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Gartman: "We Should All Be In Survival Mode Today, This Is Not The Time For Courage"

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Nothing like some morning humor to diffuse the general feeling of financial apocalypse, which today comes courtesy of the best contrarian market indicator known to man and algo, Dennis Gartman:

WTI CRUDE OIL: We Turned Bullish Too Early! The term structure might have made us shift from being manifestly bearish of crude to being incipiently bullish but we were far too early in doing so in light of the panic in the capital markets globally.

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We were taken out of our long position in crude oil on Friday… thankfully… for the full 3% risk was hit then against both WTI and  Brent crude; those not out should be out… now! This is no environment for rank speculation

Some good news for bulls: the long overdue snapback may be imminent.

STOCK PRICES HAVE A LONG WAY TO FALL, WE FEAR!: This is the S&P in monthly terms and now that this first trend line has been broken we fear that the second one drawn here may eventually be put to test over the course of the next several months.

And the punchline:

Finally, we should all be in “survival mode” today; there is no reason to take action of any sort other than to raise liquidity where  necessary in order to survive the present chaotic situation. The margin clerks are in control today and they can and will move markets where they wish and in whatever manner they wish. They have only one concern: the survival of their own companies and that must always be remembered. Can the EUR move even higher beyond the ludicrous level to which it has already risen? Yes, of course it can. Should it? No, of course it should not, but that matters not a whit this morning. Survival is all that matters. All else is secondary, even if that means surviving with far less liquidity than one had only mid-week last week.

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This is time for retaining what liquidity we can muster; this is not a time for courage. Get smaller; get liquid and get safe. This is getting ugly and we can only hope it does not get worse.

Monopoly money liquidity, of course. And now, back to the less than humorous reality.

 

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Mon, 08/24/2015 - 08:04 | 6461428 XAU XAG
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ROTFLMAO

 

 

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 08:05 | 6461433 Haus-Targaryen
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Moron, Gartman that is. 

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 08:20 | 6461538 VinceFostersGhost
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This Is Not The Time For Courage

 

Heh heh.....puss.

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 08:23 | 6461560 JonNadler
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As if for Gartman there was such a time as a time for courage

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 08:41 | 6461687 El Oregonian
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Gartman Courage? NAWWW

Gartman Idiot? YESSSS

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 08:56 | 6461812 NoDebt
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Dude is still no Tom Stolper.  But he's getting closer.

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 09:07 | 6461892 DeadFred
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Rhat's why it's discouraging to hear hear him turn fearful. My flash crash positions are likely to to waste again :(

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 08:23 | 6461561 balanced
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I thought this might really be it - the big one. Gartman just broke my heart.

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 08:28 | 6461599 XAU XAG
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In  a sell off.............No one is listening to Gartman so no doing the opposite.

 

 

Did I unbreak your heart?

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 08:11 | 6461465 Sisyphus
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Fuck, this species is so fucked. That doofus has subscribers; would ya believe that.

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 08:13 | 6461472 NoVa
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He is a moron.  A "drateR" (Retard spelled backwards) is more descript.

However, a broken clock is right twice a day.  So, he is right twice in 24 hours in terms of advice transactions - 2 out of 1.440 trades is about right.

 

Nova

 

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 08:17 | 6461513 clade7
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Hey Nova!  A good morning to you! 

i've been using your word 'Drater' since you explained your invention of it several months ago.....its handy, thank you!  Just wanted to let you know I appreciate your wordcraft.

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 08:50 | 6461738 NoVa
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Comes in handy with teenagers and/or their friends !

 

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 08:25 | 6461575 MSimon
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How often is a broken record (for those of you who remember) right?

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 11:49 | 6463506 mkhs
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That depends on the artist; some artists sound better when the record is broken.

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 08:06 | 6461436 Secret Treaties
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Screaming "buy" signal.

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 08:12 | 6461480 Central Bankster
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So the bears will get Gartmaned for 100SP points in the last hour of trading?  Sounds about right.

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 08:14 | 6461488 Winston Churchill
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Broken clock may just be right this minute.

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 08:26 | 6461583 Urban Redneck
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Stay nimble, but a locked 1911 is dangerous in unsteady hands... If the margin clerks aren't dumping gold with everything else- it's still only a flesh wound.  I want a "timeline" longer than Gartman's to gauge my actions and the the dominant intermediate term trend. 

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 08:11 | 6461468 LoneStarHog
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BWHAHAHAHAHAH!!!...Investing and survival advice from Gartman?...BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!...The only liquidity, Gartman, is in your Fruit-of-da-Loom this morning.

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 08:19 | 6461530 ThroxxOfVron
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I called it.

Dumbfuck is wearing a diaper today.

