I got back about a week ago. I have been gone for pretty much most of august and was sure glad to get the hell out. August was brutal. The markets were a complete flop and you couldn't do a damn thing about it.

I was so looking forward to September 1st....the turning point (or so I thought) but I see that my holiday was premature and too damn short. If it wasn't for making a living i would always be somewhere else enjoying the sun and good company. I guess most of you would probably say that too. That is why I am here and I'm sure most of you.

I believe once the bottom hits, which IMO is here... confidence will drive the markets.

I had a gut feeling this morning...I read about the bailout last night and thought about it two ways.

1) consumers ease a sigh from the takeover of Fannie and Freddie by the US treasury which IMO can be a start to instilling confidence.

2)Short term panic over the devalued share price of Fannie and Freddie ( and what a beating that was) which can cause even more of a panic and scare people out of their other holdings.

Ridiculous..that's all it is...perception is reality no matter what the truth is. NOT is only moving forward, not backward.. so have some faith people. you only realize your loss when you sell on days like this and that only give's manipulators a job title. The market is all a mind game...if you want it to be.

Keeping the faith...WOOT WOOT!!!!!!!