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The Herd is thinking
that Market Risk is shrinking.
Bodes well for Summer.
Spec Index has calmed
while S&P has gone flat.
Living off the fat.
Fingers are calloused
After laborious work
Brain cells are intact.
Your task now complete,
hopefully you'll contemplate
a well deserved rest!
July, 2021.............
Now we are ready
for new era of Haiku.
Let the Brain Waves flow!
March, 2021.....
Too many new Stocks
is Dilution Pollution.
Indexes suffer.
My last note to JUGS was not received by him. RIP Jugs!
Is there nothing new
in your basket of haiku?
Missing you here, too.
April, 2021...........
No room at this time
for disappointing Earnings,
Shareholders' yearnings
The long period
of above average stock risk
says caution is wise.
Since the Elections
to the Current Weekly gains
Market Breadth is Good.
June, 2021.........
Spec Index returns
to its Median value
after risky spikes.
A "New Issues" look
at the numbers in the book.
More fish on the hook.
Stock valuations
compared to risk free returns
still look very high.
The Task is complete
The haiku for investors
now lives in "Free" zone.
January, 2021...........
At Year's End F.O.M.O.
pushed Speculation Bearish.
Where will it go now?
Jugs:
I don't wanna Dance
'cause I got poop in my pants
Just can't take a chance....
Famous Investor
Alfred E Neuman, Esquire
is now worrying.
February, 2021........
Poetry is Nice
Much better than some Head Lice
But Itch is the same.
March, 2021....
Stocks with Dividends
can be attractive sometimes.
Not so much right now!
November, 2020...........
Consensus returns
in the post-Election surge.
Vaccine on its way...
Jugs:
Corona or flu...
They both stand to temper you.
Fight back, wear a mask!
Who was that Masked Man?
He shoots with Silver Bullets
and drinks Corona....
Robinhood Buyers
love betting on New Issues
not boring old stocks.
Jugs:
And every new stock
Wears a smile to lure victims
In the "just born" room.
Market predictions
shows confidence in Earnings.
Can Business match them?
Jugs:
Betting against tides
Can do more for weak holdings.
Best to play both sides.
Betting against tides...
much like stopping a freight train
with one's own body
Jugs:
Tides never choose sides.
We win, we lose but always
Treasure our options.
December, 2020.........
Are there no bad bets?
Are stocks riding on Space-X?
Quick, seal the Hatches!
Jugs:
Profits come easy.
Like life, holding them is hard.
Politics kill both.
One of my 'oldies'......
The cliff beckons them.
They prepare the perfect dive.
No water below.
Jugs:
Lemmingue meringue pie?
Can you find it in the sky?
Poop in my eye..... why?
October, 2020........
Anticipation
of better Earnings to come.
How soon will we know?
Jugs:
Expecting earnings
Greater than before begs for
Less reality.
Nicely done, that piece.
Efficient Market Theory
needs some adjustment!
Jugs:
Portfolios count!
Black, green, red---all are welcome...
Don't cry. Life flies by.
October Nineteen
Just thirty three years ago.
Black Monday Terror!
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=158974993
Jugs:
Why must it be black?
Why not blue? Pink? Or yellow?
Color implies BAAADDD!
Think of the Black Plague
Color is arbitrary
but emotional
Jugs:
Color ain't never
Arbitrary....blacks live truth.
We design their fates.
Re-write history?
Future is not yet written.
Outcome yet unknown.
Jugs:
We could choose to share
Our thrones of entitlement.
Morality costs.
It's good to collect
your haiku thought processes.
Share them far and wide.
Jugs:
To that I say "Hai!"
There's nothing wrong with "Good-bai."---
But "Hai!" is love-ing.
Are you going out?
Wear a mask! Or stop breathing.
We need each other.
No, not on a Date.
Not once in 45 Years.
Marriage lasted long!
Jugs:
Brainwashing, uh-huh!
Forty-five years---far too long.
We need term limits.
Tonight's debate night.
Brace yourself, lies a-coming.
Swallow, vomit--fart.
Finding the right picks?
Easy 'nuff. Yet gains...denied---
Come to tears undried.
Long term investing
needs Inventory Control
for Risk Abatement.
August, 2020.........
Is this the "Pump" side
of the old "Pump and Dump" play?
Or recovery?
Coronavirus.
Robin and his Merry Band
Seem to be immune.
Speculation down
from reflex peak, still bearish.
C-19 still here.
September, 2020.......
Re: AAPL Run-up..........
The fat is melting
like ice cream in summertime.
Everyone eat fast!
It's days like today
that Equal Weight ETFs
shine with brighter light.
