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Strategies & Market Trends : Waiting for the big Kahuna -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: John Carson who wrote (78689)	1/17/2008 7:15:34 PM
From: GROUND ZERO™	Respond to of 94695

Thanks, I appreciate your comments and the concern, and I appreciate your high compliment, however seemingly undeserved it may be, thank you... well, I'm certainly not at all rolling the dice with a $5 million trade, that would be madness, I would never do it, that's foolish, and I'm sorry your brother did such a thing... I'm merely playing with pocket change, yes, more aggressively, but this is my entertainment, like a casino, I'm not emotionally invested here... besides, all my long contract positions are with written calls, it's really not all that risky, it's more just fun to hold my interest... and I don't own any stock, not is these markets...<g> By the way, and just for your own peace of mind, even if the SP's went all the way down to zero, it wouldn't change my lifestyle one bit... and still, I doubt we'll see the SP's break down to zero...<g> GZ

To: John Carson who wrote (78689)	1/18/2008 2:44:26 AM
From: Dr. Voodoo	Respond to of 94695

Hehehe... you've been around long enough to remember the good ole days? Subject 8128 I watched Ground Roundy(j/k GZ) here turn more than one of these "are you nuts?" into a whopper, and as near as I can tell this actually looks conservative as he tends to work as a position trader. I also find it fascinating that the had the cahones to say up front that he was buying every 2 points till we hit the floor. I was expecting this dump, but I won't be biting long on an emini contract until i see a ray of sunshine. Invariably GZ will likely ride this one out and make a pile because he's got the staying power. <at least I'm rooting for him>... And he's hedged<calls>. Besides... GZ's loaded... he made all that dough on his book deal. A great read BTW... ;) So the cool thing about this,,, even if he wasn't playing with real money< you know he is..right?>, we all get to watch and learn a thing or two, in real time, in one of the best "oh sh$t" market moments in recent memory. Enjoy the ride :-) V