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So will u b passin back thru Vegas to return the rental sometime between Sat & Sun night by any chance....or was the rental a 1 way deal?
Might be @ Red Rocks (approx 10 miles off the Strip itself...a very nice, fairly new high end locals joint) much of the day on Sat & Sun in the sportsbook.....maybe even try & bowl a few frames there b4 KO on Sun...late AM.
Would be a hoot....
Well look at it this way...
thx to Obama......time is back on your side for now.....& the money thing (repairs)......maybe u can parlay the event into a new series.....this OLD house aint got nuttin on u ;)~
I hear the drive back north from So Cal is much better thru southeren NV.
Hey.....I never said I tell....
or share....jus puttin it out there.....may hit the road later on today & try 2 b on the Strip by 2a Sat.....that way I could maybe get me a lil rest & not miss KO of game #1......& of course I'd be better rested for the "Main Event" on Sat night :0
'n I jus might have a few vids after this wknd :0
May even have ta upgrade my memory ta store'em all.
& Sherri....."rinse, wash 'n repeat" indeed....too funny.
now I jus gotta learn "ta wash those losses right oudda my head" hehe
Hey....since u r in the area....I'm now seriously thinken about driven to Vegas this wknd for a quick 2 day'er.....my Buddy who I went with to Reno the other wknd has invited me to Vegas w/2 of his Buds....one of which is a former U.S. Open Winner (Tennis)....no joke but it was back in the day b4 it was a big deal....think he won a stereo system....then later on that night he lost it in a billiards bet....true story...lol
Anyway.....they've worked out a deal on a nice Suite.....evidently itza $800/nt Suite they got for $100.....& on this wknd that's quite a deal.....The AVA's are @ Mandalay Bay on Sat night.....tix still available....hehe
So after the game on Sat night they plan to walk around Mandalay Bay....should be some real interesting characters all around town this wknd. So I'm thinken about maken the 17+ hr r/t drive...talk about a college day run...leave early Sat AM & arrive on the Strip early Sat afternoon.....will miss the 1st 1/2 of the 1st game.....then turn right back around & leave for home right after the 2nd game on Sun afternoon.....17+ hrs on the road in less than 2 days.....oh but the stories I will have in that short window of time
;)~
but for you from SD.....that drive should be fairly doable....at least better for you than yours truly.
Anywho.....not sure I'll be able to make it but I wanted to give everyone a heads-up....this is the wknd (for horny old men) 2 b on the Strip....hehe
& I'll go ahead & say it so the ladies of the board wont have to.....men are pigs!!! ;)~
& oh ya...here's this month's Currency Trader...just ta make it topical....lol
http://www.currencytradermag.com/downloads/index.php
Cheers!!
Madoff......some things beg 2 'splain themself here
Kass: Madoff Playing Russian Roulette
01/07/09 - 11:05 AM EST
"The Russian mafia and Russian oligarchs are found to be large investors with Madoff. During the next few weeks, a well-known CNBC investigative reporter documents that the Russian oligarchs, certain members of the Russian mafia and several Colombian drug cartel families have invested and laundered more than $2 billion in Madoff's strategy through offshore master feeders and through several fund of funds. There are several unsuccessful attempts made on Madoff and/or his family's lives. With the large Russian investments in Madoff having gone sour and in light of the subsequent acts of violence against his family, U.S./Russian relations, which already were at a low point, are threatened. Madoff's lawyers disclose that he has cancer, and his trial is delayed indefinitely as he undergoes chemotherapy."
& here's the rest.....don't think there's a hospital in town that would want to work/care for him at this point.....too much security detail :0
http://www.thestreet.com/story/10456424/1/kass-madoff-playing-russian-roulette.html?puc=_mdb_html_pla3&cm_ven=EMAIL_mdb_html
yeah....having said that....
short us/chf @ 1.0972 & long gold here @ 844.54
don't think I've ever seen a spread as low as 88 on the xau...Oanda....usually 100 at the lowest I believe....not bad....or am I brain fartin here from bein away from all things finance over the past 3+ weeks....it doesn't get as low as 50-55 does it over @ Oanda?
Anyway....agreed in that the dollar (wether Pauly's speak'n or not) should be goin lower & xau in turn a decent long sub 850....heck I think itza great long sub 900.
just checkin in for a quick howdy doody......maybe look back in again in a few when checkin up on these 2 positions.
