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Year End Sprint or Crash???

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With most fund managers having packed it in for the year, not a lot of players are around to drive the tape.  However, a pitched battle is forming between those wishing to push stocks up and defer gains into 2010 and those who cashed out early and are ready to short.  Who is going to win?

Still watching the same stuff, which way?  Which way?

 

And what about the banks?

What about small caps??

 

Right now, the bulls look like they might be gaining the upper hand.

And if we really start ramping up into year end, then all those poor schlubs that sold and "booked profits" already are going to be jumping in head first to start throwing "Hail Mary" passes at any thing that's moving on the HeatMap.

 

Some guys are not wasting any time.....

They are already chasing the "worst of the worst" junk plays...

Maybe Franklin "Mr. Potato Head" Raines has stopped chasing high end escorts and is now home daytrading his old company's stock???

 

Anyhow, we'll have to watch and wait to see what happens between now and year end....

 

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Mon, 12/14/2009 - 16:50 | 163620 RobotTrader
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Solars gone wild today...

Mon, 12/14/2009 - 20:37 | 163965 Shiznit Diggity
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Looks like a butt-cheek and shoulders pattern (in the photo if not on the chart)

Mon, 12/14/2009 - 16:57 | 163633 RobotTrader
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Another one to watch....

Mon, 12/14/2009 - 17:08 | 163658 Cognitive Dissonance
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Amanda Barr is once again shoe horned into a too small bikini. Not that I'm complaining, but the poor girl might catch a cold for God's sake. After all, it is just about winter up here in the northern hemisphere.

Mon, 12/14/2009 - 17:07 | 163643 Leo Kolivakis
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Robo,

Those babes have a great suntan:

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/cq?d=v1&s=csiq,fslr,jaso,ldk,sol,solf,spwra,stp,tsl,yge

Despite the slump in oil prices, solars are sizzling again. Let's see if they hold and add to these gains.

Mon, 12/14/2009 - 17:52 | 163718 Anonymous
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Leo a lot of posters here not only owe you an apology for their stupid comments but you should be nominated for the first ZH sector picker award - Solars - I knew I should have allocated some funds to that sector

great call

Mon, 12/14/2009 - 19:10 | 163802 Leo Kolivakis
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Thanks, it's not too late to allocate some funds to the solar sector. IMHO, we are still in the early stages of the secular solar bull market. The biggest mistake people make is to buy and sell these stocks too quickly. Also, you have to stomach volatiltiy and add to your positions on the big dips.

Mon, 12/14/2009 - 18:50 | 163815 Anonymous
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Wouldn't happen to have a nice watch list for the NANO industries?

I love your solar one. I have been wanting to investigate that too.

Mon, 12/14/2009 - 21:42 | 164034 Leo Kolivakis
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Only pure nanotech stocks I track:

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/cq?d=v1&s=ALTI,NANO

But I am sure there are others I don't know about.

Mon, 12/14/2009 - 19:13 | 163844 Sugar Bear
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put some on this morning      .Thanks for the heads up yesterday..

Mon, 12/14/2009 - 17:08 | 163657 Cursive
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I see Lady Headlight has made a reappearance.  It's the only good thing I've seen on my computer today.

Mon, 12/14/2009 - 18:14 | 163710 etrader
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Speaking of Headlights ,

Notice how Jimbo was teasing Erin by  calling her E-B a few times.

They know full well the "b cups" nick....

http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=1358710810&play=1

Mon, 12/14/2009 - 19:12 | 163841 Hephasteus
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Erin Burnett

Mon, 12/14/2009 - 17:21 | 163672 Careless Whisper
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Can't get a job, hey what about online college? I guess alot of peeps are doin' it considering the action in APOL today. Unfortunately home schooling won't get you any frat boys.

http://www.fitdarcie.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/frat_boys.jpg

 

Mon, 12/14/2009 - 17:29 | 163684 Anonymous
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Year ends with neither

Only a whimper

All the real action happened between

March and October.

Mon, 12/14/2009 - 17:55 | 163726 Anonymous
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you guys should post more naked stuff :)

I'm already shorting Citigroup and making a shitload!
I'm also thinking on shorting industrials like CAT, TM and GE before jan.

These kind of post are really convincing me to do so ;)

Mon, 12/14/2009 - 17:57 | 163727 Instant Karma
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The transports broke out today. The Russell 2000 just popped above a short base and looks headed back to and thru? the top of its range? We do look and feel primed to ramp.

