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Old 08-02-2008, 11:06 AM   #1
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Whats it all mean, captain.
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Old 08-02-2008, 11:09 AM   #2
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It means some people are making money, just not us.
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Old 08-06-2008, 07:55 PM   #3
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It means some people are making money, just not us.
Particularly those who short real estate and went long on oil.
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Old 08-07-2008, 10:22 AM   #4
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you didn't have to go short to make money on it. selling along the way locking in profits worked as well. being long on energy has been a pretty intelligent idea for a very long time so nothing really new there.
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