Cheers!
Thx...& I forgot ta post the Craigslist ad....a nice finders fee to anyone who finds the next occupying tenant.
http://reno.craigslist.org/apa/979795130.html
Nope....not actively playin no'mo.
I'm finding that my interest right now in all things finance is minimal. I got far more important/stressing situations to deal with right now....like getting that home rented out w/in the next few weeks....& so far it looks as if the rental mrkt is soft right now....this time of year tends to be this way up there...very challenging as folks tend to wanna stay put where they are til the weather warms up. I got this eery feeling in my stomach that I may have my very 1st unoccupied month since owning rental(s) up there....since '03.
Anyway.....jus ran across an interesting site...Silver Bear Cafe.....thot I'd share.
The home page
http://www.silverbearcafe.com/private/home.html
& the Fred Thompson clip from this site that was emailed to me
http://www.silverbearcafe.com/private/12.08/goodnewa.html
Maybe check back later on......Cheers!!
Nice call....
after a 2+ week break I gotta get the engines fired back up here.
CaT.....it's not that I didn't take what u said to heart.....I just don't happen to fully agree. I think it will be perhaps somewhere in between your call & mine....ie....your call I view as bein a bit over done as far as a downside.....& mine perhaps maybe a tad bullish.....as in the L shape "recovery".
I think the Obama regime will put some support into everything...but it'll take awhile....so in the meantime it'll be the ol' slow bleed south. I will say tho that the faster things (continue to) go south, the more likely it is that Obama will move faster in implementing whatever his plan is.
There's always a play (manipulation) being implemented as we know....I just don't see Obama allowing things (& u know I aint a big Obama fan) to go into the crapper...at least to the tune of another 20+% as u say. Too much is riding on this for him so at some point he's gotta decide to put all his balls in play & when that day finally comes....there will be your bottom.
Maybe another 10-15% south from here...but then again it wouldn't surprise me either to see more of an L shape from here on out.....a 5%-10% range from here seems like the even money handicap for me.
& Jester....if u even see this by now.....ya changed your ally a bit did ya.....que pasa Kimosabe? What gives.....da Tweekster decide ta fly under da radar for a spell?
Enjoy the 4 days away w/Popz.....sounds like a good time....sure wish me & da old man (pushin 81 come Feb) could pull off a trip like that...we do have much ta talk about....sadly I just don't see that ever occurring for us....he's not one for words or sentiment....much like many of his peers from that ERA I find.
OK....back to daddy do work & the ol' routine....only 5+ more mos to the real vaca...& a coupla short one's in between ;))
Hope every1 had a kicken NYE & here's to '09.....can't be much worse than '08.....unless ya happen 2 b meowin w/da CaT :0
Hey.....I don't care what goes on w/in da confines....
jus so long as rent is ontime, the home is well taken care of & the neighbors don't complain :0
& I recall when 50 was considered over da'hill ;)~
now (ta me) it's more like.....todays 50 is the new 30....or however that sayin goes?
A very happy-happy 2 ya Bud...& if it helps ya any....I continue ta live vicariously thru u....ya know....the grass is always greener sayin.
OK...enuff euphemisms 4 1 post.....anyone know of any1 lookin for a nice/newer 5 bdr (2 Masters) 3.5 bath 2400 sq ft executive type home ta lease in Reno? Great views too...Sierra sunsets.
The tenant whose employer told me not but 7 mos ago that work (construction mngmt...tenant was a multi-site foreman) for my tenant was "bountiful & secure" for at least 5 more YEARS as they had Govt contracts inked up da wazoo....now all of the sudden it's all on hold w/no idea when/if they'll ever start up again.....so I was jus given 30 day notice this AM....tphhffttt!!
I'll post the official Craigslist ad w/the 4 pix a lil later on....& of course a nice finders fee for anyone who does happen ta provide the next tenant who signs the lease.
CaT.....ya wanna move out west where the trips are much easier (especially in the winter) 'n operate oudda Reno? I'll work ya out a real saweett deal....u can even have all da feline's u can handle w/no added Pet Deposit ;)~
Happy Bday again Bud.....& now back to da game.
Cards up an early 7...but I still say da Birds by at least 6....& remember....u only heard it here 1st IF Atl wins :0
Cheers!!!
