Super Sunday...

I am rooting for the underdog for the SuperBowl, Go Cardinals! But, I won't be watching the game live this year, I will record it... Watching 3+ hours of football will not be enough to recharge my batteries...I will be spending the day with my family, doing something fun outdoors...

tb

Whenever the pressure of our complex city life thins my blood and numbs my brain, I seek relief in the trail; and when I hear the coyote wailing to the yellow dawn, my cares fall from me - I am happy.
Hamlin Garland

USO new lows ahead...

Looks like we are days away from a new low in the USO... I have been watching and waiting for this... I think you can ride it down on new lows.. I am looking for a freefall... check the price pattern forecast to the right..

tb

MSFT Chart

FUN ON THE SLOPES...

Richard Reisner had been going to Vermont for years to ski, so it was no surprise that he relocated there after retiring. But the former chief financial officer for a medical devices company couldn't just sit still.

When a neighbor invited him to lend a hand at Vermont Adaptive Ski & Sports, a nonprofit dedicated to teaching sports to people of all ages with disabilities-including cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, and Down syndrome—he decided to check it out.

That was seven years ago, and Reisner has been actively involved ever since. He volunteers as a ski coach and guide for the disabled, especially the blind; he has also served as the board's president and chairs the finance committee. And he's a coach for a Special Olympics ski team.

"He's a great guy with a great attitude," says fellow volunteer Tim Robson, "and the students love him."

Reisner, 65, faced his own challenge six years ago when he was diagnosed with chronic
lymphocytic leukemia. He undergoes treatment regularly, but he hasn't let it interfere with his commitment to the kids at Vermont Adaptive.

"I love coaching," says Reisner. "It's fun to see these kids improve every year. This experience helps them emotionally and lifts their spirits. They begin to think, I can do something I didn't know I could do."
--Kathryn M. Tyranski

USO - Will the pattern repeat?

I look for repeating patterns, and think I found one in the USO.. Look for a spike higher near term, followed by consolidation and a capitulation selloff.. That matches my timeframe of the VIX chart which looks like it wants to move higher still.. Remember increased volatility will drop prices..

tb

"Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn." - C. S. Lewis

New Section - Market Projections

I added a new section called "Market Projections" (to the right). So, you can see what I posted, and where it is today..

tb

It's good to be back...

So, it's good to be back blogging.. Between the holidays, my busy work schedule, vacation time, and my ill health recently, I've not been able to blog... I am optimistic about the years ahead in the market, but it will not be without a few speed bumps..That said, I have put together my first chart for 2009.. Nothing but bearish news in the near term...
tb

"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty"