Pirocco
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I define 'scum' as people that try to get other peoples products and services with nothing in return.monopolize said:Hi missinglink and pirocco, the 'scums' are the bankers from Goldman Sachs who pushed their clients into worthless cdo's knowing full well they're worthless and shorting it at the same time. That's FRAUD and DECEIT. Again using Eric Sprott as an example, he has 80% of his assets invested in precious metals. He does what he preaches. I think he, and other 'permabulls' genuinely believe precious metals are going higher, and offer their opinion and insights base on what they believe. Sure in hindsight they've been wrong the past couple of years, but that's not deceit. And the 'trend' is only apparent after the fact. If it was that easy to 'predict' the future dan norcini would be a billionaire. And again I think it's human nature to blame others when things go wrong, rather than taking responsibilities for their own actions. So no missinglink I still don't 'get it'.
I don't really care what their name or title is.
How does one know if people really say what they think? As said, simple: look at what they do. If data shows that they sit ready to buy or sell, but their mouth spits out different, then the conclusion is clear.
Also, just look at the repetitive same misleading methods. A prime one is comparing a daily trading volume with an amount produced/mined/whatever, alike a silver bar can only be sold once a day. Another one is summing up things (alike loans) regardless their term. It's just impossible that they are so stupid that they actually believe this bullshit themselves. Yet, they keep repeating / reusing it, over and over again, and their crap is everytime spreaded all over the precious metal dealer scene. It doesn't matter whether their name is Eric Sprott or Goldman Sachs.
Most of it is deceit. How does one know? Very simple: look at the high red and green candlesticks on the price chart. These just prove it. A price does nothing, it's people trading that move the price. Your hindsight isn't looking back at prices, it's looking back at ACTIONS. Compare these with their words, and you know that they were lying.
The Dan Norcini's in the world talk uptrends up and downtrends down, and act the opposite of what they suggest others to do. Because they want cheapskate sellers and expensive buyers.
Yesterday I came across an investment article that complained about lack of price volatility in its branch. Says it all. Their profit needs error. Price volatility is error. Your Goldman Sachs may well be among the biggest scums. But what's the difference between 1 times 100 kg crap and 100 times 1 kg crap?