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Title: And contributing to my bad mood...
Post by: LLUncoolJ on June 17, 2009, 10:38:20 am
I take a look at the stock market and while all of my holdings are all stinking it up, one in particular is dropping my jaw. Mosaic (MOS) is down 8.6% !?!?! WTF? I try to look up the news and everything is peachy...it just feels like taking a 4 and a half point nose dive. F'ing ---That which is odiferous and causeth plants to grow---!!!!! HTF am I going to finance this arcade hobby? :angry:
Title: Re: And contributing to my bad mood...
Post by: ChadTower on June 17, 2009, 10:40:11 am

Repeat after me... "the stock market is not a short term investment... the stock market is not a short term investment... the stock market is not a short term investment... the stock market is not a short term investment..."
Title: Re: And contributing to my bad mood...
Post by: LLUncoolJ on June 17, 2009, 10:45:09 am
The 401K is not a short term investment. My trading account (gambling money) is a short term investment. It has served me well until about 18 months ago. Maybe I ought to just do it the old fashion way and go down to the Casino Queen and put it all on black.
Title: Re: And contributing to my bad mood...
Post by: ChadTower on June 17, 2009, 10:46:15 am

May as well. Playing the stock market short term is not much different than a casino table.
Title: Re: And contributing to my bad mood...
Post by: shardian on June 17, 2009, 10:51:45 am

May as well. Playing the stock market short term is not much different than a casino table.

I'm having fun wheeling and dealing in penny stock. It's exciting, and I have no real money tied up in it.
Title: Re: And contributing to my bad mood...
Post by: ChadTower on June 17, 2009, 11:10:35 am
I'm having fun wheeling and dealing in penny stock. It's exciting, and I have no real money tied up in it.


Would you call that an actual investement, though? 
Title: Re: And contributing to my bad mood...
Post by: shardian on June 17, 2009, 12:57:44 pm
If the product ever actually makes it to market? Then yes. For now, I just screw around with buying buying selling it, mainly to avoid etrade's outrageous quarterly fees. I made like $100 last week on one small chunk of a sale. I'll just buy it back next week at a lower price.
Title: Re: And contributing to my bad mood...
Post by: RayB on June 17, 2009, 02:21:22 pm
Nice way to learn about trading.