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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2700 on: April 10, 2018, 01:46:08 PM »
Great news headline on Marketwatch: "Dow surges nearly 400 points, defying bearish sell signal - here's a theory as to why"

My first thought? "What's your theory - Technical Analysis is b.s.?"


Second thought was, of course - "Top is NOT in!"

Here’s why:  the top industrial complex only works when they keep producing new tops


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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2701 on: April 10, 2018, 06:09:25 PM »
Great news headline on Marketwatch: "Dow surges nearly 400 points, defying bearish sell signal - here's a theory as to why"

My first thought? "What's your theory - Technical Analysis is b.s.?"


Second thought was, of course - "Top is NOT in!"

Here’s why:  the top industrial complex only works when they keep producing new tops

So I think I'm getting a better picture how the Top Economy works.  They make a new top, the top gets called and more people rush out to get new tops before the top is in.  Kind of like how gun sales go up right after a mass shooting because people stock up on guns in case they get banned.  Also explains why thorstach calls the Top right before the market goes up, except for this time, because the GOAT MOAT IS IN. 

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2702 on: April 10, 2018, 06:13:04 PM »
Great news headline on Marketwatch: "Dow surges nearly 400 points, defying bearish sell signal - here's a theory as to why"

My first thought? "What's your theory - Technical Analysis is b.s.?"


Second thought was, of course - "Top is NOT in!"

Here’s why:  the top industrial complex only works when they keep producing new tops

So I think I'm getting a better picture how the Top Economy works.  They make a new top, the top gets called and more people rush out to get new tops before the top is in.  Kind of like how gun sales go up right after a mass shooting because people stock up on guns in case they get banned.  Also explains why thorstach calls the Top right before the market goes up, except for this time, because the GOAT MOAT IS IN.

It's all controlled by the top lizard people

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2703 on: April 10, 2018, 06:33:47 PM »


Lizard top(hat) is in

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2704 on: April 10, 2018, 06:48:13 PM »


Lizard top(hat) is in

This guy again.  I'll never forgive him for what he did to my father.

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2705 on: April 10, 2018, 07:35:47 PM »
The April Top is IN!

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2706 on: April 11, 2018, 07:57:02 AM »
Happy Top Day Everyone!

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2707 on: April 11, 2018, 07:59:02 AM »


Fear is back, VIX above 15, XIV breaking down. SPY to follow, earnings will be a reality check.

Happy anniversary, Top!

A year ago today the S&P opened at 2353.92,
and Thorstach let us all know the top was in.

Today the S&P will open at 2656.87,
an increase of 12.87% from a year ago.

Thanks for the gains, the laughs, and all the failed predictions.
Happy Anniversary to us all.

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2708 on: April 11, 2018, 08:11:52 AM »
« Last Edit: April 11, 2018, 08:14:15 AM by Optimiser »

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2709 on: April 11, 2018, 08:30:34 AM »
Happy anniversary, Top!

Here's to another year of tops!

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2710 on: April 11, 2018, 09:42:27 AM »


To every year being as down as last year was!

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2711 on: April 11, 2018, 12:25:21 PM »
Fear is back, VIX above 15, XIV breaking down. SPY to follow, earnings will be a reality check.

S&P 500 1 year return +12.68% since the 'top" last year, in case anyone was wondering.

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2712 on: April 11, 2018, 05:04:45 PM »
Happy anniversary, Top!

Here's to another year of tops!

Alternatively, here's to the bottom!  I for one can't wait to hear when the bottom is in

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2713 on: April 11, 2018, 05:33:19 PM »
Happy anniversary, Top!

Here's to another year of tops!

Alternatively, here's to the bottom!  I for one can't wait to hear when the bottom is in
What if bottoms were past tops?

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2714 on: April 11, 2018, 06:56:45 PM »
Fear is back, VIX above 15, XIV breaking down. SPY to follow, earnings will be a reality check.

S&P 500 1 year return +12.68% since the 'top" last year, in case anyone was wondering.

Add another 2 and change percentage points to that return from dividends invested.

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2715 on: April 11, 2018, 07:55:05 PM »
Fear is back, VIX above 15, XIV breaking down. SPY to follow, earnings will be a reality check.

S&P 500 1 year return +12.68% since the 'top" last year, in case anyone was wondering.

Add another 2 and change percentage points to that return from dividends invested.

No way!  I refuse to believe anyone here has stayed invested over the last year when we've clearly been warned the Top is in

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2716 on: April 11, 2018, 07:59:17 PM »
Is someone running around topless?

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2717 on: April 11, 2018, 08:39:23 PM »
Fear is back, VIX above 15, XIV breaking down. SPY to follow, earnings will be a reality check.

S&P 500 1 year return +12.68% since the 'top" last year, in case anyone was wondering.

Add another 2 and change percentage points to that return from dividends invested.

