So? Banks better hurry and default because there may not be enough bailouts left.

Bold of you to assume that bulls are making money. Both are getting fcked in this kangaroo market.

Up or down, they skim fees from the people who put their money in the fund. That's the whole point - a subscription. Ask yourself why there is a subscription for almost everything. Steady income and in the long run you get payed more than an actual sell.

Let's consider a successful trader. Passive income while trading. Doesn't cost you anything and you get money.

With the only difference that back then money had some value. Now it's just another Ponzi scheme. We are good as long as the US is able to force those investments in (bigger loans to pay the old ones) until we aren't. Hope I'm alive to see it when it's over and what the bankers will come up with next.

18th of January, a price alarm woke me at 4am in the morning (in Germany was 03:00am) and on the DAX there was more activity in that 10 minutes than during the whole week. I think that was it for the long term investors of DAX to switch to bears but will see.

You are not in Cuba, Pablo. Stop.