Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Be Careful What You Wish For

That's a cliche one hears all the time, but has elements of truth especially for human psychology.

"Everyone" was looking/wishing for a 10% correction. Uh ... they got it last Thursday. From the charts, some real buyers really did put out big bids there and stocks rebounded heavily. One had to be an active trader to get those low prices, as the closing prices were quite off the lows that day. That's one advantage of ETFs over index mutual funds. I missed those intraday prices - I think I was at the farmer's market getting some good vegetables. Oh well ... I'm not afraid to buy anyway, but am waiting for more time to pass since my last big buy. Use time diversification!

"Everyone" was complaining about too much global liquidity. Uh ... that's long gone now. Europe is gasping for liquidity as its asset-backed commercial paper market is gutshot. From what I can tell, the conduits were not properly structured [I wrote about that some yesterday].

"Everyone" was griping about dollars flooding the world. Uh ... Europe has a dollar shortage now - its banks need dollars from the US to fund lines of credit.

Listen to me. The world is NOT ending. The world economic growth trajectory is intact. The US still has a trade deficit and is still sending dollars overseas to provide global liquidity and monetary base for the world money supply [I wrote about this concept a few months ago - see February 7, 2007 post]. So far, the government dolts have done OK - not great, just OK. They need to do more, but have shown signs of a willingness to do what's needed. I think Sen. Dodd's political pressure yesterday was a good move. Those ivory tower economists need a bitch slap of reality once in awhile. Congress has real power - if it gets motivated, it can really move fast and do things.

Use time diversification! It's a bull market. [uh ... unless the Fed fools stick another sword into it.]

If the global growth story is still intact - as I think it is - the oil & gas & miners have pulled way back. If you were waiting to get some of those, you might consider starting long term positions with a time diversification program of your own. BHP reported stellar earnings this AM - that's my largest miner position. My largest oil & gas is CVX. I own lots of stock in these groups, but do add bits & pieces here and there. I still think a 21st Century "Greater East and South Asia Co-Prosperity Zone" is forming and demand for oil and metals will grow for years to come.

PS: Mmmm this coffee tastes good. It's "Sumatra Mandheling" dark roast - pure and black - a man's drink ;-). Fresh hot "Joe" in the morning is a pleasure of life!

44 comments:

Bud said...

"Everyone" wants the fed to cut rates. Be careful what you wish for.

Bud said...

Asia up. Europe up. Spoos up. Beefers are back!! Today could be fun.

Bud said...

World not comin to an end? Huh? Who wrote this blog today? Cuz the Bman i know has mre's, radiation pills, silver bars, ammo to fight aliens, etc.... Clearly an imposter wrote today's entry.

Bud said...

garrett anderson 10 rbi's...sweet!!
sox up by 6 games in the east

die yankees die !!!

Bud said...

Watched some of that indians/tigers game. Carmona of the indians gonna be a huge star in the future. What an arm!!!

Bunkerman said...

I keep hearing many people wanting Fed to NOT cut rates. Generals fighting the last war (inflation).

Bunkerman said...

This must be the real Bunkerman ... I didn't see any pods in my basement this morning ;-)

Spin-em said...

Former Syracuse star Gerry McNamara, who was on the Sixers' summer-league roster but did not see any action because of two sprained ankles, has signed with Panionios of the Greek professional league. Bill Neff, McNamara's agent, told the Syracuse Post-Standard that McNamara would make more than $400,000.......opaaaaaaaa!!!!!

Bud said...

Gmac!!!! 400k? Good for him.

PS. Would have taken him 15 years to make that in the US.....since the only job as a 'guard' he could find here was with Acme Security.

lmaoooooooooo

Bud said...

Bob doll sayin they sellin the financials they bought last week. Those were some great buys. I wish i joined you guys in BAC. A quality operation indeed.

Bud said...

Haven't heard much about the uptick rule last few days. Oh ...the market has been goin up. What a bunch of whiny cry babies.

Bud said...

Carlyle group postponing it's ipo. Is that considered a beefer Bman?

Bunkerman said...