Blood Orange Sunrise
this far from California
Prayers for the West Coast
Fellow I-Hubber, "Jugs" joined this thread until his passing in December, 2020........
From Jugs:
Why are you smoking?
Is it because you can, sir?
Of course you canCer!
Blessed are those who won't
Wear a mask for them or us...
Meet your end, alone.
See, it's not so hard
these start to feel natural
no skull sweat at all.
Jugs:
My jalapeños.....
Do they love me? I do, them!
No sweat, just doodoo.
Snooze? Sneeze? What is best?
Living life's not the question...
Each day's the bestion!
Must I change for you?
Or stay as I'm meant to be?
Please like me...I do.
Good earnings maybe
or a market correction
could bring back value
Jugs:
As all chirpers learn:
If at first you don't suck seed...
Eat a worm, stupid!
Gone are the old days
When we'd go out for fun food.
Now it's home...for good?
Went to the dentist
had to wear a haz mat suit
but now teeth are clean.
Jugs:
You saw dentist?
Risking Covid for a smile?
How vain the soon slain!
We're tough and rugged
here around the Badger State.
Stinkin' Virus banned.
Jugs:
You dance to the banned?
When will YOU be the Prexy?
Let me die first, please!
When may be soon, late...
Or not even meant to be.
Our vote says it all!
Many New Issues
create dilutive pressure.
Other stocks suffer.
March, 2020 - Start of the Pandemic.............
Quarantine Haiku:
Beginning to feel
like 'The Boy in the Bubble'
How long will this last?
(I didn't remember this was an early John Travolta movie until I looked it up.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boy_in_the_Plastic_Bubble )
Quarantine started
before delivery of
our Girl Scout Cookies!
April, 2020............
Deep Value remains
even through these opaque times.
Look beyond the Fog.
Speculation stays
well below the Median.
Bullish to extreme.
May, 2020........
Like nothing happened,
Valuations back to norm.
Where will they go now?
Again, people fly
Not as many as last year
But getting better...
June, 2020..............
"Social Distancing"
includes a lot of Distrust.
Is the Future "Fear?"
13 weeks Bullish
Speculation back to norm.
Markets watch closely.
Spec. Index rises
Common stocks of all sizes
Next come surprises
The views can give us
the feel of "Too much, Too Fast."
Will this self-correct?
Will Q2 Earnings
quell investor's stock yearnings?
More stock price churnings?
March, 2019..........
Cumulative Risk
still continues to abate,
but pace is slowing.
April, 2019......
Earnings Season starts
with Median stock values.
Will Markets like this?
Are Earnings rising
as quickly as share prices?
Values are okay.
May, 2019.......
Bilge pumps are running
Leaks are being caulked and sealed
How long 'til ship rights?
Big ships turn slowly
Bow Thrusters running full speed
still take time to turn.
June, 2019..........
from a good friend..............
........and The Haiku Bank,
I'm told, has been restructured
following three lines.....
Little value gain
as stock markets wax and wane.
Bulls and Bears are tied.
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Trump and Xi play the game well
Who wins and loses?
Investors found much
about which to be concerned.
Fear starts to abate.
July, 2019......
Traditional Stocks
suffer when I.P.O.s surge
and Investors muse.
Anticipation
of the markets' future course.
That's Speculation.
August, 2019.....
Larger Highs and Lows
together cause confusion -
investor worry.
September, 2019...........
Investor worries
brought valuations down to
good bargain levels.
The anxious months of
consolidation mirrored
low Speculation.
November, 2019...........
Does Speculation
end a bullish market streak?
Eventually.......
October, 2018.....
Interest Rates rising
Long Bond funds at three year lows
Yields keep improving
Week of Hand Wringing
ends with some recovery.
What shall we see next?
Cash has grown dusty
Awaiting the right market.
Is it time to buy?
Musical Markets
One day "Higher and Higher"
One day "Free Fallin"
Alberta Clipper?
Evaporative Cooling
as Risk dissipates.
Consolidation
It's the Pain before the Gain
Markets Heat and Cool.
December, 2018
Procrastination.....
The markets reward it with
a big price rally.
Perspective of time
gives a different risk profile.
Just how high is high?
January, 2019......
A year of Red Stains
ends with Risk going All Green.
First time since 'Sixteen.
The Wall of Worry
greased while investors hurry
may be tough to climb.
About "Trade Partners"..........
They sit on opposite sides;
They're adversaries.....
About "Trade Partners".......
Is this an Oxymoron?
They're Adversaries......
Frenetic buying
as stock prices descended
consumed surplus cash.
February, 2019...........
Low Risk Divergence.
It means investors hope for
Markets' resurgence.
June, 2018.......