I fell asleep around 8p....lol Hadda long day.....wont go into it but the plan was to try & watch a lil of the AC/Kathy Griffen NYE show but that wasn't gonna be happen'n...not even close....think I woke up around 11:40p & said....no way...I'm goin back ta sleep...lol
Here's hope'n da hangovers out there r few 'n mild....
& once again....here's to a happy 'n healthy....think I've finally given up on da prosperous part :0
& I hear ya CaT.....somethin's tellin me that it's gonna be a rocky '09 ride 4 da most part...ie the L recovery that's gettin much talk time as of late.
Cheers!!
Happy New Year all....
Uncle Jay here sums it all up best for me
Festivus, Xmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza......whatever it b ya celebrate (or nuttin at all).....enjoy it to the fullest & here's hopin u 'n yours have a healthy, safe, happy 'n prosperous (as tuff as this one might be for most) '09 & beyond.
& I'll leave ya w/this lil Diffie Diddy....Leroy The Redneck Reindeer ;)~
Cheers!!!
& speakin of (spare) change 'n hope....ya gotta also hope that the CC co's dont decide ta play w/your limits....if they ever decide ta mess w/me we'll really need to start suckin it in. W/out our fairly high limits & credit scores we'd be in deep do-do. Even so....still thinken we may see some changes along these lines in '09....especially now hearing of the sweeping new credit card guidelines that actually favor the consumer...it's about time...BUT....what the CC co's will now do no doubt is to raise rates, lower limits, etc.
Gonna be gettin tuffer 'n tuffer for Joe Consumer out there as far as liven off their CC's...at least as we've been acustom to.
Did well on the AM games & then held my own on the afternoon....was up w/house $$$ til the Car/NY game....had Car +4 AND at +150 on on the money line...was lookin real sweet for approx 3.5 Q's....then Car gave it away.....& losin by a TD in OT...UNREAL....if they woulda lost by the usual FG in OT I woulda at least broken even on the game....instead I came out a loser....no longer playin w/casa $$$$...tphhffttt!! At least I aint under water by much..if at all.....but I gotta hit the game tonight to go home w/a lil gas money.....so if there's a consensus out there....I'm all eyes....u guys sure did a good job of picken some winners ystrdy....so u got all day ta speak up.
Time ta go out 'n enjoy the winter wonderland...we gotta light dusting overnight on the valley floor....actually got ta put da 4runner in 4 wheel drive this AM goin out for my Buxter...now we gotta decide where else 'round town we wanna play today b4 the MNF game....& speakin of which....Kermit, Villa, etc....what's the consenss here....Bears -3 I'm thinken....guess I should also take a look at the weather too...maybe an over/under might be a good one instead.
Back a lil later....Cheers!!!
Sounds like change agrees w/u......
'njoy the free ride....but remember.....nobody truly rides for free...we all will be payin 1 way or another....& some have already been payin for quite sometime.
Just pray that dream dont turn into a nightmare come end of '09....or dare I say sooner. :0
Gimme an L......
not that I want one....a U would be better of course.....but if the fundi's mean a thing we should be seein an L.....for at least much of '09.
But if Obama pulls the strings ala bush (kinda doubt it) we could very well see a V...but I hope not...that would be the unhealthiest for the econ....we gotta take our meds so the L would be the way ta go.....purge the system of all the toxins out there....then we could move on w/out worrying about any lingering toxins still burried deep down somewhere waiting ta rear its' uglyness when we least expect it....we've had enuff of that.
Long Aud/Us @ 68.27 / Short usd/chf @ 1.0957 & Long e/j @ 125.64
I coulda sworn they said stick the dollar BUT NOT the CAD.....
OK...here's what I got...& the rest of any pigskin talk (updates, new bets, 1/2 time bets, etc will be over at the RB board)
2 straight & 1 money line 3 teamer
Straights
Finz -3.5 & Pats -8
3 team ML
Pitt (-145) Atl (+150) & N.O. (-300) = a 4.5 x 1 payout...not bad I thot for havin 2 fav ML's....I guess the +150 for Atl is really what's boostin it up.
& now back downstairs to the sportsbook....my drink tickets are no good here in the room....lol
Edit: Kewl.....thx guys....if anyone would like to.....we could take the rest of the pigskin smak over to the raging bull 4x board...unlimited posts 4 us freebie postin Hobo's ;)~
& of course in case there's some here who dont feel like they wanna weed thru a buncha OT pigskin posts.