Carlyse is an LBO/private equity outfit. They had problems in the Europe with a mortgage entity - similar to the problems with KKR Financial.

I don't consider LBO/private equity outfits "beefers" unless they have active hedge funds.

Bunkerman said...

The blog was down awhile - it said there was maintenance at Google.

Frosty said...

$ndx gap is going to make for an easy target....Spin-em gave me a copy of the gappers handbook...index futures have never left an unfilled gap.

Bud, beefers in the house and no list? you need to be better prepared.

Bud said...

Another boring day. Unless you came in long overnite....then you are having a very exciting day. Let's see. May be a good time to do my nfl research. Season is 2 weeks away.

Bud said...

Yes frosty. Spin is the gapper expert. He wrote the handbook.

Spin-em said...

Bud..the jerk store called...they're running outta you......

Acme Security..rofl

Frosty said...

Bud....forth day of a bounce after last thurs melt down and you are working on football....the darkside not of any interest to you...passing on a good game of ping pong...I don't get it.

you suck at sports betting anyway.

Frosty said...

hell...I can even sense the Bunkerman wanting to buy some puts for a hedge.

Bud said...

You are right frosty....shud have hit that gap hard this am. XLF has nuthin. But it looked like FED rate cut was comin at 930am today....so i'm managing risk very carefully on the darkside. As spin wud say...Ben gonna 'punish the shorts'.

Bunkerman said...

wrong Frosty. I'm loading the cannons to go longer with new money. If they knock it down I'll buy futures to lock in good prices.

Frosty said...

"if they knock them down"....LMAOOO...trading curbs the only savior....fed keeps tossing bones...cry baby bulls still asking where's the beef.

Bud said...

Great call frosty........uh....you too Spin.


PS... I think you guys said market was gonna fill the gap. Right?

Frosty said...

SKF...nice consolidation at support....looks like real buyers have been adding.

Bud said...

Godammit!!! Bring back that uptick rule!!!

lmaooooooooooo

Bud said...

Roflmao........ SKF and the real buyers

Spin-em said...

giving the LOW short a try....fittee day...and well you know..lol..fifth green day..lighter volume....Id really like to see it close in the 50's for the reverse signal

Frosty said...

ADI darkside...after that Q why would it go up here? SMH 37.50 resitence...ADI 200 day test seems like a lay up.

ALL running on fumes...deadcat..AFSI same sector...Spinny double gapper 15.80 and 13.65, page six of the handbook...with no up tick rule should be easy to poung that one.

Spin-em said...

MA reverse signal??..5 green days of declining vol

Frosty said...

TWM....printing an N7...appears real buyers are keeping the bid.

Bunkerman said...

Bought some AA (1/3). I'm not a big fan of the company, but I suppose at 12x it's gonna get taken over, probably by another of my positions. Or a Russian company. It's over the 200DMA now. Will add on dips.

Bunkerman said...

Besides, I have so much copper, I should have some ALuminum, too.

Frosty said...

Bunkerman....as I recall your don't own any yellow cake....seems odd.

Bud said...

Real buyers gettin to work?

Bunkerman said...

I have a lot of CCJ, the bigest uranium miner

Bunkerman said...

A S&P close here is a close over the 200 DMA and over the bullish pennant. Bears need to hit this hard ... or ...

Bunkerman said...

Hmmm ... looks like the XLF shorts ran out of ammo and are running for cover.

Frosty said...

Bunkerman....teasing the bear....bad karma bro.....looks more like a trap to me. one more post like that and I'll be reaching for the darkside butta'...:)

Bud said...

Lmaoo frosty. Bman with some spunk.

Bunkerman said...

well, I held off on the "Quiet Day" title hehehe.

Bunkerman said...

I don't think this is enough for an IBD followthru. Not sure about vol either. I'll check the paper early AM.

Bud said...

Well.......today was better. Seems like some beefers came to work today. Remember.......i like very very volatile markets. Some call it ping pong.

Frosty said...

gamc...hearing he received the short version of his new teams playbook, it was only one page with three words written on it...PASS THE BALL.