The Dow busts Past 11,000 How well do you think your stocks will do in 2006?
 

Very good sign so far of a rocking year! Many market bulls predict the Dow finishing past the 12000 mark. What do you think?

It's gonna crash and the world market is gonna collapse amidst a new round of nationalism and isolationism that's going to make the 30s and 40s look like the 90s.

uh huh...

And the gov will take over and start killing jews and niggas

Any early indications of this?

I think the Jury is still out on this. After a flat year last year all we can hope for is a nice jump.

I diversify and manage to get a decent return but it would be nice for the market to take off again.

Anyone here playing the gold market...? Nice recent run!

Maybe your outlook is clouded by concentraing too much on your domestic markets. For instance, emerging and other world markets had a great year for the most part. For instance, the main index here in Canada was up over 20% and still looking great. Have a look.

Read your bible and watch the news. You'll see all the indications you need.

I am playing the GLD ETF, a Canadian ETF of precious metals stocks and individual large cap producers and small cap explorers.

I also think the broader "natural resources" stocks (coal, nickel, zinc, forestry...) will outperform this year.

i believe the market will grow 15-20% in 2006

Besides metals, are there any specific industries you are keen on?

I don't have any stocks, too risky imo

Cashing out on all my USD's and going all in on GOLD

I'll bump this in 5 years ! :thumbsup :winkwink:

natural gas
tech stocks
semi-conductors
healthcare

What do you invest in instead?

sell call options for google at 1000 dollars.

I had an awsome year last year (total return 23%). Can't wait to see what 2006 will bring!

Oh btw check out RMBS ;-) I'm quite heavily in that one, 2006 can't go wrong after that one ;-)

US was the worst market last year.. pretty much every other major market in the world was up more than 30%..

Any hedge funds that have gold coverage?

Four letters: goog

I'd start thinking of Non US investments. :(

Which emerging markets? The Philippines stock market did quite well in 2005 :thumbsup

possible dip in late jan/early feb. small run into spring and maybe the summer. then down once the dollar drops and the rate hikes take its toll on the economy. the fed currently has overshot on hikes, if they go to 4.75 as expected it'll only be worse. the yield curve already inverted, although it was a hump.

the fall could be nasty if certain events occur (crash a possibility), there's lots of risks right now. even the fed dropping rates by year end might not be enough to lift the market to positive for 06. recession a possibilty by year end/early 07.

russia, japan, canada and australia outperform the states. latin america, india and asia ex japan should post solid gains as well, but they all had good 05's and might lose some momentum.

So you're saying the rate hikes for the past year or more haven't exacted their toll on the economy yet?

Anybody play the bond market? Got any suggestions?

it takes 6-12 months. the yield curve already inverted and there's been some bad guidance floating around. its starting to take its toll but more rate hikes which come in the spring will make the economy vulnerable by the fall and possibly in the summer

Jim Cramer was doing cartwheels last night pumping that stock on TV.