Can threats of Trade War
actually help soften
existing Tarrifs?
A MAALOX Moment:
When First Glance shows all Zeros
in our Savings Stash.
Always be careful
to filter Noise from Signal.
Clarity improves.
"No More Treasuries"
all the foreigners proclaim.
Who will buy our Debt?
GE or Walgreens;
Which is more industrial?
A sign of the times.
July, 2018.........
Curious ancient Curse:
"Live in interesting times!"
Captivating. Yes?
August, 2018........
Utilities spike,
no concern about tariffs.
Will this continue?
Anticipation...
Wishing stock prices upward
equals frustration.
Weaker at the Start.
Confused trading all day long.
Stronger at the Close.
Without "Fast-Forward"
Network TV would be gone.
Please pass the Remote......
September 11, 2018
Three buildings attacked.
Four planes were used as weapons.
We remember still.
October, 2014.......
A red swan is not
As fast as a black swan but
Just as surprising.
GTC Orders
allow us to at least blink
as the pace quickens.
December, 2014.........
Energy, Black Gold.
What is the Price per Barrel?
Where is Break Even?
A Year recorded
much worry but good results.
Risk remains neutral.
March, 2015..........
Starting the third month
Worry has lost its appeal.
Has risk gone away?
March, 2018.....
In Twenty Sixteen
we had a chance to buy more
cheap equity shares.
Bi-polar action
in the markets push traders
toward both Fear and Greed.
Here's one from Gary Carmell
Staying power is crucial
Pessimism can run wild
Avoid forced selling
....and another
Rough seas will occur
Have life vests to be prepared
Focus on the downside
....and yet another
When the odds are right
Load the boat courageously
This grows capital
April, 2018..........
Yield Curve inverting?
Maturities colliding?
Q. E. Reversal.
May, 2018.........
To keep the neurons
from getting rusty - Haiku;
My Brain Exercise.
The President Tweets,
News media pass it on.
How will Markets act?
Three years went by while
I let this board languish.
Can we revive it?
(What I didn't know was that it had been designated for "paid subscriptions only")
"Risk Amnesia"
We tend to forget the pain
When things go our way
May, 2014............
Please Mr. Putin
quit messing with my stock funds.
Where's Russia's Detente?
Couldnt quite make this a Haiku
Out of clutter find simplicity
From discord find harmony
In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.
Albert Einstein
June, 2014.....
Risk waxes and wanes
Pendulums swing left and right
Performance will vary
Favorite Author:
"Climate is what you Expect,
Weather is outside."
September, 2014.........
S&P Records
shatter like vinyl music
but the beat goes on......
January, 2013...........
Uncertainty has
stunted economic growth.
Is it gone for now?
When the rules are known
Players are willing to play.
Do we know them now?
April, 2013........
Five syllables here
Seven more syllables there
Are you happy now?
Written by a student who had to white a Haiku for a class.
Toofuzzy
May, 2013........
I'm glad the student
invested so much effort
in his Haiku Class.
"Stock Market Logic"
Title Oxymoronic!
Deep Insight therein.
Correction complete?
I think its near or at low.
But I do not know.
June, 2013..........
Smiles can change to frowns
When Sizzle turns to Fizzle.
Taking profits helps.
Aim-Users was good,
Then it was gone for awhile.
It is back again.
Mark Hing got busy
after Transition started.
The Site will return.
It is about time.
People miss CALCULATOR.
They are happy now.
In Yoda speak
Time it is about.
Calculator people miss.
Happy they are now.
Clueless that I am
My thing grammar it is not
Toofuzzy I am
Markets are twitchy
Ond day up and one day down.
Sectors Rotating.
The Fugawee Tribe
is in charge of the Market.
"Where the Fugawee?"
September, 2013............
Taper? Taper what?
The Fed has a Taper Worm.
Printing Press on HIGH!
March, 2011..........
Markets struggle up
in an attempt to escape
the News Tsunami
Prognostication
has been reduced to slapstick
lowbrow comedy
When nothing is known
speculation can run wild
with no knowledge gain
May, 2011...........
"Buy Gold and Silver!"
the television ads say.
But, when should we sell?
Having the target
in sight improves our AIMing.
But good Arrows help.
August, 2011
Summertime should be
for picnics and vacation.
Not a tough three months.
Fund prices teased us
January through August.
Then buying started.
All Sectors dropping
except Consumer Staples.
We still buy those things.
May, 2012..........
Europe's stomach churns
while investors turn away.
Where will they go next?
September, 2012..........
Election Time comes
once every four years, but Change
is hard to perceive.
July, 2008...........
People see patterns,
to make sense of the random,
whether true or not!
Long term investors
using the ValuWave guide
see when best to buy.
