Replies to post #8148 on T/A ETF AND INDEX

[bobjack]

ST, I agree with you too, and I think one needs a healthy dose of intuition/gut instinct/a good memory/and lots of experience to recognize scenerios/setups or repeatable patterns. I have not been successful so my hat's off to those that are.
I am leaning towards picking a trending stock and just using trendlines on a 3 yr daily chart. I can actually see that.
Some of the other patterns that are easy for me are the sling-shots and lizzards that Gloe has brought up.
JMHO cause I have a bad memory and cannot stay focused and am just barely getting better at money management.
cheers,
bobjack

[POKERSAM]

stock-trace - I agree with that. There is just way too much emphasis on suspected manipulation in my opinion. Thank goodness for a free press and consumer groups. Not to mention the politicians who want to make a name for themselves. This is one country where you can't hide anything for very long. Nixon, Clinton, Enron, options back dating, etc. on into the night.

[mr_cassandra]

Strongly agree. No question they can cause short term gyrations but I don't think they have anywhere near the degree of control that is sometimes attributed to them.

I am open to any/all hidden forces scenarios but can't string it together sometimes when I see posts about PPT, da-boyz and all this control.

I keep wondering if 'they' have so much power and want to keep john q public confidant, thn why did 'they' all the nasdaq mkt to fall from 5,000 to below 2,000 and it has never gotten anywhere back since, not when you remember 5,000