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Old 06-25-2008 | 08:01 PM
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Man, even short term trades in airline stocks (day or swing trade), unless you are using technical indicators in addition to Level II quotes, is a complete gamble (they call it dumb money). Can you make money without? Yes but its luck and if your in to gambling go to Vegas........at least you can get free drinks while you're at it!!!!
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Old 06-26-2008 | 04:00 AM
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That is exactly what the market is, a gamble. You just hope that your decision is correct, because most of the time you base your trades on what sectors or analyst are saying or doing and what the future holds. If you really what to gamble play options, the payoff is bigger. Sometimes!
The free drinks are nice!
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Old 06-26-2008 | 04:43 AM
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Originally Posted by investmjhl
That is exactly what the market is, a gamble. You just hope that your decision is correct, because most of the time you base your trades on what sectors or analyst are saying or doing and what the future holds. If you really what to gamble play options, the payoff is bigger. Sometimes!
The free drinks are nice!
If you base your trades on what analysts are saying then you are exactly the fool they like to see. The problem is there is very much a way to take the gamble out of trading stocks and minimizing risk but it takes a bit of study and some bucks to do it (unless you are hired by a firm that will teach you). Most folks aren't interested in doing this so yes, it remains a gamble for 90% in the market.
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Old 06-26-2008 | 05:14 AM
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Hope y'all are shorting the airlines today, oil is up almost $4 already
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Old 06-26-2008 | 05:49 AM
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I agree! Doing homework and smart trading is the only way to make money. Thanks to goog, aapl, smp, rimm and a few others I paid for flight school.
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Old 06-26-2008 | 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by ghilis101
i think skywest at $13 and Delta under $6 is a steal. buy it, theyre not going bk
G,

I assume you weren't anywhere near that incident in Belgium?
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Old 06-26-2008 | 01:08 PM
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G,

I assume you weren't anywhere near that incident in Belgium?
rick, no i wasnt there (im on mil leave right now for c17 upgrade) but im glad the crew made it out without any serious injuries. n704ck was a great airplane, one of my favorites, well maintained and clean inside and out.
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Old 06-26-2008 | 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by ghilis101
rick, no i wasnt there (im on mil leave right now for c17 upgrade) but im glad the crew made it out without any serious injuries. n704ck was a great airplane, one of my favorites, well maintained and clean inside and out.
Glad to hear it, have fun with the upgrade.
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Old 06-26-2008 | 08:07 PM
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I would rather just invest in the companies that the airlines and other industries HAVE TO USE. Plus companies that have Dividends are always great (Free money) I mean really why buy and airline when you can buy Boeing? (plus has a military contract) Or say JP Morgan, who has one of the big stake in Oil when that goes up. Hell why not invest in the QQQQ. How many priius are going to start selling this summer when gas hits over $5 or $6 a gal.

For me I would rather put my money in the long term gaining dividends and not having to pay taxes on short term trades and just collect and reinvest for more dividends down the road.
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Old 06-26-2008 | 08:08 PM
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My question would be how high does gas have to go before we start actually riding the bus to work, or riding our bikes.

It is tempting to ride my bike nowadays.
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