Flying at 30,000 feet

It is hard trying to figure out what is happening with a market or stock - I think. One thing that I find helpful is not getting to caught up in the moment. You really have to balance the big picture with the small picture. I think it is helpful to remind yourself to step back to a different focal point.

Musings, ramblings and thoughts...

I was thinking yesterday about the effects of speculating on the human mind. Speculating can take an emotional toll on the human due to the fact that the human can go back at a point in time to see how they would have performed if they had only held on to their stock. They make a decision to never let that happen again. So, they hold on to too long and get killed the next time. The idea is simple. Take money out of the markets. Let your winners fly and kill your losers - fast. This is a messy business and if you are concerned that your accountant will wonder why all the trades then you are doing it for the wrong reasons.

BA

BA, I thought was a good short idea but as time moves forward, I am not too sure. In other words, I don't know. I think that is a good reason to step aside and wait until the picture is more clear.

BA continued down. Maybe the picture is more clear. INTC is moving up still, although just by a small amount.

MSFT

So MSFT may buy some of AOL. I can't say that I am surprised at the idea since the stock has been moving up a few weeks prior. I was actually thinking that there was something going on - I did not know what though.

INTC looks nice now too. Are they making a deal with AAPL? What is the chart saying?