[Cajundaddy]

Fints experience rings true. If you can risk trading money you don't need to live on with no emotional investment you can create potential for some big wins, or losses. The market is being heavily manipulated by institutional investors who are always 3 steps ahead of us. Even so, the basic tenant of buy low/sell high works and we can still make money long term or from the sidelines of the major league game. Regular folk only really get the crumbs that are left at the table after the lions have eaten but sometimes crumbs are enough.

Short term investing left a bad taste in my mouth after seeing what goes on behind the curtain so I favor Buffett's "buying a farm" analogy along with index funds for long term appreciation.