That is why there is something called "going short" and options called "puts" to take advantage of the stocks that go down. If you are going to be in the market you have to learn these techniques as well as "buy and Hold".  And buy and hold does not mean buy and forget.

I am aware of short trading and Options. I’ve been shorting now for about a week and am recovering some losses in the last two days. I have a fictitious account with CBOE where I can take advantage of options trading, unfortunately you can’t take advantage of puts and calls with Wall Street Survivor. I am doing well with my CBOE account because of the opportunity to trade options. Thanks.

teamf05:

Dead cat bounce!

Love that analogy !!

Let me expand... as rigor mortis sets in, the bounce will become progressively less "springy". That's when the cat  finally comes to rest (stinking to high heaven)

is this a real situation

A temporary recovery from a prolonged decline or bear market, after which the market continues to fall.

Looks like another big down day ahead for Thursday. 

 There are a few unique factors taking place as we talk. 1 the upcoming elections will have a major impact on the markets. 2 The Fed is bailing every investment firm out and the taxpayer is going to be liable for years to come to the sum of trillions of dollars. 3 The war in the middle east and Afganistan and now the cold war being rekindled.

All these factors will have a major impact on the markets for the next 2 to 5 years in a very positive way, I'm going to look for companies that supply munitions and other military hardware if McCain is elected, these companies stand to reap fortunes.

If Obama is elected I'm going to look for companies that produce things like concrete and other building supplies for road and highway construction.

I'm going to buy as many shares as possible in Fannie and Freddie, it won't matter who is elected the government cannot afford neither of these companies to go under.

There is always opportunities in the stock market no matter which way the economy is headed, that's the beauty of the stock market.

Also bio tech, medical supply and pharmaceutical companies are excellent long term investments because the population is aging and more demands will be placed on these type of industries.

There's always some bull even in a bear market.