Hi desire,

I think that indexes are more stable... so it may be easier to "predict" or "forecast" than individual stocks. This is because indexes represents the collective condition of the stock market. The condition of a single stock can change rapidly but the condition of the market takes a lot of energy before the direction changes.

desire      ( Date: 21-Aug-2008 21:49) Posted: Really thanks to all the buddy here for generous contribution of ideas. I m holding some STI ETF that tracks the STI since the start of august and making losses since then , should i still hold on it or just cut loses in the current market condition? some gurus advices is that ETF is a middle to long term investment tools. BTW, should i apply TA on this share as the volume is low? As for the opinion on market condition, i am quite optimistic that thing will get better after Olympic until the president election in US.   Personally thanks  elfinchilde & singaporegal for great advices!

Take a pinch of salt whatever research analysts say.... do your own research and study.

You'll do better this way. 

desire      ( Date: 20-Aug-2008 21:30) Posted: hi to all the gurus here, i am a newbies in stock market. Being caught in the myth of Olympic games will heat up the market, and so now i am holding the STI ETF which are making loses since few days before Olympic until now. May i know the views from the gurus here how the STI will goes from now in middle term(6 month time)? from some of the research i saw, they say support point will be 2740, now it is wandering around here. Many thanks to anyone who provide some views.

i don't care abt pple givin me bad posts or call me all sort of funny names, or scorn @ me for making the market "DEPRESSED"..

as long as i can capitalize on the markets, and trade well in order to maximise my profits, I don't care what pple say.. i'm in it for survival & not fame, to make sure i don't curse and swear everytime the market comes down, instead i leverage on this opportunity to realise my gains..

will pple care if I make or lose money? the simple truth is a resounding NO! So whenever i read abt people critisizin, i just wait for the markets to drop n snigger @ their earlier posts secretly :)

elfinchilde      ( Date: 20-Aug-2008 10:10) Posted: wah. there goes that person(s) who gives techies/whoever says for STI down bad post points again. hey, person, go look at my retailers thread, the charts last posted. Those of us who are techies and advising people to stay out since like, july: you think it's because it's what we want? I don't go short myself, this kind of market is about the worst i need. But still: as much as i want it to go up, i'd never call it other than it is. A rational person merely follows the chart. If you don't learn to go with the trend, you will only lose in the end. No amount of bad post ratings you give will change that. (altho, ozone, you may like to not wish so loudly. it does hit on sensitive nerves, yea.  ) on other news: watch for SSE. if it can do a rebound, STI will follow up upon HSI's cue. Because we're regionally, we're at a low already. All it takes is one bit of good news. I'd expect capitaland to be the most sensitive reactor to good news.

wake up to the realities of the market...do u think i've the power to cause the market to go down? its wat the BB are doing..cos they have total control of the market...

i short it cos the charts tells me so..bull market i buy..bear market i buy? u gotta be kiddin me..i'm just goin with the trend...

if it don't hit u where it hurts u'll neva learn..