August, 2008...........
Timing everything!
Or so many people say,
But if price too dear?
"Efficient markets"
require no timing skills.
So the textbook says!
--------------------------
So the problem is
where are theoretical
"efficient markets?"
October, 2008.......!
Seas are very rough;
dramamine is prescribed to
all AIM users now.
Safe harbor ahead.
Can we make it in one tack?
Can't jibe in this wind.
Big waves crash over.
All corks driven deep under.
Which ones will rise first?
December, 2008..........
Panics cause mistakes
in perception of value.
Only time will tell.
Two thousand and eight
patiently waits for closing.
What about Oh Nine?
March, 2009............
A glimmer of light
after a long, dark winter.
Hibernation ends?
May, 2009............
April showered us
with many a rising stock.
Should we expect more?
October, 2009............
Looking back at March
Confirms our suspicion of
Capitulation.
When impossible
becomes inevitable
Then risk becomes known
November, 2009.......
Black Swans fly over
the impossible landscapes
but find their nest sites.
my debt to:
Toofuzzy,
Alexis de Tocqueville
and
N. N. Taleb
January, 2010...........
Here's some funny haiku relative to the real estate bubble.
TV
http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2008/04/mortgage_haiku.html
February, 2010.........
"Too much CASH!" I said
just before the markets fell.
Lichello was right!
June, 2010..........
Government spending
is the same as deficit,
since they produce ziltch.
August, 2010.......
UpTick Rule is Dead
But Rule 201 comes soon.
Will it help our cause?
November, 2010.............
Election's over.
Ads back to shampoo and beer.
Oh, what a relief!
High Frequency Trades;
The Ultimate Arbitrage!
Spoil Investor's plans.
December, 2010............
If WikiLeaks were
spelled with E replacing A,
would onions grow there?
September, 2007...........
Bernanke's spoken.
"If adjustments are needed,
we'll be there to help."
I didn't know that
managing economics
was all that easy.
December, 2007...........
A year is closing
with gains and losses showing.
How will 'Oh Eight' end?
January, 2008.........
Lake Michigan ice
from here to the horizon.
Record of the Cold.
Recession comments
daily assault our senses.
Prophecy programmed?
I book-marked your board (5)
Why, I do not understand (7)
But there's a reason. (5)
Nice start for Woofer.
Even though new to the sport,
got it right first time!
Well, thank you, Tom Veale
for telling me this so soon.
I'll visit again.
March, 2008.........
This market bottom
seems not as smooth as others.
A Cellulite Bear?
Uncertainty comes
with the election process -
volatility's main source.
Volatility
and Opportunity each
have five syllables.
A high VIX number
is one person's concern and
another's next chance.
The Bear Stearns stock price
fell massively in one day.
Capitulation?
Bear Stearns Options Trades
look suspicious this week, or
extremely "lucky."
Are there no HAIKU
for investors seeking grace?
Talking to myself?
We thought the bottom
had arrived this last Monday.
How wrong can we be?
Like a long winter,
markets show their cold, gray side
just before spring time.
May, 2008...........
A slow steady rise
may allow the rally to
be sustainable.
June, 2008....
Hindenburg Omen -
The High/Low Logic refined.
Can this really work?
December, 2006...............
I do recall those
Forex condoms; I'm a fan!
Lamb skin can't be beat.
Lest we take haiku
Too far off topic we must,
To money return!
Though it can be said,
In parting shot, that FOREX
lost to a virus.
Despite pleasure of
Intimacy shared, the cost
of AIDS is too high.
Sex, finance, all need
Protection from our most base,
Unchecked emotions.
February, 2007...........
With Chinese Torture
We expect it to start fast
and last a long time.
March, 2007........
Awaiting Chinese
stock moves, order Chinese food!
Dim sum, anyone?
April, 2007..........
Mortgages went bad,
The risk in loans came to fruit,
Investors got screwed.
For a roof above,
Who counted the cost, as long
As the band played on?
NovaStar flamed out,
New Century crashed and burnt.
One must ask: "Who's next?"
May, 2007........
Her feathers ruffled.
She says, "Buck, buck, buck buck, buck...."
all she wants is "Doe."
July, 2007..........
Mortgages sub-prime,
Easy money, life sublime!
Till the loan came due...
Watching days go by,
Water flowing underground...
Same as it ever was.
August, 2007.........
Undermining ice,
glacier meltwater eats at
the base foundations.
No buyers in sight
the market swoons, then plummets
to AIMers delight.
Long ago Racing
was a Dangerous sport while
we thought Sex was safe!
With Racing and Sex
today the roles are reversed.
Safety gear is good!