No way!  I refuse to believe anyone here has stayed invested over the last year when we've clearly been warned the Top is in

Not for us, just for all those losers who didn't realize the to was in! We all listened to the great and wise thorstach so we scored 1.5% in our high yield savings accounts, minus taxes of course.

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2718 on: April 11, 2018, 09:56:33 PM »
Fear is back, VIX above 15, XIV breaking down. SPY to follow, earnings will be a reality check.

S&P 500 1 year return +12.68% since the 'top" last year, in case anyone was wondering.

Add another 2 and change percentage points to that return from dividends invested.

No way!  I refuse to believe anyone here has stayed invested over the last year when we've clearly been warned the Top is in

Not for us, just for all those losers who didn't realize the to was in! We all listened to the great and wise thorstach so we scored 1.5% in our high yield savings accounts, minus taxes of course.

Suit yourself, clearly the wiser choice was gold coins buried in the backyard. 

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2719 on: April 11, 2018, 09:56:33 PM »

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2720 on: April 11, 2018, 10:10:39 PM »
I can't believe this hasn't come up yet, it's so topical.

Mac: Can a twink be a top or is that reserved for bears?

Dennis Reynolds: I'm sure there's a great deal of switching back and forth but I think more often then not bears are tops, unless they happen to be power bottoms.

Frank Reynolds: What's a power bottom?



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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2721 on: April 11, 2018, 10:23:24 PM »
Happy anniversary, Top!

Here's to another year of tops!

Alternatively, here's to the bottom!  I for one can't wait to hear when the bottom is in
What if bottoms were past tops?

Hmm.  Looks at chart.  Turns head upside down.  Mind. Blown.

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2722 on: April 11, 2018, 10:27:57 PM »
Fear is back, VIX above 15, XIV breaking down. SPY to follow, earnings will be a reality check.

S&P 500 1 year return +12.68% since the 'top" last year, in case anyone was wondering.

Add another 2 and change percentage points to that return from dividends invested.

No way!  I refuse to believe anyone here has stayed invested over the last year when we've clearly been warned the Top is in

Not for us, just for all those losers who didn't realize the to was in! We all listened to the great and wise thorstach so we scored 1.5% in our high yield savings accounts, minus taxes of course.

Suit yourself, clearly the wiser choice was gold coins buried in the backyard.
Yeah that's what I did. I can prove it. I have written evidence back on page 2 or something.

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2723 on: April 11, 2018, 10:40:08 PM »

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2724 on: April 11, 2018, 10:51:10 PM »
FYI: it’s wednesday.  Wednesday is Opposite Day. 

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2725 on: April 11, 2018, 11:29:19 PM »
Happy anniversary, Top!

A year ago today the S&P opened at 2353.92,
and Thorstach let us all know the top was in.

Today the S&P will open at 2656.87,
an increase of 12.87% from a year ago.

If you had told me a year ago that the market was going to be up 12.9% over the next 12 months, I probably would have said "Sure, sounds reasonable.  I like your optimism!"

If you had told me a year ago that the market was going to be up 23% and then crash 10% in a week, I would have been skeptical about the proposed volatility but still pretty happy about the end result.  "You're going to scare people, but I see you're still an optimist at heart."

If you had told me a year ago that the top was in, I would have said you were wrong.

The past 12 months have been fantastic to stock buyers, volatility and all.  I'm riding the wave all the way to the bank.  Thorstach, Mrpercentage, and all the rest of you permabears, please continue to cry loudly about the coming Armageddon.  I need more willing sellers to make my retirement strategy work, and your voices are making it much easier to get rich these days.  We are living in the golden age of early retirement.

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2726 on: April 11, 2018, 11:45:41 PM »
Well I for one am happy I sold everything and went 100% to cash and gold bullion thanks to Thorstach's advice. Thorstach can clearly tell the difference between an uptrend and a downtrend without the need to wait for data from the future.

And here it is!  i wonder what the data from one year in the future holds

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2727 on: April 12, 2018, 10:02:08 AM »
Happy belated topoversary!

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2728 on: April 12, 2018, 02:58:04 PM »
What if bottoms were past tops?

Hmm.  Looks at chart.  Turns head upside down.  Mind. Blown.

A bottom is the top in the Upside Down.

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Re: Top is in
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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2730 on: April 13, 2018, 11:13:35 AM »


Top is in time to sell before Jason arrives!

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2731 on: April 17, 2018, 07:33:59 AM »
Okay everyone, I am finally back in the green until Trump's next tweet.

I told you this was all going to work out fine. Everyone was getting all worried and all. I said, be cool, think long term, and things will bounce back.

Sheesh.

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2732 on: April 17, 2018, 07:52:33 AM »
Bottom was in!

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2733 on: April 17, 2018, 08:02:36 AM »
Okay everyone, I am finally back in the green until Trump's next tweet.

I told you this was all going to work out fine. Everyone was getting all worried and all. I said, be cool, think long term, and things will bounce back.

Sheesh.

Translation: Top is in.

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2734 on: April 17, 2018, 10:22:06 AM »
I can't believe this hasn't come up yet, it's so topical.

