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I see how it is.
PMSW dazzles you with her technical skills and superior puzzle-solving capabilities and suddenly she's a commander's wife?
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Just kidding.
Oops. I guessed "rug" and there is no way I'm explaining my reasoning.
Oh that's terrible!!
I love it. Wish I'd thought of it myself.
Oh!
LOL! I'm bristling with laughter.
Eight was cute. I'm still trying to get a visual on what Sir Francis Drake did in number 11.
LOL.
Can't wait to see what Koi thinks of the test.
That is absolutely hysterical!
Where the heck did you find it?
ROFL!
That was excellent.
Those stories are a riot. I remember watching Art Linkletter's "Kids say the Darndest Things" and really laughing at some of the things they come up.
I only wish teens were as funny.
Thanks.
I only wish I'd done it myself.
It appears by the content of the two messages posted by "lunatic louie" and "bbarrett" that one person is using both accounts.
It looks like Matt is right wrt his concerns about potential abuse.
Hmmm, if I remember correctly, a straddle is advisable when you don't expect much movement in the stock, so if you think the movement will be sideways, then it's the way to go. The nice thing about straddles, strangles, etc. is that volatility doesn't matter since the cost of the option you buy is offset for the most part by the premium you take in on the sold option.
That's a shame about the margin requirements on naked puts. I made a bundle with that strategy a few years ago, but they've really tightened the rules.
Selling naked calls is the ultimate in risk. I had my a$$ handed to me just once when a trade went against me in a matter of hours. I never sold calls naked again.
Hi,
The VIX spiked today and there's talk of capitulation, so I'm expecting a few-day bear rally. The options strategy for those expecting a bounce with a high VIX/VXN is selling puts rather than buying calls. They're both bullish strategies but selling puts takes advantage of the high volatility which inflates options premiums right now.
That said, I see this as a position trade only for a couple of days. I'd sell front-month puts.
Cool.
How'd you do today? I was gone all afternoon, just got home to see real bloodshed in the market. I hope you and everyone who reads this is OK. If anyone wants to bitch and moan, feel free.
I'd welcome your ramblings, colorful and otherwise, Dave.
Here's a few g's for Koi:
GGG
Hi bbarrett,
I do think it's problematic that those households who share a single line or computer, like mine does, show up as a single ISP and are suspicious to Matt. I understand his conundrum, though, so my husband neither has an account nor posts in order to avoid a potential problem.
I think you're overplaying your case and attempting to pull our heartstrings by going the Muslim and sexism route. If your concern for your wife's expression here is so great, why not give her the reins?
I knew this straw was good for something.
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lol. That is very very clever.
I'm giggling.
I like that!
Mind if I abscond it and change the gender?
What wise words, Koi. It sounds as though your trust in your children's inherent goodness has been well-rewarded through the years.
This is something for me to keep in mind, as mine are in late adolescence and testing limits constantly. Thank you.
Hey, I'm a good writer and I use <g>'s and emoticons.
I don't think they're necessarily the mark of deficient writing.
You trading today, Fred? I see we're up a wee bit.
This quote from Saint Jerome is lovely, alexed, and so true.
LOL! Excellent!
That's very cute.
I don't see why that's funny. My Win98 disk plays Elvis.
Hi AK,
Wow, interesting. I've never seen the word "eventuate". I wonder if it's a neologism.
I'm recuperating from a nasty migraine that sidelined me all afternoon and early evening. But I did get some good news today: a major poetry publication has accepted one of my sonnets. It's a big deal for a poet.
now if I can just stop feeling like I've been run over by a truck.....
LOL.
Ahh, OK.
And lest we forget, old husbands' tails are a bit tired as well.
Ink blots rule.
What Hahn reminded us was that after the initial 1929 drop, there was a ferocious rally for a few days before the real bottom was put in. It might be a good opportunity to divest ourselves of any recently-acquired equities.
All I know is I'm digging in and eating Cheez Doodles today. Whistlin' Dixie might help, too.
That one really made me stop and think. Thanks, alexed.
Hi Koikaze:
Here is a market summary posted last night on Hahn's Corner, a for pay website to which I belong. I think Richard Hahn has been remarkably accurate in his analyses over the past seven months.
Bad news across the board. There are many ugly chart breakdowns. No sign of a capitulation washout event, yet. There are signs manipulation efforts are failing. There was no bounce to stability on the last day of options expiration. Yikes! You can just hear the derivative blowups exploding. Watch JPM for unusual signs of weakness, for they are the derivatives monster.
I was shocked the market was not muscled back up and away from the breakdown zone. Instead, we have a crash scenario in play. Many are looking for a crash to buy on Monday. The market never cooperates when people are ready for it. But then, I didn't think we'd break down so badly on Friday. Things might be worse than we can imagine.
Things are looking grim. As far as trying to buy in at the bottom, my only advice is to let someone else go first. Be sure you have the 1929 crash pattern in your mind before you commit capital to this freefall situation. In 1929, the first crash low was exceeded about a week later. There was a big sucker's rally for a few days. Because of our time wave projections on July 30, you can see why I have a great interest in this pattern.
Many investors are growing weary of the bear market that grinds slowly lower. We are near the point where many can't stand it any longer and will sell at any price to avoid the daily pain. That final wave of capitulation washout is ahead of us. Our time wave studies suggest the most likely time for a market crash low to be July 29 +/- one day.
Oh gosh!
LOL!
ROFL!
I can say nothing more.
I certainly believe in the second amendment. I'm nervous about automatic weapons, though. I think a lot of my anxiety comes from the fact that my paternal grandfather was the chief of police in our town and one day his oldest son, at the age of four, found his service revolver in the nightstand drawer and accidently shot himself in the head. My father grew up without a brother.
Hmmm. I'm no big fan of gun ownership, but it strikes me that the victims get arrested in Britain if they defend themselves. A wee bit nutty.
Did you mean that to be posted publicly?
Indubitably.
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I finally did it!
Thank you so much for your patience with me.
(Can you imagine how long it took my mother to teach me how to tie my shoes?)
OK I'll try
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Let me see if I follow:
I have the Num Lock key on.
I keep the Alt key pressed down
I type in the numbers on the little number pad on the right of the main keyboard.
It doesn't ding when I type, but nothing shows up.
I've even tried hitting "enter", still nothing.
Drat. I just tried it with the NUM Lock key on. It still doesn't work. I'm using a desktop PC.