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The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which had fewer technology stocks than the S&P 500 and suffered less in the bear market from 2000 to 2002, has held up better, but not a lot better. It has risen less than 1% a year since January 2000.

The word for the day is pusillanimous - and it refers to Obama.
 
Birchtree said:
The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which had fewer technology stocks than the S&P 500 and suffered less in the bear market from 2000 to 2002, has held up better, but not a lot better. It has risen less than 1% a year since January 2000. The word for the day is
pusillanimous - and it refers to Obama.
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If it wasn't hard enough to get a hold of the true direction of the market,
now I have to look up the definition of pusillanimous.... My heads hurting !
(Just having a little fun Birch)

It's so easy for me to fall into the media trap, they call todays move up
a Bias Rally and that the Bulls are not convinced that the downturn in
commodities will last.

If real life experience counts for anything, a few things stand out in this
consumer driven economy. It costs me more to drive to the store to buy
less food. Since these are not a Luxury that I can do without, I'm now
being forced to take from Peter to pay Paul. Peters getting pissed and
Paul keeps getting richer. And alls I want is my MTV. But thats no longer
an option because cable is now a Luxury I can't afford. Nevermind the
loss of buying power that my TSP will have. When it comes time to reap
my reward, I fear it will come in the form of a Help Wanted Ad with no
jobs available.

Thank goodness both Democrats & Republicans have a sound plan to fix it
all and I have no need to be concerned about my budget or this countries
future. It's not armeggedon, but geeez, I'm in the bunker just in case.
:sick:
 
Show-me said:
The Week Ahead

Last Update: 23-May-08 10:25 ET

The coming week kicks off Tuesday when market participants return from their extended Memorial Day weekend.

The Economic Calendar will be the main area of focus, with the release of the new home sales, durable orders, personal income and spending, and Chicago PMI reports. The weekly energy inventory report will be released Thursday, one day later than usual due to the holiday.

Only 48 companies, most of which are retailers, are confirmed to announce their quarterly earnings results. Some of the more notable names include American Eagle (AEO), Big Lots (BIG), Costco (COST), Dell (DELL), Sears Holdings (SHLD) and Tiffany (TIF).

You can check out Briefing.com's Earnings Calendar for a complete list.
________________________________________________________________

Monday, May 26:
U.S. markets closed in observance of Memorial Day





Tuesday, May 27:
  • Earnings: Vodafone PLC (VOD), Borders Group (BGP)
  • Economic Data: May Consumer Confidence... April New Home Sales
  • Events: None
  • Conferences: None
  • Fed Speakers: San Francisco Fed President Yellen will speak on the economic outlook and policy in San Francisco (11:50 AM ET)
Wednesday, May 28:
  • Earnings: American Eagle (AEO), Chico's (CHS), Dollar Tree (DLTR), Polo Ralph Lauren (RL), TiVo (TIVO)
  • Economic Data: April Durable Orders
  • Events: None
  • Conferences: None
  • Fed Speakers: Minneapolis Fed President Stern will speak in Eau Claire, Wis, about the regional, nation and world economy (12:50 PM ET)... Dallas Fed President Fisher will speak in San Francisco about inflation and debt (9:00 PM ET)
Thursday, May 29:
  • Earnings: Big Lots (BIG), Costco (COST), HJ Heinz (HNZ), Sears Holdings (SHLD), Dell (DELL), Novell (NOVL), Marvell Tech Group (MRVL), J. Crew Group (JCG)
  • Economic Data: Preliminary First Quarter GDP...Weekly Jobless Claims (week ended May 24)... Weekly Crude Inventories (week ended May 24)
  • Events: Novellus (NVLS) Mid-Quarter Update
  • Conferences: New York Fed's "Role of Money Markets" Conference
  • Fed Speakers: New York Fed President Geithner will deliver opening remarks at the New York Fed conference (9:00 AM ET)... Fed Vice Chairman Kohn to speak at the New York Fed conference (6:15 PM ET)
Friday, May 30:
  • Earnings: Tiffany & Co (TIF), Lions Gate Entertainment (LGF)
  • Economic Data: April Personal Income & Spending... May Chicago PMI... Revised University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index for May
  • Events: None
  • Conferences: None
  • Fed Speakers: Boston Fed President Rosengren speaks on economic outlook (12:30 PM ET)
--Ryan McShane, Briefing.comhttp://www.briefing.com/GeneralCont...vestor&ArticleId=NS20080523102626LookingAhead
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I have 1 IFT left was thinking of moving to F Fund tomorrow thinking Friday will be a selloff day make some change and before 12:00 move out back to G Fund for a one day hit. Sound like a bad idea or anyone have any 1 day hits on the funds. I am banking on a selloff friday.
 
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I have 1 IFT left was thinking of moving to F Fund tomorrow thinking Friday will be a selloff day make some change and before 12:00 move out back to G Fund for a one day hit. Sound like a bad idea or anyone have any 1 day hits on the funds. I am banking on a selloff friday.
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I'm just don't know right now.

I stopped out of my SDS early this morning.
 
That guy was much nicer that I would have been. Lot of bleeping and editing would have been needed.

Veteran takes down flag. OOH FREAK'N RAH!!!

