Stock Market as we once knew it

[dpari]

Will anyone feel comfortable investing in the so-called US Stock Market going forward?

These are new days baby, very interesting indeed.

I WILL NOT be investing in the Stock Market ever again as I have lost ALL CONFIDENCE and TRUST in the so-called leaders of Wallstreet as well as the so-called leaders in Congress!

What say you?

 

[Mike]

i say:

it's a good time to pick up stocks at rock bottom prices. it may be a bit speculative, definitely stay away from financial stocks, but energy and tech stocks should be a halfway predictable investment.

M.

 

[holyroller]

Will anyone feel comfortable investing in the so-called US Stock Market going forward?

These are new days baby, very interesting indeed.

I WILL NOT be investing in the Stock Market ever again as I have lost ALL CONFIDENCE and TRUST in the so-called leaders of Wallstreet as well as the so-called leaders in Congress!

What say you?

At the moment it is more like gambling, with such huge changes, although lots of money can be potentially made when its highly volatile, it also had huge risks. I will probably just be watching for the next few years. I have in the past made very nice gains from shares once the bear market turns bull again.

One thing you need to consider, is the stock market is somewhat detached from reality and at the moment, even more so than normal.

 

[Shane]

I have no experience with this, but surely it cannot get too much lower? I am sure in a few years you could sell what you buy now for a GOOD profit.

 

[holyroller]

I have no experience with this, but surely it cannot get too much lower? I am sure in a few years you could sell what you buy now for a GOOD profit.

Thats a dangerous game to play, remember if a stock drops 50% it needs to gain 100% to get back to its previous position. Stocks can always go lower.

 

[dpari]

Detached From Reality?

America is in the process of losing its CAPITALISTIC position which is the PRIMARY reason for its greatness and power. Now, America has become SOCIALISTIC and that folks WILL PLAY A HUGE ROLE in how the stock markets work, this is a much bigger change than oooops the market hit a rough patch but it will get back on track shortly..

Ya know what I mean?

At the moment it is more like gambling, with such huge changes, although lots of money can be potentially made when its highly volatile, it also had huge risks. I will probably just be watching for the next few years. I have in the past made very nice gains from shares once the bear market turns bull again.

One thing you need to consider, is the stock market is somewhat detached from reality and at the moment, even more so than normal.

 

[GILSAN]

America is in the process of losing its CAPITALISTIC position which is the PRIMARY reason for its greatness and power. Now, America has become SOCIALISTIC and that folks WILL PLAY A HUGE ROLE in how the stock markets work, this is a much bigger change than oooops the market hit a rough patch but it will get back on track shortly..

Ya know what I mean?

It's allways been said that Capitalism was the best system, even though it was not perfect. Problem is, that in the last few years capitalism has gotten extremely greedy and the results are here and they look ugly!

 

[Bill]

It will recover, this has happened before. Might take awhile, but it shall happen. Now the price of oil will continue to drop and the gas prices will still be over $3.

Remember the days of gas being $1?

-Bill

 

[Mike]

Remember the days of gas being $1?

-Bill

Yes, but it's a faint dream. The days where i could fill up for 99 cents or below.

M.

 

[holyroller]

America is in the process of losing its CAPITALISTIC position which is the PRIMARY reason for its greatness and power. Now, America has become SOCIALISTIC and that folks WILL PLAY A HUGE ROLE in how the stock markets work, this is a much bigger change than oooops the market hit a rough patch but it will get back on track shortly..

Ya know what I mean?

It could just be a big opps, but the more government keeps interferring. Also there are more markets than just the US one. I rarely trade the US markets and tend to stick to UK stocks, especially the low capital ones and stocks trading below value. In more recent years Ive avoid stocks/shares altogether in favour of currency trading.

 

[RegFee]

I'm considering buying a bunch more shares of a medical tech penny stock I've been purchasing here and there over the past few years. What I'm betting on is that the medical industry is always going to need new technology, no matter if healthcare is left private or taken social.

 

[Knight Rider]

I keep kicking myself for not buying LEHMQ at 0.05 or WAMUQ at 0.02...

 

[Dangerman]

I started to trade stocks in June, being a complete novice. My thinking is if i can make lots of trades and not lose too much over the next year in this difficult market, experience gained might help me make money once the market is easier to trade...or maybe even if the market remains difficult, I could still eventually start to make money as I gain experience, as long as I don't lose most of my money first....it's important to not lose too much so you can stay in the game while gaining experience.

 

[holyroller]

I started to trade stocks in June, being a complete novice. My thinking is if i can make lots of trades and not lose too much over the next year in this difficult market, experience gained might help me make money once the market is easier to trade...or maybe even if the market remains difficult, I could still eventually start to make money as I gain experience, as long as I don't lose most of my money first....it's important to not lose too much so you can stay in the game while gaining experience.

Money management is extremely important, if you risk too much each time eventually you will lose it all.

Over trading can also cause you problems, there is a tendency to feel you have to make a trade as it can be boring just watching charts all day. I sometimes trade digital options and created a nice system that told me when to trade, the conditions had to be just right and it meant I only made about 3 trades a month, but had a very nice success rate.

 

[maxeaus]

Certainly, im buying select shares right now. Why jump in at boom time when you can pick up bargains today? If Warren Buffett is buying, thats good enough for me.

 

[ahtrader]

NOW...is a great time to "get long" stocks....anything...easiest would be S&P500...DOW...whatever...it's all going much higher....that's what the "smart" money is doing...

 

[GILSAN]

Certainly, im buying select shares right now. Why jump in at boom time when you can pick up bargains today? If Warren Buffett is buying, thats good enough for me.

Thats why Warren is who he is. He allways waits patiently till the markets are down before buying. :sold:

 

[ahtrader]

It's really very simple folks.....don't fight what's going on...it's massive INFLATION...also soon (a few years) to be called ...HYPERINFLATION...

stocks higher...commodities higher...domains higher...everything higher...except our standard of living....particularly for the majority who do not understand what is going on....

 

[RogueWriter]

Man, I wish I had free money for investing right now, great time to invest, there are some goodies out there that got hit alongside the dogs.

 

[holyroller]

It's really very simple folks.....don't fight what's going on...it's massive INFLATION...also soon (a few years) to be called ...HYPERINFLATION...

stocks higher...commodities higher...domains higher...everything higher...except our standard of living....particularly for the majority who do not understand what is going on....

It isn't of course quite that simple, personally I believe markets haven't reached the bottom yet, for example if the DOW starts testing resistance at 10,000 and breaks it, we could see it go a lot lower. At the moment it still looks like a bear market and unless we see any significant changes in sentiment over the next few months or get some positive figures (which is unlikely), I don't see that changing soon.