Thread: Will 2005 be Bullish?

tsptalk wrote:

Maybe it was first terms in general.

http://www.fosters.com/January2005/0..._01.23.05a.asp

teknobucks wrote:

http://money.cnn.com/2005/01/26/mark...uary/index.htm

You are correct Saraho. From tekno's article...

4. The first year of a new presidential cycle tends to be a down one. Yet, the first year of a second term for the same party tends to be a good one, according to Standard & Poor's.

nnuut wrote:

Seems to me that she has made her point every time she has disagreed with you? I think it's healthy to get another opinion (tastefully put) on market probabilities.

I agree nnuut. I was just getting a little self-conscious.

saraho wrote:

What do your indicators say?

When asked, "Will 2005 be a bull market", my Magic 8-Ball says "The signs point to YES".

Nice article Teknobucks!

And Tom, the measure of how much we agree is in the similarity of our allocations. As I see it, your allocation is slowly coming around to my way of thinking (at least for now). *LOL*

In that way, you were right in disagreeing with my previous statement that I usually agree with you. The truth is that you usually agree with me (eventually).

saraho wrote:

The truth is that you usually agree with me (eventually).

I'm a little slow. I'll learn.

If you flip a coin 7 times and it lands on heads, what are the odds that the next flip will land on tails? The odds are still only 50-50. That is what casinos like. People figure that it is due or there is a trend and chase bad money with good money. Now, the market is a gamble to be sure. It is a smart bet though, unlike the casino. Patterns can even play out. More important though is what is happening in the economy. Now, if people are upbeat they will put money in. The more money going in the better it is for all of us.

Translation- It is good if people buy into the rule of five or some other rule that says the market will take off. It helps the market. More important though is what is going on in the world.

I see the market doing some down with a quick return and a lot of side movement. When fuel goes down the market will go up. It is starting to warm up and that will help. Over all I suspect the year will be like last yearthough.The end of the year I hope will also kick tail again.

learning wrote:

If you flip a coin 7 times and it lands on heads, what are the odds that the next flip will land on tails? The odds are still only 50-50. That is what casinos like. People figure that it is due or there is a trend and chase bad money with good money. Now, the market is a gamble to be sure. It is a smart bet though, unlike the casino. Patterns can even play out. More important though is what is happening in the economy. Now, if people are upbeat they will put money in. The more money going in the better it is for all of us.

Translation- It is good if people buy into the rule of five or some other rule that says the market will take off. It helps the market. More important though is what is going on in the world.

I see the market doing some down with a quick return and a lot of side movement. When fuel goes down the market will go up. It is starting to warm up and that will help. Over all I suspect the year will be like last yearthough.The end of the year I hope will also kick tail again.

hey bro while you are on a roll can you answer thses ?'s 4 me?:%

Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are getting weak?


Why do banks charge a fee on "insufficient funds" when they know there is not enough?

Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?

Why doesn't glue stick to the bottle?

Why do they use sterilized needles for death by lethal injection?

Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?

Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks when you throw a revolver at him?

Why do Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?

Whose idea was it to put an "S" in the word "lisp"?

If people evolved from apes,why are there still apes?

Does a clean house indicate that there is a broken computer in it?

Why is it that no matter what colour bubble bath you use the bubbles are always white?

Is there ever a day that mattresses are not on sale?

Why do people constantly return to therefrigerator with hopes that something new to eat will have materialized?

Why do people keep running over a string a dozen times with their vacuum cleaner, then reach down, pick it up, examine it, then put it down to give the vacuum one more chance?

Why is it that no plastic bag will open from the end you first try?

How do those dead bugs get into those closed light fixtures?

When we are in the supermarket and someone ram our ankle with a shopping cart then apologizes for doing so, why do we say, "It's all right?" Well, Hell it isn't all right so why don't we say, "That hurt, you stupid idiot?"

Why is it that whenever you attempt to catch something that's falling off the table you always manage to knock something else over?

In winter why do we try to keep the house as warm as it was in summer when we complained about the heat?

How come you never hear father-in-law jokes?

If at first you don't succeed, shouldn't you try doing it like your wife told you to do it? And obviously if at first you don't succeed, then don't take up sky diving!

And my FAVORITE...... The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four persons is suffering from some sort of mental illness. Think of your three best friends, if they're okay, then it's you.

***********thought a little humor would do us all some good after that crazy week we just put behind us!:!

teknobucks wrote:

hey bro while you are on a roll can you answer thses ?'s 4 me?:%

Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are getting weak?


Why do banks charge a fee on "insufficient funds" when they know there is not enough?

Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?

Why doesn't glue stick to the bottle?

Why do they use sterilized needles for death by lethal injection?

Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?

Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks when you throw a revolver at him?

Why do Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?

Whose idea was it to put an "S" in the word "lisp"?

If people evolved from apes,why are there still apes?

Does a clean house indicate that there is a broken computer in it?

Why is it that no matter what colour bubble bath you use the bubbles are always white?

Is there ever a day that mattresses are not on sale?

Why do people constantly return to therefrigerator with hopes that something new to eat will have materialized?

Why do people keep running over a string a dozen times with their vacuum cleaner, then reach down, pick it up, examine it, then put it down to give the vacuum one more chance?

Why is it that no plastic bag will open from the end you first try?

How do those dead bugs get into those closed light fixtures?

When we are in the supermarket and someone ram our ankle with a shopping cart then apologizes for doing so, why do we say, "It's all right?" Well, Hell it isn't all right so why don't we say, "That hurt, you stupid idiot?"

Why is it that whenever you attempt to catch something that's falling off the table you always manage to knock something else over?

In winter why do we try to keep the house as warm as it was in summer when we complained about the heat?

How come you never hear father-in-law jokes?

If at first you don't succeed, shouldn't you try doing it like your wife told you to do it? And obviously if at first you don't succeed, then don't take up sky diving!

And my FAVORITE...... The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four persons is suffering from some sort of mental illness. Think of your three best friends, if they're okay, then it's you.

***********thought a little humor would do us all some good after that crazy week we just put behind us!:!

This is funny, thanks tekno. But, you've posted 239 times in just over a month, I'd think if anybody had the answers to these ?'s, it'd be you. HEHEHEHEHEHEHE

Sorry, couldn't help myself.