I dont wanna piss off anyone here & over on RB...nobody posts there....a dead board it is.
http://ragingbull.quote.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=FOREX
Edit:
& yes I'm Pipdad over there...hehe
& Kermit.....da Aintz are -6.5 on da rd.....but I hear ya...vs Det seems like a no brainer....kinda like Tex -7 in Oak.
Preachin to the choir Bud....but thx for thinken of me tho....indeed.....Zetigeist is puttin mildly :0
OK....& now back to our game ;)~
Yeah 'n they also said another country along w/Aus.....what was it...do u recall? I think it was the pound but but not sure. I recall bein fairly surprised that they dint mention the Swiss franc as bein another good one goin forward.
Agreed in that the loonie is too close ta home (US) ta be considered a decent long play over the coming Q.
Itza blistery 32 here in Reno this AM w/snow in the 4cast for a lil later on...tho we're nice 'n warm in our Suite....my sweet talkin Front Desk Mngr greasin buddy hooked us up w/an even better Suite upon ck'in. It's kinda dead here so I think our timing was good for an upgrade...only another $20/nt....total....so really just $10/nt more each...it's more expensive ta stay home ;)~ Think they are thinken that after it's all said 'n done...by the time we ck out it'll end up bein approx twice as expensive....lol
We ended up w/a 2 room Suite w/2 bathrooms, a nice dining room area & a full wrap around style bar that has a fairly large flat panel hangin over it...the mstr bdr has a flat panel too & the hot tub is in the mstr area (my room...hehe).....there's also a walk-in closet in the mstr too....& get this...the mstr bathroom has one of those....badays (sp?) in it right next to the toilet....I aint goin near that thing :0
Dont even wanna try ta learn how to run it.....man alive...sure seems like an awfully messy way ta "get the job done" :0
Held my own last night on Dal/Balt game....was scary at 1st b/c I was on the over (39) & at the end of the 1st 1/2 it was 9-7.....but what a different story that 2nd 1/2 was...actually it wasn't til the last 4-5 mins of the game where a TON of pts were scored.....was really lookin bad for me there for much of the game...the folks who were on the under sure musta've been PO'd...the game was in their pocket for approx 3.5 qtrs...lol I feel damn lucky to have won that 1..damn lucky.
So since the game ended fairly early & I had a lil casa moola we sat down at a $10 Bacarrat table that no 1 was at...we felt sorry for the Dealer & dint want him fallen asleep on the job. As it turns out we made the dealer shuffle the 9 decks of cards it takes ta play & proceeded ta either win or push the 1st 6 or 7 hands & decided to not push our luck & walk away. The 1st 2 hands we bet the min then as we pushed or won each hand (on the Player side) we doubled down increasing the bet to $20. So we were only there for approx 5 mins & got oudda Dodge & ran back up to da Suite w/our winnings :))
No one else was playin at the table......itza fairly unpopular game but I happen ta like it...very easy ta play...in fact it's 1 table game that u really dont have ta know how ta play....just choose what side ya want....Banker or Player & the Dealor does all the rest....pretty much a 50-50 prop but a slight edge on the dealer bet...thus if ya win on the Dealer side ya gotta pony up a 9.09% commish each time.
Anyway....lookin forward to playin w/house $$$ as long as we can today...mainly on football so if anyone thinks they have a lock...by all means speak up. I shoulda bet more on the football game but conservative me chickened out....was gonna make it a $75-110 bet but decided at the last min while I was at the bettin window ta take it down a notch to $50.....& much of the game I was quite happy w/that decision....til the I end when the tide turned in my favor & I ended up actually winning it....dont think I've ever been so dissapointed w/a win...think I may've been happier w/a loss considering my last min decision ta tone it down by 50% & then seein how the game was goin....lol Guess now that I'm up approx $100 (shoulda been closer ta $200...grrr) I can afford a $100 straight up on a early game...thinken either Miami on the road vs KC...tho I gotta give up 4 pts...& on the road in the KC for a warm weather Miami team that could prove 2 b a tuff 1....also lookin at The Pats @ home vs AZ....there I'd have ta give up 8 pts....but the Pats @ home vs AZ seems like a walk in the park....which it rarely ever is.
