marko
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- Joined
- Mar 16, 2011
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Upfront:
Yes, I know the current (bear?) market has me frustrated
Yes, I know that the 130 year trend is a steady upward move
Yes, I know that thinking "this time is different" is suicide
Yes, I know the following is more of a cathartic rant than a question.
But. Seems that over the past year or so, there has been a real trend in the market that overlooks any good news and just focuses on anything bad.
"If it were not for..." Greece, China, Russia, Syria, Ukraine, oil up/oil down, Fed up/Fed holding, VW, good/bad weather, on and on, we'd be in good shape.
My view is that the overall economy is improving and that pent-up good news on earnings, performance and other factors would eventually mitigate the bad news.
It just seems that regardless of how strong a positive there is, some very minor negative wipes out what should've been a decent week. Week after week it seems we keep getting nailed by an often insignificant issue.
I keep waiting for the market to look at the results from a wide range of companies and say "let's not worry about that minor snowstorm in Ecuador...things are good".
Does anyone else feel that the market is just looking for 'sell' reasons? Or, as is often the case, I'm just out in the weeds here?
Maybe I just need someone to calm me down..........
Yes, I know the current (bear?) market has me frustrated
Yes, I know that the 130 year trend is a steady upward move
Yes, I know that thinking "this time is different" is suicide
Yes, I know the following is more of a cathartic rant than a question.
But. Seems that over the past year or so, there has been a real trend in the market that overlooks any good news and just focuses on anything bad.
"If it were not for..." Greece, China, Russia, Syria, Ukraine, oil up/oil down, Fed up/Fed holding, VW, good/bad weather, on and on, we'd be in good shape.
My view is that the overall economy is improving and that pent-up good news on earnings, performance and other factors would eventually mitigate the bad news.
It just seems that regardless of how strong a positive there is, some very minor negative wipes out what should've been a decent week. Week after week it seems we keep getting nailed by an often insignificant issue.
I keep waiting for the market to look at the results from a wide range of companies and say "let's not worry about that minor snowstorm in Ecuador...things are good".
Does anyone else feel that the market is just looking for 'sell' reasons? Or, as is often the case, I'm just out in the weeds here?
Maybe I just need someone to calm me down..........