Thread: End of the World

Originally Posted by dell

They have loose connections to Iran via Hezballah and have documented connections with al Qaeda, but are more of an independent group who acts on their own I doubt they were acting at the direction of Iran, but may have used Ahmadinejad's rehtoric as the catalyst for their action.

Interesting Dell. So you think the Iran reference is still a possibilty - that is latest event was unrelated?

Either way, I hate to have it turn out that the Aug 22 "prediction" turns out to be correct only watch the market tank 5% or more when we could easily stepped a side for a day or two. What do we have to lose except maybe a couple of green days?

Someone chastised us last year for talking about how to "play" the hurricane season. My opinion on that is, I gave to the hurricane relief. What harm is it protecting our accounts or taking advantage of lower prices when these events occur? I don't think I can do much to prevent any world calamities, but I hope I don't to have to defend myself for trying to protect my family's savings.

Dave: To the best of my understanding, our "contribution" involved overhears at the joint NSA/British listening post in Cheltenham. I do not intend to minimize any US Intel Community (USIC) contribution, but believe me (or not), this is a political bone Blair is giving Bush (and I am a Bush supporter) to allow the US to stake a claim in thwarting this. Our involvement was significant, but peripheral. The British SIS would have uncovered this with NO US involvement.

Best - Dell

Tom: I believe this single event will have a short lived effect on the market. I personally believe the threat is still there, but has been significantly reduced. I also do not believe Aug 22 is relevant any longer regarding an attack, although I believe it was relevant prior to these arrests. The arrests/interdictions will have put a temporary chink in their immediate plans due to a heightened security alert globally.

Beyond question you are correct in thinking ahead and trying to plan on market reactions. That is why we are all here; to share information and draw our own conclusions. That is what makes this board such a great tool and I commend you highly for putting us all together.

I believe this is still a meandering market that has not found any confirmations and set any trends (other than being confused and uncertain). I am beginning to share some of the economic pundits concerns re a looming recession. If we in fact have one, I believe the effect on the market will be severe. Following the adage "the market hates uncertainty", I am parking the majority of my funds in the G Fund until an upward trend is established and confirmed.

Everyone should probably do the exact opposite of what I am doing, but I just want to play it a little safer with my money for the foreseeable future.

As an aside, how is your son? I he 100% yet?

Best - Dell

One last observation: while the Iranian leader is possibly nuts, the majority of the Iranian people are not. Even the ones who truly hate us recognize the folly of an attack against the US continent with such a large US military presence right next door.

Just my opinion.

Dell

Originally Posted by dell

As an aside, how is your son? I he 100% yet?

Oh, yeah. He was pitching again a week later. He's a lot tougher than his old man.

Thanks for asking.
Tom

I predict the end of the world to happen March 31, 2056

I'll IFT to "G" the day before. That should cover me from the profit-taking that day.
Thanks for the heads up.