...& he's gonna need changed by lunch time...

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 08:06 | 6461437 stant
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Is the Mack daddy in the fueher bunker with a Walther ppk yet?

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 08:12 | 6461478 TeethVillage88s
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Naw, they can do what they did in 2007, open the Fed Discount Window, TAF Auction Facility.

Liquidity becoming a problem from covering too many positions...?

Bank of America Corp.,Bank of America Corp.*,,,,,,,,,,
Ticker,BAC US Equity,,,,,,,,,,
Includes Loans to:,"Banc of America Securities LLC, Banc of America Securities LLC, Banc of America Securities LLC, Banc of America Securities LLC, Bank of America NA, Bank of America Corp., FIA Card Services NA and Bank of America NA",,,,,,,,,,
Identified in Fed Documents as:,"BANC OF AMER SCTY, Banc of America Securities LLC, Banc of America Securities LLC, Banc of America Securities LLC, BANK OF AMER NA, Bank of America, FIA CARD SVC NA and BANK OF AMER NA",,,,,,,,,,
Capital Raised From Home Governments,"$45,000.00",,,,,,,,,,
Programs,"AMLF, PDCF, TSLF, ST OMO, TAF, CPFF, TAF, DW",,,,,,,,,,
Country,United States,,,,,,,,,,
Industry,Banking,,,,,,,,,,
"Average Daily Balance
From 8/1/2007 to 4/30/2010","$20,712.39 ",,,,,,,,,,
Peak Amount of Debt,"$91,400.00 ",,,,,,,,,,
Peak Date,2/26/2009,,,,,,,,,,

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 08:07 | 6461438 Supernova Born
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With DOW futures down a mere 651 points?

That is a bold statement, sir!

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 08:06 | 6461439 NoWayJose
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Sounds like Gartman is short EUR too!

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 08:06 | 6461441 Callz d Ballz
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I'm sure the MSM's are trying to book Schiff...

/S

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 08:21 | 6461542 ThroxxOfVron
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( picture of Jim Rogers on a tractor goes here )

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 08:31 | 6461618 VinceFostersGhost
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Let me guess....wearing a tank helmet?

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 08:06 | 6461444 fuu
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So we should be catching ever knife we see as there is going to be a 9 am reversal to new highs?

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 08:07 | 6461446 clade7
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Finally he gets it!  Gartman follows the ZH side bar pop ups as tea leaves!....this morning instead of tee shirts and foreign brides, its Redwing shoes and Silver!

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 08:12 | 6461479 Bunghole
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Just be sure to buy the Made in the USA Redwings and not their China crap.

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 08:07 | 6461447 TeethVillage88s
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As a paid CIA Shill News Reader, I'm sure he is going to survive a lot better than the rest of us.

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 08:08 | 6461451 phoolish
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I can't raise my liquidity any higher.

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 08:08 | 6461452 Catullus
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We're all the way back to 2014 levels!!! PANIC

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 08:08 | 6461453 SSRI Junkie
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remain calm, all is well

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDAmPIq29ro

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 08:14 | 6461486 TeethVillage88s
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'Bubble Pop!'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bw9CALKOvAI

someone else posted it this morning.

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 08:20 | 6461537 negative rates
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Like a well is just another hole in the ground, that calm??

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 08:11 | 6461474 Kina
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Li Qui Di Ti

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 08:13 | 6461476 Chuck Knoblauch
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I'd stay away from this bipolar market today.

It will be fun to watch.

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 08:12 | 6461481 gdiamond22
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Time to go long

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 08:14 | 6461487 MATA HAIRY
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get liquid, huh?

 

Based on the red color of Gartman's nose, I would say he gets liquid quite often...

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 08:14 | 6461491 the not so migh...
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Sounds like a buy signal

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 08:15 | 6461502 Dr. Engali
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Yep, buying this fucking dip.

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 08:18 | 6461524 Slowdrip
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Summer sell-off, minor slump......

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 08:18 | 6461526 Pantalone
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He yelled from his lifeboat to the sinking ship.

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 08:26 | 6461571 mayhem_korner
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Just get in there and sell! Sell! Sell!  - Mortimer (Gartman) Duke

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obAoPP1bdIM

 

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 09:00 | 6461843 hibou-Owl
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have a. Look at the monthly chart of the Cac40!
The recent top, Touched the trend line and backed off, we now have a triangle setup from back on the 2000 top.

This is the first leg down of five, and I have a target sub 2,500 and that's only the bottom of the triangle.

Looking at the timing we going down for a few years!!!

Farmland and Gold are the smart areas to park your cash.

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 09:56 | 6462520 Ghostdog
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This fucking prick just put the fucking bottom in!

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