Buyers abandon
volatile markets, but the
very scared do sell.
An imbalance of
supply and demand favor
those who are prepared.
The complacent mind
Tries to shut the world's din,
Ordering chaos.
It always happens
To the other guy,
Oh no, never me!
Tell that to people
Rush hour, Minneapolis
Bridge or N.Y. steam,
Brooklyn tornadoes,
Heat wave in much of U.S.
Hurricanes silent.
Politics normal,
Propaganda and the truth,
Mixed by media.
Markets: up or down?
To transcend the confusion,
See the whole picture:
The glass and milk are,
Whether half full, or empty,
At that point: the same.
Accepting change is
To accept the universe
In this, you prosper.
Question everything!
That avoids complacency,
Starts enlightenment.
Options expire.
Volatility higher.
What will transpire?
Wheels go round and round.
Ponies they go up and down.
Life just a circle game.
August, 2006........
No valuation
worth our consideration.
Oh, such frustration!
September, 2006..........
Markets pause again,
Overbought or oversold?
That is the question!
It seems the market
has more paws, or is that pause
than a centipede.
October, 2006..........
The Dow 12,000:
What does it mean? Anything?
Or nothing at all?
November, 2006.....
Markets rise and fall,
Old "zen" was peak of tech stocks.
Of course, this is Dow.
Fish swim in large schools.
They need to be careful of
swimming in small pools!
When the lemmings jump,
Most die. With a parachute
of cash, soft landing.
3rd Quarter Earnings
have been excellent. But the
prices reflect that.
The number of posts here
is inverse of the market
volatility
AIM board is quiet
like watching a sleeping cat
or watching paint dry
Contrary action
surfaces in all aspects
of our investing.
AIM Board is quiet
giving me time for day dreams.
Some are productive.
Buy from the scared, sell
to the greedy. This yin-yang
is the Tao of AIM.
Hi AIMster same thought
AIMing is like Zen
The Tao of investing
AIMing is like Zen
Nothing to be done
Nothing is left undone
Market down today.
My account is up today.
What does it matter.
Market down today.
My account is up today.
Does it mean anything?
Market down today.
My account is up today.
Am I brillient?
Market down today.
Will it go to my head that
my account is up?
I post very often,
butt can knot spel verry well.
Think any less of me?
Stocks are volatile.
Some day we will be no more.
Does it all matter?
FOREX is active,
but high volatility
comes from leverage.
How will your head feel,
if the market soars upward,
but your account falls?
Emotional trap.
Against such be vigilant,
lest you be AIMless!
Half empty, half full?
Point of equilibrium.
Like the AIM hold zone.
Banked profits equal
equity current value.
Perfect place to be.
Re: Canadian Haiku.......
AIM Canadian,
Buy low, sell high, eh, hoser?
Beauty way to go!
Doughnuts, back bacon,
Crullers, and lots of beer, eh?
McKenzies live on!
Elections cycle.
Pendulum swings to and fro.
And the band played on.
Pelosi and Bush:
Who would have thought, such a pair?
Markets give a damn?
"Puppies of the Dow",
Can offer tail-wagging gains,
Unless in doghouse!
December, 2006
Worrying traders
watch twitchy market action
with anxiety.
Year End Strategies
create some compromises
for the AIM User.
Tax Loss Selling is
a common activity;
so not contrary.
Contrary buyers
sometimes find precious jewels
in tax seller's trash.
A Short-term trader
sweats time, buy-and-hold, sweats risk.
Is there an answer?
In AIM is balance.
Knowing when to buy, to sell,
Contrary motion.
Go against the grain
Of common investing myths
Is its own reward.
There is a season
To buy or sell, AIM will choose
With it's own logic.
Never risk too much,
The reward comes in due time,
As gains will compound.
Excellent series
of philosophical truths
investors should read.
Yield curve inverted;
economic stress showing.
Should we be concerned?
A hold zone's hold zone!
Two buck's value change today!
Portfolio yawn!!!
By AIMing FOREX,
my hold zone blues have vanished.
Daily interest!
For those of us who
recall FOREX, the condom,
kids, cash, still risky!!
July, 2006..............
The Fed hath spoken,
Markets rally at the news,
Savor the moment.
Who knows what's in store?
It is on uncertainty
That money changes hands.
Greater Fools abide,
Hope springs eternal that this
time it's different.
The famous last words:
Haunt many an investor,
AIM-lessly puppets.
The subtle index
Yields amazing returns
With almost no work.
Asian fireworks
disrupt Wall Street regulars.
Publicity stunt?
Ken Lay dies before
he wears an orange jail suit.
Ultimate Justice?
Middle East 'kaboom!'
