Well... I have been chasing down James333 posts on YMB all morning as I was pretty sure there was just a witchunt going on here on iHub, but now it's quite clear to that this is Andrew Left - apologies if everyone else already figured this out...
Anyway, among myriad other things he takes a very moralizing tone, he is always justifying short dynamics in the stock market, and he appears to have a low tolerance for hostility directed towards him - to me this is clear evidence that he is frequently trying to ease his conscience and convince himself he is ethically justified, typical of a white collar criminal. Curiously, he mention other "antisocial" (ie. sociopathic) analysts/market writiers - he clearly doesnt see himself this way. Furthermore he is very well read with regards to Chinese stocks and history of fraud, yet fails to support any criticism by other posters of either his or the MW hit pieces despite clear and numerous evidence otherwise.
What clenched it for me is on 1/30/2010, 2 days prior to the Citron CCME hit piece he states on the Axion Power Int. YMB discussion board that he had just been reading an article on interoil fraud that had offered up important lessons - no doubt the one that had been written by Andrew Left.
I thought everyone here would appreciate this quote from his posting on YMB on Axion Power International Inc, which among other things suggests he got panicked and made his 'exit strategy'.... Or perhaps "appreciate" is not the word....
"I rarely short stocks. I think most of the big money to be made in the markets is buying and holding stocks long term. Shorting is very risky too, it can easily work against you; without an exit strategy your losses can be open ended and greater than your initial cost. Your money is tied up while you are waiting for a catalyst to move a stock down, some companies take a long time to drop, and the most you can ever make if you are lucky is 100% return, minus your margin account interest and fees. Whereas if you go long you have the chance of returning 100%, 200%, 300% or more on your investment. If you want to play it short, consider option trading such as puts. There is a place and function for short selling in the market, it does act as a counterbalance to keep valuations from getting out of hand, which can contribute to market crashes. Of course it also can be abused."
This should be passed on to the appropriate firms. And perhaps it's time for an open letter to Mr. Left on YMB??? What a pathetic human being.
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