Alrighty.....there's the update....we made it up the mountain OK...tho it did take 4 hrs instead of the usual 3....3 friggen accidents we had get by on the way up...1 very close ta home right oudda teh gates...the 2nd just as we began climbin the mountain oudda Sacramento & the 3rd wouldn't ya know jus as we were gettin inta town....tphhfftt!!
I promise tho I wont be given QxQ updates....I'll just post the bets as I make'em in case anyone wants ta play along & or root for me...lol....& by all means...if there r any pigskin playa's are out there or ya happen ta know of a decent spread....pls speak up....heck if I can keep the streak alive I jus even make a few 2nd 1/2 wagers as well. :0
OK....back to the venti quad Buxter :0
Cheers!!
So Zav....u r w/Oanda too?.......
Seems like Oanda is the outfit most here use....that & maybe fxcm....would be nice to know what everyone uses....both live & demo & their thots.
bein that it's Fri & things are in slow down mode....might an intersting lil thread to dig into.
As for me....I've demo'd w/MG Financial, ODL, FXCM & Oanda. I've been live (only dabblin) w/Oanda & FXCM.
By far I prefer Oanda....ODL is good too but I've never given them any $$$. I do like the nav & look & feel of ODL...also all the exchanges (index etf's) they allow u ta trade as well....Nikkei, Hang Sen, FTSE, DAX, etc. as well as gold & silver...very kewl.
I do think I'll end up w/Oanda tho in Jan....curious ta know who else is live w/em as well & for how long..& anything else they wanna elaborate on.
W/5 posts left....time for me ta take a back seat....so TIA for any comments should anyone wanna play along.
Cheers!!
1st time I think I've heard of a live Oanda prob ST...sorry tho I can't be of any more help for ya...do keep us posted tho as I wanna hear all the how, what's 'n why's as this is who I plan ta go live with in Jan.
& Sherri....oh I wasn't mad or anything about the income ? u asked....sorry if it came off as such...wasn't the intention whatsoever.
I think that a rolling mimimum 10K bank should be sufficient to be able to weather most any storms....as long as we are talking about one who as ample experience such as yourself. Meaning being to use mental stops w/out gettin into too much trouble. I really think mental stops is the way ta go hands down....it's just too e z for any outfit ta run ya whenever they want. Of course the only prob w/that is....u can't walk away w/an open position out there....unless of course you're already in the green & decide to go ahead & set profitble sl..which of course could be taken out just as easy. Then again....as we know & for this reason, it's really not all that wise ta walk away when u have trades goin....a definite downside.
My plan is to begin fairly small & w/2 accts....one for scalps & the other for long term 75+ moves. Feelin pretty good right now about the scalping strat I wanna implement....still workin on the longer range strat.....only just oudda the gates w/this one. The idea is to begin by withdrawing 30% of any monthly profits whatever they happen to be if I am fortunate enuff...then as I am able to build the accts I will hopefully increase that 30% by incriments of 10% at each predetermined level as the acct grows. Of course in the beg I will need ta play it all very conservative w/the mental stops...so any profits will most likely be a very slow go for quite awhile. But my goal is to take 1K (500 for scalps & $500 for the long term acct) & build it to that 10K # before I start increasing lot size & the mental stops. I am giving myself just a 1K a yr budget too....so if I happen to go belly up before Dec....back to the demo side it will be to regroup til Jan.
I really feel tho that once @ 10K...it all gets much easier but I really dont see that happening (on my withdrawl plan/hopes) for quite sometime....at least a yr...& of course longer if I happen ta go belly up & have ta wait the rest of the yr out b4 reloading. Agreed however that it is a good idea to consistently take some out on a monthly basis if u r able to....+ when the Mrs see's that I'm actually takin some home & the trading acct is growing at the same time, she may become jus a tad more agreeable to it all....maybe.
What I'm hopin ta do is double my wnkd bank of $500 this wknd....starting w/a 20% bet ($100 NFL wager) & if it hits....hope I can get on a lil roll of sorts so I can continue bettin at that level...if I happen ta hit the 1st one that will at least assure me 2 more bets ta hit 1 at that level & from there the odds turn ever so slightly to my favor. So who knows....maybe that 1K 4x beg bank will really only cost 1/2 that. Here's hopin.