Mon, 12/14/2009 - 18:10 | 163744 Anonymous
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I would like to see a .05 or .10 tax per trade. Not a tax on the value of the trade. I do not think this would hurt anyone. If you buy 100 shares or 1000 it would be an additional .05 cents. I do not believe that you should tax the value of the trade. Example 100 shares of Goog @ $600. X .25, which would cost $150. I would rather that the trade be an additional .05 cents onto the Brokerage trading cost for a total of .05 cents.

May not make huge amounts of money right away but would be something to help reduce the computer churning.

Mon, 12/14/2009 - 20:11 | 163927 nonclaim
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You want a punitive tax for what exactly if it is not big enough to hurt? Anyway, get away from my wallet!

Mon, 12/14/2009 - 18:29 | 163779 Trader Joe
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Jesus, I love that pic of the chick on the boat.

I mean really

Does something that looks that good even go to the bathroom much less do #2

I'll bet it looks like a Barbie Doll down there

UFB'ly perfect

Mon, 12/14/2009 - 20:09 | 163925 Anonymous
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Yes, but it comes out in perfumed pink plastic capsules.

Mon, 12/14/2009 - 18:42 | 163801 ghostfaceinvestah
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107MM SPYs traded today?  That's it?

Jesus, why even bother opening the market?  Tuesdays and Thursdays would be plenty at this point.

Time to short NYX?

Mon, 12/14/2009 - 19:09 | 163837 RobotTrader
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Yep, trannies broke out today....

Mon, 12/14/2009 - 19:58 | 163914 Racer
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Can we have some more big bulges

Mon, 12/14/2009 - 21:30 | 164025 Careless Whisper
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You prolly meant this

http://f00.inventorspot.com/images/molly_191.jpg

but the first thing I thought of was this

http://www.adrants.com/images/landon_underwear1_5.jpg

and Robo those trannies are soooo confusing, don't mess

http://www.thefrisky.com/post/246-candy-magazine-showcases-transsexual-fashion/

 

 

Mon, 12/14/2009 - 23:15 | 164114 Anonymous
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Trannies now up 97.50% off the March low!

Tue, 12/15/2009 - 08:51 | 164338 deadhead
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....and airlines projected to have massive losses in 2010...go figure.

Tue, 12/15/2009 - 07:26 | 164318 Sugar Bear
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OFF TOPIC    CRAMER ON Meet the Press?

What the  F _ c k...

Has he not been recommending/Promoting NITE   ugly chart

Mon, 12/14/2009 - 19:12 | 163842 RobotTrader
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Jones-Lang-LaSalle broke out today.

Long live the REIT's....

And by the way, advertising is dead.  But don't tell that to the boys at Clear Channel which own those billboards...

 

Mon, 12/14/2009 - 20:19 | 163938 nonclaim
Mon, 12/14/2009 - 19:17 | 163853 Sugar Bear
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Think we should head lower   Much Lower...BUT  first they have to let one, any of the indexes go in to the red....Never saw price support @ yesterdays close in all my trading career ...and has been going on since June...until then be careful...SPY trading a little lower after hours...what the hell is wrong.

Mon, 12/14/2009 - 19:41 | 163896 Sugar Bear
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WFC to pay back TARP.....futures should be up soon

Mon, 12/14/2009 - 19:58 | 163913 Anonymous
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Robo
you are my hero..

Mon, 12/14/2009 - 20:18 | 163936 Anonymous
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How long are they going to keep shoveling this at us. JLL: LT debt/equity 21.86, debt/equity 26.14 and they are making return on equity of 6.04 at that leverage? What happens when the leases run out and the leverage turns the other way? If someone gets your money into this, consider them to be looking out for your worst interest. Ponzi.

Mon, 12/14/2009 - 20:41 | 163970 spooly
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Mon, 12/14/2009 - 23:12 | 164110 Anonymous
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This is hands down the best thread I've read in a long time ... koneecheewah, bitches!

Mon, 12/14/2009 - 23:34 | 164129 Anonymous
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It melts up of course...

Tue, 12/15/2009 - 01:08 | 164195 Brett in Manhattan
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"With most fund managers having packed it in for the year, not a lot of players are around to drive the tape.  However, a pitched battle is forming between those wishing to push stocks up and defer gains into 2010 and those who cashed out early and are ready to short.  Who is going to win?"

The house always wins and the public is always wrong.

If I were an exchange insider, I'd take advantage of the tax implications of public's desire to delay cap gains. That means holding up stocks until after New Year. Then, work prices down and trigger selling at a much lower level.

Tue, 12/15/2009 - 02:34 | 164244 Anonymous
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when is Tiger foreclosing & moving to live in the Woods ? does he still have his woody ?

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