Causes markets now to swoon,
Slip on rising oil.
Gold glitters again,
Amid terrorist mischief,
As worries abide.
Earnings disappoint,
Sellers rush to the exits,
Time to buy is soon!
As always, take stock,
Or ETF's, as you wish,
Remain in the game.
Markets tumble hard
while Tom is at the races.
Better get back soon!
It will be awhile
at the Rate of Transcription
before they're all here.....
To my favorites
I now add this awesome board.
It's good to be back!
This Reader's Digest
of Haiku for Investors
Saves time for reading
This Reader's Digest
of Haiku for Investors
takes time to transcribe!
April, 2006......
Is interesting
How very complicated
Simple things can be.
June, 2006......
Vonage investors
got P.O.'d when the stock
IPO bombed out!
I.P.Os drain cash
from speculators' pockets
leaving Large Caps dull.
"It's different this time."
I won't give two nickels for
a new Paradigm.
Down, down, down we go!
Where it stops, nobody knows?
Ask Ben Bernake!
If only our faith,
that Bernanke knows the truth,
was on solid ground.
Anticipation...
Will the Fed raise rates, or not?
Keeps up the interest!
"The Crucial Support......."
the commentators describe
seems quite elusive.
Will the market hold
NASDAQ twenty one hundred
or go far lower?
January, 2006.........
The first five days of
two thousand and six were great.
Hope it continues!
February, 2006
Bruises on my head
from bumping on the market's
potential ceiling.
March, 2006.....
Following the Bull
can lead to accidental
soiling of the shoes!
When the Bull craps out,
Sudden loss investors bear,
Yet AIMers will smile.
Small ups and small downs,
Doldrums of uncertainty,
Hold time seems endless.
The strength of cash shows
when markets are top heavy.
Interest at low risk.
Well said, "cash is king"!
For dividends, praises sing!
As we bide our time...
Morphing in its form
my portfolio shape-shifts
toward "Conservative."
It seemed a good thing
to buy lots more shares quickly
until cash ran out!
Cash runs out, feel gloom,
Buy-and-holder's sense of doom,
Toy of market's whim!
A rollercoaster
goes up and down. Riders scream
with much excitement.
Scream in frustration!
Market's no rollercoaster,
Quiet carousel.
Discovery brings
excitement and pressure to
spend our money now.
October, 2004.....
Ugly Market Year
post-November Election
should improve greatly.
November, 2004...
Two thousand and four
was a boring year until
after elections.
June, 2005
Two Thousand And Five
so far has done little for
my portfolio.
smile
Two Thousand and Five
so far as done almost no
harm to my wallet!
smile
September, 2005......
Have lived in a car,
but refused to surrender.
I now rise again!
They say real estate
has good intrinsic value
and tangible, too.
Does anyone else
stop by to create Haiku
besides Tom and Scott?
Lazy market days
allow us time to create
the proper haiku.
Scott and Tom maintain
enthusiasm for this
while others repose.
I look at results
from this market period;
dream of the '90s.
Some say oh-five will
end with enthusiasm.
My Sell orders stand.
November, 2005...........
Funny you should ask
I was going to try it
But I had no thoughts!
December, 2005.......
It's that time of year
where gain and loss rebalance
in many accounts.
Stocks are up and down.
This is better than going
nowhere for trading.
A Dollar, a Dream,
Buy a lottery ticket,
Throw money away!
The Path Lichello
Invest this way will succeed,
If our AIM is true!
Jim Cramer rants on!
He calls market money mad!
Will the stocks follow?
Watch CNBC:
Was Formerly FNN,
Still saying nothing.
Promise all the moon!
Easy Street will soon be yours,
Just listen to us!
Like politicians,
Democrat, Republican,
Truth? What, me Worry?
In over your head?
Take out a very big loan,
Have a good night's sleep!
In case you can't sleep,
Drug industry offers pills,
Panacea now.
But do not forget
How absurd is our drug war,
When commercials lie.
Still, invest in Merck!
They pay a good dividend,
Proceeds from Vioxx.
Enough of this now,
Otherwise I'd write all night!
Absurd by A.M.!!
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This haiku of yours;
I think you've found a calling!
Keep up the good work!
Creating Haiku
helps me clear my mind for
better investing.
Jim Cramer exclaims
like Viagra; Investors
start to think real big!
April, 2004...............
Stress levels will peak
for one who has stopped smoking
causing trading hell!
Stress levels will peak
watching Financial news shows
like they have meaning!
Staring at the chart
hoping to unlock secrets
for healthy profits
Late snow overnight
Tulips with frozen petals
No time to notice.
June, 2004
"Code of DaVinci"
Made me totally wincy
So badly written!
