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Non-Tech : The Critical Investing Workshop
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To: sq39 who wrote (27181)7/30/2000 7:38:53 PM
From: Clappy  Read Replies (3) of 35685
 
puts are negative thinking which one should not indulge in.

I disagree, somewhat.

I'm beginning to find that it flows with the very nature of who I am.
I have days where I am up and days where I'm down.
Why should the market be any different.

When thinking in this manner, I feel it's easier for me to get in sync with the market.
Instead of trying to see only the positive spin on things, my eyes are now open to both sides of the picture.

This also take some of the insult away when seeing a stock that you've been following go down. Or wishing that the bad news doesn't effect the stock price too much.
As you get to know the stock better along with it's trading characteristics, you can eventually tune yourself into how much the news will effect it.
It's possible to get a feel as to which direction it could quite possibly headed next.

I do believe more is easily made on the long side of stocks during a bull run. However, the short side has it's merrits.

Holding a core long position of stock and hedging it with short positions during times of uncertainty is just one tool to preserve capital.
Covered Calls is another.

Seeing both sides helps to prevent over expectations.
It take some of the emotion out as well.

This is just my opinion.
It's what suits me, as of late.

-ClappyWhoIsTryingToBeAtOneWithTheMarket

<The young stooge lights a few candles, sits in a yoga position, and breaths slow deep breaths, as he tries to get in tune with the market...>

<Meanwhile, Polvie continues to bounce a tennis ball off of Clappy's head as he gets into a deepened state of meditation...>

hummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, hummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...

P.S. Not to say that there is anything wrong with a LTB&H.
I just have trouble doing it during these long falls.
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