 
The dude who owned the store..didn't say chit either..LOL

Saw the latest RAMBO this weekend at home..I have to say it was pretty good....course, I love those blood and guts kinda movies..;)
 
Buster said:
The dude who owned the store..didn't say chit either..LOL

Saw the latest RAMBO this weekend at home..I have to say it was pretty good....course, I love those blood and guts kinda movies..;)
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Me too - especially that one. I haven't seen the latest - but the first one was perfect to me - thought it was a great story.

You'd probably enjoy shooter as well.
 
Steadygain said:
Me too - especially that one. I haven't seen the latest - but the first one was perfect to me - thought it was a great story.

You'd probably enjoy shooter as well.
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Yes I did and Loved "Sniper" as well.....Speaking of which, they used a .50 cal Sniper gun in this Rambo movie..quite effective for removing heads.;)
 
Sorry about the no posting, things will slow down for me eventually, around the first week in August. I watched son play ball all weekend, had to move a game today due to big storms. My other son has not got to play at all this year due to rain. He is four games behind with two make up games tomorrow, but it is suppose to rain cats and dog tonight.

Plus working my honeybees and peeking at charts.

I have stopped out of everything and am waiting for a play.

I may step back into SDS, SKF, and DUG. Economy is slowing and the Fed has signaled rate cut are on hold. Financials are sucking wind and trying to raise capital without going under. Big auto is cutting production and laying off. RALLY TIME, not.:D
 
No problem Show! Enjoy the summer! I picked up the calendar for the week and posted it in my Account Talk Thread. You can take over when you come back.:D
 
luv2read said:
No problem Show! Enjoy the summer! I picked up the calendar for the week and posted it in my Account Talk Thread. You can take over when you come back.:D
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Thanks! I tried to find it real quick on the Briefing.com homepage but gave up after a few minutes.

Heading for the ball field and I see storm clouds in that direction. Yippee!
 
The Week Ahead

Last Update: 06-Jun-08 09:15 ET

"Lull" is defined as a relatively calm or inactive interval or period. As far as the earnings reporting goes, the market is in a lull. There are only a handful of companies due to share quarterly results in the coming week and none have market-moving influence.

The economic calendar promises to hold a little more excitement with the closely-watched pending home sales, retail sales, and consumer price index reports on the docket.

Separately, several investment conferences and commentary from Fed officials are apt to provide some trading-oriented headlines.

For a more complete glimpse of the coming earnings reports and economic releases, be sure to visit our Earnings Calendar and Economic Calendar pages.
________________________________________________________________

Monday, June 9:
  • Earnings: Shuffle Master (SHFL)
  • Economic Data: Pending Home Sales (April)
  • Events: None
  • Conferences: Deutsche Bank Securities Media & Telecom Conference... Goldman Sachs Healthcare Conference
  • Fed Speakers: New York Fed President Geithner speaks about economy (12:15 PM ET)... Fed Chairman Bernanke speaks on inflation (7:15 PM ET)
Tuesday, June 10:
  • Earnings: Pep Boys (PBY), Stewart Enterprises (STEI)
  • Economic Data: Trade Balance (April)
  • Events: UTStarcom (UTSI) Analyst Meeting
  • Conferences: Piper Jaffray Consumer Conference... Deutsche Bank Securities Media & Telecom Conference... Goldman Sachs Healthcare Conference
  • Fed Speakers: Dallas Fed President Fisher speaks on globalization and monetary policy (8:00 AM ET)
Wednesday, June 11:
  • Earnings: Casey's General (CASY)
  • Economic Data: Treasury Budget (May)
  • Events: Weekly Crude Inventories... Fed's Beige Book... Nortel Networks (NT) Analyst Meeting... Assured Guaranty (AGO) Analyst Meeting
  • Conferences: Needham & Co Biotechnology and Medical Technology Conference... Piper Jaffray Consumer Conference... Goldman Sachs Healthcare Conference
  • Fed Speakers: Fed Vice Chairman Kohn speaks on inflation (11:30 AM ET)... Fed Governor Kroszner speaks at community development policy summit (12:15 PM ET)... St. Louis Fed President Bullard speaks at Macroeconomic Advisors conference (1:00 PM ET)
Thursday, June 12:
  • Earnings: Smith & Wesson (SWHC)
  • Economic Data: Initial Claims (week ended June 7)... Export and Import Prices (May)... Retail Sales (May)... Business Inventories (April)
  • Events: Symantec (SYMC) Analyst Meeting... Cardinal Health (CAH) MedTech Day
  • Conferences: Thomas Weisel Partners Alternative Energy Conference... Needham & Co Biotechnology and Medical Technology Conference... Goldman Sachs Healthcare Conference
  • Fed Speakers: None
Friday, June 13:
  • Earnings: None
  • Economic Data: Consumer Price Index (May)... Preliminary Univ. of Michigan Consumer Sentiment (June)
  • Events: None
  • Conferences: None
  • Fed Speakers: None
http://www.briefing.com/GeneralCont...vestor&ArticleId=NS20080606091634LookingAhead
 
Hi Show Me:

Based on the activities for the upcoming week, I think I'll stay mostly on the Lily Pad (Birch is right about that most of us remain abit jittery and security conscious).Thanks for your update efforts. Hope you are doing well in body and spirit.

Regards,

FS
 
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