Ghost of Igloi wrote:
Thinly disguised slander may seem appropriate to some.
Nonsense. There was no slander of any kind. Even if there was, does that justify deleting over 100 posts?
The only thing that's "thin" around here is your skin. It's time for you to grow up.
What happened to the weekly earnings report I posted yesterday? Is Igy so afraid of facts that he has them deleted?
Here it is again. Neither Igy nor his hero Trump can silence he truth.
Earnings Scorecard: As of Friday (with 12% of the companies in the S&P 500 reporting actual results for Q4 2016), 61% of S&P 500 companies have beat the mean EPS estimate and 47% of S&P 500 companies have beat the mean sales estimate.
Earnie(ings) FactSet
29 of 62 beat on GAAP earnings, less than 50%.
It would be wise to avoid slander.
Criticize my posts on content or views. Leave the rest for the trash can where it belongs.
Igy
Are you accusing me of slander? You are completely full of shit. I've posted earnings summaries and you deleted them. You better put up or shut up, loser.
I accuse you of nothing and I deleted nothing. Just offering my view on courteous behavior.
Ghost of Igloi wrote:
Earnie(ings) FactSet
29 of 62 beat on GAAP earnings, less than 50%.
It would be wise to avoid slander.
Criticize my posts on content or views. Leave the rest for the trash can where it belongs.
Igy
You brought up slander when replying to my post. I can read between the lines. Everyone knows you're responsible for the destruction of this thread. You talk about courtesy, yet you are quick to insult those who honestly disagree with you. Please go away and don't come back until you grow up.
Good morning, and the GAAP EPS is more reflective of the sales number.
I wish to notify my readers that I will not be posting my regular pre-market news for the foreseeable future. I have no intention of contributing to a thread where the whim of a single person can result in the deletion of over one hundred posts containing mostly positive contributions. Should the troll move on, I will consider returning. Good bye.
[quote]Joe Beets wrote:
[quote]Ghost of Igloi wrote:
The only thing that's "thin" around here is your skin.
Well, there is your grasp on reality as well.
Big Dog Investments wrote:
Big Dog Investments wrote:I propose another DGTD prediction contest: PREDICT THE CORRECTION.
Here are the rules:
1) Give the exact date that the Dow will reach 10% below its high.
2) Your prediction must be made before the Dow has fallen 3% from its high.
Closest to the actual date wins with the winner receiving one genuine "attaboy" as prize.
Will it happen before the end of 2016? After the inauguration? Groundhog Day?
Let's hear what you think.
Igy is the first one out. I'm up next with an elimination date of January 26 (midway between me and Econ) assuming no new blood jumps into the pool within that range.
The prediction pool:
Igy: January 9, 2017 - ELIMINATED
Big: January 13, 2017
Econ: Feb 8, 2017
agip: March 4, 2017
Maser: June 17, 2017
Mellon: December 31, 2018
Current data (as of 1/11/17):
Dow high...19,999.63
Prediction goal...17,999.66
Cut off number...19,399.64 (make your prediction before Dow reaches this)
Hey Big, were you Jan 26 as you claim, or Jan 13 as you indicated?
It's amusing that you picked a percentage fall by which to judge the contest. What if absolute levels are what drive algo's? Not long ago, a 2000-point decline would have represented a loss much greater than 10%.
That's a lot of points on the Dow. We may never see that kind of a drop this year. Still cruising around 19.8k at the moment.
"That's a lot of points on the Dow. We may never see that kind of a drop this year. Still cruising around 19.8k at the moment."
The index was at 17,883 on 11/4/2016, not ancient history.
It sank to about 17,900 from where it was cruising around about 18,200...a drop of only 300 raw points, or a mere 1.65%
Hardly a 2000-point drop.
My point remains: a 10% drop now represents a raw point drop of 2000, which is huge. We just saw 2 recent almost-2000-point drops, so there is very recent precedent.
MarketWatch wrote:
I wish to notify my readers that I will not be posting my regular pre-market news for the foreseeable future. I have no intention of contributing to a thread where the whim of a single person can result in the deletion of over one hundred posts containing mostly positive contributions. Should the troll move on, I will consider returning. Good bye.
I didn't realize post were being deleted that gave contradictory views to one persons comments. I think I'll bow out too!
It has been confirmed that Igy is responsible for the dozens of deletions. Interestingly you'll notice that the carnage from late last week involved a series of consecutive posts EXCEPT those by Igy and K5.
There can no longer be any question that he is a troll. Everything he has done has been an attempt to dominate the thread and silence all other voices.
The boycott is on. Only Maserati is still interacting with Igy. Hopefully he too will see the light...or darkness (Igy).
Funny Detector Dude.
Maserati,
Please don't join the boycott of the dastardly Igy!
Seriously, the January/February 2016 and August/September 2015 declines were each over 10%.
Igy
The Trump Trade is back
small caps soaring almost 2%, infrastructure stocks moving, bonds sinking.
it will be interesting to see if it has carryover or if this is just traders trading.
has there been a more boring market? This market does what it will do in the first hour of the day and then goes to sleep.
[quote]Lemons wrote:
It has been confirmed that Igy is responsible for the dozens of deletions. Interestingly you'll notice that the carnage from late last week involved a series of consecutive posts EXCEPT those by Igy and K5.
There can no longer be any question that he is a troll. Everything he has done has been an attempt to dominate the thread and silence all other voices.
Wah. Wah, wah, wah. Lemons can't dish it out worth spit but he is even worse at taking it.