Quoting Post Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic How did they make the dow go up like that? Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from [m]obvious child[/m] at 1:54 pm on Sep. 18, 2008[quote]It's a classic moral hazard.   People believe that the government is going to intervene. That directly to them, reduces their perceived risk, therefore they invest in firms they normally would not have invested it. Those who subscribe to Buffet's ideology of "be greedy when others are fearful and be fearful when others are greedy" have already bought huge sums of stocks weeks to months ago. [/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post shadowpool Posted at 12:45 pm on Sep. 18, 2008 How'd they do that?  Selling gold?  Printing money?  Banks robbing banks?  KFT replacing AIG?  Someone trip over a cable?   http://finance.google.com/finance?q=.dji&hl=en LOLWUT

Replies shadowpool Posted at 7:44 am on Sep. 19, 2008 Holleeeeyyyy shit.   http://finance.google.com/finance?q=.dji Are you guys watching this?! Everyone is going to cash out and go hide.  o.o allsmiles Posted at 1:58 pm on Sep. 18, 2008 Well it looks almost identical to the chart for gold price. I would presume that there's a strong link there somewhere. It's not just the Dow, stock markets all over the world are on the rise. obvious child Posted at 1:54 pm on Sep. 18, 2008 It's a classic moral hazard.   People believe that the government is going to intervene. That directly to them, reduces their perceived risk, therefore they invest in firms they normally would not have invested it. Those who subscribe to Buffet's ideology of "be greedy when others are fearful and be fearful when others are greedy" have already bought huge sums of stocks weeks to months ago. shadowpool Posted at 1:01 pm on Sep. 18, 2008 http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aOEQDGa_6XT0&refer=home Seanee Posted at 12:48 pm on Sep. 18, 2008 They sold gold which they stole from a bank. All 5 previous replies displayed.