The Best Play Can Be on the Sidelines
Looking at the futures this morning, it was clear that the market was expecting another down day. Listening to the talking heads on the TV, you'd think the world was about to end for the fourth or fifth time in the last two weeks. After carefully checking my positions and reviewing the morning news, I did the only thing that made any sense to me at all. At about 8:45, I went to breakfast and read the sports pages.
It was it was going to be an ugly open, and I had no need to watch it. It is like an Orioles-Yankees game. You know it is probably going to be ugly, and unless you have a strong masochistic streak, there's really no need to watch. You can just check the score a few times during the game. If the Orioles are somehow leading, you can take a measure of enjoyment from a temporary ray of light in the darkness....631 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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