Hiding Bear Posted April 19, 2004 Report Share Posted April 19, 2004 Welcome to a new week at B4 the Bell! B4 may be taking some time off the next day or two ( ) but carry on bears! Shattered dreams: Looking to collect assets - and the fees they generate - stockbrokers have found people considering retirement to be receptive and trusting targets. Some companies even provide lists of prospective retirees to local brokerage firms. As long as workers remain at their jobs, their company retirement savings stay out of the reach of stockbrokers. Thus, brokers have an incentive to recommend that workers accept early retirement offers. And like the Huffs, many investors, believing brokers' promises of stock market riches, have lost both their incomes and much of their savings. A Broker's Empty Promise, a Retiree's Shattered Dream http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/18/business...y/18retire.html A golden age for commodities: The two-year bull market in commodities still could have some room to run, despite last week's drop in the price of everything from gold to hogs. That is because expanding economies, especially in the U.S. and China, are fueling demand for raw materials for industrial use. Meanwhile, the supplies of many commodities are tight, due to lack of investment in mines and other facilities in recent years, low stockpiles at the supplier level and transportation bottlenecks. A continued rise in prices could help convince the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates sooner rather than later, to keep America's economy from overheating. Still, some commodity anal cysts say U.S. interest rates are so low that they have a long way to go before they can damp demand enough to hurt commodity prices. "You've got a lot of room to go" for commodity prices, says Jeff Christian, managing director of commodities consulting and research firm CPM Group. "There are bigger longer-term issues, economically, beyond cyclical reflation or a movement in the dollar." Gold Standard: Incredible Demand For Commodities Just Might Persist http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB1082128...e_whats_news_us You can fool some investors some of the time: "The market can only be 'fooled' if 1) credibility of the company is high, 2) medium and long-term portfolio refreshment is real and/or 3) positive trends can be shown on key indicators," he said. Shell review shows execs aimed to fool market http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?t...storyID=4863990 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 19, 2004 Report Share Posted April 19, 2004 I shorted EUR/USD for a scalp trade. Entry at 1.2016. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 19, 2004 Report Share Posted April 19, 2004 Well, that last trade was a dud - quick reversal and 30 pip stop. I have to learn to stop trying breakout scalp trades during BOJ regular business hours. I notice the index futures have recovered nicely, with the upward movement beginning in earnest right around 3:00 a.m. of course. Of note, it took some jamming just to get them up to fair value territory. They might not be able to hold it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Posted April 19, 2004 Report Share Posted April 19, 2004 Gentleman, start your engines! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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brian4 Posted April 19, 2004 Report Share Posted April 19, 2004 Good Morning Crew-I will be here all week-plans went out the window due to a car accident. The market looks weak and should open down-it flies by itself at the open-Helmets on, lock n load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterfield 8 Posted April 19, 2004 Report Share Posted April 19, 2004 Hi Brian - prayers for you and yours. Happy to hear you are all okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian4 Posted April 19, 2004 Report Share Posted April 19, 2004 Thanks-Butters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian4 Posted April 19, 2004 Report Share Posted April 19, 2004 stop 1138 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian4 Posted April 19, 2004 Report Share Posted April 19, 2004 Window opening for 35 minutes-starting now-Helmets on-lock n load! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lock Limit Down Posted April 19, 2004 Report Share Posted April 19, 2004 Glad to hear all is well B4 and you will be with us in the coming days HGX.X and BKX.X are going our way Rescue attempt on FNM and FRE The love affair with those two is beyond belief Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lock Limit Down Posted April 19, 2004 Report Share Posted April 19, 2004 They closed the gap and pulled the plug! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian4 Posted April 19, 2004 Report Share Posted April 19, 2004 stop 1136 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian4 Posted April 19, 2004 Report Share Posted April 19, 2004 Window starting to close-it was good a new low-the Pig flies alone for a bit trailing smoke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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