The Learning Curve by Muckdog: Quick Hits (Dennis Weaver, Market Stuff)

Monday, February 27, 2006

The market? Well, month-end strength arriving on cue. March tends to be pretty good, at least the first few weeks. I think we're going to see sentiment change in March from bearish to bullish. I wonder how many folks who have been leaning the wrong way in this market are getting sick and tired of not participating in the rally? The SP500 is at 5-year highs, for goodness sakes. If this happens, I think we could see a few big up days. Especially since we've broken some downtrend lines. That usually gets the Technical Analysis folks excited.

Back at the Fun Factory today. Feeling much better after the cold/flu. Those aren't much fun. Just sayin'...

Drew Lachey won Dancing with the Stars last night. In a shocker, the final two were Drew vs. Jerry Rice. I was kind of pulling for Jerry, but he wasn't the best. I thought Stacy Keibler was the best, but Drew seemed to have to work harder at it. I actually enjoyed that show. How crazy is that?

Tonight? The Donald! Donald Trump's "The Apprentice" comes back. Of course, 24 is also on tonight, so I may have to fire up the DVR and record something. Not sure yet. It'll all be obvious later when I'm looking at the TV schedule.

When do you know that a mania has run its course? Well, when I saw "fat free" on a bag of jelly beans, I knew it was over. And on my pack of sugar-free cough drops, it says "No carbs!"

Barry Ritholz is still wearing his inflation beer goggles. FWIW, while I have turned down my thermostat this winter, I did just buy some nice summer shorts for $9.99. I also had to drive around the parking lot of the local mall for about 40 minutes looking for a spot, then waited 50 minutes in line at Best Buy.

Do you get the feeling Mark Cuban feels a little rivalry going on with Donald Trump? Oh, read this. Of course, being the fun loving guy that I am, and as someone who is always trying to look out for the best interests of Donald Trump, I have decided to make an open offer to Howie Mandel. Howie, if you can get Mr Trump to pull a rubber glove completely over his head and blow it up on your show, not only will I watch it, I will donate 1 million dollars to the charity of your choice.

Remember the other day when I was wondering if Apple would make their ipods wireless phones? Somebody else thinks so, too.

The market? Well, month-end strength arriving on cue. March tends to be pretty good, at least the first few weeks. I think we're going to see sentiment change in March from bearish to bullish. I wonder how many folks who have been leaning the wrong way in this market are getting sick and tired of not participating in the rally? The SP500 is at 5-year highs, for goodness sakes. If this happens, I think we could see a few big up days. Especially since we've broken some downtrend lines. That usually gets the Technical Analysis folks excited.

Back at the Fun Factory today. Feeling much better after the cold/flu. Those aren't much fun. Just sayin'...

Drew Lachey won Dancing with the Stars last night. In a shocker, the final two were Drew vs. Jerry Rice. I was kind of pulling for Jerry, but he wasn't the best. I thought Stacy Keibler was the best, but Drew seemed to have to work harder at it. I actually enjoyed that show. How crazy is that?

Tonight? The Donald! Donald Trump's "The Apprentice" comes back. Of course, 24 is also on tonight, so I may have to fire up the DVR and record something. Not sure yet. It'll all be obvious later when I'm looking at the TV schedule.

When do you know that a mania has run its course? Well, when I saw "fat free" on a bag of jelly beans, I knew it was over. And on my pack of sugar-free cough drops, it says "No carbs!"

Barry Ritholz is still wearing his inflation beer goggles. FWIW, while I have turned down my thermostat this winter, I did just buy some nice summer shorts for $9.99. I also had to drive around the parking lot of the local mall for about 40 minutes looking for a spot, then waited 50 minutes in line at Best Buy.

Do you get the feeling Mark Cuban feels a little rivalry going on with Donald Trump? Oh, read this. Of course, being the fun loving guy that I am, and as someone who is always trying to look out for the best interests of Donald Trump, I have decided to make an open offer to Howie Mandel. Howie, if you can get Mr Trump to pull a rubber glove completely over his head and blow it up on your show, not only will I watch it, I will donate 1 million dollars to the charity of your choice.

Remember the other day when I was wondering if Apple would make their ipods wireless phones? Somebody else thinks so, too.

Monday, February 27, 2006