Posted on 05/26/2020 8:31:14 AM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
If the “re-opening” has a modicum of success and “demand” comes back, the squeeze will be magnificent. On the other hand, these “big houses” tend to know what they are doing. Often, this information becomes a self fulfilling prophecy. Wall St is full of followers.
The short positions are VERY large. Need explanation.
Or someone is locking in their recent market gains.
Interesting. The future is always more important than the past. Like they say in prospectuses past performance is not an indicator of future performance. Seems like market made a big move from March lows.
It looks to me like the ‘shorters’ are freaking out that the market hasn’t tanked. The only reason a ‘shorter’ would broadcast his positions is that he hopes to MAKE the market tank.
The widening gap between the very wealthy and everyone else is cited as one of the reasons for the crash of 1929.
The market moved back up very quickly—without a lot of good financial news. Earnings and guidance have been bad or non-existent. But, the prices continued up. At some point the guys with the “slide rules and charts” are going to look at what is going on beyond hope—and they will realize we are moving too far, too fast.
Retail investors have led this charge. Retail investors (you and me—and the E*TRADE Baby) are generally not market leaders.
It’s easy to be lucky when things are popping up. Long term investors will be OK, but “sell in May and go away” has been a “thing” for a long time.
More a case of where else are you going to put your money these days.
People are afraid to hoard cash because of inflation worries.
Oh, by the way, the Direxion FAZ ETF fell really low when the market hit +640ish today, but is NOT tracking back up as the market goes down. Wall Street cheating as usual.
Speculation..is what it is.
I've seen a lot of "smart money" be way wrong...
I actively trade.
I don't often short. Although..it can be real fast money.
I started trading..long time ago.. just metals and oily stuff. Trade everything now...
Been some wild, crazy "M"..during this "19" thing...But I've been making money....
More a case of the Fed propping up the stock market and investors knowing that Uncle Sugar will shove us a few more trillions in debt to do it.
I always underestimate the raw corruption of the US government to re-inflate the stock market. Our grandkids get to enjoy the coming financial collapse all this is going to cause.
there are various strategies to use short positions.
There is also the fact that I have made decisions in stocks and commodities based on short positions and it meant nothing.
And if the market keeps moving up, the shorts will have to cover and the dow will skyrocket
P/E ratio for the markets is not excessively high at all.
Nor are forward looking ones which take into account the past few months’ downturn.
the market is fine
Cash is only worth what it say's on the bill.
Of course you know this...
Cash...unless it's a rare coin, or bill...just sitting there..is not making money.
It has to be put to "work".
I repeat myself...I know you..and I know you know this.
I daytraded futures on indices for about 15 years. E Mini Russell was my fave. I was a shorter. Even in up markets I made most of my money on shorts. Of course I was more of a minute trader than a daytrader. Guess you could’ve called me a scalper. And I was all cash every single afternoon when the market closed.
Exactly. The reason for a big move is to cause concern and provoke the same drop that makes the short work.
Looking forward to a series of articles about W shape recoveries and the impending drop.
As always, “cui bono?” Is the only question worth asking.
I smell bear barbedue odor wafting through the air.
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