SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Technology Stocks : JDS Uniphase (JDSU)
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: freeus who wrote (10564)5/26/2000 10:03:00 AM
From: Hank Stamper  Read Replies (3) of 24042
 
"However, people (even institutions are run by people) buy and sell stocks and right now:
the psychology is bear"

I am not so sure the "psychology is bear." SI is still papered with a 'buy the dip' mentality. True, there is fretfulness, but you just don't see agressive counter-responses to someone who enters and says, "I'm jumping in to buy this dip today."

When we were at the (putative) market topping zone, someone posting in this thread that they sold was likely to be met with hefty disagreement and some of the disagreement was in the form of personal attacks! If we take the reverse of this, we then should expect bear psychology to be in full force when someone anouncing s/he is buying the dip is met with statements like, "Oh you idiot. Don't you know that stocks will never come back...." or some transform of that.

That sort of reaction seems so far fetched right now. But then so did this drop just a few short months ago.

Don't fire at the bear until you see the whites of his eyes. (Actually, I used to live in bear country. It can get very interesting when you've got to go visit the outhouse and first have to contend with Mr. Ursa sniffing at your door. In the Fall bear poop smells like fruit bars because the critters have been eating so many berries.)

Ciao,
David Todtman
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  

HomeMailHotSubjectMarksPeopleMarksKeepersSettings
Terms Of UseContact UsCopyright/IP PolicyPrivacy PolicyAbout UsFAQAdvertise on SI
© 2025 Knight Sac Media.  Data provided by Twelve Data, Alpha Vantage, and CityFALCON News