Why do I do this?

Let me begin by saying I hope to be able to get more picks to all of you tonight. I am extremely busy with some clients so it could be hard to do tonight. If I do not post again, please look at DNA for tomorrow, put a limit sell/stop loss at 70 dollars and see what happens tomorrow.


Now to the meaning of this post. Why do I blog? Why do I take my time? Why does a man who is clearly making a living off the market decide to waste time talking and helping other people. Well, the Bull has asked himself those very questions today and I hope to be able to answer them right now.

1. EGO - No thats not the main reason but I decided to get it out of the way. Imagine knowing you are the worlds greatest golfer, then imagine yourself on a golf course with a million other people, wouldn't you want them to see the talent you have? The stock market is like that. I can make all the money I can ever dream of but who really knows about that. When the lady bumps into me at Target, she doesn't know she just rubbed shoulders with the Bull. She thinks I was just some average joe and she will never think of the Bull again. You can make billions in this market but to the mainstream world you will never be anyone. I guess my ego drives me to prove it, hence the money I throw down in competitions against people. I guess if I can just show some people it satisfy that hunger inside of me.

2. Help People - Believe it or not this is the main reason. The Bull is so tired of money managers telling people about how great investing in CD's and mutual funds are. I am so sick of hearing how people have their money in savings. The interst rate is a 3.25% and dropping while inflation for this past year will at least be 3.5%. People are losing money in their savings accounts. CD's aren't much better. 5% now in days for one of those? And mutual funds, oh mutual funds. The Bull was watching CNBC last night and they had this guy on who was coined "one of the best mutual fund operators in the world" "who has brought in 12% returns on average for his clients the past 10 years". Where else could someone get away with this then in business? The SP 500 has grown over the last 10 years at an average rate of 13.25%!!! This guy has been a 10 year loser to the stock market and he is being named one of the best mutual fund owners in the world? The Bull just takes a sip of his crystal, takes a bite of his steak and laughs. Where else could this ever happen.

I want to actually help people make money. I am not saying to buy every stock I show everynight but take the picks and research them yourselves and make your picks. The Bull is not always right, nor pretends to be. But the Bull knows how to do one thing well...Make Money.

3. Love of Writing - I have always enjoyed writing about things that interest me. Whether it be sports, women, gambling or money. You would think the Wall Street Journal or Forbes would give the Bull a shot, but no offers so far.

4. Ego - Yes I already mentioned Ego, but this is a different category. It is more of a validation of myself. I have a slew of friends who are trying their luck in the stock market. Some more successful than the others. There is one who seems to actually get it and tries hard and he will be successful. There is one who graduated with a business degree, who use to pick stocks by looking at the bottom 5 stock of the day and hoping they rebound. I have another friend who couldn't tell you the differnce between a bull and bear market, and a couple other friends as well. I think it is safe to say most of them have tried their luck in the stock market because they have seen the success I have had. They figured, oh the Bull aint that smart, if he can do it so can I. Of course, as everyone knows, the Bull is one of a fucking kind. These friends got into the market and lost a huge % of their investment, albeit a lot of it had to do with the stock market rather than their actual picks. I have no doubt that all of them will turn out to be successful investors since they are all bright and most seem to really want it.

So what am I trying to prove? Oh, well people get in the market, lose money, and then try to explain their failures and other peoples success. The Bull heard it all, the Bull is only successful because of IPO's, the Bull is only successful bcasue he has ability to trade after hours/premarket, the Bull is only making money because of penny stock, the Bull is making money out of luck, the Bull is making money because he reads Jim Cramer's recap every night. The Bull got sick and tired of all this so he decided to show what he could do with just 5 grand and no tricks. Any loyal reader will know that the blog does not pick IPO's, Penny stocks, ETF's, Foreign stocks, or trade after hours or anything like that. The Bull and his readers simply pick stocks that tend to go up.

To be fair, maybe the Bull dreams up all this stuff because he needs motivation to write this blog. I have no doubt that my fellow traders and the friends I talk about will all be successful. It has been a hard last few months but I have no doubt that with hard work and determination we can all dream of one day being.....THE BULL.

Yours Truly,

THE BULL