
 
burrocrat said:
i almost got out today. now i wish i had. hit my annual goal, a percent short on the short term trade but who's to argue, it was a good run.

i'm bailing tomorrow i think, i hope the bottom doesn't fall out yet, maybe i can get a little more on the way out the door.

i can't believe how fast everybody went from chicken little to maybe the world's okay, the reason for being in is gone so i'm getting out.
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Good luck tomorrow, might still be an up day.

I guess a couple days worth of green and investors are all ready to dive in again, though I'd be careful whenever trading against the trend (currently in an intermediate downtrend)
 
i'm out, 100G cob 11/21, hope it don't close negative so i can keep most of my ill-gotten gains from the last three days.
 
burrocrat said:
i'm out, 100G cob 11/21, hope it don't close negative so i can keep most of my ill-gotten gains from the last three days.
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I don't believe in luck or hope. You have a nice MTD, I'm glad you bailed, I want your slot...
 
you can have my spot, and if you can hang on to it i can't imagine a better finisher.

the100% s funders were going to run me over anyway, who cares if i finish 6th or 60th, still ain't no free hat.

i passed my annual goal and nailed the 3% sky is falling contrarian gain, although it took me 4 days instead of 3, sometimes i lose track of time.

now i wouldn't wish misfortune on anyone, i hope you all do well, but should it befall you and the bottom drops out, i'll see you again, in the rear view mirror.

either way i'm drinkin beers. cheers.
 
burrocrat said:
you can have my spot, and if you can hang on to it i can't imagine a betterthey've her.

the100% s funders were going to run me over anyway, who cares if i finish 6th or 60th, still ain't no free hat.

i passed my annual goal and nailed the 3% sky is falling contrarian gain, although it took me 4 days instead of 3, sometimes i lose track of time.

now i wouldn't wish misfortune on anyone, i hope you all do well, but should it befall you and the bottom drops out, i'll see you again, in the rear view mirror.

either way i'm drinkin beers. cheers.
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Well said, those pesky S-funders are clogging up my lane. The top 100 have done well this year and they have stayed smart throughout the year. That's partly Milk Man's fault, he's making it hard for the rest of us cheap-skates to climb the tracker. Either ways you've had an awesome month, I should bail too, but I'd like to start December invested.
 
JTH said:
I'd like to start December invested.
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not me. i want to be G until it bares it's throat. then i plan on jumping in sucking it dry and jumping back out. before it ever sees me.

i can't understand the linear thinking analyze charts stuff. so i just watch for blood. actually thats not true, i smell tears, then the rest ain't far behind.

like campbells soup. mmm mmm good.
 
and now, for your entertainment pleasure, my favorite fourth grader found this on the internet. lots of practical advice in here, plus it has a catchy beat.

dumb ways to die, so many dumb ways to die.

YouTube
 
Sometimes you simply have to look over the valley to the next horizon - not easy to do but often necessary for financial gains.
 
wheeee! here we go. i'm going to have a huge bonfire tonight, big enough to melt a circle of snow and dry the dirt for a dance. solstice, soyal, end of the world, what have you. either way tomorrow is going to be brighter.

i'm actually looking forward to our looming austerity, it's about time y'all stopped livin' so high on the hog.
 
well i'm out for a few days and i wish you all a merry christmas.

this year i hope santa finally brings me a big order of common sense, patience, and compassion. but if he don't i won't be disappointed.
 
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