August, 2004
From TooFuzzy............
Computer Error Messages
The Web site you seek
Cannot be located, but
Countless more exist.
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Chaos reigns within.
Reflect, repent, and reboot.
Order shall return.
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Program aborting
Close all that you have worked on.
You ask far too much.
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Windows NT crashed.
I am the Blue Screen of Death.
No one hears your screams.
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Yesterday it worked.
Today it is not working.
Windows is like that.
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Your file was so big.
It might be very useful.
But now it is gone.
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Stay the patient course.
Of little worth is your ire.
The network is down.
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A crash reduces
Your expensive computer
To a simple stone.
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Three things are certain
Death, taxes and lost data.
Guess which has occurred.
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You step in the stream,
But the water has moved on.
This page is not here.
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Out of memory.
We wish to hold the whole sky,
But we never will.
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Having been erased,
The document you're seeking
Must now be retyped.
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Serious error.
All shortcuts have disappeared.
Screen. Mind. Both are blank.
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February, 2004
Confusion melts off
like the snows at Spring's approach.
A simple answer.
bears too late again
hibernated correction
bottom: they will short
March, 2004
Deep wounds heal slowly.
Memory of the Bear's claws
linger long after.
if there is no bull:
endless commish eating grind
hope after hope: dashed
volatility
shrinking: must leverage to eat
until i blow up
A week without trades
Oh endless purgatory!
Where are the Players?
What better to do
when the market languishes
than investing Haiku?
Rain falls on the drive
Worms crawl all over the place.
Is it suicide?
A morbid haiku
on an otherwise light board.
Tom is scaring me!
January, 2004............
Waiting for a fill,
my head about to explode,
I call my broker.
I sit and await
the invevitable bounce
as my screen turns red
What were once my DOGS,
now they have transformed themselves
and are now DARLINGS!
Febuary, 2004
In two thousand one
My portfolio was dead
But now it`s reborn
We see Momentum.
For years there wasn't any;
Now we ride the wave!
Accounting is key
to improve your performance.
My board has info.
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/read_msg.asp?message_id=2379454
So many stock books
tell of becoming wealthy.
But can the reader?
In mailbox appeared
a secret decoder ring.
All is now so clear.
January, 2004
From Capitalist.....
This very cool board
is now on my favorites
I check in daily
A Peak seems early
when it's mid January
Harvest Time is here.
HEY And I thought that every
Thing writ ten on this board had
To be in Hai Ku
It is indeed so
It is the very essence
Thus I post these lines
Good eighties music
on my computer's headphones,
I blissfully trade
With a Market Rise
My Pessimism is Ferklempt
Am I Now a Goy?
C.N.B.C. on
Shares change owners on a whim
wishing for Profits
Febuary, 2003
A Cat Haiku
Calling me again?
Do you think I might respond?
Cats don't think like dogs!
A Jewish lament:
Where`s Kaddish for all my stocks?
They`re not dead enough?
Reincarnation?
Phoenix rising from ashes?
A final bottom?
May, 2003
Another Topping?
Or an Uptrend Unstopping?
Risk Little or All?
August, 2003
Today I listen
Tomorrow I see what is
How should I react
January, 2004
With A Market Rise
Like We have Seen Since '02
Continue Upward?
How Good It Feels When
Our Cash Reserve Keeps Rising
In The Wake Of Greed!
To Laugh into Gloom
As Markets go to da Moon
Mister Greed does Loom
Dog Haikus
I love my master;
Thus I perfume myself with
This long-rotten squirrel.
I lie belly-up
In the sunshine, happier than
You ever will be.
Today I sniffed at
Many dog butts - I celebrate
By kissing your face.
I sound the alarm!
Paperboy - come to kill us all -
Look! Look! Look! Look!
I sound the alarm!
Mailman fiend - come to kill us all-
Look! Look! Look! Look!
I sound the alarm!
Garbage man - come to kill us all -
Look! Look! Look! Look!
I lift my leg and
Wiz on each bush. Hello, Spot
Sniff this and weep.
How do I love thee?
The ways are numberless as
My hairs on the rug.
My human is home!
I am so ecstatic I have
Made a puddle.
I hate my choke chain -
Look, world, they strangle me! Ack
Ack Ack Ack Ack Ack!
Sleeping here, my chin
On your foot - no greater bliss -
well, maybe catching cats.
Look in my eyes and
Deny it. No human could
Love you as much as I do.
Dig under fence - why?
Because it's there. Because it's
There. Because it's there.
I am your best friend,
Now, always, and especially
When you are eating.
You may call them fleas,
But they are far more - I call
Them a vocation.
My owners' mood is
Romantic - I lie near their
Feet. I blow a big one.
