>>>>>This is what you get for following it every day, Jake. It is back up to 10,585.
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>>>>>Maybe it will drop back down to 8000. That would be 25% below its current level. Keep on the sunny side, walk on the sunny side of life.
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>>>>Who cares? It's all imaginary money.
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>>>Very true, except somehow the losers seem to be able to disrupt the entire financial structure of the country and beyond.
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>>>It is fairly amusing to listen to people make bold predictions and spout formulas about how the markets will perform.
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>>>If they ever made enough money by their gambling (that's all it is) then when they post a big loss they whine for a bailout.
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>>You're so right. If only those gamblers who make predictions (oil in 1998, BP, today's downturn) could figure out a formula (technicals) which could allow us to profit (oil puts, BP stock, etf puts). I'm quite amused today. ;)
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>You bet. Anyone who has it figured out would be far richer than Bill Gates in a matter of weeks.
>The others who claim great knowledge, aren't.

There's a big difference between "having it all figured out" and being profitable.
No wonder you think it's gambling. Even Buffett doesn't match Gates' wealth. Sheesh. ;)