TxTittyFan Says Short Treasuries and Short Dollars (Continued...)
Around Jan 24 I started a thread to track how well someone following txtittyfan's advice to short treasuries and short US dollars would have done. I cannot post to the original thread because it is too old, but here is a link for anyone interested:
http://www.tuscl.net/dt.php?DID=95481
The important points are that we started tracking tx with:
DXY (US dollar index): 78.28 (txtittyfan said this would go down and I was a "loser" for buying US dollars)
TLT (long term treasury fund): 92.00 (txtittyfan originally said to short this around 87.5 last year the day before it bottomed because it would going to go down even more. On Jan 24 it was 92).
Today we have:
DXY: 81.35
TLT: 90.11 (+0.96 dividends) = 91.07 effectively.
So far txtittyfan's has been total garbage. As you can see DXY is way up since he called me a "loser" for buying US dollars.
If someone had shorted TLT last year, the day before it bottomed, as txtittyfan suggested they would been down about 3.60 a share plus 0.32 * 10 = 3.20 in dividends, for a whopping 6.80 per share! Yes, that's right folks a -7.8% return in a year when the market basically went nowhere but up!
http://www.tuscl.net/dt.php?DID=95481
The important points are that we started tracking tx with:
DXY (US dollar index): 78.28 (txtittyfan said this would go down and I was a "loser" for buying US dollars)
TLT (long term treasury fund): 92.00 (txtittyfan originally said to short this around 87.5 last year the day before it bottomed because it would going to go down even more. On Jan 24 it was 92).
Today we have:
DXY: 81.35
TLT: 90.11 (+0.96 dividends) = 91.07 effectively.
So far txtittyfan's has been total garbage. As you can see DXY is way up since he called me a "loser" for buying US dollars.
If someone had shorted TLT last year, the day before it bottomed, as txtittyfan suggested they would been down about 3.60 a share plus 0.32 * 10 = 3.20 in dividends, for a whopping 6.80 per share! Yes, that's right folks a -7.8% return in a year when the market basically went nowhere but up!
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Have you ever considered seeing a shrink about your temper, your need to flame people, and as the above boldly points out-that you hold grudges?
Seriously, you have some anger isues and you shold seek help. I accept that you'll probably respond with some angry "go fuck yourself" response, but until you stop living in denial and seek help on your anger issues......
Of course, then, you might find out something about yourself and that frightens you.
I have absolutely no need to flame anyone who doesn't flame me first.
OK, read my blog-the Pervert's Film Library. You flamed me big time and not once did I mention you.
I could search this discussion list and find all kinds of places where you flamed people. You do have anger issues and you frequently lash out at people here. You started this thread flaming somebody and you said you don't flame unprovoked.
BTW, I did have seven years of counseling and therapy for anger issues. It had to do with repeated childhood abuse, horrible things I saw while in Special Forces, and some other stuff.
So, if you can't afford a shrink, do what I did-go to a church and say "I need help. Can you help me?"
Speaking of social skills, tx, lets analyze your life. You used to work as a stock broker but quite that to be a day trader, i.e. working alone since you don't have the social skills necessary to fit into any work place. You go to strip clubs and pay for sex like junkie because you do not have the social skills to sustain a normal (unpaid) relationship with a real woman. This thread demonstrates how bad a trader you are. tx = failing trader with no social skills.
Used to be, one could at least find some tidbit of interest in the postings of both of them, but lately it's been all this type of dreck, with not an interesting tidbit in sight.
This has gone beyond YAWN to SNORE...
"YAWN"? Seems that is plagiarism, but be my guest.
AAPL has been reporting record earnings though..it is slowly becoming a larger market capitalization than even MSFT.
The VCGH/Rick deal failed and both stocks are down.
I think it was snakepissen who said he wanted to buy AAPL and NFLX. If he bought at that time he would be a very smart man
Sounds like "lawyer talk" to me! :)
However, when that's squared away, I'm definitely going to make those investments.
DXY: 81.87
TLT: 92.17 + (0.96 in dividends = 93.14, effectively)
Anyone who listened to txtittyfan is getting killed in the market!
DXY: 84.45
TLT: 95.58
I suspect treasuries topped out and here and it's profit taking time. The USD I suspect will continue to run up a bit higher.
From these values there is absolute proof that txtittyfan is a complete idiot.
DXY: 86.26
TLT: 94.88
DXY: 86.78
TLT: 96.5 (+1.28 in dividends = 97.78, effectively)
I suspect treasuries may have peaked, but I reckon the US dollar will continue to strengthen this year.
DXY: 86.97
TLT: 97.41
There's a chance the US dollar has peaked for a little bit. Might be a good time to take profits for those who went long contrary to tittyfan's advice.
I haven't seen tittyfan around here much, lately. Maybe he got wiped out by trying to short the US dollar and treasuries this year?
BP would have been another good short at the start of their oil spill.