The cat is not all
Bad - she fills the litter box
With Tootsie Rolls.
January, 2003
Fresh optimism
to replace a year of pain.
Heal, portfolio!
I just got myself
a premium membership
aren't you all lucky?
Happy New Year Tom!
Prosperity from Patience
to Realize Gain
The back of our heads
have many Haiku poems
waiting to be told.
Another attempt
to remember a poem
as the Dreams roam
My `02 was bad
So was `00 and `01
Some `03 help, please!
The President speaks.
State of the Union worries
take the markets down.
Nicely done Haiku
I'm glad to see your talent
hasn't diminished!
OAG
Though still on iHub,
my status is now free, so...
thank you for this, Tom!
November, 2002
want to win a prize?
encapsulate news events
in three simple lines
http://books.guardian.co.uk/games/haiku/0,5917,124810,00.html
December, 2002
Fundamentally
our freedom of expression
is captive to words
Chart-amentally
looks like the non-golds are cooked
at least for next week
Barbarous relic
or pumpt-up non-gold nonsense
the choice is easy
Picking the Sector
surfing with the momentum
knowing when to bail.
When bottoms are near
And you see "bare" and not "bear"
It pays to be Greek!
Do you see me now?
Looking longingly into
new 2003?
January, 2003
Prognosticators.
Most everywhere we hear them;
their talk convincing
August, 2002
It can be so hard.
just seventeen syllables.
so much editing.
The mind full to brim.
Charts, FA, squints and guesses.
Got to smoke something?
The plans of today
furnish tomorrow's grinder.
Let there be sausage.
Equity Warehouse
shelves overflowing with stocks.
Any customers?
Customers all gone.
won't buy some silly Naz pump.
they'll get 'em some golds
Go SouthernEra
platinum, cash flow, black risk.
maybe she go north
Can't haiku spanish
demasiado silá ..
pues me enojo
September, 2002
The year passed quickly
The tragedy remembered
Never forgotten.
October, 2002
Deep wounds heal slowly
Always fear of infection
BEARS don't wash their paws.
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Vaseline heals burns
AIM's cash heals portfolios
with profits from sales.
July, 2002
To buy or not buy
That is the question today
Watch that cash reserve
No hope for the gut
as fear becomes dominant,
and Prozac won`t help
These are the tough times
The VIX is at all time highs
I still have no cash
The squirrels look confused
Though the sunflowers ripen
A cat sleeps below
Waiting for the signs
that seeds have germinated.
Anticipation!
August, 2002
Volatility;
making the stomach queasy,
but Profits easy
The market bottom
was clear only to those seeing
through disaster's smoke.
The market bottom
has been called a million times
some close to the top
The gods be thankéd
thought my fave went teaters, but
it had just tankéd
Executed plan
brought profits, not surprises
after the rebound
July, 2002
A Haiku web site
of every idea so far.
Should help your design.
http://www.family-net.net/~brooksbooks/
Hot Summer makes weak
the investors' will to buy
when reason says spend.
Techs fall, Reit stock rise;
All trends revert to the mean.
It is nature's way.
The cliff beckons them.
They prepare the perfect dive.
No water below.
Fire the Bar-B
Tender Lemming on the way.
Hungry Pros await.
The sea lies waiting
Lemmings hasten towards it
Stocks overtake them
Market down today.
Yesterday it did go up.
Tomorrow? Who knows.
Oops, a surprise jump!
The market timer misses
his buy point again.
Money grows on trees
Shrivels with the autumn leaves
Springtime rally please!
When the market tanks
The Wise cry of doom and woe
A Fool is patient
When the market tanks
The Wise cry of doom and woe
AIMers are patient
(TooFuzzy altered the one above as he thought it more appropriate for AIM users!)
Target, Wal-Mart, Kohl's
Kmart, Sears, Penny's, and Gap
Portfolio crap
Oak trees may have leaves
Two squirrels play tag on the fence
Seasons will decide
Dark moods on Wall Street
Investors pour through reports
Lemmings take next step
This is a strange board!
How does it relate to us?
Will we all get rich?
We all desire wealth,
It escapes us as we seek.
Waiting patiently.
We all desire wealth,
It escapes us as we seek.
Waiting patiently.
July 2002:
An outlet for those
who's portfolio declines
cause needed sleep loss.
07/13/2002
Seeing shining Pearls,
excluding distractions all
our eyes well focused
In an attempt to move the old Haiku Board to the FREE zone I'm starting a new one here. The old one is at this address:
https://investorshub.advfn.com/Investing-Haiku-1236/
I'll start importing the old ones to this new site.
Best wishes,
OAG Tom
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