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Posted by btr Tue, 06 May 2003 00:26:47 GMT
It looks like all indexes pause a little today.Posted by btr Sat, 03 May 2003 18:09:24 GMT
Here's an interesting article. Here I copied portion of it. We can figure out which pond we are in.| NAME | POND | HOLDING PERIOD | FOOD SOURCE | QUALITIES |
| Investors | Random | No clue | No Clue | No Clue |
| Mutual Funds | Daily | Weeks | Investors | Huge amounts of money, Marketing/research groups, and a tackle box full of Investrador lures. |
| Swing Traders | Daily | Days | Investors | Smart, careful. Decision-making after market hours. |
| Institutions | 15 Minute | Hours | Mutual Funds | Deep pockets, Move Markets over short timeframes, very astute, inside information. |
| Day Traders | 5 Minute | Minutes | 15 Minute Fish | Waits for rock solid plays. Decisive. Decision making during market hours. |
| Momentum | 2 Minute | Seconds | Investradors | Timing High Volume, High Volatility Stocks. |
| Scalpers | 2 Minute | Seconds | Everyone | Happy just going click, click, click all day long. |
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