The Stock Market... watch this (here it comes)

[BDKJMU]

Dow falls 141 points Monday....
http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2010 ... head-data/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[houndawg]

Feels great to not be stuck in a sucker's game.

[ATrain]

I'm still holding my position in Pepsi (PEP)...for now.

Tracking JNJ, ERF, DPS, T, BBT and YUM for when the bottom falls out completely. GE, I'm still happy I took my money and ran, lol.

[CitadelGrad]

Feels great to not be stuck in a sucker's game.

It feels great not to be a sucker, but I guess you wouldn't know about that.

[houndawg]

Feels great to not be stuck in a sucker's game.

It feels great not to be a sucker, but I guess you wouldn't know about that.

I'll save you a spot at the compound; we can use your money for toilet paper.

[Skjellyfetti]

Dow falls 141 points Monday....
http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2010 ... head-data/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Why do Conks only bump this thread on days where the market does poorly? Surely y'all aren't rooting against the US economy are y'all?

Dow up ~240 so far today on better than expected manufacturing data.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0113685320100901" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Skjellyfetti]

Easy to say...want to back that up with a friendly wager???

The market will be in the 8000s by October....

Sure thing.

If market never closes below 8999 by the first of October, I get a UMASS hat.
If market ever closes below 8999 by the first of October, you get an App hat.

Deal?

And, for full disclosure... I have a pretty good record in these sorts of bets.

I'm feeling pretty good about this bet as well.

Dow in 8000's by the end of September isn't looking too likely.

[Appaholic]

Sure thing.

If market never closes below 8999 by the first of October, I get a UMASS hat.
If market ever closes below 8999 by the first of October, you get an App hat.

Deal?

And, for full disclosure... I have a pretty good record in these sorts of bets.

I'm feeling pretty good about this bet as well.

Dow in 8000's by the end of September isn't looking too likely.

Unless a major event occurs...

[Skjellyfetti]

Unless a major event occurs...

Yup. I said it's not likely... and a major event dropping the Dow 1200 points over the next month isn't likely.

[89Hen]

Feels great to not be stuck in a sucker's game.

Come again?

[houndawg]

Feels great to not be stuck in a sucker's game.

Come again?

No, just breathing hard.

[Skjellyfetti]

The market will be fine. CitadelGrad has been doom and glooming for months. Maybe he'll be right eventually.

Easy to say...want to back that up with a friendly wager???

The market will be in the 8000s by October....

Sure thing.

If market never closes below 8999 by the first of October, I get a UMASS hat.
If market ever closes below 8999 by the first of October, you get an App hat.

Deal?

And, for full disclosure... I have a pretty good record in these sorts of bets.

Which reminds me.... dbackjon still owes me an NAU hat.

This bet was never really close.
Dow closes at 10,829.68 on October 1. 1830 points off.
The low point was back in August at 9985. 986 points off.

PM with address sent.

[Cap'n Cat]

Best September ever. GObama!!!!!!!!!

[93henfan]

Yep. I'm think we're going to have to call this thread a fail unless the Dow can manage to lose about 2,000 points in the next four weeks. Not impossible I guess, but not looking too likely either.

[Col Hogan]

Jelly, it may take a week or two to get you the hat...

First I have to order it...then it needs to get to my house...

Then I have to give it the full "Appaholic Treatment"...

Then I'll send it your way...

Hang on...

[AZGrizFan]

Dow falls 141 points Monday....
http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2010 ... head-data/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Why do Conks only bump this thread on days where the market does poorly? Surely y'all aren't rooting against the US economy are y'all?

Dow up ~240 so far today on better than expected manufacturing data.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0113685320100901" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

For the same (only opposite) reason you only bump it on the days where the market goes up.

[Cap'n Cat]

Why do Conks only bump this thread on days where the market does poorly? Surely y'all aren't rooting against the US economy are y'all?

Dow up ~240 so far today on better than expected manufacturing data.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0113685320100901" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

For the same (only opposite) reason you only bump it on the days where the market goes up.

So, what you're saying, Z, is that Conks are into childish games of tit-for-tat more than they are for substantive, adult discourse on the issues, correct?

[mainejeff]

Does anyone own Apple stock besides me?

[danefan]

Does anyone own Apple stock besides me?

I did. I made a lot of money on it and sold it. Don't get greedy Jeff - it could be back down to $100 a share very quickly.

Perhaps we shouldn't judge this too soon....

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-0 ... sible.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

“We see two main scenarios,” analysts led by Jan Hatzius, the New York-based chief U.S. economist at the company, wrote in an e-mail to clients. “A fairly bad one in which the economy grows at a 1 1/2 percent to 2 percent rate through the middle of next year and the unemployment rate rises moderately to 10 percent, and a very bad one in which the economy returns to an outright recession.”

I still think by year-end the market will be in trouble.

[93henfan]

So the markets are up 12% since August. When exactly were they supposed to crash?

[CitadelGrad]

So the markets are up 12% since August. When exactly were they supposed to crash?

How far up are they since the beginning of summer? Oh, wait .....

[93henfan]

So the markets are up 12% since August. When exactly were they supposed to crash?

How far up are they since the beginning of summer? Oh, wait .....

Let's see. Beginning of summer is what, June 21st? Looks like they're up about 7% since then. That's just looking at a 6-month graph and eyeballing it. I could be a few points off, but there was a clear gain, since you asked.

[CitadelGrad]

How far up are they since the beginning of summer? Oh, wait .....

Let's see. Beginning of summer is what, June 21st? Looks like they're up about 7% since then. That's just looking at a 6-month graph and eyeballing it. I could be a few points off, but there was a clear gain, since you asked.

Wall Street generally considers May as the beginning of summer.

[93henfan]

Let's see. Beginning of summer is what, June 21st? Looks like they're up about 7% since then. That's just looking at a 6-month graph and eyeballing it. I could be a few points off, but there was a clear gain, since you asked.

Wall Street generally considers May as the beginning of summer.

OK. Way up since Memorial Day too.

My only point was to note that the market crash portended by this thread never materialized. That is all. Of course, I guess the Dow could drop 1,000 points a week for the next four weeks, but I'm guessing it won't.

[Chizzang]

Wall Street generally considers May as the beginning of summer.

OK. Way up since Memorial Day too.

My only point was to note that the market crash portended by this thread never materialized. That is all. Of course, I guess the Dow could drop 1,000 points a week for the next four weeks, but I'm guessing it won't.

But do I get credit for the worlds longest "Thread Fail" ..?