Markets have been ignoring all the bad news and charging ahead. For those who bought in Feb and March, it is the best time to get out. I have posted my reasons before. I stand by my opinion and I will tell you, I will only start to invest when SPY is somewhere around 40. Right now, you can only do DT or swing trade, if you have the stomach and deep enough pocket.
Ignore all the calling of the arrive of new bull market. This happened in the past recessions or depression. Ignore all those so-so indicators. By far, they are just a blip during this downturn. Economy won't free fall all the way, as it won't straight up all the way. Past recessions told us those econimic indicators might fluctuate even the fundamentals didn't change.
Housing price will continue down for the next few months. The subprime wave may be nearing an end, but the prime loans, commercial, personal and student loans will be the next shoe to drop. Why? 1) people's networth is dropping, 2) job losses mounting, and 3) consumers are not spending, period. You can see malls or shops are packed, but who is spending? All window shopping. Even those who buy things, the list on the receipt is getting shorter. You may see one month people bought more, then another month less through out this recession.
Someone said that I could be wrong this time. Maybe, but I don't care. If the market moves up, a big IF, I will make less by catching up later. But if the market does go down, my risk is minimized. Remember, in a bear market, never chase a rally until things are settled. |