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Strategies & Market Trends : Bob Brinker: Market Savant & Radio Host -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Math Junkie who wrote (23073)	8/5/2006 1:18:08 AM
From: Kirk ©	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 42834

I'm trying to show that he has a history of making "trades" when the market is in a rut or he needs something to spice up his newsletter. Some here have said he's learned not to try short term timing and I think that is not a valid conclusion. I think if subscriptions fall off again, he might very well try it again since Hulbert and his faithful run around helping him cover it up when not successful. When he recommended UTEK, I am fairly certain he was under performing the benchmarks by quite a bit. He could point to MSFT but he needed another "trade" to keep people subscribing so they'd know when to end the trade that he eventually closed in 2001 I think. I think past history shows people should make MORE of an effort to warn others of Brinker's off the books tricks to keep people interested in his newsletter to the detriment of his current subscribers. If you tell someone you are in a 20 year bear market, then why not just sell out of equities and be safe? Well, Brinker's trick is to play "counter trend rallies" to keep people paying him. I think you all quibble over long or short term since nobody knows when a final bottom will come or if it came in 2002 until years and years later....