Mac: Can a twink be a top or is that reserved for bears?

Dennis Reynolds: I'm sure there's a great deal of switching back and forth but I think more often then not bears are tops, unless they happen to be power bottoms.

Frank Reynolds: What's a power bottom?



I was wondering if anybody else was following with all this talk of tops and bears, and then to top it all off, the picture of a construction worker with his arms around Robin. 

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2735 on: April 17, 2018, 02:01:51 PM »
2700 today! It will be nice to be back on top again!

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2736 on: April 17, 2018, 06:49:41 PM »
2709 actually.. A mere 163 points from the previous top..:)

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2737 on: April 17, 2018, 07:02:20 PM »
2709 actually.. A mere 163 points from the previous top..:)

Optimistic - - plus "Top is in" would continue as soon as we hit 2873 and that is the true meaning of life.

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2738 on: April 17, 2018, 07:03:15 PM »
We are on the verge of seeing the Primary Intergalactic Gigantic Greatest of all Time Mother of All Tops (PIG GOAT MOAT)

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2739 on: April 17, 2018, 08:48:32 PM »
We are on the verge of seeing the Primary Intergalactic Gigantic Greatest of all Time Mother of All Tops (PIG GOAT MOAT)

Space Bacon Cat, The Intergalactic Lord of The Top agrees, unless the Top is in, in which case the top is in. 

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2740 on: April 18, 2018, 07:22:08 AM »
We are on the verge of seeing the Primary Intergalactic Gigantic Greatest of all Time Mother of All Tops (PIG GOAT MOAT)

Probably because it's a Falsely Announced Thorstach Primary Intergalactic Gigantic Greatest of all Time Mother of All Tops (FAT PIG GOAT MOAT) which Failed At Reaching Top Status (FARTS)

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2741 on: April 18, 2018, 07:27:28 AM »
Given that this thread was started with a prediction that the top is in due to VIX spiking, I'm going to just leave this here:

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-the-vix-suggests-the-stock-market-low-is-in-2018-04-17

(Summary, VIX says Bottom is In)

I swear, reading the tea leaves never gets old.

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2742 on: April 18, 2018, 07:29:51 AM »
We are on the verge of seeing the Primary Intergalactic Gigantic Greatest of all Time Mother of All Tops (PIG GOAT MOAT)

Probably because it's a Falsely Announced Thorstach Primary Intergalactic Gigantic Greatest of all Time Mother of All Tops (FAT PIG GOAT MOAT) which Failed At Reaching Top Status (FARTS)
curious - are you RE?  Reason I ask is that it seems to take a great deal of time to come up with such 'clever' acronyms for what is such a very important* thread.

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2743 on: April 18, 2018, 07:35:27 AM »
We are on the verge of seeing the Primary Intergalactic Gigantic Greatest of all Time Mother of All Tops (PIG GOAT MOAT)

Probably because it's a Falsely Announced Thorstach Primary Intergalactic Gigantic Greatest of all Time Mother of All Tops (FAT PIG GOAT MOAT) which Failed At Reaching Top Status (FARTS)
curious - are you RE?  Reason I ask is that it seems to take a great deal of time to come up with such 'clever' acronyms for what is such a very important* thread.

No, just good at procrastinating via this forum

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2744 on: April 18, 2018, 08:03:33 AM »
The VIX, TLT, DXY, SPY, QQQ and the Dow are showing the greatest of all time mother of all tops (GOAT MOAT) is in.

The S&P 500 is up 2% since this post.

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Re: Top is in
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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2746 on: April 18, 2018, 07:04:26 PM »
We are on the verge of seeing the Primary Intergalactic Gigantic Greatest of all Time Mother of All Tops (PIG GOAT MOAT)

Probably because it's a Falsely Announced Thorstach Primary Intergalactic Gigantic Greatest of all Time Mother of All Tops (FAT PIG GOAT MOAT) which Failed At Reaching Top Status (FARTS)
curious - are you RE?  Reason I ask is that it seems to take a great deal of time to come up with such 'clever' acronyms for what is such a very important* thread.

For some of us, this thread is a pretty good side hustle.  It’s putting my kid through college

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2747 on: April 18, 2018, 07:14:38 PM »
Congrats to everyone when we hit Dow 25,000 again this week!

Never stop ramping.

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #2748 on: April 19, 2018, 09:15:29 AM »
We are on the verge of seeing the Primary Intergalactic Gigantic Greatest of all Time Mother of All Tops (PIG GOAT MOAT)

Probably because it's a Falsely Announced Thorstach Primary Intergalactic Gigantic Greatest of all Time Mother of All Tops (FAT PIG GOAT MOAT) which Failed At Reaching Top Status (FARTS)
curious - are you RE?  Reason I ask is that it seems to take a great deal of time to come up with such 'clever' acronyms for what is such a very important* thread.

For some of us, this thread is a pretty good side hustle.  It’s putting my kid through college

Bovine university?

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