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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWatch the Dow today
I noticed them showing it early and it's begun to slide back into red
-101.95 (0.42%)
redwitch
(14,944 posts)Roller coaster life we are living. I hate it.
Girard442
(6,073 posts)malaise
(269,004 posts)Girard442
(6,073 posts)If the Trumpoids get enslammered from insider trading, I'm cool with that.
gordianot
(15,238 posts)The maniac could crash human civilization beyond repair on any given day and not just the ultra wealthy.
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)are indicative of a bear (down) market.
And don't forget - the Republicans got the keys back. Look out, ditch!
BSdetect
(8,998 posts)Its all tightly rigged.
Inside trading prevails.
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,858 posts)His first question to me was what did I think of what the market's been doing lately. My response was that it goes a bit up, it goes a bit down, and I'm not at all concerned at this point.
He was happy I see it this way.
We also discussed the fact that there has not been a full 10% correction in a very long time. People see what looks like a very large drop because the raw numbers seem large, but we're talking minuscule percentage points.
As I type this, the Dow is down some 85 points, .35 %. That's point three five percent. A third of a percentage point.
This small daily or weekly up and down is, according to my financial guy, the markets going sideways. Which promotes a lot of uncertainty. Meanwhile, according to him, what matters the most is earnings. And earnings are up for most companies and are projected to be up significantly this year. Perhaps as much as 25%.
Also, no one ever seems to start a thread on a day when the Dow ends up, as it did yesterday, when it gained nearly a full percent.
I think it's also good to keep in mind that most of the trading is done with computer programs, and not by individuals phoning their broker and saying Buy! or Sell!
malaise
(269,004 posts)Right now it's 0205.85 (0.84%)
Awsi Dooger
(14,565 posts)Oh, do you noticed that? It's the most laughable current trend on this site.
Every day when I check the market I know whether or not there will be a related thread on Democratic Underground.
Puppeted by the market bottom line. I'm glad that's not me.
A HERETIC I AM
(24,368 posts)Unfortunately, it is lost on most.
Trees dont grow to the sky and the market can not always go up.
It is amusing that there seems to be numerous posts when the market has a bad day, yet utter silence when it gains 400 points in a trading session.
DU has always been this way. If it bleeds, it leads has never been more true with regards to how DUers observe the DOW and its movements.
Should the average investor be concerned? Sure. But if you invest thorough a 401(k) you should just simply carry on, as the benefits of Dollar Cost Averaging are never more evident than with a regular purchase plan, like a 401(k).
No one EVER complains when refrigerators or washing machines are marked down by 20-%, yet let General Electric or 3M go down by $10/share and all hell apparently breaks loose.
jpak
(41,758 posts)n/t