Comments for Bear Mountain Bull http://www.bearmountainbull.com Musings on the markets for the individual investor Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:23:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 Comment on The Next Wave by Maria http://www.bearmountainbull.com/home/the-next-wave-082708/#comment-10483 Maria Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:12:30 +0000 http://www.bearmountainbull.com/?p=8147#comment-10483 Wouldn't want to have you stretch your legs too much. Don't strain yourself. When there's a hurricane there, we can get some pretty big stormy weather here--just not with the last couple. Wouldn’t want to have you stretch your legs too much. Don’t strain yourself.

When there’s a hurricane there, we can get some pretty big stormy weather here–just not with the last couple.

]]> Comment on The Next Wave by EDN http://www.bearmountainbull.com/home/the-next-wave-082708/#comment-10478 EDN Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:51:32 +0000 http://www.bearmountainbull.com/?p=8147#comment-10478 <blockquote cite=""> We haven’t had much in Austin either. The last storm didn’t send even a drop up this way. Not that I want a direct hurricane hit, you understand. But a nice rain would be okay. </blockquote> Austin is far enough in-land that I doubt you guys would get much more than a wind storm out of it. I just wish that thing would turn and make a direct line for Houston. I need my lake to fill up. Right now I have to really stretch my legs to take off from my dock on the wake board.

We haven’t had much in Austin either. The last storm didn’t send even a drop up this way. Not that I want a direct hurricane hit, you understand. But a nice rain would be okay.

Austin is far enough in-land that I doubt you guys would get much more than a wind storm out of it. I just wish that thing would turn and make a direct line for Houston. I need my lake to fill up. Right now I have to really stretch my legs to take off from my dock on the wake board.

]]> Comment on The Next Wave by Maria http://www.bearmountainbull.com/home/the-next-wave-082708/#comment-10477 Maria Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:24:32 +0000 http://www.bearmountainbull.com/?p=8147#comment-10477 We haven't had much in Austin either. The last storm didn't send even a drop up this way. Not that I want a direct hurricane hit, you understand. But a nice rain would be okay. We haven’t had much in Austin either. The last storm didn’t send even a drop up this way. Not that I want a direct hurricane hit, you understand. But a nice rain would be okay.

]]> Comment on The Next Wave by EDN http://www.bearmountainbull.com/home/the-next-wave-082708/#comment-10476 EDN Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:21:58 +0000 http://www.bearmountainbull.com/?p=8147#comment-10476 We need this thing to head further west. Houston needs rain badly! We need this thing to head further west. Houston needs rain badly!

]]> Comment on The Next Wave by BMB http://www.bearmountainbull.com/home/the-next-wave-082708/#comment-10474 BMB Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:02:39 +0000 http://www.bearmountainbull.com/?p=8147#comment-10474 Excellent stuff Re. Thanks for the link! Latest NHC stuff has the <a href="http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at2+shtml/203214.shtml?5day#contents" rel="nofollow">storm track</a> pushing further and further east. Excellent stuff Re. Thanks for the link!

Latest NHC stuff has the storm track pushing further and further east.

]]> Comment on The Next Wave by Re-REMIC http://www.bearmountainbull.com/home/the-next-wave-082708/#comment-10473 Re-REMIC Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:41:34 +0000 http://www.bearmountainbull.com/?p=8147#comment-10473 As usual, The Oil Drum has some of the best map porn showing the Gulf Infrastructure and the path of Gustav. I'm sure they'll be updating these images as Gustav continues on. <a HREF="http://www.theoildrum.com/node/4459#more" rel="nofollow">http://www.theoildrum.com/node/4459</A> As usual, The Oil Drum has some of the best map porn showing the Gulf Infrastructure and the path of Gustav. I’m sure they’ll be updating these images as Gustav continues on.

http://www.theoildrum.com/node/4459

]]> Comment on Down On The Dollar by EDN http://www.bearmountainbull.com/home/down-on-dollar-082608/#comment-10472 EDN Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:31:23 +0000 http://www.bearmountainbull.com/?p=8145#comment-10472 This is all true... But the problem is, it takes forever for the end game to happen. In the mean time, it is not safe to bet on any thing because every market is being manipulated. This is all true… But the problem is, it takes forever for the end game to happen. In the mean time, it is not safe to bet on any thing because every market is being manipulated.

]]> Comment on Market Wrap by BMB http://www.bearmountainbull.com/home/wrap-082608/#comment-10471 BMB Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:17:08 +0000 http://www.bearmountainbull.com/?p=8142#comment-10471 The big question is, will the lemmings be bullish or bearish when they return? Right now, I'm not confident at all about this market's chances heading into the fall, but I'm not betting that way just yet. And maybe I never will. As <a href="http://www.financialsense.com/editorials/navarro/2008/0825.html" rel="nofollow">Peter Navarro put it</a>: <blockquote>My bottom line: cash remains King for the prudent investor. And periodically, I find it useful to issue this reminder. I used to play quite a bit on the short side. My sense now, however, is that shortselling is too vulnerable to headline risk. Too many central bankers around the world are too trigger-happy. So I wait for the trends to declare themselves and trade accordingly.</blockquote> The big question is, will the lemmings be bullish or bearish when they return?

Right now, I’m not confident at all about this market’s chances heading into the fall, but I’m not betting that way just yet. And maybe I never will. As Peter Navarro put it:

My bottom line: cash remains King for the prudent investor. And periodically, I find it useful to issue this reminder. I used to play quite a bit on the short side. My sense now, however, is that shortselling is too vulnerable to headline risk. Too many central bankers around the world are too trigger-happy. So I wait for the trends to declare themselves and trade accordingly.

]]> Comment on Market Wrap by fred http://www.bearmountainbull.com/home/wrap-082608/#comment-10470 fred Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:22:40 +0000 http://www.bearmountainbull.com/?p=8142#comment-10470 It's been quiet here since I sent the lemmings off on their summer holiday. My lemmings will be back right after Labor Day and so will the other lemmings. They'll all come back tanned, rested, and ready. It’s been quiet here since I sent the lemmings off on their summer holiday. My lemmings will be back right after Labor Day and so will the other lemmings. They’ll all come back tanned, rested, and ready.

]]> Comment on Huge Mistake by BMB http://www.bearmountainbull.com/home/huge-mistake-082608/#comment-10469 BMB Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:27:04 +0000 http://www.bearmountainbull.com/?p=8140#comment-10469 I'd have to agree David. 'Mr. Practical' and Bennet Sedacca (more from him later here...) seem to have a pretty firm grip on reality. I’d have to agree David. ‘Mr. Practical’ and Bennet Sedacca (more from him later here…) seem to have a pretty firm grip on reality.

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