<p>Some analysts argure that for the past 3 weeks the market has been correcting to &quot;healthy&quot; levels - whatever that means.&nbsp; I am not about to ride the &quot;2nd melt down&quot; van wagon, but if this and next week we don't start seening a turn for the positive in the markets, then I'll be wondering what's up.&nbsp; Now, I agree that a correction was long overdue; if this is a correction, then it would be the first one since the market rebound in March '09.&nbsp; Now, with all the small business incentives that are coming down the government incentives pipeline, I see the unemployment figures recuperating in the coming months, so I tend to agree that this dip in the market is just a correction and NOT a second melt down.</p> <p>What do you guys think?</p> 2010-02-04T15:21:32Z 49 0 1 2010-03-10T19:23:48Z 27 403 <p>Bernanke has been confirmed by the Senate as Fed Chairman for a second 4-year term. His confirmation passed in the Senate by 70-30. He was first appointed in 2006 by then President George W. Bush. Obama announced Bernanke's nomination to a second term in August last year.</p> <p>What do you think of his confirmation?</p> 2010-01-28T21:50:40Z 48 0 3 2010-03-08T03:36:33Z 1709 186 <p>A lot of people made a lot of money in 2009( at least I know a few who made more than 1000%).</p> <p>Now there is no way the market will go up another 60% in 2010, so personaly I feel there is a lot of swing trade opportunities in 2010. The perfect tool to make maoney is 3x ETFs. If one can time the market relatively accurate, it is not hard to make at least 50%--100% in 2010.</p> <p>I hope this message board can have more posts about trading opportunities of individual stocks than general discussions of market.</p> 2010-01-05T21:35:20Z 46 0 3 2010-03-08T21:54:30Z 983 283 <p>2009 has been a year of outstanding recovery largely due to creative and decisive policy makers like Bernanke and Geithner.&nbsp; Thanks to their valiant and swift interventions, the US has been able to stop itself from falling into an economic abyss.&nbsp; So, now that 2009 is behind us, what can we expect for 2010?<br /> <br /> Although, the government has done a terrific job at keeping this country alive, 2010 is going to be the year where the US learns to stand on its own feet again.&nbsp; Economic indicators show that the US has come out of its recession, but we must remember this recovery is funded largely with government stimulus money.<br /> <br /> We must be weary of news indicating further stimulus funding beyond the already planned packages.&nbsp; If such news surface, keep an eye on which sectors will receive stimulus as this indicates continued or growing default rates.&nbsp; In addition, the Feds have continued to mention tighter regulations, policy and raising interest rates for 2010.&nbsp; The tightening of these economic instruments is a real possibility to burst risky investment bubbles and to continue to stabilize the US economy.<br /> <br /> With all this in mind, there will be retractions in the stock market as we begin to see those &ldquo;bubbles&rdquo; burst and as the stimulus package begins to dissipate.&nbsp; Nonetheless, the government is committed to decreasing unemployment and strengthening the dollar since they recognize the vital role the US plays in the global financial system.<br /> <br /> Personally, the industries we should keep an eye on for positive returns are Healthcare, Energy and Technology.&nbsp; Healthcare will boom as reform will demand vast changes to the existing system.&nbsp; The Energy sector still needs vast amounts of R&amp;D to produce the true and much needed alternative to fossil fuels.&nbsp; And Technology will have to continue to produce more efficient data and storage systems.<br /> <br /> Good luck to all of you and may the New Year bring you prosperous investment returns.<br /> &nbsp;</p> 2010-01-04T20:46:49Z 45 0 3 2010-03-10T18:33:28Z 27 626