I'll have the laptop w/me so I'll be able to stay in touch...also gonna be introducing my buddy to 4x....show him the ropes....he's into risk taken (he's the one who 1st taught me to gamble & thus adhere to sound/strict money mngmnt prinicpals) so I'm guessin he'll get into 4x once he see's the possibilities....only prob is....he's not really into finance & economics.....but perhaps he'll learn to enjoy it all once he see's the prospects.
OK....back to scaling out of my mistakes this AM...have given back approx $300 since cashing in my 1K pip usd/chf shorts the other day.....grrrrr!!!!
You of all folks should watch it.....we were able ta check it out from our local library...one of our visits we made w/the kids....I ran into it while lookin for some stuff for me & thot it'd be interesting considering all the news comin oudda Detroit.
So maybe u can find it at your local library....can't beat the price ;)~
OK...time ta go pop the Eggos in the micro.
Back in an hr or so...
We kinda covered this one approx 2 weeks back....maybe 3 now.
Anyway, the consensus as I recall it was that no one here was able to say that they are actually making a living at this....at least they wouldn't admit it if they were.
Don't think anyone 'round here can say that they are able to consistently pull out enuff on a monthly basis to where they can say itza decent living for'em.
A cheap hobby....maybe...tho for some it can sure be an expensive hobby...lol
I'm done....cad/jpy lookin like it wants ta get stopped out already & the long gold aint lookin good either down over $5 from the entry.....both positions I caught the wrong side...sold at the bottom & bought at the top it would seem.
Have a short gbp/jpy that's doin OK...already covered 1/2 & set the sl to b/e @ 134...covered the 1st 1/2 @ 133.48.
Gonna try & manage these losers & scale out to try & avoid any further damage.
Indeed Zav.....triple witching iza Witch :0
After seeing the doc..."Who Killed the Electric Car".....ya gotta jus puke at this whole Det bailout story & how the govt is washing their hands of any blame here & makin it seem like it was all Detroit's fault.....wadda sham/charade.....we continue to be played like nobody's biz.
If we woulda remained on the course of the electric car back when it was re-introduced in the late 80's early 90's...we'd be sooo far ahead of Japan by now w/all this tech...we pretty much handed it to Japan on a silver tea platter....tphhfffttt!!!
& under the header of "did ya know".....one of the 1st US made cars to ever hit the road was actually electric tech....yup...at the time the gas engine was being introduced in the US they also had an electric model.....no joke. But of course bein that gasoline was far easier for everyone to get (not everyone had the electrical capacity at home at the time) & fill their cars up with (the few who could actually afford cars back then) was pretty much the main reason why the electric was shelved the 1st time back in the day.
But on the 2nd go around in the early 90's (GM's model that was sold thru Saturn) we can place the blame squarely on the govt, the oil lobby & even GM had some blame too.....they really didn't want anything to do w/it all b/c they weren't too sure if the demand was really there & the govt wouldn't even consider subsudizing them as an added layer of security....of course they wouldn't..the oil lobby was way too strong.v So now look at how much the govt has ta subsidize now...UNREAL!!
Wadda joke of an excuse....the deamnd wasn't there....they couldn't build'em fast enuff....there was quite a waiting list for'em & even when GM came knocking on the owners doors do take the cars back when they decided to dismantle the program....over 90% of the owners did not want to give the cars back...they loved'em that much.
I highly rec'd viewing this Doc if u haven't already done so...it will give u an even better understanding as to just how shadey our system truly is.
http://www.sonyclassics.com/whokilledtheelectriccar/
OK.....Soap Box goin back into the closet.
AP - President Bush: Automakers to get $17.4B
Friday December 19, 9:28 am ET
By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Writer
Bush says say government will give automakers $17.4B in loans
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081219/meltdown_autos.html
Yahoo headlines already.....guess this news event is already bein digested.....seems 6:30a aint early enuff for us left coasters :0
cad/jpy
usually dont follow this 1 much.....sure looks like it's on a mission...straight up pretty much the entire overnight hrs into this AM.
