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HOW TO SALVAGE A YEAR

Suppose for a moment you are a fund manager.

Are you starting to perspire? You’re already behind the SPY YTD and you didn’t buy as much as you should’ve in September.

Uh-oh, we’re halfway through October, and heading into a fairly bullish time of the year.

What’s your play? You can’t hide anymore. The higher this thing goes, the more screwed you are.

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30 comments

  1. bchu12

    hahahaha. classic post. HF managers… come out, come out wherever you are….

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  2. hattery

    $SSEC pretty interesting chart on the weekly. Could be right shoulder forming, but also looks a little like a falling wedge breakout, and possible discouragement bottom on the daily, with positive seasonals as Fly just pointed out.

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  3. GM

    Suppose you’re an uber smart fund manager, who recognises the bear is here for good, for obvious reasons.
    You’ll be selling every rip.
    And that’s why the market is setting up for its next little tumble down below 1800.
    Too many smart people are getting out, not enough late-comer idiots to keep things levitated.
    Exactly like 2007-08.

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    • Option Addict

      We’re hitting moon resistance tho…

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    • joe

      i agree..there’s a fundamental difference between buying the dip for the last 6 years, and selling the rallies if you believe a major top is in place

      but everyone here is a trader so we really don’t give a shit about macro..just give me the next 3 points and we’re all happy

      hell, I actually trade better in bear markets…the best short term rallies occur in bears…look at gold and energy since aug…your ‘year’ has already been made in 2 months

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  4. Damian

    USD/JPY could be set up here for a nice move upward right when everyone thinks it is breaking down. See chart: http://tos.mx/rcrkM4

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    • Damian

      Chart link not working for some reason, BTW. That TOS sharing feature used to work, but it doesn’t appear to be right now. Small picture when you go to that link shows me having a massive profit that, unfortunately, is inaccurate.

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  5. Damian

    More generally, this is an amazing time. I can look at dozens of charts of key assets and find reasons to be bearish. I can look at various others — and in numerous cases, the same charts that contain reasons to be bearish — and find many reasons to be bullish.

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    • joe

      if fundamentals don’t align with the technicals, you’re gonna eventually get screwed…be careful

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      • Damian

        In that regard, not that I think we’re in a similar situation, necessarily, but do people remember there being a lot of reasons to be bulled up in May 2008?

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  6. Steve

    Gotta assume trend is up here.

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  7. Nocturne

    Sold UWTI at 11.15 from 10.38. Still in my SCO from 79.50. Based on the action and fundamentals I am taking the o/n risk. My profit from this long should shield me from gap risk……..

    ….. unless it’s a QE announce! Ha!

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  8. jon v

    BID downtrend line capping the price. This is going to give is my thinking

    http://charts.stocktwits.com/production/stream_44011501.jpg?1444934245

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  9. djmarcus

    Short answer is probably to 1) scoop up things that sold off (energy, biotech); 2) buy flyers (nflx, goog)…

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  10. joe

    the yen topped at 11:40..the spy bottomed at 11:55….guess what controls these markets..it ain’t fundamentals people

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  11. Celts

    A nice cold glass of FOMO. Still see many doubtful of upside – good call other day OA

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  12. ydauction

    OA, when to add more LABU? is there a pull back tomorrow ?

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  13. trashman

    You are the man

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  14. sethster99

    This market is done going down. My guess is QE is coming and the big players already know it. The only way to negate the massive sell off from August is massive amounts of liquity.

    Best plays right now are energy including dare I say coal, precious metals, and XIV. All IMO

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  15. granpa

    I fully expect to take a 100% loss on my Oct 16 TSN 41 Puts tomorrow.
    Looking at the weekly chart for a 2 year period and my thinking that because of the Bird Flu there my be a shortage of birds for Thanksgiving negatively impacting the Quarter earnings I purchased Nov. 43 puts on TSN.
    I’m still positive from my 4 different strikes from Sept.(hit 3 out of 4) but tomorrow will substantially reduce that gain. Time will tell.

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  16. nocturne

    A close above 11.45 on UWTI for the week & I’ll let my oil short be stopped out instead of adding to the 1/4 position. Looks like continued range trading.

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  17. MSGT HARTMAN

    Japan +2.6% VPL
    Chinese Burritos +2.3% VWO
    Healthcare +2.3% VHT
    Energy +1.5% VDE
    ‘Merica +1.4% VTI

    AMZN +3.2%

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