AIDS can be prevented by not having sex with every gay man you meet up with (oh and some women too)

In an ironic twist of argument, I'd say you're far more likely to get swine flu than AIDS.

However ON MY ORIGINAL POINT, wtf is the big deal with swine flu? I still hold my case about 40 people infected.

We had more people infected with salmonella with the peanuts... MSNBC reported 500 were sickened and killed 8...

WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL W/SWINE FLU!?

~350,000,000 in the US and 40 people have 'gotten it'.

thats an infection rate of 0.000000147%

pandemic?! wtf?!

for the airlines, not much to be bullish about... as soon as oil starts ticking up again, they'll be hit, even when the economy goes positive... i dont see a winning scenario with the airlines...

heh! the YAK got pinched! LOL

Madoff investors ordered to return false profits
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Madoff-investors-ordered-to-apf-15027879.html?sec=topStories&pos=5&asset=&ccode=

Now the investors are about to be hit with having to (sell stock?) payback that money... hmmm maybe I go a little short now

I like the explanational images

I love Vegas... FAS is my whipping boy

good day for me: +8.5% (was 15% before financial tankage)

bought more FAS @ 8.25

wow FAS volume spike at EOD

Moody's downgrades American Express on revenue
http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid={489125D4-84CA-4B12-8DB2-A105038A06EC}&siteid=yhoof2

yet AXP is up 20% right now... how about cut it to junk status and we'll see what we get, eh?

so you're shorting SRS and FAZ?

Geithner: I wonder if he'll be as cryptic and unspecific as usual...

I've already lost confidence in this guy being able to put theory to work... his track record so far is abysmal.

and what is inverted head and shoulders

(just for everyone's benefit, i believe i know that it indicates a double top with an overall direction UP [down if not inverted])

but you seem to know what it is so a good explaination would be nice

what is IHS and what does that mean

<rant>THIS IS NOT CREDIBLE NEWS.

Lades and gentlemen, its time we stopped using 'BLOG SITES' as any kind of credible news.

Until this is accurately reported BY A LEGITIMATE NEWS OUTLET, one that at least claims to have honest reporting, ou should beware this guys' OPINION.</rant>

oh man FAS dropped hard on me. good thing i had some trailing stop sells...

interesting strategy. I assume a loss of 20c is a reason to get out too?

of course, but how does one know thats the true top?

I saw tops all day yet the ETFs pushed right through them, and then ultimately pulled back in the end.

Thats the next piece of investing advice I believe I need... recognizing tops. Any ideas?

Hmmm ETFC trailingstop 10% bumped me out with 75% gain overall... debating buying back in on dip <2.50

I had double at 3:15p from what I ended up with... but a good day nonetheless.

just seems counterintuitve, in addition to having to pay borrowing costs.

dont SRS/URE inversely mirror each other percentage gains? As far as I can tell they do...

dude... why short SRS, buy URE

guess WallSt was waiting for me to wake up a see this financials rally... It was flat for me when I first logged on.

WMT: Union Intensifies Efforts to Organize Workers at Wal-Mart

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123992564986427357.html

grab your ankles WMT, after bankrupting GM,Chrysler, the union is trying to run that company into the ground next

FTK: dude I think you're right... a bit of resistence at 2.50-2.60. Then it could shoot the moon too...

BBT up 20%. Good news I assume?

whoa everything just went green. nice

ETFC: the little stock that could! up over 65% so far

I'm debating pulling out of FAS/JPM/UYG today... any thoughts?

They've been on a great run over the last week.

die FAZ die.

[speaking as a previous FAZ'r]

we dont need attention. attention brings morons.

M2M rule changes might make C show profit... I think it would be legit, since you cant properly valuate illiquid markets

ETFC about to break? I'm already up 52%

YAK, could GGP turn it around, and would that be an interesting speculation play?

haha

I think JPM will have tamed those stern bears.

??? put in a buy GS @ 117 and tell me if somebody sells it...

buying FAS/UYG on the dip

I get the feeling this is a temp financials downturn