So I figure lets try & go w/the flow here long @ 73.89....pretty pricey tho @ a 8.5 spread :0
& speakin of pricey spreads....I also like gold here for a quick turn this AM.....long @ 840.11...thinken maybe a few bucks to 845-846.....especially w/bush due ta yack it up north for us....lol
Up early this I am I be.....rain woke me up.....rainen pretty hard here...at least by Cali standards......was really cold too...at least the rain has raised the temps a bit.....was in the upper 30's-low 40's for a coupla days....we even had an inch or 2 of snow at the 3K ft level of Mt. Diablo that actually stuck for a few days...tho I don't think the 1st grader will get ta miss her last day today b4 vaca...lol....+ I think she'd be crushed w/all the big party plans they have in her classroom....lol She's on a 1/2 day today...out @ 12:30 & then the plan is to take'em both on over to moms school for her classroom party.....give me a lil alone time so I can get all squared away for the trip up the Sierras manana AM.....looks like I'll be gettin a good window as the current strom should be oudda here by later on this afteroon....sure hope so cuz I jus may have a transport/rescue to do in the Central Valley later on today where a lil toy is planned to be PTS manana....we have a Foster all lined up that I can take her to...jus waiten for the official word on wether or not our Rescue will be the one ta get her.
OK.....up early enuff to where I should be able to maybe catch a few pips from bush...the least he can do for me :0
Yes & all I require is a relatively small monthly 4x stipend & an iron clad agreement that I wont need to go out & gedda job....like there's one out there 4 me anyways these days.
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& here I had thought we were makin a lil headway....
tphhffftt!!!
or shall I say....Grrrrrrrr.....WOOF!!
I hear ya...& yes, I do recall that goofy commercial...among many others like it back in the day.
..."I can cook up the bacon....& bring it home too..." ;)~
if I aint mistaken...hehe
While we're on the topic....I'm doin my absolute very best this yr ta do all that I can ta avoid bein thrown in da dreaded dog house...woof!!
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Seems u 'n I are on opposites sides of the roi the last week or so....I do well & u r havin probs....u rebound 'n I stumble....not so good 4 me the last 2 days or so...had a real good Mon & Tues but started to falter a bit beg ystrdy & it went into today as well....until the last few trades. I finally decided to not be stubborn & continue to fight the charts as I was tryin ta do...so I went the other way & so far I've at least started ta recover some of my losses over the past 2 days.
Dare I say I've lost da ol Mojo :0
Sounds like maybe we should introduce your hubby 'n my wife & see where it all goes from there ;)
got stopped out on my e/j long...also had a aud/us long...thx Obama :(
sure...but the key ? there is.....what's your window of time & where's your stop? Even if it's mental.
l e/j @ 128.53....lookin for 129.80...kinda lookin like it wants to try & retest that earlier spike I was talkin about.
Tryin ta work on adden a new strat to the arsenol.....lookin for more pips.....3-4 x's more than the usual 20-30.
& it wasn't only the yen crosses.....looks like the same thing occured w/aud/us...tho not nearly as much of a ride....less than 100....that 1 went in a straight line from 70.60 to the 71.30's.
Hey...any1 know what happened overnight..approx a lil over 5 hrs ago....a few spikes w/a few yen crosses....e/j 'n u/j, etc.
ej went in a straight line from 127.35 to 130.90 in less than 5 mins :0
From approx 1:25 to the time it began ta spike it seemed as if it was goin sideways.....no real vol ta speak of at all w/the spreads goin up.....then around 1:45 pst bam....it hit the launch pad & w/in a few mins it was up 300+.
So ya subconsciously went w/your gut & did the opposite....& wadda ya know....ya managed ta bag a few in the process ;)~
Thinken of usin that strat this wknd up in Reno :0
up is down.....ah, errr or as far as the roulette wheel goes...black is red & 12 is 21.....hehe
DDS was uneventful I trust?
Don't discount the ever builiding presssure on Trichett to lower'em over there.
Long term I still agree tho.....the greenback should track lower......but tryin to survive the pops & dives is the trick....the euro will def see several hard spikes to the south between now & the time it begins retesting the old 160 highs.
I finally bailed on all my short usd/chf....slowly scaled out over a coupla days this week & all for over 1K pips ;))
I gotta admit.....sure happend a lot faster than I thot it would....was thinken a coupla mos for 500 pips....instead....less than 3 weeks to 1K :))
I suppose that's what's been goin on as of late w/it all.....far more volitility...stuff goin further 'n faster than we've become accustom to.
Good AM Gang