tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816559531110064247.post8874187783006395234..comments2024-03-08T01:03:44.522-08:00Comments on Humble Student of the Markets: An upside-down perspectiveCam Hui, CFAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09672203690656029787noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816559531110064247.post-104927209331561502011-12-05T23:14:12.244-08:002011-12-05T23:14:12.244-08:00I'll admit to having done this too on occasion...I'll admit to having done this too on occasion. Another thing I like to do is to back away from the chart, literally. I'll push my chair back about 6 feet and look at the screen from there.<br /><br />It's interesting the way how you look at something affects how you see it, and how looking at something in a new light offers you a new perspective, literally.<br /><br />But I think this is something that artists have known for a long time. Thanks for bring up the topic.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11446439300213187649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816559531110064247.post-49677289899547896812011-12-05T12:30:25.855-08:002011-12-05T12:30:25.855-08:00Back in late 2008 (after Lehman collapse), having ...Back in late 2008 (after Lehman collapse), having suffered a major loss in my portfolio and perhaps completely out of frustration, I inverted the chart of SPY, and started to see the world in a completely different way. <br /><br />Things were "going up" when you reverse the point of view ... and I was lucky enough to recover some of my losses by shorting the market with SDS/QID through Q1 2009.<br /><br />I thought I was the only one in the whole world doing this. Since I have no formal training in technical analysis, I thought such unconventional approach would be laughed at by the experts. <br /><br />It's great to see that the professionals like you also use this technique. Thanks for the interesting perspective. I don't feel as weird anymore.WimpyInvestorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18148362644880449393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816559531110064247.post-60830819704074915442011-12-05T06:15:27.074-08:002011-12-05T06:15:27.074-08:00Interesting comparison...thx!Interesting comparison...thx!Candy Mathesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198284255857689191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816559531110064247.post-69465535297530836422011-12-05T02:20:18.520-08:002011-12-05T02:20:18.520-08:00My "inner contrarian" tells me you are a...My "inner contrarian" tells me you are about to be wrong again. The market will stage a melt up for the next few weeks to a month or so. <br /><br />Huge net short positions on th Euro, mixed together with negative opinion on just about every single risk on asset class is a perfect recipe for huge short squeeze.<br /><br />On top of that every man and his dog is loaded up on Treasury Bonds expecting further yield decline. If money starts poiuring out of bonds it will go into just about anything.<br /><br />Euro problems are not resolved, but the yields on PIIGS have dropped and a Eurocrat kicking of can could cause a power rally on good season months of Dec and Jan.Tihohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10336666083094327126noreply@blogger.com