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Man I wish I had been able to see this coming.. seems someone (according to a CNBC<\/strong> report) figured out that since September last<\/strong> year the market<\/strong> has gone down (on average weekly) .4 percent<\/strong> on Fridays and up .7 percent<\/strong> on Mondays… oooooh if I have just been average and following that magic I could be way richer today? <\/p>\n

Another great truth that “figures never lie, but liars always figure”…. Or is there something prophetic here?<\/p>\n

Update: Monday
\nWell, unless the market<\/strong> does a double take and bounds way out… this theory may not hold water , but this is just one<\/strong> day<\/strong> and that does not make<\/strong> an average but we are looking pretty bad for the Sell Monday and Buy Friday… or maybe it was buy<\/strong> early Monday and sell Early Friday? Right now – I dont have a clue<\/strong> and glad I didnt jump on this one<\/strong> yet. As with all numbers, read and adhear to you own level of risk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Man I wish I had been able to see this coming.. seems someone (according to a CNBC report) figured out that since September last year the market has gone down (on average weekly) .4 percent on Fridays and up .7 percent on Mondays… oooooh if I have just been average and following that magic I could be way richer today? <\/p>\n

Another great truth that “figures never lie, but liars always figure”…. Or is there something prophetic here?<\/p>\n

Update: Monday Well, unless the market does a double take and bounds way out… this theory may not hold water , but this is just one day and that does not make an average but we are looking pretty bad for the Sell Monday and Buy Friday… <\/p>\n

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