How much does the DOW have to Fall to get the RWer's to panic?

[Up2Late]

Or are we going to have a BIG sell-off on Monday or Tuesday?

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

1. Monday. Oh yeah.

They are gonna fret, drink and clean their boxers out with a Bobcat all weekend, about their holdings and their commissions. Most of all, they don't want THEIR holdings to erode. Monday, look for more of what we have been seeing as the pros sell, sell, sell.

[bufffbison]

3. man i hope not

at least not until i get to pull out.... my portfolio value has dropped 43% since the elections, and all of the stocks i've purchased at that time, i'm now losing my ass on them... so far i have 4000 invested in stocks.... and in value, i've lost 2300! before the elections, i had a gain of about 8%

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

4. Sorry the be the bearer of bad tidings, but...

You shoulda been out weeks ago. Take what you have and get into something with a less risk.

[KayLaw]

16. I'm sorry, BuffBison

A few years back my father put $8,000 in a USSA mutual fund for my son and now it's worth less than five thousand and after last week, I'm sure it's worth even less than that.

[Southsideirish]

2. Too busy at their "hog dog" contests this weekend to notice. n/t

[Career Prole]

5. Are the analysts saying buy, hold, or sell? Don't ask repukes, because

The Lord, given voice through his prophets Shrub, Snow, and Greenspan, is The One True Analyst...and the prophets saith "All is hunky-dory with The Economy!" {while yelling "Sell! Sell! Sell!" into the broker's ear).

[bufffbison]

6. after investing in the stock market for about 4 years

im pulling out. although i may now invest in mutual funds, but even then im not too sure about that either.

[Career Prole]

7. I'm kinda happy to be starting out broke already.

I don't have so far to fall, that way. :bounce:

[Up2Late]

8. You should buy the EE U.S. Savings Bonds while you still can,

I think they said May 1st was the end of those for a while.

EE's are Variable rate 20 year U.S. Savings Bonds. I predict we are going to see interest rate sky rocket over the next 10 to 15 years, like it did after Nixon put the country into such a hole, that inflation when out of control. Yet, the whole time the GOP line was, "move along, nothing to see here!":hide:

[radfringe]

9. when there is no more food on table

and another toon for your amusement... http://radfringe.tripod.com/
comments/feedback encouraged

[bufffbison]

10. man...

the reality of the future is really sinking in now after seeing that picture.. :(

[Mary in KC]

11. I'm going to disagree

I think that they will start back up again. Price of oil is going down.

We should put money on it!

[Up2Late]

12. Maybe, but nobody's bothered to answer my original Question

What's it gonna take these days, 500 point drop? 3 or 4 days of 200 point drops in a row? :shrug:

[Robin Hood]

13. The DOW would have to hit 5000 before the repukes begin to squirm.

Even then, I'm sure that they will come up with a good co-dependent excuse for their beloved drunk leader. Something like "This economy is all Clintons fault, We are still trying to clean up after him".

[Mary in KC]

14. They are worried about it now - just trying not to show it or

bring attenti9on to it.

Its like the three monkeys - see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

And get something else into the headlines.

[City Lights]

15. If my cousin is typical, panic is nowhere on the horizon.

My cousin just up and quit his job as CEO (small to medium sized company) because profits were shrinking. He asked for, and received, a nice retirement package. He supposedly has lots of cash stashed away in the bank and decided he wants to start his own business. At 49, he's jobless and calm as ever. He just came back from a family vacation in Hawaii. If he represents the typical RWer, they're a long way from panic.

[leftofthedial]

17. It can't fall enough

They are delusional and will rationalize any catastrophe as being gawd's will or Clinton's fault or part of the plan.