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A Market Breadth Explosion Like We've Never Seen Before

Just another rally in bear market. Keep analyzing your data and wait until Obama's been in office 90 days. Then, see where you stand!
Jan 07 11:28 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment |View article
Cramer's Stop Trading! (12/12/08) Absence of Panic

Cramer calls market bottoms all the time. He's been wrong at least half a dozen times this year. Anyone who listens to him deserves what they get. Few companies are above their 50 day moving averages- with more downward pressure long term.

Dec 15 08:39 am |Rating: 0 -2 |Link to Comment |View article
Americans Forget High Oil Prices Too Quickly

Sorry, Michael. Americans haven't forgotten a thing. It is not in their power to change much. Bloomberg's noted today that oil consumption has not been this low since 1983--people are doing what they can to conserve, they are terrified that they will lose their jobs and their investments. If you live in suburbia, you just have to drive. Not a good chance one can sell one's house and move out of suburbia, is there, in the midst of a real estate crisis?

As for the "promise" of the democrats-today Nancy Pelosi suggested that Paul Volcker be tapped to be the new "Car Czar". She wants to hire an economist to restructure the car industry. Why? Because he is well known and respected, not because he is a businessman qualified to lead a technological metamorphosis.

Good lord, crude will be back up before we know it. But in the meantime, please stop whining about fascist republicans. If we really lived in a fascist society, you wouldn't have the liberty to pontificate on this forum, would you?
What we have is a bi-partisan congress filled with dangerous, inept, thieves. With Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Barney Frank and Chris Dodd
(The Gang of Four) as our leaders, you can expect nothing but bail -outs, give-aways, and theft of our autonomy, control, and money. You want conservation and build out? You'll get onerous carbon credits- another form of taxation that will ham string our production. Meanwhile, none of them approve of using the resources we have- coal, nuclear, nat gas. They endorse biofuels. Know what drove up the price of corn? Corn is supposed to feed people and animals. Well, ethanol drove up the price of commodities. There are our politicians in action, gumming up the works again.
Obama has taken Clinton's old appointees out of moth balls. His Vice President is an old, political hack. He intends to do an even bigger stimulus package and devalue the dollar even further.
This is the sweeping "change" Obama promised. Expect to be bitterly disappointed in the next four years!

p.s.- when you mix revisionist history with your energy investment strategy, you only serve to water down your message. Want to make some money in the meantime? Short the indexes. Plain and simple.
Dec 09 14:32 pm |Rating: 0 -1 |Link to Comment |View article
Freeport-McMoran: Dead Money Until Copper Prices Recover

Very good article and excellent commentary from readers, too. I started nibbling at $15.99 and will continue to do so, as it falls. Another hedging strategy again your $50. per share position: sell calls.
Dec 05 12:21 pm |Rating: +1 0 |Link to Comment |View article
U.S. Debt Is Staggering, But Not Unprecedented

Your comparison that 120% debt during WW2 really is apple to oranges-it's a different world with many social service and medical programs to support, expanded in large part in the early 1960's and beyond.

It is very possible that the USA will lose its' credit rating. Take a look at I.O.U.S.A. to see just how close we are to the abyss.
Nov 26 09:34 am |Rating: +1 0 |Link to Comment |View article
Five Factors That Can Determine the Fate of the U.S. Dollar

Excellent article, Mr. Patel. But what is safe to invest in if your dollar is heading toward worthless? Will gold stand up? Commodities? What?
Nov 11 14:06 pm |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment |View article
Has the Last Investor Thrown In the Towel?

This is an excellent article that drives home one point clearly--you just can't rely on analyst coverage for accurate analysis. CRNT is an excellent example of analysts minimizing the value and growth potential.
Nov 05 08:44 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment |View article
Cheap Crude: A Flash in the (Oil) Pan

Michael, you are right on the money on most points--except your political slant. I just have to remind you that the Democrats have blocked drilling for decades, including the current democratic candidate for president, who has been anti-nuclear, anti-coal, etc. Let's not forget that the democrats are in control of congress, and have been for years. Let's not forget that the Republicans had much help in destroying the economy from their friends across the aisle. The bail-out got bigger and more monstrous thanks to Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Barney Frank, Chris Dodd, et al.

While you correctly state that the funds used to fight the Iraqi war should have been used more wisely, let's not forget that the failure on the part of our CIA to correctly identify the threat from Iraq started way before Bush took office, during the eight year administration of President Clinton and before that, too.

You can despise Bush's policies all you want, just remember that if you are going to chronicle the truth, you have to acknowledge the whole truth!

Long term, I believe that oil will get more expensive. Hedging in the meantime, buy the ETF DUG, or DOY, and by being nimble and taking small profits quickly, are smart moves. These are very scary times. We are watching one country after another fall--short term, depressing prices.
Oct 27 12:00 pm |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment |View article
Play the Bounce to Hedge Your Longs

I have qid, which is 2x inverse of NASDAQ. I would like to understand, though, how the short indexes will do if the SEC continues to add companies to the "no short" list and extends it through the election. Any views on this?
Oct 01 11:50 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment |View article
The Case for Natural Gas Powered Transportation

Let me clarify that: 4 hours fill-time for enough fuel to go 50 miles.
Sep 14 08:40 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment |View article
The Case for Natural Gas Powered Transportation

Mike-According to the Fuelmaker Corp website ( the manufacturer of the PHIL system), you have to fill the tank overnight.

Sep 14 08:33 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment |View article
Boeing's Bad News Doesn't Slow Down Aerospace/Defense ETFs

Gary, would you consider updating this article in light of the current geo-political events in Georgia and Iran? Do you think defense/aerospace will benefit due to the "commodities"... skirmishes we are now seeing? I am thinking that either Obama of McCain will have to substantially increase investment in defense in the coming years. Thanks.
Aug 13 09:05 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment |View article
Don't Burn That Coal Just Yet

the coal etf KOL, gives great exposure and you can buy and sell options on it, to hedge.
Aug 13 08:37 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment |View article
Crude Sell-off: Solid Entry Point into U.S. Oil Majors

Good article and commentary. I would like to address the question of why we need nuclear subsidies when it is already economical, raised by Pockyclips. We need them to build new plants. A new plant is somewhere in the vicinity of 4 billion dollars. I would also suggest that GE may be a good stock to invest in long term, as they are heavily involved throughout the world in the building of new nuclear plants. One also has to wonder if the nuclear plants being built in China and Iran will possess the kinds of safety features of those in the US and Britain, for instance.
I read that the Russians are designing and building a nuclear plant in Iran that is based on a 30+ year old model.
Aug 07 08:01 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment |View article
Covered Bonds Are Indeed Covered - By You

good article. I think I will stick with gold.
Jul 29 14:27 pm |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment |View article

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